After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups for both sides were announced.
Apart from the Cavaliers starting Parker instead of James, there wasn't much difference from the last game.
Amidst the cheering of the fans, O'Neal tapped the ball back to the Cavaliers' half, and the game officially began.
Right away, the Cavaliers had O'Neal in the low post drawing Garnett's defensive foul.
In fact, one reason Hansen didn't agree with O'Neal's reckless approach was also because of the last game.
If the Cavaliers could win the last game with James playing poorly, why couldn't they do it again?
O'Neal went to the free throw line, but this time he only made one of two, and the one he made was a lucky bounce.
In the last game, an 8-for-11 free throw shooting was an exceptional performance; for O'Neal, even discounting psychological factors, a 50 percent shooting rate was normal.
The Celtics attacked, and Garnett's bloodthirsty jump shot solidly scored.
