Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 592 - 197: When Blood Stains the Crown (Second Update, Please Subscribe and Vote!)

However, when Pierce saw the news report, he wished the Warriors' official team would immediately send him a bill.

Isn't it just about money?

Although Pierce's commercial value has never been high, as the star of this Celtics team, how could he lack money?

"They're doing this on purpose!"

Recalling the frustrating scenes from the final moments of the second game of the finals, Pierce exclaimed indignantly, "I've said I didn't poop my pants! Why won't anyone believe me?"

Hearing this, the Celtics players, who knew that Pierce indeed did have an accident, really didn't know how to comfort "The Truth."

But no matter what, they all had to join Pierce in this act.

Because after the first two games of the finals...

The Celtics, already trailing zero to two, needed Pierce to rally more than ever for the upcoming games.

Even though Qin Yue's 70-point game in the finals had already made him the "Yellow-Skinned Jesus" of the basketball world,

since that year's Celtics managed to beat the peerless "Black Jesus" with team basketball...

Now...

The Celtics, who never considered giving up, naturally wanted to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors and use the 2-3-2 finals format to change their fate with the next three home games.

Externally, the media also generally believed that as long as the Celtics could win the upcoming third game of the finals, they would have a complete chance to turn the series around.

After all, Qin Yue couldn't score 70 points like God every night for the Warriors.

In addition, as the Celtics players had proved in the first two games, the Warriors' perimeter shooters' touch could still be disrupted and influenced by high-intensity physical confrontation...

Now that the series had moved to the Celtics' home court...

"I know we are leading 2-0." In Oakland, before leading the team to Boston, Qin Yue suddenly said seriously, "But in this series, the next three away games are the real test."

Every Warriors player was familiar with stories about how the Celtics in the past used tricks at home for advantage.

This team has historically been willing to use any means to win.

Adjusting the tightness of the rim to alter a basketball's trajectory after missing a shot was child's play for the Celtics.

Before the third game began, due to an electrical equipment failure at North Shore Garden Arena during practice, the Warriors were forced to train for less than 30 minutes.

Furthermore, the Green Army fans, beating drums and gongs at the entrance of the Warriors' hotel, severely affected the Warriors players' sleep quality that game night.

And during the pre-game warm-up...

Besides only having hot water and no cold water in the visitors' locker room...

Qin Yue also noticed the varying solidity of the court floor at North Shore Garden Arena.

Just as the quality of the grass and watering levels in football can unavoidably affect a team's offense...

In basketball, differences in floor solidity can also lead to fatal errors when players are dribbling.

On the court, after Qin Yue dribbled around their half of the court, he immediately gathered his teammates, "In this game, we must reduce unnecessary dribbling."

"Indeed, I just noticed that in some areas, the basketball rebounds faster, but in others, you have to hit it hard for it to rebound to where you want," Nash nodded in agreement.

So the question was, wouldn't the Celtics' home court floor affect their game rhythm as well?

The answer is, yes.

In fact, even though the Celtics, with their home advantage, could adapt to the floor's solidity...

During real games, the home court floor at North Shore Garden Arena also inevitably troubled their players.

Just compared to the Warriors, who relied more on ball-handling and penetration in the previous two games...

The Celtics, who initiated attacks and completed plays with less dribbling, were relatively less affected.

"Just you wait!"

Before the game, Pierce, full of hatred for Wallace, took the initiative to threaten, "I will personally sweep you into the trash can!"

In response, Wallace, unfazed, said, "As long as you don't poop on me during the game."

Pierce: "..."

Even though Wallace had never been good at trash-talking,

when this straightforward guy repeatedly revealed the embarrassing truth in front of Pierce...

There was nothing more effective than the truth to break Pierce's defenses when it came to trash talk.

At the center court stood the famous Joey Crawford, embracing the ball as he walked to the circle.

Earlier, noticing the referee list, Qin Yue had an ominous feeling. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Because typically...

This Crawford always seemed to referee with a mission from David Stern.

As expected by Qin Yue.

Soon after the game started, Joe Crawford showed what a double standard really means.

The same actions would be fouls against the Warriors but not for the Celtics.

On the sidelines, Ma Long repeatedly protested Crawford's officiating, "If you're calling the game like this, we can't play normally!"

Under Crawford's bias, in the third game, the Celtics received a total of 18 free throws throughout the match.