Carlisle's tactical deployment was quick. In his opinion, there was no problem with the Celtics' performance just now. The problem was still the lack of pressure on the opponent, and he also saw through the thoughts of Rivers of the Celtics.
, wanting to use physical strength to wear down Miller, Carlisle certainly knew how to use a veteran. Miller was put off the court by him, and replaced on the court by the more energetic dunk king Fred Jones.
There is no problem with O'Neal being the main offensive point. The problem is that he is on the bright line. Every team has several offensive points. You know that he will definitely score 20 or 30 points this night, but Tings is still needed on the court.
The performance of Leigh, Jackson and Jones, the performance of these three people is even more critical. The Celtics are willing to trade Milicic for a piece, wouldn't Carlisle not be willing to give up Foster?
After playing again, Jackson passed the ball to Tinsley. Tinsley held the ball against Banks' defense and glanced at O'Neal who wanted the ball. When Banks was stunned, Tinsley
He dribbled the ball directly under Banks' crotch. Before Tony Allen could come over to cover the gap, he made a decisive mid-range shot and the ball went in.
Next, Banks served from the baseline and passed the ball a little casually. When the ball was immediately passed to Pierce's hands, Fred Jones suddenly came out, intercepted the ball directly, and then went to the basket.
After a throw from the basket, Stephen Jackson made an alley-oop layup.
The Pacers achieved a lead, 7 to 5. Although both teams focused on defense, it seemed that no one could guard the other after the start. In fact, it was not that the defensive quality of the two teams was not high, but that
His personal ability when attacking is too overbearing.
In the next round, Banks held the ball. After Milicic made a proactive screen, Banks broke into the paint directly. After attracting the defense of O'Neal Jr. and Tinsley, Banks jumped up and passed the ball to
Milicic was still three steps away from the basket. He rushed over and was about to end the attack with a dunk. Fortunately, Stephen Jackson had quick eyes and quick hands, and he was ruthless enough to grab Milicic's hand.
With his arm, Milicic tried to throw the ball in the air, but failed to grasp the balance at all and fell directly to the ground. The ball hit the backboard and did not enter the basket.
Milicic felt a little dizzy when he stood up. He had just fallen to the ground a bit hard. Pierce was looking for the referee to reason, saying that Jackson committed a flagrant foul, but the referee did not receive any notice from Pierce.
Impact. Still sticking to the penalty just now, Milicic made two free throws.
Pierce came over and asked Milicic: "How do you feel? Are you okay?"
Milicic waved his hand and said: "It's not a big problem, don't worry."
Even so, Milicic's first free throw was still a rare miss because he failed to adjust, and the second free throw barely made it after spinning around the rim.
It was the Pacers' turn to attack. Tinsley dribbled to the frontcourt, and Banks led the defense all the way over, taking his time to defend Tinsley in a pressing style.
Tinsley suddenly accelerated, and Banks and Tony Allen also began to tighten their defense. At this time, Tinsley suddenly made a street ball move and turned around, but the ball flew to Fred, who was unattended behind him.
In the hands of Jones, Jones opened his hand and hit a three-pointer. 10 to 6, the Pacers continued to lead.
Seeing that the team was lagging behind, Pierce asked Banks for the ball. After receiving the ball, Pierce smiled and said to Stephen Jackson, who was guarding him: "You are much worse than Ron (Artest).
You can't even catch my edge. It seems like your college coach didn't teach you how to guard a superstar."
Stephen Jackson said with a ferocious face: "Look at the way your little brother fell to the ground just now. I think you don't want that, so you'd better shut up. Don't say that you are a superstar. He has even won a championship."
You don’t even have a ring. Superstars like you are nothing in my eyes!”
At this point, Pierce didn't say much. After shaking his shoulder, he shot a three-pointer directly. The ball flew into the basket under the watch of Stephen Jackson. The score became 10 to 9. The Celtics once again made a three-pointer.
The score has caught up.
While retreating, Pierce said to Stephen Jackson: "Is picking up a championship so worth being proud of? What a joke!"
Turning over, Tinsley once again broke into the paint under O'Neal's pick-and-roll screen, and passed the ball to O'Neal through the gap in the defense.
After receiving the ball, O'Neal took two steps and flew straight up. He dunked hard on the heads of Milicic and Anderson. This dunk also expressed his depression in this game. After landing, O'Neal beat his chest.
Roaring at Milicic like a victorious beast.
Milicic is not impatient either. For a player of O'Neal's level, you can't expect to be able to lock him down all the time in a game. You can just make him suffer, as long as you can slow down the opponent's movement.
But now that O'Neal is provoking, Milicic must respond. Just like when Reggie Miller hit a counterattack three-pointer in the opening game, Pierce also returned one. Such a response is what the star needs to do.
things.
Milicic stood in a position under the basket. Naturally, O'Neal Jr. would not lower himself to go around. Just after Milicic received the ball, O'Neal Jr. defended behind him. All the players moved away. Pierce stood in front of him.
Milicic attacked outside the three-point line on this side, waiting for the ball to shoot a three-pointer.
However, no one interfered with the duel between the two Eastern Conference All-Stars. Bill Walton on the sidelines also said: "This is the real physical fight, one-on-one, one-on-one, one-on-one battle, and guard duel."
The competition is about the thoughts when breaking through and the luck when shooting, but the duel between the insides is not. They are competing about real skills. This is why there are always some unknown outsiders who can suddenly break out and score two or three points.
Ten points, but unknown insiders rarely get 20+10 data, because insiders are rarely affected by luck. If you are strong, you can get closer to the basket, and you can ensure your offensive efficiency.
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Milicic was hammering away like a battering ram, once, twice, three times... When O'Neal was a little unsteady at his feet, Milicic hit the ball with a flick of the board.
This move was simple and unpretentious, not like Milicic's usual method, but Rivers's eyes lit up, and he said to himself in admiration: "This kid Darko is much more mature!"
