Chapter 106: Shooter vs. Shooter
"Jonny, Jonny, the results are in, Michael Jordan scored 34 points and increased his average by 0.1 points per game!" Darryl Armstrong said that he was foaming at the mouth, looking very excited, and then suddenly lowered his voice: "But I still can't surpass you." ※%”
And Jonny saw Darryl Armstrong's funny look, smiled, and said, "He scored 34 points, I just need to make sure I score more than him." "Now Jonny, in fact, is not as easy as he is, the pressure is always there, Michael Jordan's ability to cut high scores in a row is really beyond Jonny's expectations, of course, Jordan, who won the scoring championship for eight consecutive championships, can come up with such a performance, Jonny will not be surprised, but for Jonny, Michael Jordan cuts a high score, he has to follow a high score, such a status quo is actually a little difficult for Jonny.
After all, it is unknown whether Jonny has the ability to get high scores in a row.
The Magic's players changed their clothes, and soon it was their game, and in this game Jordan scored 34 points, narrowing the gap with Jonny to 0.1 points, which means that if Jonny doesn't want to be overtaken by Jordan, he must cut more than 31 points.
Jonny glanced up at Richie Adubatu, and he saw that Richie Adubatu seemed to be looking at him all the time, and when Jonny looked at him, Richie Adubatu cleared his throat and looked around a little embarrassedly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Jonny was speechless, it is obvious that the current Ricky Adubatu is happy in his heart, in the three games before this game, Jonny cut 40+ in three consecutive games, helping the Magic win three consecutive wins, thus surpassing the Heat, and opened a win gap, stabilizing his second position in the East, and the Magic was able to win three consecutive wins in the previous three games, it can be said that Jonny contributed a lot, 40+ points in a row, during this period it can be said that Jonny is playing with his life.
And this game is now held, for Jonny is another game that must score high points, after all, only leading can make Jonny feel at ease, and for Ricky Adubatu, the opponent is the Pacers, which is an opponent that there is no need to worry about at all, especially when Jonny needs to cut a high score of more than 31 points, there is no need to worry.
But before this game, an interesting thing happened, as the best scorer in the league, Reggie Miller was not angry that the title of the top scorer was crowned by the media on Jonny, so before the game, Reggie Miller shouted in the air to fight with Jonny, which is not good news for the Magic, after all, shooters like Reggie Miller, the favorite is convulsions, and once convulsions, no one can stop him.
Therefore, Richie Adubatu's eyes have been staring at Jonny, this game is the same as the previous games, whether the Magic can win depends on Jonny's play.
For Reggie Miller's heads-up invitation, Jonny naturally responded, he accepted Reggie Miller's heads-up invitation, the game went on in the second half of the season, every game was a little boring for Jonny, after all, every game is constantly cutting points, cutting points, and then cutting points, so that the audience will feel the speed of adrenal secretion accelerated, and feel that the game is very exciting, but the players who create these high scores will inevitably feel irritable.
And Reggie Miller's heads-up invitation undoubtedly gave Jonny a reason to cut high scores, which is a reason that has nothing to do with stealing the scoring title.
On February 23, 1997, the Magic stepped on the home court of the Pacers, and this season's Pacers, compared with the previous season, has a very big decline, and in the final analysis, it was the Pacers management who made a mistake in the early part of the season, they sent away Mark Jackson, resulting in no one on the team being able to pass the ball for Reggie Miller, but in the middle of the season, the Pacers quickly realized their mistake and replaced Mark Jackson back.
And it can be said that after Mark Jackson's return, the Pacers are very different from the beginning of the season, a team whose star needs to rely on the pass of the point guard, after welcoming back the former team's assist king, it can be said that this team has undergone a qualitative change, and in the face of this team that cannot be judged by the record, the Magic naturally has to be careful and careful.
And as soon as the game began, Reggie Miller's fighting spirit was frighteningly high, and he glared at Johnny almost with huge bronze bell-like eyes, and Johnny glared back unceremoniously.
"The game has begun, this game is a battle between shooters, the league's new three-point king Jonny Lee, meets the league's older generation of shooter King Reggie Miller, this is destined to be a big battle!" The commentary for this match is a combination of Hubbie Brown and Mike Tirick.
"That's right, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides, the Magic side is still their standard starting lineup, Anfernee Hardaway and Jonny Lee partner in the backcourt, and now they have almost become the best backcourt combination in the league. Anfernee Hardaway averaged 20.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game this season, while Jonny Lee averaged 31 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and the two combined could get 51.6 points, 8 rebounds, 12.3 assists and 3.3 steals, accounting for half of the Magic's average points and half of assists per game. ”
In addition, the starting small forward is Doug Christie, the swingman who transferred from the Raptors has become the outside gate of the Magic, and the interior of Ronnie Secali and Marcus Camby are also complementary in function.
"On the Pacers' side, the starting center is 2.24 meters Rick Schmitz, the starting power forward is Dale Davis, and like the Magic, their interior is also a complementary combination of offense and defense, the starting small forward is Antonio Davis, to be precise, he is also an interior line, the scoring guard is Reggie Miller, the point guard is Mark Jackson, and the Pacers' backcourt combination is also a star-level backcourt, Reggie Miller is averaging 21.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, while Mark Jackson is averaging 9.8 points and 9.6 assists per game, but overall it is still slightly inferior to the Magic duo. ”
After Mike Terik gave a long speech about the situation between the two sides, the game between the Magic and the Pacers began, with Rick Schmitz grabbing the basketball with his height advantage and the Pacers attacking first.
"Statistically, the Magic's backcourt duo is a bit stronger, but in terms of applicability, it's the Pacers who make more sense, with Mark Jackson in charge of defense and passing, and Reggie Miller in charge of offense. And Reggie Miller's defense is a lot better than Jonny's, so in general, the outcome of this game is still inconclusive. "Hubbie Brown analysed the prospects for this match.
And Reggie Miller on the court has already started to run without the ball, since the All-Star Game, Jonny's offensive style is more like Reggie Miller, more without the ball after the catch and shoot, singles gradually become less.
Reggie Miller's off-ball run is fast, but Jonny's follow-up defense is also very good, from beginning to end Jonny has been closely following Reggie Miller, and in the last run of the distance, Reggie Miller only used Rickschmitz's blocking and pick-and-roll cover, shook off Jonny, and then received a pass from Mark Jackson.
But Jonny was fast, he quickly shook off Rick Schmitz's entanglement, and when he saw Reggie Miller take the ball, Jonny also jumped one step away to interfere with Reggie Miller's shot.
But looking back, the goal was still scored, Reggie Miller had found the basket before the jump, and Jonny's interference didn't work.
Reggie Miller scored the ball and waved his right hand to shoot.
'Reggie Miller seems to be in good form this game and we can expect a good game.' Mike Tyrick smiled expectantly, after all, everyone wants to see a close game.
On the court, Jonny was already standing outside the three-point line, and he wanted to return the ball.
"Anfernee Hardaway was on the ball from beyond the three-point line, and we could see that Jonny Lee was already running."
"He's very fast, oh! With the cover of Marcus Camby, he directly shook off Reggie Miller in one step! ”
Jonny's speed is very fast, and you can see that he almost in the blink of an eye, he shook off Reggie Miller with a big stride, and then received a pass from Anfernee Hardaway in the middle distance, who had established a contract with him for the Spear of Vengeance Dark Spear, and then shot!
"In! Also scored, Jonny's form in this game is also very good, this game may be a direct battle between two goalscorers! ”