God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 196 Christmas War ([-])

The miracle that Thomas was looking forward to did not appear until the end of the first half, 60 to 44, this is the final score of the two teams in the first half. Judging from the point difference alone, this game seems to be turning into a one-sided rhythm, which also gives way Walker players feel very uncomfortable.After all, they also reached the finals last season. Although they failed to win the O'Brien Cup from the Lakers, it at least shows that they are one of the two strongest teams in the league. 16 points behind, who can bear it?

After returning to the locker room, the team boss Miller stood up and began to encourage his teammates, even though his own performance in the first half was also poor.Seeing everyone listless, Miller waved his arms and said loudly: "I know the 76ers played beautifully in the first two quarters, but so what? The game is not over yet! We haven't lost yet! The difference is 16 points It’s not an insurmountable gap. As a finals team, I think it’s necessary for us to show them some color!” Fortunately, Miller is not familiar with Chinese, otherwise he would have said the phrase “Tigers don’t show their strength. You think I'm a sick cat."

Seeing that Miller stood up to speak, Thomas cleared his throat and said: "Our style is completely different from that of our opponents. They focus on offense, while we tend to defend. The disadvantage in the first half is mainly because they We played our own style, but we were driven by them, so I ask everyone to suppress the speed in the second half."

"And you, Reggie," Thomas cast his eyes on Miller, "in the first half, you didn't support the team enough in terms of scoring. We can't just rely on Jaylen and Jermaine to score." As the NBA A legendary point guard in history, Thomas' qualifications are older than Jordan, not to mention Miller, and only he dares to speak to Miller in such a tone.

Miller blushed. He knew that he did not bring any help to the team under Snow's stalking in the first half. This is one of the reasons why the Pacers were always pressed by their opponents in the first half.He nodded and said, "I will make adjustments in the second half, but I also hope that everyone will cover for me. After all, I am almost at the age of retirement, and my legs and feet can't keep up."

There was another scene in the locker room of the home team. Brown rarely praised the players under his command: "Only in the 24 minutes of the first half, everyone played very well, and they all completed it very well. Tasks, whether it is an offensive player or a defensive champion, everyone can perform their duties in the tactical system, and I am very satisfied in this regard."

Before everyone was happy, Brown changed the subject: "But leading by 16 points does not mean that we have won this victory. The Pacers were the runner-up last season, and they will never be willing to lose the game, so I think they will counterattack wildly in the second half, and at this time we will test our defense and ability to resist pressure."

Then Brown named Snow, Lynch and Mutombo in succession, and said solemnly: "The three of you will be the focus of the team's defensive system, and Allen and Rashad will also give you some help. Not too much I think though. I want you guys to bite your opponents like mad dogs and don't give them any shots, remember I said 'any'."

Of course, as an experienced head coach, Brown knows that it is simply impossible not to give the opponent any shots, but this does not prevent him from using it as a request to the players.In Brown's view, raising the standard can make players work harder on the court, and even if they fail to achieve the goal in the end, the effect will be much better than raising a relatively low standard.

Iverson didn't respond to Brown's confession. He has always been like this. Apart from forcing forward to make a few gambling steals when defending the opponent's master, he can't do much on the defensive end.But Lewis blushed a little. The feeling of being excluded was not very good. Although Brown was obviously doing his best, he still felt a little ashamed. This also made him think: Is it Should I improve my defensive ability?
The time for the intermission passed quickly, and it was so urgent that the players had to eat to replenish their physical strength while listening to the head coach's tactics, or do some physical therapy to restore their physical strength.Now that Chang Wei's status is rising, he no longer needs to do things like massage the players himself. He just stands and listens to Brown's guidance while thinking carefully.

In Chang Wei's view, the threat of the Pacers is not as good as that of the Lakers. In other words, this season he believes that the team's only goal is to defeat the Lakers, and the Pacers are completely ignored by him.Miller is indeed the strongest among the players who have not won the championship, but he is already old now, and Snow should be able to handle him easily.As for Rose and O'Neal, Chang Wei doesn't believe that the two of them alone can win this game. Even if they play against each other, Chang Wei also has strong confidence in the 76ers.

But Chang Wei soon found out that his thinking was wrong, and it was outrageously wrong.Sometimes those stars who originally only existed in videos, video tapes, newspapers and magazines stand in front of you, and you will find that their strength is far beyond imagination. Said Miller, who is 35 years old this year.

At the beginning of the second half, Miller seemed to have regained the state of confrontation with Jordan.Although his speed is not as good as before, his teammates can make up for his shortcomings. O'Neal and Crosher take turns to cover him in the high post, and Rose and Best help him open the space, which gives M. The opportunity for Le to give full play to his shooting ability.

For three consecutive rounds, Miller hit three three-pointers in almost the same position, directly giving the 76ers a blow.Snow tried his best to interfere, but he was always blocked by the Pacers' big men. He could only watch as Miller jumped up and shot without any adjustments, and then there was the sound of the ball entering the hoop. .

The 76ers only had two mid-range shots made by Iverson and Lynch, and the point difference was instantly chased by the Pacers to 11 points.This is a rather subtle score. As long as the Pacers score the ball in the next round, the point difference can be reduced to single digits. This will undoubtedly greatly boost the morale of the team, so this round is very important for both sides. very important.

Brown stood up involuntarily, yelled a few words into the field, and asked the players to switch to a full-court press, hoping to directly eliminate the threat in the bud. It would be even better if he could complete the steal and counterattack.

(End of this chapter)