When Kevin Garnett took the court in the final five minutes of the first half, The Celtics returned to their strongest lineup.
This was their finest moment.
Pierce could even take on Yu Fei one-on-one, Red's three-point shooting from the outside was god-like, and Garnett dominated the paint, scoring over Marion right away and drawing Brown's third foul through an offensive rebound.
The veteran's collaborative ability and momentum almost overwhelmed the Supersonics, and then, Yu Fei connected all his teammates in the paint, using his personal influence to help Roy score consecutively, making Childress, who almost has zero offensive ability on the front line, eat several times and further activating Marion's finishing ability.
George Karl had seen the myth of one man against a team before.