Although Reggie Miller hit the go-ahead goal, Rivers did not call a timeout. If he calls a timeout now to arrange tactics, it is equivalent to denying those motivational words just now, and it is equivalent to a disguised admission that Pierce is only a regular season player.
Players, Payton is an old guy waiting to die, and Milicic is an out-and-out parallel import... Therefore, even if this game will be lost, Rivers will still not pause to extinguish the hopes raised by these players.
flame.
Miller's goal just now dealt a huge blow to the Celtics players. They tried their best to defend, but Miller still scored four points at a time. Is this the difference in level? I just led the team
Pierce, who had been on the team for one year, Milicic, who had actually only played two NBA games, Jefferson, and Allen all had this idea in their minds. At this time, it was the veteran Payton who calmed down first and said: "That
The bastard is blind. Even if he drags his moral character to death, his heart is actually beating fast. If we play a ball, his sister won't even recognize him."
After listening to Payton's words, everyone felt a lot more at ease. Payton did not rush to grab points. Instead, he lowered his rhythm and slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Seeing everyone's lack of fighting spirit, Payton
Dun secretly made up his mind. He dribbled the ball and said to Tinsley: "When I played in the park, there were many short and fat guys like you. I would crush a few of them every day. Today I will make an exception again."
Payton's right shoulder swayed, as if he was about to pass or break through. Tinsley did not dare to be careless, and opened his legs to lower his center of gravity to defend. But at the moment when he opened his legs, Payton used Tinsley's famous stunt.
, pass the ball through the crotch, this trick is easier to use for a small point guard like Tinsley who is 1.8 meters tall, but Payton used it in front of this little man, and Tinsley was caught off guard.
Payton broke through. Another advantage of passing through the crotch is that the people behind him didn't see the action clearly. By the time Artest came out to cover up the defense, Payton had already taken action, passing the ball with a small throw.
Scored, 83 to 82 Celtic took the lead by 1 point.
As Payton ran back to defend, he raised his hands over and over again. The North Shore Garden Stadium was instantly ignited by Payton. The fans in the audience shouted "I'maceltic" over and over again in unison. Milicic felt deeply.
See the magic of this stadium, and with the slogans shouted by the fans, it feels like the spirit of the retired Celtic players has been injected into you. This is not an ordinary game. The Celtics you represent
The Ertes have a history of constant victory.
The players' blood boiled with enthusiasm. Pierce gave a heavy high-five and shouted: "Today! We are going to step on the first place."
Tinsley dribbled the ball to the frontcourt without sticking the ball, trying to find a gap to pass to Miller, who was feeling hot, but Tony Allen was brave and pressed closely against Miller. Miller did not receive the ball well.
Stephen Jackson was also struggling with Pierce. Jackson's personal ability was very strong, but he was at a disadvantage when facing the strong Pierce. Pierce squeezed Jackson with his strength. The goal just now can be said to be
Part of the responsibility lies with Pierce, who allowed Jackson to pass the ball to Miller calmly. As the captain, he cannot make the same mistake again.
Tinsley saw that the opportunity was not good and could not let time pass by like this. Seeing that O'Neal was in a good position inside, Tinsley found O'Neal with a ground pass. O'Neal leaned on Milicic with his back.
With his left foot as the axis, he took a step back with his right foot and shot a behind-the-back jumper. Milicic was also a technical insider. As soon as Xiao Ou made his first move, Milicic had already guessed what he was going to do.
He chose to turn around and shoot a jumper, jumping forward to block the shot. Ou's shooting point was very far back, but the tip of Milicic's middle finger still touched the basketball, and the ball flew upwards, and Jefferson blocked Artest.
At the position, O'Neill had just completed his shooting action. After blocking the shot, Milicic jumped to get the ball. Artest wanted to come over to steal it, but Milicic hugged the ball and turned around to protect it firmly.
, it wasn’t until Payton came around that he passed the ball to Payton.
Payton controlled the rhythm and tried to slow down the time. After reaching the frontcourt, he waited for Milicic and Jefferson to get into position. At this time, the Celtics hoped that the team's success rate would be higher and passed the ball to the inside.
Milicic, after taking the ball, Milicic faced O'Neal toward the basket and said: "Who is better between you and Big Ben?" O'Neal smiled contemptuously: "That dwarf who can't attack is worthy of comparing with me.
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"I hope you won't disappoint me!" Milicic actually bent down and dribbled like a defender. After dribbling his hips twice, he stretched out and was about to make a jump shot. O'Brien went to block the shot, and Milicic bent down.
He leaned forward under the arm of Xiao Ou, jumped forward and hit a rebound shot. This was taught to Milicic by Bodiloga during training in Serbia and Montenegro. Although this is an action for a small man, he is tall enough to hit the ball.
Power forward Bodiloga always likes to use various small man's moves on the big man, and Milicic learned this trick to get close to him.
After the goal was scored, the Celtics led by 3 points, with only 45 seconds left in the game.
Carlisle called a timeout. The Pacers rushed for 2 points and were not in a hurry to get 3 points. They were not in a hurry to foul after failing to score. There would be another offensive opportunity after 24 seconds. Carlisle wanted to use two attacks, one fast and one slow.
Attack to counter an opponent's attack.
After returning to the game, Tinsley served quickly. Artest squeezed Jefferson and broke inside, but Milicic had blocked his attack angle. Artest passed the ball.
Going to the outside, Miller caught the ball and hit a three-pointer one step away from the three-point line. The ball hit the basket again, 85-all! Miller's incredible performance.
Even Heinsohn on the sidelines sighed and said: "I'm afraid only Bird can rival Miller in terms of three-pointers."
Rivers still did not call a timeout. In 39 seconds of game time, both teams had one attack each.
Payton suppresses the time and must play for 24 seconds. This will leave less time for the Pacers to organize an offense and the chance of victory will be greater. Payton's physical strength has reached the limit. He believes in the Pacers' meters.
The same goes for Le, both of them are playing with spirit. Miller took a step forward, Jackson took turns to cover up, Payton threw the ball to Pierce, Pierce faced Jackson who took a step back to block the shot, made a three-pointer, and hit! North Shore
The Garden was completely on fire, and Pierce proved that he is also a three-point shooter with a big heart.
The Pacers no longer have a timeout. With 17 seconds of attack time, the Celtics press the whole court. They are not afraid of the Pacers scoring 2 points on a fast break and must defend the three-pointer.
Artest served and the ball passed to Tinsley. The moment Tinsley caught the ball, Payton slapped it between his hands and the ball was released. Milicic reacted quickly and jumped forward.
, firmly grasping the ball in his hand during the melee, with 8 seconds left on the clock, the Pacers were unwilling to foul Milicic, who was accurate in free throws. In this way, the Celtics won 88 to 85.
They defeated the Pacers with a difficult score. They proved that the outcome on the basketball court is not determined before the game starts. Whether you can win or not depends on whether you want to win.
