i am legend

Chapter 229 Take down the Pacers

"How many more years can I play?" Miller looked at his teammates who had finally listened to Thomas' explanation of tactics, feeling anxious in his heart!
Since entering the NBA in the late 80s, although Miller has gradually grown into a superstar, under Jordan's years of suppression, the championship has always seemed out of reach!
When the Pacers finally made it to the finals, they once again encountered the Lakers of Shaquille O'Neal, the most feared "big shark" in the league!

It has to be said that Miller, Ewing, Barkley, Payton, Kemp, all the stars are eager for the championship, but with the birth of Jordan and O'Neal, they are destined to be regretful!

This season, as Bird did leave the coaching bench due to physical reasons, but after the summer's trade and signing, Miller seemed to see another opportunity for this team to reach the finals!

But as Thomas gradually revealed his rookie nature, coupled with the players being in a state of anxiety, Miller was shocked to find that the former top team was gone, replaced by struggle and mediocrity!
"So, we should further increase the intensity of the defense to force the Warriors to score easily!" Thomas finished the last sentence with some unfinished thoughts, thinking of the difficult days before, and couldn't help but feel hearty!
Miller looked at Thomas silently, he couldn't figure out why the team chose this former superstar to coach this team.

inside the stadium.

Bruce watched the performance of the sexy and hot cheerleaders on the field with a smile, feeling indescribably comfortable!
Thinking of the defeat against the Pacers last season, combined with the smoothness of the current players as if chopping melons and vegetables, it is simply an inexplicable enjoyment!

"It seems that the transaction will have to wait for a while!" Bruce shook his head with a smile as he thought of the team's problems!
As players from both sides walked into the stadium again, the surrounding fans seemed to have truly become a spectator, which only aroused a slightly faint cheer!

"Boys, your performance is amazing, I'm so proud of you!" Wilkens proudly looked at all the Warriors players around him, seeing their obvious improvement in performance, and felt indescribable in his heart Huge sense of accomplishment!

In the third quarter, as Cassel steadily brought the ball to the frontcourt, the two teams fought together again!
After the halftime break, the Pacers finally showed their strong defensive skills.

No matter how the Warriors operate, the Pacers players are like crazy hungry wolves, closely following them.

As the defensive intensity gradually increased, the Warriors started from Kassel, and everyone was struggling to execute tactics.

"Oops!" Seeing the Warriors players making mistakes from time to time, Bruce couldn't help but secretly frowned and exclaimed in a low voice.

Carter looked at the stern Miller in front of him with a serious expression. Although he had seen the opponent's defense in the first half, as the second half began, he suddenly felt unprecedented pressure on Miller!
"Boy, your good days are over!" Miller stared at Carter closely, but shouted fiercely in his mouth.

"Reggie, you should really be like Michael (Jordan) and the others. This era no longer belongs to you!" Carter suddenly showed a look of admiration on his face, which changed suddenly in an instant. , holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly after a false cross step, he rushed to the inside quickly!
Seeing Carter's actions, the other Pacers players subconsciously shrank back to the inside under the high-intensity defense!

Just as they wanted to retract inside, Carter, who had already advanced into the inside, swung his right hand covertly to the right bottom corner after a fake pass to Dampier in detail!
"Snapped!!"

Nowitzki received the pass steadily, and even under Rockhill's annoyed pursuit, he raised his hands high, and the basketball flew towards the basket with an arc much higher than the average shooting arc!

"Shh!!!"

After gradually practicing a stable three-pointer this season, Nowitzki brought huge troubles to all the players who played against him. The shooting and rebounding above the level surprised everyone!
"F.. K!!" Seeing the goal, Thomas, who was standing off the field, was the first to curse secretly!
The strong defense and concentration make it very easy for the players to have this scene after being stimulated by the attacking players. This is due to human habits!
Although Thomas was very depressed, this situation really made it difficult for him to blame the players!

Throughout the third quarter, although the Warriors still led the Pacers by 8 points under Nowitzki's three-pointer, as the Pacers gradually increased their defensive efforts, their turnovers were more frequent in the case of frequent physical confrontation. The rate suddenly increased!
Back off the field, Wilkens frowned and looked at Carter and the others who were already a little out of breath. Although he was ready for the opponent to make a sudden effort, he was a little bit hesitant when the Pacers suddenly increased their defensive intensity. Caught off guard!

"Vince, you need to rest!" Wilkens greeted briefly, and then pointed to Billups, Danny Fortson, Marshall, Wallace and Chris Mullin one by one!

Using this lineup, Wilkens arranged it taking into account the needs of the Pacers' tactics and defense!
With Wallace and Fortson on the inside, he is very confident that Jeff Foster and Crohill will be effectively blocked.

On the outside, although Miller's ability is a huge problem, as a veteran pitcher, Mullin is not a guy who sits on the bench obediently for the elderly!

With the combination of these players, Wilkens will brazenly launch small ball tactics in order to further consume the physical strength of the Pacers players!

Back on the court, although the Pacers still kept Miller on the court, several others were replaced by substitute players. This is also Thomas' helplessness!
With Jeff Foster handing the ball to Teus Edney, the Pacers all run upfield!
Billups calmly looked at the guard who was only 1 meters in front of him. While being cautious of the opponent's sudden acceleration, he used his height, weight and wingspan to resolutely stick to the opponent!
Edney saw Billups' movements, and moved his hands under his crotch very quickly. When he felt that Billups' center of gravity had changed, with the advantage of the short player's speed, an acceleration sticker With Billups' body running to the right three-point line!

Seeing Edney's movement, Miller gently pushed Mullin away with his left elbow, and then ran to the bottom corner!

Edney was acting as a substitute. After seeing Miller's running trajectory, he immediately passed the basketball. He was very clear about his identity, that is, passing the ball! !

"Crack!" Miller jumped high when he received the basketball!

And because of footsteps and injuries, even though Mullin tried his best to block the past, it was still difficult for him to affect Miller in the slightest!

"Shhh!!"

Bruce saw Miller's iconic catch-and-shoot technique, and his eyes couldn't help showing excitement: "It's worthy of being a famous killer in the league!!"

With this three-point goal from the bottom corner, the Pacers suddenly felt a little relieved!
With this life-saving three-pointer, the Pacers have also relieved a lot of pressure in the face of a 12-point difference!

As Miller and Nowitzki broke out one after another, the two teams gradually finished the first half of the fourth quarter due to stamina!

When Fortson took off the rebounds on Crosher's head again and again, everyone looked at the short big forward in astonishment and discussed in amazement!

"Danny is so powerful, this guy is a rebounding machine!"

"The combination of Ben and Danny really shines!"

Hearing the surrounding fans' discussions about Fortson and Wallace, Bruce felt unspeakably weird!

Because of his height, although Wallace played a super performance at the center position, his performance on the offensive end still seemed a bit unbearable.

Although Fortson's offense is much better than Wallace's, but his defensive performance is not enough to achieve a satisfactory situation. If it is not for his super rebounding ability to make up for this defect, then Fortson will definitely not Get Bruce to offer him a huge contract of 2400 million US dollars!

With the rebounding of the short duo, the Pacers couldn't close the game even though they tried their best.

When the Warriors won this difficult game with 94:90 and 4 points, there was a huge booing in the Conseco Arena!

Throughout the game, Reggie Miller used his powerful performance to score 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists!

Relying on Carter's super impact, the Warriors did not lose much to Miller, scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists!

诺维茨基则令人惊艳的拿到了21分和9个篮板的准两双数据，全场他三分球4投3中，加上中投得分和罚球，他用强大的射术使得克罗希尔的14分和7个篮板显得是那么的黯淡！
Bruce watched with regret that Miller pulled the hem of his jersey out of his shorts. Although he still chatted with Carter and the others, the figure of him turning and walking towards the player tunnel still made people feel very sad!

"Boss!!" Carter walked up to Bruce excitedly, looked at his smiling face, and said expectantly, "Supper!!"

"Hahaha, you glutton, did I ever say something bad?" Bruce looked at Carter's childlike expression amusedly, and couldn't help laughing and crying and gave him a hammer!
After finishing the trip to Indiana, the Warriors will fly to New York the day after tomorrow to play against the Knicks who lack the soul of Ewing!
This season, with the departure of Ewing, although the Knicks won several impressive victories under the leadership of Alan Houston, Sprewell and Larry Johnson, the weakness of the interior has gradually emerged. come out!
Back in Oakland, Bruce first called Charlize Theron in Los Angeles. After exchanging missing messages, he suddenly received a call from Washington!
(End of this chapter)