Chapter 42: Against the Pacers (1)

Speaking of the Indiana Pacers, we have to mention their core, the legend of the team - Reggie Miller.

He scored 2,560 three-pointers in his career (of course, this is a matter of the future), ranking first in NBA history (but now surpassed by Ray Allen, still when he was with the Celtics), the spokesperson of "Big Heart", the public enemy of New York City, and a legendary scorer destined to go down in history.

He comes from a family of athletes. His older brother Darrell Miller was an outfielder for the California Angels baseball team, his younger sister Tammy was a volleyball player at Fulton State University, and his sister Cheryl Miller was best known as his sister, who was also the biggest influence on him. Cheryl is considered one of the greatest women's basketball players of all time in the United States, was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and led the U.S. women's basketball team to an Olympic gold medal in 1984. In high school, she scored 105 points in 32 minutes in a game (miracle, Big Beidou was surpassed), and Sports Illustrated once wrote that she could beat Jordan one-on-one. And in 1988, Cheryl did defeat "God" 11-7 in a heads-up matchup.

Reggie Miller is a prime example of a physically disabled person. He was born with a deformity of the buttocks, which caused him to have severe figure-eight legs, and doctors even suspected that he would have to rely on assistive devices for the rest of his life to walk.

But the stubborn Miller never bowed to fate, and with the help of his family, he got rid of the auxiliary device and began the legend of his life. Cheryl Miller often goes head-to-head with Reggie Miller, who has always lost the game, often ending with Cheryl. Later, Miller also believed that his strange shooting posture was developed by dodging his sister's block for a long time.

In 1987, Miller was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the 11th pick in the first round, and the Pacers legend began.

In Game 5 of the 1994 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks, he scored 25 points in the fourth quarter and shot 5-of-5 from three-point range.

In the first game of the 1995 NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks, he used 8.9 seconds to score eight points in the last 18.7 seconds to give the Pacers a comeback to win.

In Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the Chicago Bulls, when the referee was not paying attention, pushed Michael Jordan's defense away and threw in the winning three-pointer.

He scored 17 points in the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks.

In Game 5 of the first round of the 2002 NBA Eastern Conference playoffs against the New Jersey Nets, he put in a three-pointer in the center circle in the fourth quarter to equalize the score, and a dunk in the final minute of the first quarter of overtime to equalize the score again.

It's all an excerpt from Miller's moment.

But Miller is also very regretful, he never won a championship in his lifetime, the red bulls dominated the 90s of the last century, and the Pacers became their stepping stone; In 1998, Jordan went into hiding, but lost to his old enemy Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals; In 2000, he reached the finals for the first time in history, but he met the "OK" combination like Zhongtian; Later, the Pacers formed a supergroup - Artest (now Charity World Peace, both Ci Shiping), "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson, O'Neal Jr., and the killer Miller. But this was ruined by the infamous "Auburn Hills Palace Fight". So Reggie Miller's life is both glorious and bleak. But there's no denying that Miller is a legend.

In 2000, the Pacers had a big change: after seven seasons of playing with essentially the same roster, the Pacers roster finally changed dramatically. Head coach Bird Big Bird has announced his retirement after three exceptionally successful seasons in charge. Center Rick. Schmitz made the same decision a week before the start of the training camp. Chris. Mullin made a request to leave the team and he wanted to return to the Golden State Warriors, where his career began. Free agent Mark. Jackson went to Toronto on a long-term contract. Dell. Davis was unhappy with the new contract he was given, so he was sent to Portland in exchange for O'Neal Jr. Another legend in NBA history, a Hall of Famer with no coaching experience, smiling assassin Isaiah. Thomas took over Indiana and took over the reins from Big Bird Bird.

After these people are gone, the basic framework of the walker is scattered. Even though Miller is still tough, Xiao Ao has gradually become more powerful after leaving the "grave of the center". But it's still not enough in front of the 76ers.

The 76ers jumped with the Pacers, and Big Ben jumped directly to Snow by a head advantage.

Snow gave Luke again. Luke controlled the ball, and defending him was Jalen Rose, one of the famous "Michigan Five Tigers".

"Rookie, without AI, you will lose badly." Jaylen Ross laughed evilly.

"Huh," Luke stopped dribbling, "really?" ”

"Of course......" Before Jalen Rose could finish speaking, Luke made a three-pointer and the ball went in.

"I don't see it." Luke left the sentence and left.

"Jay, cheer up!" Miller, the leader of the team, came over to remind Jalen Rose.

"I'm sorry I made a mistake." Jalen Rose said.

The Pacers had the ball, the ball was in Miller's hands, of course, and it was Raga who defended him. Although Laga was the league's top outside defensive gate in the future, he was still very immature, and it was the old and spicy Miller who defended him, and he had no way at all, just slightly resisted and was scored by Miller. Raga didn't know what to say, and that was the case with the first start.

"It's okay, I'll defend it later." Luke walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

Luke controlled the ball, and Jaylen Rose came up and said viciously: "Boy, that was a mistake just now, I won't let you shoot so easily again!" ”

"Really?" Luke was ready to make a move.

Jaylen Rose jumped up subconsciously because of what happened just now. Luke smiled when he saw it.

"Friend, you're really good." Lukexin thought to himself, "I'll accept such a good gift." After saying that, he jumped up against Jalen Rose's body and threw the ball in from beyond the three-point line.

"Beep-" the referee's whistle sounded, "Pacers No. 5 defensive foul, 76ers goal valid, plus one free throw." ”

"Huhu ......" Vochovia Arena boiled. Originally, they were very upset that Aaron didn't come today, but in the first few minutes, the players of their own team made a four, which is very beautiful!

The 76ers bench was boiling, and the 76ers players on the court hugged Luke.

"Good job......" "Good job......" said as he rubbed Luke's head.

"Damn it!" Luke said, "Don't rub my head, or I'll cut it bald next time!" ”

"Hahaha......" The 76ers players laughed.

Luke scored the ball steadily and the score became 7-2, with the home team in front and the visitors behind.

"Jay, wait a minute, you guard against that No. 19, I'll guard against this No. 1." Miller commanded as the team's boss.

"But ......" Jaylen Rose still wanted to argue, but seeing Miller's eyes, he retracted his words again, "Okay, Reggie, you come and defend." After saying that, he ran to the front court.

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