Chapter 383: Inescapable Strategy
The Celtics differed from the Supersonics, because they were behind in the score and determined to win this game, so they didn't rest their core players at the beginning of the second quarter.
Apart from Red, Garnett and Pierce were both on the court. Garnett's rotation was disrupted and he went on earlier than planned, while Pierce had rested enough and was supposed to carry the team through the second quarter.
The Celtics' coaching staff hoped he could step out of the shadow of being dominated by Yu Fei and display his true ability.
With a superstar on the court, the second team played with a different level of confidence.
The second team of the Supersonics hadn't expected that Durant, the usually frugal and polite good boy, would suddenly start playing solo.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Garnett scored by posting up Collison, and then took the initiative to defend Durant on the outside.