I just know that if I lose game one and I can't win game three, winning game two does nothing for me. I'd rather set up to make the best run possible at game three and hope for a little luck at home, rather than go all out at home and hope to pull out the miracle on the road with lower enthusiasm.
Thats why if you dont have home court advantage best tactic for game 1 is to shot for a suprise. for example try some weird missmatches, zone defence, suprise with tactic you think you could do better. If you do, you in a better position then.
But if you have home court advantage i think its best to be safe and POC game 1 cause if you lose game 1 you lose home court advantage. I alwats poc game 1 and so far it hadnt failed me. in game 2 i usually pon and try to exploit some missmatches. So far won 3 out of 4 playoff apearances both in 2 games.
personally i wouldnt force game 3 for any costs. cause often people can change defensive matchups and sometimes if he did it cleverly could result in +10 points. also if he tries zone and it works out you can lose. So basicly the only way i would force game 3 is when i am confident i can win against any tactic with any surprises and some ingame traumas. which is likely never:D