On the Chicago Bulls' bench, Derrick Rose rarely spoke up.
He looked at his teammates with determination and said, "Everyone played extremely well in the first quarter. If we can keep up this efficiency on both offense and defense, victory will be ours!"
Derrick Rose had been eagerly awaiting a win in the opening game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Just look at his eyes—the desire for victory was practically overflowing!
The other Chicago Bulls players responded in unison, "Yes!"
However, compared to the united Chicago Bulls, the Boston Celtics' bench seemed somewhat isolated and helpless.
It could be said that nearly all of the Boston Celtics' 23 points in the first quarter had something to do with Goodwin.
Goodwin had practically played both father and mother in the first quarter!
The other players, meanwhile, were completely out of form—especially their shooting touch, as if they had never touched a basketball before.
Clang! Clang! Clang! ... Their outside shots kept bricking, and Boston's blacksmiths were nearly back in business!
In fact, the Boston Celtics had not played for six consecutive days, so their form may have been affected by those six days of rest.
Sometimes, everything had two sides: benefits and drawbacks.
And right now, the downside was clearly showing itself.
Faced with this situation, Coach Jack could not help but feel a headache coming on.
However, during the first quarter, he and his assistant coaches had already come up with a response: attack the paint.
At that moment, tactical board in hand, he continuously explained the strategy of driving into the paint to the substitute players preparing to enter the game.
The substitutes nodded to show they understood. After the brief break ended, both teams sent out their rotation lineups.
"Boston Celtics, let's go!" "Boston Celtics, let's go!" "Boston