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Chapter 40 Breakthrough?You can't change it!
Reggie Miller has no honors in his life, no scoring champion, no MVP, no first or second team, no championship, and he has not been to the finals yet.

There is only one best third team, only the rookie who sprayed Jordan with trash talk in the first half, and was bombarded with 40 points in the second half, and only once met Jordan in the playoffs, that is, in 1998, the year before Jordan retired. , pushed Jordan away in Game [-], caught a [-]-pointer, won a series, forced the Bulls to a Game [-], and then, rounded up, was billed as Jordan's 'enemy for life' .

When a reporter came to ask Jordan what he thought of Reggie Miller as an opponent.

Jordan is conflicted!
He can't say that the opponent is rubbish, and then be refuted on the spot, so why are the Bulls dragged into the tiebreaker by the Pacers?

Are you not a god?
Qiao Bangzi naturally couldn't answer like this, but said in a victorious manner, "Remy is indeed one of the more difficult opponents."

Then, Reggie Miller was one of Jordan's top five toughest opponents.

In Li Mu's previous life, Kobe also said that Battier's defense was very strong and he was one of the opponents he least wanted to touch.

As a result, every time he ran into Battier, Kobe would blow Battier off.

In other words, Kobe, is Battier playing like this to keep the Rockets from double-teaming?

Battier can single-handedly defend against Kobe, is blindfold defense really effective?
Next, the game restarted, and Kobe used his actions to tell everyone that strength is not based on words.

The Pacers' offense still bet on Miller. As a result, Miller ran without the ball and couldn't catch the basketball. Finally, relying on the screen, he caught the basketball, but the shot went wide.

Looking back, Kobe attacked with the ball and put on an offensive triple threat.

In fact, this posture is very redundant, because Kobe will use one move next.

Breaking through Miller, he went inside and scored with a dunk.

Break through Miller, go inside and pick a basketball goal.

Break through, get into the paint, and hit a jumper with an emergency stop.

Break through, go inside, hit the iron with a fadeaway jumper.

breakthrough……

Can't it be changed?
Well, that's not the point. The point is that Kobe can also play post-ups, but Reggie Miller has a lot of defensive tricks and talks trash.

Breaking through and passing Miller like the morning street is one of the most effective weapons to deal with Miller.

In the face of Kobe's breakthrough and strong physical talent, the 33-year-old Miller was completely powerless.

As Kobe beat Miller, crumbling, the Lakers' superstar single challenge technique began to show unstoppable power.

Kobe was singled out, after attracting a double attack, it was changed to O'Neal for a single fight, and after facing a three-person attack, it was replaced by Kobe...

The Lakers' offensive firepower swept across like a crippled one.

In the first half, the Pacers relied on efficient shooting and Li Mu's lineup adjustment mistakes to gain a lead, which was swallowed by the powerful offensive talents of Kobe and O'Neal.

Reggie Miller tried to use a three-pointer to save the Pacers. Without the ability to attack with the ball, he found himself sprinting and consuming a lot of energy, but he couldn't get rid of Kobe's pursuit. Physical fitness is not enough to keep him shooting.

He can only gamble on his shooting touch from the outside, not to mention, he can really hit some fairy balls and continue his life for the Pacers intermittently.

It's just that the situation at this time is like Kobe and O'Neal facing an old, physically incompetent, and inaccurate 'Larry Bird'.

When a shooting team is no longer accurate in shooting, and the defense can't stop the opponent's superstar from playing, the scene is that the Lakers are like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, pressing down on the Pacers to play.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 77 to 82. Kobe scored 13 points with one hand, and O'Neal scored 9 points in a single quarter. The Lakers were 7 points behind and turned into a 5-point lead.

In the fourth quarter, Larry Bird put Reggie Miller and Chris Mullin on the bench to rest.

The Pacers went from leading by 7 points to trailing by 5 points. It was not a hopeless situation. Larry Bird knew that the game had not been completely lost, and they could still win.

He set his sights on Jaylen Rose and Austin Crohill.

The lineup sent was Mark Jackson, Jalen Rose, Austin Crohill, Antonio Davis and Schmitz.

Li Mu took a look at the Pacers lineup and asked Bowen to mark Jaylen Rose on defense. On offense, he asked Kobe to single out Jaylen Rose with the ball.

Billups and Big Ben continued to play, O'Neal replaced Rest, replaced Horry, and increased the speed.

Li Mu believes that Schmitz will also be like Yao Ming, who also has no physical fitness in the fourth quarter.

The game restarted, the Pacers attacked, and Mark Jackson and Schmitz played a pick-and-roll tactic.

After receiving the basketball, Schmitz made a high mid-range jumper...

Boom-!
The shooting posture is still very standard, but he failed to hit.

Ben Wallace grabbed the rebound, Billups received the ball, and pushed a quick counterattack.

Horry received a breakthrough from Kobe and hit a corner three-pointer.

The difference between the two sides came to 8 point.

Next, the Pacers attacked, and Jaylen Rose attacked with the ball, but unexpectedly found that the player standing in front of him was Bowen.

Well, at least less famous than Kobe.

Then, resolutely broke through with the ball, Bowen moved laterally to keep up, and finally lay across in front of him, forcing Jaylen Rose to stop, and then, like nougat, he stepped forward to fit close.

Jaylen Rose made a forced shot, and under Bowen's interference, with a bang, the iron went wide.

The Lakers' counterattack was destroyed, and Billups was still too stable.

If there is no chance, he will choose to stabilize and slowly increase his success rate.

In a positional battle, Kobe singled out Jaylen Rose with the ball.

At this time, Jaylen Rose learned from Reggie Miller's experience and let Kobe take a step in defense, preventing breakthroughs and not preventing shots.

If Kobe is strong, he is not as thin as Reggie Miller, and the confrontation is not bad.

But, unexpectedly, Kobe voted.

Twist, jump up, and make a three-point jump shot...

Jaylen Rose rushed out.

Boom-!
Kobe's three-pointer is different.

The rebound was grabbed by Ben Wallace, and the ball was quickly passed to Kobe who rushed in.

"Ben Wallace has grabbed 15 points and rebounds, and 7 of them are offensive rebounds. This is very fatal for the Pacers.

Kobe rushed to the offense, caught the ball and jumped, and there was a beep, and the whistle sounded.

Kobe's offense was not over yet, with a bang, he dunked with one hand.

My God, this is a 2+1! !
Kobe's goal can completely kill the Pacers.

In addition, Schmitz was abolished, and he had 5 fouls on his back! "

Kobe was prevented from shooting. As a result, the Pacers still lost three points in the end.

The difference between the two sides came to 11 points.

At this time, Larry Bird had a very headache. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers' offense still failed to open up the situation, while the Lakers' offense was still fully fired.

In the current situation, he can only endure it and wait for the surprise soldiers of the Pacers to appear.

The Pacers attacked, and Jaylen Rose was forced to stop by Bowen, and then rushed up to grab him.

Jaylen Rose's offensive rhythm was completely interrupted, and the ball was passed to Austin Crohill.

Relying on his physical advantage, facing Kobe's defense, he raised his hand for a long-distance two-point shot...

Boom-!
Austin Crosher's shot also missed.

Larry Bird couldn't wait for the surprise player he wanted, and the score was about to hit the 15-point mark. How could the Pacers be saved at that time?

He can only replace Reggie Miller and Chris Mullin, betting on the touch of the top five shooters in the two major leagues.

As a result, he was disappointed.

Reggie Miller and Chris Mullin, back on the court, did hit a key ball, stopped the bleeding in time, and stabilized the situation on the court.

However, neither of their shots exploded.

In other words, the two are 70 years old together, and you still want to hope that they will explode and take away the game?
It's just a dream!
O'Neal re-entered the court, caught the ball at the basket, knocked away Antonio Davis, turned around and scored a dunk with both hands, to tell the two shooters the truth that the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting rate.

After scoring a goal, O'Neal continued to run, and he wanted to continue to score.

Don't ask, I just want to increase my scoring average a little bit, so that I can reach the mark of 40 points per game.

hum~~
As the beep sounded on the scorer and the red light flashed once, the game time was over.

With a score of 98 to 111, the Lakers reversed and won. With a 13-point advantage, they defeated the Pacers and won 6 consecutive victories in the new season.

O'Neal failed to do what he wanted, and only scored 38 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. In terms of scoring average, after this game, he must drop.

Kobe scored 33 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds on Reggie Miller's head, and in defense, Miller only scored 19 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, defeating Joe's "enemy of life".

Daben performed amazingly, with 19 rebounds, 8 points, 5 blocks and 2 steals. If you don't look at the 11-for-4 free throw percentage, he is completely the third giant of the Lakers. Of course, he is just the kind of iron now.

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(End of this chapter)