Pierce hit 4 consecutive singles!

Pierce, who has entered his peak period, has a better overall strength than Raheem. Raheem's ability value of 91 is higher than Pierce, but Raheem's offense is not as strong as Pierce's because his defensive role is greater.

Pierce is so comprehensive, with three-pointers, post-ups, and mid-range shots all stable and versatile.

If Raheem guards Pierce, Pierce will definitely not play so easily, but Raheem still has to save his energy to guard Antoine Walker. There are two All-Star level frontcourt players. Although the Celtics

The record is not very high, but it is very troublesome for the opponent.

Pierce received the ball again. This time Liu Mang couldn't help it anymore, and directly let go of Joe Johnson to double-team him. Pierce was very sensitive to defense, and his first reaction was to find a vacant teammate... or forget it and pass the ball to him.

That rookie might as well have a higher chance of playing solo.

Pierce turned from the right hand to the left with his dominant hand, stuck Newbell with his right shoulder, and at the same time got rid of Liu Mang who had just come from the right, threw a step inside the free throw line, and hit it again!

Score 10 points in a row!

The Eagles did not take advantage!

At this time, the Eagles saw one thing clearly. Regardless of whether he was attacking from the outside or inside, Pierce might be even better than Antoine Walker! He scored 10 points in less than 3 minutes. Except for rebounding, Pierce really had everything.

Better than Antoine Walker in every aspect!

As a point guard, it is very important to judge how to play the current situation.

Pierce is currently second in the league in scoring, and he is quite efficient. If you use Raheem to defend him, you worry about not having enough physical strength, and if you use Newbell to defend him, you can't stop him even if you are double-teamed.

Since you can’t prevent it, you might as well just ignore it!

Let’s attack!

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A thing is often not a headache to solve, but a headache to think about how to solve it. When a situation arises that cannot be solved, it is better to just ignore it.

In the second quarter, the situation turned into a situation where the Eagles continued to speed up, and then it turned into a situation where Pierce played slowly.

No wonder Pierce didn't ask for the ball during the running game in the first quarter. That's not his style. No matter how the Hawks counterattack, he will play like the old man.

If you can't defend, just rely on offense! Both teams have the same idea.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Hawks replaced Raheem and replaced Chris Crawford to continue running, while the Celtics replaced Pierce with Kenny Anderson and Walter McCarty.

This tall forward who can shoot three-pointers, Pierce's personal scoring and passing began to improve, and the scores of the two teams continued to rise.

After halftime, the Eagles led the Celtics by 7 points, 71-64!

71 points at halftime, a new scoring high for the Eagles in 15 years!

The last time the Eagles scored 70 points at halftime, it was back in the 1980s when the pace was ridiculously fast. Unexpectedly, they actually scored the highest score in more than ten years with an Eastern Conference team!

During the halftime break, what Coach Kruger said the most was, "You shot very well and decisively", "You rebounded well", "The second offense was good"...

In fact, at halftime, if the game is anxious and the game is pretty good, unless it is a tactical control like Popovich and Mike Brown or a coach who has written down the legendary more than 300 on-the-spot tactics in the tactical book, it will probably

Some coaches spend more time during halftime to encourage or scold the players, and continue to mobilize or mobilize the enthusiasm of the players. The methods are just different.

In a situation like this where the offensive end has been fully played and the defensive end cannot be defended but has the upper hand but has the upper hand, the coach is more willing to continue to mobilize the enthusiasm of the players in order to avoid the situation.

The bad aspects have not been improved, and the good aspects have been delayed because of this.

The Eagles players all played very well, and the statistics increased very quickly, very quickly, quite quickly. Raheem scored 25 points at halftime, Liu Mang scored 7 points and 2 assists, and Jason Terry also scored 11 points.

It was surprising that Ratliff, Muhammad, and Newbell scored 27 points in the first half, and they collected a lot of offensive rebounds.

For the Celtics, Antoine Walker and Pierce both scored 20 points and scored 45 points in half the game. The power of the Gemini is indeed strong. They are so strong individually, but it is a pity that they cannot use their strength together.

After the start of the second half, the Eagles replaced four other players except Jacqui Vaughn. It was time to start using Raheem to drill inside.

In the second quarter, Rahim was basically resting, and now he has sufficient physical strength. In the third quarter, he hit an inside line and caused a foul. He made two free throws and opened the point difference to 8 points. He started to continue with Antoine.

-Walker's Showdown.

Antoine Walker seemed to have been playing for so long in the first quarter. He rested for half an hour before he recovered. He felt that he was too tired from playing, and then he started to shoot...

The Celtics' nightmare has begun. The two forwards are obviously capable of playing inside and outside, and one can open up the space and the other can provide support in isolation. However, no matter how many years they take, they can't get together. They will never be able to equal one plus one.

The effect of two, in the end, Antoine Walker was sold to the Celtics at the peak of his twenties and twenties. Isn't there a reason? The two were on the court at the same time. When Antoine Walker held the ball, Kyle instead

The special person's strength has become weaker.

The Celtics were able to hold on in the first quarter because Antoine Walker still held back his breath and wanted to challenge Raheem in a one-on-one. After resting for such a long time, he could no longer raise his spirits. He felt too

After getting tired and starting to make wild shots, the Celtics returned to their usual pattern.

Antoine Walker was digging holes with his shots. When he was tired of shooting, Pierce had the ball and worked hard with Kenny Anderson, Rodney Rogers and others to chase points.

Of course, the Celtics have these players, and their overall strength is not bad. They are at least at the level of the 76ers, the Raptors, and even better. When facing less strong opponents, Pierce is now second in the league.

His ability to average points per game drives his teammates. Antoine Walker is an All-Star after all. He is a threat to opponents when he stands there. It is not difficult for them to maintain the first place in the division.

But the Hawks are considered one of the three top teams in the Eastern Conference, and the Celtics are not just chasing points if they want.

At the end of the third quarter, the Eagles opened the point difference to 20 points, leading the Celtics by 20 points 97-77 entering the final quarter.

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The turning point was a 20-point lead in the third quarter.

After the game started in the final quarter, the Eagles originally wanted to relax a little. Unexpectedly, after Antoine Walker came off the court, Pierce became more powerful again, as if they had broken free from the shackles of the cage, and they came up and scored several goals.

, narrowing the point difference to 15!

Pierce still refuses to admit defeat! Although from the beginning the publicity point of this game was only the duel between Raheem and Antoine Walker, regarding the outcome, probably not many other than Celtics fans have watched other Celtics games.

Fans of the game will think that this team with Antoine Walker averaging more than 20 shots and scoring 20 points per game has a chance to beat the powerful Hawks.

At the end of three quarters, the rest of the Celtics almost gave up. For them, there was not much difference between beating the Hawks and beating the strongest teams. But Pierce said no! He refused to admit defeat!

Although the Eagles built a defensive iron barrel, Pierce still relied on his personal ability to forcefully chase points.

Pierce's hands were really hot today. He scored 30 points in the first three quarters and his shooting percentage was an extremely high 13-of-17!

The main reason is that there is no point that can compete with Pierce!

Raheem has to guard Antoine Walker or take a rest. Others have been beaten several times. Chris Crawford and Demar Johnson are both seriously lacking in strength. Newbell, Mourinho

Hammoud couldn't keep up at all. Several people had to guard him. It was Liu Mang's turn to guard Pierce, who was playing power forward!

It was the Celtics' offense again. Pierce received the ball and faced Liu Mang's defense. He ignored Liu Mang's hand that was about to reach his eyes and decisively hit a three-pointer with a fadeaway jumper!

The point difference is only eleven points!

After the beginning of the last quarter, Pierce started a crazy point-chasing mode. The Eagles played very easily before, but now they are all lax. Both offense and defense are lax, leading by 20 points. The opponent does not seem to be able to resist.

It was difficult to be compact, but after Antoine Walker from the Celtics side went down, all the Celtic players led by Pierce became desperate, and the rhythms of the two teams were completely reversed for a while!

If a team scores 70 or 80 points in the first half and nearly 100 points in the third quarter, the final score in the whole game may not be very high. For example, the Warriors after 2016 often score 80 points in the half and break 100 points in the third quarter.

Finished 120 points.

This situation is normal, because the front is too smooth, and the score in the back is taken for granted according to the rhythm of the front. However, the opponent plays harder and tighter, and it is not so easy for the team leading by a big score to score in the back.

Coach Kruger quickly called a timeout.

Being chased for nearly ten minutes! Coach Kruger was so angry: "Go up and defend! Can you just use your eyes to defend? Look at Ace! Look how hard he is defending! You bastards are attacking again."

If you stand like a wooden stake and keep your eyes on the defense, sit on the bench!"

Liu Mang said that he really didn’t want to guard against Pierce, but for some reason, the defensive task suddenly fell on him! He is more than ten centimeters shorter in height. How should he guard against him?

"Sharif, come on and replace Chris. Don't worry about that gigolo. Protect the rebounds and defend when you need to!" Coach Kruger finally calmed down a little and asked Raheem to come on to protect the rebounds and at the same time defend Pierce's breakthrough.

To make up for the defense, instead of worrying about Antoine Walker coming up to stir up trouble later, or worrying about Antoine Walker having a clear head to play inside again, it is better to guard the point difference and not give the opponent a chance.

After thinking for a while, Coach Kruger asked Jason Terry to replace Emmanuel, hoping to improve his shooting, although today Jason Terry met Kenny Anderson and Eric Street.

Kelantu played very poorly. He couldn't catch the ball many times, but his shots were still accurate. He already scored 15 points. He only got one shot for the three-pointer, but he made it. The overall shooting rate was very good. As long as he could

It would be nice to make one or two shots to make the opponent feel a little nervous. Now I am really panicked. I can't make any shots after the start of the fourth quarter!

After the start of the fourth quarter, it would be better to say that Pierce led the team to break through the Eagles' defense and chase points continuously, but it would be better to say that the Eagles' own offense suddenly misfired inexplicably, otherwise it would be like what happened in the second quarter.

In a confrontation, no one is afraid of the other.

The reason is that this situation is caused by the inability to make offensive shots. If you can't defend yourself, you must attack well. Therefore, Coach Kruger put Jason, who has not had many good shooting opportunities today,

-Terry came on and wanted to rely on the offensive firepower of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, and Raheem to continue scoring.

But the reality is a butcher's knife. Jason Terry disappointed Coach Kruger. He took fewer shots today. He relied on free throws and counterattack layups to score. He only made one three-pointer. His hands were cold early. He took the court according to the rules.

He was told to take the ball and start working, but he hit the ball directly on the neck of the basket.

"Oh..." As the audience sighed, Coach Kruger directly covered his face and turned his head to the other side. He really couldn't bear to look at it. Is this still a three-point shooter? That's ridiculous!

It is estimated that only the two games in the playoffs of a certain player wearing No. 8 jersey can be compared with this ball in terms of joy.

The fans at the scene have been sighing continuously in the past few minutes. No one could have imagined how the situation would suddenly change? Why did it suddenly happen like this?

Aren't we leading by 20 points? Why is it that our side seems to be so overwhelmed, while the opponent is playing so decisively and scoring consecutively?

Fortunately, the Eagles had Raheem on their side, and he defeated Eric Williams in the fight for the rebound and won the rebound.
To be continued...