After the first quarter, Bird made adjustments to his team.

Ask Kassel to strengthen his attack more, once Mark Jackson is blown up, then the rocket will inevitably flank Kassel.

Once the flanking starts to strike, then there will inevitably be vacant seats, and once such vacancies are in front of Mullin and Miller, then it can only be said that the nightmare of the rockets is about to begin.

Sure enough, shortly after the start of the second quarter, Cassel stepped up his offense, and Kassel had a great touch today, scoring eight points in a row on consecutive shots in front of Mark Jackson.

A small attack wave of 8:2 stretched the score to 6 points.

Seeing this form, Rudy called a short timeout, but instead of arranging the bag, he made a substitution.

Bodi Roga, Saullius and Ray Allen came on to replace Mark Jackson, Drexler and Horry.

Such a massive substitution disrupted the Pacers' plans.

Watching the physically strong and fierce defense of Saulus come on the field, he completely strangled Cassel to death.

Looking at Saulius, who is nearly 15 centimeters taller than himself, Kassel can play less and less role.

And Mullin faced Bodi Roga, and both of them belonged to the kind of master who was strong in attack and weak in defense.

However, Bodi Roga relied on his height and weight to bully Mullin.

The biggest disadvantage was the alignment between Miller and Ray Allen.

Miller is an old guy who has been in the NBA for more than a decade.

Against a sophomore like Ray Allen, that's just too much of an advantage.

Using his teammates' cover, Miller hit two three-pointers in a row.

Looking at Ray Allen, who was left behind by him, he smiled contemptuously and said, "Boy, you are still too tender, this kind of competition is not suitable for you to participate in." ”

Hearing this, Ray Allen smiled and said, "Old man, why don't you go home yet, I don't know if your beautiful wife is getting together with someone else, you see your wife is so beautiful, if you let other men see it, you won't toss until dawn." ”

Hearing such trash talk, Miller was furious, looked at the kid in front of him with a smile on his face, and punched him hard.

"Boy, you've me off, you're going to be unlucky." Miller gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

"Oh, I'm so scared, old man, I'm really afraid that when you go home, you will see your wife in bed with other men, and you will have a heart attack, and then your property will all belong to your wife, and your wife can use your money to buy other men. Tsk, that's awesome, man, you're so selfless. "Ray Allen's trash talk is getting more and more flavorful.

"You're looking for death." Miller couldn't stand Ray Allen's trash talk.

Punching him is about to beat Ray Allen.

The Pacers, who had long been aware of the situation, pounced on Ray Allen like mad dogs.

Ray Allen saw that things were not going well, and as soon as he turned around, he ran back to the Rockets.

Seeing this situation, Garnett reached out and stopped the Pacers.

And shouted angrily: "What do you want to do, do you want to fight?" ”

Dale Davis, who had been aggrieved by Garnett's defense for more than a quarter, jumped up with an arrow step and scolded: "MD will hit you, what's the matter." ”

He was about to punch Garnett, but before he could do it, he felt as if he had been lifted by something.

Then, very softly, it flew up, and after experiencing a wonderful feeling of being in the air, it was thrown heavily on the floor.

This may be the classic scene of this game, a strong man of 6 feet 11.

was thrown out by a yellow-skinned player who was about the same height as himself.

And, it's still one hand, oh my God, how did that kid do it, the whole audience of Rocket fans was chanting.

That's right, it's a bus, can a man who grew up on the grassland know how to use wrestling techniques?

This time, all the players on both sides were shocked.

This dude is too tough.

Even Rambier, TMD, didn't have this effort.

Even the referee on the side is a little stupid, it's the first time I've encountered such a fierce person after being a referee for so many years.

Under the reminder of the technical representative on the side, the whistle was hurriedly blown.

Dale Davis and the bus were given a foul in a fight, and they were directly sent off the court.

However, the bus was walked out of the stadium and Dale Davis was carried out of the stadium.

Such a situation not only surprised the Pacers players, but also the Rockets players.

This big man has such a lot of lethality, it's a monster.

The other twins, who got together, were separated by the referee and the coaches of both sides.

After warning both sides, the game continued.

For the rest of the game, both sides tried their best to control their emotions.

Thankfully, there were no fights between the two sides for the rest of the game.

However, the second quarter was time for Reggie Miller's show.

Hit three three-pointers in a row, making the Rockets' outside defense useless.

The young Ray Allen still couldn't contain Reggie Miller's play.

By the end of the second quarter, the Pacers had extended their advantage by eight points.

49：41.

The Rockets returned to the locker room with an eight-point gap.

However, Tiger in the locker room is the bus, and the conversation is happy.

"Hey, I said man, you're amazing, you took down all those Pacers kids, and that's it, it's amazing, how did you do that, tell me about it." Tiger was like a young man seeing his idol at this time, chattering around the bus.

"Boss, it's just some wrestling techniques, there's nothing to learn. At that time, the big black man was running up, and I also borrowed his strength, and there was a small stumbling block under my feet, and the person went out. But that kid wasn't seriously injured, he just fell a little, it's not a big deal, and it's estimated that he will be able to play tomorrow. The bus still said very straightforwardly.

"Hehe, how did you rush up the bus, I know that the surnames of Chinese people are the kind of propositions of self-preservation, people like you are very different." Tiger asked a question that had been holding back in his mind for a long time.

"It's nothing, it's just that I can't hurt my teammates with that kid. And Kevin is a good friend to me, and I can't watch him being bullied. The bus said what was in his heart very bluntly.

And Tiger also thought to himself: It seems that the environment can really change one, this big man in the original time and space does not have such courage in the United States.

At halftime, the Rockets players were giggling and laughing at the bus.

Garnett walked up and said, "Man, thank you so much today, if it weren't for you and I getting a few punches today, I wouldn't have known he was running for me!" In the evening, I invite you to go for a drink. ”

"Hey, Kevin, why don't you make it clear that everyone is together and have a drink." Mark Jackson blackmailed from the sidelines.

"I'd love to have a drink, man. However, only if you throw Dale Davis 3 meters away. Garnett said with a smile to the big ass.

"Forget it, it's good if I'm not thrown 3 meters away." Mark Jackson muttered quietly.

It wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for the whole locker room to hear.

The Rocket crowd burst into laughter.

Seeing that the old soup came in, I walked out first.

Leaning against the hallway, I took a hard puff on my cigar, quietly thinking about the actions that had alarmed all parties in the past few days, and pondered in my heart: this time the stick is enough, it seems that I will give some sweet dates.

There will be no rebellion.

The time of the intermission passed as Tiger brooding.

As soon as the second half began, the Pacers began to attack the Rockets' inward.

7-foot-4 Schmitz vs. 6-foot-9 Ben.

The advantage is so obvious.

After hitting two balls in a row on the big head, the Rockets began to help defend the inside.

And Big Ben also began to actively go around, gradually canceling out the Pacers' inside advantage.

Once again, the game was mired in a terrible iron.

The Pacers' defense is on point, and the Rockets' defense is even more solid.

The two sides are like two beasts of prey, looking for the weaknesses of their opponents.

If you find it, pounce on it and bite it until your opponent dies.

The clock was fast into the fourth quarter.

The situation was still scorching, and the air seemed to be frozen.

Players on both sides can almost feel the opponent's heartbeat.

With three minutes to go, the walker called a timeout.

Bird looked at his tired and sweaty players and said: "Guys, we have made changes, the Rockets have eaten away our eight-point advantage in the first half almost in more than a quarter, we can't sit still like this, we have to fight back." ”

Already out of breath, Miller said, "How do we coach. ”

Bird looked at the Pacers' players and said: "You remember, after my observation, these players on their perimeter are all pitcher-type, their breakthrough is very average, when you defend you must stick to it, don't let them shoot easily and comfortably, for their interior line, you have to remember, push all their two interior lines to me out, their current pair of interior line, the mid-range shot is terrible, Garnett is better, that Ben Wallace is no threat when he leaves the basket." When we attack, you must pull me away, Miller pays attention to the position of the empty cut, and if there is a vacancy, he will shoot, not afraid of not hitting, afraid that you will not dare to shoot, do you understand your mission? ”

"Understood."

The walkers roared

"Okay, let's play, defeat the rockets." Bird made the final agitation.

The final three minutes of the Pacers' life-and-death showdown with the Rockets began.

The Rockets suddenly sacrificed a pick-and-roll tactic, and Garnett suddenly lifted up to block people.

Mark Jackson blocked and cut into the box.

He didn't get the ball to Garnett, and after attracting Mullin's defense, the basketball was passed to Horry, who was already empty.

Horry raised his hand and shot, but didn't give the Pacers a chance to make up for it.

Three-point hit.

The Rockets had a two-point lead at 87:85.

This is the first time since the second place that the Rockets have taken the lead.

But in retrospect, the Pacers hit the same shot, and Mullin made a jumper at the free-throw line to equalize the score.

87：87

Looking back, the Rockets continued to block and dismantle, and after Mark Jackson entered the interior, the Pacers immediately sealed several of the Rockets' pitchers.

But this time, the Rockets came according to the routine, and the ball was dismantled back to Garnett.

Garnett hit a mid-range shot from the high post.

Garnett shook his fist excitedly.

The Pacers' offense, this time the Pacers' offense was very concise.

Kassel strikes a cold arrow from the outside, 90:89.

The rocket was overtaken.

Looking at Cassel, who was laughing at the players of the Walkers, everyone in the Rockets shook their heads helplessly.

With 47 seconds remaining, both sides have one chance to attack each.

The Rockets got on the pitch again, and the ball was in Garnett's hands again, with Miller and Anthony Davis both pounced.

Can't let this kid shoot anymore, that's what all the Pacers players think.

Unfortunately, Garnett's slender arms gave him a chance, and a shot with a straight arm slightly thrown back stumbled and was shot.

When the ball was shot, Anthony Davis's hand had already hit Garnett's wrist, and the referee blew the whistle to signal that the ball was fouled, and it was a 2+1.

The ball stumbled on the rebound a few times before it went in.

After landing on the ground, Garnett roared again.

Garnett's teammates pounced on Garnett and hugged him tightly, and the ball was too timely.

Garnett withstood the pressure and scored the ball.

92：90.

With 25.7 seconds left on the clock, the Rockets led by two points.

However, they also left the Pacers with a chance to kill.

Bird immediately called a timeout, and the Pacers players gathered around Bird and looked at Bird's strategy board.

"In the last shot, Miller still has you to execute. Listen, Sam took the ball to attract the attention of the Rockets, then broke inside from the right side at 30 degrees, and then when he entered the restricted area, he passed the ball to Miller at 45 degrees on the left side, remembering that the other players covered and pulled the Rockets' defense away. Got it. Bird loudly laid out the final attack.

"Got it"

The walkers answered.

The clock was 25.7 seconds into the end.

The Pacers' offense, Cassel controlled the ball steadily, watching the time fly by.

In the last ten seconds, Kassel began to break through.

A disguised escape from Mark Jackson's entanglement and went straight into the penalty area.

The rest of the Pacers players were on the run, giving room to Miller as he prepared for the final shot.

Miller had quietly ambushed the booked position.

Kassel's ball is still very fast.

With a flip of his wrist, it passed to Miller, who was already in his position.

The ball was very close and was about to be in Miller's hands.

Suddenly, a big black hand appeared and slapped it the basketball.

Who it is, who it is.

All the Rockets fans were exclaiming.

It's Garnett.

Garnett steals the pass.

The basketball that was shot out was chased by Ray Allen.

After getting the ball, it looked like time was running out, and Ray Allen made a shot when there was still one step left in the three-point line.

"Huh"

Hit.

95：90

There are 2.7 seconds left.

Looking at the ball, the Pacers despaired.

After the final serve, it was a three-pointer from Miller that bounced off the basket.

At the end of the day, the Rockets outscored the visiting Pacers by five points on their home court.

After the game, Bird didn't go to shake hands with Lao Tang first.

Instead, he found Tiger in the audience and said, "You are a very good guy, and I despised you." ”

Tiger was surprised to be able to make the proud bird say such a thing.

However, Tiger still smiled reservedly and didn't say anything.

After saying this, Bird also smiled, turned around to say hello to Lao Tang, and left under the siege of many reporters.

Looking at Bird in the distance, Old Tang said a word to Tiger.

"If you can get him, he will be my best successor."

After hearing this, Tiger smiled indifferently and said, "He's not suitable for rockets." ”

The Rockets beat the Pacers 95-90.

The Rockets' momentum is still going strong, with 28 wins and 3 losses, and they continue to lead the league.

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