"We must control Don, at all costs, more running positions and more assisted defense, you can do it!" During the pause, Stevens shouted loudly to the players.?＜?＜

When the time to pause came, the Celtics players shouted to cheer each other, and then walked towards the field with a fierce expression.

In the first leg of his return, the Celtics played a wonderful cooperation. Claude made a fake pick-and-roll for Thomas. After Thomas cut inward and attracted the Lakers' defense, Jerebko shook the ball and gave the ball to Claude who ran outside the three-point line. Claude took a three-pointer before Barnes came back from making up for defense.

With a "swish", Claude's three-pointer was accurately shot, and the audience suddenly burst into cheers.

This ball is crucial. Pulling the score back to 5 points is equivalent to stabilizing the team's position again.

“deen color!”

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

Tang Shuai took the ball to the frontcourt, and Bradley quickly rushed up. At the same time, Horford also rushed out. It seemed that Stevens finally made up his mind to defend Tang Shuai.

When Tang Shuai saw this, he suddenly added a step forward, and then before the two men's double-teams formed, he quickly hit the earth and gave Gasol. After Gasol received the ball at the free throw line, he held the ball high and glanced backwards. Seeing Oaklini coming to defend, he then threw the ball back.

After seeing this, Noel jumped up, caught Gasol's pass in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket.

A cooperation between inside and inside ends, and finally ends with an empty catch.

Gasol played 6 with one hand and flew up.

Stevens' defense ended in a defeat in the first round.

He quickly called Claude to whisper.

Claude wanted to use the same trick again for the Celtics' offense, but he was quickly locked by Batum who was resting the defense. There was little time left for the attack, so he finally chose to break through. However, he was blocked by Noel when he made a layup and didn't even get the basket.

Gasol won the ball and then threw it to Tang Shuai. Tang Shuai rushed forward and took action against Bradley's defense, which successfully caused the latter's second personal foul.

This is Gasol's role on the court. Although his one-on-one defense ability has declined, his awareness and ability to protect the rebound are still there, and he can always pass the ball to the hands of the fast attack player at the first time. With him, it is equivalent to directly adding a converter to the team's offense and defense, which is the most efficient one.

Tang Shuai walked onto the free throw line. After making both free throws, the team once again chased the gap to 3 points.

Thomas tried to continue scoring for the team with the Celtics' offense, but Noel predicted that he was low in the shooting point and was directly slapped by Noel.

The fans at the scene shook their heads. Tang Shuai was responsible for the team's offense and the others from the Lakers were responsible for the defense. This weird division of labor brought very good results.

Claude shot on the sidelines, and after receiving the ball, Thomas made a move and went out of the basket again.

Noel settled down to rebound, Tang Shuai pushed the ball into the frontcourt, and Bradley and Crowder immediately assisted in defense.

Stevens' reaction was still very fast. After seeing that Horford's slow check-out was taken advantage of by Tang Shuai, it was time to use the faster Cloud to double-team it.

The effect was immediate. As soon as Tang Shuai passed the ball, Claude quickly retreated, and Barnes did not get the expected offensive opportunity.

Tang Shuai then greeted him and asked for the ball back. Claude's double team immediately followed.

The fans at the scene suddenly burst into cheers. It was impossible for Tang Shuai to keep making these passes back and forth. A team's offensive time is always limited.

Tang Shuai also knew this. In fact, he didn't think of passing the ball again for the second time. After receiving the ball, he didn't stop for a second. He just turned around to the left.

Claude's assisted defense came from the right side, and his turn immediately played a role. After Tang Shuai turned around, he held the ball in his left hand and directly added it to the ground.

When Bradley saw that the double-team could not be achieved, he immediately contracted in.

At this moment, Tang Shuai, who was originally about to go in, suddenly stopped without any warning, pulled the ball up with his left hand, and then McGrady pulled out his hand.

"Swish!"

Amid the shock of the fans at the scene, Tang Shuai made another jump shot.

The gap narrowed to a point within reach. Stevens covered his face with his hands and rubbed it hard. He had used all his defensive methods. Tang Shuai's performance was really outrageous.

"This is already the 14th point Don scored in this quarter. He is using one person's performance against a team. I don't know what words to use to describe this level of performance." Barkley turned to Smith and said.

"In fact... it's true. Tang's hands felt hot tonight." Smith nodded and said. Although he was not very optimistic about Tang Shuai, he was obviously not as extreme as Barry.

With the Celtics' offense, Thomas shook the two of them in a row to score layups, demonstrating his tough side and scoring ability at critical moments.

But looking back, Tang Shuai broke through Bradley and Crowder's defense, and after making a layup, he also caused Bradley's foul, responding to Thomas' score in a tougher way.

Barkley and Smith in the commentary seat could not help but shake their heads. They hadn't seen such scoring performances for a long time, let alone a sophomore player.

The Lakers are constantly chasing points. After Tang Shuai scored this tough goal, they finally tied the score.

Tang Shuai's touch was indeed as hot as Barkley said. Even the exclusive shooting bag was only given to him a single hit rate, which was far from 100 shots. However, in this quarter, he was really flawless and caught the score. Even after he hit a long-distance three-pointer at the end of the quarter, the Lakers led 52-5o in the half.

Tang Shuai scored 17 points in 7 shots in the second quarter. Under his leadership, the Lakers also played a classic quarter, winning 11 points in a single quarter 29-18.

During the halftime break, the Celtics presented Thomas with a Community Contribution Award for his contribution to fans in Boston, which brought back a lot of momentum to his home court.

Before the second half of the game started, Boston then interviewed Tang Shuai: "Tang, you played an impressive game in the second quarter and almost took charge of the team's shooting and scoring in the second half of the quarter. Does this have anything to do with the newly released MVP rankings?"

"No, I'm not as many as I've only seen the team's score behind. I think someone must stand up and lead the team at critical moments." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

"Will you continue to perform like this in the next game?" then asked.

"Don't do this, buddy, I haven't played in the half game." Tang Shuai was not hit, pointed to the LED screen on the top of his head, smiled and turned to train.

This Boston journalist originally wanted to provide Stevens with something useful, but in the end he could only shrug helplessly.

This is just a small episode of the game between the two sides. After the half-time break, the two sides immediately ushered in the second half of the game.

Tang Shuai did not answer the reporter's questions directly. In fact, this cannot be said. After returning from the second half, Tang Shuai did not take on a big deal, but cooperated with his teammates.

Thanks to his hot state in the second quarter, the Celtics players' performance on the defensive end was no longer decisive at the beginning, and this also brought opportunities for the Lakers' cooperation.

Noella was empty under the basket, and Gasol scored a back-to-back.

Noel gave Barnes a pick-and-roll, and Gasol made a mid-range jump shot from Barnes in seconds.

Shuai Tang passed the ball to Batum. Batum shot a fake shot and gave a quick straight pass to Noel at the basket. Noel scored a score.

The Lakers showed strong competitiveness at the beginning of the second half, catching the Bostonian off guard.

Stevens' several defensive adjustments failed to work. Tang Shuai brought too much oppressiveness on the offensive end. As soon as he raised his hand, the defensive players were forced to follow him.

Under this comfortable rhythm, the Lakers players were getting smoother and smoother. By the time the third quarter was over, they were heading back and led by 15 points with a total of 81-66.

The Lakers players were in a very good mood and kept teasing each other during the festival.

At this time, Tang Shuai looked up at the fans. When the home team was leading, the fans shouted loudly for the home team. Now they were behind the score, and they were still cheering for the home team. It was said that the Celtics were tough in playing style, and it seemed that this was true. The performance of the fans of the lights was enough to make people admire them.

After Walton finished setting up the tactics, Tang Shuai spoke to the players: "Hey, guys, the Bostonians have never given up, and they will not give up in the fourth quarter. We have to show the same fighting spirit as the first three quarters. Do you understand?"

The players nodded seriously. Although there was no way to observe, they could still feel the reactions of the fans around them.

Stevens was still constantly encouraging the players at the other end of the court, and under his rule, the team never gave up.

"Dou~"

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

After coming up, both teams played very hard on the bench. Stephenson performed particularly well. After stealing Smart's pass and fast break, he roared excitedly, as if he suddenly returned to the feeling he was playing at the Pacers.

After this goal, the Lakers' lead has been widened to 18 points, and the game seems to be a sure thing.

With the big score leading, and the score is still widening, the players' performance on the court will naturally become slack.

After the Celtics scored a goal, Stephenson made a low-level pass mistake and passed it directly to Smart. Smart quickly broke into the frontcourt and directly hit a three-pointer.

That's not counting. When the Lakers' offense came back here, Zhou Qi dunked Azeri from the fast break, causing the latter's foul.
Chapter completed!