Chapter 606: A Familiar Rhythm of the Game!
Lord Bird's encouragement, or "reminder", can indeed motivate the Pacers players. Although all of these members of the Walkers are "elderly".
But when they stand on this pitch as players, they are still proud, and they still have a strong desire to win.
And a superstar like Reggie Miller who came out of a basketball environment like the '90s has more pride in his heart than other players.
In the middle of the court, the Pacers quickly organized a counterattack, Mark Jackson in the No. 1 position took the ball in the backcourt, and just after crossing the halfway line with the ball, Reggie Miller, who was originally standing outside the three-point line in the corner position, moved quickly. His escape movement was still very large, reaching out and pushing on Martial Dao's body, and then quickly crossed Martial Dao, interspersed with the inner line.
At the same time, Dale Davis, who had just crossed the three-point line from the top of the arc and ran to the inside, "just happened" to pass by, Reggie Miller was on the side, and quickly crossed by his teammates, and when the pursuing martial arts were about to cross, Dale Davis was stunned and blocked the way of martial arts.
In the face of this kind of cover, Wu Dao directly turned sideways, dodging and crossing at the same time, the strength of his body was also placed on Dale Davis's body. Dale Davis, who was originally standing still, also leaned over and couldn't help but take a step back.
Pushed away by the violence of the martial arts, Dale Davis couldn't help but glance in the direction of the martial arts running away, with a slight look of surprise in his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
"It's worthy of being a first-year who can knock down the postman, and he has so much strength that he won't lose to others in the No. 4 position."
With a sigh in his heart, Dale Davis saw that Reggie Miller, who was being chased by Wudao, had already caught the ball in one step inside the three-point line in the left area.
Reggie Miller is excellent off the ball and is good at finding opportunities for himself with his teammates' movement, positioning and cover.
And he's very good at catching and shooting, and compared to his mediocre ball-handling ability, Reggie Miller's off-ball is completely the top of the era.
It can be said that he is actually Curry in the 90s, and the gap between him and Curry is probably only in the offensive aspect with the ball.
But this gap is not so easy to measure, because the era in which Reggie Miller lived was the brutal 90s NBA, and the defensive pressure faced by Curry and Reggie Miller was completely different.
When the basketball started, Reggie Miller directly blew the ball and turned to the basket and shot quickly. At the moment when he made a move, the martial arts that were nearly 1 meter away from him also jumped up.
The dark shadow instantly obscured Reggie Miller's vision.
The basketball shot, and under the gaze of everyone, Reggie Miller threw the basketball and smashed on the edge of the basket, and then bounced out.
Although Martial Arts' pursuit was delayed, his physical condition allowed him to still give the opponent a terrifying sense of defensive oppression when Reggie Miller made a move.
Even a superstar like Reggie Miller was shot by Martial Arts' defense, and his shooting was slightly off.
Although Reggie Miller didn't shoot, the Timberwolves still couldn't successfully protect the defensive rebound, and Rick Schmitz, who quickly squeezed into the basket, gave the opposing Garnett a "100 million points" physical confrontation, although Garnett occupied a better position to grab the board, but under the strong physical contact, he couldn't jump up at all.
Similarly, Rick Schmitz can't jump, but he's tall!
I saw Rick Schmitz tiptoe lightly and point directly under the basketball, and the falling basketball suddenly rose in reverse, and then fell steadily into the basket and entered the net.
"Hey!!"
"Defensive rebounds!"
"Protect the rebound!"
It's actually normal to lose points, after all, no matter how awesome the team is, it's impossible not to lose points. But the loss of defensive rebounds was not something that Coach Philip could tolerate, and immediately yelled at the players on the court.
Garnett looked embarrassed, and the martial arts were actually the same.
He is a small forward, and in addition to attacking the offense, grabbing rebounds is actually one of the things he has to do.
It's just that
Reggie Miller's shot was too close to the three-point line, and in order to save, Takeshi also jumped with all his might, and he couldn't go back to the inside to grab the rebound.
Ben Wallace glanced at the coach off the court, then quickly bowed, picked up the basketball, and walked off the court, serving to his teammates without saying a word.
Although he didn't say anything, Ben Wallace at this time already knew exactly what he was going to do on the field.
He and the rest of the Timberwolves teamed up for the first time, and he was very clear about his position on the court.
Alternating offense and defense, Marbury quickly held the ball into the frontcourt, the Timberwolves' counterattack was very fast, and the Pacers' players had just returned to the court, and the Timberwolves players had already followed their heels and came to the frontcourt.
Ben Wallace made an off-ball cover for Takemichi, and Takedo did not hesitate, and by blocking and dismantling, he went straight to the position in the direction of the baseline.
Dale Davis, who was chasing Wallace, saw Takemiku Empty Cut, and hurriedly blocked Takemitsu's body. And Takemichi, who entered the low post, had no intention of leaving, and on the side of the sideline in the paint area, he pushed his back against Dale Davis and reached for the ball.
"Huh?"
Marbury saw that Martial Arts actually lowered his position to ask for the ball, and after muttering in surprise, he hoisted the ball to Martial Arts.
Starting with the basketball, after the martial arts of the back body is blown up and hit back, the left hand grabs the ball and quickly shakes the head sideways, and then turns around from the right side, and quickly throws a backward jump shot in front of the basket.
A simple flick instantly created space for Martial Arts himself, and his step-back jumper near the basket point was simply not something Dale Davis, who was about his height, could stop. His strength is slightly inferior to Martial Dao, and he is a defender, and he is bombed by Martial Dao's back, and he can't keep up with Martial Dao's pace at all.
There was a crunch as the basketball went into the net.
There was already cheering in the target center arena.
easily slashed 7 points, and the state of the "comeback" battle of martial arts was as usual, and it was terrifying.
And the players on the Pacers' side couldn't help but cast more eyes towards Takemichi when they saw Takemichi scoring consecutive goals. Lord Bird, who was on the sidelines, was also full of unhappiness at this moment, and shouted angrily at the players in the field:
"What are you doing! How do you hit it soft? They all look like girls! ”
"Do you want me to teach you how to defend?"
"Hey! Wake up and play this game as if it were a series. ”
Bird roared loudly, but with mediocre effect, the Pacers quickly pushed back, Mark Jackson waited for his chance at the top of the arc, and Reggie Miller began to move quickly around the court under the guard of Martial Arts, he was fast and very good at using his teammates to cover.
In the face of Reggie Miller, who ran away, Martial Arts did not dare to slack off, and adhered tightly, but the Pacers had a tacit understanding with each other, and when Reggie Miller interspersed with running positions, there were often people who delayed the pursuit of Martial Arts.
This gave Reggie Miller another chance to hold the ball and shoot, but unlike before, this time, he received the ball outside the three-point line, and while holding the ball, Takeshi also chased it out from inside.
Reggie Miller lifted the ball a little, and Wu Dao was also successfully picked up by him, and then Reggie Miller took a sideways step and shot again with three points.
However, to Reggie Miller's surprise, the martial arts of the defense actually jumped non-stop for the second time after landing, and a black shadow quickly moved from the corner of his eye to his front of him.
The abrupt change also disrupted Reggie Miller's projection rhythm.
"Bell~~"
With a crisp iron thump, the basketball fell to the side.
Ben Wallace pressed his back against Dale Davis and tried to push the opponent out, and when the basketball went down, Garnett, who was not far away, rushed over, jumped up and grabbed the ball in his hands.
Seeing his teammates get the ball, Ben Wallace also had a smile in his eyes, and quickly turned around and ran towards the frontcourt, hiding his merit and fame.
Garnett grabbed the rebound, beamed with joy, gave the ball to Marbury, and then walked quickly into the frontcourt.
The Pacers didn't score three points, and Marbury seemed to be unwilling to be lonely, so he also tried a three-point attempt.
Mark Jackson's defense is "very particular", Marbury tries to break through, he will put pressure, but when it comes to Marbury's possible three-point shot, Mark Jackson looks defenseless.
Marbury also doesn't believe in evil, and he is still more than 20 centimeters away from the three-point shot, and he shoots directly from the three-point shot.
Mark Jackson only symbolically raised his hand and "pretended" to defend.
"Bell~~~"
The insulting defensive style actually had a good effect, Marbury's projection collapsed the basket, and the rebound was caught by Chris Mullin, who was driven to the inside.
The Pacers counterattacked quickly, and the next fast attack was Reggie Miller and Mark Jackson, Wu Dao and Marbury reacted very quickly, chasing the Pacers players who pushed back, and seeing that the fast attack could not be achieved, the Pacers simply slowed down their pace and switched to positional warfare.
And this time, the end point is Rick Schmitz, and the basketball is also in the hands of Rick Schmitz, and Reggie Miller's off-ball movement does not give Rick Schmitz too much space.
Wallace on one side is also eyeing Rick Schmitz.
But Rick Schmitz didn't seem to realize it, and hit the back of the ball, although he couldn't push Garnett, but relying on his height and long arms, Rick Schmitz was strong under the basket and went straight to the basket against Garnett's defense.
Garnett and Wallace, who were not far away, jumped together, but Rick Schmitz moved quickly, and by the time their arms rose to the point where they could block, the basketball had already grazed the rebound and then bounced back into the basket.
Rick Schmitz's style of play is a little different from the muscle clubs on the inside line in this era, giving people the feeling that it is soft and hard, very inconsistent, but it is such a disobedient style that can score the ball.
The Dutch giant is obviously not an interior player from the United States, and his style is very different from others, and Garnett is very difficult to defend.
"Mobilize that inside line."
As he ran towards the frontcourt, Takeshi whispered a reminder to Garnett, who was passing by.
The Dutch giant's style of play reminds Wu Dao of Da Yao, and it is not for nothing that there are ways to deal with this kind of inside line.
That is to force him to move, often the bigger he is, the faster he gets tired, which is used in the vast majority of players in the NBA.
Garnett has a projection that is more than capable of getting Rick Schmitz running, tired on the defensive end, and difficult to maintain physical strength on the offensive end.
There is a limit to the number of interior superstars who integrate offense and defense!
In fact, he didn't need a hint of martial arts, Garnett also knew how he should seek a breakthrough, and he wanted to do it.
Therefore, when Takemichi stood on the flank again, there was a strange scene in the stadium.
The two interior players on the Timberwolves' side ran out of the interior line, and while Marbury gave the ball to the martial arts, Garnett and Wallace were like two door gods, one left and one right, and directly wrapped a dumpling for Reggie Miller, who was defending the martial arts.
After his teammates blocked and dismantled, Takedo quickly rushed from the left side, and near the free throw line, he met Rick Schmitz, who was on the defensive side, and it was just a simple pause, Rick Schmitz's body stiffened there, and he watched Takedo accelerate towards the basket.
"Bang Bang !!"
There was a loud bang under the empty basket, which passed Rick Schmitz's one-handed slam dunk and poured the ball into the basket.
Cheers rang out in the stands, and Philip also clenched his fists and smiled when he saw Wu Dao's performance today.
Recovered, needless to say, this kid must have recovered.
Seeing Wu Dao score again, Bird completely calmed down, clasped his hands, and looked at the players on the field.
The Pacers' attack, Rick Schmitz, who played with confidence, received the ball on the side of the free throw line and turned over and shot under Garnett's defense, but the basketball collapsed and was held by Garnett, who rushed back inside.
Once again, offense and defense are easy to turn, the Timberwolves are on a fast offense, and the frontcourt is three to three.
On the Pacers' side, all three outside lines were in place, and Marbury, who got the basketball, directly disguised Mark Jackson in advance, went straight to the inside along the middle, and then sent the ball to the basket after a difficult physical confrontation after Chris Mullin's pursuit.
Although it failed to cause a foul on the opponent, the tough goal also attracted a burst of applause from the crowd in the stands.
Marbury himself, too, is a surge in confidence.
The Pacers' counterattack was not long in coming, Chris Mullin received the ball on the side, and took advantage of his teammate's pick-and-roll to force the basket, but when he made a layup, he was slapped down by Wallace who was in the position.
Ben Wallace's defensive moves were very rough, and naturally he was whistled for a foul, and seeing Chris Mullin hit one of two free throws, Wallace actually showed some smiles on his face.
It's just that his defensive style seems to have completely activated this Pacers.
"Do you play like this?!"
"Say it earlier!"
"Won't we be able to play like this?"
Bird also thought that maybe the players were "shy" and didn't find a familiar rhythm of the game in the first quarter, and when he saw the Timberwolves start to "increase the intensity", his face suddenly showed a smile.
A player of his age is most familiar with "high-intensity play".
Most of the Pacers' players have just passed their prime, started to go downhill or have just entered the final years of their careers, but like the youngsters, they can still do it with the intensity of the game!