At the beginning of the second quarter, the Celtics lineup was Rondo, Allen, Pierce, Garnett, and Chris. Wilcox, for the Kings, Cousins was replaced by Whiteside after the break, and Moreau, a pseudo-starter, was also replaced by Garcia.

The Celtics took the game's offensive and defensive confrontation to the next level at the beginning of the second quarter, and the triumvirate combination of Pierce, Garnett, and Allen began to exert their power.

In the first quarter of the game, Pierce, who was bitten by Jimmy like a mad dog, took the lead, and the biggest reason why Pierce was successfully limited by Jimmy in the first quarter was that he was very uncomfortable with Jimmy's almost crazy grappling with Pierce, and the rhythm of the offense was completely disrupted, but for a veteran like Pierce who has seen all kinds of big scenes on the battlefield for a long time, as long as he adapts to such defensive intensity, he can take the initiative into his own hands.

In the second quarter, the Celtics' first offense was initiated by Pierce, who singled Jimmy with his back directly after holding the ball, and Jimmy continued to reach out to interfere with Pierce, but Pierce leaned on his thick body and walked inside against Jimmy.

It's obviously not enough to just get Jimmy on his back, but combined with Pierce's unpredictable pace and unpredictable attacking methods, it's enough to make all defenders tired, and Jimmy is no different. In the first quarter, under Jimmy's crazy pressure, Pierce was a little out of shape, and now Pierce, who has completed self-adjustment, has completely turned on his offensive mode.

Pierce, with his back to his shoulders, shook his shoulders continuously, turned to the left with his right foot as the axis, and the realistic feints tricked Jimmy's defensive center of gravity to one side, and then turned to the right again, widening the distance between himself and Jimmy.

At this time, the distance between the two was enough for Pierce to attack, and in order to pursue more space to shoot, Pierce immediately stepped back and jumped to shoot!

Jimmy straightened his arms and jumped up to try to interfere, but Pierce was completely given plenty of space to shoot, and Jimmy's interference could not affect Pierce, and the ball hollowed into the net in a perfect arc!

"Wonderful! Paul's personal back-to-back singles! The tempo of the ball is pretty good, Jimmy. Butler's defense is already pretty good, but he still can't keep up with Paul! Live narrator Tom. Heinsohn shouted excitedly.

As an eight-time NBA champion, a six-time All-Star, and a Hall of Famer who has dedicated his entire career to the Celtics, Heinsohn is the whole of his basketball life, and he is naturally thrilled to see the current leader of the Celtics return to his offensive form.

However, this is only the beginning of Pierce's ability to show his personal offensive ability, and then Pierce won consecutive singles, whether it was facing Jimmy or Garcia who switched defenses, although Pierce, who was known as the offensive kaleidoscope, was not fast, but he was full of feints, so that the defenders could not guard against it, and he was accidentally hit.

What puts more pressure on the Kings is the Celtics' tough defense, the core of the defense Garnett has a huge area of defense on the court, although Garnett is about to turn 36 years old, but his role in the Celtics is still unshakable, and his help defense is still everywhere. The most important thing is Garnett's mental contagion, and the passionate roar in each attack and defense drives the morale of the whole team and scares the opponent.

At the same time, as a three-time All-Star, twice selected to the All-Defensive First Team, and once selected to the All-Defensive Second Team, Rondo is already full-fledged, in addition to combing the team's offense on the offensive end, although Rondo is not strong on the defensive end, his arm span and his big hands and the complete fighting spirit of the Green Army make him a terrifying defender on the outside in the eyes of opponents. Rondo is an attacking master on the pitch, and he naturally has an eye for the opponent's passing intentions, and has excellent anticipation to catch any pass that the opponent takes lightly to complete the tackle.

For Tyrek, the Kings' most threatening team, the Celtics adopted Rondo and Allen to take turns to defend Tyreck, and once Tyrek chooses to break through, the interior line will inevitably choose to attack. In addition, the outside defender clings to Terrick all over the court, preventing Tyrek from receiving the ball, cutting off the connection between Tyrek and the team, and reducing Tyreco's breakout. The targeted defensive strategy made Tyrek play everywhere, and at the same time, Tyrek also needed to put a lot of energy into the defense, so Tyrek always seemed to be weak.

In the second quarter, the Celtics can be said to be in full swing, the defensive end gave the Kings a great shock, and not only Pierce's singles in the offense, Garnett's high-level strategy and interior singles are also sharp, Allen's off-ball running position also makes the Kings tired but helpless, the Big Three can be described as a match made in heaven, each performing its own duties, without overlapping, and truly 1+1+1 is greater than 3!

Towards the end of the second quarter, the Celtics outscored the Kings 29-15 in the quarter and led the Kings by 14 points in the quarter! It only took one quarter to completely open the score gap!

"Well done! This section is really beautiful! Completely played the team's best thing, the Kings were powerless in this quarter, completely led by the team's nose, the team will end the first half with a nearly 20-point advantage, this game can be said to be the winning ticket! ”

"Tom, in the second half, we still have to watch out for the Kings, Tyrek. Evans' scoring prowess is no joke...... But then again, the team played really well in the second quarter, 36-year-old Ray, 35-year-old Kevin and 34-year-old Paul, they have always maintained a very high standard since the formation of the Big Three in Boston in the 07-08 season, although they have all passed the peak age of athletes, their own strength must have declined to a certain extent, but the extremely high professionalism and rich experience on the court make them still a feared super combination! ”

With 3.3 seconds left in the second quarter for the Kings to make a final attack, the backcourt kicked off to Terek, and Tyrek made a long pass to Cosby in the frontcourt, who hurriedly missed a three-point shot, and the Celtics led the Kings 57-40 at halftime.

The players on both sides left the court and returned to the locker room to rest, and when Tyrek walked off the court, he looked at the back of the green jersey on the other side, No. 5, No. 20, No. 34, the Boston Big Three is indeed worthy of everyone's respect, Tyrek knows that this is the last year of the Green Army Big Three, although the Green Army Big Three only won a ring, but it has left a strong mark in the history of the NBA. still has such a huge energy on the field at such an age, which confirms the saying, veterans do not die, but slowly wither!