In the first quarter, the two sides fought hard, and the Cavaliers relied on Wu Dawei's excellent performance in the third position to play a lot of defensive counterattacks; at the same time, they lost Paul Pierce's firepower support on the offensive end. Although the Celtics' scoring points have always been very large, they were still affected.

You should know that this season, Pierce is still the team's top scorer at present! His condition is the slowest decline among the Big Three. Therefore, Pierce did not score a single point in the first quarter, which is the key to the Celtics' inability to win the advantage.

But even when the No. 1 scorer had no effect on the offensive end, the Celtics were only two points behind the Cavaliers who played at home at the end of the first quarter.

25:27. The reason they can still hold on to the score is not only because they bloom more points, but also because the Celtics have the advantage in rebounding. Among the Cavaliers, the Brazilian Andre Valecho, who has the most rebounding numbers this season, is also one of the few good players in the team to grab rebounds. Although Wu Dawei can average 9 rebounds this season, as a No. 3 position, Wu Dawei is mostly in the middle and long distances on the court.

Therefore, most of his position is not good when competing for rebounds, and the reason why he can still grab 9 rebounds per game is mostly through unexpected rushes, especially in the frontcourt. On the defensive end, Wu Dawei's top priority is to defend the opponent's number one outside star. Naturally, rebounding sometimes is a bit inadequate.

Apart from Valaijo, the Cavaliers have no proud candidates in protecting their backcourt rebounds. Veteran Antoine Jamison, who first took the No. 4 position, has a much worse rebounding skills than before. This is also the reason why the Celtics can gain an advantage in rebounding in the first quarter. Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal, and Jermaine O'Neal. Even though they are old, they still have the strength to stay at the basket.

During the break between the festival, head coach Byron Scott expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's rebounding. He believed that if the team's rebounding was only a little behind, their current lead would not be so difficult.

Every coach hopes most to solve the opponent at the fastest speed. An anxious game is never what coaches want to see, because it not only shows that your team is not invincible, but also, an anxious situation can easily lead to a series of problems: such as sudden injuries, players' physical fitness, etc.

Therefore, only fans like to watch fierce games, while coaches only advocate a hearty victory in every game. If they can end the game with one quarter, they will definitely not want their players to delay until the third quarter or even the fourth quarter for various reasons.

Scott emphasized the issue about rebounding, but at the beginning of the second quarter, the issue did not improve. The "big baby" Davis, who was on the bench on the bench, and O'Neal Jr., did not fall at a disadvantage when facing the Cavaliers' JJ Hickson and Ryan Hollins.

Even Davis' active competition with O'Neal Jr.'s experience in the inside helped the Celtics still take the absolute initiative in rebounding.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers were very successful on the outside tonight. Whether it was Morris Williams who played or Ramon Sessions who came on the bench, they all showed good offensive status, helping the Cavaliers stabilize the situation.

Paul Pierce only played for 7 minutes in the first quarter due to his condition, so he quickly reappeared in the second quarter. After 3 minutes in the second quarter, Paul Pierce returned to the game.

At the same time, the Cavaliers also made corresponding adjustments. Byron Scott did not dare to underestimate Pierce. After seeing him walking towards the technical stage, he quickly called Wu Dawei to his side.

With a chance to die, Wu Dawei and Pierce appeared at the same time one after another. At this time, the second quarter had been around for nearly 4 minutes. During this period, the substitutes of both sides were still going back and forth, and no one could get away with each other. The difference between the score was only 1 point.

35:36. The Cavaliers are the leader, but the ball is in the hands of the Bostonians.

After playing, the Celtics' first offense was handed over to Pierce. No matter what form, Pierce is always the first choice for this veteran strong team on the offensive end.

It was as if Paul Pierce was the number one choice for the Celtics on the offensive end no matter how successful he was in Pierce's defense, he still did not dare to be careless at this moment.

The cautious defensive posture left Pierce without any chance, but as the top scorer in the league, Pierce has always been the one who created offensive opportunities. Although he was repeatedly defeated before Wu Dawei's defense, this would definitely not affect Pierce's attitude on the offensive end. It can only make him more and more determined.

There is a saying that ridiculed the alliance blacksmiths for being over-spending, which is said. The more you can't make the shot, the more you have to make the shot until you make the shot! Although this sentence is a derogatory sentence, it also indirectly shows that these so-called blacksmiths are actually people who will never give up.

Pierce asked for a pick-and-roll with his teammate Pierreus, and then he moved a step sideways. Although Wu Dawei relied on the prejudice to bypass the pick-and-roll at the fastest speed, Pierce's movements were also very fast.

He took a step to the side and jumped up to shoot, but his movements seemed a little rushed because Wu Dawei had already rushed over. The basketball flew to the basket before Wu Dawei slapped his palm.

"Rebound!" But Pierce felt the ball was crooked the moment he took the shot, so he quickly yelled and hurriedly ran towards the inside after landing. At the same time, after Wu Dawei failed to block the shot, he rushed into the paint area before Pierce.

The head coach's yell during the break during the holidays made every Cavaliers player understand clearly that the head coach is very dissatisfied with the team's rebounding.

Almost for a moment, all eyes were focused on the paint area crowded by countless big men. The basketball flew towards the basket, and then hit the blue neck as Pierce expected, bounced high.

In an instant, everyone squeezed into a clump. "Big Baby" Davis relied on his generous tonnage to occupy a favorable position in the inside line, while O'Neal Jr. stuck the jumping man behind him with his own experience. The two inside lines of the Celtics took the initiative at once.

The basketball bounced high, Davis stuck out his tongue and licked his lower lip, looking up at the basketball, like a turtle grandson with his neck curled up...

Looking at the more and more balls in his eyes, Davis calculated the height. Then, he stretched his arms and kicked his two fat calves to the ground. He felt like he flew towards the basketball like a rocket.

In almost the blink of an eye, Davis felt that the basketball was within reach. He opened his hands and was about to grab the basketball and grab the offensive rebound, suddenly, he found a figure that was much more agile than him jumped above him. Because the cooked duck flew away...

Davis watched a figure swept through the side in the air, and then snatched the rebound he was about to succeed. Before he could see clearly who Cheng Yaojin was, he immediately felt the high emotions of the Cleveland fans of the Quick Loan Center.

The cheers almost rang out in an instant, and Davis suddenly felt empty. When he landed on the ground and turned around, he found that the No. 0 player of the Cavaliers was running like a mad dog in the frontcourt with a basketball!

The moment Wu Dawei grabbed the rebound, he launched an offensive towards the frontcourt. As a 203 cm tall player weighing 110 kilograms, thanks to his hard work every day, Wu Dawei was not slow at all. The elderly Paul Pierce was even pulled behind by Wu Dawei at the moment of starting. But soon, other Celtic players posted it up, so Wu Dawei did not play hard, and he gave his third assist in the game.

Ramon Sessions jumped and shot directly after getting the ball in an open position. Tonight, the Cavaliers' outside players felt pretty good, and the basketball came into the net.

35:38. The Cavaliers opened the score.

But three-pointers are never considered a big advantage in basketball games, so after completing the fast break, the Cavaliers players quickly ran back to their own half to defend. The Celtics attacked again, and this time the ball was still in Pierce's hands.

However, this time Pierce did not choose to attack, but after completing a high pick-and-roll with Davis, he handed the ball to the latter. At this time, the misalignment had been formed, and Davis directly turned into Wu Dawei. So the fat man did not hesitate, and he rushed to the paint area with the ball.

Although Davis' tonnage is much better than himself, Wu Dawei is still not afraid! He was stuck in front of Davis. Although he did not block Davis's hook after rushing into the paint area, it had already affected the arc of his attack.

In order to avoid Wu Dawei's block, Davis's basketball shot was extremely curved and directly hit the front of the basket. When Davis wanted to rely on his weak and almost inconspicuous height advantage to compete for this offensive rebound, Wu Dawei had already taken the next step and turned around and put the basketball in his arms!
Chapter completed!