Pierce is a scorer to be trusted, especially since the start of the season, having endured a busy summer that has reached a peak in both physical and mental form. Leon knows that the fantastic small forward will be at the peak of his career from this year, a period that will probably last for five to six years. And it is from this year that his six-year, $79 million contract will come into effect, and it is no surprise that he will dedicate the best years of his career to the Celtics.

Since the 2000 bar attack, an inexplicable sense of trust has been established between Pierce and Leon, which is difficult to generate between the average coach and player, and Leon has been able to rise to the top smoothly, in addition to Auerbach's operation, but also without Pierce's support. Since the beginning of this year, Pierce has begun to catch up with Walker in various statistics, especially after Walker's shot was suppressed by Leon, in terms of points, rebounds, blocks, steals, and even turnovers, Pierce has begun to be more like a team boss. You know, the boss on the court of the team rarely makes a difference in the first quarter, except in a game like the playoffs where he gritted his teeth and tried to eliminate the opponent.

Pierce played nine minutes in the first quarter and then sat on the sidelines to rest, where he only took two shots in the first quarter, hitting a mid-range shot and a failed three-point attempt, but the main task was to draw the Mavericks' defense and create opportunities for his teammates.

"Step up your offense, Pierce, and use your score to drive your teammates. The Mavericks' small forward position is a hole, put a little pressure on them, use our flash cut more to match, remember, flash cut! "The second quarter of the game was about to begin, and Leon was putting the finishing touches on it.

At this time, the Celtics lineup on the court is Pierce, Anderson, Barty, Kerr and Reed, Arenas was replaced by Leon, at this time there is a set of lineup completely designed and prepared for Pierce, Barty has the ability to shoot as a center, and can give way to Pierce in the low post. Reed, as a left-hander, complements Pierce perfectly, and the two are on the left and right sides without interfering with each other. Anderson's movement speed and defensive dynamism can properly compensate for Pierce's slower lateral movement in defense, and Kerr's long-range shooting ability, lack of shooting and good at moving the ball are a good match for Pierce.

The Mavericks don't have a guy who can restrain Pierce, and Nahura is on the big forward side, so he's obviously better suited to deal with Walker. Finley is more of a point guard, and he's a lot smaller than Pierce, and he's going to struggle with the truth. Therefore, the elder Nelson can only continue to field Walter Williams, a 32-year-old veteran. At least he won't suffer in terms of height, weight, and experience against Pierce.

But Walter Williams is not known for his defense, he has always been a shooter in the league, and his three-point shooting percentage was close to 40 percent at one point, which is why the Mavericks recruited him, because their projection ability at the small forward position has been terrible, and the arrival of Williams makes up for it. Obviously, the Mavericks can't target Pierce in the lineup, and Leon's judgment is quite accurate, and the second quarter is the time for Pierce to show his talents.

The second quarter has just begun. The Mavericks made a mistake when Avery Johnson tried to get into the Celtics' box from the right wing with Bradley and Williams cover like Nash and then looked for opportunities, a move that worked several times in the first quarter. But the problem was that Nowitzki was on the court in the first quarter. His huge shooting threat at the free-throw line kept the Celtics from shrinking, and Nowitzki is now sitting and resting off the court, with Pierce and Anderson closing the door without hesitation, and Kerr joining Kerr to encircle Avery Johnson who entered the box.

Johnson was pushed to the bottom line. He didn't have time to swim out of the encirclement in time, and the referee's whistle didn't sound, but he had an idea. At the moment when his body was about to be pressed off the sideline, he smashed the ball towards Anderson's leg. ”Catch-the-ball！ (Catch the ball!) Leon yelled at Anderson the moment Johnson smashed the ball, and Anderson, who was still holding his hands high to push Johnson out, reacted, and grabbed the ball back with his arm when the ball hit his leg to change the line. Fortunately, Johnson smashed the ball at a bad angle, smashed it on the angle between Anderson's calf and the top of his foot, and the ball bounced upward, coupled with Leon's reminder, Anderson reacted quickly to grab the money back, otherwise it would have bounced down on his knee and Leon himself would not have been able to catch it back.

After getting the ball, Anderson quickly handed the ball to Steve Kerr, and the Celtics' second quick offense began again. Kerr began to dribble and advance quickly, and in the Celtics' offense, it was rare to see long passes across the court or half court, and the point guard always watched his teammates run quickly across the half, and after his teammates quickly fell into position, he took advantage of the opponent's defense to complete the offense in 5 to 6 seconds. The success rate of the first fast attack is definitely lower than that of the second fast attack, but it is higher than the positional attack, and at the same time, the error rate is small, and the probability of launching is much higher than that of the first fast attack.

And just as Kerr was advancing, Avery Johnson was running after Kerr, and there was still a question mark in his mind, how did the Celtics head coach know that he was going to smash Anderson's foot with the ball and let Anderson catch the ball? This confusion was not solved until Avery Johnson became coach.

Meanwhile, the Celtic's flash-cut tactics were already creating offensive opportunities for Pierce within three seconds.

Kerr pushed to the right from beyond the three-point line, Reed continued to ambush outside his familiar right three-point line, and Tony Barty came to the top of the three-second arc, only this time he was a little deeper than usual. Normally, Anderson would stand near the left baseline and Pierce would be near the left three-point line, and the two would form a small triangle with Barty. But this time, Pierce moved to the bottom corner of the left three-point line, and Anderson came to the left three-point line, and the two switched positions and formed a big triangle.

The so-called flash cut is that the No. 3 player can use the fastest speed to cut into a deeper position to attack, because the No. 3 player has both height, strength and flexibility, like a bushido with the right length, does not need complex coordination and continuous guidance, but can cut into the opponent's hinterland in two seconds of simple coordination, and can catch the ball to launch an attack.

The Mavericks were clearly unprepared for such a tactical combination, and as soon as they were in position, Kerr had already passed the ball to Anderson, and he cut into the left basket along the outside cut of the service circle, and Barty stepped forward to make a loose cover and moved to the right basket. Kerr arrives at the left basket. He made a cross-switch cover with Pierce and then ran outside the three-point line on the right.

Just two seconds later, Anderson passed the ball back to Kerr, at which point Kerr had two options, after going around in a circle and passing two screens, if the quality of the cover was good, he could shoot directly from outside the three-point line, or directly to Pierce, because Pierce had cut into the three-second zone under the Mavericks' left basket, and Kerr's screen gave him a chance to move and get his footing. He drove it like a nail into the left rib.

Kerr's pass was timely, and Pierce didn't even need to dribble to adjust when he got the ball, he turned inside and elbowed Williams away, and hit a two-point shot with a forward jumper that he was more sure of. Williams was so pressed by Pierce that he couldn't jump at all, and after the ball went in, he held the ball and yelled at the referee, who he thought was fouled by Pierce.

But the referee doesn't care, it's a good shot. Pierce's movements are very good, hidden and practical, and he already has the style of an old ball skin.

"Strengthen the close-fitting, close-fitting defense! And also. Run, be sure to run! "Nelson Sr. on the sidelines is no longer as calm as he was in the first quarter, and he's starting to get into the groove and rant at the players. Apparently the offensive state of the Mavericks players was not satisfactory to Nelson, and the first quarter started unfavorably. and Nash being targeted, or letting the Mavericks, who rely on a high tempo, take a hit, and now the two offensive cores are resting off the court. The substitutes have to play more energetically.

But compared to Vitality, Anderson was no one else, Johnson pushed forward quickly, and then suddenly a through pass got the ball into the hands of Bradley, who was inserted from the middle. Although the speed of the big bamboo pole is slow, but the steps are big, three or two steps into the basket, two steps and one step after receiving the ball, and I want to buckle the ball with one hand!

But Anderson followed, jumped high, and slapped the ball out of Bradley's hand from behind! After landing, Anderson made the shape of a bird flying with both hands, and the North Shore Garden seemed to be a big bird returning.

With a dead-ball opportunity, Nelson replaced Bradley and re-replaced Nowitzki, and it looked like Nelson also needed the Germans to press the lineup and prevent the team from being pulled away by the Celtics in the second quarter.

And Leon also made a substitution, and even replaced Wang Zhizhi again! Replaced Anderson, who had just given away the big hat! Anderson himself was a little puzzled, looked up at the big screen, enjoyed the slow motion of his own cap just now, and reluctantly returned to the bench.

"Good job, Chris, but you still have some questions......" After Anderson went off the court, Leon seized the opportunity of the ten-second game timeout to start talking about his face, and Anderson sat on the bench and listened to Leon lecture himself like a schoolboy.

Wang Zhizhi's appearance made Nowitzki feel a little unhappy, thinking that the coach of the Celtics wanted to use Wang Zhizhi to target himself? As a former teammate, he still knows Wang Zhizhi well, and he can't defend himself at all, but he does have a hand in shooting.

It was still the Mavericks' possession, Avery Johnson received the ball on the left side, Nowitzki came to the familiar top of the arc to take the ball and made an overdrive, Johnson received Nowitzki's response pass and broke through directly from the right side, Kerr was suddenly cleaned, and Wang Zhizhi could not effectively block Johnson's breakthrough, he could only foul and send Johnson to the free throw line.

"Bad substitution, if it was Anderson, he would have made another great block." Tolbert commented on Leon's substitution.

Johnson hit both free throws, 31:30, and the two teams still bit very tightly.

Kerr continued to advance quickly, to the right side, the same tactics as before, but this time the Mavericks had plenty of time to land like a defensive position to get ready, Pierce's cut was obviously not as neat as just now, and the position was not so deep, and he couldn't get up directly after receiving Kerr's pass to jump.

However, any tactic has a backhand, and the flash cut tactic is no exception. One of the key backs is that after Kerr passes the ball, the No. 5 player comes over to cover the single block, and Kerr reaches the top of the arc, at which point Pierce can pass the ball to Kerr, and Kerr has a chance to shoot a three-point or mid-range.

Sure enough, after practicing countless tactics, Wang Zhizhi came over to cover Cole, Cole moved to near the top of the arc, Pierce quickly passed the ball back to Cole, at this time Bradley let go of Wang Zhizhi and pounced towards Cole with heavy steps, Cole's long-range shot was very deadly.

However, Bradley may have forgotten that Wang Zhizhi also has the ability to shoot from a distance, which is why Leon replaced Wang Zhizhi, he is a center who can shoot three-pointers!

In the standard flash cut tactics, there is no three-point coordination of the No. 1 position to return the pass to the center, but the center covers and rushes to the basket, but the tactics are rigid, and the players and the game are flexible.

Cole decisively passed the ball to Wang Zhizhi, Wang Zhizhi received the ball at 45 degrees on the left side for three points, and shot three points in a big empty position!

“Bang！ Wang Zhizhi's three points! See no Tom! That's why he was replaced! Do you know what I see through your ears, Tom? I see the light! Wharton roared with excitement when he saw the three-point goal. (To be continued.) )