468. Warden VS Miller

Tianzun is obviously easier to use at critical moments than Dale Davis and Jermaine O'Neal. From this aspect, Crohill is also a more suitable key ball player than the current pair of twin towers, but in 6 minutes, he fell behind.

14 points, putting the expectation of winning on a veteran who is about to turn 40 years old, Carlisle is completely following his heart, and this wave of rotation is also following his heart.

Follow your heart, this may sound vulgar and unsophisticated, but on the road to pursuing your dreams, this is indispensable!

And dreams are also indispensable.

After a fierce 17-7 run, the Pacers chased the score to 87-91, stopping the Trail Blazers!

The Pacers played really hard this time. The Trail Blazers' hard work for three and a half quarters was wiped out by the Pacers in just a few minutes!

The Trail Blazers' scoring performance was actually not much different from the first half of the quarter. It was a normal scoring performance after slowing down the rhythm.

But Reggie Miller, who came on stage at this time, was too fierce!

It's not like the Trail Blazers have never encountered such a fierce opponent. Kobe, McGrady, Iverson, Nowitzki, Terry, Pierce, Ray Allen... are capable of playing what Reggie Miller just performed.

There are a lot of people, but which one of them is not a first-line star in his prime?

A veteran like Reggie Miller, who is about to turn 40 years old, actually burst out with such energy, and the Trail Blazers were beaten unnecessarily.

Reggie Miller made people feel the meaning of that sentence - veterans never die, they just wither!

The tremendous pressure made the opposing Trail Blazers players almost breathless.

Reversal or being reversed, everyone has seen and experienced it. Before our eyes, this is the situation of being reversed!

However, the huge pressure failed to cause a substantial blow to the morale and confidence of the Trail Blazers players... The warden's eyes were wide open, and his face was full of excitement! The huge pressure was no match for the classics.

The warden’s joy seemed to be overflowing!

Warden enjoyed the game and successfully infected his teammates!

Of course Liu Xiu also has pressure. As the leader of the team, his pressure is no less than that of his teammates.

but!

This Reggie Miller is the ace killer he wants to fight!

After entering the NBA, Liu Xiu had a "regret list", a list of people who regretted not being able to compete with him at his peak.

Reggie Miller is definitely at the top.

This is not a superstar in the traditional sense. He has only been in the All-Star Game a handful of times, and has only been on the All-NBA Team three times.

Not lovable, not very popular, not many fans.

Jermaine O'Neal, who has been called a softie, has won more trophies and more 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 this season. This is already a fact. Such a game will not have an impact on Reggie Miller's career, and it is even less likely that he will retire because of it.

Retired.

But for Liu Xiu, this is the first and possibly only chance to compete with Reggie Miller, who is as if he has returned to his prime!

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Maurice Cheeks thought it was time for him to show his leadership charisma, but as a result, he contributed a wave of healing value to the warden...

Forget it, if the leader is like this, as the coach, he also saves a lot of words.

Don't worry about motivation and ability to withstand pressure, then the time has come to test the coaching staff's adaptability.

The Trail Blazers replaced Payton, Liu Xiu, Outlaw, Randolph, and Kwame Brown.

The Pacers made no substitutions. In the last minute or so, Tinsley, Reggie Miller, Artest, Dale Davis, and Jermaine O'Neal continued to play!

Carlisle watched Crohill, Tianzun, James Jones and other players who should have played at critical moments cheering for his teammates. He felt that this "follow your heart" rotation adjustment, no matter what the result, was worth it.

!The moment when the team spirit is ignited! At the end of his career, Reggie Miller once again gave the team an assist, igniting the flame of a new team spirit.

Of course, it would be even better to win. With a huge reversal of the 14-point deficit in the half quarter, winning such a victory will definitely make the team spirit burn even more vigorously!

However, when Carlisle saw the high-spirited fighting spirit of his opponents, especially the warden, he knew at a glance that this guy had ignited the fighting spirit of his teammates.

Carlisle really wanted to go over and crack open Liu Xiu's brain to see what was inside.

Why don't you panic for a moment! You are about to be reversed. You are beaten 17 to 7!

But as soon as the idea came to him, he crushed it himself.

He felt that his head was not as hard as Artest's and could not withstand that arm...

After the timeout, the Trail Blazers attack.

Payton chose to serve from the backcourt, and Warden shouldered the pressure, and his gloves' control thinking was running more smoothly. No matter what the game situation was, they were still in the lead. Now it was time to calmly control the speed. He advanced slowly.

After halftime, I slowly came to the three-point line, back and forth, 12 seconds passed, and half of the offensive round was gone!

Those who didn't know better thought he was watching a Pistons game. Payton's bald and shiny head looked a bit like Billups.

The Pacers scored 17 points in the first 4 minutes, and then they were really anxious because of the Pacers' crazy counterattack. Now after calming down, Payton found that, as expected, the opponent was indeed more anxious than them.

Tinsley presses forward to defend!

Payton turned around and stuck his butt out, as if he was going to play for 24 seconds to consume time, which made Tinsley's rush and pressure defense become even more anxious. When the opportunity he was waiting for came, Payton suddenly turned around and accelerated the breakthrough!

Dale Davis' mid-range 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 was on Dale-David's back.

When Si was defending Payton, he helped Liu Xiu block Artest. Randolph pressed inside to contain Jermaine O'Neal. Payton formed a double attack between Dale Davis and Tinsley.

The ball was passed in the middle distance on the right side, and Liu Xiu received the ball!

Nearly perfect on-the-spot cooperation! Full of tacit understanding!

Reggie Miller immediately made up for it from the right baseline, but Liu Xiu faced Reggie Miller's defense and did not waver in his shooting action. He shot the ball in one go...

He clearly judged that Reggie Miller would definitely not be able to block him. This was also the case. The highest point where Reggie Miller reached out to touch the ball was still a long way from the path it took to fly out.

The ball is flying and spinning in the air, and its final destination is the basket!

Along with the surging net flowers, the referee looked towards the technical table to confirm that the goal was valid and a two-pointer.

93 to 87, under tremendous pressure, Liu Xiu finally helped the team expand the two-point gap! His personal score has reached 39 points!

During the transition between offense and defense, Tinsley advanced to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Artest.

The game finally returned to the duel between the top stars.

The outlaw gangsters went to cover Reggie Miller. They concentrated their output in just over 4 minutes. Although Reggie Miller is now a big threat, he can no longer run away. Of course, his presence is still very important.

, when he stands there, he can form a 4-on-4 situation. Coupled with the off-ball cover on the flanks after the offense is launched, it is not a problem to form a 3-on-3 situation, just look.

Artest is not shy at critical moments. If he is on a team with Big Bird, God, Snake, and Big Mouth, he will dare to compete for key shots.

But facing Liu Xiu's defense, Artest felt like he was being targeted by a wild beast.

He had felt this feeling the last time they fought, and he continued to feel the pressure tonight.

But he still didn't give in. Facing Liu Xiu's defense, he chose to break inside and get closer to the basket to create a chance to score!

Liu Xiu defended very well this time, and his teammates had great trust in Liu Xiu. Artest failed to create a chance to score, so he had to force a shot... and missed!

But! Dale Davis grabbed the offensive rebound!

Without thinking, Dale Davis instinctively passed the ball to the left at a 45-degree angle. This passing direction was neither the running direction of the opponent's counterattack nor the common direction of the opponent's defense on the flank. He successfully passed the ball.

Go out and that man appears there as expected - Reggie Miller!

Reggie Miller caught the ball and shot a three-pointer...hit!

Reggie Miller spread his hands expressionlessly and looked at the wide-eyed Liu Xiu, then turned around and retreated.

The fans at the scene continue to be excited!

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Reggie Miller like this. Many old fans were moved to tears.

Scored 11 points in a row! He led the team in a 20-9 counterattack, 90-93, and the point difference was narrowed to 3 points!

If you change your opponent and encounter an explosion like Reggie Miller's, it would be the same as encountering a continuous blast.

But not the Trail Blazers!

Listening to the warden's shouts of "GOGOGO", the teammates had no time to generate negative emotions and were pushed forward to get into position.

Payton still calmly pressed the clock, whether he scored 6 points or 3 points, the lead was the lead.

Payton is still so calm now... Yes, he is envious. He is envious of players like Reggie Miller. At this age, as long as the touch comes, he can still shine like a superstar.

But the more this happened, the more he wanted to win tonight's game and didn't want to see Reggie Miller's annoying face laugh at the end, so he handled the ball more calmly at this time.

Payton advanced to the frontcourt, but Tinsley's defense was still impatient, and Payton once again got a chance to break through.

But after Payton broke into the paint, the Pacers' defensive cooperation became better. After Payton was blocked by Dale Davis in the shooting space, there was no good chance to distribute the ball. He did not choose to continue to go deep into the basket.

He protected the ball, moved out, and passed the ball to Liu Xiu, who was pulled to the top arc to receive the ball.

Artest did not lose his position this time and followed very closely.
Chapter completed!