On May 18, the Indiana Pacers will fly away to take on the Boston Celtics.

This round of the series was due to three days of mourning in China, and the first two games could not be seen in China, which reduced many people's attention to this game from a certain distance. However, this game also has a large market in the United States on the other side of the ocean.

Now, the word miracle has become a symbol of the walker. This is not entirely because Li Cheng was called a miracle child, but this team has been creating miracles since the second half of this season.

In the second round of the playoffs, everyone's excitement was mobilized little by little. A format like the NBA playoffs really mobilizes the emotions of all the spectators little by little, and the Finals will be an outlet for all the spectators.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Hornets. The main focus of these two games in the West is whether the Los Angeles Lakers, a giant team that has risen rapidly after robbing Gasol with a winter transfer, can withstand the touchstone of the Utah Jazz? The other is whether the New Orleans Hornets can continue to play their role as dark horses.

On the other side of the East, the two games are the Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic. There's really nothing to watch about this game between Detroit and Orlando, but it's just about seeing if Detroit can continue their tradition of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals every year. The biggest attraction is the Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers.

In this game, the Pacers will be a very important litmus test for the Celtics. In the atmosphere of the playoffs, let's see what the Big Three can do. There is also an expectation in everyone's hearts - can the Pacers continue to create a zào miracle?

The playoffs are intensifying, and the discussion about the ownership of this season's championship is becoming more and more intense.

There are many people who say that if the team that wins the championship is the Pacers, they will create the biggest miracle in the history of the NBA. Or it is not an exaggeration to call this miracle a miracle.

Although everyone knows in their hearts, the chances of the Pacers winning the championship are slim. But everyone is still constantly guessing and YY. But. This is a kind of pursuit of dreams in the hearts of fans. The counterattack and rise of the weak, this drama will never lack highlights at any time and under any circumstances.

However, Li Cheng told the fans' dreams at the pre-game press conference. "We're going to do everything we can to win this series. In this round of the series, there is nothing to say for us, only one word - fight. Now it's time to fight hard, this is a war without gunpowder. ”

'We're underdogs, so we're going to play every game like the last. We're going to do our best, we're going to do everything we can, just to win. If we win this series. I think the chances of us getting into the O'Brien Cup will be much higher. ”

Everyone knows if the Pacers climb the Celtic mountain. They have endured one of the toughest tests of the playoffs. This series is a fire for the Pacers, if they succeed in nirvana. They will completely change a state of mind, they will gain a strong self-confidence. Such self-confidence may really be able to push them to the throne of champions.

"The first two games in the East today are the first to start, and the first thing we will give you is the game between the Pacers and the Celtics. In this historic arena, can the Pacers continue to perform miracles? ”

"Actually, I'm the most curious. Or what kind of performance will Li Cheng have today. Everyone knows that the Walkers have been able to get to where they are today step by step, relying on the rise of Li Cheng. Now that Lee and his Pacers have reached the second round of the series, what will they do next? It's really exciting! ”

Rivers said that he had already figured out a way to deal with Li Cheng, and it would definitely shock everyone. I'm also curious about who Rivers will use to freeze Li Cheng. Is it Tony Allen? Or James Posey? ”

"The game has already started and I think we'll have an answer soon."

Who will the Celtics let defend against Li Cheng. This is something that everyone has been speculating about all along. However, the most speculated is to use Tony Allen and James Posey to take turns defending Li Cheng, consuming every cent of Li Cheng. Let him fall in the Celtic muscle forest.

But the moment the game started, everyone's eyes fell to the ground. The Celtics were responsible for guarding Li Cheng, and it turned out to be Ray Allen.

As the greatest goalscorer since Miller, Ray Allen is definitely the most familiar with the position of the shooter. He should be very familiar with every technique of Li Cheng, and his familiarity will become his biggest weapon to defend Li Cheng.

Moreover, there is a misconception about Ray Allen. Everyone thought that as a shooter, his body must not be strong, and his defense must not be very good. But, in reality, Ray Allen was a dunk when he first entered the league. His physique is not bad.

In addition, the goalscorer's defensive skills are not bad. When he was in the superSonics, he was always a key figure in defending opponents. Kobe Bryant was once provoked by Ray Allen in the game.

After the game, Bryant texted Ray Allen, "I'm going to kick your ass. ”

This is the behavior of the young Kobe Bryant's temper, but it can be seen that Kobe Bryant was tired of being messed up by Ray Allen during the game, so he would send such a text message after the game. It can be seen that Ray Allen's defense is definitely underestimated by everyone.

"I didn't expect you to defend me." Li Cheng and Ray Allen stuck together, and Li Cheng said in surprise.

Ray Allen laughed: "There's no way to do it, you loach-like guy, others can't stop you." ”

"Do you think you can do it?"

"Then you can try."

Li Cheng didn't pay any attention to Ray Allen, he had already started his own run.

But as soon as he ran, Li Cheng found out. Ray Allen anticipated his position very accurately, and often as soon as he drilled out, Ray Allen was already standing there waiting for him.

At the same time, the Celtics' supplementary defense of Li Cheng did not fall at all. Li Cheng drilled into crowded places, and was often stuck in position with his body, slowing him down and providing a good defensive environment for Ray Allen.

The first few attacks. For the first time, Li Cheng didn't even receive the ball once.

O'Brien also didn't expect the Celtics to shoot Ray Allen to defend Li Cheng, originally he thought that whether it was Tony Allen or James Posey, Li Cheng could use his running position to get rid of them. Even if he touches Pierce, Li Cheng can use the running position to seek a certain amount of offensive space for himself. But Ray Allen is different, this is an old fritter, or an old fritter shooter.

Li Chenghui's technique, Ray Allen's heart is extremely clear. When encountering such an opponent, Li Cheng didn't have a very good way.

Seeing that the score was pulled away, Li Cheng was also anxious. "Since you don't let me run without the ball, then I'll attack with the ball."

Li Cheng immediately asked Tinsley for the ball, and he controlled the ball from outside the three-point line. Ray Allen drew an arc at the corner of his mouth, forcing Li Cheng to control the ball, and then their defense would have been more than half successful.

Keeping the ball in hand, Li Cheng found that Ray Allen was much more difficult to deal with than James. This old guy is worthy of being a guy who has been in the league for more than ten years, he doesn't care about Li Cheng's little ball control skills at all, and he doesn't eat you at all.

"It's hard." Li Cheng frowned slightly, but he had already made a gesture for Granger and Murphy to come forward to block the demolition.

Such a pick-and-roll tactic. It's already one of the Pacers' regular tactics.

After the pick-and-roll, Murphy and Granger ran off the three-point line on either side in search of a three-point shot.

In this round of the series, the Pacers have no advantage on the inside. So O'Brien simply didn't let Murphy go inside. When attacking, Murphy blocked Li Cheng on the perimeter, and then looked for a three-point opportunity.

Murphy and Granger gave Li Cheng a block, and Li Cheng buckled his wrist and made a feint to break to the left. Then he forced his way to the right.

Ray Allen immediately moved sideways to block the position, but Li Cheng paused lightly, and then slid to the right. Already left Ray Allen behind. But the person he was going to face next became Pierce.

"The Celtics' defense is working so well." Li Cheng sighed, but his hand movements did not stop. He shook his body and passed the ball away.

Granger catches the ball, makes a feint to shoot, and then dribbles to break through.

At this time, Li Cheng had already run quickly. In a short period of time, he actually changed the rhythm of his running three times, and Pierce was thrown away by Li Cheng after following a few steps. At this time, Granger passed by Li Cheng.

While Granger handed the ball to Li Cheng, he also made a block for Li Cheng.

Zhang bow and arrow, Li Cheng was unceremonious this time. This is the first opportunity he got in this game, and it is also the best offensive opportunity for the Pacers so far, how can Li Cheng not take it?

The spinning basketball crosses an arc and hits the basket with precision.

7-11, the Pacers are still trailing by four points for the time being.

After the goal, Li Cheng glanced at Ray Allen, and there was a provocation in his eyes.

Ray Allen shrugged his shoulders undeniably and gave a response. "You've just scored a goal, and what's the big deal? No matter how good a defender is, there is no guarantee that he will keep a clean sheet! Then Ray Allen pointed to the timer again, meaning "It's been 3 minutes and you've only hit a goal." ”

Li Cheng smiled, made a "pistol" posture with his right hand, and pointed to the basket. That means my bullets will break your baskets.

Ray Allen shook his head and told Li Cheng that it was impossible.

A round of silent confrontation, but neither of these two people would back down. In fact, many idle media outlets have now put the hat of "first scorer" on the heads of Li Cheng and Ray Allen.

"Who is the first scorer between the two of them? This series will be clear. ”

Next up for the Celtics, Garnett hit a hook shot very easily on the inside.

Garnett's offense was evident, and when he received the ball and turned to the left, most of the time he was hooked. And when he turns to the right, it's basically a shot.

But you know that although you know, it's hard to keep him off.

O'Brien remembered again at this time, little O'Neal. This old man has always been obsessed with O'Neill's reimbursement and reimbursement. O'Brien has thought about it more than once these days. If O'Neal Jr. isn't reimbursed, how far can the Pacers go this season?

If they hadn't met the Celtics in the second round, the Pacers would have no problem making it to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world. O'Neal Jr.'s reimbursement was irreversible, and the Pacers also met the Celtics in the second round. These two ifs. None of them are established.

This is another problem of O'Brien, who often lives in dreams, in the past, in what is.

If the Pacers were sitting in the dugout right now, Big Bird wouldn't have had time to miss the past and sigh if. He will never look at O'Neal Jr., and then carefully arrange the current lineup, in order to make the current lineup play the best combat effectiveness.

Li Cheng felt very annoyed now, every time they attacked, they had to look for opportunities in the Celtics' iron walls, but the Celtics' attacks were like touching a fragile piece of cheese with a red-hot iron. It's easy to score a goal with one touch.

"We're going to have to be lucky enough to walk away with a win here!" Li Cheng complained in annoyance, but soon he put away his complaints, no matter what the result was, he fought first.

Continuing to follow the routine just now, the Pacers blocked and forced the Celtics to make substitutions to defend Li Cheng. And Li Cheng used the pass to create a short opportunity for himself to be off the ball. Tong guò runs and shakes off Pierce. Once you've found the shooting spot, you can easily shoot and hit it steadily.

Lee's score in the game came to four points, but the gap between the two teams still did not narrow.

"Garnett is on the inside of the Pacers!"

"There's no way around it, Garnett is terrible right now."

Previously, Garnett was with the Timberwolves and often looked for opportunities on the outside. You must know that his mid-range investment is very good! But as he grew, so did his position on the inside. Now, he can hold up the team's interior line alone, not to mention. He also had an unusually stout Davis beside him.

Li Cheng has no way to help the team on the defensive end, he can only provide his unlimited firepower as much as possible on the offensive end.

Pierce, who is known as the offensive kaleidoscope, hit the shot easily, and Li Cheng felt a little like scolding his mother. But he could only hold back.

"Damn, it doesn't matter how many of you. Lao Tzu doesn't believe that your fate has always been so high, anyway, Lao Tzu will give you a set first. ”

"The best defense is offense." Li Cheng has always been the most faithful believer in this sentence, and now he is working hard to turn this sentence into reality.

The Celtics' defense also changed quickly, and it was impossible for Li Cheng to figure out the way of Guò double blocking. And he figured out that Guò held the ball himself and penetrated the Celtic defense, which was even more of a dream. Now Li Cheng can only continue to carry forward his old profession - running without the ball.

"Give me off-ball cover." Li Cheng muttered something in Granger's ear, and then Granger sent a signal to Murphy, and everyone understood.

Li Cheng pretended to take the ball and prepared to attack, Murphy came up to block it, Li Cheng dribbled, and then he threw the ball to Granger early, and then pierced it in the direction of the basket.

"Such a simple reversal? We're not going to let you get away with that. The Celtic players were stunned and then their defense started working.

However, Li Cheng was not ready to play a simple reverse run with Granger, Granger was already holding the ball and preparing to attack, while Li Cheng was still running, and it seemed that the two of them were separated.

Ray Allen had been chasing one step behind Li Cheng, but Li Cheng was not afraid at all, he saw Davis's position, ran over, and then turned around lightly. He got out between Davis and Garnett.

Then, Ray Allen found out helplessly. Davis and Garnett gave Li Cheng a perfect double pick-and-roll.

Li Cheng ran once and directly got the opponent three. At this time, Granger's pass was in place, Li Cheng was about to shoot, but Rondo ran in front of him.

"If I can't score if I have the advantage of height, then I can also die." Li Cheng thought in his heart, his body had already risen into the air.

Rondo didn't take it anymore, he just raised his hand symbolically, and didn't interfere with Li Cheng's shot at all.

Li Cheng's shot hit again steadily, and this was already his 6th point.

"Li Cheng now has the meaning of one person single-handedly picking up five Celtics! Now Li Cheng has become the only output point for the Pacers. ”

This is the usual winning pattern of the Pacers, and Li Chengxian scored like crazy. Then, when his hand dropped and his body was tired, Granger took over the game in an instant. I have to say that the cooperation between Li Cheng and Granger is quite tacit, and their mastery of each other's rhythm is also quite good. ”

"But how much of a Pacers model can work for the Celtics? Not to mention how long Li Cheng's hot hand can last, it will wait for him to finish this round of scoring. It's still a question of whether Granger can pick it up. ”

"That's right, Li Cheng's tricks are almost unsolvable in the whole alliance. The angle of his step-back jumper is unmatched by anyone in the league. In addition, his uncanny running is also an unusual headache for all defenders. ”

The commentator's analysis is correct, but how can the Pacers have time to care about waiting for a while now? Can Granger pick up Li Cheng's scoring in this round and continue to lead a wave of offensive highs? Now they are extremely uncomfortable being suppressed by the Celtics, they have been passive now, and now Li Cheng does not continue to score, and the point difference will be opened up immediately. When the time comes, it will be difficult to chase points. You know, the Celtics' millstone-like defense can grind people to death.

Why did the Celtic triumvirate develop chemistry so quickly? It's one thing for the three of them to be experienced, but the main thing is Rivers' tactical rivalry.

Rivers wasn't prepared to build his team into an offensive powerhouse, and he had the defensive skills of the Big Three in place. With Garnett at the core of the defensive playbook, coupled with the containment of Ray Allen and Pierce, their defensive system is extremely solid.

The scariest thing is that they have a strong defensive lineup. The offense can also be played at any time.

Garnett, Ray Allen, Pierce, which of these three is not an offensive player?

Pierce, known as the offensive kaleidoscope, the greatest pitcher after Miller - Ray Allen, single-handedly supported the Wolves King Garnett of Minnesota. Each of them has the ability to finish the game.

Say something unpleasant. Each of these three plays on the offensive end for 5 to 8 minutes, and the opponent can basically surrender.

This time, Rondo's layup missed, and it was a good opportunity for the Pacers to chase the points.

Li Cheng's eyes flashed. At least this is the time when he has to help the team get closer. The difference of four points is not huge, but they don't want to fall behind. They have to be ahead!

Foster grabbed the rebound, and the Pacers were instantly on offense.

Their defence was crumbled by Celtic, so they need to work hard in attack.

They have been passive now, and now that Li Cheng does not continue to score, the score difference will be opened up immediately, and it will be difficult to chase the score when the time comes. You know, the Celtics' millstone-like defense can grind people to death.

Why did the Celtic triumvirate develop chemistry so quickly? It's one thing for the three of them to be experienced, but the main thing is Rivers' tactical rivalry.

Rivers wasn't prepared to build his team into an offensive powerhouse, and he had the defensive skills of the Big Three in place. With Garnett at the core of the defensive playbook, coupled with the containment of Ray Allen and Pierce, their defensive system is extremely solid.

The scariest thing is that their lineup is strong defensively and can play at any time.

Garnett, Ray Allen, Pierce, which of these three is not an offensive player?

Pierce, known as the offensive kaleidoscope, the greatest pitcher after Miller - Ray Allen, single-handedly supported the Wolves King Garnett of Minnesota. Each of them has the ability to finish the game.

To put it mildly, each of these three plays on the offensive end for 5 to 8 minutes, and the opponent can basically disarm and surrender.

This time, Rondo's layup missed, and it was a good opportunity for the Pacers to chase the points.

Li Cheng's eyes flashed, and he had to help the team close the score at least at this time. The difference of 4 points is not very big, but they don't want to fall behind, they have to be ahead!

Foster grabbed the rebound, and the Pacers were instantly on offense.

Their defence was crumbled by Celtic, so they need to work hard in attack. (To be continued......)