The series continued to be organized, with the Eastern Conference Finals G3, and the game returned to Boston, the Celtics' home court.
At the Celtics' home court, TD North Shore Garden Arena, the Knicks also felt the "passion" of the Bostonians!
At TD North Shore Garden Arena, every fan is roaring at the best of his ability. Once the Knicks players receive the basketball, they will be deafening booing.
This also doubled the pressure on the Knicks players, and they finally felt the psychological pressure of the hell-level away game.
With the support of the home atmosphere, the Celtics did not hesitate to perform wonderfully at the beginning. Pierce cut into the basket without the ball, and then suddenly passed the ball after receiving the ball, assisting Garnett to score in the mid-range shot.
Immediately afterwards, Kendrick Perkins blocked David Lee's shot at a low post, and Garnett assisted Rondo to counterattack and scored a layup after scoring the rebound.
The Celtics actually started with a 10:4 after returning to home. If Lian Dao hadn't faced two backward jump shots against the defense, they might have been beaten to 10:0 at the beginning.
This allowed the Celtics, who are famous for their defense, to take the lead in the offensive wave, and all the Knicks players also knew that they were going to fight again in this game.
In the second quarter, the Knicks' rotation lineup showed its strength again, especially during the next rotation and rest period.
Lian Dao broke into the inside again and again, impacting the defense line built by the Celtics to pieces.
The Knicks also proved with a tough offense that even if they fight away, they will bite off a piece of meat.
Lian Dao's continuous impact on the inside led to the Celtics' rapid shrinking of defense, which also gave the Knicks' outside players a lot of opportunities.
Garlinari and Larry Hughes made three-pointers one after another in the second quarter. Jason Capono, the three-pointer who had traded from the 76ers, also fired shots one after another outside the three-point line in the second quarter.
The Knicks in the second quarter were a complete three-point team.
Holiday, Larry Hughes, Jason Capono, Garlinari, Liandao.
It can be said that the Knicks' lineup makes the Celtics unable to defend themselves.
When Lian Dao faces single defense, he chooses to do it alone. Once he faces double-teams, he will choose to pass the ball; and his teammates in the second quarter did not disappoint Lian Dao's pass, especially in the "passing master".
"With the blessing of the badge, Lian Dao's pass also turned into assists again and again.
After the first half, the Knicks used the rotation lineup to overtake the score, and the Knicks entered the second half with a 56:50 and 6 points advantage.
Lian Dao scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists in the first half. Although Lian Dao's score was not as good as the superb, Lian Dao sent 13 assists in the first half just.
In the third quarter, the Celtics once again improved their defensive intensity, causing the Knicks' shooting rate to drop sharply. Jason Capono made three-pointers from the outside at the beginning of the third quarter, and Gallinari missed it.
At the beginning, the Celtics made an 8:2 offensive wave.
Less than 3 minutes into the second half, the Celtics tied the score.
"We can see that D'Antoni called a timeout without hesitation, substituting Jason Capono and Canary. In fact, D'Antoni should have replaced all the main lineups at the beginning of the third quarter.
The rotation lineup can only be used when facing the Celtics rotation lineup."
"Kevin's rest will reduce the Celtics' defensive strength by a level. At least, Sickle will rush into the inside again and again, and they must use more than two people to defend against it."
"However, the Celtics who have replaced the main lineup have their close cooperation in defense switching, coordination and defense strength, and their defensive strength that are not comparable to those of the rotation lineup."
"At this time, if you still have a three-point team that relies heavily on your touch, you will not be able to perform surprisingly, and the defensive strength of this lineup is not good."
"I can only say that D'Antoni is a little bit overly dependent on offense in his heart. It can be seen from the tactics that started at the third quarter!"
"Of course, this is also D'Antoni's coaching style. If one day he changes this style, then he will not be the D'Antoni who led the solar storm back then!"
Mike Bryn and Jeff Van Gundy analyzed the situation on the field.
After the Knicks replaced the main lineup, both sides officially entered a vigorous defensive battle.
The Knicks' hit rate is not high, and the Celtics are the same.
Ray Allen made 1 of 4 shots in the third quarter, and 0 of 3-pointers, while Pierce made 0 of 4 shots. The Celtics' overall shooting percentage in the third quarter was only 27.3%.
Of course, the Knicks are not much better than that, except that Lian Dao hits a higher shooting percentage in the first half of the third quarter, and in the second half of the time due to frequent physical contact, his shooting percentage also dropped seriously.
The Knicks' overall hit power in the third quarter was only 35.5%, which was better than the Celtics, but the score did not regain the lead.
The reason is very simple. The Knicks are not as good as the Celtics in terms of protection of rebounds.
Although the Celtics have a lower shooting rate, they always keep the score firmly in the advantage of the inside.
At the end of the third quarter, the two sides fought to 69:69.
In the third quarter, the combined scores of the two teams did not reach 35 points.
"Shet, when did the Knicks' defense become so good? It's like a slim candy, and it can't be shaken off!" During the break during the holidays, the Heavenly Lord Rashid Hualais was furious and angry, and the Heavenly Lord Rashid Hualais went crazy.
It's right.
Even when facing the big shark O'Neal, Hualais didn't feel so troublesome.
Entering the fourth quarter, the two teams continued to fight on the court, and until the last two minutes, neither side's score was widened.
In the last 32 seconds, Lian Dao's three-pointer finally widened the gap to 3 points.
Then, in the next round, the Knicks defended the Celtics' offense.
The Celtic fans of the game held their hands nervously, as if they saw the microcosm of G2 in the G3 game. The No. 1 opposite always stood up and stabbed the Celtics at the last critical moment.
Next, Lian Dao cut to the basket and received a pass from Garnett, but Garnett lost his balance in the air, so the basketball naturally failed to hit.
However, the referee did not blew the whistle. This was the Celtics' home court, and the referee obviously favored the Celtics at the critical moment.
There are 11 seconds left.
Lian Dao stood up and did not argue with the referee. They wanted to defend the last goal.
Lei Allen got an opportunity through running on the outside, and Rondo immediately got the ball. Lian Dao hurriedly abandoned Pierce and went forward to double-team.
Ray Allen passed the ball in the last 3 seconds and he gave it to Pierce.
Lian Dao knew that the other party would lure the tiger away from the mountain, so he hurried back to defend.
But suddenly I felt my body hitting Nettle's body.
"Bastard!" Garnett came with a pick-and-roll at this time.
Lian Dao hurriedly walked around, but was still one step late.
Pierce takes action at the last moment.
Lian Dao hurriedly turned around, and the basketball hit the rebound and would bounce back into the basket.
Then time is over!
89:89.
"Oh, Pierce made a quasi-winning shot. So far, Pierce has not performed very well in this series. He pulled the Celtics back from the mud!" Mike Bryn's voice came from the silent
TD North Shore Garden Arena came out.
Then came the cheers of the sky filled the entire TD North Shore Garden Stadium.
"Beautiful Paul, we're going to send those New York clowns home!"
"Hahaha, this is the style of the three giants!"
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Around the Celtic fans cheered in Lian Dao's ears, and Lian Dao shook his head and cheered up again.
The game is not over yet, and they still have 5 minutes of overtime.
Lian Dao returned to the bench and sat on the bench. He wanted to use every minute and every second to recover his physical fitness. In overtime, no tactics were used anymore.
Now we are competing for the strength of the stars, the physical fitness of the players, and the rotation depth of the team.
Whoever has better physical fitness will have a greater chance of winning.
"Are you physically okay?" Lian Dao said to other players.
Although David Lee, Millsap and Holiday were gasping and sweating profusely, they nodded firmly.
"Okay, in the last 5 minutes, leave the offense to me. You guys are doing a good job of defense. We want them to know that overtime is just their chronic death!" Lian Dao said at this time.