The change of home and away still has an impact on the performance of the players.

Home-court advantage is important, but there are exceptions, such as the Celtics vs. Bulls game, where the Celtics dropped two home games but came to a clean win over the Bulls on the road.

The Celtics played very team-based games, and the absence of Rondo on the Bulls' side also had a big impact.

After the game, Rondo's problem came into focus, but Celtics' Bradley made another hiccup.

"Isaiah Thomas played a recording of Garnett before the game, and it was quite a shock to our hearts. Garnett had some encouraging words to remind us that the Celtics are the worst team in the league to play. We should fulfill the wishes of Thomas's deceased family and work for him and his family, and that's what we're going to do tonight. ”

Bulls head coach Hojberg said, "It's an impact on us that Rondo can't play, but it's not a reason to lose, we should be able to do better, and I'm sure the players will get back to feeling when they come off the court." ”

After the Thunder returned to their home court, they also pulled back a thrilling game.

Wei Shao still got a triple-double, but this time it was Harden who scored more, and the result was the opposite.

Thunder head coach Donovan praised Willis for his all-round performance and excellent game after the game, and he also questioned the referees for giving Harden too many free throws, believing that Harden's actions were extremely unnatural.

Westbrook said in an interview: "I gave more trust to my team-mates and they played a good game. ”

For Harden's final miss, both the coach and his teammates expressed their trust in him.

Louis Williams said in an interview: "They were in the box and it was clear that we had a chance to win the game. We're going to shoot that three-pointer any time we want to shoot it, and that three-pointer is just short. ”

In another matchup in the West, after the Clippers went to the road, they also got back the home court they had lost.

Paul turned the tide in the final moments, beating Hayward's 40-point performance.

As the team's manager, Rivers was full of praise for Paul's performance. 'He's got incredible willpower, he's a tough, tough player, even a little bit paranoid, and a lot of great stars have that trait, they're tough enough and they're never going to give up, and that's how he gives me.

Hayward set a new career high and the Jazz's record for the most points scored in a single quarter, but he said, "Losing makes it all meaningless." ”

'They played with a lot of energy and we couldn't stop them from scoring until the end of the game and that was our biggest problem. Defensively, they also set up things to make it difficult for us to attack...... We'll try to fix them. ”

Jazz head coach Schneider praised Paul after praising Hayward, the team's core, and also said what he expects for the next game.

"At one point in the game, Paul was in control. He just put a lot of pressure on the defensive end and he opened up space for the team. All you can do is apply different defensive countermeasures to him, and when you only employ one defensive countermeasure, he will eventually crack. ”

"G4 is an important game for us and we have to play better. Hayward needs to have that performance again in Game 4 of the series, which is why there are seven games in the series. ”

On April 22, Spurs also welcomed their first away game.

The Trail Blazers, who returned to their home court, gave them a "surprise" at the beginning.

Lillard began to explode when he came on the court, and the Spurs made several substitutions in a row to limit them without obvious effect.

And because of Nurkic's comeback, the Spurs' interior line has also been affected.

However, as a team aiming for a championship, they still have no problem attacking.

But with Lillard's super performance, the Spurs still trailed by double digits in the first half.

In the regular season, the team doesn't care much, but in the playoffs, it's different, whether it's player time allocation or tactical arrangement, it will be done to the extreme, just for the sake of winning.

What they did in the second half was to limit the Trail Blazers' two shots.

Although Nurkic is back, he can't let go of the play, and the main impact is on the defensive end.

If the Spurs want to turn the game around in the second half, they must do two things, one is to limit the opponent's backcourt firepower, but to strengthen the team's offense.

There are certainly no problems on the offensive side, the Trail Blazers' defense is mediocre, and Nurkic can't do his best.

Defensively, if there is a real problem, the Spurs will sacrifice a defensive lineup without a No. 1 position, Danny Green will change the defense, and Zhang Xiaotian will be in charge of control.

Of course, that's a relatively extreme approach, and it's not bad to put Mills in the number one position to enhance the attack.

In fact, after making sure that the opponent's interior attack was not afraid of any threat, the Spurs expanded the defense and kept an eye on Lillard, and the Trail Blazers' offense was not as fluid as in the first half.

Winning the game was afraid of halftime, and Lillard's physical strength was affected to a certain extent if he started the game too hard.

There is no problem on the Spurs' side, and it is difficult to defend forward players like Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard.

And when their defense worked, the three-point shot also opened up.

There was no crazy explosion, but in the third quarter, the Spurs still narrowed the score gap to single digits.

"You must guard against him, and you can't let him make a move."

Trail Blazers head coach Stost was also ruthless, not only keeping Lillard on the court to attack at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but also letting Evan Turner and Aminu deal with Zhang Xiaotian.

In the past, Aminu's main defense was mediocre, but this time they used Evan Turner's main defense, and if the situation was not right, they would be flanked.

Then, Lillard's hand was already cold by this time.

Zhang Xiaotian was caught twice and the ball was passed out, and the Spurs players hit it.

The Trail Blazers only played a little more than a minute in the final quarter and went into adjustment, with C.J. McRum and Nurkic also on the court.

They really can't afford to lose, and if they are beaten 3-0 by the Spurs, the rest of the game will have to fight for honor.

Of course, Spurs are inherently stronger, so they have to be out of the way if they want to win.

At this time, the Trail Blazers were still ahead, but they were already panicking.

** Vicky calmed down at this time, and trained the players at halftime, which was a little tiring.

He didn't immediately make a switch, but the Trail Blazers didn't take the opportunity either.

The Spurs' bench hit a couple of three-pointers in a row, and they didn't feel much pressure to take the lead.

Then Leonard and other key players came on the court, and the aggressive momentum made the Trail Blazers breathless.

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