Chapter 342: A Familiar Tide of Injuries!

Lin Tian's robber-like steal and dunk not only allowed the Pacers to tie the score directly, but also made Kukoc lose the courage to continue his personal offense!

This guy's intermittent soft eggs recurred, and then whether he faced Big Ben, Brad Miller or Lin Tian, he chose to pass the ball as soon as possible, and it completely became an excessive point on the court.

But Westphaal put him on the pitch, apparently not to overdo it.

Westfahr values his attacking ability!

In particular, Kukoc, as a representative of strong offense and weak defense, when his offense can't play at all, or even dare not play at all, he not only does nothing on the offensive end, but also does nothing on the defensive end!

In the rest of the first quarter, Lin Tian switched to Kukoc to defend himself through the cover three times in a row, and then he attacked three times, one forced the basket and made a layup, one mid-range pullup jump shot, and the last one was a 3-point retreat!

With 3 consecutive offenses all scoring 7 points in a row, plus the previous two dunks, Lin Tian has scored 11 points in a row in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, and his offensive firepower was completely opened in the second half of the first quarter!

And the 76ers have also gone from holding a slight lead to falling behind in these few minutes!

Even if Iverson scored 15 points in the first quarter and maintained a good efficiency, it was difficult to stand alone! Especially in the last two rounds of the first quarter of the game, the Pacers changed their defensive strategy and let Lin Tian defend Iverson, which immediately made Iverson's offense difficult.

He didn't make it for two consecutive rounds of individual attacks! On the contrary, on the Pacers' side, Lin Tian personally led the offense to continue to score, allowing his score to rise rapidly.

In the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, the Pacers blasted out a wave of 11:2, and the score of the two sides became 24:33!

The Pacers' lead has reached 9 points!

In the second quarter of the game, the 76ers, who were almost down to double digits, did not dare to hold up, and they directly let Iverson, who played the whole first quarter, continue to play!

In the first round of the second quarter, Pacers' new recruit Best went directly to the basket and wanted to score a layup, but his layup was rejected by the basket and missed.

But then Harrington immediately showed his impact and energy, he pulled the rebound in front of Geiger, and then jumped directly with just a slight bend of his knee, and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands!

This year's first-round rookie, after 2 seasons of cold benching, this year, is finally going to play a performance and value that meets or even exceeds his rank!

Harrington's dunk widened the gap between the two sides to 11 points, and then although Iverson also began to score again, in the face of the five-man duo of Miller, Harrington, Best and Christie, Iverson's firepower was a little unable to keep up!

Miller Sr.'s three-pointers, Young Miller's playmaking, screens and hand-to-hand passes, Christie's three-pointers and open cuts, Harrington's vitality and soft touch all make Iverson's scoring alone seem so powerless!

After 4 minutes of the second quarter, although Iverson's score had reached 21 points, the difference between the two sides had expanded to 14 points!

It was at this time that Carlisle waved his hand, Carter, Lin Tian, and Webb appeared, and the young Miller, Best, and Harrington came off the court.

After Westerfale's cue, the two big men of the 76ers really started to retreat to cover Iverson and help him advance.

With the help of his teammates' cover, Iverson finally succeeded this time, he asked for a high double cover again at the top of the arc, and then jumped out immediately after entering the 3-point line in one step, taking advantage of the moment Lin Tian did not bypass the cover!

"Huh!"

But his so-called height of 183 cm is a pain that he can never avoid!

In front of Lin Tian, an opponent who is one number older than him and stronger than him in all aspects, even if his teammates keep covering him, Iverson's offense is still difficult and extremely inefficient!

The 76ers are once again in the same predicament as last year, or for many years.

"There's no point in not running!" Iverson scolded in a low voice, and then pushed Lin Tian away with an elbow: "Stay away from me!" It's not over yet, and it's not time for you to show off your might at me! ”

The difference between the two sides is about to run for 20 points!

At this time, Westphaal showed a better side of himself than Brown, his reaction and adjustment were really fast, although he did not call a timeout and substitution, Westphaal stood up and shouted at the court: "Cover!" Cover for Aaron from the back! Help him get rid of it! ”

This time, Iverson forced his way to the basket and missed the layup.

"Bang!"

Outside of Iverson, the team does not have even a suitable and reliable scoring point, everything in the team is too dependent on Iverson, and everything in the team can only count on Iverson, so when his attack is blocked, the threat of this team is really not worth mentioning!

The Pacers' most murderous and craziest offensive five last year is back on the court!

Lintian, Carter, Miller, Christie, and Webb!

Iverson's fighting spirit and never-say-die spirit are definitely worth advocating and encouraging.

This guy is starting to get down!

“FUXX!” Lin Tian's words made Iverson completely angry!

His self-esteem began to protest, and his self-esteem made him blow up Lin Tian!

But apparently, he couldn't!

But what made him desperate was that not only did the basketball fly over his head and come directly to Lin Tian's hands, but even the distance between Lin Tian and him was getting farther and farther!

Kelin officials are exquisite!

He didn't give Iverson another chance to humiliate himself, but directly rose from the ground and hit the three-point shot into the net!

The score gap between the two sides continues to widen, and the strength gap between the two sides is also visible to the naked eye.

"Aaron, give you a piece of advice, if you want not to be humiliated on the court, you have to be self-aware! You have to know what you can do and what you can't! For example, you can't defend me! Let Eric be abused for you, after all, his face is not as valuable as yours, and if you lose it, you will lose it! ”

According to the efficiency of this scaremonger, Lin Tian can come directly to the basket if he comes again!

It's okay to go to the basket, but it's not necessary!

Christie threw the basketball in his hand towards the basket!

There, is Carter, who has just run to the position, and is very deposited throughout the first quarter!

"Boom!"

But just when Iverson just ran outside the 3-point line, Lin Tian's ball fell into the basket with great precision!

It was a clean goal!

As soon as he saw the 76ers' interior withdraw, Lin Tian did not force it anymore, he chose to retreat to lead the defense, which is a more secure way but will not be passed by the opponent to defend.

You must know that Iverson has been playing for 16 minutes in a row, and he hasn't even gone down for 1 second, but Lin Tian rested for 4 minutes in the second quarter, which is a new force full of physical strength!

Coupled with Lin Tian's crushing weight and dexterity, in the face of Lin Tian, who almost fully covered himself, Iverson was really struggling!

"Huh!"

Lin Tian quickly turned around and hugged the basketball that fell from the basket after interfering with Iverson's shot, and then this time he dribbled the ball by himself, and he dribbled all the way to the free throw line before suddenly another hand crotched down and leaked the ball behind him.

After Lin Tian showed a mocking smile similar to 'you kid has wasted his efforts', he didn't wait any longer!

Webb under the basket didn't let the ball go out of bounds, but after grabbing the basketball with one hand, he threw it out towards the front court! As the No. 1 inside pass master in the league today, Webb's passing has always been steady and fast!

The basketball smashed quickly into the frontcourt, Miller hugged the basketball and threw it directly to Christie, who followed up in the middle, Christie stopped on the spot after taking the ball, and his stop made the entire 76ers players who were speeding back to defend also obviously stagnate!

Their footsteps stopped, and stopping means that the opportunity has come!

Iverson is chasing after him, he feels that his lungs are going to be bombarded by himself, he just wants to catch up with Lin Tian!

Lin Tian didn't even think about it, so he directly turned around and hit Iverson with his ass.

After returning to the court, the first change of the Pacers team is that Lin Tian has carried out a very ferocious close defense of Iverson from the backcourt, and he has to constantly put pressure and physical confrontation on Iverson from the backcourt, so that even if Iverson can successfully dribble the ball to the frontcourt, he does not have too much strength to attack.

Webb, who followed behind him, grabbed the basketball and immediately threw the ball into the air, and it was Carter again! Carter, who followed up on the flank, soared again and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands!

"Boom!"

After a bang, the happy little bike started again!

16 points!

The difference between the two sides continues to widen!

And this is obviously not the end, when Lin Tian continues to entangle Iverson from the backcourt, the 76ers' offense will not be smooth!

And when the leader of the team is willing to do this kind of dirty work that does not help the data column at all, the team's overall defensive intensity will definitely improve, not to mention!

And Lin Tian, who was outside the 3-point line, didn't even continue to rush to the basket, he suddenly stopped, then slowed down, and even had time to look backwards at Iverson, who was struggling to catch up.

After slamming Iverson back 3 steps in a row, Lin Tian did not continue to move forward, but turned around and spread his hands, with a "What about you, that's it?" Iverson was furious, and he raised his leg to rush over to continue the defense.

"Didn't I look at it clearly enough, Aaron?" Lin Tian also quickly came to the 76ers' basket, stuck to Iverson's side and said: "I'm telling you not to run, you can't catch up, there's no point!" ”

"Huh!"

After a crisp sound, Iverson scored 2 points!

He also finally broke the team's scoring drought for a while!

But he didn't have time to be happy at all, he didn't even look at whether this goal was scored or not, because as early as the moment he made a shot, Lin Tian had already run in front of him!

The whole person pulled up directly and chased 3 points to shoot!

"Impossible!" Iverson shouted and jumped past Lin Tian, he was going to grab the rebound! He didn't think it was possible to score such a goal!

By the end of the first half, the difference between the two sides had reached 21 points, and from any point of view, the Pacers would have a well-deserved victory tonight!

At the beginning of the third quarter of the game, the Pacers' first offense, Snow, who had been defending Lin Tian, became a defensive Carter because of a few covers, and the person who defended Lin Tian became Iverson!

As soon as he saw Iverson coming to confront him, Lin Tian immediately came to his senses!

Bullying the weak has always been one of his favorite things to do!

Not to mention that there are two top defensive masters in the starting lineup of the Pacers, Christie and Big Ben, waiting to help defend at any time, not to mention that he has enough physical strength after playing the first half to make him crazy, Lin Tian's own single defense is enough to give Iverson a headache!

When Lin Tian rushed to the outside of the 3-point line, Iverson had just crossed the halfcourt!

Under the mutual advantage of the other, Iverson's first offense ended with forcing a mid-range shot and then shooting a shot that didn't stick to 3.

Lin Tian didn't give Iverson a chance to prepare at all, and suddenly exerted his strength, and slammed his ass on Iverson's body!

After a muffled sound, how could Iverson stand? He took 3 steps back in a row!

As soon as Lin Tian assed, he slammed Iverson from near the 3-point line to the free throw line.

Iverson even felt at one point: If he and Lin Tian scored 100 points, he wouldn't even be able to score 50 points!

It's so miserable to be suppressed!

At least, tonight's situation is that Iverson was completely blasted by Lin Tian!

In the face of Lin Tian, whether Iverson is a stop-and-go jump shot, a direct breakthrough or a direct shot with the help of the ball after covering, it is all in vain again and again, in the face of Lin Tian, all Iverson's proud offensive methods seem to be a cut off!

He really can't help it!

He knew very well that in the face of Lin Tian, all he could rely on was the sudden explosion of his state, and then how to throw and how to enter.

But apparently, Iverson can't do it today.

With Iverson completely killed by Lin Tian, the 76ers' offense has also completely stagnated, and their scores have almost stopped growing!

In the entire third quarter of the game, the 76ers didn't even score 10 points! They only scored 8 points in this quarter!

By the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two sides had reached 35 points!

A complete hanging, a humiliating victory that completely pinned the ambitious 76ers to the ground!

And in the fourth quarter, the coaches of both sides took the initiative to remove their main lineups and began to let the role players kill time on the court.

Everyone can see that garbage time is up!

Iverson scored 29 points in the first three quarters, but 15 of them came in the first quarter, and he shot just 9-of-27!

What's even more terrifying is that in the first quarter alone, Iverson shot 5 of 11, that is, in the next second and third quarters, he shot 4 of 16 in total! It's really miserable!

And in this 4 of 16 shots, at least 85% of the credit goes to Lin Tian!

Tonight's Lin Tian only played three quarters, except for the continuous scoring in the first half, Lin Tian didn't play particularly fierce today, he only shot 14 times in total, hit 8 balls, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 24 points, 13 assists and 4 steals in the whole game!

The Pacers' top scorer tonight was Weber, who scored 27 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists in the third quarter, and he also took advantage of a timeout to walk to the 76ers' bench and yell at Westfaal.

"If you don't know how to play, don't fucking shout a timeout!"

In this regard, Westphal said that he was blindfolded.

This pause, obviously it was called by your Carlisle, it's all about the old man!

But obviously, regardless of Westphal's mood tonight, everyone at the Pacers couldn't be happier as they pulled off a stunning win to cheer them on for their championship and add to their perfect night!

After easily killing the 76ers in the season opener, the Pacers' upcoming schedule is far from as smooth as previously expected!

In the second game of the new season, the Pacers, who continued to play at home, met the Heat, the opponent of last year's Eastern Conference Finals.

It stands to reason that this season's Heat team is nothing compared to last season, and the Heat, who are missing Mourning and Malone, the two top interior players, have slipped from championship to playoffs this season.

But such a team, as if to avenge the sweep last year, they played unbeatably against the Pacers!

Payton threw in 6 three-pointers, and Mashburn scored a super high score of 44 points in the game!

Not to mention that the Heat still played a top-tier defensive performance without two big interior lines, and their defense caught the Pacers by obvious surprise, and they didn't respond as well as they should.

The outside of the Pacers, including Lin Tian, was a collective inaccuracy, and they only shot 3 of 15 from 3 points tonight, which was really miserable! On the defensive end, the Pacers failed to give the Heat enough respect and hardness, not only were they robbed of a large number of frontcourt rebounds by the Heat, but they also didn't have enough to look at the Heat's key people!

To put it simply: the Pacers have made the game simple, and the Heat have made it simple!

In this case, they naturally failed to win the game, and the team lost the second game of the season with a score of 89:80!

The first two games, 1 win and 1 loss!

The Pacers' start to the season was nowhere near as impressive as last season!

But fortunately, they just took a nap for a while, and they didn't play with the intensity they should have, not that the team really couldn't do it, and then they quickly regrouped, quickly played a wave of 5 consecutive wins, and returned to the first place in the East!

Although they won one game and lost one game after four games, the Pacers quickly won three in a row again, and they ended the first month of the season with an 11-3 record!

In this month's game, the team gave Webber a lot of opportunities to shoot and the ball to attack, and their goal was to let the somewhat fat Webber quickly return to his game state, and in the case of the whole team feeding him, the team's second leader is also playing better and better, and getting into the state more and more!

In the team's 3 consecutive wins at the end of the month, Webb scored 26 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists with a shooting rate of more than 50% in 3 consecutive games!

The 'King' is back!

For the recovery of Webb's state, the whole of Indiana was cheering! They don't even think the team's 11-3 record is not impressive or dominant enough!

The players are at their best, that's the most important thing!

But Webb's state was just a little better, and the accident came!

On November 1, the Pacers played away against the Spurs without Duncan, and this game should not have had any waves, but there was an accident near the end of the third quarter!

Webb didn't know what was going on in an unrivaled run, and his knee suddenly staggered, and he immediately fell to the ground in pain, and he didn't get up for a long time.

The team doctor immediately came in to check on him, but the results were not optimistic!

Anyone who knows anything about sports medicine and rehabilitation knows that the more inexplicable this kind of injury is without confrontation, the more likely it is to be very serious!

Webber's injury left the Pacers' players somewhat distracted, and they were unable to win the game and suffer another defeat in San Antonio.

And then the news came, I don't know if it was good or bad!

The good news is that Webb has no structural damage to his knee and does not require surgery, and only needs to recuperate to recover, and there is a high probability that there will be no sequelae.

But the bad news is that he will have to miss at least 6-8 weeks to fully recover!

This means that Webb will not be able to make a comeback until 2001!

Everyone knows how important Webber is to the Pacers, and his absence is definitely a huge disservice to the team!

The entire system and style of play of the Pacers have to change and adjust a lot because of this.

This directly led to the Pacers swallowing another loss against the Rockets led by Francis and Mobley!

The Rockets' latest backcourt duo showed their powerful firepower in this game, using a random shot and random shooting to make the Pacers lose them by a full 14 points!

This game not only allowed the Pacers to give up the first place in the East and be overtaken by the Magic in terms of record, but also allowed them to eat a wave of 2 consecutive defeats again after a full year!

They haven't lost in a whole year! The Indians have even forgotten the losing streak a little.

Fortunately, in the next game, although it is still in Texas, it is still facing the Dallas people who are in good shape and record this year, but Lin Tian made a shot! Lin Tian, who has not been particularly hot this season, completely broke the entire defense of the Mavericks in this game.

He shot 16-of-31 from the field, including 6-of-12 from three-point range and 12-of-14 from the free-throw line, scoring a season-high 50 points! In addition, he also handed out 7 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds!

Tonight's Lin Tian once again showed the edge of 2 consecutive MVPs!

At the same time, it was also after this battle that Lin Tian's ranking on the MVP list once again surpassed O'Neal and returned to the first position!

After Lin Tian's outburst, the Pacers seemed to have finally found their sense again, and the whole team was a three-game team, winning four games in a row, extending their winning streak to five.

Then, the Pacers lost!

The main reason for their loss this time was that Big Ben accidentally stepped on Carter's foot while grabbing a rebound, and Big Ben's ankle was accidentally sprained, and Carter also needed to rest for at least 4-6 weeks because of Big Ben's kick that caused the toenail cover to fall off!

In one game, two absolute main players were injured!

The season is less than two months away, and the Pacers have already injured 3 people!

This wave of unfavorable and painful injuries also reminds everyone of the 1999 playoffs!

In the playoffs that year, they suffered a series of injuries in the playoffs, and they lost the Eastern Conference semifinals with the Heat!

The injury of that year is still a pain in the hearts of Indians! After all, they all believe that if there are no injuries, the champion that year will definitely be the Pacers! And that means that the current Pacers have won three consecutive championships in hand, instead of the current two championships in three years!

The feeling of a dynasty being stifled by a sudden injury is something that the Indians know better!

But for the Pacers, that's not entirely bad news.

On the bright side, it's better to be injured now than to be injured at the end of the season!

If the team once again has this kind of injury wave in the playoffs, it will be really unspeakable!

After even Carter and Big Ben were injured, the Pacers' starting lineup has become somewhat unrecognizable!

After the injuries of Carter and Big Ben, when they faced the Timberwolves in the next game, the starting lineup has changed to Lin Tian, Miller, Christie, Harrington and Brad Miller!

The two Millers were promoted to the starting lineup, which means that the Pacers' already hollowed-out bench lineup is even weaker, and they now have few players on the bench other than Best!

In their next games, they can almost only rely on these main players.

This year's Timberwolves are still playing very well, and the run-in between the 'madman' Sprewell, who they introduced at a low price last year, is getting better and better with the team, and now he averages 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, and has become the team's number one offensive player on the outside and the most reliable outside defense expert.

The No. 6 rookie in 1999, sharpshooter Szzebiak also adapted to the NBA's scale, averaging 13 points per game on 51 percent shooting and 39 percent 3-point shooting this year!

In addition, the team also has former All-Star guard Trill Brandon, this guy is the biggest gain of the Timberwolves in the Marbury trade, so far this season, Trill has averaged 11 points, 7 assists and 2 steals per game, and is the team's most reliable offensive initiator and team brain!

Of course, the strongest point of the team and the absolute core of the team is still Kevin Garnett!

The power forward, who has lost at the Olympics this year but has given his all, is averaging 22 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists per game this season, in addition to 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals! This guy is certainly one of the most sought-after top power forwards in the league today, and he is still one of the best spokesmen for both offense and defense!

Some people even say that he is the only man in the new generation of the alliance who is qualified to replace Lin Tian alone!

And such a Timberwolves team is also under the leadership of Coach Sanders this year, slowly twisting itself into a rope and completely united!

And their record is also stable and rising, and they are currently ranked fourth in the West with a record of 14 wins and 8 losses! The Timberwolves will have a good chance to enter the playoffs this year in the top four places! It will also be their first chance to start a playoff game with home advantage!

Of course, it's too early to say this, the season has only started for less than two months, and there is still half a month before Christmas, so it is really impossible to see what a team can do this season.

But whether you can see what level of team the Timberwolves are, when their absolute main force is standing on the court in a line, the starting lineup on the Pacers' side is a little sad.

Five to three

Anyway, the fans at the Timberwolves' home target center are very excited and full of anticipation!

They all feel that the team will definitely be able to play with momentum and win this victory against this remnant Pacers team!

As the warm-up of the players from both sides ended, the starters of both sides also took to the court.

Trill Brandon, Wally Szczebiak, Trariel Sprewell, Kevin Garnett, and Rasu Nesterovic, the five strongest starters of the Timberwolves, are all on the court!

On the bench, there are also Anthony Piller, Chauncey Billups, Lafonso Ellis and other powerful players, this year's Timberwolves are definitely strong and united!

Soon, the referee blew a whistle, Nesterovic and Brad Miller both jumped at the same time, Miller, who was close to 220 cm tall, had an advantage, and slapped the racket to Lin Tian, Lin Tian was not in a hurry after taking the ball, stretched out a hand and said: "Don't worry, let's play ball by ball!" ”

Now the lineup of the Pacers really doesn't support the Pacers to continue to play crazy, after all, in today's lineup, except for Lin Tian, the running and jumping ability of the remaining few people is really not very good.

Playing positional battles, ball by ball, is the most suitable tactic for the Pacers today.

"The race is on! Let's see, after so many main players, how can the Pacers deal with the challenge of the young and impactful Timberwolves? Will they be able to create a system that adapts to the new roster? ”

In this game, TNT chose to broadcast live in the United States, after all, it is now the matchup between the league's strongest team and the top emerging forces, and this game has attracted a lot of fans to pay attention to.

Lin Tian slowly dribbled to the frontcourt, facing Brandon, who was only 180 cm, Lin Tian had an absolute height and weight advantage, Lin Tian did not pass the ball, and turned his back directly at the top of the arc, relying on his weight and strength, and directly crushed into the inner line!

While forcibly advancing, Lin Tian looked left and right, and when he saw that Lin Tian was about to enter the 3-second zone, the Timberwolves' bag finally came!

The online Szebiak was quickly recycled, and he wanted to make a double bag for Lin Tianlai.

As soon as he saw the Timberwolves in the bag, Lin Tian reacted quickly, turned around towards the baseline and directly wiped Brandon into the 3-second zone, Garnett's help defense has never had to worry, this guy stepped forward to block Lin Tian's offensive line, blocking between him and the basket.

But Lin Tian's reaction was faster, a horizontal jump, and he jumped directly from the middle of Garnett and Brandon to the line, staggered the two defenses, and then scored 2 points with one hand!

"KG, what about you? I can't see you! After Lin Tian scored a goal, while returning to the defense, he reached out to make a telescope shape, looking for Garnett, still arrogant!

"It's just 2 points, what is there to be proud of!" Garnett's face was black, well, maybe his face was so dark: "We'll fight back!" ”

"Call back?" Lin Tian stretched out his hand and pointed to Harrington beside him and said, "Tell me about our new buddy, Al, he has a nickname: Kevin Terminator!" Or 'wolf slayer', or 'hunter'! ”

"Here, Al, say hello to Kevin and bare your teeth at him!"

"Oh oh oh!" Harrington, who was recently promoted to the starter and was in very good shape, was very cooperative, and made a fierce expression at Garnett: "But what Lin said is not right, I am not a 'wolf slayer', I am at most a 'dog abuser' or a 'dog killing expert'!" ”

"You're not wolves, but meadow dogs at best."

"Boy, you're looking for death!" Garnett's eyes widened, and he immediately became angry!

If Weber and Big Ben are so arrogant to Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will forget it.

What the hell are you kidding?

"Here comes the ball!" Garnett was in the high post, stuck his back on Harrington, who was a head shorter than him, and reached for the ball.

As for Harrington, he directly pressed his center of gravity to a very low position.

This was Carlisle's defensive strategy before the game.

"Kevin's lower game is very soft, his strength is insufficient, and he can't push his waist down, so he can't break through and pull up jumpers, and his personal scoring ability is more than half! This guy doesn't have the ability to kill, hold him down, blast him, and you'll be able to fight and become famous tonight! ”

Fight to fame!

Hearing this word in Harrington's ears, it would definitely make him fight in an instant and burst out with huge combat power.

After all, he had been waiting for this opportunity for two whole years!

At that moment, Garnett felt as if there was an iron scale there, not to mention pushing it in, and the iron scale completely pressed the inside of his calf, causing Garnett to not even jump.

To put it simply, whether Garnett wants to break through directly or pull up the jump shot at this time, it is difficult to exert force, and it is difficult to play the effect.

If it's another inside line, it's also a very good way to choose to play with your back to the single and rely on your strength to grind inside.

But while Garnett has the top movement speed and help defense ability, the loss is naturally his tonnage and strength, if he has enough strength to play Harrington with his back to the bottom, he will not be embarrassed by Harrington's defense in the top and bottom set.

Pass!

Garnett only tried Harrington's power a little, then stopped thinking about it and went straight to his teammates and ready to pass.

"Kevin, be careful!" Szebiak yelled and reminded Garnett to be careful, but it was too late!

Lin Tian looked for Garnett's visual blind spot all the way, approached all the way from the direction that Garnett couldn't see, and finally at the moment when Garnett gave up the single and was about to look for a teammate to pass the ball, he suddenly came out from behind him and pulled the ball out!

The basketball was directly hit by Lin Tian into Harrington's arms, and Harrington did not hesitate, a pick pass, and passed the ball towards the front court!

After Lin Tian received the ball, he ran all the way, and when he got to the basket and pulled it up, it was a split dunk, and the Pacers scored another 2 points!

Then in the next round, Garnett still asked for the ball in the high post, but this time he no longer turned his back to Harrington, but instead faced the basket, and then the basketball and center of gravity were pressed very low like Harrington!

But this guy obviously underestimated Harrington!

You know, Harrington is a standard interior cannon, the kind of mediocre but powerful short guy type, let him defend some traditional big center such as O'Neal and Duncan, that is to let him die.

can let him guard against Garnett and Nowitzki, who are soft and deflective, and he can always give you some new tricks!

This time Garnett just lowered the ball, Harrington immediately became like a hyena who saw meat, and his hands were quickly entangled, no matter whether he touched Garnett's hand or the ball, anyway, his hands were together, and then he exerted his strength frantically, and his waist drove his upper body to slam the basketball violently!

This kind of sudden force, how could Garnett withstand it, the basketball lost control in the blink of an eye, and was cut off from his hand by Harrington!

"Run!" After two consecutive successful defenses, Harrington was also excited, opened his mouth and let out a loud roar, and then quickly found Lin Tian and passed the ball over.

"You run too!" Lin Tian got the basketball and ran wildly towards the front court, and then when the person hit the periphery of the 3-second zone from the flank, he suddenly hit the ground with a one-handed crotch.

The basketball drilled under Lin Tian's crotch and bounced heavily on the floor before being held by Harrington with both hands.

Then it's a matter of rising from the ground and abusing the basket with both hands!

"Boom!"

After a muffled bang, the Pacers continued to extend their lead!

"Is this something new for the Pacers? Strengthen the defense, play the defensive counterattack? The situation on the court was completely controlled by the Pacers for the time being, and Barkley also laughed and chatted with Kenny next to him.

"It's all about fast offense, it's all about switching offense and defense, but the previous Pacers didn't have a defender like Harrington in the high post! Needless to say, Chris's talent on the offensive end is not an exaggeration to say that his ability to grab rebounds and make a pass near the baseline is the best in the league. ”

"But he really won't just fight people in a high position, and then directly cut off the ball and launch a counterattack! Harrington's defense of Garnett tonight is really impressive! ”

"But I would say that not every team has a power forward like Garnett who likes to play in the high post and act as the engine of the team, and Harrington's height and this defensive style will be very difficult for him to play against that type of more powerful."

"So, this game I think it's more like Coach Carlisle's tailor-made defensive strategy for Garnett and the Timberwolves, and it's hard to carry it on and it's hard to work against all teams!" (End of chapter)