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Chapter 200 [Win the second game]

Su Xi laughed three times.He did not argue this question, which was destined to have no linguistic conclusion.

You won’t know until the game is over.

Then the two went their separate ways.

Before the second game of the Finals, the media exposed a photo of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal having a barbecue together on a farm in Indiana. In the photo, the two were smiling.

Both Lakers fans and sports media were delighted with this scene.

They all know very well that if the Lakers want to win, they must rely on the closeness of the OK combination.

Therefore, training before the game can never be as good as team building after the game.

If the problem of OK combination is solved, the possibility of the Lakers killing the Pacers will increase significantly.

Although the Pacers' overall lineup is very strong and has a lot of elite players.But they don't have a real hit product, and Suzy hasn't reached superstar status yet.

The playoffs and finals must be the stage for superstars.

This is the unbreakable truth of the NBA.

No one has ever been able to break this iron law.

Su Xi saw this iron rule in Sports Weekly, and he couldn't help but ask Artest next to him: This has always been like this, right?

Artest is equivalent to a retard, he can't give anyone emotional value.

He scratched the back of his head and said, "I don't know, the teacher never taught me."

"But you're right, I listen to you."

Artest especially blindly believes in Su Xi. If someone tells him that Su Xi has overturned Newton's law, he will stand up and strongly support it, and directly complain: What level is Newton?How many levels of defense are there?Can you compete with our Jack?
Sometimes, Su Xi really hopes that Artest can return to his former unruly self.

Unlike now, except for talking to others, all his leisure time is spent chasing his music dream.When he said that he planned to spend 100 million US dollars this summer to create a rap album for himself that would shock the past and the present.

Su Xi expressed her respect and blessings, and said she would buy one for collection.

Yes, it's a collection.He could never click on it and listen.

Artest's rapping level is probably 90.00% worse than Shaquille O'Neal's free throw shooting level.O'Neal's free throw shooting percentage is quite good among amateur basketball players.But Artest's rap skills are much, much worse than those of amateurs.

He really has no talent.

He just has money.

Before Game [-], Artest played a fight song he wrote for the Finals in the locker room.

He himself danced and shouted.

He was very excited and full of high will to fight.

Carlisle expressed his opinion on behalf of the team at the end: "Singing is very good, don't sing it next time."

Fortunately, this pre-match episode did not affect the fans' fighting will.

The game came as scheduled.

Still at Conseco Arena, home of the Pacers.

In this game, Su Xi returned to the No. 1 position, Reggie Miller returned to the starting lineup, and the Pacers did not change other positions.

The Lakers still arrange the previous starting lineup.

In this game, Foster beat O'Neal on the jump ball.

Su Xi launched a surprise attack. He reached the free throw line and passed the ball to Artest.

At the same time, he quickly ran back to the outside and crossed with Reggie Miller to cover.The Lakers' perimeter defense was mobilized...the basketball was passed to Su Xi, and Su Xi took a shot...and hit a 3-pointer.

This is a beautiful outside combination, and Suhi is even more powerful after getting Reggie Miller's ability to move without the ball and his talent for catching and shooting.The Pacers' perimeter tactics are incredibly rich.

back.

Gary Payton passed the ball to Kobe. After Kobe singled, he passed the ball to the Shark who was trying to stay in position.

This ball is very symbolic.

It means the OK hotline is back on.

However, the Pacers took a foul.

O'Neal knocked Foster away, turned around and was about to dunk, when Su Xi rushed up and dropped from the sky, pulling him down with the ball.

O'Neal was not fully prepared, and his explosive power was indeed not as good as at his peak.

O'Neal goes to the free throw line.

Missed two free throws.

Looking back, Su Xi still used the same tactics as before.It's just that this time he threw the basketball to O'Neal Jr. who was in the high post, and then ran in a small area on the wing, still doing cross-screening with Reggie Miller.

But this time, he closed the door directly with Artest...stopped Devin George.

Reggie Miller catches the ball, shoots... swish!

Another hit.

Who would have thought that the Pacers would play with the elevator door.

As the current leading shooter, Reggie Miller scores goals like this as easily as drinking water.

The Lakers are a little helpless. Although they have super defensive masters like Gary Payton and Kobe Bryant, their thinking is a bit behind.

People can't help but think of what Susie said about Phil Jackson after the last game.

"Is it really Phil Jackson's problem?"

Kenny Smith couldn't help but ask on TV.

Phil Jackson, who was sitting on the bench, didn't doubt himself. He even whistled.

He likes to show off like this.

He felt that this gave him a feeling of strategizing and winning a thousand miles.

However, after the whistle, Karl Malone was intercepted by Su Xi.

Under Artest's entanglement, Kobe wanted to pass the ball to Karl Malone.

However, as soon as Karl Malone received the basketball, he directly hit Ou in isolation, and Ou looked like a child to him.

Just when he was squeezing in using his body, Su Xi rushed out from the diagonal stab. Without any morals, she stretched out her hand and snatched the basketball away from his crotch.

Scottie Pippen served as a special guest on TNT. Pippen had a bitter and resentful face. In fact, he was not very eloquent, and he struggled to speak on TV.So, he never got a high-paying job as a television analyst like Charles Barkley.

However, when it comes to Karl Malone, he's a bit gushing. "...Karl Malone can't learn to protect the ball. In the past, he was intercepted by Michael and I, and now he is intercepted by Suzy the Lamb. It is not a good thing for him to enter the finals on any team."

Pippen didn't like Malone.

Because Malone compared Suzy to Pippen.

Moreover, Malone's popularity is the worst among their group of superstars.

Charles Barkley is sitting next to him. If he doesn't add insult to injury, he is very professional.

In fact, even Kenny Smith doesn't like Karl Malone, and he also suffered from Malone's iron elbow.

Malone has hurt countless people in his career.

A pair of iron elbows has made many people regret their lives.

Therefore, there are many people who do not want Karl Malone to win the championship.

The game continues.

The two sides have entered a stage where you come and I go back and forth.

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal have found some tacit understanding. As long as they play according to tactics, there will be no problems with their offensive output.It's just that they have a big problem on the defensive end.

First, Suhi and Reggie Miller, including Artest, frequently hit from the outside. As they strengthened their defense on the outside, Suhi kept entering the penalty area... Karl Malone is a very good defensive player, but he is old.Shaquille O'Neal has unique defensive conditions, but he has no way to contain Suhi.

Su Xi established inside kills and then led his teammates.

The walkers are blooming a little more.

What is even more frustrating for Lakers fans is that when Su Xi came off the court in the 7th minute of the first quarter, the Lakers also had to change into a rotation.

Their aging is more serious.

They don't have as deep a bench as the Pistons.

In contrast, the Pacers can still ensure high-quality offense and defense even without Su Xi.

Kenny Smith was not as restless as he was in the last game tonight because he found that his spraying and blowing were not right.Neither can make the Pacers immediately debilitated.

The Lakers and Pacers went back and forth.

Before the game, some basketball experts drew a red line. They believed that if the Lakers could not lead by 10 points in the middle of the second quarter, their risk of losing would exceed 50%.

However, by the 6th minute of the second quarter, the Pacers still led by 1 point.

Su Xi was still sitting on the bench at this time. Judging from Carlisle's intentions, Su Xi had no intention of playing urgently.

But in the following rounds, Kobe Bryant suddenly entered the scoring mode. He frequently caused damage and made various difficult shots, showing his brilliant and extremely comprehensive scoring skills.

This made Su Xi very vigilant, and he was worried that Kobe would gain super offensive talent.

Once Kobe awakens this acquired super talent, his strength will suddenly increase, and the Lakers' strength will also rise crazily.

This means they will truly have two dominant stars.

Although Shaquille O'Neal's dominance has declined from his peak, he is still the most energetic and powerful super center in the league today.

Once Kobe Bryant develops his acquired super talent, he will become the number one active perimeter player and the top scorer in history.

In this way, the Lakers' probability of winning will be greatly increased.

On the one hand, Su Xi is looking forward to Kobe's breakthrough, so that he can also copy some talents.

On the one hand, he doesn't want Kobe to break through so quickly, because he wants to win the championship and he needs the championship trophy to continue his energy.Moreover, the finals MVP will also allow him to receive another 2000 million bonus.

Su Xi came on the field with 2 minutes left in the second quarter.

Because even if Kobe Bryant was furious, he scored points with sudden shots from inside and outside.But the Pacers' score difference has never been widened too much.

Su Xi was only 5 points behind when he came into the game.

In the 5th second after Su Xi came on the court, the point difference became 2 points.

When Su Xi made a breakthrough gesture and Derek Fisher subconsciously retreated, he jumped directly and threw the basketball 1 meter away from the three-point line.

There is definitely a gambling component to this ball.

But Suzy always wins.

Then, under the leadership of Su Xi, the Pacers successfully defended Kobe's attack.

After this shot, O'Neal reminded Kobe that he could have passed the ball to him just now.

Kobe reminded O'Neal: When I take action, it is an assist.When two guys double-team me, it means four of you and three of them rebounding.

Can't four people steal three?
Kobe is a master of mathematics.

But it can't provide emotional value to O'Neal, just like Artest.However, Artest can at least entertain everyone with his singing, while Kobe only has a cold face.

When the OK combination is relatively smooth, they can play pretty well.

When faced with difficulties, they blame each other.They are not people who reflect on themselves.

This makes Karl Malone sad.

Because he found that he seemed to be holding the wrong thigh again.

What was even more disgusting was that he discovered that he could not become a thigh yet.

Because Su Xi restrained him very much.

Suhi's swimming at the top of the arc made him cautious at the free throw line. When he received the ball, he was restrained.

That's why he took a hasty shot on the final possession of the second quarter and missed the basketball.

He is a frightened bird.

Although he spoke forcefully in the media, Su Xi was not taken seriously at all.But in fact, he was afraid of Su Xi.

56: 55.

With Su Xi's last-minute appearance, the Pacers once again took the half-time lead.

"The Lakers actually don't look like a modern team now. Apart from Gary Payton's role on the defensive end, his role on the offensive end is negative. He is simply incompatible with the triangle offense."

Scottie Pippen said very seriously.He knows a lot about the triangle offense, and he has authoritative certification. "There's actually no big problem with Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal playing like this, but their efficiency tonight was not very high."

"Karl Malone didn't do a good job. If he could play an important role like he did in the Western Conference Finals, it would be easy for the Lakers to win."

"The Pacers' defensive willfulness is very strong, and they have a tacit understanding. Their overall strength is only 90 points, but they scored 95 points. The Lakers' strength may be 93 or 94, but they can only score 91 points at most."

Scottie Pippen said: "Maybe back home, it will be different. But tonight, their probability of winning is lower than the Pacers."

Before the start of the series, Lakers fans were optimistic that the Lakers would steal a victory in Indiana, then return home and win three consecutive home games, winning with a record of 4:1.

This is their ideal picture.

But it's not a real scene.

After the start of the second half, the Pacers still advanced their offense and defense tepidly.

The oil star in the Lakers' boiling water burst.

But it cannot set off a sea of ​​​​fire, and it cannot be connected together.

Entering the fourth quarter, the Pacers resolutely implemented the shark-cutting tactic.

The Pacers have accumulated enough inside players, and with Su Xi's stabilization of military morale, they have maintained their lead.

Kobe was so angry that he almost overtook the score.

But just because O'Neal was frequently sent to the free throw line, and O'Neal's free throw shooting rate was very poor, not even [-]% tonight.

Although Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, and Kenny Smith all agreed on TV that it was ugly for the Pacers to play like this.

Like a twisted melon.

But the twisted melon is so sweet.

115: 112.

The Pacers win again.

Although they only won by 3 points.

However, the game was always under their control.

The Lakers fell behind with a total score of 0:2.

The Pacers are only 2 wins away from the championship.

The shocking thing is that they haven't lost a single game since entering the playoffs.

Even Charles Barkley couldn't help but ask on TV: "Can they really win the championship with a sweep? This is too scary."

(End of this chapter)