The Lakers fans in the chat had already gone crazy!
"Oh my God, is this really the Lakers team I imagined?"
"Strange. So strange!"
"Wang Yi looked like he had hacks turned on in the first half, and the entire Lakers team looked the same. Terrifying!"
During halftime, the Celtics players returned to the locker room, each of them somewhat silent.
At that moment, the only thing head coach Stevenson could do was try his best to fire up his players' fighting spirit.
He said to the players:
"That's right, the Lakers were excellent from three in the first half. They really do look strong."
"But we aren't bad either. Although we're down by 27 points, our offensive efficiency in the first half was good. Didn't you all notice that?"
"You could say we played at our normal level. It's just that the Lakers performed far above their usual level."
"But it doesn't matter. In the second half, Wang Yi's stamina will inevitably decline. When that happens, we'll pressure them step by step and raise our defensive intensity. We'll definitely be able to come back."
"And most importantly, don't forget that no team can maintain such a high Three-point Percentage for an entire game."
"So I firmly believe that in the second half, we'll definitely catch up and even take the lead."
Stevenson's speech was indeed highly infectious.
His animated gestures, his impassioned tone, and the spit flying in every direction all showed that the guy had a real talent for public speaking.
But no matter how gifted a speaker he was, it all seemed pale and powerless in the face of a massive 27-point point difference.
Even after being stirred up by their head coach, the Celtics players merely lifted their heads. They were not as fired up as