Although you are well prepared before the start of the race, many times it does not mean that you are prepared and you will go the way you envisioned. The 76ers did a great job of getting the ball on their first offense, but they couldn't put the ball in the basket very poorly. In fact, Reid was already in an absolute vacancy when he shot, there were no defenders within two meters in front of him, and it stands to reason that he would definitely be able to grasp this opportunity, and such scenes have appeared too much in training.

But the basketball seemed to be against him, and after a lap in the basket, it slid out again, and Barty easily accepted the rebound, because Durham Porter also thought that Reed's three-pointer would definitely be able to hit.

The 76ers got off to a bad start with such a missed shot, and they missed three consecutive shots until the fifth offensive round when Durham Porter received a pass under the basket and completed a dunk. It looked like the pace of the previous game, but it was actually very different, for the simple reason that the Celtics also lost their hot touch in the last game, and everyone except Pierce scored four points and Walker scored two.

For a while, there was a "clang" sound of basketball smashing on the basket every ten or twenty seconds on the court, which was a kind of torture for both teams. The 76ers are a little bit more efficient at scoring, Durham Porter is infinitely more threatening after receiving the ball under the basket, his ability to summarize the basket is much better than Barty's, and the only thing the Celtics are thankful for is that they still have Walker, a fat man.

Of course, Walker doesn't drill under the basket like Durham Porter, who has no weight but doesn't like physical confrontation, so mid-range shooting is his only option. There is no doubt that there is a gap between the shooting percentage of mid-range shooting and the offense under the basket, which makes Walker's offensive efficiency far less than that of Durham Porter, so the difference between the two sides is very tight.

It's not unacceptable for Brown, but he doesn't want to see his players on the field forever playing iron. He frowned and asked quietly, "Chang, do you have any good ideas?" I feel like they're all about to smash their hoops! ”

Chang Wei shrugged: "I'm sorry coach, I'm not God, maybe they all forgot their shooting crosshairs in the hotel, right?" Perhaps because he felt that he was not joking well at this time, Chang Wei said: "The problem of bad hand feeling is difficult to solve, so they can only score as close to the basket as possible, and Samuel did a good job......

Brown rubbed his temples and said helplessly: "Although we haven't fallen too far behind, it can't go on like this after all, if the other party finds the touch faster than us, it will be over, and we may lose the second game!" ”

Chang Wei thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Why don't we let Gilbert go up and try it?" ”

This suggestion seemed to catch Brown off guard, and it took him a moment before he asked in confusion, "Why him?" ”

"Gilbert is a game-type player and no matter what the scene is, it's trivial for him, so it's hard to boo him from the home fans. And if he and Allen form a backcourt, the ability to break through will be further strengthened, and most importantly, this guy doesn't know what fear is, he urgently needs enough playing time to prove himself! ”

Chang Wei's love for Arenas is well-known in the team, and it is for this reason that Arenas has not been ostracized by his teammates, after all, with his personality, he can't survive more than two minutes in the TV series. However, Brown listened to Chang Wei's advice, because he also believes that Arenas can improve the team's breakthrough ability, which is probably the most efficient way to score when both sides are playing iron, and no manager will abandon a good attacker.

However, it was not Bale but Reed who was substituted, in the first nearly 6 minutes of the game, Bale's restrictions on Pierce were still in place, I don't know if it was because he was desperately defending, so far Pierce has only scored 6 points, and only 2 of 8 shots. Reed was even worse on the offensive end, scoring just 3 points on 1-of-6 shooting and completely missing his value as the top scorer, so it seemed like a good decision to let Arenas replace him to catch his breath.

After Arenas came on the court, the 76ers' offense quickly improved, and his and Iverson's tireless and crazy breakouts knocked the Celtics' interior defense into a sieve, and also gave Dyham Porter more opportunities to finish the basket. By the end of the first quarter, the 76ers led by 4 points at 32-28, and although the gap was not large, it was not easy to take the lead when both sides were shooting less than 40%. Bowler was a throwaway in the first quarter, scoring a team-high 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting while grabbing five rebounds, including two offensive rebounds.

However, he was able to score unscrupulously under the basket thanks to Iverson and Arenas, who did not simply break through directly, almost every time they let Durham Porter come up as a cover, and then used the cover to burst into the interior and throw a high pass to Damham Porter to let him complete the dunk, and the Celtics' interior line could not stop him from going down at all.

The only people who may be upset are the Celtic fans who come to watch the game at home, and they don't want to see both sides constantly fighting, even if they are die-hard fans of one of the teams. At the break, they held up all sorts of signs to cheer on the Celtics, hoping that they could regain the same hot shooting touch as they did in the last game in the second quarter.

Of course, that's what the 76ers expect from themselves, and playing iron like crazy isn't a pleasant process, and the fact that they're ashamed of their low shooting percentage is not their style of play at all.

Listening to the louder and louder drumming in the arena, Arenas muttered helplessly: "I've had enough, this is the break after the end of the first quarter, why are they still shouting like doping?" ”

Chang Wei humorously said: "I don't know, but if you can beat the opponent with a shot in the second quarter, I think they will learn to shut up, no fan wants to see their team ravaged, right?" ”