Chapter 45: Against the Pacers (4)

By the time Luke got on the court, the third quarter was over.

"No," Luke thought to himself, "after a few words of talking, the game was gone." You'll have to pay attention to it later. ”

Back on the court, the Indiana Pacers basically had a lineup for the first quarter, while the 76ers had a very different lineup from the first quarter. Luke was his point guard, Aaron McGee scored, Tony Kukoc was small forward, Tyrone Hill continued to be power forward, and Theo Ratliff was the center. Except for Luke, the others are all "old men" of the 76ers, and a group of Luke's sworn friends are sitting below.

"It seems that the manager still trusts the veteran players more." Luke thought to himself (but he's a newbie, too).

Luke controlled the ball, and it was still Miller who defended. After the third quarter, Miller was already a little tired, he was 35 years old after all. However, Miller still did not give up, he is a fighter, and after a full quarter of the game, the 76ers' advantage of a dozen points is gone, and the Indiana Pacers are led by 5 points.

"Are you ready, rookie, we're going to win!" Miller, though physically tired, was not idle.

"Really?" Luke asked, "I don't believe it." ”

"Hehehe......" Miller was defeated by the "naïve" Luke.

"I'll do it." After Luke finished speaking, he started to start his "engine". Luke lowered his body first, gradually lowered the dribble, and then a sudden crossover, shook past the unresponsive Miller, and entered the three-point line from the left. Jalen Rose saw this scene and rushed over to make up for it, but Luke didn't let him succeed. The body moved in the direction of the foot forward on the left, and Jaylen Rose hurriedly moved to his right to prevent Luke's breakthrough. But Luke immediately landed his other foot in the opposite direction of the foot that had landed earlier, and changed direction in stride, and then moved his body in the direction of the other foot, easily passing Jalen Rose. In the end, only Harrington and Xiao Ao were left. Tyrone Hill saw the opportunity and quickly jammed Harrington, while Junior Ao came out one step ahead of Theo Ratliffe to make up for it. "Rookie, you can't get in!" O'Neill Jr. said.

"Really?" After Luke said this, the ball was gone, and then ......

"Bang--" Theo Ratliff dunked the ball into the basket for his 20th point of the day.

Miller shook his head and said he couldn't help it.

Attacking and defending, Miller attacked with the ball, and this time he decided to teach Luke some lessons, he handed the ball over, started running himself, and after a few blocks, got rid of Luke, and hit the ball.

The crowd booed, but Miller was undaunted and listened to the boos. Seeing that Luke still had a defiant look in his eyes, it was so easy for me to score.

The difference in score was 6 points. Now 75:81. The 76ers are in front, and the Indiana Pacers are behind.

"Hehehe......" Luke smiled, after so long, Miller was the first person to provoke him (Aaron didn't count), Luke came to be interested.

Having played in the NBA for so long, Luke's definition has always been a forward, even if it is a point forward. It's rare to see it as a guard, but Luke knows that he's a complete guard, and a point guard.

Since Uncle Miller provoked, then Luke played point guard again.

What is Point Guard?

There are a lot of different criteria for a point guard. Before the '70s, the point guard was a ball-handling pusher, rarely saw an offensive point, and most of the ball was concentrated in the hands of the center and the scorer. In the '70s and '80s, there was one man who was now Indiana Pacers coach Isaiah Thomas, one of the most famous offensive point guards (although most people remember his invention of the "Jordan Rule" and his never-defeating spirit), who was one of the best in the league when it came to offense. Even Joe's gang leader can't bring him to his knees head-on (Jordan can beat Isaiah Thomas in a match, it's almost impossible to beat Isaiah Thomas mentally). He was followed by Gary Payton and Stockton (both of whom were named Ton), both of whom were representatives of the best defense, with Gary Payton also having the only best defensive player trophy in NBA history as a point guard. Stockton's defense was even more dirty by Rodman. And then there's Aaron and Marbury. They are all the golden generation of 1996, the same point guards, the same unruliness, the same super scoring ability. Now they are all first-class stars in the league. Then, they took a lot of later point guards. Francis, Wade, Moh Jr., Devin Harris, Devin William Moss, Rose, Westbrook, etc., have all become offensive point guards, and there are very few true traditional point guards. And Luke, who is the head of both worlds, loves to pass the ball and can score, and his defense is not bad. Now it's a little taller. But Luke had no effect at all. After halftime, he came with a "hard punch" (not a fight) to Miller.

First, Luke and Miller face each other. Suddenly, Luke dribbled the ball down with his left hand, and two fast-paced dribbles in a row caused the ball to change its course and fly away from the left. Miller hurried to the right. But Luke controls the ball with his left hand and uses the spinning force of the ball to keep it in his hand for a while. He then bobbed his body and head to the left, leaving Miller confused and misjudging the direction of the attack, causing his center of gravity to deflect to the left. As Miller moved to the left, Luke flexed his ankles and quickly shifted his weight.

Then bounce the ball from the left hand to the right hand, changing hands to dribble in an instant. Start, speed up. Finally, the jump shot is flicked out with the power of the fingers, and the body naturally bounces up. This series of actions is completed before the others can make up for it.

The flower-wearing butterfly step of this AI logo made the audience scream.

This trick is very good for small people, but once you are tall, the flexible surname is not so strong. So there's a bit of luck in this move. While that doesn't make a difference to Miller, it's a different story for the other players. Luke made many kills inside, and soon, O'Neal Jr. left the court with five fouls and Harrington also fouled four, and the fight was timid, and the Indiana Pacers collapsed.

"Beep-" The referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the match. The 76ers finally won two consecutive games of the season with 106-92 and temporarily ranked first in the East (the first place in the East at this time seems to be worthless).

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