"We must make more breakthroughs after we go back in the second half to enhance our desire to attack the basket."

"We are currently tied at the end of the half, but the situation is very favorable for us."

"Don't forget that in this showdown, our average age is younger, so we definitely have an advantage in physical strength."

"So as long as everyone can withstand the pressure in the third quarter, we will get closer and closer to winning the game."

"The most important thing is that the opponent is now facing foul trouble, especially Kevin (Garnett) has committed four fouls."

"So after we go back in the second half, we must strengthen our impact on the basket, and strive to get him to get his fifth foul early and have to go off the court."

"And once Kevin is not on the court, the Celtics will be greatly affected on both sides of the offense and defense."

"So Allen and Sue, you two can try to find a way to make a misalignment with Kevin through pick-and-roll, and try to find a foul on him."

"Come on, the game is half over now, I am very satisfied with your performance. Let us continue to work hard in the second half to strive to win this victory at home."

“1.2.3.eon!!”

In the midfield, Stan Van Gundy also analyzed the situation of the entire game with the players. As Van Gundy said, the current Celtics are also in a foul trouble.

At the end of the half game, Garnett has already committed four fouls on his back, and inside center Perkins and Rondo have also had three.

However, compared to Rondo and Perkins, Garnett, who has committed four fouls, is the Magic's most concerned about.

Because once the Magic can find a way to create Garnett and leave the field, the entire Celtics will be greatly affected on both sides of the offense and defense.

From this point of view, we can see what is the difference between the Magic and the Celtics.

Although Amir Johnson and Pitrus also committed four fouls on the Magic, even if these two people were sent off the court at the same time, it would not cause any serious damage to the offensive and defensive system of the entire Magic team.

At most, some minor weakening will be achieved in certain links, but it will never reach the point of destroying the team's offensive and defensive system.

But compared to this, this Celtics seems a little different.

The entire Celtics relies on starting in most cases, although they also have several players with great strength on the bench.

But once the Celtics starter faces foul trouble in the game, the rhythm of the entire team on both offense and defense will be greatly damaged.

Because compared to the Magic, everyone on the Celtics has their own role, and their styles when playing on the court are difficult to replace.

So any person who is sent off the court during the game will have a great impact on the original rhythm.

Moreover, before this round of the series, the Magic team coaching staff, who knew this, also made a plan for the second half early when they learned that Garnett had committed four fouls.

After all, although players are the key to determining the outcome in a game, the head coach's performance behind it cannot be underestimated.

It can be said that when a team has a group of excellent coaching staff, the entire team will become stronger when playing ball on the court.

After returning from the second half, the Magic's offensive intentions were already very obvious.

That is, on the offensive end, no matter who is Su Jiu or Iverson holding the ball, they will find a way to play pick-and-roll with Amir Johnson.

Through the pick-and-roll method, try to find the opportunity for Garnett to play misaligned.

You should know that under normal circumstances, Garnett is not afraid of such misaligned attacks with big defense and small defense. He can even use his height advantage to achieve excellent defense against small players.

However, after having committed four fouls, Garnett had to restrain his defensive movements.

Once the defensive end begins to become timid, Garnett's defensive efficiency will begin to decline sharply.

So this also led to the Magic after returning from the second half that it seemed that they found the key to the offensive end in an instant and began to score goals frequently on the offensive end.

It can be said that this round of targeting has definitely had an unexpected effect.

Seeing the team on the court being targeted on the defensive end, Celtics head coach Rivers was also a little impatient off the court.

After Su Jiu took advantage of the misalignment opportunity to play singles, Rivers also called a timeout off the court with a irritable thunder.

During the suspension period, Lao Li also became a little impatient and kept scolding the players loudly:

"Assisting defense, I can't see Kevin being targeted by the opponent on the field. Will he be able to assist him?! Will he be able to transfer?!! Ah?!"

"And Lei, the opponent's offensive intention is already so obvious. You can't stand back a little while pick-and-roll and block Allen's offensive route in advance?!"

"After going back, we will defend a joint defense. Kevin, you only need to ensure that you stand on the right side of the basket in the third quarter. Remember, try not to let the opponent transfer you to the outside line under any circumstances."

"The opponent's offensive intention is very obvious, which is to target you with four fouls at the moment, so we must survive the third quarter and must not let the opponent succeed."

With Doug Rivers' series of adjustments during the suspension period, the Magic were also making a hurry to explain the tactical explanation.

Because compared to the equal division of the entire first half, the third quarter is very important for both teams.

It can be said that the performance of the third quarter can completely affect the overall trend of the fourth quarter.

Because in the first half of the fourth quarter, both sides will inevitably send some substitutes to play.

So in this case, if the foundation of the third quarter is firmly laid, the starting players can get more rest time, thereby retaining more physical strength for the final decisive moment of the fourth quarter.

Therefore, it is more important for both sides to see the overall performance of the third quarter.

After the timeout came back, the Celtics also set up a joint defense to accommodate Garnett.

I want to use this method to ensure that Garnett try to stay within the penalty area and avoid being forced to switch to the defense by the Magic.

After all, facing such a big defense change, Garnett, who has committed four fouls, dares not take too many moves.

Otherwise, once the referee calls a foul again, the situation of the entire Celtics will instantly become quite unfavorable.

On the contrary, even if Garnett currently has four fouls, as long as he does not face the risk of being sent off, the Celtics will still be able to retain their offensive rhythm on the offensive end.

So Garnett is definitely crucial for the current Celtics.

Seeing that the Celtics changed their previous defensive strategy of man-to-man, they instead defended a two-three-way joint defense.

Su Jiu, who was obviously expected, did not feel too much surprise. Instead, he gestured to other players on the offensive end, signaling his teammates to play a brand new tactical style.

After seeing Su Jiu give gestures on the court, the entire Magic team's formation on the offensive end also changed directly.

From the previous focus on playing pick-and-roll, it has become to look for more opportunities outside the three-point line. After all, although the second and third joint defense can protect the basket and greatly save the personal strength of inside players.

However, the biggest drawback of the most in-line joint defense is the projection outside the three-point line.

Because when there are only two people standing at the entire high position, as long as the Magic's shot speed on the court is fast enough, then you will definitely be able to make a good chance of making a phone call outside the three-point line.

After all, although guarding joint defense often performs miraculous effects on the court, as a set of stand-alone defense that requires a very tacit understanding of each other, there is absolutely no possibility of making mistakes without undergoing long-term training.

So in the entire third quarter, the Celtics tried to keep Garnett's state on the defensive end, so as to ensure that their advantages on the offensive end were not changed.

Instead, the Magic are trying to find the flaws of the Celtics on the defensive end and try to use their own advantages to deal with the Celtics.

It can be said that if the two sides were still in the same state in the first half, then after returning from the third quarter, facing the flaws that the Celtics had exposed, the Magic turned into the ultimate hunter in an instant.

From being evenly matched to suddenly attacking with all your might, I kept making trouble by seizing the weaknesses of the Celtics.

And this is also the greatest charm of the NBA playoff stage.

When each other is evenly matched, once one of them reveals a little flaw first, the other party will seize the opportunity and pursue it relentlessly at all costs.

The playoffs are also a battle of courage and wits.

In the end, when both sides had their own positions, after the end of the third quarter, the Magic also relied on a weak advantage to:

60:56

Leading the Celtics by 4 points, ending the competition between the two sides in the first three quarters.

The 4-point lead also sets the biggest lead record for both sides in this game.

And from this point we can see how intense the two sides played in this game.

Barkley: "After the end of the third quarter, the Magic have also expanded their lead to 4 points. It can be said that in the entire third quarter, the Magic have always occupied a dominant position."

"We can clearly see that when the Celtics are facing foul trouble, the Magic have been chasing this point and have no intention of letting go."

"Because the Magic knows very well that once you want to crack the current situation, you might as well use the joint defense to protect Kevin's state on the court."

"Or you switch Kevin off the court and use other players to replace him, and no matter what adjustment the Celtics make, it is actually a more favorable side for the Magic."

"Simply put, offense is important or defense is important, because if Kevin is really taken off the court, then the Celtics can actually find an inside line to replace him in defense and play."

"However, Kevin's role in the offensive end is something that other players cannot replace."

"So it was precisely because the Magic caught this point and led the Celtics in the third quarter with a relentless chasing attitude."

Kenny Smith: "That's right, it can be said that the entire first half of the game was actually very exciting. We can see both sides trying our best without any reservations, and even exaggerating."

"But after returning from the third quarter, the Magic cleverly captured a small flaw on the Celtics."

"Thus, I took advantage of this seemingly inconspicuous place and used a snowball-like way to make the advantage bigger and bigger, and finally achieved a true lead in the third quarter."

"The Celtics coach Doug actually has no problem with his choice, because only by leaving Kevin on the court can the team not be affected too much on the offensive end."

"So both sides in this game, from players and coaches, can be said to have tried their best and are fighting wits and courage."

"But there will be only one team who can win the game in the end, so what will be the result of this game? Let us look forward to the final contest between the two sides in the fourth quarter."
Chapter completed!