The Celtics came to play as promised, starting the same as in the previous game: center Horford, power forward Johnson, small forward Crowder, point guard Bradley, point guard Thomas.

Spurs starters: center Gasol, power forward Ade, small forward Leonard, point guard Raywater, point guard Parker.

At the beginning of the jump ball, the Spurs got the ball first, and the two sides started to follow the steps step by step, probing each other's virtual and real, and both played according to their own regular playing style, and the Spurs were always in a slight lead.

Parker looked at the old man Bobo several times and asked if he wanted to increase the intensity, and the old man Bobo pressed his hand to signal to keep it unchanged, in fact, both sides knew that entering the high-intensity confrontation too early would consume the players more, and they would be more tired in the end, so when the score was not very large, everyone acquiesced to the current style of play, and it was supposed to be a warm-up.

However, Celtics coach Stevens understands that his side is in a better physical condition than the Spurs, and he can adjust the intensity of the game according to his own time node, while Bobo Old Man does not move, and the less time there is for high-intensity confrontation, the better it is for himself.

Halfway through the first quarter, Thomas successfully broke the ball and assisted Crowder to counterattack and dunk, and Coach Stevens took this opportunity to signal to strengthen the defense.

Thomas immediately defended Parker, although Parker has a height advantage, but he has no back playing ability, don't look at Thomas is short, but when it comes to physical confrontation, it is stronger than Parker, plus the speed is not inferior to Parker, Parker was squeezed to the bottom line by Thomas, Parker slipped the bottom line and was blocked by the pass, the Celtics broke the ball again successfully, and the fast break was three to two to score the score.

At this time, the old man Bobo began to signal to play according to the established tactics, Parker passed half the court, and Thunder Water came forward to cover, causing the Celtics to change defenses, at this time Thunder Water and Thomas were in the opposite position, even if Thomas Jr.'s strength was good, he couldn't make up for such a huge height gap.

As soon as Lei Shui took the pass, the others pulled away from afar, and Thomas went up and down Lei Shui's shoulders, Lei Shui used to squeeze out the space, and he had to use the back of his shoulders and big forearms, but he could only use his waist and hips against Thomas, because as soon as he used his shoulders, he was just on Thomas's face, and the rules dictated that it was easy to cause offensive fouls.

Lei Shui took a tentative step forward and pushed Thomas away with his crotch, leaving room for his legs to jump, and shot directly from the frame, although Thomas was extremely distracting, but it had little effect.

Looking back, Thomas was eaten, and he must have used the attack to find it back, and immediately changed direction and shook continuously, breaking through the penalty area and making a quick stop to throw.

As soon as he returned to the defensive end, Thomas was changed to Lei Shui again, this time Thomas stubbornly resisted Lei Shui's lower plate, so that Lei Shui could not jump comfortably, but for Lei Shui, in the face of Thomas, it didn't hurt not to jump, it was equivalent to a defensive free throw, and he shot directly without his feet jolting.

After a few rounds, Thomas was a little overwhelmed, after all, height is natural, and Lei Shui is an advantage to that stop, and Thomas needs to toss and turn and spend a lot of physical strength to create scoring opportunities.

After many years of playing, Thomas knew that he couldn't overdraw his physical strength in the first quarter, so he didn't compete so much, gave up the offense, and began to focus on passing, and Horford took over the offensive responsibility in time.

However, the Spurs will not let go of Thomas, Lei Shui's height makes Thomas shake his head frequently, and he is really powerless.

Coach Stevens paced back and forth on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets and his brows tightly locked, although relying on the overall cooperation, the score would not be pulled away too much at once, but at the beginning of the game, such a big weakness was exposed, if it was not contained, it would inevitably become a hidden danger in the next time.

Lei Shui took the ball again, resisted Thomas, and saw that Thomas was desperately trying to defend but couldn't, Lei Shui was also a little distressed, was he a little too bullying: "Isaiah, this is the old man Bobo arranged for me to beat you, don't blame me..."

After Thunder finished speaking, he hit another shot on Thomas's head, and Coach Stevens immediately took a timeout to change the defensive strategy.

When Thunder Water faced Thomas again, as soon as the ball arrived in Thunder Water, Bradley immediately let go of Parker to wrap Thunder Water, Thomas resisted in front, Bradley tried his best to interfere, although both of them were not tall, but under such harassment, it was impossible to shoot comfortably, so quickly transfer the ball.

The Celtics' defensive rotation speed is very fast, and others hurry to fill the hole, but the Spurs' ability to transfer the ball is very strong, and after a few bursts, they found an open space to shoot, although the ball did not go in, but the opportunity came out.

As the Celtics' defense changed, so did the Spurs' approach to offense, and sometimes even the chances had to fit in for a round or two, and the Celtics used that time to prevent the margin from widening further.

However, when it comes to rotation time, the depth of the Celtics' squad is reflected, although the Spurs' squad depth is also good, but it is supported by the tactical system, and the Celtics' players have a great advantage in terms of physical condition.

As far as the guard line is concerned, Iron Egg Smart is too strong, his physical offense can crush the impact, he is not afraid of confrontation, and he can suppress anyone on the Spurs guard line at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

Jaylen Brown is young and not as strong as Smart, but he has the advantage of height, reach and speed, and he is not afraid of any one in the matchup.

Zeller and Olynyk are two double-high protection penalty areas, and the outside three people carry out high-pressure defense against the ball carrier, and the Spurs' off-ball running position is also unable to run out of empty opportunities by Celtic's infinite change of defense.

In such a situation, the Spurs only Ginobili can occasionally rely on difficult breakthroughs to help the team increase points.

Although team basketball is good, but when it comes to team defense, there is still an urgent need for a person with strong individual ability to get through this difficult time, but unfortunately there is no such person on the Spurs bench for the time being.

The bench time has been controlled by the Celtics, but fortunately, the Spurs had the previous lead to top the score, and the first quarter ended in a tie.

During the intersection, Old Man Bobo deeply realized that against the Celtics, it was necessary to put a player with strong individual ability on the field, otherwise the hard-earned advantage would soon be eaten away.

Old man Bobo said: "Kehuai, you go first in the second quarter, play according to the tactics, if the tactics fail, you must ensure that the team's score cannot be broken as the last guarantee..."

The game continued, and the second quarter began, and the Celtics missed the first attack, but their defense was still very active, and the defense was very fast, so that the Spurs could not find a chance to sneak attack.

The Spurs once again tactical run, the Celtics are still very good at defending the off-ball personnel, more than ten seconds have passed, there is still no chance, and the Spurs' tactical run has been prevented.

At this time, Leonard stood up, elbowed his back to the position, and singled Gerald Green, although Green is the dunk king and a famous spring man, but it is still difficult to defend Leonard alone, only to see Leonard with his back to Green, squeeze into the restricted area, and easily turn over and jump to score.