"We have to control Don, at all costs, more movement, more defense, you can do it!" During the timeout, Stevens shouted loudly to the players.

When the timeout came, the Celtics players shouted cheers to each other, and then walked towards the field with fierce faces.

In the first round back, the Celtics played a wonderful combination, Crowder made a fake block for Thomas, and after Thomas cut inside to attract the Lakers' defense, Jerebko threw the ball to Crowder, who ran outside the three-point line, and Crowder opened his hand to shoot a three-pointer before Barnes' defense returned.

With a "bang", Crowder's three-point shot fell into the pocket accurately, and the audience at the scene burst into cheers.

It was a crucial goal that re-opened the score to five points and re-established the team's position.

“defense！”

The crowd cheered in unison for the home team, and Crowder's three-pointer rekindled the momentum of the home court.

Tang Shuai held the ball to the frontcourt, Bradley quickly came up, and at the same time, Horford also pounced out, it seems that Stevens has finally made up his mind to prevent Tang Shuai.

Tang Shuai saw this, accelerated forward sharply, and then before the formation of the two's bag, a fast hit to Gasol, after Gasol received the ball at the free throw line, held the ball high, glanced back, saw Okelini coming over, and then threw the ball back.

When Knoll saw this, he jumped to his feet, caught Gasol's pass in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket.

An inside pass that ended with an empty catch.

Gasol played a six-hand pass to fly.

Stevens' defense ended in defeat in the first round.

He quickly whispered to Claude.

The Celtics' offense, Crowder still wanted to repeat the old trick, but was soon locked up by Batum, who was making up the defense, and there was not much time left for the offense, so he finally chose to make a strong break, but when he made a layup, he was blocked by Knoll and didn't even touch the basket.

Gasol won the ball and then threw it to Tang Shuai, who accelerated forward and shot at Bradley's defense, successfully causing the latter's second personal foul.

This is Gasol's role on the court, although the one-on-one defensive ability has declined, but the awareness and ability to protect rebounds are still there, and he can always pass the ball to the hands of the fast break player at the first time.

Tang Shuai walked to the free throw line and after hitting both free throws, the team once again chased the difference to 3 points.

The Celtics' offense, Thomas staged a performance to continue scoring for the team, but was predicted by Noll, and his shot was low, and his shot was directly slapped out of the field by Noll.

The fans at the scene shook their heads for a while, Tang Shuai was in charge of the team's offense, and the rest of the Lakers team was in charge of defense, but this strange division of labor brought very good results.

Claude sent the ball on the sidelines, and after receiving the ball, Thomas shot wide of the basket again.

Noll stopped rebounding, Tang Shuai advanced to the front court with the ball, and Bradley and Crowder immediately helped to defend.

Stevens' reaction was still very fast, and after seeing that Horford's slow check-out was taken advantage of by Tang Shuai, it was immediately time to use the faster Crowder to wrap up.

The effect was immediate, as soon as Tang Shuai passed the ball out, Crowder quickly retreated, and Barnes did not get the expected attacking opportunity.

Tang Shuai greeted and asked for the ball back, and Claude's bag immediately followed.

The fans at the scene burst into cheers, Tang Shuai can't keep making these passes back and forth, and a team's offensive time is always limited.

Tang Shuai also knew this, in fact, he didn't want to pass the ball again for the second time, he didn't stop for a second after receiving the ball, and the trend was a large turn to the left.

Claude's help defense came from the right side, and this turn immediately played a role, Tang Shuai turned around and held the ball in his left hand and accelerated directly inside.

Bradley saw that the bag could not be clamped, and immediately shrank inside.

And at this moment, Tang Shuai, who was about to rush in, suddenly made a sudden stop without warning, pulled the ball up with his left hand, and then pulled out a Maddie dry hand.

"Huh!"

In the stunned voices of the fans at the scene, Tang Shuai's jump shot hit again.

The point difference narrowed to 1 point within reach, Stevens covered his face with his hands and rubbed hard, he had exhausted his defensive means, Tang Shuai's performance was too rebellious.

"It's Don's 14th point of the game, he's playing against a team with one guy, and I don't know what words to put to describe that level of performance." Barkley turned to Smith.

"In fact...... Indeed, Don's hand was hot tonight. Smith nodded and said, although he was not very optimistic about Tang Shuai, he was obviously not to the extreme point of Barry.

The Celtics' offense, Thomas shook off two consecutive layups to score, showing his tough side and scoring ability in key moments.

However, in retrospect, Tang Shuai broke through the defenses of Bradley and Crowder, and after scoring a layup, he also caused Bradley's beater to foul, and responded to Thomas's score in a tougher way.

Barkley and Smith in the commentators couldn't help but shake their heads, they hadn't seen such a scoring performance in a long time, let alone a sophomore.

The Lakers continued to chase points, and after Tang Shuai scored this tough goal, they finally tied the score.

Tang Shuai's hand is indeed as hot as Barkley said, even if it is an exclusive shooting package, it only gives him a superhuman shooting rate, far from the point of 100 shots, but in this quarter of the game, he really missed the bullet and chased the score back alive, and even after he hit a long-range three-pointer at the end of the quarter, the Lakers led 52-50 at halftime.

Tang Shuai scored 17 points on 7-of-7 shooting in the second quarter, and under his leadership, the Lakers also played a classic game, winning by 11 points 29-18 in a single quarter.

At halftime, the Celtics presented Thomas with a Community Contribution Award for his contributions to the fans in Boston, which revived some of the battered momentum at home.

Before the start of the second half of the game, Boston then interviewed Tang Shuai: "Don, you played an impressive game in the second quarter, almost covering the team's shots and points in the second half of the quarter, does this have anything to do with the newly released MVP rankings?" ”

"No, I'm not like that, I just see the points behind the team and I think somebody has to step up and lead the team when it counts." Tang Shuai smiled and said.

"Will you continue to perform like this in the next games?" Then he asked.

"Don't do that, buddy, there's still half a game to play." Tang Shuai didn't get hit, pointed to the LED screen above his head, smiled and then turned around to train.

The Boston reporter wanted to provide Stevens with something useful, but in the end he could only shrug his shoulders helplessly.

It was just a small episode of the game between the two sides, and immediately after the break, the two sides ushered in the second half of the game.

Tang Shuai did not answer the reporter's question head-on, in fact, this really can't be said, after coming back in the second half, Tang Shuai did not take care of it again, but cooperated with his teammates.

Thanks to his fiery form in the second quarter, the Celtics' defensive performance was less decisive than the opening one, which also brought opportunities for the Lakers' cooperation.

Noll pulls an empty basket and Gasol hits Horford with his back.

Noll gave Barnes a pick-and-roll, and Gasol seconded a pass to Barnes for a mid-range jumper.

Tang Shuai gave the ball to Batum, Batum made a false shot, and a quick through ball was given to Noll under the basket, and Noll scored with a basket.

The Lakers showed super competitiveness at the start of the second half, catching the Bostonians off guard.

Stevens' several defensive adjustments failed to work, and Tang Shuai's pressure on the offensive end was too strong, and as soon as he raised his hand, the defenders were forced to follow.

In this comfortable rhythm, the Lakers' players played more and more smoothly, and by the end of the third quarter, they were leading by a full 15 points at 81-66.

With a big lead over the game, the Lakers players were in a pretty good mood, and they were constantly teasing each other during the interval.

Tang Shuai looked up at the fans at this time, when the home team was leading, the fans shouted and cheered for the home team, and now that the score is behind, they are still cheering for the home team, all saying that the Celtics have a tough style of football, it seems that this is indeed the case, and the performance of the fans alone is impressive enough.

After Wharton finished arranging the tactics, Tang Shuai opened his mouth and said to the players: "Hey, guys, the Bostonians have never given up, and they won't give up in the fourth quarter, we have to show the same fighting spirit as the first three quarters, understand?" ”

The players all nodded seriously, although there was nothing to observe, but they could still feel the reaction of the surrounding fans.

Stevens continued to encourage his players at the other end of the pitch, and under his rule, the team never gave up.

"Toot ~"

With a long whistle, the two sides ushered in the final quarter of the contest.

Both teams played hard off the bench, and Stephenson was particularly eye-catching, roaring with excitement after a steal from Smart's pass and scoring a quick break, and it seemed that he was back to the feeling he had when he played with the Pacers.

After this goal, the Lakers' lead has been stretched to 18 points, and the game seems to be a certainty.

With a big lead and the score still stretching, it is natural for the players to become slack in their performance on the field.

After the Celtics scored a goal, Stephenson made a low-level pass error and passed directly to Smart, who quickly attacked the front court and hit a chase three-pointer.

That's not all, when the Lakers' offense was useless again, Zhou Qi dunked Azeri in the middle of the fast break, and also caused the latter's beater to foul.

“Let’s.go！ Celtics！ ”

In the shouts of the fans at the scene, the Celtics' counterattack was like a rainbow, even if they were nearly 20 points behind, their tenacity was always there. (To be continued.) )