Five minutes into the first quarter, Brown called a timeout with a solemn expression, his face gloomy as if it was going to rain.

Mirisic, who has always played the role of the team's living treasure, was honest, and after applauding his teammates one by one, he sat on the bench and did not speak, Hamilton was expressionless, but his brow was furrowed.

On the scoreboard, 8:16 clearly records the score of this game, as usual, the home team is behind, and the away team is in front.

Brown's gaze swept over the faces of the proud disciples, and a hoarse voice rang out: "I'm primarily responsible for the current situation, well, it's me who underestimated Miller's old fellow and underestimated the Walkers. But ask yourself, are you doing your best? Are you guys playing this game as the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the Eastern Conference Finals? What the hell are you doing on the pitch?! ”

Huaben and Rashid looked at each other and sighed, and lowered their heads together, yes, they didn't play well in the beginning. Or rather, the Pacers are playing too well.

In the opening game, Miller made three of four three-pointers and scored nine points in one go! Artest caused a foul on Wajben and Rashid, and all four balls went in. Harrington and Tinsley performed an aerial relay that boosted their morale.

Brown made a manpower change: "Tyshawn, you replace Richard on the court, show me that old man to die!" Can't let him score, can't let him score! ”

Prince took off his training uniform and nodded silently. Hamilton sat down beside him and said something in his ear, and Prince nodded again, his expression somewhat melancholy.

Today's Miller is very excited, as if he has regained his thirties, not at all like an old man who is almost forty.

After the timeout, Miller remained silent, and when he saw Prince playing, he even smiled kindly and posted it.

Miller's smile made Prince feel creepy, and he swore to God that this was the first time he had seen Miller's smile on the field, and this smile really smelled of death.

Mirisic, a young man with a thin skin, was severely reprimanded by Brown and was about to perform at the beginning.

Foster was specially sent to defend the playoff performer, and as soon as Mirisic got the ball, he immediately posted it, and at the same time secretly said that he had to give this rookie some color today, don't let him be too arrogant.

As Olajuwon had trained, Mirisic loosened his body and stepped nimbly across his feet, making half a circle around Foster's fairly broad chest. Foster has experience in defending the inside line, Mirisic moved and he carried Mirisic on his shoulders to squeeze out, he used to defend Garnett with this trick, one force down ten times, no matter how flexible your feet are, how skilled you are, you are squeezed by Lao Tzu to lose the position, see how you score.

Mirisic is not Garnett, and his strength is certainly not as good as the wolf king, but the styles of the two are different.

Foster squeezed out, Mirisic took advantage of the momentum to take a half-step back, put away the ball on the way back, and was about to jump with his hands raised.

This frightened Foster, and he jumped up in a hurry, intending to strangle the danger in the cradle. As a result, when he jumped up, he realized that he had been tricked by this rookie, and the other party just had his heels cocked, and his body was still standing firmly on the ground.

Foster jumped together, and Mirisic's agile footwork was performed again, and his left foot pressed against his waist was raised across his arms to throw the basketball up.

There was a dark shadow on the bottom line that no one was paying attention to, and Mirisic turned around, and he ran two steps and rushed up; Milicic threw his hand, and the man jumped, his slender arm in the air, and his big hand pressed on the ball. "Smack!" With a crisp sound, the ball was knocked down, and Huaben was surprised to see that it was Miller who rushed out of the baseline.

"Grass!" He felt aggrieved for Mirisic.

Artest grabbed the ball and threw it to Tinsley, but Billups moved quickly and jammed him, preventing him from breaking fast.

Miller pressed his palm to signal to slow down the tempo, and took the ball to organize the attack himself.

"Crucify him!" Brown shook his fist and roared off the court, and Prince was half-sideways to face Miller, looking solemn.

There is no mediocre talent who can enter the NBA, that is, Parker, who entered the Lakers next season and has been called a fool by Kobe, has also played a good game, who doesn't eat a few dumplings during the New Year? What does it mean to say this? That is to say, if any player in the NBA is determined to work hard, it can often make a name for himself, or maybe it will be short-lived.

Miller has been in the NBA for 17 years, and his strength, speed, and explosiveness have declined seriously, but his experience and technology have been perfected, and he has made up his mind that if this game is not successful, he will become a beneficiary, and he will not accumulate physical strength, and he will face Prince and move forward quickly.

Prince was a little slow to step backwards, and in order to maintain his advantage over Miller, he had to retreat quickly.

Miller rushed five or six meters wildly, and when Prince accelerated and retreated, his advancing body suddenly stopped, and his right hand slapped the ball backwards, and the ball obediently hit the floor like a butterfly through his crotch and fell into his left hand.

Stabilizing his body, Miller put away the ball with his left hand, the thin calf muscles tightened, and the whole person jumped up quickly, shaking his hands and sending the ball out.

"Huh!"

One arrow through the heart.

Prince's expression became embarrassed, as Hamilton had whispered to him before, Miller was crazy today, and it was better to use fouls to suppress his rhythm.

Hamilton is not right, not only Miller is crazy, but the entire Pacers are crazy today, how can it be so easy to block?

Waben dribbled the ball and hit hard inside, Artest leaned on his back, holding his breath like a nail on the ground, Waben struggled to squeeze in, but did not find a gap. At this time, 24 seconds were almost over, and he could only hastily turn around and jump shot.

The basketball hit the hoop and jumped high, and Harington forced Rashid to pick up the rebound and throw it to Tinsley, who had been waiting on the outside.

Tinsley and Miller teamed up for a fast break, Billups wanted to chase after him, but Artest stepped forward to briefly block him.

The front court played two to one, Prince defended in the middle line, Tinsley made a fast-break layup, and when Prince jumped, he passed the ball back, and Miller scored with the ball for a layup.

The most important thing in the game is rhythm and momentum, especially the latter, when the momentum is played, how to play, and the current Pacers team is like this.

The reason why the NBA has the devil's home court is because in the cheers of the home fans, the home team can easily play with momentum. Unless the opponent is far outcome, it is only a matter of time before the home team wins.

Although Huaben and Rashid tried their best to tear up inside and outside, today's Pacers were unstoppable, and as soon as the momentum started, their high shooting rate was terrifying, and at the end of the first quarter, the score of the two sides was 28:21, of which the Pacers shot 11 of 20 and 4 of 6 three-pointers, and the overall shooting rate was a terrifying 55%.

The second quarter was a continuation of the first, and the Pistons players fought back hard, but in the face of that precision-guided missile-like mid-range and long-range shot, their counterattack became a huge wave that hit the reef, and did nothing.

Brown originally expected to wait for Miller to be tired, and the Pistons would launch a counterattack to get back the game in one fell swoop, but this game Miller seemed to have taken a dope, and his aged body did not have a bit of fatigue momentum, and he used calm projections again and again to send the Pistons into the abyss.

Hua Ben guessed correctly, Miller's retirement declaration was like a heart booster, and the combat effectiveness of the Pacers up and down was terrifying. The Lakers, who are far away on the West Coast, did not play today, they were all watching the game, and watching Miller's heroic shot, O'Neal couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

In 1992, O'Neal burst into the NBA as a giant and was called the strongest rookie center in history, and he did make a big splash in the league at the time, even Olajuwon and Ewing didn't play like him in their first last season. But O'Neal was not invincible at that time, not to mention the golden centers on the inside, even the outside players could teach him a lesson.

Needless to say, Jordan's helper at that time was already unstoppable. Miller also once taught O'Neal's Magic team a hard lesson, how many nightmares the sword and throat kill, and the terrifying long-range throw like a depth charge, had brought to the young O'Neal.

'I never thought that somebody could hit five balls in a row in one position, you know, he shot it when he was marked, and then he scored the sixth ball in the bag. God, are his wrists made of steel? When O'Neal was selected as the best rookie, a reporter asked him what he thought of Miller, and it wasn't until 2000 that O'Neal had a chance to get revenge and tear Miller, who had bullied him with a long shot, off the altar.

"Detroit is unlucky, this devil is back." O'Neal had a rare palpitation on his face, he had become the most dominant player in the league since he entered the Lakers, and from that day on, he told himself that he didn't have to fear anyone anymore, that he was the best.

From the beginning of the first quarter, except for the opening Pistons to lead, they have been pressed by the Pacers until the last minute.

The Pistons players can proudly say that we didn't give up the win the whole game and everyone did their best to help the team. But what's the use of that? They still lost in the end, 108:120, losing by double digits!

Three wins in a row!

When Hua Ben followed the old coach into the press conference, he heard the reporter discuss this sentence, and Detroit suffered three consecutive defeats.

"Are you still thinking about your next opponent?" An Indiana reporter asked, and his question sparked laughter from reporters on the scene, all of whom looked at Huaben with a playful eye.

"No, we don't think about it." Hua Ben said calmly, his answer made the laughing reporters suddenly shut their mouths, because they were surprised, because no one would have thought that the proud and uninhibited Hua Ben would actually give in.

Warburn's later words proved his unruliness, he held his head high and said, "Tomorrow Los Angeles will go to Minnesota to play Game 5, and then they will lose." Eventually, in Los Angeles, the Lakers will advance to the Finals, where they will meet and be beaten by us. ”

When he said these words, Hua Ben's expression was cold and flat, as if telling what had happened, and his tone was an affirmation.

Not far away, Miller's eyes lit up as he took O'Neal Jr.'s press conference, and he looked at Huaben, who turned his head to look at him, and the two men with hard bones fought silently.

3:2, the underdogs Pacers won three games in a row, and with one more win, they could make history in the Eastern Conference Finals and become the first team to successfully turn the tables on a two-game losing streak.

Taking the lead is always rewarded with more praise and praise, and after three straight wins, the Pacers have become the darlings of the sports press, with the local Polis media even calling them the 'Eastern Conference champions,' and almost everyone is convinced that the Pacers will knock out the Pistons to reach the Finals.

The reason is very simple, after conservative treatment, O'Neill Jr. will make a comeback in the next game!

Huaben's words at the press conference became a laughing stock, and everyone waited for the Lakers to beat the Timberwolves and slap him with facts.

On June 2, 2004, the Lakers took on the Timberwolves on the road to claim their fourth victory. The Timberwolves defended their dignity at home, and if they lost, Garnett's first trip to the Western Conference Finals would be over.

The Lakers had already learned of Warburn's championship prophecy for this season, and they scoffed at it, with Payton first blasting the media: "Who does he think he is?" Is he God? Or did he travel to the future in a time machine? Ben is just a clown with a big mouth, and anyone who knows basketball knows who is the ultimate champion of the season. I'll admit, we didn't play well enough in the regular season, but what's the point? We've woken up in the playoffs, and we're playing better and better, we've eliminated the Spurs, who have a better record than us, and now it's the Timberwolves' turn. ”

O'Neal, who had a gap because of Huaben's support for Kobe, then also went berserk: "Doesn't he like to be a prophet? Okay, then I'll teach him a lesson with victory, Uncle Big Diesel can provide unlimited energy, which is different from him. ”

The Lakers' players have the confidence to say that they are the best team at playing the game-deciding game, and they have won 12 games in a row with just one game to advance. And, just looking at the first half of this game, Na Huaben's words are indeed very much like a joke.

The Lakers scored six straight points after the opening game, Payton shot first, and then George hit two shots. The Timberwolves, who are playing at home, are very out of shape, lacking the outside core Kassel, and they missed all three shots in the opening game. Bryant hit his first three-point attempt, followed by Garnett's technical foul and Bryant hit another free throw, giving the Lakers a 14-8 lead at the halfway point of the first quarter. O'Neal and Malone also joined the team, and the Lakers extended their advantage to 20-10 with 2:41 left in the quarter to take a double-digit lead.

A number of sports media broadcast the game live, and at this point in the game, I don't know how many hosts were ridiculing Huaben, and even Barkley said with a smile: "This kid's prophetic ability is as bad as mine, but fortunately he didn't bet, otherwise he would have to lick the donkey's ass." ”

Time continued, the game entered the second quarter, Kobe Bryant missed his first shot, he thought that Spresel had foul action when defending, so he went to the referee to theorize, was whistled for a technical foul, and the Timberwolves scored 3 points in a row to narrow the gap to 7 points. The Timberwolves then went on offense, shooting 5-of-7 from the first quarter and tied the score at 23 after Sprewell's mid-range shot. After the Lakers called a timeout, Fisher immediately hit a three-pointer to regain the lead. Bryant also started to go crazy, scoring two three-pointers in one minute, and the Lakers extended their advantage to 38-31 with 4:26 left in the quarter.

With 3:32 left in the quarter, the Lakers led by seven points again, but after that they missed all four shots in the quarter, the Timberwolves were like a god, hitting four consecutive shots, including a three-pointer, to take a 46-40 lead at the end of the quarter. The Lakers were in terrible form during this period, and Bryant failed to score even two free throws.

Seeing this scene, the expressions of the people who laughed at Huaben before were not very good-looking, and looking at Barkley's embarrassment, Smith took the opportunity to sarcastically say: "You are wrong, Charles, your prophetic ability is indeed terrible, but Ben doesn't seem to be like this, it is said that he came to this conclusion after analysis, and you are just talking the most nonsense, haha." ”

Barkley, who had always been a dead duck, replied with his head held high, "Keep reading, Kenny, it's too early to tell." Basketball is round, and anything can happen. ”

If the Timberwolves' performance in the second quarter was that reality slapped Barkley in the face, then the rest of the game was reality that continued to pump him.

The Timberwolves became more and more courageous, and after the start of the third quarter, Spresel and Garnett shot one after another, and the Timberwolves extended their advantage to 50:40. The Lakers also went on a 7-2 run to close the deficit to five points with 8:23 left in the quarter. The Timberwolves immediately scored six points, and although Garnett's shot was blocked by O'Neal, he grabbed the rebound and scored a layup, and the Timberwolves led 58-47. The Timberwolves adopted foul tactics in advance, O'Neal was biased and uncompetitive, and the free throw shooting rate was unsatisfactory, and the Timberwolves continued to expand their advantage. After Szczebiak hit a shot, the Timberwolves ended the first three quarters with a 73-60 lead.

The Lakers were listless in the second half and couldn't lift their spirits in the fourth quarter, and the Timberwolves continued to hold the advantage. After the start of the quarter, the Timberwolves scored four more straight points to extend their lead to 17 points. The Lakers managed to close the gap to 10 points before losing back-to-back games, and the Timberwolves scored six straight points to take an 85-70 lead with 6:09 left in the game.

After the Lakers called a timeout, they finally regained their spirits, and Bryant hit a three-shot shot to lead a 10-0 run and close the gap to six points with 3:20 left in the game. After the Timberwolves called a timeout, pitcher Hojberg scored three points with free throws, and then Garnett made four of four free throws to give the Timberwolves seven straight points to lead by 13 points with 1:31 left in the game and seal the win.

Looking at the final score of 93:101, the media inclined to the Pacers was a little speechless, and it really made the Wajben guy guess correctly, and the Lakers lost this away game. Seeing this, the reporters were a little angry with the Lakers, and this bear child was too weak.

The media leaning towards the Timberwolves is not happy, and Huaben has said that they will be eliminated by the Lakers in the next game, although this is very likely, but who do you think you are? Why are you so sure? Therefore, Huaben is not good on both sides of the media industry for the time being.

(To be continued)