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Chapter 17 Killing the Pacers

"Oh, buy it! What did we just see? After blocking the shot in the backcourt, we went straight to a fast break, and then a big windmill slam dunk. Although there are still 4 games to compete today, I bet that this ball must be the most beautiful ball today.

Goal. If you look at these two actions separately, they are both enough to enter the top 5, let alone now they are connected together. Listen to the amazement of the fans in the audience. They were silent for a second just now. This attack

It’s incredible. Look at our Paul, he is even more excited than Iguodala. He actually ran to the referee’s box and knocked on the table to celebrate. Sure enough, the fourth official gave him a warning, he was too excited.”

The commentator was very excited, and the electrical appliance dealer in Orlando was even more excited. According to statistics the next day, more than 100 TVs in the entire Orlando city were damaged because of this goal. Many fans waved their arms in excitement after seeing this goal, and then

The thing in his hand flew towards the TV. Then he heard a "clang" sound and was secretly lucky because he didn't hit it. But when he heard a "clang" sound, it was a tragedy.

The Pacers' head coach Carlisle is a typical academic coach. He is highly enterprising, has deep tactical skills, and always demands perfection. There is no problem with his coaching ability. But he has a weakness of an academic coach, which they often cannot face up to.

The impact of a key goal on the game is hard to be keenly aware of the changes in team morale.

In fact, this is the fatal weakness of academic coaches. They pay too much attention to tactics and pursue perfection. They treat a basketball game as a chess game and often ignore the impact of emotions on people. So let’s look at the overall results over the years.

Except for Popovich and Larry Brown, no championship ended up in the hands of an academic coach.

Even Popovich and Larry Brown don't pay attention to the impact of dunks and blocks on the team. It's just that their coaching style is too tough and their players have too high emotional intelligence, so they don't need the help of a head coach at all.

By adjusting, the players themselves can adjust their mentality.

In fact, Edison is also an academic, but he is too young, relatively impulsive and emotional, and cannot really treat people as machines, so he can often feel the changes in the players' mentality.

Carlisle didn't call a timeout. He planned to wait and see. In his opinion, the ball was nothing. After all, the Magic players were so young and athletic. It was normal to be blocked and dunk. But it was his.

This hesitant attitude caused the Pacers' situation to take a turn for the worse.

This ball only has 2 points, but it is worth thousands of dollars. It points the direction and builds confidence for the Magic generals.

When the Pacers hit that climax, the players on the court had already discovered the problem, but the players didn't know where the problem was and were too impatient. As a result, they made frequent mistakes and were scored by the Pacers. The Magic players felt as if they were themselves.

It was as if his iron fist had hit cotton, and he was completely unable to produce any force. However, this time the Magic players blocked the shot and discovered that it was not that they were unable to produce any force, but that they had hit the ball in the wrong position before, which made them feel angry.

When the Pacers attacked again, Fred was obviously much weaker. He didn't dare to make any moves after catching the ball and passed the ball directly. However, the Pacers' players who were still on the court usually played as substitutes.

There was nothing they could take. Before, the Magic's defense was very loose. They could get open opportunities and dared to shoot and break out. Now that the Magic's defensive intensity has increased, they didn't dare to come casually. As a result, they fell in a circle.

, but no one made a move, and it fell back into the hands of point guard Tinsley.

Tinsley also has a streetball background and once played streetball in Rucker Park, the mecca of streetball in New York. His streetball nickname is "Melmeltheabuser". The only player controller in the league who has a streetball background The ball is very gorgeous, and the organizational ability is also remarkable, but the shooting is terrible, because the basic logic of streetball is "if you shoot, it means you are weak." Tinsley is no exception. At first, he was considered a passer who could not shoot. I used a ball machine, but later I paid attention to shooting training, and my shooting percentage improved significantly. Last season, I averaged 8.3 points per game. But it was still not enough...

But there is no other way now. The time is about to reach 24 seconds, so he can only take a shot against Iguodala's defense. The result is predictable. The arc of this ball is so high, Howard here. He and Foster were stuck in position and yelling, but the ball hit the edge of the basket and bounced far away, and was directly collected by Marion, who had quick eyes and quick hands.

After Marion handed the ball to Nash, he once again rushed towards the opponent's half like a wild dog on the loose, making the Magic fast break 2 on 2.

When both Pacers players subconsciously shrank into the three-second zone, Nash passed the ball to Iguodala who was following in the back row like a ghost. Iguodala took a step after receiving the ball, and he I felt that my move felt very good, so I shot a three-pointer from the wing without hesitation, and the ball clicked like a basket.

Shooting actually relies on rhythm. Although shooting relies on upper limbs such as hands and arms, the rhythm here refers more to the feeling of the knees, and the feeling of dribbling is also the knee, so often when you feel the coordination of your knees when dribbling, When you feel particularly good, take the shot quickly. This sense of coordination will be transferred to the shot, and the hit rate will naturally be very impressive.

The Magic scored 5 points in a row. Carlisle made a gesture to the players on the court, but still did not call a timeout. He was still waiting.

When the Pacers attacked again, Tinsley was obviously in full rhythm. He slapped the ball and moved forward slowly like an old man.

The fans off the field have been putting up with it for a long time. The team played like a piece of shit throughout the first half. They wanted passion but not passion, and they wanted technique but not technique. The two goals just now finally restored their original style, and they started to get more and more excited. He shouted slogans vigorously, and the sound of "defense" suddenly sounded in the audience.

But Tinsley remained unmoved and remained slow. But after entering halftime, he lobbed the ball to Jonathan Bender inside.

Jonathan Bender is 213cm tall, obviously half a head taller than the Magic's inside man. Although he is 7 feet tall and has strong muscles, his shooting is very accurate. Carlisle once said of him, "I was Having been in this league for more than 20 years, among all the players I have seen, his skills are definitely in the top 1% to 2%." But he has also been ruined by injuries. If he is healthy, he can definitely reach the All-Stars. .

Bender's skills are very solid. He relies on Josh, who is half a head shorter than himself, and takes two dribbles of the ball to step back and shoot. Although Josh is shorter than him, he can jump high and fast. In order to avoid Josh's block, , Bender had to adjust his shooting angle, but he still couldn't score.

As soon as the ball bounced out of the basket, Howard just pulled a green onion and grabbed the rebound, ignoring Foster's blocking and pulling.

The ball was handed to Nash immediately, and then the entire Magic team started running. Unfortunately, the Pacers retreated very quickly this time and failed to counterattack.

Nash dribbled the ball and observed the Pacers' defensive layout. His teammates had already formed a V shape. After dribbling twice, Nash found that Bender, who was guarding Josh, was very slow, so he came up with a plan in his mind.

He pointed with his hand and asked Josh to make a screen. The position of the screen was higher than usual. However, out of trust in Nash, Josh didn't think much about it and moved over sideways with his arms stiffened. The defender of Nash

Tinsley was blocked tightly, but Foster did not follow him. He also knew that once Nash broke into the penalty area, he would definitely not be able to keep up.

But Nash did not go inside this time. Instead, he took a step back, came outside the three-point line, and took a shot.

It sounds very slow, but this series was completed in a flash of lightning. From Josh coming out of the pick-and-roll to Nash taking action, it took less than 1 second.

The three-pointer was effective. The Magic had an 8-0 spurt and were only 7 points behind. The score between the two teams returned to within 10 points.

At this time, Carlisle finally couldn't sit still anymore and quickly called a timeout...

"Well done, just play like this. We played very well just now, but don't be complacent and don't make the mistake of underestimating the enemy in the first half. We are still 7 points behind, not ahead by 7 points, understand. Josh, Andre and others

Marion, you three are off. Juwan Howard, Kevin, Boris, you three are on. Later, Carlisle will definitely ask the Pacers to strengthen their defense, but they are trapped by personnel restrictions. The rest are inside and outside.

The speed is not enough, so we have to run more flexibly. You three will take them all up. If they don't follow, you will kill him."

When these four mid-range shooters came on the court, the Magic's running immediately became much more flexible. Martin was like a guinea pig, drilling through the Pacers' defensive formation and shooting when he got the chance; while Diaw

He was able to support Nash inside and out, helping him move the ball and mobilize the Pacers' defense; while Uncle Huo relied more on his high and stable mid-range shots to attack.

The four people worked together to tear the Pacers' defense into holes, as if it was a decoration.

Normally, this lineup is very good offensively, but its defense is extremely poor. Uncle Huo is somewhat confident in dealing with shooting-oriented power forwards in the interior, but the three outside are all at the semi-colander level, and Edison would definitely not dare to do so in ordinary times.

How did you do it, but it doesn't matter today. Who told you that the Pacers have no scorers? Anyone who can usually score in double figures is banned today, so what else do I have to fear? Besides, Howard is still guarding the inside, and Huo Er is guarding the inside.

Uncle's defense is not impossible. Although his hardness and enthusiasm are not very high, at least his height is still a deterrent. However, the starting Josh is not as tall as him, but he is more intimidating.

So under Edison's arrangement, the Magic began to attack and gradually brought the score closer. By the end of the third quarter, the two teams were tied at 73.

"It's the last quarter. Our strength is better than theirs. As long as we perform normally, we will definitely win the game. We just need to do one thing, we must be focused and don't relax any more. Nash, you and Dwight come down and take a rest.

Juwan and Varejao are on the court, but we still shoot from the outside, and there's nothing they can do about it."

In this game, the Magic's strength was obviously higher than that of the Pacers. When the whole team became more alert and found the right method, they did not give the Indiana any chance. They gradually widened the score.

When the red light on the backboard came on, 96-88, the Magic won and won two consecutive games.

After the game, Edison let out a long breath and said, "Tom, I didn't expect that I almost capsized in the gutter today. It seems that I still have a lot of shortcomings."

Thibodeau worried about his stomach and nodded with a paralyzed face.

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Finally someone spoke.

This is how I see it about Mount Auburn. Ben pushed him hard at first, but Artest didn't give in. He was pushed so hard that he lost his center of gravity at first. By the time he reacted, he had already been separated.

.Even though it’s just trash talk.

What really made me feel that Ben was in trouble was when Artest and Jackson rushed into the audience like crazy. He dodged far away, really dodged, and you actually turned around and returned to the bench.

, and then he never appeared in the camera again. This is your home court, and it was your big choice in the beginning. But they started to fight, and you hid. In the end, it was Tianzun who tried to pull them in. He can be provoked, but he can't resist.

You say this is not cowardice.

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