In the third game to Indiana, ESPN invited the Pacers' former centers Rick Schmitz and Reggie Miller to partner in the commentary, and the two introduced the situation of the first two games before the game, Reggie Miller sighed:

"The Pacers lost the first game, but the gap between them and the Knicks wasn't that big. It could even be said that the Pacers are stronger than the Knicks in some way! ”

"Are the Pacers stronger than the Knicks? So how did the Pacers lose? ”

Reggie Miller sighed at this time and said:

"The Pacers lost not so much to the Knicks as to Li Feng."

"The Pacers' team model is still based on the traditional emphasis on big men under the basket, so we can see that the Pacers' frontcourt is all excellent big men, Hibbert, West, Hansbro, these players are all very good, and they are also very traditional, they are all big men in the traditional sense of the importance of low-post offense, pay attention to offense and defense in a slow pace."

"Then let's look at the Knicks, their interior line is also Cousins, Monroe, Vucevic, but the Knicks and the Pacers have an extra perverted Li Feng, he can play any position, the Knicks can adjust the lineup at any time, and then Li Feng only needs to adjust the style of play, their tactics do not need to be too complicated, simple but can be continued!"

"The Pacers' style is more traditional, and the Knicks are capitalizing on the league's growing trend of increasing emphasis on outside offense, and their style is catering to the league's intent to create the future of basketball. When the Knicks are playing fast, there is also Li Feng, who is not bad at speed but can defend inside and outside. This is something that the Pacers don't have, so the Pacers need to work harder to close the gap between Li Feng, at least not George alone. ”

When Reggie Miller had said this, Rick Schmitz immediately said:

"So you think the Knicks are stronger?"

"No, I didn't say that, it's not over yet, at least the two teams are still tied, aren't they?"

Reggie Miller didn't give an exact answer by going around and around, but it took people's minds farther afield.

In Reggie Miller's world, he seems to see a farther future. But now the Pacers and Knicks game has not yet been decided.

The referee blew the whistle and the second game of the Eastern Conference semifinals began. The line-ups of both teams have changed today.

The Knicks still started with Belinelli, with Li Feng, Livingston on the outside, and Monroe and Cousins on the frontcourt.

On the Pacers' side, it's still George Hill. Stephenson. George. A combination of West and Hibbert.

It's easy to understand that the Knicks lineup doesn't change, this lineup played well in the last game, but it's puzzling that the Pacers lineup doesn't change. Because in the last game, the Pacers' lineup was blown up by the Knicks!

The lineup of the Pacers remained the same, and when Rick Schmitz was about to say something, Reggie Miller suddenly said:

"The Pacers were right today, and playing with a team like the Knicks, you can't get into their rhythm, and once you get into their rhythm, you can't change it no matter how you change it. But come at your own pace and have a chance to win! Therefore, when fighting a strong enemy, you must not follow the rhythm of the other party, and you must stick to your own rhythm no matter how difficult it is. ”

Reggie Miller said that the Pacers' knowing that the invincible lineup seemed to be another clever trick.

Rick Schmitz was still depressed, because he always seemed a little insignificant around Reggie Miller.

It was at this moment that the referee kicked off, the basketball was thrown high into the air, and Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals began.

The opening scrum, which was indeed Cousins' weakness, was the Pacers got the ball first.

The Pacers came up on the first round, and the tactics were still the same as the first game, and the basketball went to the hands of West in the high post first.

But West was not in a hurry to pass the ball at this time, the Pacers were in a continuous low-post block at this time, continuous running, Hibbert couldn't get stuck the first time, and immediately moved to the other side for the second time, and the second time he still couldn't get stuck, so he came for the third time.

Hibbert struggled with the Knicks' basket for more than ten seconds, and finally seized an opportunity and suddenly stuck in the low post.

There were only 2 seconds left in the 24-second range, and the Pacers were in the main position, but it wasn't too late, when West threw the basketball in.

Hibbert picked up the ball and turned for a board-wiping hook, and the Pacers hit a low post in the opening game of the day.

It's still a low position, but the effect is completely different.

At this time, Yang Yi of the domestic CCA.V broadcast studio said:

"The first feeling of the Pacers today is that they are playing more patiently, and the Pacers have played three low-post positions in one attack, and now they finally have the position to play the main position, and finally they can make a shot 24 seconds ago."

Reggie Miller's comment was even more extreme, and he said:

"You can see that the Knicks' strategy is to not let you play in the low post, but the strategy of the Pacers is that I just have to find a way to play in the low post, and the competition for the low post today will definitely be more intense, and it will definitely affect the course of the game."

As soon as the match opened, the tone was set in the first round.

The Knicks felt the Pacers' determination, but they won the last game, and their mentality was different.

Belleneri took the ball here and still wanted to play one very badly, but at this time, the Pacers' Bellenelli also had a change in defense.

The Pacers, on their side, are sticking to Belineri and not letting you shoot, but you can break through. It's acceptable for Belinelli to break through, I can pass the ball, I can go blue.

Bellielli's side broke through one step at a time, and surprisingly, the Pacers did not shrink significantly, and they were all looking at their own people, not allowing Bellinelli's side to find a chance to pass.

As a result, Belineri only had to challenge West under the basket, shoot from a long distance, and come up to score 2 points.

Belineri still scored points today, but the effect was not the same.

Today, Belineri couldn't hit an explosive three-pointer, and he couldn't break through to connect the team. You can only score by breaking through yourself.

The Pacers knew they were really weak at the point guard position, so they took a solution, and I couldn't completely stop you, so I minimized the damage. Allow Belineri to break through a few, but not allow Belineri to do anything else.

The Knicks also scored two points, and the two teams started off looking like a draw.

However, although the scores of the two teams were the same, the effect was completely different, and at the beginning of the second game, the rhythm was out of the scope of the first game.

The Pacers hit again, and the first move was to hit the inside. The Pacers have several players crossing inside to make covers.

George. West, taking turns running on the inside, and finally Hibbert came out to get the ball in the high post, and West finally got to a position in the low post.

The Pacers made the second round for this low post position. It's a lot of effort. It also took almost 20 seconds to put the position card owner in the end.

Westerka took the position and knew that time was running out. Turned around and scored 2 points with a hook hand.

The Pacers' low-post offense in the second round was played again, and the Pacers worked patiently through guò to the limit, and through guò constant running. Finally, he played low and played his strongest point.

The Pacers opened with two low shots, and with the game opening by more than a point, Tyberdu decisively called a timeout.

The Knicks' caution is obvious, and Reggie Miller also said:

"The Knicks called a timeout in a timely manner, and now that the situation has changed, it is better to call a timeout late than to call early, and an early call can be adjusted early.

Both teams were very quick to react to the game, and Tyberdu called a timeout to immediately set up a joint defense on the defensive.

Didn't the Pacers repeatedly ask for positions, constantly blocking and dismantling in the penalty area, I simply blocked the penalty area, the road was blocked, I see how you want to be in place.

On offense, Taber told Sù Belineri not to break through if the opportunity was not too good, and passed the ball to Monroe and Li Feng to deal with.

That said, the Knicks' offensive focus shifted from Belinelli to Li Feng and Monroe.

Tyberdu was sharp-eyed, found the problem and immediately corrected it, and after the timeout, the Knicks' offensive focus shifted.

The basketball went directly into the inside line Monroe beat West, Monroe played West at a loss, but the Knicks used Monroe to beat West not to be completely killed, but mainly to consume the other party, Monroe came up here and hit West several times, and when he saw that he couldn't play completely, he turned around and passed the ball to Belineri, who remembered the coach's instructions at this time, and immediately passed the ball to Li Feng on the side.

Li Feng faced Stephenson, Stephenson's defense today is still close-knit, and the Pacers' overall defensive strategy today is also willing to let you break through and not let you shoot three points, the Pacers were scared of the Knicks' three-point shooting in the last game.

Li Feng took the ball at this time, Stephenson also posted it to defend, Li Feng didn't play a lot of tricks at this time, took the ball and dribbled forward, and a jump shot was simply scored two points.

The offensive focus shifted, and the Knicks were just as efficient as the Pacers got rid of Ariza and didn't have a good defensive player.

The Knicks quickly adjusted their offensive tactics, and when the Pacers came back and wanted to be stuck in the low post, they really couldn't get stuck in the position, because the Knicks blocked all the roads, how do you get stuck in the position, there is a sea of people under the basket, and there is no space at all.

In this case, the Pacers can't get a position under the basket, and West takes the ball far away from the basket to shoot, so naturally he misses the shot.

The Pacers' repetitive low-post strategy failed!

Once the offensive tactics on the Pacers' side were blocked, they immediately followed the Knicks to adjust when they came back defensively, and the defensive focus suddenly shifted to Li Feng's side, and once Li Feng got the ball, several people faintly echoed to defend Li Feng.

At this time, the game just started, Li Feng has not yet come out, he stabilized the pass to Monroe in his heart, Monroe took the ball or hit the low position twice, swaying left and right, at this time, if Monroe feels that there is a gap, he will play by himself, if not, he will pass the ball.

In the end, Monroe didn't find any space, he just consumed West's body.

Monroe quickly transferred the basketball to Belinelli, who took the ball and shook George Hill in one step, shook George Hill, and Belineri took the ball and made a pull-up jump shot.

Belineri played well in the last game, so he was a little confident today, and when Belineri shot, George's help defense arrived, under George's influence. Belineri misses shot.

The Pacers, for their part, were basically in control, and at this point they heard Tyberdu shouting from the sidelines.

He began to make new tactical demands on the sidelines, and the Pacers' tactical code was naturally unclear on the Knicks' side.

But the moment the Pacers came over, it was clear that the Pacers' offensive focus had shifted.

George got the basketball at this time, George took the ball and used the cover of his teammates to break through decisively again, just when everyone thought the Pacers were going to repeat the same mistake, George broke through to the basket and suddenly stuffed the basketball to Hibbert on the bottom line.

Hibbert took the ball from the baseline and made a big turn and crushed it into the inside, turned in, and Hibbert easily hooked up to score two points.

At this point, another way for walkers to take advantage of big men has also come out. Use breakthroughs to compress space. Then the big man takes the ball and continues to crush the inside.

These actions of the Pacers are not unusual, but they didn't play in the last game, they just didn't have enough preparation, and today they were well prepared. Naturally, you can fiddle with the method of playing the inside line one by one.

The Pacers' interior line took the ball in a different way. Tyberdu, on his part, secretly hated the cunning of the Zen master. Then I started thinking about how to deal with the current situation.

At this time, Li Feng also felt the pressure when he got the basketball again, and now although the score difference between the two teams has not been widened, Li Feng feels it sensitively. Today's Pacers are more difficult to play, mainly because the Pacers' interior can play, and when the opponent's interior can score steadily in the restricted area, the Knicks are very dangerous.

But Li Feng has no absolute influence on this situation at this time, he can only face the taller Pacers with more diligent defense and better delayed outside passes, to say that the influence extends to the inside, Li Feng himself is not a big man, so he can't fully assume this responsibility.

At this time, Li Feng only needs to do one thing, and that is to help the team on the offensive end.

So Li Feng, who got the ball, was crazy to face Stephenson with a spying step, and got up and threw a three-pointer directly.

Li Feng began to shoot hard and began to shoot unreasonably, which was the same as George's unreasonable breakthrough in the last game, which was a choice that looked chicken, but was very helpless.

"Huh!"

Although Li Feng's three-point shot was shot, Reggie Miller said first:

"Li Feng began to score unreasonably, Li Feng is a very rational player this season, but he is actually starting to score like this now, which shows that the current situation has given him a faint pressure, and if Li Feng continues to score like this, the team's chemistry will be destroyed."

CCV.A's Director Zhang also said at this time:

"Li Feng forced a score, and fans must like this kind of scoring. But this is not what Li Feng should do, at least not at the beginning of the game. The Knicks need to be calm right now and need a more reasonable way to score. ”

Director Zhang said that it is reasonable, and the fans will definitely spray him, but at this time, the Knicks do need a reasonable and simple scoring method. At the same time, it is also necessary to control the inner line of the pacers!

Li Feng just scored 3 points with a hard shot, and the Pacers immediately turned around and played again.

The Pacers' tactic at this time is still George breaking through the middle, and the two interior lines converge from the baseline on both sides to the basket.

At this time, the Knicks also experienced the power of this tactic once, and the Knicks also paid attention to defense.

But at this time, George passed the basketball to West, and West immediately took the ball and immediately transferred it widely, and the basketball went directly to George Hill, who was in the vacant position.

George Hill was completely beaten by Belineri in the last game, and after he went back, he was not less embarrassed in front of the media, and many media and commentators thought that George Hill was not good! George Hill is therefore holding his breath today.

Now that the opportunity was finally strong, George Hill also seized the opportunity tightly and raised his hand for a three-point shot.

"Huh!"

George Hill hit a three-pointer right away, and the Pacers hit it on the inside, and the outside line hit it right away.

The Pacers' combination of inside and outside is finally coming out now, and this combination of inside and outside, and the combination of strong and weak sides is the strongest state of the Pacers.

The Pacers played out at the start of the game, which was a disaster for the Knicks.

At this time, Li Feng also calmed down in the Pacers' half, gesturing to Belineri and letting Belineri run a no-ball tactic.

As soon as Belineri saw that he had finally reached him, he ran around the court half a circle quickly, ran out and took the ball and shook it past George Hill to shoot.

Belineri played too well in the last game, and today he was a little underweight, he didn't take George Hill's defense too seriously, and he was going to shoot directly after George Hill.

But George Hill has gone through the last game here, and today he has also made adjustments in defense, he knows that he can't keep up with Belineri, so he simply makes a fuss about defensive skills, and when Belineri jumps, he chases over from the side and yells at the same time infinitely close to Belineri's body.

A troubled singer like George Hill, Baileyneri's shooting action must not be let go, because you are jumping, and there is someone sticking to you below, you will definitely be a little unbalanced and uncomfortable.

"Bang"

Belineri missed this shot, he underestimated the opponent too much.

When the Pacers missed Bailine, they also suddenly played a defensive counterattack.

The Pacers' defensive counterattack still relies mainly on George, because neither George Hill nor Stephenson are that kind of speed players.

George took the ball to the Knicks' basket in the first wave, and immediately turned into a back-to-back attack, when the Knicks' attention was focused on George again.

George passed the ball to West, who followed behind, and West took the ball high and shook it, and immediately passed the ball to Hibbert, who followed up.

Hibbert picked up the ball in the box and threw a high throw as the Pacers scored two more points and the Pacers had a lead over the Knicks. (To be continued......)