Oracle Arena, amidst the golden waves rising higher and higher on site, the five starting Warriors led by Qin Yue successively stepped onto the court—Qin Yue, Murphy, Wallace, Bell, Curry.
The Warriors continued their strategy from their previous encounters with the Lakers, using Nash as the best sixth man and starting Murphy to partner with Qin Yue inside, providing offensive spacing.
The only difference is, Old Bell has returned to the Warriors' starting lineup for the finals.
Because besides Pierce, the Celtics have Old Carter on the wing who requires the Warriors to designate someone to strictly guard him.
And just as the five starting Warriors took their positions, the five starting Celtics, led by Pierce, stepped boldly onto the center of the court—Horford, Duncan, Pierce, Carter, Kenyon Dooling.
This season, Horford, who successfully made it to the Eastern Conference All-Stars as a substitute, is no longer the same as before.
