Basketball Dragon

Chapter 86 Overtime

Reggie Miller hit two consecutive three-pointers, made a shooting foul outside the three-point line, made three free throws, and scored 9 points in a row to help the Pacers catch up with the score.

The 25-year-old Crawford seemed to have nothing to do with the 40-year-old Reggie Miller, and Coach Williams had to call a timeout.

The current situation is that the Pacers' No. [-] position Anthony Johnson also feels good in this game. The Pacers' inside line has been suppressed, but the outside line is fully open, and they continue to hit three-pointers.

If Li Hai goes to defend Reggie Miller, he has certain confidence. Even if Reggie Miller is good at key shots, after all, Li Hai has an obvious physical advantage when he is old.

But in that case, who will defend Stephen Jackson? In terms of danger, it is obvious that the young and strong Stephen Jackson is more threatening. This has happened before. No one in the Knicks can hold him except Li Haiwai. .

"Jamal, you have to do it. Guard Miller. We need this victory." Li Hai said loudly, regardless of whether he would put pressure on others.

A professional player should have a tough person, a fearless heart in pursuit of victory.

After playing, Marbury transitioned the ball to the inside, Li Haikong cut in, caught the ball and evaded the defense to complete a layup.

But then Stephen Jackson dribbled the ball forward and approached Li Hai, and then pressed in with his back, and turned over and made a jumper.

This game Stephen Jackson is completely different from the previous contest, and the offensive initiative is much stronger.

Some players will show extraordinary strength when the team needs him to stand up. Obviously Stephen Jackson is such a player.

In the last quarter, he faced Li Hai several times and scored beautiful goals.

As a player who often defends the opponent's arrows, Li Hai is used to this kind of thing. What he has to do is how to do better in the next defense and try to make the opponent uncomfortable.

In the Knicks' offense, Marbury hit a three-pointer, and the Pacers' Anthony Johnson also made a three-pointer in the next round.

Even if the two teams know that the opponent's offensive center of gravity will be on the outside, when they actually defend, they still cannot achieve perfection.

At the last moment of the game, the two sides drew 101:101.

Under Li Hai's meticulous defense, Stephen Jackson's shooting finally hit the iron.

Marbury also missed the shot, and the time was less than 15 seconds. Old Miller missed the shot, and Li Hai protected the rebound.

In the Knicks' last attack, the Pacers showed their defensive ability. Lehi, Marbury and Crawford were all closely watched and had no chance to make a move.

The ball came to Kurt Thomas outside the three-point line, and Kurt Thomas made a rare three-pointer.

Even the Knicks didn't expect that, let alone the Pacers, Kurt Thomas could shoot, but his range rarely went beyond the three-point line. The trajectory of the basketball's flight was a bit flat, but it fell into the basket.

With only 1.8 seconds left, the players on the Knicks bench stood up excitedly, raising their arms and cheering.

However, the game is not over yet, and the Pacers paused to arrange the final tactics.

Leading by 1.8 points in 3 seconds, just try to prevent the Pacers' three-pointers.

The Pacers replaced all players who could shoot three-pointers, and the Knicks also replaced the players with the best perimeter defense.

Li Hai stuck close to Stephen Jackson, and when the referee blew his whistle, he bypassed the Pacers players who were covering him, preventing Stephen Jackson from receiving the ball.

The calculator on the backboard moved, the red light came on, and the ball in the air fell into the basket at the same time.

Reggie Miller received the ball and completed the lore, and Crawford was a few tenths of a second slower to pounce.

At 104:104, Miller Sr. put in the buzzer and dragged the game into overtime.

Li Hai felt a little uncomfortable. As long as he defended the three-pointer, he actually gave the opponent a chance to shoot. This was originally a defensive error.

But seeing Crawford's remorseful face, Li Hai's words turned into encouragement, "They have used up all their good luck on this ball, and we will definitely win the acceleration race."

"Yes, we will win." Williams encouraged loudly.

In overtime, the Knicks still played the starting lineup, but the Pacers turned into a small lineup and added a pitcher.

However, the Knicks' inside height is relatively short, and the opponent will not suffer a loss if they remove an insider.

The Knicks gained the power to take the lead in attacking, but Crawford, who just had a good touch, missed a shot.

The Pacers handed the ball to Stephen Jackson, wanting him to repeat his single in the fourth quarter.

Stephen Jackson has many offensive methods, but they are far less smooth than those top experts. Li Hai was a little uncomfortable before, but now he has figured it out.

When Stephen Jackson was shaking head-on, Li Hai ignored him at all, and Li Hai just waited for him to make a move, and jumped up suddenly to seal it.

Under Li Hai's interference, Stephen Jackson struck the iron very simply.

The Knicks quickly launched a counterattack. Marbury passed the ball to Li Hai, who was quickly coming down from the side. Li Hai broke through the bottom line and hit the ground back.

Stephen - Jackson was entangled by Lehi, Reggie - Miller stood up again.

I have to say that Reggie Miller's off-ball running position is really good, and Crawford also tried his best to follow, but Reggie Miller can always find a way to get rid of it.

At this critical moment, the Pacers scored again with the old Miller.

At this moment, Li Hai didn't think about anything else, so he guarded Stephen Jackson to death.

Subsequently, Marbury and Reggie Miller tried three-pointers respectively, but both missed.

Then the two scored 2 points in the mid-range shots respectively, and the score became 108:108.

The opponent lost one player inside and focused on the outside. It was difficult for Li Hai to get out of the open space, so he simply turned his back to get the ball.

After asking twice, Marbury's pass came in.

Li Hai made a fake move outwards, then turned to the bottom line suddenly, squeezed Stephen Jackson behind with force, and made a hit from the inside.

The 2-point lead lasted until the last 30 seconds, when Pacers Anthony Johnson hit a 2-pointer to tie the score again.

During the Knicks' attack, Li Hai turned his back to get the ball again. When the opponent didn't have a tall man inside, Li Hai's low position was more threatening, after all, his strength was there.

This time, just as Li Hai was about to squeeze inside, the pincers from the outside rushed over. Li Hai quickly passed the ball to the outside. Marbury got a chance to shoot, but still didn't make it.

At this time, the Knicks lost their backcourt.

The disadvantage of replacing the center appeared. Kurt Thomas grabbed the offensive rebound and threw it directly to Li Hai.

Li Hai caught the ball and started straight away.

(End of this chapter)