Chapter 44: Against the Pacers (3)

The second quarter began, but Luke didn't play. Larry let a bunch of substitutes go up first. Reed and Aaron McGee were on the field at the same time, Bryan also went up, as did Nazr Mohammed and Theo Ratliff.

Miller is also out of the game, and at 35 years old he is still a very capable man, but he also needs to rest. But O'Neill Jr. is still on the field. The interior twin of him and Harrington have been doing well in the last two seasons, but right now, they still seem a little underwhelmed by Nazr Mohammed and blocker Theo Ratliff.

But although Xiao Ao didn't dare to single out O'Neal in his heyday, big forwards such as Wolf King and Rashid still dared. Holding the ball with your back to the baseline and then turning around to attack the basket is JO's strongest move; The defensive awareness is first-class, has excellent blocking ability, the feet are fast, the power and impact are also first-class, and the role in defense is more helpful to the team. He and Theo Rutliff thought a lot about this, but Theo Rutliff was already mature, and Xiao was just starting out, so we saw the following picture.

Theo Ratliff singled with the ball, Xiao Ao used his body to resist Theo Rutliffe, but Theo Rutliff used experience and skill to shake off Xiao Ao and shoot and score; Xiao Ao singles, Theo Ratliff also resisted Xiao O, so Xiao Ao only stepped back and shot back. Extended the range of the attack beyond the free throw line and inside the three-point line. This is his signature after he matured, and now he is not very skilled, and his shooting percentage is not high, and Theo Ratliff used his experience to cover O'Neal Jr.'s goals or make O'Neal's fouls in the attack after getting used to Xiao O's movements. As we all know, O'Neal Jr. has a poor psychological quality and has a negative attitude when he is caught in a foul problem. After two fouls by Theo Ratliffe, O'Neal Jr. relapsed and began to react negatively to the game. He almost got into a conflict with Theo Ratliffe. So Isaiah Thomas had to replace him right away. The replaced center was clearly not as good as O'O, so the Indiana Pacers' interior was plugged by the 76ers' Nazr Mohammed and Theo Ratlleaf. At this time, the score has expanded to 58:37, a difference of 21 points.

But the Indiana Pacers didn't admit defeat, and this is when their key figure stepped up, and he was Reggie Miller. As soon as Miller came on the court, the Indiana Pacers were completely different, with Bryan being shot into a stopper, Reed and McGee under his super-shooting, and Larry coming on for Tony Kukoc (who helped Michael Jordan achieve a second three-game winning streak). At the age of 24, he was already called "European Jordan"), which was not very useful (nonsense, Jordan couldn't let go, and "European Jordan" couldn't be prevented). Miller still went on a rampage on the 76ers' court, scoring 15 points and hitting a wave of 15:2. So the score became 60:53. There were only 2 minutes left in the second quarter

Larry thought about it and tried to curb Miller's hand, so Luke stepped on and replaced Reed, who had already been fouled three times.

"I finally know why you were so hard just now." Reid said as he high-fived Luke.

"Hehehe, look at me." Luke finished speaking and went on the field. Instead of playing a single game, Luke switched on assist mode, first setting up Theo Ratliff for an open pick and then linking up with McGee, who scored comfortably on this occasion. On the defensive end, Miller may have been a bit too eager to rush just now, and his physical exertion was a bit high, while Luke had almost a quarter of rest, and his physical strength was not in contrast. The last two balls were interfered with by Luke and Miller failed to get in.

In the final attack, Luke handed it to Tony Kukoc, who saw his standard attack.

Move face to face and move about one step away from the opponent, and walk with your left foot to the opponent's left side first, inducing the opponent to move and block. Suddenly increase your speed and step to the right with your right foot, but brake as soon as you hit the ground. Lift your left foot and kick to the right, then shake your left shoulder to the left. Then step in with your right foot and dribble to your right hand again. Immediately after the pass, he took the ball and made a three-step layup.

This trick is very similar to Aaron's Flower Butterfly Step, but it is much simpler than the Flower Butterfly Step.

"That's a good trick," Luke thought to himself, "and I'll use it later." ”

After Tony Kukoc scored a goal, the second quarter ended with the score at 66-53. Both sides went back to the locker room.

Back in the locker room, Luke unexpectedly spotted Aaron. "Old bird, where have you gone?" Luke rushed up and punched.

"Ouch, light, I'm a patient." Alan said with a hippie smile.

"Hahahaha......" everyone in the locker room laughed.

"Alright, alright." Larry beckoned everyone to come over, "Now we still have a bit of an advantage in the score, but they still have Reggie, who scored almost 25 points in the first half, so we have to be careful in the second half." Luke, you have to keep an eye on Reggie and the others, and pinch him if necessary. Got it? ”

"Got it, Coach!" Everyone replied in unison.

The game went on, Miller didn't play, Luke didn't play, and that time was left for the substitutes to practice. Luke is now chatting with Allen, who is dressed in hip-hop attire, at the very end of the bench.

"How? Isn't it cool to be legitimately lazy? Luke asked.

"Not bad." Aaron said as he hit Hache.

"What, another night outside?" Luke asked, seeing Aaron's face.

"Where?" Aaron retorted.

"What's that?" Luke asked.

"Yesterday I talked to Tawana all night about getting married." Aaron said listlessly.

"Oh?" It suddenly occurred to Luke that it seemed that it was the end of the season and that Aaron and Tavana were married. I remember a magazine in my previous life that said that Allen didn't win the championship that season, but he won a woman's heart (so smooth).

"So you're ready to get married for a long time?" Luke asked.

"Tavana wants to say earlier this year, but I think it's better to be late and I want to finish the season and then ......," Aaron said.

Aaron said to himself, seeing that Luke was silent, and suddenly thought that Luke didn't have a girlfriend yet, and he said so many times but didn't act at all, "Alas, don't be sad, what if you don't have a girlfriend?" I'll introduce you to a good one later! Aaron patted Luke on the shoulder.

"Who told you about this?" Luke glared at Allen and said, "I think you might as well wait until we win the championship and send the ring down, and then take it, so that you can ask the team to make an extra ring for you as a wedding ring, how memorable." ”

"yes," said Aaron, "why didn't I think of that?" That's it! ”

"But what if you don't have a championship?" Aaron asked his question, "It's not ......," Luke wanted to say, but Larry called him: "Still talking, get on the field!" "Come on," Luke said of Allen, leaving Aaron on the field.

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