Boston's North Shore Garden Arena.

December 28, 2017 at 9 p.m.

At the end of the two quarters, the Celtics trailed 38-62. The home team scored a measly 12 points throughout the first quarter.

The visiting Rockets seemed to use the extra day to rest, accumulated enough energy, and easily scored 62 points in the half.

Seems like another familiar but long-lost scoring spree?

That team that soared during the winning streak and could score 110 points or more in the game, the Houston Rockets?

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But when it comes to the suspense of the game, the fans at the North Shore Garden Arena don't seem to think so. The Celtics, who are the first in the Eastern Conference, trailed the Rockets who had just handed over the top spot in the West at halftime, and the team's performance was obviously not commendable, but the fans in the entire arena seemed to be still celebrating the holiday, and the atmosphere was high and passionate. It seems that at this time, it is not the home team in white jerseys that is behind by 24 points, but the red guys in a corner of the stadium.

Tonight's North Shore Garden Arena, I don't know if it's because of the holiday schedule, everyone seems to be extremely excited, as if bringing the family celebration atmosphere under the same roof. Indeed, it's more like a Boston fan party, with the space filled in white and green, and even at halftime, only a handful of fans leave the stadium while the rest twist and dance to the DJ's command.

The live camera switches from the box between the two levels of grandstand to the field seats, and then back to the seat farthest from the field, and everyone caught seems to have no mind the 24-point deficit at all. Jerseys, caps, helmets, canes, slogans, scarves. Armed to the teeth in white-green, everyone stayed in the arena to give their cheering performance to the camera, and once the camera panned in, it would increase the amplitude of their bodies that were already swinging to the rhythm tenfold. Electric hip dance, mechanical dance, break dance, space dance, and awkward dance that you can't name!

It's as if this isn't a historic arena, but a sound-and-light avant-garde nightclub!

The seventeen championship flags and the retired jerseys of the old guys hanging under the dome? Please, it's a happy Christmas and New Year for the whole family, and it's been a year of desertion, so why don't you shake it up and join in the fun?

This is Boston's North Shore Garden Arena.

The NBA's oldest fanatical basketball temple.

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The blind self-confidence of Bostonians is not without reason.

In the time when the Big Three were away from Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, the arena spent a long and bleak decade in the new century of superstars, until last season, when a small man of less than 180 centimeters reignited the passion of the Bostonians. They're obviously not the most flashy team in the league, but when it comes to toughness, I'm afraid no one can beat it.

Maybe a second-round show with a "failing figure" can be polished into the main general of a wealthy family, which is a story of phoenix nirvana in itself. And the most shocking skill of this main general, as if there is a providence in the dark, is his ability to score points in the fourth quarter. As long as there is a minute left in the game, no one can stop this short defender!

Break through, project, fight.

This unpopular second-round rookie brought the Celtics back to the first place in the East last season!

However, this summer's change of house is known to all. The first dwarf in the Eastern Division, and the second in the Eastern Division, Kyrie Irving, who is unwilling to take refuge under the Emperor's wing, swap robes. The latter put on the brand new No. 11 and was finally completely straightened.

Isaiah Thomas is gone, leaving a sigh in his wake.

With the first person in the alliance for more than ten years, it is unknown whether the future of this strongest 176 on the surface will be better or worse.

Avery Bradley also traveled far away from Motor City. The most effective defensive warrior who was originally ambushed in the shadow of Thomas Jr., the unspoken love of Bostonians, also parted ways with those who silently supported him.

Some people parted, and some people came.

Gordon Hayward is here.

But he had not yet returned to the pitch to make his debut, when it came to an abrupt halt at the 5:15 mark of the opener. The tragic image of the broken leg still weighs down on the Garden Arena like a silent black cloud.

In that mixed game, the Celtics also trailed the Cleveland Cavaliers, the biggest opponent in the Eastern Conference, by an early score, but only lost by three points under the tenacious pursuit of the whole game.

This rhythm of the game has become a true portrayal of many games so far this season for the Bostonians. Perhaps, the confidence of this stadium at the moment also comes from this.

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After the start of the second half, the Rockets opened fire first. James Harden and Nene were paired with a pick-and-roll, and the latter scored easily with the ball to the basket. The score gap was widened to the largest 26 points in the game, and the Rockets seemed to be gone, but the cheers of the fans did not decrease but increased, and the situation in the arena changed abruptly!

The Rockets' sharp shooting in the first half lost all their magic after changing sides, and the Celtics seemed to be favored by the basketball goddess again, stuffing the balls they lost in the first half one after another into their own basket.

Yang Yiming's defender in this game is Jayson Tatum, who Yu Xiaochun called "the enemy of life". I don't know if it was affected by the psychological factors of the two-strong matchup, or Yang Yiming's slight advantage of height and arm length, or whether Karonsky III's blocking cheats appeared again, Yang Yiming's defensive task was completed quite well: in the first half alone, Tatum, a young and old No. 0 rookie, the league's No. 1 shooter in three-point shooting percentage, actually made two free throws in a row. In the whole game, he made three three-point shots, and one of them was caught by Yang Yiming, and he was served in a hot pot!

Yang Yiming's success in this block really depends on the help of the cheats bonus. Tatum's three-pointer is a sweet spot at a 45-degree angle on the right side of the offensive side, and if he faces a defender blocking, he usually makes a shooting feint first, then unconventionally dribbles to his left hand, and then jumps back to shoot, which is his signature move. But with the advance preview of the cheats, Yang Yiming had already taken precautions against this offensive move. In the middle of the third quarter, Tatum once again received Irving's pass in the sweet zone, and with a false shot, Yang Yiming had a plan in his heart. He lowered his center of gravity, and seeing that the opponent had no intention of accelerating the breakthrough, he was even more sure that he was going to use a drift shot, and sure enough, Tatum took a small step with his left hand, and then pulled out his hand!

Yang Yiming, who understood the mystery in his heart, came first, like a flying spirit cat, bounced his depressed body back and jumped straight up!

The fingertip touched the basketball, the shot was changed trajectory, one meter shorter, and the hollow outside the basket was taken by the Rockets' PJ Tucker.

Crisp and neat closure!

Because Yang Yiming is well prepared and jumps vertically, this cover is not suspected of foul play at all, it is refreshing and refreshing, and the enemy of his life can only be helpless.

It's a pity that even if Yang Yiming can deliver such a solid performance for the team on the defensive end, and he has three three-pointers and 11 points on offense, but just like the old man who secretly discussed with his friends Yu Xiaochun and Karonsky II off the court the day before, his performance was still not enough to save the Rockets.

After leading by 26 points, the Celtics played a 10-2 spurt to narrow the gap to within 20 points. The Rockets called a timeout, but they were unable to reverse the decline, and in the entire third quarter, the Rockets scored only 16 points in 12 minutes, 78-69, and the home team forced the difference to single digits!

In the fourth quarter, the Celtics completely got up, and the score difference was approaching step by step. With a one-point lead, Harden finally hit a three-point shot, but Rozier stepped back and quickly closed the score again. With only 7.3 seconds left, the Rockets possessed the ball, and Harden didn't let the baseline ask for the ball, but he ran into the opponent's fierce Marcus Smart on the trail. The big-shouldered and round-waisted warrior fell to the ground in response, and the Rockets fouled on offense!

The North Shore Garden Arena is crazy!

The Celtics then called a timeout and sent a sideline ball, and Al Horford caught the ball with a half-hook shot. In the ball, overtake!

The whole arena is shaking!

The cheers almost lifted off the roof of this old house!

The Rockets, who did not have a timeout, could only serve from the baseline, and Harden asked for the ball again, but the scene from a few seconds ago played out again! Smart causes Harden to be fouled!

Horford was sent to the free throw line, and when he missed the first free throw, he smashed the second free throw to the basket with less than 2 seconds left, and the Rockets grabbed the rebound, but they also used up all the timeout in the early period. The guided shot that flew over the court was naturally deflected, and the Celtics made a shocking comeback.

The Rockets lost four in a row!

The arena is crazy!

The clothes of the old guys on the roof seemed to tremble in the wind with the roar of the mountains and tsunami at this time.

Their souls are with all the white and green.