It takes more than five hours to fly from Los Angeles to Boston, plus the three-hour time difference. Even if the Lakers fly in the morning, they will arrive in the afternoon.

Moreover, bad weather was encountered on the way this time, and the plane flew around in order to avoid it.

It turned out that they set off at 8 am and arrived at 6 pm local time in Boston.

Originally, Phil Jackson had arranged a training session in the evening, but in the end he had to cancel it temporarily.

When I first arrived in Boston, things went wrong, which seemed to imply something.

The next day, the Lakers' training plan was in the afternoon, but before leaving the hotel, the Lakers received a notice from the arena:

Their training ground has changed!

The explanation given by the arena is: Because the competition venue needs temporary floor maintenance, the Lakers' training can only be arranged in the auxiliary hall!

This is not a big deal, but for the Lakers coaching staff who are planning for a rainy day, it is tantamount to a bolt from the blue.

Because if they can't train in the North Shore Garden venue, they won't be able to verify the floor map drawn by Rambis!

In other words, the Lakers' preparations are likely to be in vain!

If you say it's a coincidence, it's like when you ask if the goddess is there and someone answers that you just want to take a bath.

This is obviously intentional by the Celtics.

This wave of operations is a bit hurt for the Lakers.

Sun Hao was also a little surprised at first, but soon he felt that this was normal operation.

Because a thief must have a guilty conscience, and of course he will guard against others.

It was Rambis' hard work in vain.

"Actually, it's okay not to train in the arena."

Sun Hao is comforting Rambis.

And with the experience taught by Eisley Howard at the beginning, he also gave Rambis new suggestions.

This cannot be verified before the game, so verify it during the game!

Before, he asked Millsap to do this kind of work, but now let the coaching staff do it, and he can do better.

As for how to do it?

It's also very simple, it's nothing more than recording and then counting the data.

Rambis readily accepts, and is motivated.

The Celtics made him waste his time, and he had to find some face back no matter what.

On the second night, Boston's North Shore Garden Arena was full of seats.

The fans all put on the green T-shirts uniformly distributed by the arena, and the scene was a sea of ​​green.

When Sun Hao entered the arena, he had a strange feeling.

Speaking of which, this is the first time he has seen this scene since he entered the NBA for seven years.

That feeling was like eating hot pot with friends. I specially ordered spinach, lettuce, broccoli, water spinach, and amaranth that my friends like to eat... Then, I also served two bowls of mung bean soup and ordered a big bottle of Sprite.

Greenery.

Some people may ask, what color is not good and why green is chosen?

This is about American history.

For a long time, North America was a British colony.

Although the United States became independent afterwards, most of the people were descendants of the United Kingdom, which led to very strong British characteristics in many places.

For example, in Boston, the aborigines here are basically from the British Isles, and the main race is Celtic.

This is the origin of the name of the Celtics, and because of the lush green vegetation in the British Isles, especially Ireland, which is also known as the Emerald Isle, green has become the main color of the Celtics.

The jersey is green, the team logo is a green clover, the floor is also a green border...

Anyway, in a word: here, green is right!

Well, although I explained it, I always feel that something is weird.

During the warm-up before the game, it was obvious that the morale of the Celtics was higher than that of the previous two games.

"Away worms, home dragons" is the label of this Celtics.

If the Lakers want to win in Boston, it will be more difficult than the previous two games.

"Charles, I've already prepared it for you, and I specially increased it by one size."

On the other side of the commentary booth, Kenny Smith counterattacked strongly and picked up a large pair of gold underwear from under the table, which even had the Lakers logo printed on it.

Smith is really caring.

Barkley sprayed directly.

Closer to ink is black, this guy Smith has shot before him.

"I accept it."

But Barkley is also a ruthless man.

"If I win, I will frame it and hang it in the live broadcast room so that people will always remember my victory."

And he may be a little more than a ruthless person, a wolf destroyer.

"You won't have that chance."

Smith appeared confident.

As mentioned before, the current finals system takes transportation into consideration, but it is not the most reasonable.

Especially like the Lakers, who failed to win the first two home games, and then had to play three consecutive away games.

There is no home field advantage at all.

Because of one carelessness, there may not even be a chance to bring the game back home.

Even if each wins one game, Wang Shan will still play away that day.

Or in other words, if you want to have an advantage after returning to the home court, you must win at least two out of three games.

In the finals, it goes without saying how difficult it is.

Not to mention the Lakers' current opponent is the Celtics with a bug-level home win rate.

By the way, I have to mention at this time that it was the legendary Celtic bishop Auerbach who proposed to change the competition system.

While speaking, the warm-up on the field has ended, and the starters of the two teams have appeared one after another.

Neither side has adjusted the starting lineup, and no one on either side has suffered injuries.

With injuries everywhere this year, those who can reach the finals, in addition to their strength, are also the most durable.

Garnett and O'Neal's jump ball.

The eyes of the "Wolf King" were full of longing.

The first championship in his career, plus the end of the Lakers dynasty, such a story must be legendary!

"beep!"

A whistle sounded on the sidelines, amidst the cheers of the Celtics fans, Garnett leaped high and turned the ball back to half court.

Pierce controls the ball, then hands it to Rondo, and the Celtics go first!

It is still a textbook positional battle, Ray Allen moves and then receives a pass from Rondo.

"when!"

Missed.

But at the same time, except for Perkins at the basket, both Garnett and Pierce rushed to the basket for the first time!

O'Neal jams Garnett, but Pierce goes past Posey and makes a flying putback!

It can be clearly felt from the opening that the Celtics are more active than before in their home game!

In the Lakers' offense, Sun Hao advanced to the frontcourt and stretched out his hand to make tactical gestures, directly playing double triangle tactics.

The Celtics' defense this time was very decisive, and they directly let Hill go.

Hill received a pass back from O'Neal and shot from outside the three-point line.

"Shua!"

Vote for it!

Hill's state today is obviously better than in the second game!

This is the best news for Lakers fans.

It is very rare for Sun Hao to have abnormal games, and O'Neal is similar.

So it can be said that as long as Hill is in good condition, the Lakers' double triangle tactics can be played.

And as long as they can fight, the Lakers can take the absolute initiative like they did in the first game.

Rondo continued to direct the traffic after advancing to the frontcourt with the ball.

This time Ray Allen was closely followed by Hill, and he gave the ball to Pierce in the high post.

Pierce caught the ball and hit Posey with his back. After turning around and breaking through, he stopped and retreated to shake off Posey, and made a jump shot close to the ground.

The ground clearance is really low, but the rhythm is also really good.

"Shua!"

Basketball hollow pocket!

Pierce continued the fiery state of the last game, scoring 4 points in a row in the opening game!

There were cheers everywhere.

Your own team knows best.

If the Celtics' offense can be opened up, it is completely worthy of the Lakers!

The Lakers continued to play double triangles in the frontcourt, and the Celtics continued to release Hill.

However, the difference from the previous round is that it defended the three-pointer and gave it to the middle distance.

Hill reacted quickly, dribbling to mid-range after a quick first step past Ray Allen.

There was no one within a meter of him, front, back, left, and right.

This is a better chance ball than just now!

For a star of the last century like Hill, the certainty of two points is much greater than that of three points.

However, Hill's shot this time was obviously incoherent.

"when!"

His shot also failed to hit!

On the Lakers bench, Rambis took out the floor drawing he had drawn before, and made a yellow mark on the area where Hill shot.

This means that's where the floor may be a problem.

You must know that for a veteran player like Hill, he made a three-pointer at the beginning of the game and his state is online, and the probability of slipping is very low.

And with the Celtics' defensive ability, even if one person is released, the defense will go up in a short time, instead of such an open opportunity.

However, he did not immediately confirm that there was a problem with the floor. As Phil Jackson's assistant coach, he was very cautious in doing things.

The Celtics' offense, Garnett raised the high post to Pierce's pick-and-roll, opened it and bounced to the high post, and received a pass from Pierce with an iron-blooded jumper.

"Shua!"

Basketball hollow pocket!

The Celtics succeeded in three consecutive offenses in the opening game!

After the goal, Garnett beat his chest and roared.

Their offensive state tonight is not only excellent, but hot! !

In the Lakers' offense, Sun Hao and Hill exchanged tactical positions.

Sun Hao was forced to the same position to appear on the phone.

When Sun Hao dribbled the ball there, he could clearly feel that the angle at which the ball bounced was different from what was predicted.

Thanks to him being on guard all the time, otherwise the ball might be lost.

But even so, he stopped in order to control the ball.

With this stop, the Lakers lost the opportunity to score directly.

Garnett's weak side came up to help defend, Sun Hao passed the ball to Walker, and Walker's baseline jumper missed.

Garnett turned around to protect the defensive rebound, and the Lakers returned without success for two consecutive offenses!

At this time, Lan Sai took out another red pen and covered the previous mark at the original position.

This is confirmation that the floor is the one in question.

However, this is different from the area he obtained through video analysis before.

Sure enough, the Celtics' floor maintenance is just a cover, and this is another floor change!

After marking, he immediately got up and reminded the Lakers who were already returning to defense.

Compared with Millsap, his assistant coach is obviously much more professional in doing things.

After shouting and sitting back on the bench, he still couldn't help feeling a burst of emotion in his heart.

Judging from the opening, the Lakers' offensive state is actually very good tonight.

If it is in Los Angeles, even if the Celtics are in a good offensive state, how can the Lakers be on par with the Celtics.

But now, the floor gave the Celtics a big favor on the defensive end, and the Lakers were passive at the beginning.

Even if he has reminded, it also means that the Lakers must deliberately avoid that area when attacking.

The halftime is only that big, and there is one difference that needs to be avoided deliberately. With a strong defensive team at the level of the Celtics, the difficulty of attacking has skyrocketed.

From the opening situation, the Celtics could not prevent the Lakers' double triangle tactics, but they were able to defend at home.

True sixth man on the floor!

Continuous defensive success has made the Celtics more and more aggressive on the offensive end.

Garnett was not reconciled to just making a big jumper from the outside, and broke into the inside with the ball to attack, causing O'Neal's defensive foul.

He went to the free throw line and made both free throws.

8 to 3!

The Celtics made a fantastic start!

Sun Hao made tactical gestures in the frontcourt, and the Lakers still played double-triangle tactics, but attacked from the side of the floor that was okay.

However, the defensive strength of the Celtics side is very high. After Sun Hao rushed in, he was heavily surrounded and distributed the ball to Walker.

Walker's three-point shot from the bottom corner was interfered by Garnett who returned to the defense, and then smashed out of the basket.

The Lakers' tactics ended in failure again.

Just as Rambis thought, even if they avoided that area, it would be much more difficult for the Lakers to score.

Fortunately, O'Neal's ball was strong, and he picked melons on the head in front of Perkins. The second attack also caused a foul by Perkins.

A very critical goal caused a burst of excitement from the Lakers bench.

In the last game the Lakers lost, both Hill and O'Neal were in mediocre form, but both are online tonight!

It's a pity that O'Neal's penalty was still very stable and missed.

Garnett grabbed the defensive rebound, the Celtics played a defensive counterattack, and Rondo made a fast break layup in the frontcourt.

In addition to directing traffic, Rondo's fast break awareness and speed are also very good.

10 to 5!

Although the leading advantage is not big, but from the beginning of the game to the present, it can be clearly felt that the Celtics at home have the advantage.

After halftime, the score was 46-34.

The Celtics led by 12 points to end the halftime contest.

Not only did they play a very good offense themselves, but they also successfully defended against the Lakers' new tactics!

Just like the start, this half was a dream for Boston fans.

And at home, this situation will continue.

Already Smith was rocking the gold underpants again in front of Barkley's eyes.

"Boston has three consecutive home games."

And he continues to remind Barkley sweetly.

"Man, it's only half of the game, the Celtics have toughness, and the Lakers have it."

Barkley will not admit defeat.

But after he finished speaking, he also looked worriedly at the exiting Lakers players.

I don't know how the Lakers will deal with the unfavorable situation in front of them in the second half.

The locker room at midfield, the door to the Lakers locker room was closed, and even the security personnel at the door were asked by Phil Jackson to stay away from the door.

In the locker room, it was not the head coach Phil Jackson who explained the tactics there, but the assistant coach Rambis.

"It's not clear yet whether there is a problem with those two areas, but the Celtics didn't finish the offense from there in the first half."

Rambis first talked about the Lakers' side of the halfcourt. He gestured as he spoke, drawing out the mid-range position of the baseline on the right, and the three-point area between the bottom corner on the left and the forty-five-degree angle.

"But one area is for sure."

Then, he marked out the area of ​​the Celtics' backcourt in the first half, which is where he marked red.

"In the second half, drive the Celtics offense into this area."

When Rambis said this, Phil Jackson quickly took over.

"Use the way of the other, and return it to the other."

And he quickly said something that Sun Hao was very familiar with.

When a Zen master speaks, he has his own philosophy.

The meaning of this sentence is actually to treat the person in the same way as the person.

In an NBA game, the first and second halves have to switch places.

The Celtics defended the Lakers so uncomfortable in the first half, and of course the Lakers can return it in the same way in the second half!

No matter how tricky you are, it is impossible to say that you are changing the floor at halftime!

"Guys, I know you must be holding a sigh of relief after the first half, don't keep it, double the second half and return it to your opponent!"

After completing the tactical deployment, Phil Jackson said to the Lakers players.

Although as the coach of the Lakers, he has not played against the Celtics in the playoffs, but when he was coaching the Bulls, he played against the Bulls a lot.

"Floor tactics" have a long history, and with so many teams in the league, only the Celtics have used them.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, the Celtics are still so unscrupulous.

Even if he is a "Zen Master", he can't bear it!

Update this first today, Little Eggplant sleeps for a while and wakes up for a while, upset

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