After the start of the second half, the game entered a very strange rhythm, both sides deliberately slowed down the pace of the game, focusing more on the defensive end and deliberately ignoring the offensive end, which made the fans puzzled. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Off the court, Larry Bird understood Van Gundy's intentions, and couldn't help but bring a sneer on the corner of his mouth, really want to fight the Pacers in the fourth quarter? Even the Lakers, who are now in full swing, don't have this confidence, you must know that no matter how strong O'Neal is, he is only a center, and the fourth quarter is always a battlefield for outside players, do you think Sprewell is stronger than Miller? (In fact, in the 2000 Finals, the Pacers were really strong in the fourth quarter, except for those real garbage time, if there was a chance, Miller's ability to chase points in the fourth quarter was really strong, but O'Neal at this time was really strong)

What Larry Bird never imagined was that Van Gundy really thought that Sprewell was better than Reggie Miller, and when he gave Sprewell's tactical orders, he allocated his physical strength in the third quarter, and in the fourth quarter, Sprewell would reduce his energy on the defensive end and put it all on the offensive end. Alan Houston and Reggie Miller can be said to be the same type of players, pitchers, they don't have extraordinary physical gifts, and even have some flaws, so they use boring mechanical movements year after year, day after day to conquer everyone, and use tireless running to defeat everyone who tries to stop them, of course, Miller has one more weapon than Houston, trash talk, and Miller's offense is more concentrated outside the three-point line, Houston's offense is more mid-range shots, the difference is still a little bit.

Under the "inaction" of both sides, the third quarter went on quickly, and the Knicks even chased back to the point where they were only three points away. But the unbelievers did not have the slightest sense of tension because of the imminent score, you know, if they lose this game, it will really be hung on the pillar of shame in history, 2:0 was beaten four games in a row, although, in this regard, the Knicks have more experience, but after all, they are the old team of the league, with a long history, and they will inevitably encounter ghosts when they walk a lot at night.

When the fourth quarter began, both the fans on the scene and the fans in front of the TV felt that they might have watched the first three quarters fake, and in the fourth quarter, the two teams seemed to have changed a person, especially the Knicks, who acted extremely fiercely, relying on the convenience of the home court, constantly putting pressure on the referee, the referee's whistle became more and more loose, and the Knicks' defense became more handy.

At this time, as the soul of the Pacers, Reggie Miller must step up and give a shot back.

With a dogskin plaster called Houston on his body, Miller began to weave through the entire Pacers' offensive position, and the two men gritted their teeth and began a positional contest between the shooters with their positioning skills and intuition that they had cultivated over the years.

At this point, Houston is really half a pound and half a pound with Miller, and for a while, Miller can't get rid of Houston.

But there's one thing that Houston has a hard time catching up with Miller at this point, and Miller is the man who even God wants to kill you in the fourth quarter. Miller suddenly made a sudden stop and collided with Houston, and at this moment, Miller suddenly opened his hand to signal a pass, and then secretly pulled Houston underneath, and at the same time jumped out like outside the three-point line.

Mark Jackson didn't play much time in this game, but that doesn't mean he was in bad shape, just when Miller asked, with years of tacit understanding, he directly passed an advance and gave the ball directly outside the three-point line.

When the ball arrived, Miller caught the ball, completed the turn directly in the air, and did not even adjust the action after landing, and directly made a three-point shot, at this time Houston pounced, but found that Miller was unmoved, and threw the ball high against Houston's defense.

Entered!

Miller gave the Pacers morale back.

On the Knicks' side, everyone was a little moved, such Miller was really, a little scary.

But sometimes, you can kill God, but you may not be able to deal with the devil.

Sprewell was quick to reciprocate. The characteristics of Sprewell's play are actually very nervous, sometimes when it is smooth, how happy it is, where will it matter what you write on the tactical board.

After Sprewell fell into half-court and pulled directly to the wing to ask for the ball, Ward passed the ball over, and Sprewell intended to single Jalen Rose.

Although it is said to be a singles, Jalen Rose has received a signal from his teammates, this guy is not authentic, and he said that he is a singles, but Jalen Rose is only a step or two away behind him, and there is actually a Johnson pestle there, blatantly intending to cover up.

Johnson's position is very old-fashioned, even if you know I'm standing here, so what, I didn't step forward to block and dismantle, you know that there is an enemy behind you, where can you face the attackers in front of you with peace of mind? The invisible is the most terrifying.

Sprewell is not the character of Kobe Bryant when he was young, he understands the tactical intentions of his teammates very well, he gradually leaned towards Johnson's position, as if he wanted to borrow Johnson's blocking, but as soon as he was halfway through, he suddenly changed direction sharply, and seemed to be planning to send the other side to break through.

Jalen Rose had been waiting for Sprewell's hand for a long time, moving in the opposite direction quickly, intending to intercept Sprewell's offensive line in advance, but he was surprised to find that Sprewell was getting farther and farther away from him.

Sprewell's disguise was not to pull in the opposite direction, but to take two steps back, directly outside the three-point line, Jalen Rose did not expect this at all, only to see Sprewell directly stop the ball, put on a pose, and directly hit a three-point shot, and returned the color to Miller.

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The Knicks and the Pacers went back and forth, and they didn't play fiercely.

The trend of the game is still as expected by Larry Bird and Van Gundy, and the victory or defeat of the game will be reflected in the duel between Mo Xi and Schmitz on the inside, and what is surprising is that from the last six minutes, Mo Xi's performance on the court actually faintly began to suppress Schmitz, and even some of his feelings.

The Pacers attacked, Miller relied on the cover of Schmitz, who came to the high post, but because of the delay of Moxi, Miller failed to successfully receive the ball outside the three-point line, and in desperation, Mark Jackson had to play with Schmitz to block and dismantle. In fact, Schmitz, who has passed his prime, is now more and more outward-leaning on offense, relying on mid-range shooting to score, because of his soft touch, and Jackson or Miller's blocking is the most threatening of his offensive methods, coupled with his height advantage, there are really not many people in the entire league who can defend him.

Jackson and Schmitz didn't go inside after splitting up, but instead split themselves on the flank and passed the ball to Schmitz.

Because of the blocking and dismantling of the two people, at this time, Mo Xi was not completely in front of Schmitz, but left a distance. It was because of this distance that Schmitz felt an inexplicable sense of security in his heart.

Schmitz raised his hand directly to shoot, but at this moment, a big hand stretched out, only to hear a crisp sound of "pop", and hit the basketball accurately, but this defender is very smart, he made the force not light or heavy, that is, he did not knock the ball down, and the strength on Schmitz's waist could not be used, the ball was held in his hand and not thrown.

Mo Xi used his reach to force the ball down, and at the same time caused Schmitz to walk in violation of the law.

Larry Bird's face is getting worse and worse, Schmitz has made three consecutive attacks without results, all of which were defended by Murphy, including a clean block, although Murphy did not score in this period of time, but he only shot once, and more was playing for Sprewell. Bird never imagined that Schmitz would fall into such a disadvantage, in his opinion, one of the points that Schmitz would have problems in the face of Mo Xi would only be physical strength, and it would not be like this now, doing nothing at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

The Pacers, while still a little ahead, are undoubtedly in a stalemate that is not in their favor at this point, and is it really going to be all about Reggie Miller's elusive performance at the end?