Chapter 372: Destroying the withered and decaying
Truth be told, Brown didn't take Chang Wei's interviews with individual players to heart, which is also a characteristic of old-school coaches. And the role of Chang Wei's psychological counseling will not be reflected in the training session, and Brown doesn't feel any difference for a while, but Chang Wei is willing to do it, and he is willing to let go of power, anyway, it won't make the team worse.
After flying to Boston, the 76ers were surprised to find that the city turned into a sea of green, and God knows why the Celtics have such a large number of fans, and when they take the bus to the hotel, they can see a fan wearing a Celtics jersey almost every few seconds, and it seems that their spending power is still considerable.
However, the 76ers players were only a little surprised, and they didn't feel much about the middle finger and scolding of the Celtics fans, after all, they had already played two away games at the North Shore Garden Arena, which was only a piece of cake. Originally, Brown thought that the players would be nervous, but now it seems that the group of guys is a little too relaxed, listening to music, looking at their phones, and some are still immersed in the fun of video games, and don't seem to take the game to heart.
But Chang Wei knows that they still attach great importance to the game, so they choose to relax now, and in fact, excessive tension does not help much in the game, and may also cause the whole body to tighten and move out of shape. To a certain extent, Chang Wei belongs to the kind of person who is more tolerant, as long as you can play at a high level in the game, it is okay for you to relax before.
The performance of the players also proved Chang Wei's idea, after the training session, they did not immediately go back to their room to sleep or wander around, but consciously ran to the gym to train their strength, and even included Lewis and Iverson, who are usually reluctant to strength training, and obviously wanted to end the series on the opponent's turf.
Brown still sent in the regular starters of Iverson, Reed, Bale, Lewis and Dyham Porter in this game, and the coach no longer wanted to be passive against the Celtics' tactics, and he decided to stick to his own style. Surprisingly, the 76ers had the upper hand at the start of the game, and it was Reed who helped the team take the lead, and he was so hot in this game that he hit three three-pointers at the top of the arc in a row to pull the score away.
And it was Iverson who gave him the assist, and he didn't play like his previous style at all, constantly breaking through the ball and creating opportunities for his teammates. Thanks to Iverson's break-through to attract the defense, Reed was able to hit a three-pointer from the outside.
Of course, the 76ers took the lead and it wasn't just Iverson and Reed who took the lead, but Hellam Porter's cover and Lewis's containment also put a lot of pressure on the Celtics, and of course Bale, who had made up his mind not to let Pierce get better in this game, who stuck it like a piece of brown candy every time he caught the ball, completely not giving him a chance to shoot or even shoot.
Chang Wei was naturally a little crying and laughing at Reed's play, and he had jokingly said that the best way not to want to be under pressure was to never let the opponent take the lead, and it was clear that Reed took his joke seriously. But there's nothing wrong with that, don't create difficulties when the game isn't too difficult.
However, Celtic quickly recovered and fought back to the cheers of the home fans. But Bell played at a super-level defense, and Pierce struggled to get easy scoring opportunities, and even if his teammates covered him, the 76ers could switch defenses immediately, always keeping at least one person in front of him, waving their arms to interfere with his shot.
So the Celtics' counterattack was in the hands of Walker and Rodgers. Yes, O'Brien didn't change the starting lineup from the last game and continued to use Rodgers as the starting small forward, hoping that the scramble can break the deadlock when the team needs him. But after Pierce was entangled by Bale, the 76ers didn't need to spend too much energy on him, and Walker and Rodgers naturally didn't get as many shots as in the last game without Pierce to attract defense.
Relatively speaking, Walker is better, after all, he is the team's second-in-command, and he is also a quasi-first-class star, and he can still rely on his own solo skills to score without Pierce holding back the defense. Rodgers is different, his own independent offensive ability is not weak, but in the face of the 76ers' defense is a little constrained, and he was able to score frequently before, largely because Pierce was involved in the defense and gave him the opportunity to cut to the basket on the baseline, and now he can almost only play to switch offense.
But there are not so many conversion offenses for him to play, Delham Porter spares no effort in the fight for offensive rebounds, coupled with the 76ers' very fast defensive speed, the Celtics' conversion offense is a little unable to play, and Rodgers has no ability to play. The most humiliating thing is that he was covered by Iverson in a fast-break layup, although he didn't tear the humiliating pegboard hat, but he was also embarrassed by the interference of the 1.83-meter small man.
The 76ers took a 37-30 lead at the end of the first quarter, and although it was only a seven-point difference, they had a firm advantage on the court for those 12 minutes, and if it weren't for Lewis' last-minute buzz-off three-pointer, the 76ers would have now led their opponents by double digits. Despite this, Brown is still very happy with the performance of his players, and he believes that it is the positive effect of his hair dryer after the last game...... Maybe it played a little bit of a role, right? Of course, Chang Wei doesn't care what Brown thinks, as long as he can help the team win the championship.
In the second quarter, the 76ers did not relax, but continued to chase hard, and the bench players who did not get much playing time in the first quarter were led by Arenas to help the 76ers extend the margin to as many as 15 points. However, this also reflects Brown's foresight in putting Snow in the second team to a certain extent, and it is good for someone to put the brakes on them.
The Celtics' rotation lineup was directly stunned, obviously the 76ers' benches in the last game were not so ferocious, what happened this time? Well, actually, in a way, they just want to save face, after all, at the end of the last game, the 76ers fell behind 32-57 in bench scores.