Upon hearing this, the players raised their spirits a little. But the same method might work the first time; when used a second time, its effect would be greatly diminished. That was what they called resistance.
Although the Celtics players had rallied somewhat, they were clearly nowhere near as impassioned and fired up as they had been in the locker room just moments ago.
More importantly, the Lakers had already found their shooting rhythm. So even after the Celtics returned to the court and continued engaging the Lakers in physical battles,
their moves grew increasingly aggressive, and the two sides even had several conflicts. Yet the Lakers' shooting touch showed no sign of fading.
Yang Yi: Three-pointer made, three-pointer made, Two-pointer Made, three-pointer made.
Zhang Yu: Three-pointer made, three-pointer made.
Yang Hanson: Three-pointer made, Mid-range Made, Layup Made.
Dauding: Mid-range Made. Pang Bo: Dunk!
Dunk!
Dunk!
Thus, even though the Celtics remained in decent form for the rest of the game, the Lakers' offensive firepower was simply too ferocious.
With six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Lakers had already built a twenty-seven-point lead.
The Celtics fans in attendance gradually fell silent.
Even though the Celtics' home court was known as one of the NBA's Devil's Home Courts, the massive point difference left the fans unable to lift their spirits.
Seeing that there was no way to turn things around, Celtics head coach Stevenson could only wave the white flag and replace the entire Starting Lineup.
Seeing that the Celtics had surrendered, the Lakers also replaced their entire Starting Lineup.
In This Final Game, the Lakers defeated the Celtics 147-127, winning by a huge margin of 20 points.
When the game ended, Shaquille O'Neal asked Pierce beside him with a wicked grin, "Earlier, you said we wouldn't know who