In the face of the 76ers' sudden full-court pressing, the Pacers did not panic, how to say that they are also the first to reach the Eastern Conference Finals for three consecutive seasons, and they have experienced countless times of full-court pressing. Even O'Neal Jr., who only joined this summer, can do what he has to do with the advice of his teammates, which is enough.

After three or four off-ball screens and hand-to-hand passes, the Pacers had already passed the ball across the halfline. Seeing that the full-court pressing didn't work, the 76ers' players hurriedly returned to their respective positions, leaving Snow alone to play one-on-one with Miller at the top of the arc. To be honest, Miller is a little frightened by Snow's defense, the opponent is young, energetic, and has a very tough defensive attitude, which is definitely not something that an old guy like himself can eat, so he habitually called O'Neal Jr. to come up and block the demolition.

O'Neal Jr. also has a somewhat unruly personality, but he is responsive to Miller's requirements, and he works against the team boss in the team, do you want to continue to mix? He pulled near the three-point line and stuck Snow behind him, Miller rushed directly from the other side and rushed directly to the basket, and O'Neal Jr. also turned around and ran towards the basket as well. This kind of route is also a common route for blocking and dismantling in this era, and the interior player attacks the basket after covering it, after all, not everyone can pull the mid-to-long-range shot, and even if the guard does not pass the ball, he has the opportunity to grab the rebound to complete the second offense.

Although he was dismantled by Miller with a block, Snow still chased after him, but he didn't dare to do it easily, so it was likely that the referee would blow a personal foul. And Mutombo and Lewis are already waiting under the basket, especially Mutombo, as the 76ers' basket barrier, he is the last hurdle, no matter how you say it, you have to defend it.

Seeing Mutombo hold his hands high under the basket, Miller quickly mentally calculated his chances of making a successful layup, but he soon realized that the success rate was too low. Mutombo's defense is not unprecedented, this big man from Africa has an extraordinary understanding of blocks, and with his current competitive state, he is directly expected to be blocked.

However, Miller is also a veteran of the battlefield, and seeing that he couldn't do anything to score a layup, he faked a real pass to pick up Lewis, and then casually returned the ball to O'Neal Jr., who followed up. O'Neal Jr. grabbed the ball, jumped up one step inside the free throw line, and smashed the ball into the basket with such force that the hoop trembled.

When he saw O'Neal Jr. flying, Mutombo had already dodged, and in the previous competition, he found that this junior was strong in his own right, although he was not as terrifying as another O'Neal in the league, but he was also a leader among interior players. This time, combined with his amazing bounce, Mutombo thought he couldn't stop him.

The margin returned to single digits, and Brown's face sank, he didn't expect that he could play so well even if he deliberately targeted Miller. In less than two minutes, he scored 9 points and 1 assist, leading the team to chase points like crazy, this is Miller's real strength, otherwise he would not have been able to complete the feat of scoring 8 points in 8.9 seconds that year.

The easiest way to face such a top scorer is to let him score alone and cut off the connection between him and his teammates. But as you can tell from O'Neal Jr.'s aerial relay just now, trying to cut Miller's passing path is an incredibly difficult task, and this guy has been in the league for many seasons, and it is a complete piece of cake for him.

Basketball is still a game of numbers, as long as you can score more points than your opponent, you can win the game. When it comes to offense, the 76ers haven't been afraid of any team, and although Brown's defensive style has been famous, the 76ers this season are definitely worthy on the offensive end.

I have to say that O'Neal Jr.'s deterrence under the basket is still enough, which also forced the 76ers to shift their offensive focus to the outside. Lewis, the only pure shooter in the starting line-up, shuddered, constantly running between inside and outside in search of opportunities, and his teammates were very cooperative in passing the ball into his hands, which allowed Lewis to play against Miller with impunity.

Thanks to Lewis' three-point shooting from the outside, the 76ers will stabilize the situation, and the margin between the two sides has always oscillated between 8 and 10 points. This made Miller feel very anxious, no matter how tough he was, his age was there, and a long period of high-intensity competition would greatly drain his physical strength. Although his playing time has increased this season, it is also a last resort, and by the fourth quarter his shooting percentage has generally decreased, which is undoubtedly a physical problem.

Now he can't catch up with the point difference in one go, and he won't be able to help much when it comes to the decisive moment, and maybe he will have to drag the team back. As soon as he thought of this, Miller became impatient, and all kinds of unreasonable strong throws were endless, but in this way, his shooting rate inevitably dropped, and he was carried away by the situation.

Seeing Miller's consecutive missed shots, Thomas quickly replaced him for a break, and at this time the difference between the two sides was stretched to 12 points again, and if Rose hadn't won a single shot, the difference would have gone to 15 points. After sitting on the bench for a while, Miller came to his senses, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said to himself, "I didn't expect me to have such impulses......"

Miller didn't think that what he did was wrong, at most it could be regarded as an incorrect attitude, and of course Thomas knew what he was thinking, so he just let him down to rest and didn't say anything to him. Despite realizing his mistake, Miller was still a little anxious, and of course any player would have the same look on his face when he saw his team trailing by more than a dozen points.

Now the Pacers' guard line on the court has changed to Beste's partner Edney, and because the latter is not tall enough, Best has to take the No. 2 position. This season, the Pacers have a big man sitting on the bench, and Edney is the only guard, which is why Miller is averaging so many minutes per game. Chang Wei also didn't understand it very much, but he was not a Pacer person, and there was no need to give advice to the opponent, but this did not prevent him from secretly slandering in his heart for a while: "No wonder this season the Pacers don't have the scenery of previous years, just with their extremely unbalanced bench, no matter how awesome the starting lineup is, it will be for nothing!" ”