Chapter 389: Come, Tough! (6/10! )
Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals is on the verge of breaking out.
For Green fans, they're experiencing the feeling that Philadelphia fans experienced in the first round.
Despair, without any turnaround.
However, the tradition of the giants is in their bones, and they still believe in their home team.
The North Shore Garden Arena is surrounded by green light, and in order to increase the momentum of the home court, hundreds of fans spontaneously painted the air sticks green behind the baskets on both sides, which is to do everything to interfere with the performance of the Cavaliers.
At the opening ceremony before the game, the stadium also edited out the scene of winning the championship in the last century, and gave a big close-up of the row of championship flags above the stadium.
All this shows that the home team is doing their best to win.
That's what the whole of Boston is looking forward to.
Angie was sitting in the middle of the audience at this time.
His expression was a little solemn.
In '08, he traded Garnett from the Timberwolves and brought in Ray Allen, forming the first true Big Three in modern times.
I wanted to do a big job, but I was first knocked out by the Rockets, and Garnett was reimbursed for the season in the middle, and was reversed by the Cavaliers last season.
I have only made it to the finals once in three years, which is really unlucky.
Now against the historic Cavaliers, he doesn't even have to say anything about cheering the team on last season.
Now the Celtics are the underdogs.
He glanced at the Cavaliers' bench.
Oh my God!
It was this rookie head coach who he couldn't recruit at the beginning, but now it has become the biggest obstacle to his revival of the Celtics dynasty.
But he was helpless.
Now, we can only hope that this group of old guys can fight back at home.
"Use all your strength to win the game."
As he said in the locker room before the game, the Celtics' Big Three are coming to an end and this could be their last chance.
After the opening ceremony, the starters of both sides were released one after another.
The starting line-ups on both sides were the same as in the previous two games.
At the start of the game, Yao Ming jumped to win O'Neal Jr., giving the Cavaliers the opportunity to attack first.
Paul pushed to the frontcourt, still handing the ball to Yao Ming in the low post, and then quickly bypassed the basket and took the defender away.
James and Green made an off-ball block on the weak side at the same time, James went to the basket, Green went out, pinning down the Celtics' defense, so that other players did not dare to easily wrap up the basket.
Yao Ming's beautiful footwork completely shook off O'Neal Jr., and turned around to score on the board.
The Celtics' offense, Pierce and Ray Allen were still heavily guarded, and Garnett's back hit James's back was off.
Yao Ming picked up a defensive rebound, and Paul scored on a fast break.
The pace of the game was exactly the same as the first two games, with the Cavaliers pressing the Celtics on both ends of the floor.
At halftime, the Cavaliers led the Celtics 56-38.
The Greens played tougher at home than before, but that only left them a few points behind at half-time.
The disparity in strength between the two sides is on the bright side.
If the normal rhythm continues, the Cavaliers' 3-0 is already a sure thing.
In the second half of the third quarter, the Cavaliers' lead came to 25 points, and the two sides began to switch benches one after another.
James on the Cavaliers' side, and Pierce on the Celtics side.
The atmosphere of the audience was very solemn.
If the home team can't fight back and the big score becomes 3-0, the big three may really be scattered.
Pierce received a pass from West in front, and James stuck tight.
At that moment, Glenn Davis came out and took the initiative to block and dismantle.
James dodged sideways, but Davis moved sideways to block again, and Pierce grabbed a bit of space to shoot.
"Huh!"
Three-point soaring.
"That's a moving pick-and-roll!"
James turned to the referee at this time and shouted loudly.
The referee shook his head and motioned for James to go back.
This is a miscalculation because of the line of sight.
James was still arguing, only to receive a warning whistle.
The majesty of the referee is not allowed to be challenged, even if he is James.
Tang Tian offered to watch the video replay on the sidelines at this time, but he was also refused.
The decision was not changed in the end, and the Cavaliers continued to possess the ball.
Paul dribbled to the front court and distributed the ball to James, James's breakthrough in the middle was hard-pulled down by Davis, and the referee blew Davis's foul, but the two were entangled and did not separate.
The Celtics were already holding back a fire when they were behind, and a misjudgment became the fuse.
The smell of gunpowder on both sides suddenly became stronger.
"Calm down! They just want to provoke us! ”
Tang Tian roared twice on the sidelines at this time.
With a lead of more than 20 points, it would not do the Cavaliers any good if a conflict broke out on the court at this time.
With a roar, the mentality of the Cavaliers players has almost adjusted, but the Celtics' movements are getting bigger and bigger.
Pushing down Anderson on offense and directly covering Brown's face on defense.
The referee intentionally or unintentionally had some home whistles at this time, and the Celtics took advantage of the situation to play a wave of 6-0 offensive to narrow the score to less than 20 points.
The referee's favoritism became more and more indulgent to the Celtics' moves, and in the attack, Davis moved to block and knock over Anderson, who nearly dislocated his arm.
The referee blew for a foul this time.
However, Davis looked at the Cavaliers bench with a smile as he stepped back.
Tang Tian's brows furrowed sharply, and he stretched out his hand to call a timeout.
He remembered Wallace being scrapped by Davis and Perkins last season.
Last year he opted to fight back with action on the pitch, but this year, he's not ready to do that.
Coming back from the timeout, the Cavaliers made big changes to the lineup.
Anderson, Brown and James were all substituted, and the team had a small lineup.
Center Rasheed Wallace, power forward Artest, small forward Barnes, scoring guard Stephenson, point guard Paul.
The Cavaliers' offense, Paul and Wallace's pick-and-roll, was pulled down by Kostic when he made a layup.
Kostic's range of movement was a bit loud, and Paul gave him a direct push.
At this moment, Davis pushed Paul back and forth, babbling on his lips.
There was boos from the audience.
But at this moment, behind Paul, the rest of the Cavaliers all rushed over.
Wallace, Artest, Barnes, and Stephenson, while pushing Davis, were talking about cruel words, and the Celtics players were stunned for a moment and didn't dare to go up to help.
"Roaring Heavenly Venerable" Wallace, a notoriously violent temper, is the first person to commit a technical crime in his career.
Artest, the villain on the pitch, was also banned for a season because of his fans.
Barnes, even more notorious, fights worse than plays.
Stephenson, a rookie comics, although not as well-known as the first few, is not cowardly at all at critical moments.
As soon as these few went up, the posture was opened.
Come on!
It's tough!