Pierce of the Celtics also beat Hardaway hard. Hardaway's weak body could not withstand Pierce's impact. Pierce squeezed Hardaway, but the referee did not call a foul. Pierce took advantage of the situation and passed Kurt Thomas.
The moment the ball hit the ground after dunking into the basket, Pierce stepped on Hardaway's foot, who fell to the ground, and fell to the ground in pain. The Celtics players gathered around him, and Pierce closed his eyes in pain.
His face was so painful that he was sweating.
The Celtics' medical staff hurried over, briefly checked and then tentatively touched Pierce's ankle. Pierce reacted as if he had received an electric shock. The team doctor hurriedly called for a stretcher from the sidelines. Pierce was carried on a stretcher.
It went on, but the game still had to continue. Faced with the sudden change at the beginning, Rivers hurriedly called a timeout. During the timeout, he arranged that today's offensive focus would be on the inside, and the core figure of this game was Milisi.
strange.
Before returning to the court, Rivers shouted to Milicic: "Darko, this game is up to you. If you take this step, you will become a real star."
Milicic's heart tightened. Pierce's inability to play was a very bad thing for the Celtics, but for him who was in urgent need of playing time and shooting rights, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Playing beautiful statistics, Yu Gong also wants to win this victory for the Celtics and live up to the high regard of Rivers and Pierce.
When the Celtics defended, Milicic did not take the initiative to find the opponent's main offensive figure to defend as before, but selectively guarded Mohammed because Milicic had already made up his mind in this game.
To focus on offense, there is no need to spend too much energy on Kurt Thomas.
Marbury of the Knicks yelled from the outside: "Without Paul, your lineup is like an open door. I can come in when I want, and come out when I want!"
"That you are talking about is when your mother is in front of me!" Banks had no intention of giving in to the All-Star player Marbury. Instead, he scolded Marbury even harder.
After all, how can Banks guard Marbury? Although Marbury later said that I am the best point guard in the world, it was a bit of a slap in the face, but if it does not matter the mentality and team
Sex, Marbury may really be able to afford this sentence.
I saw Marbury facing Banks and making a series of sudden stops and starts. When Banks was completely unable to keep up with Marbury, he rushed inside and took a long distance before Jefferson, who was on defense, was in place.
Throwing the ball, the ball flew steadily into the basket.
When it was the Celtics' turn to attack, Milicic did not drop into the paint to hit hard, but stood in a high position to receive the ball. With the Pacers finishing last in the game yesterday, Milicic's view of the Knicks
The defense is like a piece of loose sand. Kurt Thomas's defense is good, and Muhammad is a pure defensive player. However, they cannot have a good division of labor and cooperation like the Pacers' Foster and O'Neal, allowing the defense to
It was more structured, and the outside line did not interfere with Milicic's ball in time.
After Milicic received the ball, Muhammad did not follow him completely. Milicic saw that there was a step of space to catch the ball and shot directly. With his height of 2.16 meters and his jump shot, his shooting point was very high. If he hadn't blocked it immediately
If it is blocked, there is no chance at all. In this way, the shot will be the same as without interference in practice, and the ball will fly directly into the basket.
After the opening, the shooting percentages of both teams were good. Marbury once again faced Banks' defense and took a feint step before making a jump shot. The mid-range shot was hit again. Marbury was in very good condition, although Banks' defense was not inferior to
The average level of the league, but his ability is not as good as Marbury, and there is a big gap in experience and consciousness, so Marbury has beaten him twice in a row.
Milicic once again did his same trick, catching the ball in the high post. This time it was veteran Kurt Thomas who came to defend him. Although Thomas did not have many offensive methods and was only very accurate in jump shots, he was always conscientious in defense.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to average close to a double-double per game with his naturally talented body.
Thomas followed him completely, and he said to Milicic provocatively: "Boy, even if Pierce is not here, you still can't be the big brother in this team, because you are too soft, you can only shoot jumpers from outside, like
Just like girls."
"Then you are too, a bitch who likes jump shots." After saying that, Milicic tried to force a jump shot again. Thomas jumped up to block Milicic's shooting angle, but as soon as his feet left the ground, he found out that he was beaten by Milicic.
Sic deceived him. He was not shooting a jump shot at all, but was trying to break through. After the fake jump shot, Milicic lowered his center of gravity and passed Thomas, running straight towards the basket.
Facing the oncoming Muhammad, Milicic quickly threw the ball toward the basket. Muhammad did not expect Milicic to take action so quickly. He turned around hurriedly to grab the rebound, but he forgot to block the ball behind him.
Milicic, Thomas behind Milicic also caught up at this time, and saw the number 99 flying above Muhammad's head. The basketball frame just collapsed a little outward, and the figure with number 99 had already passed the ball.
He grabbed the ball in his hand and slammed the ball into the basket.
This move was Carter's specialty in the All-Star Game that year. It was extremely sensitive to the player's speed, bounce and ability to predict the ball. No big man had ever tried it before, but this does not mean that no one can do it.
arrive.
Spike Lee still remembered that goal many years later, "That goal was so shocking. I remember when Pierce was injured at the beginning of that game, I thought it would be another boring game without a star.
, but that kid Darko immediately told me with his actions that the fun was just beginning. At that time, he was hanging on the basket, with Mohammed riding in front and Thomas chasing behind. At that moment, he looked down on all living things like an emperor.
, and that’s when I thought this kid was going to be a great player, a Hall of Fame kind of great player.”
After this goal, there was a tsunami of applause in Madison Square Garden. This is what New York fans are like. They like the Knicks, but that doesn’t mean they don’t like the stars and wonderful performances of other teams. As long as they play here
OK, they will still applaud you.
Milicic hung one hand on the basket, turned around and pointed at Kurt Thomas with one hand and said: "In addition to shooting, I can do other things. Are you satisfied with this shot?"
