Chapter 468
468. Warden VS Miller
At the critical moment, the Tianzun was obviously more useful than both Dell Davis and Jermaine O'Neal. From this perspective, Crohill is also a more suitable key player than the current double towers. However, in 6 minutes, he was 14 points behind, and putting his expectations of winning on a veteran who is about to turn 40. Carlisle is leaving as he wants, and this rotation is also following his heart.
Follow your own heart, this sounds vulgar and rustic, but this must be missing on the road to pursuing your dreams!
And dreams are indispensable.
With a fierce wave of 17-7, the Pacers chased the score to 87-91, stopping the Trail Blazers!
The Pacers played really hard in this wave. The Trail Blazers worked hard for three and a half quarters and were wiped out by the Pacers in a few minutes!
The Trail Blazers' scoring is actually not much different from the first half of the quarter. They will perform normally after suppressing the rhythm.
But Reggie Miller was too fierce when he was on the court!
The Trail Blazers have encountered such a strong opponent. Kobe, McGrady, Iverson, Nowitzki, Terry, Pierce, Ray Allen... There are many people who are capable of playing Reggie Miller's performance just now, but which of them are not first-tier stars in their year of playing?
A veteran like Reggie Miller who is about to turn 40 actually burst out with such energy, and the Trail Blazers were beaten very hard.
Reggie Miller lets people feel the meaning of that sentence - the veterans who do not die will just die!
The huge pressure made the Trail Blazers players as opponents breathless.
Everyone has seen or experienced reversals, and in front of them, this is the situation of being greatly reversed!
However, the huge pressure did not cause a substantial blow to the morale, confidence and other aspects of the Trail Blazers players... The Warden's eyes widened, and his face was filled with excitement! The huge pressure could not resist the Warden's infectiousness of joy that seemed to be about to overflow!
The warden enjoyed the game and successfully infected his teammates!
Of course, Liu Xiu also has pressure. As the team leader, his pressure is no less than that of his teammates.
but!
Such Reggie Miller is the ace killer he wants to fight!
After entering the NBA, Liu Xiu had a 'regret list', and he was very sorry that he failed to fight with him at his peak.
Reggie Miller is definitely the one at the forefront.
This is not a traditional superstar. The number of times he has entered the All-Star is only one-handed. The best team only has three times and three teams.
It's not likable, and it's not very popular, so there are not many fans.
Jermaine O'Neal, who was called a soft boy, has won more trophys and fans than Reggie Miller.
However, ten years later, not many people may mention the name Jermaine O'Neal again, but basketball fans will definitely not forget Reggie Miller!
Time is cruel. Reggie Miller will retire after playing this season. This is a fact. Such a game will not have an impact on Reggie Miller's career, and it is even more impossible for him to not retire because of this.
But for Liu Xiu, this is the first and only chance to compete with Reggie Miller, who seems to be dreaming about returning to the peak!
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Morris Chicks thought that the time for him to show his leadership charm was again, but as a result, he contributed a wave of healing values to the warden...
Forget it, if the leader is like this, as the head coach, I have saved a lot of saliva.
Don’t worry about motivation and stress resistance, then it’s time to test the coaching staff’s adaptability.
The Trail Blazers replaced the combination of Payton, Liu Xiu, extrajudicial madman, Randolph, and Kwame Brown.
The Pacers did not make substitutions. In the last minute, Tinsley, Reggie Miller, Artest, Dell Davis, and Jermaine O'Neal continued to play!
Carlisle looked at Crohill, Tianzun, James Jones and other players who should have played at critical moments were cheering for their teammates, feeling that this rotation adjustment of "follow the heart" is worth it no matter what the result is! The moment when the team soul is ignited! At the end of his career, Reggie Miller once again gave the team an assist, igniting the flame of the new team soul.
Of course, it would be even better if you could win. The big reversal of the 14-point difference in the half-quarter. If you win such a victory, the team spirit will surely burn more vigorously!
However, Carlisle looked at the opponent's high-spirited fighting spirit, especially the warden opposite, and knew at a glance that it was this guy who ignited the fighting spirit of his teammates.
Carlisle really wanted to go over and knock Liu Xiu's mind to see what was inside.
At least you are panicked and confused! You are about to be reversed, and you are beaten 17 to 7!
But he crushed it himself as soon as the idea came out.
He felt that his head should not be as hard as Artest's, and he could not withstand that arm...
The timeout comes back and the Trail Blazers attack.
Payton chose to serve in the backcourt, the warden took the pressure, and the gloves' control thinking was more smooth. No matter what the game situation was, they were still ahead. Now they should calmly press the pressure. He slowly advanced through the half-time and slowly came outside the three-point line. After a while, 12 seconds passed, half of the offensive round was gone!
Those who don’t know thought they were watching the Pistons’ game. Payton’s bare and bright brain was a bit similar to Billups.
The Pacers scored 17 points in the first 4 minutes, and the Pacers were really anxious after being beaten by the crazy counterattack of the Pacers. Now after calming down, Payton found that, indeed, the opponent was indeed more anxious than them.
Tinsley pressed on to defend!
Payton turned around and stuck out his butt, looking like he was going to take time to play for 24 seconds, making Tinsley's rushing and oppressing defense even more anxious. The opportunity that Payton was waiting for came, turned around suddenly, and accelerated the breakthrough!
Dell Davis' mid-range backup defense was timely and in place, but at the same time, Liu Xiu, who was wandering on the left side of the three-second zone, moved across the three-second zone to the right side of the three-second zone. Kwame Brown helped Liu Xiu block Artest when Dell Davis made up for Payton, Randolph pressed into the inside to restrain Jermaine O'Neal. Payton's cross-strikes from Dell Davis and Tinsley formed the middle distance on the right side of the front pass. Liu Xiu received the ball!
Almost perfect on-the-spot cooperation! Full of tacit understanding!
Reggie Miller made up from the right bottom line as soon as possible, but Liu Xiu faced Reggie Miller's backup defense and his jump shot was not shaken at all. He finished it in one go and shot the ball out...
He clearly judged that Reggie Miller would definitely not have a cap on him, and the fact is that the highest point that Reggie Miller reached out to touch was still a long way from the line where the ball flew out.
The ball was flying and spinning in the air, and the final destination was in the basket!
With the surging net flowers, the referee confirmed to the technical station that the goal was valid and the goal was two points.
93 to 87, under tremendous pressure, Liu Xiu finally helped the team expand the two-point difference again! His personal score has reached 39 points!
After the offense and defense transition, Tinsley advanced to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Artest.
The game finally returned to the showdown between the stars.
The extra-law madman went to cover Reggie Miller. He concentrated his output in just over 4 minutes just now. Although Reggie Miller is threatening now, he can no longer run. Of course, his role is still very large. If he stands there, he can form a 4-on-4. In addition, the wings are not covered by the ball after the attack is launched, forming a 3-on-3 situation is not a problem. It depends.
Artest was not afraid at the critical moment, so he and Big Bird, God, Snake, and Big Mouth team dared to compete for the key ball.
But facing Liu Xiu's defense, Artest felt like he was being targeted by a wild beast.
He felt this feeling last time he fought, and he continued to feel that pressure tonight.
But he was still not afraid. Facing Liu Xiu's defense, he chose to break through the inside and go closer to the basket to create a chance to pass the ball!
This time, Liu Xiu defended very well, and his teammates trusted Liu Xiu very much. Artest failed to create a chance to pass the ball, so he could only make a strong shot... missed!
But! Dale Davis grabbed an offensive rebound!
Without thinking, Dale Davis instinctively passed the ball to the left 45 degrees angle. This passing direction was neither the direction of the opponent's counterattack nor the common direction of the opponent's defense against the wing. He successfully passed the ball out. The man indeed appeared there - Reggie Miller!
Reggie Miller caught the ball and made a three-pointer... hit!
Reggie Miller spread his hands out of expression and looked at Liu Xiu, who was staring at her eyes widened, then turned around and retreated.
The fans on the scene continued to be excited!
It took so long since I saw Reggie Miller like this, and many old fans were moved to tears.
He scored 11 points in a row! He led the team to a 20-9 counterattack, 90-93, and the score difference narrowed to 3 points!
Changing an opponent and encountering a burst like Reggie Miller is tantamount to encountering continuous blasts.
But the Trail Blazers didn’t!
Listening to the warden's shouting "GOGOGO", the teammates had no time to develop negative emotions and were pushed forward to take the position.
Payton is still calm in pressing time. No matter whether he is 6 points or 3 points, leading is leading.
Payton is still so calm now... Yes, he envies, envys players like Reggie Miller, who can still shine like a superstar whenever they feel at this age.
But the more this happens, the more he wants to win this game tonight. He doesn't want to see Reggie Miller's annoying face laughing to the end, so he handles the ball more calmly at this time.
Payton advanced to the frontcourt, Tinsley's defense was still impatient, and Payton got another chance to break through.
But after Payton broke into the inside, the Pacers' defensive cooperation was better. After Payton was covered by Dale Davis, he did not have a good chance to pass the ball. He did not choose to continue to go deep into the basket, but protected the ball and retreated out, passing the ball to Liu Xiu, who was pulling it to the top arc.
Artest did not lose his position this time and followed very closely.
Due to the pressure of time, the Trail Blazers only have 7 seconds left for this offense. Liu Xiu ran to the top arc and received the ball without pause, so he launched the attack directly!
Chapter completed!