The situation on the court remained unchanged in the second quarter, and the rest of the Celtics' players, including second-star Walker, were fully focused on the great cause of helping Pierce create space. Pierce didn't disappoint his teammates either, as he burst on the inside and outside to score points and occasionally feed back to his teammates, and the Celtics' offensive system worked smoothly.

The 76ers' performance was rather mediocre, even if they were running the tactics they knew best. Iverson, Reed and others have tried their best to open up the game on the offensive end, but their scoring efficiency is far inferior to Pierce. Bulham Porter has obviously become the busiest man on the court, and he has to go to the basket to get ready to fight for offensive rebounds in every offensive round, because many times his own shooting can only end in iron, and the team's disadvantage may be greater if he doesn't grab rebounds, but Barty obviously won't let him grab offensive rebounds easily, and the rest of the Celtics players will also come up to help.

In order to help the team out of the predicament, Brown changed several players in a row, and even sent a pure small lineup at the bottom of the box. But it's a pity that they seem to have returned to the state they were in when they played the first time they played together, with continuous shooting, rebounding, and a mess on the defensive end, not only did they not help the team recover the disadvantage, but the Celtics took the opportunity to open up the difference.

When the gap between the two sides widened further, Pierce decisively changed his style of play. Previously, he had been the team's arrowhead in the attack, but now he's more about attracting the defence and then transferring the ball to team-mates who are in the open space. It was obviously a pretty wise decision, and with the exception of a handful of players with unfathomable physical abilities, the vast majority of them couldn't go on an attacking spree for the entire game, and Pierce was no different, so he thought he should take the opportunity to evoke the touch of his team-mates.

However, because of the depth of the team's roster, he can only mobilize Walker's enthusiasm on the offensive end, but it is enough for the Celtics. Teammates have become accustomed to having Pierce and Walker lead the team's offense, which is the routine they are most familiar with, especially since Pierce is currently in good form and of course has to play under his right leadership.

Bale has done his best against Pierce's frenzied offense, but he hasn't felt more powerless since the playoffs began. He dared to say that this was almost equivalent to the intensity of defending Kobe Bryant in the finals last season, but there was still nothing he could do with Pierce, and the dogskin plaster tactics of stalking seemed to have lost its effect.

Brown certainly saw Bale's predicament, but he didn't dare to replace him with Lynch, let alone others. Judging by Pierce's current form, he can indeed win the game on his own, and not defending against him is basically equivalent to chronic suicide. So she can only continue to let Bale stay on the court and play against Pierce, hoping to restrain this guy.

But by halftime, Pierce had 28 points, five rebounds and seven assists, which is about as average as he has been this season. Under his leadership, the Celtics blossomed more, with every player on the court scoring, with Walker also scoring in double figures. Thanks to a stellar performance on the offensive end, the Celtics ended the first half with a 12-point lead of 67-55, and 67 points was also the highest number of points conceded in a half of a playoff game by the 76ers.

Naturally, the Celtics were greeted with a tsunami of boos from the home fans as they left the pitch to head to the dressing room, but for them, it was nothing more than a drizzle. For any team playing away from home, the boos from the home fans are the biggest compliment. The double-digit lead also gave Celtic confidence in the win of this game, with everyone on their faces as they left the pitch. In stark contrast to them are the players of the 76ers, who can feel their unwillingness, and the whole team seems to have been shrouded in dark clouds.

Of course, falling behind in the first half doesn't mean you will lose the game, but conceding nearly 70 points in the first half is quite rare for the 76ers, which means that their defense is very problematic. The reason why the 76ers have been able to play the first record in the league this season is that in addition to the top offensive firepower, the defensive efficiency ranked in the top 10 has also played a big role. Obviously, now that their defense is out of order, it's really hard to say if they can win this game.

At halftime, Brown made a targeted arrangement for the players, which allowed them to fight back wildly in the first half of the third quarter, and at one point narrowed the gap to single digits. But the protagonist of this game was destined to be Pierce, who scored seven points in a row after returning to the court to help the Celtics take the lead again. Bowler has worked very hard to help his team grab offensive rebounds, but he can't make it every game, which makes the 76ers take a lot fewer shots than the Celtics.

When the number of shots is not dominant, and the shooting percentage is still a lot lower than the opponent, it is only natural that the 76ers are behind in the score. While they tried to pull themselves out of trouble with a small high-swing on several occasions, they couldn't defend themselves against the Celtics' offense, or Pierce's offense. In this way, narrowing the margin has become a fool's dream, and every time they hit a shot, they have to be returned by the Celtics, which is not the right way to chase points.

Until the end of the game, the Celtics firmly held the initiative and easily won the game 108-90, bringing the big score to a 1-1 draw. The loss was a heavy blow to the 76ers, who had lost their first game in the playoffs this year, and it was a home game, meaning they had now lost home-court advantage. That's not to say the finals closed the door to them, but that's not good news.

The man of the match was undoubtedly the air-scaring Pierce, who played 42 minutes and had a near-triple-double of 46 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists on 17-of-28 shooting. Walker, the Celtics' second-best player, also had 21 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, and it can be said that the Celtics duo have played beyond their own strength, which allowed them to beat the 76ers, who are stronger overall. Now that Pierce is clearly a big problem for Brown, he hasn't thought about how to deal with this swingman with a lot of offensive skills, and the next game is going to the North Shore Garden Arena, which is the league's famous devil's home court, can the 76ers keep their mentality and play normally? Brown didn't have a bottom in his heart.