Back at the North Shore Gardens, it's just like that spring two years ago, but it's a pity that things are different.

On the journey of the playoffs, Tang Wenlong didn't have time to sigh too much. As the eighth seed, the Celtics caused huge problems for the 76ers, and the tough defense made the 76ers at a loss, and even his shooting percentage in this game was very low.

The second half of the game continued, and the score between the two sides climbed up little by little, and the time became less and less.

"Toot ~"

In dead-ball time, the 76ers switched to the bench.

Iguodala, Lowry and the two big men on the inside were all substituted, leaving Tang Wenlong alone, plus Billups, Ray Allen and Jimmy Butler. Tang Wenlong played in the No. 4 position, and the No. 5 position was "White Edge" Whiteside, which is an offensive lineup of one big and four small.

The Celtics basically didn't rotate, with Terrence Williams and Bradley replacing Terry and Garnett, corresponding to a one-big and four-small lineup.

This is not Coach Rivers's targeted arrangement, but the Celtics lack a major general, and it is difficult to have excellent players on the inside, so it can only be used by Jeff Green, who is tall and long-armed, to play the No. 4 position, and Jeff Green is a swingman at the No. 3 or 4 position, and his strength is more than enough to serve as a power forward.

The height of the players has dropped, and although some veterans have been replaced, the rhythm of attack and defense is obviously different.

Billups made a gesture and signaled to speed up the attack, taking advantage of this time to see if he could continue to attack and tie or overtake the score.

Half-time, Whiteside mentioned high post for Billups to cover for pick-and-roll.

After the cover was completed, Billups distributed the ball to Ray Allen, who ran out with the help of Tang Wenlong's off-ball cover on the other side, and Ray Allen stepped on the three-point line to catch the ball and directly stop the jump shot.

Hit! The 76ers trailed the Celtics by three points, 65-68.

The crowd shouted a huge boo at Ray Allen, who scored the goal, and this former hero of the city will inevitably become an enemy in the end.

Garnett's eyes on the field were complicated, and he sighed in his heart, in the final analysis, this is still a commercial alliance, and interests come first.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Wenlong, who grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, advanced one by one, changed his direction outside the three-point line and shook off Jeff Green, and then a large-scale transfer was given to Ray Allen, who came out with the help of cover.

This advance pass can be called a man-to-ball ball, and Ray Allen shoots with his feet outside the three-point line, as fast as lightning.

Hit again! 68 flat, in the blink of an eye, the gap was smoothed out.

The Celtics called a timeout, and Tang Wenlong and Ray Allen gave each other a high-five and walked off the field.

Tang Wenlong's heart blossomed, the regular season was not very reflected, in the playoffs, some of the valuable qualities of these veterans were shown, such as the ability to score when the score was approaching, young players will inevitably be a little nervous, but the old players are like a nobody, after experiencing the wind and waves, experience and awareness have become their most powerful weapons.

Earned, steady as Mount Tai.

At this time, the commentator of the broadcast TV station, Mr. Barkley of Jazz, commented: "The 76ers still regained the advantage, the Celtics did not take the 76ers in one go, and now the 76ers are tied in turn, and the pressure is even greater, I am afraid that the next game, the Celtics will be more difficult." ”

Usually gags, babbling nonsense all day long, he is not wrong at all.

The momentum of both sides is in a delicate phase, and the morale of the 76ers is slightly higher than that of the Celtics. Morale is a wonderful thing, you can't see it or touch it, but on the basketball court, it's a real thing, the team with strong morale and good at playing downwind will always play one hundred and twenty abilities in the lead, and the execution of various tactical moves has been greatly improved, and the team with low morale is not good at playing tough battles, and many times it will be taken away by people in waves.

The resilience of both teams is unquestionable, so in this case, it immediately became a state of anxiety again.

Coming back from the timeout, Pierce hit the ground and passed to Jeff Green, Tang Wenlong lost his position to defend, hit Jeff Green's hand in the air, and was whistled for a foul.

It didn't take long for the experienced Pierce to draw another offensive foul from Butler, and the Celtics stabilized their position.

Towards the end of the third quarter, the Celtics rotated again, replacing Bradley, who was playing averagely, with Jordan Crawford.

Then Tang Wenlong's misplaced offense met the new Crawford, and the front of the body changed sharply to the back and directly pulled up the jump shot, hitting a long-distance two-point shot.

73-71, the Celtics led by two points heading into the fourth quarter.

In the final season, the crisis for the Celtics became more and more obvious, only the Celtics, who were barely in the eight-man rotation, had a physical exertion far above the players of the 76ers. The two core veterans like Pierce and Garnett are also playing for 30 minutes, and if the time of the fourth quarter is counted, 80% will exceed 40 minutes.

The 76ers' longest playing time is Tang Wenlong, who is the leader of the team, and should lead the team on the court in such a crucial game.

So at the beginning of the fourth quarter, seeing that Pierce didn't get off the court, Collins was not ready to let Tang Wenlong go down.

Tang Wenlong did some organizational work on the outside, occasionally playing blocking and dismantling with teammates, and played a super auxiliary role on the offensive end, feeding shells to Billups and Ray Allen, two veterans with superb shooting skills. That is, on the defensive end, Tang Wenlong couldn't dodge, and consumed a lot of physical strength in the confrontation with Jeff Green.

Ray Allen hit another 3-pointer and received a split from Billups!

Since coming off the bench in the third quarter, Ray Allen has scored eight points, all from long range, two three-pointers and one long-range two-pointer from inside the three-point line.

Celtic fans were in mixed moods, and many people at the scene shouted "traitor", and Ray Allen turned a deaf ear and ran more actively.

Tang Wenlong and Jimmy Butler's defense is also very good, Butler's outside defense ability is superb, even in the face of the league's known kaleidoscope offensive skills Pierce, he can still cling close, not out of position, no foul. Pierce was uncomfortable with the ground, and his offensive efficiency was greatly reduced.

There are too many people who can play, and the physical reserves are too good.

At more than eight minutes in the fourth quarter, the 76ers reversed 80-75 to lead the Celtics by five points, and Rivers called a timeout in desperation.

At this time, the gap between the two sides is obvious, in terms of the number of suspensions, the 76ers still have five, and the Celtics only have three left.

Jeff Green, Bradley and other young players sighed speechlessly, feeling as if all the anger they were holding in their hearts had been discharged.

The so-called one drum, then decline, three and exhaustion, the same is true of basketball games, when the home game, when the lead that was hard to obtain is gradually eroded by the opponent, the torment is even more maddening.

After that, the 76ers gradually changed the main lineup that recovered their strength to the court, and the hot Ray Allen was left on the court by Collins, with the breakthrough of Tang Wenlong and Iguodala, to open up the space.

The Celtics had a limited couple of counter-attacks without making any waves.

In the end, 88-96 lost to the 76ers for a while, and the overall score was 0-3 behind, and it looked like it was about to be swept away. (To be continued.) )