Before the game, Rivers asked the players to fight more fiercely and to be determined when attacking. If you have the chance, you have to conduct a fast attack. Rondo will break through in positional battles and can easily plunge into the crowd. You can use the advantage of one-on-one speed when you quickly counterattack.

Rivers also thought of a problem. If the Clippers send the starting lineup to the game, there will be problems with shooting. If necessary, double-teaming against Ye Feng and Kidd and McGee attack, the Celtics will be much easier to play.

When they appeared, the Celtics players were energetic. No matter how the home fans shouted, they could not see any distress or doubt in their expressions. They had already walked out of the shadow of the defeat in the first game.

Clippers players win first, of course they are full of confidence.

The Celtics changed their starting lineup, Perkins sat on the bench, and veteran Rashid Wallace started.

The Clippers' starting lineup is the same as in the last game, Love, McGee, Smith, Ye Feng and Kidd.

When Thibodeau looked at this lineup, he knew what was going on in Rivers' mind. Not allowing Perkins to start was indeed a good plan, adding an offensive point, making it more difficult for the Clippers to defend.

Perkins's characteristic is that he has good defense at low posts and strong strength to resist people. In the last game, the Clippers had almost no low post attack in the inside line. Love and McGee both pulled to the outside and pulled the inside line. Under this style of play, Perkins' role was reduced to the lowest and had little effect on the court. On the offensive end, he was almost the target of being released. How could he compare with Rashid Wallace? Rashid Wallace was known for his diverse offensive methods and now he can also shoot three-pointers from the outside.

Wallace is also taller than Perkins and has defensive experience. He will not suffer losses when marking against McGee or Love. His only disadvantage is that his pick-and-roll defense is a little worse and his movement is slow. Perkins is not much stronger in this regard.

After the opening, such a substitution immediately received results. Garnett defended and Wallace defended at low posts. He was tall and good at defending low posts. It was not easy for Ye Feng to hit him on his back. At the Pistons, Ben Wallace was responsible for resisting people, and Rashid was the most critical defender for the Pistons. So when Ben Wallace left the Pistons, the Pistons still maintained a tough defense.

The Clippers are not as powerful as the Lakers' attacking inside. Even if it's Wallace, Thibodeau would not arrange for Love to attack at a low post. He hasn't played like this in a season. This is not the time to do experiments. McGee's offense is not good. He relies too much on his teammates to pass the ball. Thibodeau is even more unlikely to let him use the big killer on the outside to be a blue-collar worker for him.

The result was that the Celtics' defense was almost unaffected, but the offense was stronger. After the opening, the Celtics began to defend together. As soon as Ye Feng received the ball, two people immediately went up to double-team, Garnett and Rondo, Pierce and Rondo, one person was responsible for the fight, and Rondo waited for an opportunity to steal from three places.

Even though Ye Feng's dribbling level improved a little more than a year ago, he was intercepted by Rondo in the first quarter and made a mistake. He divided the ball to the perimeter. The Celtics used the round conversion to defend and allowed Kidd and McGee to shoot.

McGee made 6 in the last game, hitting percentage % and there was no chance at this low post. Both of them missed the mid-range shots. Kidd made a firm shot, but only hit one goal in four shots.

Ye Feng played for less than seven minutes and knocked down Wallace during the breakthrough. He was blew up with a ball and hit someone. In addition, the previous defensive thunder. Allen made a foul and his second foul was replaced in advance.

Seeing that the team was behind, Ye Feng sat down on the court and was anxious. Rashid Wallace was responsible for pick-and-roll on the offensive end, and Garnett also had the opportunity to attack with a low post. He singled Love and hit three mid-range shots. Love and was replaced twice. Thibodeau replaced Hayes to strengthen the defense. But as soon as Hayes got on, the Clippers' offense was even worse. The Celtics could relax their defense against Hayes, and against Rashid Wallace, Hayes did not get any advantage, and Wallace made a three-pointer on the periphery.

Thibodeau sighed: "Javille, have you seen it? If you can play like Wallace, you will be an excellent starter. You still have to practice shooting. Even if you can't shoot three points, at least you can practice the mid-range shot accurately. Those two opportunities just now are already very good."

McGee was very depressed and nodded, "I know, coach."

Thibodeau sighed and said lightly to Ye Feng beside him: "There are too few big men who are over 2100m tall and can shoot three-pointers. If there is such one in our team, the Celtics will not play so easily. Even if they are almost defense, they can help the team."

Love can shoot from the outside, but his height is limited and his misplaced offense is not obvious enough. Gotta has a mid-range shot with only a few positions. Thibodeau doesn't like to use him very much, and McGee's offense is not good enough.

The weak offense of inside players may be the Clippers' serious weakness, and the only person who is good at low-post offense is Ye Feng.

After hearing Thibodeau's words, Ye Feng suddenly remembered someone and said lightly: "I know a big man who can shoot over 2106m. He is not doing well now. If you think such a player is good, you can get a team next season. Don't you want to cut Chuck? Don't quit, just use him as a bargaining chip to exchange it. You should be able to exchange it. This matter will be explained in detail after the game is over. If the transaction is successful, it will be beneficial for us to come here."

Thibodeau nodded and continued to pay attention to the game. Ye Feng was very careful when defending and rarely troubled by fouls. This time he was replaced early, and the Clippers players were immediately defeated. In just a few minutes, the gap had increased from 4 points to more than 10 points.

Barkley shook his head and said, "The Clippers rely too much on Ye Feng. He lost his backbone in the game. Smith has a good defense, but his ability to create opportunities alone is not good. After replacing Curry, his defense is poor. Now the Clippers' offense is a bit messy, and the Celtics have found a feeling again. It's a bit bad to continue like this."

Kenny Smith said: "The Celtics found a way to deal with the Clippers. Their offense was better. Ye Feng only scored two points in the first quarter, and the double-teaming played a role. When dealing with the Cavaliers, the same was true for any game. I would rather let others score, and I must defend LeBron James. The Clippers encountered the same troubles as the Cavaliers."

Barkley smiled and said, "The Clippers cannot refer to the Cavaliers' style of playing, and the Cavaliers also lose. If Ye Feng is double-teamed, the best way is to stand up. I think it should send an offensive player to try it."

All the fans cheered together, but the Clippers were helplessly sluggish, 14 points behind 21 to 35 in the first quarter. This is the first time the Clippers have been beaten so badly in the first quarter since entering the playoffs.

In the second quarter, Thibodeau sent offensive substitutes to try to catch up with points. Thorton and Curry came together, and Barnes, Hayes, and Gottat. In order to enhance the offense, he did not send his proud disciple Tony Allen.

The Clippers did take the initiative in the substitute competition, narrowing the gap to 8 points, but the two sides were the main players, and the Clippers' problems came again. The Celtics continued to double-team Ye Feng, Ye Feng passed the ball out, and the other players were all abnormal. Love, McGee, and Kidd made a splash together.

Kidd's shooting percentage this season is only 40% of three-pointers, almost all of which are open. His shooting is really not good.

At the end of the half, the Clippers were 16 points behind.

The problem of Clippers' lack of experience has emerged. Not only is the young players too nervous to play well, but even Thibodeau, as the head coach, was a little panicked and didn't know how to use to recover the score. In the third quarter, he sent Thorton to play No. 2 and Smith to play No. 4 and attack the basket.

However, Sauton's condition was very obvious in this game. After playing iron several times, he was replaced, and then replaced McGee, asking him and Love to help Ye Feng double pick-and-roll.

This move finally worked. After the pick-and-roll, it turned into a misalignment of Rashid Wallace's defense, or Ray Allen's defense. Ye Feng had the advantage and scored 9 points in a row.

The Celtics have a fierce defense. Ye Feng scored 21 after a layup, almost sacked by Garnett at the basket. The Celtics couldn't afford to lose in this game and the foul action was very big. Garnett also suffered a malicious foul because of this. Fortunately, Ye Feng's body was strong, and if it were someone else, he might have been injured.

One minute later, Gott also received a malicious foul, knocked down Garnett, almost causing a conflict. This was taught by Ma Hong. Garnett already had a malicious foul. If there was a conflict, Gottt and Garnett were sent off together, and the Clippers would definitely take advantage of it.

The Clippers coaching staff are also full of talents, including street basketball experts and people like Ma Hong who are good at sluts. However, Garnett has been playing for so many years and is not useless. He controlled his emotions and did not argue with Gotat. The Celtics got two free throws and continued to lead.

In the fourth quarter, Thibodeau tried all the methods. Ye Feng fought very bravely, but no one among his teammates except Smith did not give him much help. Especially Sauton and Curry, the two young players were silent and did not score in double digits. Barnes scored 10 points, but it was not helpful.

The Clippers lost the game 86 to 98. The Celtics won at home at the Clippers, and the winning scales tilted all of a sudden. Rondo performed the best, playing for 42 minutes, almost scoring triple-double. 18 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Kidd was at a disadvantage in the match against Rondo, afraid that the problem of speed guards could not be solved simply by making Rondo shoot. Kidd only scored 6 points, 3 rebounds, and made 3 of 9 shots.

Another winner of the Celtics was Rashid Wallace, who scored 3 3 points and evacuated the inside, giving Rondo more opportunities to break through. He was more useful than Perkins on the offensive end. Perkins limited Gott in the second lineup and performed. The Celtics scored five players in double-digit points in this game.

The Clippers only scored in double digits, Ye Feng scored 25 points, 8 rebounds, assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal, and 4 turnovers.

Smith scored 17 points and 6 rebounds, and Love scored 10 points and 11 rebounds. He only played for 28 minutes due to fouls.

The next three consecutive games will be held in Boston. The Clippers must win at least one away game, otherwise they will not have a chance to return to home games. This season, the Celtics' home court is also very devilish.
Chapter completed!