In his post-game press conference, O'Brien took the blame for the team's defeat on himself, telling reporters: "Paul [Pierce] and Antoine [Walker] both played at their normal level, but I didn't give them too many tactics. Of course, rushing from Boston and not getting enough rest was a big factor in our loss, and trust me, we will be in the best shape for Game 2 to prove that we are in second place in the East. ”

There is no doubt that the local media in Philadelphia scoffed at O'Brien's remarks, believing that the home team had shown superhuman quality in the first meeting. Although the Celtics are second in the East, the 76ers are the league's regular season champions, and as supporters of the 76ers, they simply don't believe the Celtics can cause any problems for the home team.

The 76ers also didn't take the opposing head coach's battle declaration to heart, and if those words could be taken as a battle statement, they seemed to have forgotten what Pierce showed in Game 1. Of course, Brown will not take it lightly like them, but it is still a little difficult to make him nervous, and the only one who is wary of the Celtics is Chang Wei, because only he knows what kind of player Pierce is, and he can decide the outcome of the game!

When urging the players to train, Chang Wei has been trying to make them nervous and face the second game with the most cautious attitude. But he soon found that his reminders were of little use, and of course it was not his fault, human nature was firmly in the driver's seat, and even though everyone knew that they had to take the game seriously, the victory in the first game made them involuntarily relaxed, and such a mentality is undoubtedly a ticking time bomb in the playoffs and even the division finals.

The explosion of this time bomb did not make people wait long. At the beginning of the second game, the Celtics quickly entered the state, but the 76ers players seemed to have not woken up yet, not to mention the continuous misses, and the defensive end was directly beaten into a sieve by the opponent, and even Bale, who has always been conscientious on the court, was very rarely distracted.

The consequence of everyone's absent-mindedness was that the Celtics played a perfect 13-2 start, and those two points were all fouls and two free throws after Iverson broke through, so the 76ers didn't even score a single field goal. It was a disaster for one of the league's top offensive teams, and Brown had to call a timeout with less than five minutes to go into the first quarter.

The 76ers players all bowed their heads when they left the game, but that wasn't enough to help them avoid Brown's bombardment. "Look at what kind of game you're playing? Let my grandson come and play better than you! Do you think you're going to be okay with your first game? With your current state, it's better for me to wait to be eliminated by my opponent. ”

After the spray, Brown made no relentless substitutions, of course, he didn't plan to go up and down, but he still replaced Reed and Lewis with Arenas and Teylon Hill. In fact, Brown also planned to replace Bale, but he gave up at the thought that Lynch couldn't compete with Pierce at all, and could only hope that Bell would quickly get back into shape.

In fact, Bale has woken up from the manager's criticism, originally he thought that he might have to be substituted, but he didn't expect to stay on the field, and he secretly determined not to live up to the manager's trust in him.

It's a great idea, but it doesn't work out very well. Pierce, who was in charge of opposing defense, had found his shooting touch, and after the game restarted, he was still rampage under Bell's close defense, and he was not afraid of physical confrontation at all. This time instead of using his big ass, he used his skilful footwork to trick Bell, sending the ball to the basket with a not-so-stretched, but very, standard shot when the latter was dizzy, and the shooting percentage was quite high.

The 76ers' offense has also improved somewhat, with Iverson and Arenas taking turns to break through to create a lot of opportunities for teammates to shoot the basketball, or to have an aerial relay with Hill and Dylem Porter after attracting the defense. But without Lewis, the Celtics' defensive pressure isn't even as great as it used to be, and they can shrink their defense and force the 76ers' players to shoot from the outside, which they did.

On the defensive end, the 76ers can't limit Pierce's play at all, he seems to want to vent all the frustration of the defeat in the last game, no matter who is facing after getting the ball, he always subconsciously turns on the single mode, and it is difficult to share the ball with his opponents. But such a simple and brutal attack was very effective. Pierce didn't rest at all in the first quarter, scoring 19 points in a single quarter with a shooting rate of over 60 percent, and he led the Celtics to a nine-point lead at 41-32 heading into the second quarter.

Brown looked a little worried about Pierce's rampage, which looked like a remake of the previous game, but this time Brown wasn't sure if the team would have the last laugh. While it wasn't his style to have such thoughts at the end of the first quarter, Brown had a vague feeling that this game was definitely going to be much tougher and more unpredictable than the last.

Chang Wei was a little more worried than Brown, after all, he was the one who knew Pierce best on the team. Although Pierce only touched the championship trophy for the first time after forming a big three with Garnett and Ray Allen in his previous life, his individual strength should not be underestimated, in fact, Pierce can be said to be one of the most offensive swingmen in this era, although the style of play is not flashy but quite practical, which is why the Celtics want him instead of Walker to be the star of the team.

Brown couldn't blame the players, in fact they were much better after that timeout, and the reason why they couldn't take the lead was purely because Pierce was too perverted. You must know that no player from the 76ers scored a double-double in the first quarter, while Pierce scored nearly 20 points alone, which is obviously a big gap. This was a huge shame for the 76ers' scorers, who thought they could find their way back on the offensive end even if they couldn't contain Pierce on the defensive end, but they ended up watching their team fall behind at the end of the first quarter and look even worse than the previous game.

So in the second quarter, whether to limit the opponent on the defensive end first, or play against the Celtics on the offensive end, this is a very difficult choice, and one careless may be doomed.