The Godfather of Basketball

During the half-time break, the faces of the fans at the scene were full of smiles that could not be hidden.

After a tactical confrontation, Tang Tian was still the most powerful one. The Celtics' research for the past three days was wasted.

Fans are waiting for the Rockets to reap the game in the second half.

But when the second half came back, the Celtics coaching staff once again showed everyone their ability.

Back in the second half, Rivers directly replaced Perkins and used Posey as the starting No. 4.

This also means that Garnett will play the 5th position and directly face Yao Ming.

In the first half, Rivers also let Garnett try to switch to Yao Ming for two rounds, but Perkins was shot by Millsap twice, so he finally had to choose to give up. Now he directly puts Perkins Take it down.

This is a broken jar, a broken jar, and a direct slap in the face.

Posey's defensive ability is excellent, if you have the ability, you Millsap beat me to death!

The Rockets were not polite. Yao Ming pulled Garnett to the other side, leaving enough space for Millsap to play back in the high post.

The Celtics didn't help at this time. Millsap was only a sophomore after all, and they didn't want to take the risk.

Millsap looked around behind Posey's back and didn't double-team him, so he sank down and fought back.

James Posey, the hero of the Heat's championship in 2006, one of the league's well-known defensive champions, many people put him in the same level of defenders as Bowen and Battier. To paraphrase experts: With seasoned experience and accurate judgment, he can even defend power forwards who are 3 inches taller than him when his body is not dominant.

Small forwards can defend power forwards, this is a very high evaluation.

But the crux of the problem is that Millsap is not 1 inch taller than Posey, but weighs 20 kilograms more.

Weight is more important than height when back hitting.

Not to mention that when Millsap first entered the league, he started practicing back-ups under Tang Tian's guidance, and now two full seasons have passed.

After resisting for a few times, Percy was completely overwhelmed by the top.

With a pure body weight turn, Millsap squeezed Posey away and scored.

In the face of the absolute gap, Posey's defensive skills are simply useless.

On the Celtics side, Pierce missed a strong layup.

The Rockets pushed to halftime and continued to let Millsap play Posey in a low position.

This time Millsap played more thoroughly, making a sharp turn around and rushing to the basket with a one-handed dunk.

The cheers on the scene exploded again.

The adjustments made by the Celtics in the second half were, after all, a half-time countermeasure, which was far less effective than the arrangement at the beginning.

The fans at the scene were thinking at the moment: You really think you are Tang Tian!

After just over three minutes of playing, Millsap had already scored 7 points, making an old fritter like Posey jump in a hurry.

Rivers stared blankly at the field with his mouth wide open at this time, it was already an emoticon material.

In the end, the method of breaking the cans and smashing did not work. The Celtics' defensive system once again failed, and they could only rely on the firepower of the Big Three on the offensive end to maintain the score.

But this Celtics team is based on defense. It only fights offense. The other points outside the Big Three are too poor to grasp, and they are not the Rockets' opponents at all.

In the end, amid the cheers of nearly 20,000 fans at the Toyota Center, the Rockets defeated the Celtics 106-93 and won Game 2 of the series.

Yao Ming scored 32 points, plus 13 rebounds and 5 assists, McGrady scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Millsap scored a playoff high of 18 points and 7 rebounds.

For the Celtics, the performance of the Big Three has greatly improved compared to the previous game. Garnett scored 21 points and 9 rebounds on 9 of 14 shots. Pierce also scored 23 points on 8 of 17 shots. Allen made 5 three-pointers and scored 22 points.

The Big Three scored 66 points together, but otherwise they didn't score in double figures.

Leading by a big score of 2 to 0, although the process was ups and downs, the Rockets still successfully defended their home court advantage.

In this way, even if the Rockets lose all the next three away games, all subsequent games will be played at home.

Of course, the probability of the Rockets losing 3 games in a row is also very small.

The situation for the Rockets to win the championship is very good.

After the game, Rockets fans and the media cheered.

The defending title is just around the corner, and many fans have already started carnival ahead of time, and even started to discuss whether the Rockets can sweep their opponents to win the championship like last year.

There was an upsurge of discussion from the outside world. Although the players were unintentional, there was still a hint of complacency.

After Tang Tian saw it, he got up and reminded for a while, and then directly asked the players to turn off all social media and practice behind closed doors before winning the championship.

Such adjustments quickly paid off. The players adjusted their mentality and continued to train hard, waiting for the team to win the O'Brien Cup in Boston.

It is definitely an extra exciting thing to think about winning the trophy at the home court of the Celtics full of glory.

On the evening of June 10, US time, Tang Tian and the Rockets got on the plane to Boston.

Tomorrow night, they will usher in the third game of the finals, which is also the Celtics' first home court.

Early the next morning, Tang Tian organized the team for basic training.

Although they have won both home games, the Celtics' away games are by no means so easy to play. You must know that the Celtics only lost 2 of the 41 home games this season. The devil's home court is even more exaggerated.

The Rockets were training behind closed doors and declined all interviews with reporters. However, the Celtics still practiced publicly. The general manager of the team, Angie, also came to the training hall to cheer for his teammates.

The general manager was present, and the reporters on the sidelines would naturally not miss such an opportunity.

Although he lost two games in a row, Angie's face was still full of confidence. He brought up the Celtics' home record and the examples of counterattacks against difficulties in this year's playoffs. He said frankly that he believed that the team would start at home. fight back.

"I heard that last summer, the team wanted to hire Tang Tian as the head coach, but it was unsuccessful. Now Tang Tian has the upper hand in the game against Rivers. Is this a pity?" The reporter who asked the question obviously felt that The materials were not enough, so the big move was used directly.

"What? Who did you listen to?" Angie directly denied the reporter's question.

"Rivers is the best coach in my heart. He has done his best. I don't think he is worse than Don. I don't think the current situation has anything to do with his coaching ability. Now the team is temporarily behind. There are many reasons, but like I said, we will start to fight back at home."