Beijing time September 8, 2020, the Celtics vs. Raptors in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs began in Tianwangshan. Whoever wins this battle will have priority to get match points. In the first two games, the Raptors chased after two games in a row. Can the Raptors continue their victory in this game? Can the Celtics regain the feeling of winning?
At the beginning of the game, the two teams were in a sluggish state. The two sides fought frequently. The game lasted for seven minutes. The Celtics relied on Brown and Walker's offense and the series to break through the defense to get 14 points. The Raptors only relied on Anunobi's offense to get 5 points, and the rest of them frequently hit the iron. It can also be seen from the opening score that the importance of both sides to the game and the high defensive intensity in the opening made both sides seem to lose the rhythm of the game, but the Celtics found a way to score significantly faster. Although the two sides had back and forth in the second quarter, the score gradually widened, and the half ended with a score difference of 62 to 35 behind by 27 points.
Beginning in the second half, the Raptors significantly accelerated their offensive rhythm. Siakam and Van Fleet scored consecutively and were quite likely to recover. However, the Celtics temporarily suspended the arrangement of tactics. After the timeout, the Celtics were again aggressive. , Because the Raptors have never found a front sight for three-pointers in this game, it is difficult to approach the score with some fast breaks and positions. The game continued, and the Celtics, who had nearly 30 points in the fourth quarter, replaced the main players on the bench to gain time. The Raptors seized the opportunity to close the score to within 20 points. However, the Celtics switched to the starting lineup again and gave the Raptors no chance to chase points. In the last three minutes, both sides replaced the bench players, basically admitting that the Celtics won the Tianwangshan battle.
For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals to reverse the slump of the previous game, Walker 21 points and 7 assists, Tatum 18 points and 10 rebounds, Tatum 15 points, Warner Meck 15 points, Smart 12 points, six players scored in double
Raptors did not have more than 20 points, Van Vleet 18 points, 5 assists and 3 steals, Powell 16 points and 3 assists, Siakam, Thomas only With 10 points, Anunobi scored only 7 points after scoring 5 points in the opening game without a good scoring feel. Ibaka 7 points and 4 rebounds
Raptors in this state, can there be a tie-break in the series?
