Chapter 197: I'm already thinking about my next opponent

After the Heat won the battle of Tianwang Mountain, they were already leading 3:2, which was the first time Maddy had won a playoff point, and all the playoffs that Maddy had participated in before were swept out by a big score in the first round.

Then Maddie uttered that famous black phrase again.

"If it had been in my last series, I would have been thinking about my next opponent."

As soon as this remark came out, it contracted all the traffic of major media. Basketball media commentators from all walks of life are arguing, will Maddie be slapped in the face? Who has the better chance of winning the series between the Heat and the Pacers?

Hu Qingniu also didn't expect that he personally prevented Maddie from entering the playoffs last year, and also prevented him from saying his famous words.

"If it had been last year, we would have been thinking about the next opponent."

But the inertia of history still gives Maddie the opportunity to say this, and I am afraid that this time, this sentence will become a black spot in Maddie's life.

Back in Miami, the home of the Heat, Maddy and Carter fans think they'll end the Pacers' playoff journey here. There was also hope for a time during the game to end the game.

The Heat went into the fourth quarter with a 15-point lead, but this time Reggie Miller pulled out the remaining gas in his mailbox.

Since several seasons ago, Miller has not been the Pacers' scoring champion, and O'Neal Jr.'s 20+10 performance in the regular season has also made people forget that the Pacers' boss is Miller.

Xiao Ao and Altai have indeed become the face stars of the Pacers over the years, but when it comes to critical moments, when it comes to life and death, it is Miller who stands up to save the team. O'Neill's character is not destined to become a big boss, and Atai's character is tough enough, but his skills are too rough to be the boss. So the real boss of the Pacers is only Miller.

Trailing by 15 points entered the fourth quarter, but Miller scored 22 points in a single quarter to lead the Pacers to survive in the final quarter.

When Miller led the Pacers to escape, many longtime fans remembered that Miller Sr. was the terrifying assassin.

At a time of 8.9 seconds and 8 minutes, Miller was a representative of big-hearted players in his time. In terms of the ability to lead the team to turn the tables, no one dares to ignore him.

The Heat lost at home, and Miller dragged the game into Game 7. The tie-break will be played in Indiana, and the situation between the two sides will be flipped immediately.

Miller said through the media.

"Maddie wants to make it to the next round, ask him to come to Indiana and find me."

That's how the NBA veterans approached the game, when Miller and a bunch of 90s stars were fighting fiercely. There were no less clashes with Jordan, Ewing and Barkley. At that time, the NBA was quite pessimistic about life and death, and if you didn't accept it, you would do it. There are no bad seeds, and no one is afraid.

When Miller was young, he didn't even accept Jordan, not to mention the current Maddie, the team is behind him and he is angry, but he doesn't take Maddie in his eyes at all. Maddie said that he would think about the next round opponent, and Miller held back his strength and told himself that he must not lose this round of the series, so even if he was 15 points behind and entered the fourth quarter, Miller did not give up.

It just so happened that only this pair in the first round dragged it to the seventh game. Miller and Maddie's mutual vocalization got the eyes of the league on it. The old and spicy Miller or the young and vigorous Maddie caused heated discussions for a while.

Maddie didn't say anything more, and the entire Heat team remained silent, and it should have been Pat Riley who ordered it. The godfather of the Heat is the authoritative coach in the league, and he has a strong desire to control, at least now Maddy and Carter are not qualified to resist his decisions.

Two days later, the two sides returned to Indiana, and a bloody battle was inevitable.

Indiana fans are some of the most passionate fans in the league, and this time they once again wore yellow T-shirts and lived with the Pacers. The lovely fan is the best sixth man on the team.

Hu Qingniu vaguely remembers the first time he went to Indiana's home stadium, and the earth-shattering "Beat Jordan" on the scene was impressive.

In a warm home atmosphere, Game 7 between the Heat and the Pacers began.

Miller had a head-on collision with Maddie at the beginning, when Maddie wanted to dribble away from Miller, and was pushed out of the baseline by Miller just half overtake. Madisten stood up and confronted Miller, and both sides cursed, and finally the referee came to warn them before parting.

It's okay to suffer a loss, but it's not worth it to take a foul and give the opponent a free throw.

In the first half, the two sides played hard, and Miller had a new look since the fourth quarter of the last game. With 19 points in the first half, it didn't look like a 38-year-old car at all.

Classic cars drag racing pretending to be the most deadly. Maddie also scored only 18 points in the first half, one point behind Miller.

But in the second half, Miller's classic car may have been a little short of gas, and as soon as he came up, he was slapped hard by the opposite Maddie. Maddie gestures at him with cross-eyes, Miller gasps and sits on the ground, and Atay rushes over to pick up his big brother and knocks Maddie away.

Looking at Atay's tendon meat, Maddie looked at his arm, still a little cowardly, don't sell it if it's cheap, and turned to leave.

Miller turned off the fire, and the Pacers lost their backbone. After being hit by Maddy and Carter in a series of beautiful counterattacks, the situation of the Pacers is in danger.

The NBA never lacks legendary stories, because they never lack moments like this.

Artest is a very strange person, he has changed his name many times, Charity World Peace, Friends of Pandas are all his names. But he is best known for his image as a villain on the court, smashing a single fist at a fan that has him banned for 73 games, and dragged his big brother Miller back to play until he retires. It also deprived the Pacers of a championship opportunity.

But after changing his name to Ci Shiping, he turned out to be a children's book writer, and he published two volumes of children's books himself. It's hard to imagine how he could write those gentle and lovely children's stories in his heart. He had dreamed of owning a championship ring, but when he did, he chose to auction it off to help children in need.

Everyone thought that Atay was a wicked man, but he was also able to do tender things, and he married a wife who was even more vicious than himself. It is said that once he was abused by his wife, and Atai had to call the police to save himself. But no matter how you look at it, Atai doesn't look like a person who can't beat his wife, and the only thing that can be explained is that sentence.

"It's not that I'm afraid of my wife, but I respect my wife."

Hu Qingniu has always believed that Atai is the same person as Rodman, they have a fierce appearance, but in fact, they rarely meet strong people who are truly convinced. No one has been leading them forward, so Artai on the Pacers will become the second best defensive player on the perimeter in history because of Miller's lead.

That's why now, when the Pacers are behind in the game, Artay stands up.

Atay's three-point shooting was terrible, but that didn't stop him from liking to shoot. So when the team was down from seven, he started shooting three-pointers, and he also scored two.

The Pacers still played very scattered, but relied on Artey's inexplicable two three-pointers to chase it back.

And his performance wasn't over yet, as Maddy was cut off on the next attempt to single out Altay, and the Pacers played the first fast-break counterattack of the game.

Miller fell, and the spoiler, or X-factor's Artey, stepped up again. The situation between the two sides has become a bit delicate, and for now, it is not clear who has a real advantage on the field.