Chapter 192: Miller's Moment
Kobe Bryant suddenly changed the direction of movement at the first time Artest moved and ran along the baseline to the basket, O'Neal Jr. was still defending Lamar, Foster had been Shakra out, and there was no one under the Pacers' basket. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The basketball in Lamar's hand was also passed just right!
After Kobe Bryant received the ball, he jumped on the spot and scored the ball easily with a backhand layup.
This is the second tactical combination arranged by Phil Jackson, in fact, there are only two of them, he is not a god after all, there is no way to turn a stone into gold, and it is already very powerful to come up with these two conventional tactics in a short halftime break.
But these two moves are enough for the Pacers to keep busy for a while, and if Artesta wants to defend Kobe's off-ball cut, then he can't press too hard. This will only leave space for Kobe Bryant to create a single opportunity, if he continues to press closely, then Kobe Bryant will once again play the two axes he just learned, and for a while the Lakers will occupy the initiative on the court.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were already leading by 5 points, and Phil Jackson replaced Shaq at the right time to rest, but it was Anderson instead of the veteran Horace Grant.
"Lamar, you keep the ball, Chris, if they continue to contain Lamar, you have to go over and help him get out of the way. ”
With Lamar in possession and Shaq not on the pitch, he was completely free of charge. Lamar no longer has to worry about whether the inside line is crowded, as long as he has the ball in his hand and is in the middle of a sports battle, then O'Neal Jr.'s close defense is useless.
Phil Jackson understands that as long as he gives Lamar the ball and gives him space to run, then there is nothing he can't do.
For the manager's trust, Lamar began to repay with his performance on the court, although there was no Shaq around him to help him share the offensive tasks and defense of the interior, but Lamar had more room to play freely, and now Lamar has gone crazy.
Jumper!
Breakthrough slam dunk!
Back singles!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Lamar was like people making a statement, as long as I was given room to play, as long as my teammates ran with me, almost no one could guard me, and the rest was much easier.
"What a good player! What do you think, Reggie!" the Pacers head coach didn't seem to be worried about the team's passivity, and had time to chat with Miller next to him.
"It's a great guy indeed, even Kevin Garnett wasn't as crazy as he was when he first entered the league, but it's a pity that he's an enemy, if we can come to our team, with the combination of him and Jermaine on the inside, we can rule the league for at least five years. ”
"It's a pity, I thought I was in control. I didn't expect to come back from halftime, Kobe Bryant actually learned to run without the ball, and he cooperated with Lamar so tacitly, how about it, are you ready?
Miller grinned, "Coach, I've always been ready." ”
Midway through the fourth quarter, Reggie Miller re-entered the game, and the crowd erupted in cheers when they saw Indiana Treasure reappear.
Even though Miller is old, his condition, physical fitness, and offensive power are not as good as before, it does not affect the love of Pacers fans for him.
Phil Jackson also took the opportunity to send Shaq at this time!
Shaq came on the court, and it was Lamar who was replaced, and after a wave of crazy offense and organization, his physical strength was almost exhausted, and when he was about to leave the game, he also glanced back at the scoreboard, 99:94, the Lakers were in front.
Kobe Bryant took advantage of the gap and smiled at Artest not far away: "I scored 27 points, almost double what you set for! ”
Artest looked at Kobe Bryant angrily, and he was also angry about his defense in the third and first half of the fourth quarter, and it was the first time he was so embarrassed!
"Don't get complacent too soon, you haven't won yet!"
Kobe Bryant still didn't respond to Artest's words.
Kobe Bryant knows what to do if he stays on the court now, there are five minutes left in the game, and this time on the basketball court is enough to give birth to anything, and Kobe Bryant doesn't want to make any predictions about the game that hasn't ended yet.
"Sheq! Lamar whispered as he passed Shaq.
"No problem!"
Shaq is in a complicated mood now, he suddenly had a jealousy of Lamar in his heart when he was resting on the field, like Lamar can turn the situation on the field in ten minutes, he can do it!
But it is not a simple thing to be as beautiful as Lamar, he feels that he is now going up to pick peaches, to pick peaches that Lamar has already planted and will soon ripen, and it used to be his own person who decided the victory of the game, but now he is a different person.
Lamar sat down next to Phil Jackson, "You only have 2-3 minutes to rest!" Phil didn't wait for Lamar to sit down and began to remind his proud disciple.
"If the Pacers didn't close the score, you wouldn't have to play. Phil Jackson smiled and said to his disciple, "Rest well, don't let your hands feel cold, I have a hunch, you will appear later." ”
Lamar nodded in response, "Yes!"
As soon as Miller came on the court, he had a wonderful cooperation with O'Neal Jr. on the inside, when the Pacers attacked, O'Neal Jr. pulled to the outside to block Miller, and Miller took the opportunity to move to the bottom corner.
Tinsley's pass immediately found him in the open space, and O'Neal Jr. stepped back to make way of the gap. Harbour rushed to defend Miller, who had already made a shot, but soon he knew that he had been tricked, and the ball in Miller's hand was not thrown, but was thrown to O'Neal Jr. near the free throw line, who hit an easy jumper.
The crowd couldn't help but applaud the wonderful combination, they were anxious because of Lamar's crazy performance, but now they are starting to have a lot of confidence in their team, because as long as Miller is on the field, there is nothing to worry about, even if there are only a few tenths of a second left in the game, they have reason to expect a victory, because there is still a Miller moment.
"Watch every move of your opponent, especially O'Neal Jr. Phil Jackson patiently said to Lamar, "Compared to you, his body is better, and his interior skills are also honed well! When he first entered the league, people didn't even think that such a thin stick worm would do anything in the NBA, but he fought back against those people with his own efforts and achieved what he is today, just like you did some time ago." Did you see his run and his pass?"
Seeing Lamar nodding, Phil continued: "That's his biggest advantage in addition to the inside, and it would be nice to God that he could get a foothold in the NBA on his terms, but why did he become the most potential interior questioner in the league? is because he can always create scoring opportunities on his own." ”
Just as Phil Jackson spoke, the Lakers first scored by Kobe Bryant, but soon the Pacers counterattacked, Miller hit a three-point shot, narrowing the score gap to only one point, Haber's defense can't be said to be inadequate, but it's a pity that Miller's hand is better.
Phil Jackson frowned unconsciously when he saw Miller hit a three-pointer, and he already realized that this game didn't seem to be good.
It may be that this period of continuous play has caused the players' form to fall into a trough after a peak, and except for Lamar, the rest of the players are clearly out of form.
Even the team's leader, Shaq, has scored just 17 points so far in this game. Maybe 17 points is a good result for the average player, but a top player like Shaq is a bit abnormal, and there is the inside birdman Anderson, although his strength is average, but his fanatical feelings for basketball often allow him to perform some amazing things in the game, but today is obviously an exception, O'Neal Jr.'s excellent swing makes this passionate birdman like a broken wing, becoming mediocre and even embarrassed.
"Our situation doesn't seem to be good. Lamar finally spoke, and he was asking Phil Jackson to fight, and although he was a little unable to play now due to his physical problems, he still wanted to get on the court and fight for a win.
Phil Jackson naturally understood what his disciple meant, but he still shook his head resolutely, not that he didn't trust Lamar, but he felt that it was not yet time, rather than letting a Lamar who was stumped by fatigue come on the field to make senseless resistance, he was more willing to let a powerful Lamar go to the field to play to the fullest.
With Miller's appearance, the balance of the game once again began to tilt in favor of the Pacers, the Lakers' outside line was completely clamped down by the opponent, and the inside Shaq could only be used as a transit station because of his poor hand, as for Anderson?
Only Kobe Bryant is desperately resisting, but unfortunately he is also in trouble today, and Artest, who is already crazy, can now be said to be doing everything to Kobe.
"Huh!"
Miller hit another three-pointer and the Pacers took the lead, and it seemed that the victory was already in the Indiana's pocket, and they only had to wait for the red light to come on at the end to celebrate.
After the goal, Miller refused to be celebrated by his teammates and suddenly turned to the Lakers' bench in his famous signature gesture, his hands clasped around his neck.
Kill me!
Is this a demonstration to Phil Jackson?
It was Phil Jackson who killed his hopes and repeatedly blocked his steps to win the championship!
Now Reggie Miller has proven that he is always ready to take the lives of his enemies with the sword in his hand.
The fans at the scene also fell into a frenzy after Miller made this move, the last time they saw this action was in the finals last year, as he got older, Miller could gradually begin to rein in his edge and become steady, but this game Miller seemed to be particularly excited, and let people see his throat-cutting assassin style.
(To be continued.) )