Healing Basketball

   Chapter 468 468. Warden VS Miller

Tianzun is obviously better than Dale Davis and Jermaine O'Neal in critical moments. From this aspect, Crowhill is also a more suitable key player than the current pair of twin towers, but 6 minutes, behind With 14 points, putting the expectation of winning on a veteran who will turn 40 years old, Carlisle is walking completely with his heart, and this wave of rotation is also walking with his heart.

  Follow your heart, this may sound vulgar and earthy, but on the road of pursuing your dreams, you must not miss this!

   And dreams are also indispensable.

   A ferocious 17-7, the Pacers chased the score to 87-91, stopping the Blazers!

   The Pacers played this wave really hard. The Trail Blazers worked hard for three and a half quarters, but the Pacers were washed away in a few minutes!

   The Trail Blazers scored, in fact, not much different from the first half of the quarter, the normal scoring performance after pressing down the rhythm.

   But Reggie Miller, who came on at this time, was too fierce!

The Trail Blazers have not encountered such fierce opponents. Kobe, McGrady, Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki, Terry, Pierce, Ray Allen... People who are capable of playing what Reggie Miller just did Quite a few, but which of those are not A-list stars in their prime?

  Reggie Miller, a veteran who is about to turn 40, actually burst out with such energy, and the Blazers were beaten badly.

  Reggie Miller made people feel the meaning of that sentence - veterans don't die, they just fade away!

  The enormous pressure made the opponents of the Trail Blazers almost out of breath.

  Reversal or being reversed, everyone has seen and experienced it, right now, this is the situation of being reversed!

   However, the huge pressure did not cause a substantial blow to the morale and confidence of the Blazers players... The warden's eyes widened, and his face was full of excitement! That enormous pressure was no match for the infectious power of the Warden's joy that seemed to overflow!

   The warden enjoyed the state of the game and successfully infected his teammates!

  Liu Xiu is of course under pressure. As a team leader, his pressure is no less than that of his teammates.

but!

   Such Reggie Miller is the ace killer he wants to fight!

   After entering the NBA, Liu Xiu has a 'regret list', a list that regrets not being able to play against him at his peak.

  Reggie Miller, definitely at the forefront.

   This is not a superstar in the traditional sense. He has only one All-Star appearance and only three teams for the best team.

   is not likable, not very popular, and not many fans.

  The scolded Jermaine O'Neal has won more trophies and fans than Reggie Miller.

   However, ten years later, not many people may mention the name Jermaine O'Neal again, but basketball fans will not forget Reggie Miller!

Time is cruel. Reggie Miller will retire after this season. This is already a fact. Such a game will not have an impact on Reggie Miller's career, and it is even less likely that he will not. retired.

   But for Liu Xiu, this is the first and possibly the only chance to play against Reggie Miller, who seems to be back in a dream!

  …

  Maurice Cheeks thought it was his time to show his charisma again, and as a result, he contributed a wave of healing to the warden…

   Forget it, the leader is like this, as the coach, it also saves a lot of saliva.

   Don't worry about motivation and ability to withstand pressure, then it's time to test the coaching staff's resilience.

  The Blazers replaced the combination of Payton, Liu Xiu, extrajudicial fanatics, Randolph, and Kwame Brown.

  The Pacers made no substitutions. In the last minute or so, Tinsley, Reggie Miller, Artest, Dale Davis, and Jermaine O'Neal continued to play!

Carlisle watched Crowhill, Tianzun, James Jones and other players who should have played at critical moments cheering for his teammates. He felt that this "follow your heart" rotation adjustment, no matter what the result, was worth it. ! It's time for the soul to ignite! At the end of his career, Reggie Miller once again sent an assist to the team, igniting the flame of a new team spirit.

   Of course, it's even better if we can win. With a big reversal of the 14-point difference in the half quarter, and winning such a victory, the team spirit is bound to burn even more vigorously!

   However, Carlisle looked at the fighting spirit of the opponent, especially the warden on the opposite side, and at a glance, he knew that it was this guy who ignited the fighting spirit of his teammates.

  Carlisle really wanted to knock on Liu Xiu's brain to see what was inside.

   You should panic a bit! You are going to be reversed, you were beaten 17 to 7!

   But he crushed it himself as soon as the idea came to him.

   He felt that his head should not be as hard as Artest's, and could not stand that arm...

The    timeout came back and the Blazers attacked.

Payton chose to serve in the backcourt, the warden took on the pressure, and the glove's control thinking became smoother. No matter what the situation of the game was, they were still in the lead. Now it is time to calmly press the speed. He pushed forward slowly. After halftime, I slowly came to the outside of the three-point line, came and went, 12 seconds passed, and half of the offensive round was gone!

   I didn't know that I thought I was watching the Pistons game. Payton's bald and shiny brain was a bit like Billups.

   In the first 4 minutes, the Pacers scored 17 points, and the Pacers' crazy counterattack made him anxious. Now that he calmed down, Payton found that, sure enough, the opponent was indeed more anxious than them.

  Tinsley pressed on to defend!

   Payton turned around and pouted his butt, with a stance that he was going to fight for 24 seconds, which made Tinsley's rushing and pressing defense even more anxious. When the opportunity came, Payton turned sharply and accelerated the breakthrough!

Dale Davis' mid-range defense was timely and in place, but at the same time, Liu Xiu, who was wandering on the left side of the three-second area, moved across the three-second area to the right side of the three-second area. When Stella defended Payton, he helped Liu Xiu to block Artest. Randolph pressed inside to contain Jermaine O'Neal. Payton formed a tandem attack by Dale Davis and Tinsley. In the middle distance on the right side of the front ball, Liu Xiu received the ball!

  Nearly perfect match on the spot! Full of tacit understanding!

  Reggie Miller came up from the bottom line on the right for the first time, but Liu Xiu faced Reggie Miller's supplementary defense, and his take-off shot did not waver at all, and he shot the ball in one go...

   He clearly judged that Reggie Miller would definitely miss him, and that was the case. The highest point Reggie Miller reached out of his defense was still a long way from the line where the ball flew out.

  The ball is flying and spinning in the air, and the final destination is the basket!

   Accompanied by the surging net flowers, the referee went to the technical table to confirm that the goal was valid and two points were scored.

  93 to 87, Liu Xiu finally helped the team widen the two-point difference under huge pressure! His personal score has come to 39 points!

   Offense and defense transition, Tinsley advanced to the front court and gave the ball to Artest.

  The game finally returned to the duel of the leading stars.

The extrajudicial fanatic went to cover Reggie Miller. He concentrated his output in just over 4 minutes just now. Although Reggie Miller is a big threat now, he can't run anymore. Of course, his presence is still very important. , when he stands there, he can form a 4-on-4 situation, plus the flank without the ball after the attack starts, forming a 3-on-3 situation is not a problem, just see.

   Artest is not cowardly at critical moments. Let him and the big bird, god, snake, and big mouth team, he dares to compete for key shots.

   But in the face of Liu Xiu's defense, Artest felt like he was being targeted by a beast.

  This kind of feeling, he felt it the last time he fought, and he continued to feel that pressure tonight.

   But he still did not hesitate. In the face of Liu Xiu's defense, he chose to smash the inside line and go to a position closer to the basket to create scoring opportunities!

   Liu Xiu defended very well this time, and his teammates also trusted Liu Xiu very much. Artest failed to create a chance to score the ball, so he could only force the shot...missed!

but! Dale Davis grabs the offensive rebound!

Without thinking, Dale Davis instinctively passed the ball to the left at a 45-degree angle. This passing direction was neither the running direction of the opponent's counterattack nor the common direction of the opponent's defensive flank. He successfully passed the ball. Get out, that man, there it turned out - Reggie Miller!

  Reggie Miller catches the ball and makes a three-pointer...Hit!

  Reggie Miller expressionlessly spread out his hands and looked at Liu Xiu, whose eyes were widened, then turned to retreat.

   The live fans continue to boil!

   It's been a long time since I saw Reggie Miller like this, and many old fans were moved to tears.

   11 points in a row! Led the team to a 20-9 counterattack, 90-93, and the point difference was reduced to 3 points!

   Changing opponents and encountering an outbreak like Reggie Miller is tantamount to encountering consecutive hammer blows.

   But not the Blazers!

   Hearing the warden's shout of "GOGOGO", the teammates had no time to have negative emotions and were pushed forward to take their place.

   Payton is still calmly pressing time, no matter if he has 6 points or 3 points, the lead is the lead.

   Now Payton is still so calm... Yes, he is envious, envious of Reggie Miller this type of player, at this age, as long as the touch comes, he can still shine like a superstar.

   But the more so, the more he wants to win tonight's game, and he doesn't want to see Reggie Miller's nasty face laughing to the end, so he handles the ball more and more calmly at this time.

   Payton advanced to the frontcourt, Tinsley's defense was still impatient, and Payton got another chance to break through.

But after Payton dashed inside, the Pacers' defensive cooperation became better. After Payton was blocked by Dale Davis, he had no good scoring opportunities. He did not choose to continue to go deep into the basket. It was after protecting the ball and withdrawing it, passing the ball to Liu Xiu, who was pulled to the top arc.

  Artest did not lose his position this time and followed very closely.

  Because of the time pressure, the Blazers only had 7 seconds left in this attack. Liu Xiu ran to the top arc and received the ball without stopping, and launched the attack directly!

   (end of this chapter)