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At halftime, in the Pacers' locker room, a friendly locker room meeting was in progress.

Byrd, who was always calm and calm on weekdays, rarely began to swear and curse.

"If I were to play this game, it wouldn't necessarily be like this!"

Bird yelled at everyone that he was dissatisfied with his team's performance in the first half.

Byrd rarely growled, he didn't like it, he was always a cool guy.

And today was just the first half of the first game of the playoffs, but Bird was so angry.

This shows a problem: In the playoffs, Bird is very, very important.

He didn't want any signs of laxity and underestimation of the enemy to appear in the team.

As a player, Bird used to be the king of pressure, and he pretended to be anything.

As a manager and coach, Bird is successful, but he has never tasted the championship.

From Michael Jordan, to Kobe, O'Neal, to the Pistons, the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills, and the trades of last season, every time Bird's Pacers were about to succeed, there was always an insurmountable mountain in front of them. Or something unexpected would disrupt his deployment.

Year after year, time after time.

This year, Bird is preparing for another three-year plan.

However, the proof of Li Liang's existence may not take three years.

So for the playoffs, Bird's heart is more eager to win than these players.

He was originally a person who desperately wanted to win.

As a player, he could go on the court and deal with his opponents in person, but sitting on the sidelines, the sense of powerlessness would be much stronger.

When Bird finished his fire, he calmed down and said only one sentence, "Play defense, guys."

Everyone did not speak, but gathered together silently, and Garnett shouted "Defence!"

The second half of the game is about to begin.

Before going on the court, Li Liang patted Bird's arm, and then re-entered the court with his teammates.

The fans in the Conseco Arena are still enthusiastic, and they still have full confidence in being able to cross the Celtics.

The team's playoff promotional documentary is played on the big screen above the court. Their goal this year is the championship.

At the beginning of the second half, the Celtics took the lead in attacking.

In the first half, the Celtics played impressively and moved the ball very well.

Bradley, Smart, and Turner all scored three-pointers from the outside.

Even Olynyk hit a three-pointer from the outside.

The Celtics gave full play to their flexible advantages, took advantage of the Pacers' impatience in mentality, eager to chase points and ignored the solidity of defense.

The Pacers in the third quarter were obviously different.

One-on-one half-court marking, the team's attention is highly concentrated.

The Celtics, who lacked personal ball-holding ability, immediately discovered that moving the ball was useless.

The ball came to the person and followed like a shadow. In the end, Bradley made a forced shot from the top of the arc, but the ball didn't even touch the basket.

The Pacers defended the Celtics for 24 seconds!

If the Celtics have a top ball-handling attacker and use their personal ability to hit a ball against a high-intensity defense at this time, the pressure will all be on the Pacers.

It's a pity that the Celtics don't have it. The only one with this ability is still sitting on the bench off the court, that 175 little man.

After playing a few rounds in the third quarter, Stevens realized that Thomas had to play early.

Thomas Jr. was selected with the 60th pick because of his height.

But after unremitting efforts, he achieved an average of 20 points per game in the NBA season, which is a very remarkable achievement.

After coming to the Celtics, Thomas Jr. played from the bench, but he was the most important scoring point for the Celtics.

In the first half, Thomas Jr. became the team's offensive engine in the second team.

But in the third quarter, the Celtics have not scored for four consecutive rounds!

The Pacers successfully played a 10:0 offensive climax and instantly overtook the score.

The Pacers' defensive strength is amazing, and the Celtics, who have no offensive strengths, can't stand it at all.

For the Pacers, the playoffs really started in the second half.

Stevens called a timeout and Thomas was replaced.

It's not yet the time for Thomas Jr. to play, but there is no way. The playoffs are just tricks, and if something goes wrong, he must immediately find a solution.

For Stevens, although he has a lot of strategies in his chest, he has no cards in his hand.

A Thomas Jr. with the 60th pick is already the best card he can play.

Thomas Jr. really scored after his debut.

After he used his speed to get rid of Hill, he made an emergency stop jumper and scored two points.

Finally quenched the Celtics' thirst.

But one goal is not enough.

Soon, little Thomas was taken care of by Li Liang.

In the next defense, Thomas Jr. broke through with a pass and was directly intercepted by Li Liang, who was double-teamed by the upline.

JR-Smith was about to go down, and Li Liang made a long pass to JR, who made an empty basket and dunked directly.

When the Pacers' defense improved, their offensive efficiency immediately improved a lot.

Quick counterattack, individual combat, using the simplest way to strike the opponent when the opponent's foothold is not stable.

Li Liang is really getting into shape on the defensive end—this guy actually installed a [Golden Shield] on himself after the timeout ended...

This is something he only used in the finals in the past, and it consumes a lot of anger points.

But Li Liang still used it. He felt that it was necessary to lay a good foundation for the whole team.

In the playoffs in the past two years, the Lakers and Clippers won the championship relying on offense and a balanced offense and defense.

This time the Pacers have to rely on defense.

Moreover, Li Liang is no longer a rookie, no longer a dual-core, he is the boss of the Pacers.

Boss, you have to show the example of the boss, how can you direct traffic?

Li Liang, whose various statistics have increased by 15%, is very scary.

Especially his perimeter defense. When he started to switch defenses, almost no one in the Celtics could score on him one-on-one.

Not only because of ability, but also because of the momentum, the momentum of the Celtics was completely suppressed.

With a wave of 18:5 super attacks, the Pacers took half a quarter to completely reverse the situation.

Seeing such a situation, Bird also did not decide to let go, but to relax.

Winning 1 point is the same as winning 58 points, but the effect is still different, and one will be remembered for a long time...

The Pacers don't need to win that much, but the Pacers want to win with a sense of oppression, and what they want to win will make the Celtics lose their fighting spirit.

Defense is the best way to break the opponent's will.

Iron-like defense, allowing the opponent to score is better than eating shit.

After the fight, the opponent will definitely think, "Please, I am here to play basketball, not to blacksmith, I want to shoot and score goals!"

The Celtics are a tough and disciplined team.

But after playing more than half of the third quarter, it's almost like this.

The score in a single quarter did not break 10!

After a timeout in the middle, Bird replaced Garnett again.

The defensive combination of Li Liang and Garnett is really a nightmare for outside players.

Stevens reacted fairly quickly, and immediately changed his tactics, letting the players make multiple cuts and run behind the Pacers.

But this trick was successful for two rounds, and Garnett immediately began to squat near the three-second zone and didn't come out very much.

At the same time, the Pacers were man-to-man as a whole and did not relax for a moment.

The two pickers of dung are watching from behind. If you relax, a mouthful of dung will come over to let you know what fragrance is.

The air above the Conseco Arena was filled with roars, profanity, and commanding voices.

This is something that is bound to happen in a high-intensity, intense game.

At the end of the third quarter, Li Liang took a rest.

He only scored 6 points in a single quarter, but grabbed 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.

The Pacers allowed the Celtics to score only 11 points in a single quarter, leading the Celtics by 12 points at the end of the three quarters.

12 points, doesn't look like much, but the Celtics scored 11 points in one quarter, and the Pacers didn't score in one quarter, so you can't catch up.

Besides, can you score?

Li Liang raised his defense to the extreme. The moment the [Golden Shield] was put away, he saw the number that deducted the anger value jumping out in front of him, and his heart ached!

Damn, I'm going to Boston in two days, and I still haven't received any anger points!

Li Liang was already thinking, should he scold the Celtics after the game?

To tease the fire?