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Chapter 193 Dismantling the Knight
With a bang, James was staggered directly. In the direct confrontation with Artest, James fell behind. Although his physical talent is unparalleled, it is the potential of the future, and his body has not been fully developed. , Facing Artest at his peak, how could he please him.

You know, Artest's defensive efficiency this season is one of the best, and he is very likely to win the title of best defense. With the Pacers' record in the league, almost no one can compete with him.

James' frontcourt style of play was almost frozen in half.

Stumbling, James passed the ball to McGinnis who came to meet him.

As a dual-capable point guard, he can share James' ball-holding pressure, catch the ball to the frame, and make a feint, and Reggie Miller is unmoved.

Reggie Miller is well-known, and he has not warmed up at the beginning of the game. McGinnis knew that it was not the time to single out his opponent, so he passed the ball again to James who retreated back to the center.

Seeing that there was not much time to attack in 24 seconds, James bit his head and broke through. He changed direction in the middle and directly forced Artest.

One step from the free throw line, he made an emergency stop and jumped up, drawing the bow and nodding the arrow.

Although James made it to the three-point line, he still hadn't gotten rid of Artest's defense. Seeing that James was about to make a shot, Artest, who stayed in front of James, jumped up and covered James' face with his big hands superior.

James's shooting is unstable and his strong scoring ability has won him the praise of his own system. In fact, he can't practice his shooting and needs the support of a shooter by his side.

Now there is another best defensive player in front of him, and James' open-handed shooting is even less sure.

With a bang, the basketball bounced out of the frame after hitting the iron.

Jeff Foster on the left blocked Ilgauskas, O'Neal on the right blocked Boozer, Artes in the middle blocked James, the basketball was picked off by O'Neal, and the ball was given to Kenny Anderson .

Slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and played a field attack. Kenny Anderson passed the ball to O'Neal on the left to single out Boozer.

Jermaine O'Neal caught the ball and put on a three-threat posture. He stepped on his foot a few times, and shot a two-point shot when he pulled it up.

The solitary line of basketball is very high, and it also hits the frame.

The Pacers did not attack but were not anxious, and immediately devoted themselves to defense.

James organized the frontcourt and passed the ball to Ilgauskas on the inside, but was flanked and split to the outside. Elke Williams did not shoot a three-pointer, so he had to reorganize for James.

Blocked inside and outside, James can only resort to pick-and-roll tactics. On Boozer's side, O'Neal, who is both offensive and defensive, is the main defense. After the pick-and-roll, whether James faces O'Neal or Boozer faces Artest Take advantage of dislocation.

Ilgauskas pulled to the high position and played a pick-and-roll with James. After the defense, James gave the ball to Ilgauskas.

Artest directly completed the close defense of Ilgauskas, preventing Ilgauskas from turning around, and being squeezed by his body when facing the frame, it was not easy to shoot at all.

Ilgauskas had no choice but to squeeze the ball with his back and dribble twice, then turned over and shot a jumper. The rhythm was completely disrupted, and he still missed.

In just a few minutes, the Pacers' solid defense was fully reflected.

And the rich experience in the playoffs is also used for penetrating three-pointers.

In this game, even though the Pacers have a dominant lineup and are fighting at home, taking advantage of the right time, place, and people, they still haven't opened up and fought with the Cavaliers for offensive firepower.

Instead, start with defense first, and dismantle the offensive tactics that the Cavaliers are proud of one by one, so that the opponent's offense will be paralyzed first, and then slowly use positional warfare to grind and reap the lives of the Cavaliers.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle's counter-attack was brisk.

Although the Pacers under his coaching are not violent offensively, their defensive end is top-notch.

In terms of offense, he can hand over the offense to the stars to solve it, but if he defends against the opponent, theoretically he will not lose.

The defensive tactics were completed, and then the Pacers began to show their offensive capabilities.

Artest first used the authentic crab step to bully James who defended him.

The physical fitness is very beast, and he rushed to the basket aggressively with the ball, carrying James' body, and scored the basketball.

Fist to the flesh, without any technical content, just use the body to eat hard.

However, James, who is physically gifted, couldn't take it anymore, and was beaten several times one after another.

The crab stepped open the way, broke through for a layup, and scored a two-pointer!
Post-up singles, like a pusher, go to the inside, pull the ball up, and succeed in dunking!
Sullenly dribbling the ball in the middle, he took a step to the free throw line, paused, and hit a mid-range shot!
Seeing that James couldn't stand up to Artest's unreasonable style of play, the Cavaliers could only resort to zone defense, with four shrinking inside and one pressing the ball holder outside.

At this time, Reggie Miller's three-point rain came. His fire support at the three-point line made the Cavaliers' defense lose sight of one thing and lose another, and fell inside and outside.

Even if the Cavaliers draw McGinnis close to the mark, it limits Reggie Miller's catch and shoot.

However, the Pacers' offense does not rely on one or two stars, but on three stars, in addition to Reggie Miller on the outside, Artest on the striker, and O'Neal in the low post.

One of the representatives of the 96 golden generation has now grown into an All-Star scorer.

In the low position on the left, O'Neal received the ball from the face frame, made a cross change, rushed to the basket, pulled the ball and made a feint, tricking Boozer into getting up and blocking the shot.

O'Neal turned around and jumped up, dunked with one hand, and smashed the basketball into the basket heavily.

O'Neal showed off his offensive ability with the ball, and his physical fitness is very strong, which is also impressive.

Immediately afterwards, Jermaine O'Neal caught the ball and faced the frame. After a three-threat posture, he directly faced Boozer's defense and shot a two-point mid-range jumper.

During this period, O'Neal's shooting feels soft, his mid-range shots are accurate, and the basketball hits the bull's-eye accurately.

Afterwards, O'Neal pulled up to the high position and played a block with Kenny Anderson. Then, the air cut went down, Boozer was directly beaten by the small, and Anderson broke through to the inside and made a short-range throw.

Able to play both inside and outside, he can play singles or in a team. He needs to have a body and skills. If he is not hurt, O'Neal has the potential to become a superstar.

After halftime, the Pacers led the Cavaliers by 52 points 41 to 11 by virtue of their offensive and defensive integration.

The game started in the second half, and the Cavaliers wanted to speed up and drag the rhythm of the game to the offense, not the positional warfare that the Pacers are good at.

Thinking of pulling the score back in the chaotic battle, I didn't expect that Harrington, the sixth man of the Pacers, would have a convulsion as soon as he came on the court, and he would hit and score consecutively, without giving the Cavaliers a chance to counterattack. leading edge.

At the end of the game, the Pacers took the lead at home with 96 to 87, 9 points, and took the lead 1-0 in the series.

On May 5, the second battle started.

The Pacers' "Trident" offensive performance was very stable, and the defensive end was very solid. The Cavaliers still couldn't find a way to tear the Pacers' defense. At the end of the game, the Cavaliers lost 82 to 94, with a gap of 12 points. One game, trailing 0-2 in the series.

(End of this chapter)