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Chapter 281 Fighting Pacers

After losing the game upset, Phoenix took a day off and immediately flew to Indiana to challenge the Indiana Pacers away.

Impression The current record of the Anna Pacers is 17 wins and 16 losses, and they are still hanging firmly at No.7 in the Eastern Conference. They are listed in the playoffs. Reggie Miller made his final year title drive.

Because of the "Auburn Palace Incident", after losing two All-Star generals, the Pacers stumbled a bit in their recent games. They just defeated the Grizzlies and ended their three-game losing streak.

After all, it's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice. Pacers' head coach Rick Carlisle, despite his outstanding coaching ability, has no good cards in his hands. The team's results can be achieved like this, and they have done their best.

The current Pacers have a temperament that is [-]-[-] with everyone. The team players are very hardworking, but their strength is relatively limited. When the state is in full swing, they can beat any team.

Before the game, the media reporters were more optimistic about the Phoenix Suns. After all, the Wulun team's lineup strength and competitive status, the Phoenix Suns are better than the Indian Pacers.

Even if the Phoenix Suns unexpectedly lost to the Jazz in the last game, ending the winning streak, and the Pacers defeated the Grizzlies, ending the losing streak.

Together, one falls, but the views are different.

On January 2005, 1, at 14 o'clock in the evening, the game between the Phoenix Suns and the Indiana Pacers will begin at the Bankers Life Arena.

First, after Jane warmed up for shooting and layup, the starting lineups of both sides lined up and came to the middle circle of the basketball court in an orderly manner, ready to start the jump ball.

The Suns ranked the starting five tigers unchanged, lined up, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Joe Johnson, small forward Quentin Richardson, power forward Sean Marion, center A Marley Stoudemire.

The Pacers' starting five are point guard Jamal Jensley, shooting guard Reggie Miller, small forward James Jones, power forward Jermaine O'Neal, and center Jeff Foster.

"Beep!!"

With a crisp whistle sounded.

The referee threw the basketball in his hand high into the sky, and the game officially began with a scrimmage!
Stoudemire VS Jermaine O'Neal! !
The two jumped up to scramble for the ball almost at the same time. Both of them had excellent physical talents and excellent jumping.

However, Jermaine O'Neal is taller and has longer arms, which has a lot of advantages in the jump ball, and smoothly transferred the basketball to Jensley's hands.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Pacers got the ball to attack first.

Jensley dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, faced Nash's forward marking, and did not rush to attack. In front of the Suns, speeding up the offensive rhythm is really not a smart choice.

After his teammates settled down, Jensley directly hoisted the basketball to the inside.

In the low position on the left, Jermaine O'Neal caught the ball and faced the frame without any hesitation, and directly began to single out Marion.

Lift the ball over the top and make a two-point shot, stand with your feet together, bend your knees and lift your body up.

The difference between Marion's height and O'Neill's is a full 10cm, and he is very complementary in defense, so he can only block O'Neill's movements in advance.

O'Neal pulled the ball down, dribbled to the bottom line, and when Marion caught up, he pulled the ball and swung it, turned around and smacked it into the basket, jumped up, and made a lob in the air.

Swish!
The basketball got into the basket obediently and scored two points.

2 to 0! !
At the very beginning, O'Neal used his low-post singles skills to score for the Pacers first, giving the Suns a bad start.

Offensive and defensive transition, Marion serves from the baseline, Nash catches the ball and wants to push for a fast break, but is forced to stop by Jensley himself.

The Pacers have been fighting the world with defense, and now they have lost two All-Star generals who are both offensive and defensive, and they will do a good job on the defensive end as their first task.

Nash dribbled to the frontcourt. In the positional battle, the Suns still played diamond tactics.

Nash organized a strategic pass in the center, and Stoudemire and Marion pulled to the horns to cooperate tactically at any time.

The left and right wings, guarded by Richardson and Joe Johnson, use their three-point shooting ability to contain the Pacers' defense and stretch out the offensive space.

Nash directly dribbled through the middle and played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire. The Pacers immediately shrank their defense, and Jensley and Jones double-teamed Nash.

Nash took a step back from the dribble and immediately passed the ball to the left three-point line.

Richardson caught the ball in the face, raised the ball and clicked it into the sky, and after flying Jones, who turned back to the defense, he took a step sideways, immediately drew his bow and arrow, and opened his hand to shoot a three-pointer.

The basketball crossed a very high arc in the sky.

Bang!
There was a crisp iron strike.

Richardson's three-pointer missed and bounced out of the frame.

Jermaine O'Neal easily picked off the rebound and gave the ball to Jensley to dribble forward.

When he came to the frontcourt, Jensley was still not in a hurry to attack, but to grind out positional warfare.

Without any hesitation, he still passed the ball to O'Neal inside.

After receiving the ball, O'Neal put on an offensive three-threat posture, bent his knees and lowered his body, without making any extra movements, directly against Marion's defense, and shot a two-point fadeaway jumper.

O'Neal's crisp attacking rhythm made Marion very uncomfortable, his body was so sluggish, he rushed forward and stretched out his hands to cover O'Neal's face.

However, Jermaine O'Neal's spring is excellent, his height is long, his long hand point is high, and he has added a fallback. It is difficult to interfere with this kind of jump shot.

O'Neal's shooting rhythm is very stretched, and the basketball is pulled out from his fingertips, and the touch is very soft.

The basketball arced across the air like a full moon.

Swish! !

The white net flowers overflowed, and Jermaine O'Neal's two-pointer fell into the basket accurately.

4 to 0! !
The Suns attacked, Nash dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, stepped down the dribble and singled Jensley, using Stoudemire's cover, exerted force with his feet, and accelerated to the inside, when O'Neal did not make up the defense in time , A small throw of horse riding and archery came directly.

The basketball flew into the sky, as if it had eyes, and got into the basket.

4 to 2! !
Nash showed off his housekeeping skills and opened the Suns' scoring account calmly.

Looking back, Jinsley played a pick-and-roll with O'Neal.

Nash and Marion directly pinched Jensley in a double attack. With a clear snap, Jensley passed a pass to the ground. The basketball bounced off the floor and passed through the gap between Nash and Marion. Precisely fell into the hands of Jermaine O'Neill.

With long legs, he dribbled the ball to the inside and took off with a step. O'Neal's body stretched in the air, and he smashed the basketball into the basket with his right hand.

A loud bang!
Tomahawk split button, two points succeeded!

6 to 2! !
As soon as the game started, Jermaine O'Neal took over the offensive firepower of the Pacers. Using his strong individual singles ability, he tore through the Suns' defense and succeeded in frequent attacks.

Looking back, the Suns attacked, and Nash dribbled the ball to the frontcourt without stopping for half a point. He immediately broke through Jensley with the ball, entered the three-point line, and played a pick-and-roll tactic with Stoudemire.

Jensley and Jones still double-teamed Nash.

Nash also knew that if the diamond tactic wanted to gain offensive space, it needed the support of flanking offensive firepower, and without hesitation, he immediately distributed the basketball to the left three-point line.

Richardson caught the ball in front of the frame, immediately drew his bow and set an arrow, bent his knees and jumped up, flicked his wrist, and pushed the basketball out of his hand.

Richardson's shooting rhythm is good, the shooting posture is also very standard, and the arc of the basketball flying out is also very beautiful.

Bang!
There was another crisp sound of iron striking.

Richardson still couldn't find his shooting target tonight. He missed a three-pointer and bounced out of the frame.

O'Neal stuck Marion, Foster stuck Stoudemire, Jones rushed to the basket and easily got the rebound.

The Pacers attacked, Jensley dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and directly hoisted the basketball to the inside.

In the low position on the left, Jermaine O'Neal caught the ball and singled Marion with his back, squeezed his back, dribbled the ball and pecked deep.

Marion seemed a little unable to hold on, Richardson emptied the defense against Jones, and rushed to steal O'Neal.

Facing Richardson's sneak attack, Jermaine O'Neal did not panic, immediately pulled the ball up, avoided the steal, and jumped to pass the ball to the outside.

Outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left, Jones caught the ball and faced the frame. Without half a point of hesitation, he directly opened his hand and shot a three-pointer.

James Jones is the second-round pick of the Platinum Generation in 03. He is 203cm tall. He has a simple and unpretentious style of play. He has good defensive skills and poor offensive ability.

This season, because Artest was suspended, he got the chance to start. Currently, he can contribute 5.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. The offensive data is not obvious, and the defense is very active.

Bang!
Jones dared to shoot, but his offensive shooting ability was really not on the table. The three-pointer missed the basketball and bounced out.

Foster stuck Stoudemire, Jr. overwhelmed Marion, and grabbed the rebound strongly.

With a push with both hands, Jinsley reorganized the basketball pass. The latter did not stop and immediately distributed the ball to Reggie Miller on the right.

Outside the 65-degree three-point line on the right, Reggie Miller caught the ball without hesitation. He directly threw his bow and arrow, bent his knees and jumped up, his body blooming in the air, very stretched.

Joe Johnson wanted to grab the rebound, but the position was a little deep, and when he wanted to throw it out, it was too late.

Reggie Miller plucked the basketball out of his hand, and the feel was very soft, like plucking strings.

The basketball draws a wonderful arc in the air.

Swish!
There was a crisp netting sound.

The white net flowers overflowed, and the three-pointer hit the net with a knife, and there was a burst of white waves.

9 to 2! !
Reggie Miller entered the NBA in 1987 and has been playing for 18 years. Born in 1965, he is already 40 years old. He is famous for his three-pointers. It's getting old and spicy.

At present this season, he can still average 15.2 points and 3.1 assists per game. It can be said that the sword is not old, and scoring points is still as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.

(End of this chapter)