The semi-finals of the East and West were hot.

In addition to the Celtics and 76ers tied 2-2, the Magic and Cavaliers in the East drew 2-2, and the Lakers and Rockets in the West drew 2-2.

Instead, it was a game between the Nuggets and the Mavericks, with the Nuggets taking a 3-1 series lead.

May 12th.

Boston, G5 battle.

TD North Shore Garden Arena, a sea of green, is full of Green Shirts fans.

"The Celtics experienced a tie-break with the Bulls in the last round, and this round is a red-eyed battle with the 76ers, which is a difficult test for these old guys."

Reggie Miller lifted his headphones and talked.

"That's right, I think if the Celtics and the 76ers play Game 7, the 76ers might have a better chance of winning."

"But in any case, today's game will be the most crucial game in the series between the two teams, and the winning team will have a big win rate."

Both teams started the game and there were no changes.

It's time.

"Toot ~"

At the whistle, the basketball is thrown straight into the air, and the game begins.

At the start of the game, the Celtics attacked first.

Rondo advanced with the ball, dribbled under his hip continuously, and faced Iverson's defense in the front court, Iverson let go of Rondo one and a half steps.

Rondo's shooting is a big problem, so every time the Celtics play a pick-and-roll, Rondo will definitely be let go, and Iverson will choose to go around to defend.

Give Rondo space to shoot, but Rondo won't shoot.

Rondo is strong in defense, breaking and passing.

Garnett catches the ball at the free throw line, Gasol pounces, Ganeh makes a gesture, Gasol is unmoved, and his long arms cover Garnett's eyes.

The ball spun again, Pierce caught it, and turned around in the face of Iguodala feint to break through.

Then step back and shoot a jumper!

"Huh!"

Hit.

The white net flowers are rolled up.

The fans raised their arms in the air and let out deafening cheers.

The 76ers attacked, booed all over the court, and then led by the DJ, let out a neat cry of "Defend, kill Philadelphia!" ”

"The two teams can be said to be the equivalent of a derby." Because they are in the same Atlantic zone, the grudges between the two teams over the years seem to be deeper, and the fans of the two places are also hating each other.

Once in the middle of the game, the criticism is endless.

Without home-court advantage, the 76ers will have a tougher game.

Iverson holds the ball, and Rondo takes a small half step back to defend.

Iverson dribbled the ball under his crotch, crossed his steps to break to the left, held the ball in his left hand, and his body paused slightly, as if there was a feint in front of his body to turn to the right.

Rondo's center of gravity is offset.

At this point, Iverson continued to the left, opening up a bit of space with Rondo.

"Oops!"

Rondo scolded secretly and accidentally shook it.

Iverson stepped out with his right foot, already dominating the position, and then cut in, Rondo couldn't keep up, and the entire Celtic defense changed as a result.

Iverson hit the ground and passed, and Damham Porter caught the ball and released the basket.

Hit the board into the frame.

A 2-2 draw.

Both teams attacked in their own way.

"When it comes to the scene, the two teams are already very familiar with each other, in fact, what tactics and means have been used in the previous games, and the current game, more importantly, is the competition of willpower."

A team with stronger willpower and a stronger fighting spirit will have a stronger chance of winning.

This argument is obviously valid for two teams with similar skills, tactics and talents.

Both teams were in good attacking form in the opening game.

After Pierce hit a mid-range step-back jumper, Ray Allen hit a mid-range shot, and Garnett made a strong layup; On the other side, the 76ers, Iguodala hit a layup, Gasol made a mid-range shot, and the two teams were very efficient.

Everyone thought that according to the current state of the two teams, the game would enter a quick scoring session.

Who knew that suddenly the first quarter suddenly changed, just after the opening of the two teams' high scores, the two teams fell into a strange circle of their own offense.

It's as if the basket is covered with a lid, and everyone is missing the touch.

In the eyes of the fans, it was a defensive battle.

Because of the high-intensity confrontation, physical decline and other factors, the scores of the two teams declined.

From the middle of the first quarter to the end of the first quarter, neither team had a decent score, so there was no wave to pull away the score, and at the end of the first quarter, the fans who bought the big points in the single quarter cried red-eyed.

18-16, the 76ers still led by two points.

In the second quarter of the game, the two teams were still "clanging".

If it's the regular season, the fans are asleep at this point.

But this is the playoffs, the confrontation to the flesh, and the passion of every ball, so that the fans feel that the game is very flavorful, and it stopped for a while, and in the second quarter, the atmosphere in the stadium was even hotter.

At half-time, the two teams were tied at 35.

For the first time since the two teams battled each other, there was such a defensive battle, and after halftime, Iverson was the only one to score in double figures.

Iverson is in good shape.

In the second quarter, Iverson scored five points in a row, once allowing the 76ers to pull away from the score, but was later chased by the Celtics.

The willpower of the Celts is very commendable.

In the third quarter of the game, the defensive battle between the two sides came to an end, the offensive efficiency improved, and the score also increased.

Korver, Ray Allen and others all hit three-pointers.

The Celtics led the 76ers by three points, 58-55, heading into the final quarter.

The Boston fans shouted for the whole game, shouting so loudly that their voices were hoarse, but the spirit of the fans who followed the game was shocked, and the fourth quarter, the key decisive moment, finally arrived.

"Don't stick to conduction vacancies, shoot when it's time to shoot."

Wang Ming pulled the players and drew some lines on the white tactical board: "Today, the Celtics' defensive center of gravity is on the wing, and Garnett's frequency on both sides is very high, but at the same time, he is also very fast back to the inside line, we pass the ball in these positions, it is easy to make mistakes, we must transfer our ball more reasonably, more certainly, and would rather shoot hard than make unnecessary mistakes, okay?" ”

As the sound of Wang's tactical arrangement fell, the referee blew that the intermission time was up.

Players from both teams take to the court.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, it was still bench time for the time being, but both sides kept some of their main players on the court, and Wang arranged for Iguodala and Millsap to partner tomorrow, and Rivers let Paul Pierce lead the team alone.

Both teams' leading scorers were okay today, with Iverson scoring 17 points against Rondo's defense and Pierce scoring 17 points against Iguodala's defense.

Pierce hit several step-back jumpers, and no matter how strong Iguodala's defense was, the defense failed to achieve the desired effect in the face of this inexplicable way of shooting.

After the fourth quarter, the two teams were tied again, 66-66.