Chapter 222: Difficult

A big win that plunged the whole of Boston into a sea of joy.

Starting from this game, combined with the occasional poor performance of the 76ers this season, the media came to the conclusion that the 76ers are not at the same level as the Celtics, Cavaliers and other top teams in the East.

The day after the competition.

Wang will hold a team meeting tomorrow.

All players except the assistant coach are required to attend this meeting.

"We've had some difficulties during this time. Meeting Celtic in the second round will be our biggest challenge of the year. We have to communicate our innermost thoughts, and everyone can speak freely and express their thoughts. There are some reasonable, actionable suggestions that we can implement in the next competitions. ”

Wang Tomorrow held a symposium, and this novel way made everyone look at each other.

"Ahem."

"Alright, Aaron, as the captain of the team, you speak first." Wang Ming pointed to Iverson, and the designated person spoke.

Iverson was stunned, but he didn't expect Wang to point directly at him tomorrow.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Wang Mingming's body.

"I think we've been playing too many pick-and-rolls in our games, and the question now is that the Celtics probably have the best pick-and-roll in the league, they have Kevin Garnett, and our tactics haven't changed all the time, we've been following our usual high-post pick-and-roll, so why don't we play more misalignments or transitions?"

As soon as he spoke, Iverson opened the conversation, and he was followed by a player who answered.

"I found that the Celtics' flank defense is not particularly strong, can we do something about this, their attacking points are on the wings, we consume their physical strength on the offensive end, and when they attack, it can also reduce the pressure on our defense." Iguodala spoke.

Several assistant coaches listened, and their eyes lit up.

Afterwards, a few more players spoke, and the assistant coach nodded frequently.

The symposium suddenly became extremely lively, the coach and the players mingled, and everyone laughed back and forth when they encountered some jokes in their speeches.

The solemn atmosphere of the loss was swept away.

.......

A day later, TD North Shore Garden Arena in Boston.

The two sides fought again, and the bayonets were red.

Coming up, the 76ers changed the high position to block and dismantle, with the interior strategy as the main means, the players covered each other, ran out of a lot of opportunities, and led the Celtics 11-4.

"Princeton?"

Rivers was taken aback, of course he recognized the 76ers' changed tactics at once, and he suddenly sweated like rain, and for a while, he didn't know how to solve the 76ers' tactics.

Princeton went to the back door, and Garnett's range was .......

The 76ers led in the first quarter and also led at halftime.

Princeton can be said to have liberated the 76ers' overall offense, players like Pau Gasol, Paul Millsap, Iguodala and other players, although not superstars, have the level of an all-star in the league, and the overall combination has greatly increased offensive efficiency and suppressed the Celtics on the court.

The only average performance is still Iverson, Iverson is not very suitable for playing without the ball, but with the ball in hand, whether it is heads-up or high blocking, in the face of Rondo's defense, the efficiency is reduced.

Iverson finished the third quarter with his 10th point of the game.

At this point, the 76ers led the Celtics by seven points 76-69 heading into the fourth quarter.

In the final quarter of the game, Iverson finally broke out.

Iverson scored 12 points in the quarter, including one 3-pointer, accounting for more than half of the team's scoring and dominating the game in the final quarter.

In the end, the 76ers defeated the Celtics 97-91 away and tied the overall score 1-1.

At the last moment, everyone was still criticizing the 76ers, and they were all talking about how the 76ers couldn't do it, but the G2 battle directly shut everyone up.

The 76ers are the defending champions after all, and they can't be taken for granted.

And this tactical ability to switch at will also reflects the super tactical execution ability of this team.

In fact, the media covering the NBA is so wonderful, one moment it is still kneeling and licking the Celtics, and the next moment it has begun to baash the Celtics.

Just after the game, words such as Coach Rivers' "poor command" and "inflexible", Celtics players' "lack of fighting spirit" and "mental slackness" all popped up.

Celtic fans are a little disappointed, the good situation is now a waste.

The home-court advantage is also gone, and the next two away games for the 76ers, for the Celtics, must win one game, otherwise they will fall into a desperate situation in the series.

.......

In the G3 battle, the 76ers won again at home.

Seven players scored in double figures, and the performances of substitutes Willie Green and Kyle Korver surprised fans.

Philadelphia has a day off, G4 battles.

In this game, the Celtics burst out with energy in a desperate situation.

Among them, Ray Allen broke out even more, shooting 7 three-pointers in the first half alone, breaking his personal playoff half-game three-point record.

Ray Allen hit nine three-pointers in the game and provided super-firepower.

In the first half, Ray Allen almost caught the ball and threw it, and every time he made a shot, he made 76ers fans tremble.

The Celtics led 62-48 at halftime.

In the second half of the game, Wang will be scheduled tomorrow.

The 76ers broke out in full force and once chased the score to only 3 points.

But then, Ray Allen and Pierce hit long-range shots one after another, and the two top wing scorers, facing the two defensive giants of the 76ers, finally showed their fighting power.

The 76ers were unlucky, and the momentum of chasing points came to an abrupt end, and the margin was reopened to 10 points.

"Why is Ray Allen so accurate in this game!" Wang Ming sighed, this kind of unreasonable three-point shooting, some are even one step away from the three-point line, this kind of shooting, there is no such player in the 76ers team.

Although there is a lot of luck, it is extremely damaging to the 76ers.

Finally walked a lap of tactics, through all kinds of efforts to get two points, ran over from the opposite side, the simplest single block cover, turned around and forced the shot, and hit.

In the end, the 76ers lost the G4 game at home, 89-101, and lost on the outside defense.

Ray Allen scored a game-high 36 points, including 9-of-14 from three-point range, and at the end, he stepped outside to draw the attention of all the 76ers players.

"It's a big problem."

Wang Mingming deeply understands the threat of top shooters, and at this moment, the 76ers players are too impressed by Ray Allen's nine three-pointers, which is not good news for the defense in the next few games.

Because of Ray Allen's presence, his movement will disrupt the 76ers' overall defensive formation.

The 2-2 draw brought the two sides into the fifth battle, the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.

It is also the most important game in the entire series.

Location, Boston.