The Pacers attack.

Crohill came over to block Best, and Best burst in with a dodge, apparently trying to score himself.

He is indeed a master scorer, he once scored 81 points in a single game in high school, and when he arrived in the NBA, other players were too tall and strong, and he suffered a lot on the defensive end because of his shortness, plus the Pacers also have a current NBA all-time total assists list of fifth, and he can immediately surpass the front Isiah Thomas, and Mark Jackson, a super point guard who had stayed second in his previous life, so he had no chance to perform.

Best slashed to the basket like lightning, but he didn't expect that Li Wei's speed was also fast!

When Best went in, Li Wei had already bypassed the cover and blocked in front of him again!

Mike Brin said, "Coach Lee stopped Best!" ”

Walter Fraser said: "Best thought David was still the David at the beginning of the season, but he didn't know that the current David was already the Iverson Finisher!" ”

"Haha!" Mike Brin chuckled, "Iverson Finisher is a bit too exaggerated, but Best is shorter than Iverson, and David is definitely easier to defend!" “

Best, who was blocked by Li Wei, only scored, and Krohill missed a strong shot against Nowitzki's defense.

Next, the two teams continue to go back and forth.

Best's defense was very hard, so that Li Wei missed both shots, and then the head coach of the Knicks did not be reckless and started the organization work wholeheartedly.

On the other end, Li Wei's defense against Best was also successful.

As a sharp weapon on the Pacers' bench, Best can sometimes have an effect similar to Iverson, after all, he is so fast that he can make those big men helpless!

But today, Li Wei is like a dog skin plaster, completely sticking to him!

Throughout the first half, the Knicks were leading, and in the second half, Larry Bird changed his tactical thinking and deliberately hit Garnett, the Knicks' defensive strength, but it had a good effect, and the Pacers played a good half-quarter ball, blossomed more, and overtook the score.

However, Li Wei adjusted the defensive system in a timely manner, allowing Garnett to defend his own people with peace of mind, not to be too active in making up for defense, and at the same time changing the idea of outside defense, from the first time to go around the block and dismantle, to the first time to change the defense.

As a result, the Knicks, who had home-court advantage, tied the score at the end of the third quarter, overtook in the fourth quarter, and maintained the lead until the end.

102:111, the Knicks won the first victory in the Eastern Conference finals!

Reggie Miller had 19 points, Jalen Rose 17, Rick Schmitz 16, Davis 14 points and 13 rebounds, Mark Jackson 11 points and 13 assists, and Austin Crohill came off the bench to score 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting.

On the Knicks' side, Garnett had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Maddy had 22 points, Da Yao had 21 points and 10 boards, Alan Houston had 14 points, Nowitzki had 15 points and 8 rebounds, and Li Wei himself had 3 points, 5 assists and 2 steals.

After the game, Knicks fans were satisfied, and there was nothing more enjoyable than a home win over old rival Pacers.

The media in New York were also very happy, and reports such as Iverson Terminator finishing Mr. 81 were quickly published in major newspapers.

Li Wei himself is not so optimistic, he and Bird have played for many years, and they know each other very well, even if this Pacer team is not as strong as last year, it is still not to be underestimated!

As long as the Knicks take a nap, the Pacers will definitely be able to pull back a game!

Sure enough, on May 25, Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals continued at Madison Garden. The Pacers played hard and vowed to win an away game.

When these veteran players get serious, sometimes they can really play at an unexpected level.

Throughout the game, the score was tight, and in the end, Reggie Miller staged a quasi-stunner, and Nowitzki missed the three-point stunner!

104：102！

The Pacers pulled the score to a 1:1 draw amid the abuse of countless Knicks fans!

After the game, at the press conference, Li Wei said lightly: "It seems that it is impossible to eliminate the opponent 4:0, we can only strive to get them 4:1!" ”

Larry Bird said, "4:1? We think so, and it's a shame to let them win the first game, but I'm sure the Pacers will win four games in a row! ”

Madison Square Garden's old rival Reggie Miller said: "It's a shame that I went for a quasi-kill, not a kill. Again, I'll try to shoot another stunner here! ”

With the two games over, it's the Pacers' turn at home.

On the evening of May 26, the Knicks flew to Indianapolis to prepare for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, which will start on May 27.

While the Knicks are the Pacers' sworn enemy, not every Pacers fan hates the Knicks. At the airport where the Knicks plane landed and at the hotel where the players were staying, there were many Indiana fans who flocked to ask for autographs.

Li Wei left half an hour today to sign autographs for fans who came to the hotel. As he signed his name in the lobby of the hotel, he suddenly saw a familiar face.

"Brad Stevens?"

The young man who came to ask for the autograph was a little excited: "Coach Li, you, do you know me?" ”

Of course Li Wei knows this guy, Brad Stevens, a famous coach in his previous life, who brought a 4,200-seat small school to the NCAA Championship finals stage for two consecutive seasons, and was later signed by the Boston Celtics, gradually leading the Green Shirts to revival.

However, the current Brad Stevens is not the generation of famous Stevens of later generations.

Born in Indianapolis, he grew up in Indiana and was admitted to DePauw University, not far from home, graduating from college in '99 with a degree in economics.

Now, Brad Stevens, a college graduate, has a job at Eli Lilly.

Eli Lilly & Company is a large pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide, of which more than 7,400 employees are engaged in drug research and development, conducting drug clinical trials in more than 50 countries around the world, with R&D centers in 8 countries, drug manufacturing enterprises in 13 countries around the world, and products are sold in 143 countries and regions.

It can be said that Eli Lilly is a well-known large company, and it is not easy for Stevens, who has excellent character and learning, to be able to apply for this company.

However, no matter how big Eli Lilly is, Stevens, who has just graduated from college for a year, is just an inconspicuous staff member of the marketing operations department of this company, and it is really surprising that Li Wei can actually know him.

Of course, Li Wei wouldn't say that you were a famous coach in your previous life, so I knew, so I just said: "Brad, I've seen you play, it's very good!" ”

"Huh?" Stevens was even more surprised.

When he was in high school, he was also the school's man of the hour, wearing the No. 31 jersey (because Reggie Miller is No. 31), creating a scoring record, assist record, steal record, and three-point record in school history.

However, he is only 1.85 meters tall and his physical fitness is also average. He knew that his physical condition was not good, so no matter how good his skills were, it was useless, and he did not enter the NCAA school when he was admitted to college, and only chose DePauw University from an academic point of view.

The economics department at DePauw University is okay, and it is easy to find a job after graduation, but the level of the basketball team is very average. They were just NCAA Division III teams, and in his senior year, the coach deprived him of a starting spot in order to train the newcomer. Most of the fans who know him are basketball fans at DePauw.

As a New Yorker, Li Wei has never lived in Indiana, so he can still pay attention to such a team, and remember his name!