I am so Accurate

Chapter 563

Rivers rested his chin in his hand, his expression a little numb.

The defense against Sun Hao has reached this level, and Sun Hao can still continue to score.

Even if you defend Jordan, it is easier than defending Sun Hao!

And there is also a potential problem, the physical fitness of the Celtics.

The tactic of double-teaming seems to be omnipotent, but the physical exertion of the defender is doubled.

This is why double-teaming is often seen in games, but it is rare to see full-court double-teaming.

The Celtics advanced to the frontcourt. As soon as Pierce received a pass from Rondo, Phil Jackson whistled there, and the Lakers then double-teamed him.

No one will double-team, no!

Similar to the situation with the Lakers, if Rondo can't make a goal, the Lakers' double-teaming will not stop.

Pierce returned the ball to Rondo, then ran off the ball and received a pass from Rondo for a layup that drew a foul on Posey.

The difference is that the Lakers can't double-team Pierce without the ball. The Big Three restrain each other, and double-teaming is the limit.

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

The Celtics' offensive state tonight is the best since the finals!

The double sky of ice and fire is still going on.

O'Neal went on to do an off-ball pick-and-roll for Sun Hao, and this wall is now Sun Hao's safe haven from wind and rain!

This time, Sun Hao caught the ball at the three-point line, and he caught the ball and made a direct shot again.

The speed of the ball is very fast, but the trajectory is very positive!

"Shua!"

There is a shot!

Sun Hao scored 10 points in a row!

Really cut melons and vegetables!

13 to 12!

The Lakers once again overtook the score!

The live footage was once again shown to Sun Hao.

Sun Hao is still expressionless!

This is really, really too weird!

Rivers couldn't take it anymore, and reached out and called a timeout.

Back from the timeout, the Celtics failed to attack in the frontcourt.

Looking back, when O'Neal gave Sun Hao a pick-and-roll again, the Celtics arranged players on the other side to help defend in advance!

These are three people chasing and intercepting Sun Hao!

Sun Hao didn't shoot directly after catching the ball, but decisively held the ball and broke through.

It was Pierce who was assisting in the defense, and he couldn't keep up with Sun Hao's speed. Sun Hao rushed into the inside in the blink of an eye, and after confronting Perkins, he caused a defensive foul by the latter!

Sun Hao, get to the free throw line!

Adjust your breathing and hit two free throws!

15 to 12!

Of the 15 points scored by the Lakers, 12 came from Sun Hao!

"I said before, you can't give Xiao Sun a chance to score, not at all."

At this time, Zhang Weiping was full of joy. Sun Hao's dominance was already on par with Jordan in his opinion.

When he first came to the United States, watching Jordan play was exactly the same feeling.

Su Qun on the side also nodded.

At the beginning of the game, he also said that Sun Hao's serious expression was good or bad for the Lakers.

The answer now appears to be obvious.

He could even vaguely feel that there was a harvesting scythe behind Sun Hao.

Coupled with his cold expression, Sun Hao tonight looks like the "Grim Reaper" in the western world!

Su Qun is not alone in feeling this way.

In the stands, Durant's eyes were full of admiration at this time.

He also thought that one day he would be able to reap like Sun Hao with a stern face and wave a sickle wantonly, that feeling must be so exciting!

Garnett received the ball and was double-teamed. Ray Allen cut in and received a layup from Garnett, which caused Walker's foul and went to the free throw line.

The Celtics have successfully played tactics this round.

And after that, Garnett, Ray Allen and Pierce quickly gathered together to communicate.

The resilience of the Celtics can also be understood as being good at playing against the wind.

These details on the court are the reason.

Ray Allen went to the free throw line and also made two free throws.

Every detail has been perfected on both sides of this paragraph.

15 to 14!

The score is deadlocked!

Sun Hao continued to run without the ball in the frontcourt, using O'Neal's pick-and-roll to catch the ball and break through the basket.

This time the Celtics shrank faster inside, Sun Hao...choose a throw near the three-second zone!

Anthony is the offensive kaleidoscope in the small forward, and Sun Hao is in the guard!

"Shua!"

It was as if the basketball was equipped with a remote control device, launched from Sun Hao's hand, and fell into the net bag precisely after crossing a parabolic trajectory!

Sun Hao scored 14 points in a row!

The cheers at the scene have exploded.

In the VIP box, Old Buss and the other celebrities were also grinning from ear to ear.

With Sun Hao, why worry about the dynasty!

At the commentary booth, Jordan also nodded vigorously.

According to this momentum, he felt that Lord Baylor might become the background board again tonight.

Good thing, just like copying songs can't catch Xu Song alone, breaking records can't keep breaking his!

At this moment, Rivers called another timeout!

This operation caused an uproar at the scene.

"I did not understand."

At the broadcast booth, Su Qun was stunned.

Only two rounds have passed since Rivers called a timeout.

"Hey, here's Firth, he's messing around!"

Zhang Weiping said with a smile.

Celtic fans would definitely want to beat him up after hearing what he said.

However, it is also true.

The Celtics had already surrounded and intercepted Sun Hao, but Sun Hao still cut melons and vegetables like this.

The key point is that he still looks cold tonight, and his aura bursts.

This is on the opposite side, it is already good if the mentality does not collapse, and the chaos is very reasonable.

After the timeout, the Celtics continued to show execution. This time, Garnett popped up to a high position after a pick-and-roll, and made a pass from Rondo.

17 to 16!

Sun Hao's personal scoring show, the Celtics' Big Three team performance.

Tonight's game is absolutely perfect!

The happiest person at this time was Stern, who was sitting in the auditorium.

Sun Hao's "injury" shocked him a lot before, but now, the shock has turned into a surprise.

The brilliance of this G6, even without G7, this finals will leave a glorious stroke in the long history of the NBA.

Not to mention that if the fight continues with this momentum, the two sides are likely to usher in a tiebreaker.

The Lakers advanced to the frontcourt, but at this moment, everyone on the scene who knew about penalty kicks was stunned, and those who didn't know much about balls were stunned.

"Director Zhang, this is the Celtics?"

Su Qun didn't understand either. Compared with Zhang Weiping, he was a late watcher.

Because at this time, the Celtics changed another defensive tactic on the field!

They stopped attacking Sun Hao with two players from beyond the three-point line, and let Rondo lead the defense alone.

Of course, this is not the key, the key is the positions of the other four people!

The other four didn't follow their defenders, but formed a rectangle around the free throw line, two inside and two outside!

"Is this impossible?"

Zhang Weiping didn't realize it at first, but after he squinted his eyes and looked carefully for a while, he was so knowledgeable that he couldn't help sighing.

Su Qun looked at him suspiciously.

"Is this box-1? Impossible, is this tactic used in the NBA?"

It's been a long time since we met Zhang Weiping.

"What is box-1?"

Su Qun had never heard of this tactic.

"Indeed it is, but this tactic, I only used it in student competitions before, especially in low-level competitions, such as elementary school students' competitions."

Zhang Weiping's next words made Su Qun even more confused.

Looking at Su Qun's expression, Zhang Weiping seemed to realize that he might not have understood too well.

"Box, you know, it's called a box in English, and box-1 means it's a box, but it's only for one person."

As the game progressed, Zhang Weiping also explained while gesturing.

As Su Qun listened and read, he probably knew what Zhang Weiping said earlier.

Because the Celtics' defensive tactics at the moment are all aimed at Sun Hao...

As for the remaining four of the Lakers, except for O'Neal who is guarded by Perkins at the basket, no one cares about the other three at all!

This kind of tactics, but anyone who has a little bit of tactical common sense, will feel that it is too two!

It is not surprising why Zhang Weiping said that it is a tactic used only in student competitions or even elementary school competitions.

Because of this high-intensity oppressive defense, as long as the ball holder has some basic passing awareness, there is a high probability that he will be able to pass the ball to an open teammate.

Not only Zhang Weiping and Su Qun were shocked, but Barkley and Smith were also dumbfounded.

Speaking of special treatment of Sun Hao's defense, it can be traced back to the 2005 finals.

At that time, the head coach of the Pistons, Larry Brown, used an off-ball double-team on Sun Hao for the first time, restricting him from receiving the ball.

After that, this extreme tactic has been used one after another, including Carl used it in the Western Conference Finals this year, and Rivers used it tonight.

However, the "box-1 tactic" that Rivers offered again really shocked them.

Because this is definitely one of the most extreme defensive tactics!

They have been in the alliance for so many years, and this is the first time they have seen each other!

On the court, Sun Hao quickly passed the ball to Posey in the bottom corner.

But Posey, no vote!

When he couldn't make a shot and the core of the team scored consecutively, his first thought when he got the ball was to return the ball to Sun Hao!

It was this hesitation, and the Celtics' defense quickly turned into man-to-man.

On Sun Hao's side, there were still three people blocking. Even though O'Neill went up to block people this time, he didn't catch the ball.

Because the person holding the ball is Posey, Posey's passing ability is not at the same level as Hill's.

Up to this point, the "box-1 tactic" proposed by Rivers can be described as quite successful!

Because the purpose of this tactic is very simple, which is to limit Sun Hao's receiving and shooting.

In history, Raptors head coach Nurse also used this tactic against Curry in the finals. In that quarter, Curry took 0 shots.

Of course, this tactic has a premise, that is, many of the players on the opponent's field are in poor condition.

Because only then can you boldly empty them.

If everyone else is Ray Allen or Klay Thompson, you're killing yourself with this.

O'Neal reacted and sank to the basket for the ball.

Posey lobbed the ball in, and the Celtics over there were already prepared. Garnett grabbed the ball and broke it directly!

Rivers did not die with a defensive tactic.

However, this kind of defensive switching can only be done by a defensive team of the Celtics level.

The Celtics launched a fast break, and Sun Hao fouled Rondo in advance, preventing the fast break.

After the foul, he walked up to Posey immediately.

"Shoot!"

Sun Hao said coldly.

No nonsense, but the meaning has been expressed clearly.

Whether you can make a shot is secondary. After all, there are still rebounds if you can't make a shot.

But if you don't dare to vote, it's better to change to someone who can.

Because basketball tactics are often games, the more you dare not, the more unscrupulous your opponent's defense will be.

Percy nodded quickly.

It was also the first time he saw such a cold Sun Hao.

Looking back, the Celtics' offense, Pierce's emergency stop jumper successfully caused Walker's foul and went to the free throw line.

After he made one of two free throws, the Celtics tied the score at 17!

You can clearly feel the self-confidence on the faces of the Celtic players after the score is tied.

Because after this period, they found that even if Sun Hao broke out, the Lakers would not be able to draw the score!

In other words, when Sun Hao's explosive momentum has passed, or is restricted as before, it's time for the Celtics to start counterattacking!

Sun Hao advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and the Celtics continued their box-1 tactics.

After completing a successful defense, they have no reason to voluntarily give up.

Sun Hao then gave the ball to Posey.

"Voted!"

This time, Zhang Weiping in the broadcast booth couldn't help shouting.

Percy, let's go.

And at the moment of the shot, he could feel that he had the ball.

"Shua!"

Turns out he was right too!

20 to 17!

The key three-pointer!

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

This thirst-quenching feeling!

The Lakers finally had someone else step up to help.

After throwing in, Posy first glanced at his hand.

He would never know that the reason why Sun Hao came here and told him to vote was not only for tactical needs, but also for..."ten cents"!

He put away his hands in the next second, and ran to Sun Hao's side excitedly, shouting excitedly.

No one would want to be a drag on the court, and when they proved that they were not a drag, they were extremely excited.

It's just that Sun Hao didn't respond, he just nodded with a cold expression, and then immediately retreated.

Tonight's Sun Hao is aloof.

The offense drove the defense. Posey was a little excited after making the shot. When defending Pierce without the ball, he suddenly grabbed it from the side and blocked Rondo's pass!

Although Pierce reacted quickly and immediately fouled on the spot to stop the Lakers' fast break, this has already played a successful defense!

At this time, it was the end of the festival, and both sides began to change players one after another.

On the Celtics side, Garnett, Perkins and Pierce were all replaced, and pj Brown, Leon Powe and Ricky Davis were replaced.

For the Lakers, Hill, Walker and O'Neal will be replaced by Ariza, Millsap and Mourning.

Posey, left on the court by Jackson!

Although Sun Hao spoke a little coldly just now, it was a great help to Percy.

The Lakers' offense, the Celtics continue to box-1!

Rivers is a bit ruthless today, and he doesn't think the rest of the Lakers can make consecutive three-pointers!

Sun Hao passed the ball again, and this time he passed the ball to Ariza who had just played.

Rivers breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the pass.

Ariza's state in the finals was mediocre, and he was taken down from the starting lineup by Phil Jackson. In addition, he just played at the moment, so the probability of making a shot is very low.

Ariza, didn't vote...

He also knew that it was difficult for him to throw the ball in when he first came up.

But he also stood still, but after taking a step with the ball, he made a mid-range shot!

The Celtics' defense responds quickly, even with box-1 tactics, and then switching back to man-to-man is also very fast.

If he took the ball and rushed to the basket, it would definitely be too late, but for the mid-range shot, the Celtics' defensive reaction could not keep up.

Facts have proved that his choice of the ball is very spiritual and correct.

"Shua!"

In the absence of interference, with the help of ten cents, the iron tie can no longer be ironed!

The Lakers scored consecutive offensive points. Although Sun Hao didn't score again, he got two assists in a row!

22 to 17!

This time, Rivers' expression froze again.

The Lakers scored consecutively, indicating that his box-1 has failed!

At the beginning, the Raptors' tactical success was largely due to the Warriors' injuries and no other reliable shooting points on the court.

But the rest of the Lakers scored consecutively during this period, and this tactic looked really bad.

However, he finally wiped his face and didn't stand up to say anything.

He is still holding on.

Ray Allen's catch-and-shoot 3-pointer downfield...none.

After Garnett and Pierce went down, the only reliable scoring points for the Celtics on the field were Ray Allen and Davis who had just come up.

The difficulty of the Lakers' defense came down immediately.

The ball was exchanged, Sun Hao took the ball to the frontcourt, and the Celtics continued to defend box-1!

At this moment, Sun Hao staged a classic scene.

He first passed the ball in the direction of Posey, but his hand followed the passing movement, but his wrist had a movement of receiving the ball inward.

As a result, he fooled the Celtics and teammate Posey.

When the Celtics defense moved to Posey's side and Posey was ready to catch the ball, Sun Hao pulled the ball back, and then switched to the back and hit the ball to the bottom line!

Millsap cut in over there, and after catching the ball, he dunked with both hands and scored!

24 to 17!

The Celtics' box-1 tactic defended for four rounds, and the Lakers scored in all three rounds. This tactic completely failed!

"Rivers is too persistent, this tactic simply won't work in the NBA!"

Zhang Weiping couldn't help complaining at this time.

"Still young."

Su Qun nodded in agreement.

Although Rivers said that he was at the peak when he debuted and won the best head coach in his rookie season, he is actually only 48 years old now.

For coaches of this age, the handsome ones are called "young coaches", and generally they can only be called young coaches.

The young coach may be talented and able to lead the team to some records, but when it comes to this level of competition, he has to pay some price for his youth.

Davis' frontcourt breakthrough was destroyed by Millsap, and Powe's tip-up was also missed. Mourning finally protected the defensive rebound.

With more than ten seconds left in the first quarter, the Lakers made their last attack on the field.

Sun Hao pushed the ball through the midfield.

The Celtics are retreating to the backcourt. It seems that they should give up box-1 and change back to the previous defensive method.

However, this time, Sun Hao didn't wait for the two sides to settle down, passed the midfield, stepped on the logo and shot the logo.shot directly!

This choice was so unexpected that no one could react.

The nearest Rondo pounced over and couldn't interfere at all, so he could only watch Sun Hao make his move.

The moment the ball was released, it seemed that a group of coercion was released instantly.

Obviously this distance should be a very difficult ball, but because Sun Hao made the shot, they felt as if they were going to score.

In particular, Sun Hao's grim death face from before the start of the match made that feeling even stronger.

"Shua!"

As it turns out, they were right!

Sun Hao's logo.shot, hollow bag!

His 17th point in this quarter!

27 to 17!

His score happened to be the score of the Celtics team!

After Sun Hao made this three-pointer, the live camera also quickly cut to Sun Hao.

Sun Hao... still has an expressive face!

That aura exploded! !

In stark contrast to the Celtics' bench.

Pierce shook his head straight, while Garnett reached out and touched his bald head vigorously from front to back.

This is really helpless.

In the last few seconds, Davis dribbled the ball to the front court and hit the basket with a super long answerball. The score in the first quarter was also fixed at 27 to 17.

After Rivers offered box-1, the Lakers pulled the score to double digits in a wave.

The price Rivers paid for his youth was greater than expected.

Scoring 17 points in a single quarter, just when everyone else thought like Jordan and Zhang Weiping that Sun Hao was going to break Baylor's scoring record in the finals, in the second quarter, Sun Hao explained that his goal tonight was not To score, but to win.

The Celtics did not use box-1 tactics against Sun Hao in the second quarter, but the two started and the normal defensive tactics of the three made it difficult for Sun Hao to get a comfortable shot.

In this quarter, after Sun Hao tried two balls and found that the "difficult shooter" was not playing a positive role, he started the organization mode.

Combo guard, switch from "shooting guard mode" to "point guard mode" in seconds.

Although not every ball can directly create direct scoring opportunities for his teammates, his passing can always catch the weakest part of the Celtics defense.

The basketball IQ he was able to display more comprehensively because of his improved passing ability, and the defensive containment formed by his performance in the first quarter, are all reflected in this quarter.

Although he only scored 6 points in this quarter, he sent 5 assists.

After halftime, he has scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Lakers also continued to maintain their advantage in this quarter, leading the Celtics 49 to 34 by as much as 15 points at halftime.

There is not much time left for the "Green Shirts"!

At halftime, both teams returned to the locker room.

"We did it in G1, we chased the score to 7 points when we were 24 points behind, and now we are only 15 points behind!"

Before starting the tactical arrangement, Rivers started filling the players with chicken soup.

Garnett was a little absent-minded at this time.

After experiencing the first half, he knew that chicken soup alone would probably not be able to help the Celtics.

After Rivers chicken soup finished speaking, he also made a decision in his heart.

Back from the halftime break, the emotions of the fans on the scene did not decrease but increased.

With the current situation, they will be able to witness the home team complete the dynasty in another half time!

Can't wait!

Back in the second half, the Celtics took the lead. Garnett received a pass from Pierce after a pick-and-roll, ran out of guard speed, and rushed inside for a one-handed dunk!

After the dunk, he beat his chest and roared.

This buckle is his desire for a championship!

But looking back, Sun Hao immediately catches the ball from the baseline and leans back, facing the double-team, turns and leans back and makes a hit!

The cruelty of competitive sports, there is only one winner!

When the live camera was shown to Sun Hao, even after halftime, he still had an expression on his face.

"Sun Zhi is sure to win this game, and we can meet Dynasty tonight."

Zhang Weiping felt very relaxed at this time.

The probability of the Lakers overturning is infinitely close to zero.

While speaking, the Celtics' frontcourt attack was defended by the Lakers again.

The cheers at the scene were overwhelming.

"Come on! Lakers!"

Moreover, the fans who couldn't hide their excitement, the second half had just started, couldn't help but start cheering.

Garnett looked up at the score and felt the atmosphere of the scene.

His thoughts at halftime were correct. In the current situation, the Celtics can no longer win with chicken soup alone.

With Sun Hao holding the ball, Garnett went out to double-team.

What is different from before is that this time he used not only his hands and feet to double-team, but also his mouth.

"You'll never rule the league because you're a yellow man!"

As soon as it came up, it was full of personal trash talk, full of aggressiveness.

Garnett's trash talk level may not be the highest in history, but it is the most bottomless.

Say Anthony's wife is like a donut, greet Duncan's mother who just passed away, say Villanueva is a cancer patient, etc.

Garnett's personal achievements cannot be denied, but his mouth is really not clean.

And the key is that this person categorically denied all the trash talking after the game.

Because the sideline recording equipment in this era is not as developed as it will be in the future, many of them cannot be verified in the end.

But Sun Hao heard this sentence now, which shows that most of the rumors in history are true.

Sun Hao didn't pay attention.

He knew exactly what Garnett wanted to do.

Inflame yourself, and turn the tide.

This is why most players in the NBA talk trash.

"Do you have a seed? Yours is as small as my thumb!"

Seeing that Sun Hao didn't respond, Garnett stepped up his efforts.

Sun Hao, still ignored, he gave the ball to Hill who was open.

After receiving the ball, Hill broke through to the middle distance and made a rebound shot.

53 to 36.

With a score difference of 17 points, if the game continues at this pace, there is a high probability that this game will take three quarters!

Pierce's breakthrough layup in the frontcourt was interfered by O'Neal, and the rebound was also taken by the "big shark". The Celtics still had no offense!

Although Rivers was filled with chicken soup in midfield, it is almost impossible for the Celtics to replicate G1.

Sun Hao continued to be double-teamed with the ball in the frontcourt, and Garnett continued to talk trash.

Only this time, after he finished spraying, what greeted him was a fist!

"Your wife's voice is really nice."

Scarlett starred in "Saw", and horror movies are indispensable for screams.

But Garnett's words are a pun, and there is no bottom line than the previous sentence.

Of course, the most important thing is that Sun Hao's expressionless face tonight is entirely because of Scarlett and her child.

Garnett hit the gun directly.

"boom!"

Garnett couldn't react in time, and Sun Hao punched his forehead directly, causing burning pain.

And Sun Hao's second punch came right away.

Garnett dodged and retreated, and the players on both sides reacted and rushed forward, but Sun Hao didn't mean to stop at all!

He threw off Posey and Hill who were pulling him, and chased Garnett.

Garnett was scared at once. Although he was much taller than Sun Hao, Sun Hao's fists were really hard.

And he quickly remembered the scene where Heywood was fucked before!

He seems to have made a mistake.

Not everyone can talk trash!

He could only fight and retreat, and quickly shrank behind his teammates.

At this time, Sun Hao wanted to rush over again, but was hugged by O'Neill who had already arrived.

If this continues, the Lakers will directly explain this game.

Sun Hao was pulled back, and the conflict between the two sides was finally calmed down.

The scene entered a technical timeout.

Sun Hao was dragged to the bench and sat down, panting heavily, but he still couldn't calm down.

On the other side of the court, Garnett was reclining in a chair receiving treatment from the team doctor.

Sun Hao's attack was really ruthless, his jaw was bleeding directly from the blow.

Although the price is a bit high, his goal has been achieved.

With Sun Hao's appearance, there is a high probability that he will be expelled from the field.

The opportunity for the Celtics to reverse the game is at hand.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

But when he wanted to laugh, his jaw hurt, so he had to grin and hold back.

The referees were watching replays of the game and had a long discussion with each other.

Sun Hao's actions just now must have been illegal, and he couldn't get away with a malicious foul.

The question is how to blow it.

If this is a first-level malice, then the Celtics will definitely not do it, and it does not comply with the regulations.

You must know that since the Palace of Auburn Hills, the punishment for brawls in the league has always been severe.

But if Sun Hao was directly expelled from the game due to second-level maliciousness, then this must be a big problem at the Lakers' home court.

Not to mention how crucial this game is.

The referee also knew very well that Sun Hao was irritated by Garnett's trash talk, and Garnett's purpose was to get Sun Hao expelled.

This is really a big problem.

But no matter how difficult it is, this game should still be blown.

After the technical timeout ended, the referees did not communicate with the head coaches of both sides. The head referee walked to the center of the field and announced the penalty.

Sun Hao, level one malice.

In the end, the referee still didn't dare to blow the second grade.

The identity of the first player in the league still has a great deterrent effect at critical moments.

When the penalty came out, Garnett and Rivers resolutely quit, and rushed to the technical table to protest loudly.

The referees listened patiently to their roars and did not call technical fouls for their roars.

But after listening, they did not change the penalty...

Garnett was very emotional when he saw that the referee did not change the sentence. He protested while enduring the pain in his jaw.

Because of such bragging, the punch he received was not worth it!

At this time, the referee also chose to enter the left ear and exit the right ear.

If they could, they wanted to hand Garnett the whistle and let him blow it himself.

Although the rules of the league say who punishes whom, this is also the origin of NBA trash talk, but they can all hear Garnett's trash talk, and it has indeed passed.

Racial discrimination and insulting family members, that punch is not wronged.

The Celtics' protest did not get feedback in the end, and the game continued.

The Celtics made two free throws.

Ray Allen went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

53 to 38.

With a 15-point difference, the Celtics still have the ball.

On the frontcourt sideline ball, Pierce received a pass from Rondo and was blocked by O'Neal for a layup.

It was a successful defense, but the referee's whistle followed.

This is a bit of a whistle.

This time, the Celtics' emotions were slightly relieved.

Pierce also made two free throws at the free throw line.

53 to 40.