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Chapter 196 Don't treat your opponent as alive!
In other words, it was Duncan who broke the curse that McGrady couldn't pass the first round.

Duncan's thighs are also very thick.

April 4, Life Bankers Arena.

The third game of the first round of the playoffs moved to the home court of the Pacers.

With 5 rounds and 3 wins, the Pacers have no way out.

The smiling assassin Thomas lined up the starting lineup of Jalen Rose, Reggie Miller, Austin Crohill, Al Harrington, and Jeff Foster.

Still the same as the previous two games, the Pacers lineup is already the strongest, and there is no way to change it.

Li Mu has settled for the Pacers, and the starting five will remain the same, Tracy McGrady, Jackson, Hill, Duncan, and O'Neal.

The first quarter of the game started.

At the beginning of the game, McGrady hit a three-pointer and opened the scoring account.

3 to 0! !
There is a reason for the arrogance of the new scorer.

This season's McGrady is definitely stronger, and his confidence has also been played out.

The Pacers attack.

Jaylen Rose chose to break through and hit in resolutely.

Get out of the basket attack area, float outside and shoot, and the Pacers can easily win the game.

Back at home, the whistle should favor the Pacers and play tougher in order to take advantage of it.

McGrady and Jackson flanked each other, and Duncan rushed over to block.

Jaylen Rose didn't flinch, pulled the ball like holding a bomb bag, and went to the penalty area to kill.

beep~
The referee's whistle finally sounded.

Jaylen Rose hit hard, causing Duncan's thug foul.

The Pacers started and got two free throws.

Swish-swish-!
Didn't fail, hit two free throws.

3 to 2! !
Off the court, Thomas nodded, it should be played like this.

Floating outside shots won't work in the playoffs.

Li Mu was very calm. No matter how the Pacers struggled, in his eyes, they never regarded their opponents as alive.

On the field.

Duncan received the ball in the low post, leaned on his back, and slammed in, playing O'Neal's script.

The effect was very obvious. Harrington's confrontation was too bad. He was knocked into the air by Duncan, turned around, got up, and with a bang, he dunked with both hands and scored two points.

5 to 2! !
"If you want outside lines, you need outside lines, and if you want inside lines, you need inside lines.

The gap is too obvious, the Pacers can't defend at all.

Attack, can you bite it? ’ said Mike Breen.

"Or Jaylen Rose's breakthrough.

Facing the flanking attack, the ball was split and a back pass was made. "

Snapped--!
Hit the ground and bounce.

Reggie Miller catches the ball, raises his hand for a two-point jump shot...

Swish-!
5 to 4! !
Back at home, Reggie Miller's shooting feels good, and his shooting movements are very smooth.

The Magic attack.

Duncan singled out, attracted the Pacers' pincers, scored the ball, outside the three-point line, Hill took the ball one step, started, accelerated, and broke through to the inside.

After passing Crohill, Harrington came out to help defend.

With a push of both hands, the basketball was sent to the sky.

Duncan understood, cut to the basket, jumped up, alley-oop, with a bang, the whole body was hung on the basket.

7 to 4! !
"Duncan and Hill connected.

McGrady alone is enough to give the Pacers a headache.

Now that Hill is playing an All-Star performance again, it still makes people die. "The groom Albert shook his head and said.

Hill's performance in the regular season was mediocre.

No desire, full firepower in the playoffs, which makes it difficult for people to play.

Just Duncan and Tracy McGrady have achieved amazing results.

If Hill exerts more force, the scene... cannot be described in words.

The Pacers attack.

Jaylen Rose's breakthrough is indeed very lethal.

As long as you play hard, you will either score a goal or draw a foul to the free throw line.

The referee has done his best.

Reggie Miller returned to the home court, on the familiar field, he turned back to that historical level marksman again, and every time he took a shot, he was so accurate that it made people chill.

The Pacers had two guns and played efficient and continuous offensive firepower.

The Magic also showed their advantages to the fullest.

Duncan had no solution to the offense, and Harrington and Foster, who took turns switching defenses, couldn't stop them.

Hill played more flexibly, no longer limited to 3D play, and brought out his characteristics as an all-around fighter.

In the left area, the Pacers' defense collapsed.

Tracy McGrady and Jermaine O'Neal, attacking the right zone, were also unstoppable.

After the first quarter, the score was 29 to 26, and the Magic only led by 3 points.

Thomas' face was a little ugly.

The Pacers' two guns have already exerted their full strength and jointly scored 21 points. In the end, the score is still behind. How can this be played?
In the second quarter, Li Mu let McGrady and Duncan continue to play.

Bring in Mike Miller, Maggette and Magloire.

Two superstars + three potential new stars.

Thomas didn't dare to rest the guns at all.

The lineup is rotated, and there are no more capable players.

We can only let Harrington and Crohill continue to play again, only changing one player.

The second game.

The Pacers, who didn't want to go home to fish, played very hard.

Harrington's state was suddenly superb, and he first used a three-pointer to find the field in front of Duncan.

Immediately afterwards, he pulled to a high position and played a pick-and-roll tactic with Jaylen Rose.

In the horn area, lift the ball, jump up, and hit two points with a mid-range jumper.

Entering a state of convulsions, he took up the offensive banner of the Pacers.

In addition, Reggie Miller continued to shoot, and his shooting percentage remained high.

In the second quarter of the game, the Pacers tried their best, and finally, bit the point difference.

The score was 59-54.

The Pacers are only 5 points behind, and the suspense of the game is still there.

The Pacers played very tenaciously, with people breaking out from the outside every quarter.

Thomas feels that there is still a chance in this game.

Their condition is surprisingly good.

Came back in the second half of the game.

Li Mu directly let Hill and Jackson rest.

The lineup of Armstrong, McGrady, Maggette, Duncan and O'Neal was lined up.

Now that the Pacers are in extraordinary condition, how about their staying power?

The Pacers continued to fight for the lineup in the first quarter.

If they lose this game, they have plenty of time to rest.

So, still playing.

The Magic attacked and frequently broke through to the inside to attack the Pacers' weak point in protecting the basket.

Armstrong is 1 meters, and it is too easy to hit Jaylen Rose's defense.

This is a small fight big situation.

Relying on his strong body, Maggette also made Crozier unable to find the north.

Crohill is 2 meters tall, and he is still a white man.

Playing small forward, there is a feeling of dubiousness.

Neither speed nor strength can prevent Maggette's impact.

McGrady doesn't explain here, asking is talent.

The Pacers' perimeter defense was shattered, and they couldn't find the north at all, and the defense was retreating steadily.

The Pacers can only compete with the Magic on offense.

Harrington is in a convulsive state, and his offense is really good. In the future, he can average 20 points per game.

However, it has not yet reached its peak, and it is doubtful that the convulsions will persist.

In addition to the defense, in order to deal with Duncan, too much physical energy was consumed.

In the 6th minute of the third quarter, finally, finally couldn't hold on, and started to enter the blacksmithing mode.

At the same time, Reggie Miller's physical fuel tank is almost bottoming out.

At this time, Li Mu suddenly replaced Hill and Jackson on the field again.

Thomas knew what Li Mu was thinking, looked at his bench lineup, and shook his head inwardly.

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(End of this chapter)