On June 7, the first battle of the finals began.

Qiao Hai is not under pressure at all, not to underestimate the enemy, but his confirmation that the Pacers will not be a match for the Grizzlies.

The head coach of the Pacers is Larry Bird, in the middle of the regular season, Larry Bird also had a conflict with Qiao Hai, and Larry Bird, who has pretended to be a B all his life, wanted to pretend to be a B on Qiao Hai, but was slapped in the face by Qiao Hai.

In the end, Larry Berdra used the illegal joint defense as a shield to attack the Grizzlies and Joe.

As a result, Qiao Hai responded and beat Larry Bird back, and King B was rarely deflated, which was also something that many people didn't expect.

Meeting again in the finals, Larry Bird did not pretend to be B this time, and arranged a solid starting lineup with a solid starting lineup, point guard Mark Jackson, scoring guard Reggie Miller, small forward Jalen Rose, power forward Rick Schmitz and center Dale Davis.

The Pacers started this set, and the scoring points were basically the old Miller, the young Jalen Rose and Rick Schmitz.

Therefore, the Grizzlies' corresponding starting lineup is - point guard Mike Bibie, scoring guard Maddy, small forward Sean Marion, power forward Raheem and center Brad Miller, Mike Bibby is starting again, because playing the Pacers, the Grizzlies need Mike Bibby's aggression more.

Brad Miller lost the jump ball again, and the Pacers attacked first.

Mark Jackson is a pass-oriented point guard, and he has won the assist king, so Mark Jackson's passing cannot be ignored.

The Grizzlies' defensive tactics in this game are pseudo-1-3-1 joint defense, the focus of defense is on the strong side, the main defense of the opponent's ball-handling players, and cutting the Pacers' passes, the purpose of such a defense is to make the Pacers fall into singles, the Pacers have no strong points, and once they fall into singles, the offense will soon stagnate.

The Pacers opened the opening game, Mark Jackson controlled the ball, looking for a passing opportunity, but he was surrounded by defenders who couldn't even pass the ball and never had a chance, Reggie Miller went around from the top of the arc and received the ball at the 20-second mark.

There was not much time, and the elder Miller moved sideways, dodged Maddie's block, and shot directly.

Bang, don't go in.

Brad Miller grabbed the rebound, and the Grizzlies fought back.

In the opening, the Grizzlies' offense was still a slow-paced Princeton offense, Mike Bibby quickly took the ball across the half court, and then, Brad Miller received the ball high, Maddie cut in quickly, and it was Jalen Rose who defended him, but when Maddy received the ball and rushed to near the mid-range, the Pacers immediately attacked.

No way, it can't be done without a pinch, and if you don't finch Maddy's mid-range single-handedly eat Jalen Rose, it will be an easy goal immediately.

But after the pinch, Maddie quickly divided the ball and found Sean Marion in the bottom corner of the left side, Marion did not shoot directly after receiving the ball, but controlled it, and then took three steps and slipped to the bottom line to make a layup!

2:0, Grizzlies score first.

This ball reflects the role of a strong point, Maddie cut in, received the ball, forced the Pacers to choose to pinch the attack, more on the offensive end, there will naturally be a chance to appear, such as the submission of Sean Marion, Marion's physical fitness is also very explosive, although the singles ability is urgent, but relying on physical fitness, once he rushes up, no one can stop him.

It's the Pacers' offense again, and the Grizzlies continue to cut the Pacers' passes.

Mark Jackson controlled for nearly 20 seconds, and finally the ball was given to Reggie Miller, and the elder Miller threw another catch-pot ball, and with a bang, it still didn't go in.

With two consecutive irons, the Grizzlies took the opportunity to launch a wave of counterattacks.

Counter-attack scored 2 points, 4:0.

The Pacers serve in the backcourt, and this time, their offense has changed.

There was no way, Mark Jackson held the ball to find an opportunity, found two rounds and got nothing, and if it didn't change, maybe they were going to collapse at the beginning, so this goal, Reggie Miller got the ball after the ball passed half the court, and then singled.

In the face of Maddie's defense, Reggie Miller showed his old state, he couldn't defend Maddie on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, in the face of Maddie, who was physically strong and moved quickly, Reggie Miller couldn't find a chance, and rushed two steps quickly, raising his hand to shoot.

Bang, triple iron!

Fortunately, Davis grabbed the offensive rebound, and the Pacers were able to attack again.

However, Larry Bird was in a hurry, he stood on the sidelines and pointed to Jalen Rose, and soon, the ball was given to Jaylen Rose, Jaylen Rose singled Sean Marion, or singles, the difference is that the young Jaylen Rose has unlimited potential, and the individual singles are still being developed, but they are already stronger than the aging Reggie Miller.

Facing Sean Marion, he broke through after passing the screen and rushed to the basket.

Sean Marion chased wildly behind him, and on the inside, Brad Miller's pace was a little slower, and there was basically no possibility of making up defenses.

Therefore, Jaylen Rose flew up with a lot of strength, and the whole person was like a bow with a full string, clang, and buckle!

At 2:4, after Reggie Miller's triple iron, the Pacers finally scored.

Then, Maddy took the ball, and Brad Miller came to a blocking and dismantling cooperation in the middle, and after blocking and dismantling, the Pacers still defended Maddy, and Maddy rushed inside, and immediately it was a bag, but the Pacers ignored Brad Miller.

Maddie hits the ball and the ball goes to Brad Miller.

Old Miller three consecutive iron, Miller mid-range shot, one hit!

6:2！

The Pacers' offense, after Mark Jackson controlled the ball for a while, he and Jalen Rose came to a hand-to-hand cooperation, Jaylen Rose got the ball and rushed straight to the basket again, but this time, Sean Marion did not lose position, Jaylen Rose raised his hand in the middle range and shot, but was interfered with by Sean Marion's aggressiveness.

In the 2000 playoffs, the referee's scale was very large, and the referee generally did not blow the ordinary physical contact on the defensive end, which is why defensive basketball was so popular at this time.

Sean Marion's defense has always been extremely aggressive, the reason is the large scale of the referee, anyway, the referee doesn't blow, he just defends, as long as it's not a hitter, the referee won't blow, as long as the referee doesn't blow, Sean Marion can always defend the opponent's singles head-on.

After this defense, the Grizzlies grabbed the rebound, and there was another wave of counterattacks, 8:2!

Larry Bird was already in a hurry, and although the game had just begun, the Pacers had been suppressed in all directions.

The defense can't stop the Grizzlies' offense, and the offense can't break the Grizzlies' defense, and if this continues, the Pacers are about to reap a fiasco.

So, after a few more rounds, three minutes into the game, and when the score came to 12:4, Larry Bird called a timeout.

The point difference has reached 8 points, and after one or two more rounds, the Grizzlies will lead by more than 10 points, and the opening is a huge disadvantage, Larry Bird scratches his head a little, and he obviously feels that compared to the regular season, this Grizzlies is stronger!

Qiao Hai sat lazily on the sidelines, opening 12:4, and the next game was very good, calling Chauncey Billups from the bench.

In the first three minutes, Qiao Hai was about to change his style of play and start fighting.

"Rush up! We're going to attack!! I want to see our offensive frenzy! At the end of this quarter, I want to see a lead of more than 15 points! ”