Rick Smith is the last year of his contract this year. He holds the Pacers’ highest contract of 12.25 million yuan a year, while the Pacers’ boss Reggie Miller has 90 thousand with such a huge contract, but Rick Smith’s performance is really very average. Some people even talk that the Pacers’ general manager is brain-dead
Rashid raised his hand to Kevin to show that it was his mistake just now. That’s what Rashid did. If he was responsible, he would never deny that he was in the regular season of the playoffs. Generally, Rashid showed his power. After the bucks lost the game, of course, they were not as good as the Knicks. But more importantly, Robinson, the line offensive and defensive general, was severely restricted by Rashid Wallace. In the regular court, he averaged 22+11. The big dog got 173 points and 9 rebounds in the first round of three games. Showing Wallace Brothers is the most annoying line combination he has ever seen, and in the three games that Kevin missed, Wallace Brothers held the line to death. Although it was miserable for the Pacers to hit the Knicks with long-range heavy artillery on the outside, people didn’t notice that the Pacers line actually made the Knicks want to die.
The Knicks attack Kevin quickly took the half-court and saw Rasheed and Horry enter the line. Kevin broke through the horse attraction line and defended Dell Davis. Just before he stopped in front of Kevin, the basketball bounced into the line along his feet. Horry defensive basket name Dale Davis looked at his leg and maybe he could touch the ball with one more step.
5； 2
Defending Kevin can’t prevent him from breaking through the route. Kevin, the three major breakthrough experts in the league, is at the top of the list. From last season’s ingenuity to the present, Kevin’s power to break through the ball is getting stronger and stronger. In one round, Old Mark used Jay Ross to pick and roll back to Ross Ross and hit Kevin’s misplaced defensive jumper.
5； four
At present, the Knicks defensive array is focused on one another. The advantage is that it won’t be thrown out by the pacers’ ball, but the disadvantage is that it reduces the resistance when the opponent breaks through. Old Mark is good at not breaking through the ball, but seeing the needle. If Kevin relies on his excellent overall situation and layout ability, then old Mark relies on his rich experience for more than ten years. With age, you may not be able to jump high or run fast, but your experience will become more and more abundant.
Kevin was lucky enough to go to the frontcourt and wait for Rashid’s pick and roll to break through the left to attract Miller to defend the ball and give it to Ray Allen, who ran to the baseline, for a three-pointer
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The Pacers attacked Kevin’s position in the three-point line. Dell Davis picked up the old Mark Ma’s breakthrough, but the Knicks were ready for Horry’s misplaced defense. Old Mark didn’t return it to Dell Davis, but moved the ball to the baseline because Horry had already prevented Jerome Ross from hitting an easy basket.
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It’s been five minutes since the game, and Reggie Miller hasn’t made a shot. If he hadn’t followed Ray Allen back and forth, Kevin doubted that he would have played. Although Miller didn’t make a shot, you have to be careful to know that Miller’s failure to make a shot could have changed the result of the game. Kevin looked at the bench and Old Brown’s eyes looked inquiring.
YES！
Kevin saw Old Brown nod his head, and secretly called back with excitement, and made a sign to others. Once again, Kevin quickly rushed to the half-court. Just after he reached the three-point line, the horse crossed into the penalty area. Old Mark was not ready for an instant, but Kevin crossed the unequal line to prevent it. Kevin scored two points for his jumper name.
1； six
Pacers attack Rick Smith missed Rasheed Wallace’s jumper and grabbed the rebound directly to Kevin. Kevin slammed it forward and ran ahead. Ray Allen caught the ball and rushed into the penalty area, jumping high and dunking it into the basket.
12； six
When Ray Allen fastened the ball to the basket, three pedestrians ran back to the half court. Old Mark was still in a daze at the Knicks three-point line. Jay Ross transported the ball across the half court and chose his own breakthrough. However, when Bruce Bowen missed the candy-style defensive basket, Kevin jumped up and grabbed the rebound and landed again. This time, Ray Allen ran to catch the ball. Ray Allen gave up Miller and rushed to the front court when Kevin grabbed the basketball. Kevin’s ball accurately fell in front of Ray Allen. Ray Allen caught the ball and easily put it into the basket.
14； six
Byrd was in a bad mood when the Pacers called a timeout and were hit by the Knicks twice in a row. Although part of the reason was that Kevin and Ray Allen cooperated, the Pacers’ slow defense was what made him most angry. The fans yelled at the Pacers’ bench because the fans were watching the big screen replay just now. Kevin’s continuous long-distance ball made the Knicks score easily, especially when the long-distance ball just bounced back in front of Ray Allen’s eyes.
At the end of the timeout, Miller finally took the ball from the old mark to the counter-run. Miller took the ball and hit a three-point jump, pulling the difference to five points. Miller shot just fell into the basket. The pacers quickly defended and shot Kevin. Kevin, a pacer, didn’t care about taking the ball for half a court without stopping. He directly turned into the penalty area and scored two points with the ball from the old mark. The whole process from serving to scoring was less than one second.
Half-time ended in this fast transition between attack and defense. Although old Mark kept pressing the attack, today the pacers were almost beaten by the Knicks by the nose. The transition between attack and defense was very fast, and Kevin’s best skill was to control the rhythm of the game, almost as soon as you shot here, the Knicks would attack.
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The Knicks led the Pacers by 16 points at half-time, and the sudden appearance of small ball tactics made the Pacers miserable.
Chapter two today
Chapter one hundred and fourteen Pacers fiasco
"What are you thinking? I ask you, can’t you even do the most basic defense well? Do you want me to teach you little by little that you can’t defend or foul? " Byrd, the pacers’ substitute, blushed and shouted at the pacers. From the second half of the first quarter, the pacers were completely caught up in the Knicks rhythm. Although the pacers kept scoring, the difference was getting bigger and bigger.
"Coach, it’s not that we don’t want to defend, but that they switch between attack and defense too quickly," Dell Davis complained.
"You …" Bird just wanted to continue cursing, but when he glanced around, he found that several old players were sitting in chairs with their heads down, panting and sweating. Looking at this scene, Bird suddenly felt sad. These veteran birds didn’t know what to say on the bench. The average age of the 12-man roster in the playoffs was close to 29. Mark Jackson was 35, Reggie Miller was 35, Chris Mullin was 37, Rick Smith was 36, and Sam Perkins was 39. Derek Mark is 35 years old and relatively young. Even if Dale Davis and Jay Ross married a 31-year-old and a 27-year-old, it is difficult for the old army and the Knicks’ average age is about 25 years old. Especially after the fourth high-intensity game, some players in the Pacers have reached a limit. On the contrary, giving up a game, the Knicks have more physical strength, which is why the Knicks can keep accelerating the offensive pace.
"Is there really no other way but to be dragged down?" Bird looked at the scoreboard and bowed his head and said nothing. The first competition between the two armies was momentum, and the pacers were now in momentum, which was suppressed by the Knicks. The most important thing was that the pacers coach Bird had no way to face the Knicks’ small ball. Now the pacers just lacked people who could suddenly run. Now he can do something. Let Old Mark continue to press the rhythm of the game and expect a turn for the better. But will such good luck really come to the pacers?
Hey!
Break through the frontcourt crossing step and kill the line in a flash. Before the pacers can respond, Kevin takes a jump shot, while old Mark Nennai looks at Kevin’s back in a daze. The third point has not been heard since the fans on the sidelines cheered and screamed just now.
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There are still … 15 minutes before the next game. Not bad! It’s 15 minutes. Now the game has just started at the end of the third quarter. So far, the pacers have scored 21 points in the third quarter, while the Knicks have scored 3 points. It’s not because of how tightly the Knicks defended, but because the Knicks completely attacked and dragged down the pacers.
Attack! Attack! Attack again!
Line-changing vigorously strives for rebounds and defends Rasheed’s position. There are three people left to defend. Lewis, Ray Allen and Kevin keep hitting the Pacers’ defense. Three people hit 6 of 3 points and 14 shots in the third quarter. Kevin scored 3 points and 19 assists in a single quarter.
The focus of the US attention war actually appeared in such a scene that the two teams were evenly matched because of a change in Knicks tactics. This situation may be that all experts did not expect it before the game, and the official Knicks star Kevin Totti had 19 assists in three quarters and there was still one quarter left.
Ok, let’s take a look at Kevin’s possibility of breaking the record first.
In 1994, Jazz guard John stockton sent 11 assists in a single quarter. Today, Kevin also sent 7 assists in a single quarter, but there is still a long way to go.
In 1995, "Magic" Johnson and 19-year Rivers both sent 15 assists in the first half of the playoffs, and today Kevin sent 11 assists in the first half. Although the hope is not great, the game is not over yet. It is possible to get together.
In 1994, "Magic" Johnson and in 19 years, stockton both sent 24 assists in a game, which is Kevin’s most likely to break the record today. Kevin is five assists short of this record.
On the spot, when these long-forgotten things are taken out, the momentum of the home fans is even stronger. On the contrary, the pedestrian’s dead game has evolved into whether the opponent can break the record or not. Is there any suspense? If Byrd can mobilize the pacers at this time, he can run for the US president directly.
Drop! ! ! !
When the whistle sounded on the spot, hands in the air, a fan of the field, cheered and threw all kinds of ribbons all over the audience. This scene was almost the same as last year when the Knicks won the championship. The Knicks were supposed to lose the game. 1 backward situation pulls two games in a row instead of 3; 2 ahead of the opponent
Kevin didn’t break the record in the end. At the sixth minute of the fourth quarter, Old Brown changed Kevin after consulting him. Although the audience was shouting Kevin’s name and wanted him to play, Kevin didn’t appear on the court until the end of the game.
At the end of the game, Kevin scored 34 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds. Although he didn’t break the record and didn’t get 3 pairs, the 3+2 data is rare. For him, many records will be broken sooner or later, and he will be eager for the moment. For him, the first thing is to lead the team to move on.
Today, in addition to Kevin’s wonderful performance, the Knicks scored 21 points, Ray Allen scored 3 points, Rasheed scored 19 points and 11 rebounds. Ginobili also scored 12 points when he came off the bench.
Miller scored 31 points on the Pacers’ side, Jay Ross scored 19 points, 5 rebounds, Rick Smith scored 16 points, and Old Mark scored 9 points and 7 assists at the press conference. Although Pacers coach Bird once again took the blame on himself, at this time Indiana fans have accepted the result, and several fans clamored for Bird’s class to trade this and that.
Bird’s performance in several playoff games has been extremely disappointing to the fans, but the pacers’ aging configuration can’t stand the sixth game. The pacers are already in chaos.
Chapter one hundred and fifteen The old demon
From public opinion to riots, it sometimes takes a short time. Failure in this world will always trigger all kinds of chain reactions, especially when there is a sudden change from great hope to despair. When the pedestrian crisis is about to break out, someone finally comes out.
This man is Reggie Miller, a killer with a big mouth, who has been working for the Pacers for 13 years since he entered the NBA in 1997. In the past 13 years, Miller has made the Pacers grow from the bottom of the league to the top of the league, and "Miller moment" has always been a topic that fans talk about. No matter how much behind Miller, opponents dare not relax in the slightest. Now when Miller comes out to support Bird, the Pacers fans slowly calm down. Although it has been temporarily suppressed, everyone knows that there are only a handful when Bird teaches the Pacers.
Contrary to Indiana, when the Knicks beat the Pacers by a score, new york fans went crazy. new york in the United States was the holy place of NBA basketball. Madison Square performed several brilliant and shocking performances. Some people said that Knicks fans were the most disloyal because they could cheer on their opponents. Some people said that Knicks fans were the most lenient because they were real fans. However, in the hearts of Knicks fans, there were two people who were absolutely unforgivable. One was the basketball god Michael Jordan, and the other was Reggie Miller. If the hatred for Jordan was due to the envy and jealousy of his ability, then he hated Miller.
In the past year, the Knicks Pacers met several times in the playoffs. Miller brought pain to the Knicks. Although the Knicks won the championship with the Pacers last season, Kevin’s absence in this series made the Pacers one-on-one. 1 Leading the Knicks to return to Kevin at the crucial moment and desperately won two games. Now new york fans can finally cheer again.
On May 1st, Game 6 of the East Semifinal of the Knicks Pacers was held in Indiana. Yesterday, the 76ers had 4. 1 eliminated the Charlotte Hornets and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. The remaining eyes of the East gathered in Indiana. Was it the Pacers who fought back and dragged the game into the tiebreaker, or did Kevin continue the king’s outburst and take the Pacers and Iverson to the Eastern Conference Finals? Everyone is expecting, expecting to take over.
The usual difference is that the Pacers and Knicks players are silent before the game, and no one comes out to talk loudly. Both sides seem to be extremely calm about this life-and-death battle.
Bang!
Jump high and win the jump ball first, accompanied by neat sidelines. Shh. Kevin carefully took the ball across the half court. Rasheed came out to pick and roll Kevin. After breaking through, he crossed to the line of running together. Rasheed threw a ball and hit it [crazy hand]
Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh!
Basketball just hit the home fans and booed, and Rasheed Wallace didn’t care about it. He smiled and ran back to defend the Knicks. Today’s start is still the Wallace Brothers’ starting partner line. It seems that Old Brown is ready to make two people become the Knicks’ fixed-line partners. Now Ewing’s position in the team is more like a spiritual leader. The small forward and shooting guard are still partnered by Bowen and Ray Allen. The tacit understanding between them has been produced, and a series game has been added. Kevin’s starting lineup is in Old Brown’s mind. It is perfect and the most commendable thing is that the average age of this starting lineup is less than 25 years old. Think about how many honors this lineup will bring to the Knicks in the next five years if you don’t go out from 25 to 3 years old.
After the Knicks scored the first goal, the Pacers didn’t lag behind Miller’s jumper to equalize the score. This is probably the last home game for the Pacers in the season. However, Kevin Ma chased after the fast break and hit a shot. Perhaps it was a game. The small ball tactics brought too much shadow to the Pacers. After the Pacers’ attack was over, the players immediately went back to defend and didn’t give the Knicks any fast break opportunities.
In the first game, the two sides were full of gunpowder. Rasheed Wallace and Dale Davis had a blowjob when they grabbed a rebound. Although they almost fought, they kept moving to greet each other. In the first minute of the first quarter, the Pacers 1716 led the Knicks by one point. The Pacers suspended for Best, Crohill Chris Mullin and the Knicks also changed for Little O’ Neill. Horry and Ginobili, if the Knicks are better than the young Pacers, they will be better than the experienced Kevin, who broke through the ball and assisted Horry to make consecutive hits, but Chris Mullin also hit a three-pointer to equalize the score. You came to the end of the first quarter and the game was tied at 26. So far, the Pacers’ defense in the first quarter was very successful.
In the second quarter, the Knicks changed Kevin for Schell. Rasheed and injury return to James Posey. Today, James Posey is wearing a big mask. It is estimated that Posey’s return makes the Knicks more emboldened. Old Brown asked him to play small forward position today to replace Bruce Bowen. The Knicks didn’t change the main force. Byrd also asked the substitutes to grab points on the spot. This time is to test the patience of both sides. For example, in the fourth minute of the second quarter, Rasheed blocked Crohill’s shot. Posey hit the basket and turned the difference into five points. Then Mullin shot no. While Rashid grabbed a three-pointer and actually hit the point difference, which is the biggest point difference between the two sides so far. Birdman called for a time-out for Miller, Dale Davis and Rick Smith, and the old Brown waved his hand and Ewing, Lewis Ray Allen and others also stormed.
The difference in points is not small, and now both sides are full of resilience. The pacers have never been able to overtake the example. At halftime, the Knicks still lead the pacers by 5 points. Watching the game break, the audience also breathed a sigh of relief. During the fierce game, they almost had no rest. In the first two games, the two sides called four timeouts. Ray Allen scored 14 points and 2 assists, Kevin scored 9 points and 7 assists. Miller, the pacers, has scored 16 points, including 3 points and 9 shots.
In the Knicks and Pacers’ bench, Old Brown and Byrd kept explaining the tactics and defensive points on the whiteboard. After five games, both sides have almost studied their opponents’ tactics. It is up to the players to play this point at the key moment. Maybe the Pacers can do better. After all, they are more experienced, but the Knicks also have Posey, Horry and other famous later generations. Generally speaking, Mr. Key is not bad. Although there are many at halftime, both players feel that it has passed by.
Drop! ! ! !
In the half game, the Pacers attacked Rick Smith and scored two points first, but Rasheed received Kevin’s jumper. Kevin suddenly changed when he appeared at half time. He was often active. He first assisted Rasheed to hit the jumper and stole Ross’s ball. The one-stop basket hit Miller’s jumper and missed Rasheed’s rebound. Kevin swayed at the three-point line for a while and broke through the ball. Ray Allen hit the three-point difference and turned it into double digits. However, this is not over yet. Perhaps it is because of the hurry that the Pacers made more mistakes and the fans shouted loudly in the third quarter. In minutes, Kevin broke through the jumper and turned the difference into 15 points. At this critical moment, Miller finally broke out. The fans were happy to see that the man who had competed with Jordan was back.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Miller shot five shots in a row outside the three-point line and even hit four, and also assisted Jay Ross to hit a three-pointer. Before the end of the third quarter, the Pacers actually hit the Knicks with a three-point rain. 3 points behind the Knicks. Seeing this situation, Old Brown quickly changed Bowen’s post to prevent Miller and changed the protective backboard, which finally stabilized the field. Although both coaches were constantly deploying troops, the score continued to be tied. 51 seconds before the end, the Pacers finally equalized the score with Miller’s three points. Miller had cut 36 points. When Kevin ran out of the three-point line, he broke through the jumper and scored 2 points. When Kevin saw the basketball enter the basket, he breathed a sigh of relief. At 9997, there were 26 seconds left for the Pacers not to score in this series.