Basketball UFO

Chapter 87 087 Pushing
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1997-98 season, the first round of the playoffs.

In the West, the Rockets were swept by the Jazz; the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers; the Supersonics defeated the Timberwolves, and the Spurs ranked fourth and defeated the Suns.In the second round, the Spurs faced the Jazz, and the Lakers and the Sonics met, all of which were wonderful matchups.

The eastern part is no less impressive and equally exciting.

The Bulls easily beat the Cavaliers and will meet the Hornets who beat the Heat.The Hornets are exciting, and a large number of media have followed up.Charlotte has been the most glorious period in recent years. Divac has given the Hornets a high bottom line, at least at the playoff level. With Mason and Glen Rice, the second round of the playoffs is not a big problem, even luck It's better, and it can reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

The league sometimes likes to see teams in the bottom half come out, which makes it more topical and creates good hype.

"When the Hornets face the Bulls, it will be a wonderful series." David Stern gave the order.Michael Jordan is about to retire. If he doesn't leave some more memories, his legend will be compromised in the future.

After the Pacers defeated the Knicks 3:2, they also advanced smoothly. They will face the Nets who defeated the Eagles.Carter's team settled fights faster than Reggie Miller's.

After the victory, Reggie Miller couldn't help shouting, and he was still full of foul language. He didn't play too much elegance, "Vince is a strong player, but I will kill him. The Pacers will kill the Nets, just So simple."

Larry Bird is very satisfied. The team is well integrated and its strength is steadily improving. It is expected to become a player in the Eastern Conference finals.

"The Nets are a very strong team. Vince is a top player. In his league, I think he is a backcourt player second only to Jordan. The strength is very strong. We must make 120% efforts to curb Carter's performance. .” Larry Bird told the truth, not deliberately targeting Reggie Miller to dampen his self-confidence.

"Yes, we played against the Nets in the regular season and only won one of the 3 games. This doesn't mean anything. The regular season is completely different from the playoffs." At the same time, it also stimulates the confidence of the team.

I don’t know if he really has super talent. Larry Bird plays basketball, runs and jumps not far, but he has a top player. In the 80s, he became a pole of black and white competition and continued the glory of the Celtics.After becoming the head coach, he quickly entered the state and directly won the best coach this year.Later, he became the general manager and won the honor of the best general manager.

Regarding basketball, as long as the king is forced to speak, it can really be achieved.

Looking at the lineup of the Nets, Larry Bird couldn't help but take a deep breath. There was nothing to see in this lineup, but after adding Carter, it exploded with extremely strong combat effectiveness.

"Vince's ability to lead the team has surpassed that of Jordan in the same period. If you give him a little luck, this guy will definitely create a new history in the NBA." Larry Bird liked it more and more, and regretted not being able to switch to the front before The draft pick, missed Vince Carter.

"Facing the Nets is really not an easy battle." Larry Bird looked at the lineups of both sides and pondered on the sidelines, "Vince Carter's defensive ability is really good, no wonder he was selected for the best defensive team. This guy, I still underestimated him."

The progress of Vince Carter has not received enough attention from the league. After all, all the focus is on Jordan. Everyone discusses whether Jordan will retire and whether the Bulls dynasty will disintegrate.Not how much Carter has improved.

Even if Carter has polished his post-up singles ability this season, he has a stronger offensive grasp.Moreover, many weak areas have been eliminated, and the entire court is Carter's shooting area.

"Post-ups, dunks, three-pointers, Vince is really capable of everything." Calipali looked at Carter with so many tricks and felt satisfied.Such speed of progress is extremely rare.

Last season was just a rookie season. Even though he was a little green, he was able to lead the team to 56 wins. This season he has become very mature and led the team to a higher ranking in the playoffs.

The team's strength is steadily improving.

In the first two games against the Pacers, the two sides scored a big score of 1:1.The Pacers won the first game, and Carter played super in the second game. He scored 45 points at home for the Pacers and led the team to victory.

Now is the third game. The two sides still continued the momentum of the previous two games.

"Vince Carter's scoring average in the playoffs is 5 points higher than the regular season. This is a terrible improvement, and it is also a manifestation of strength." Show off, "It proves that Carter's scoring ability is stronger than expected. As long as he is willing, he can average more than 30 points per game, which is Jordan's level."

In the first round of the series, Carter scored 31.5 points, and the second round has exceeded this score.The 45 points in the second game have already raised the average.

Reggie Miller's performance in the regular season and playoffs is similar, and his strength is strong.If the score in the regular season is high, but the score in the playoffs is low, it proves that the player's strength is insufficient and the attacking ability is lacking.For truly top players, the playoffs are even scarier than the regular season.

"Run, your point. Reggie!" Larry Bird reminded Reggie Miller that he had to run wildly.Otherwise, Miller's physical talent is far inferior to Carter, and Carter actually has an advantage in defending him.

Reggie Miller ran wildly, looking for opportunities to shoot.

Carter personally defended Reggie Miller in this series, staying almost every step of the way and not giving him an easy shot.

"Man, why are you working so hard?" Reggie Miller shook off Carter, caught the ball, and immediately shot.

This time with it, it was a steady hit, and it was another three-pointer.

The Pacers led by 3 points on the road.Carter immediately fought back, turning his head and shooting against Reggie Miller.

It's almost a fallback from outside the three-point line, it can't be blocked at all, and it also hits steadily.

Then Carter grabs a rebound, throws a long pass, and makes a nice assist.Kendall Gill made a layup and the Nets overtook again.

"This wave of fast breaks is beautiful." Kendall pointed at Carter, feeling excited.The second round of this season seems to be better than last season, and the team is expected to win.

Already entering the fourth quarter, the two sides are still in a very anxious state. The point difference did not exceed 4 points, and they quickly overtook and tied.

In the last 7 seconds, the two sides scored a high score of 105:104.The Pacers are 1 point behind the Nets, but they have the ball.

If the Pacers score successfully, they can at least overtake the Nets by 1 point and hope to take away the victory and gain a big score advantage.

If they don't make it, the Nets will have a big score advantage, their confidence will skyrocket, and they will even win two consecutive home games.

"They may be Reggie Miller to execute the shot, Vince, you lock him up." Calipari was very excited, dancing and deploying defensive tactics, "Keep the last 1 point lead."

Carter is staring at Reggie Miller, Dale Davis is serving the ball on the sideline, and everyone is running.Suddenly, Reggie Miller came around from the other side, and Carter followed closely.

He pushed Carter away with so much force that Carter almost fell down, pressed him to the ground with one hand, and started running again.But it was too late, Reggie Miller caught the ball and made a shooting motion.

"Foul, push foul." Calipari howled from the sidelines.The Nets bench was protesting, and Reggie Miller's pushing action was really a foul.

Vicarter did not say that the referee did not blow the whistle, so he rushed up and continued to defend...

(End of this chapter)