After losing the pillar of O'Neal Jr., the Pacers seem to be much weaker on both ends of the offense and defense. O'Neal's support in offense and attracting defense, rotation and supplementary defense in defense, and his height, these are all
irreparable.
However, with the three outside firepower points of Miller, Tinsley, and Captain Jack, the Pacers still maintained a certain degree of offensive firepower. With two minutes left in the third quarter, the Pacers still led the Celtics.
The team scored 6 points.
However, the Pacers' offense comes at the cost of physical exertion. The Celtics' offense is very simple. Milicic wants a position inside, and the point guard only needs to try his best to get the ball into Milicic's hands.
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Although Foster's defensive ability is strong, he is stronger in top defense and defensive rebounds. He and O'Neal are strong and flexible, and they complement each other well together. He is used to combining with an insider who can attack from a long distance.
After O'Neal left the Pacers, he was partnered with a white three-point shooter like Troy Murphy.
When Milicic dealt with an opponent like Foster, he no longer stood firm, but used flexible footsteps. When Bender defended him, he used various feints to deal with it.
Players like Howard and Bender who can jump like him habitually like to block shots. However, in fact, having more blocks does not mean a high defensive level. It is just that the data is good-looking. Real shot-blocking masters are not
Olajuwon, Mutombo, and Duncan all jumped up casually with their excellent awareness and prediction ability, and the same was true for Milicic. But Bender was shaken up by Milicic again and again.
Finally, score easily.
If Reggie Miller dominated the second quarter, then Milicic completely dominated the third quarter. Milicic scored 19 points in the third quarter, with Foster and Ben
In front of Germany, he is simply invincible. Although Foster's defense is pretty good, Milicic is a master of fouls. In just three minutes, he fouled Foster twice in a row.
, Foster immediately committed four fouls and went off to rest. The pair of David Harrison and Crohill were left on the court, which was pure CBA level. The Celtics also spotted the Pacers' weaknesses.
, just handed the ball to Milicic, without even making any tactical changes. He just waited and watched Milicic take the ball. The outside players became assists, and even Pierce gave up the right to take action.
Pierce is also happy to be at ease now. He is not a particularly strong player, and in previous games, his shot rights were lower than Anthony Walker. Since Milicic can solve the problem, he doesn't need to do anything.
At first, Milicic still couldn't bear it, thinking that this was not very aboveboard, but if you think about it carefully, which legend is absolutely clean? Wasn't Jordan's last shot against the Jazz not a push? This is sports.
As part of the game, when you see the enemy's weakness, you have to exploit it until you kill it, just like a battle between two armies. The opponent will not let you go just because you are not feeling well or are missing a few people.
The Pacers don't know why. Just like in history, Stephen Jackson sprained his knee at the end of the third quarter, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Tinsley strained his right leg due to excessive fatigue.
Just like the rhythm of the Celtics against the Pacers in history, the Pacers really injured and retired three main players like history. However, what is slightly better than history is that Bender is still there, but one
Bender has no control over the overall situation.
Next, the main lineup sent by the Pacers is point guard Anthony Johnson, shooting guard, shooting guard Fred Jones, small forward James Jones, power forward Pollard, and center David Harris.
This lineup will probably be beaten to a pulp by Okafor and Gerald Wallace even if it goes against the Bobcats, let alone the Celtics, who have a strong team.
Off the court, Reggie Miller covered his head in a towel, beads of sweat dripping onto the floor, but what people didn't know was that there were tears in them.
The Bulls during Jordan's peak period only played seven games against two opponents in the playoffs, one was the 1992 Knicks, and the other was the 1998 Pacers.
Jordan in 1992 was far from as terrifyingly calm as he was in 1998, and Reggie Miller was the man who led the Pacers to compete with Jordan in seven games. Although his physical fitness was average, no one dared to ignore him.
, and he is the kind of man who becomes more dangerous towards the end.
In an era when others respected and feared Jordan, Miller chose to challenge his throne. Although he failed, he is still a fighter worthy of everyone's respect.
But even though he can persist, the marks of time have begun to show on him. His physical strength is declining, he does not have the speed before, and the reaction time of the ball in his hands has also become longer. After every game, he has to
After resting longer than before, he has tried not to show off and score high points, only taking over the game when the team needs it.
This season, the Pacers have renewed their contracts and signed some capable players. During the regular season, they were able to completely defeat the defending champion Pistons. Their main lineup includes the league's top insider O'Neal, All-Stars, and the best defender.
Players Ron Artest, Jeff Foster, who leads the backcourt rebounds and ranks among the top five in the league in rebounding efficiency, and Jamal Tinsley, a street ball expert who is close to a first-class point guard. Just from each position
In comparison, they were even better than the Detroit Pistons, but that brawl changed Miller's expectations for this season.
At the end of the game, Milicic scored 41 points, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks and 6 assists. If he had not wasted the season with the Pistons without playing, then he could be said to have almost qualified for the playoffs.
The most eye-catching star in the debut.
Miller didn't expect that what he was waiting for was to make a wedding dress for a junior like Milicic. Miller was 40 years old, and Milicic was only 19 years old. It was like a legacy. It was like he had just entered the league.
At that time, he looked down upon the aging Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and McHale, but now it was his turn.
The bursts of cheers in the North Shore Garden were more like a farewell to myself.
The winner of the day was Milicic. Miller seemed to have seen tomorrow's news reports, but his heart was already tired. He no longer wanted to worry about those children who were fighting.
