Volume 5: Unrivaled

"Let's go! As long as we maintain our defensive execution and discipline from the first half, the final victory will definitely be ours! The Celtics may have a Big Three, but tactically, they're a complete mess. This will be a tactical victory, a crushing victory of the mind!" The rest depended on the execution and discipline of both teams' players. But with the Celtics' full starting lineup on the floor, Lopez would find it difficult to play again. They believed that as long as they could score, that was enough; all their talent and ability should be poured into offense, while defense was work for blue-collar players and 3-and-D guys. Rotation players like Smart and Morris had inherited the Celtics' hard-nosed spirit. They feared no defensive challenge, and since they rarely faced the Warriors' main lineup, they were even less intimidated. There was no need to say much about Leonard. The Defensive Player of the Year, his signature suffocating defense struck fear into people's hearts. Looney replaced Lopez in the Warriors' starting lineup for the second half. No matter how many strengths the slower-footed Lopez had, he could only return to the rotation. But this arrangement greatly weakened the Big Three's advantages. Not only did it prevent the Celtics from displaying their formidable on-paper strength, it even had a negative effect. However, they seemed to have forgotten how helpless Horford had looked with the Hawks, and Durant with the Thunder, when facing Curry. The Warriors players felt incomparably reassured, their morale soaring as powerful fighting spirit erupted within them. He paused, raised his wrist to check the time, then clapped his hands and said loudly: This time, his adjustment was focused on defense. In the tense atmosphere of the Finals, halftime quickly passed, and the players from both teams returned