And Ford was surprised to see Beelman become an NBA head coach, and even more surprised at his rapid achievement of winning the Coach of the Year and the NBA Championship.
After both sides made substitutions, the situation changed.
After Bird left the court, the Celtics' offensive end leaned more towards the inside.
Divac and Kevin McHale started a series of low-post cooperation.
Divac improved this year as well, his low-post offensive ability greatly enhanced.
He also has an advantage – his sense of positioning under the basket is very good, he always appears in the right place.
He and Sabonis engaged in an all-around confrontation both high and low, and because of his defense, flaws appeared in the operation of the Trail Blazers' Princeton System.
Twice the set offenses ended with forced outside shots, which is not the right way to attack.
On the offensive end, Divac made a beautiful no-look behind-the-back pass, assisting Gamble for a cutting layup to score.
