Legendary star

Chapter 352 Let's see how long you can bear
"Ervin, why is the Pacers' style of play a bit strange? Is Larry going to change his tactics in this game?" The game between the Pacers and the Knicks had just started for more than two minutes, and Michaels discovered that, The tactics used by the Pacers in this game are somewhat different from those in the regular season.

The Pacers of this season, at the beginning of Meng Xu's joining, have always used Meng Xu as the point forward to control the team's style of play. Gradually formed a set of fixed tactical system, that is the combination of pick-and-roll and breakaway tactics.Compared with the Jazz's Wannian pick-and-roll, although Jermaine O'Neal does not have the stability of Malone's mid-range shot, but because Meng Xu has stronger personal offensive ability than Stockton, and the Pacers have a group of very good players. 3-point shooter, so compared to the Jazz, the Pacers' tactics are more diversified, and the facts have proved that this tactic of the Pacers is indeed a very successful tactic, but the first round of the series In the first game, the Pacers gave up their familiar tactics.

"I think so. It's not just us. You see, even Jeff didn't expect that Larry would change his lineup in this game." Magic Johnson first laughed, and then turned his eyes to Jie on the sidelines. Jeff Van Gundy, obviously, like Michaels, facing the Pacers' sudden change, Jeff Van Gundy is also a little bit forced at the moment.

From the beginning of this game to the present, in nearly 3 minutes, on the offensive end, Meng Xu only touched the ball twice, and they were all quick catches and shots after there was an open space. After racking his brains, the defensive strategy against Meng Xu has no room for development.

While Jeff Van Gundy was still focusing on Larry Bird, hoping to see what the hell Larry Bird was up to, the Pacers had already launched an offense again, and Jamal Tinsley dribbled the ball into the At the top of the arc, Lorenzen White had already settled inside, and Jermaine O'Neal was waiting near the free throw line in advance, ready to screen and pick and roll for Jamal Tinsley at any time, while Meng Xu and Reggie Miller On the left and right sides of Jamal Tinsley, close to the 3-degree angle of the 45-point line, they pulled away directly.

After Jamal Tinsley swayed away from Mark Jackson and handed the ball to Jermaine O'Neal near the free throw line, he began to cut inside along the edge of the paint, while Meng Xu and Reggie Miller also started their steps , Meng Xu ran to the bottom corner along the 3-point line, and after Reggie Miller made a feigned cut-in run, he immediately made a counter-run to get rid of Alan Houston, just after the Pacers players all moved , In less than 5 seconds, the Knicks' defense was completely torn apart. Mark Jackson, who was chasing Jamal Tinsley, even almost collided with Alan Houston, who was thrown off by Reggie Miller.

"Beautiful 3 points, the unguarded Reggie Miller made a 3-pointer." After getting rid of Alan Houston very easily, Reggie Miller immediately received a pass from Jermaine O'Neal, and the opening was only In 3 minutes, Reggie Miller made all 3 shots and scored 8 points.Due to the arrival of Meng Xu, Reggie Miller's tactical status in the Pacers has been greatly reduced this season. In addition to being affected by age and injuries, Reggie Miller only played 60 games in the regular season this season, and his playing time has even reached In less than 30 minutes, the scoring average dropped to the lowest point after his rookie season, only 13.6 points, but this does not mean that Reggie Miller is old, he is no longer good, he is still the one that makes all opponents frightened Trembling Mr. Key.

"Jeff, do you want to call a timeout?" When Jeff Van Gundy looked at the Pacers' smooth offense and his team's fragmented defense, he was a little at a loss, assistant coach Tom Thibodeau pushed aside he.

"Is the Knicks going to change their defensive strategy?" After the Knicks called the first timeout of the game, Magic Johnson looked at Larry, who was still sitting on the sidelines, looking motionless but smiling. liberd.Larry Bird's change of formation after the opening did have an unexpected effect. When the Knicks focused most of their energy on Meng Xu, Reggie Miller suddenly jumped out and moved towards the Knicks. Stabbed several times in a row.In the next game, Jeff Van Gundy will definitely make a targeted defensive arrangement against Reggie Miller, but if this is the case, then the Knicks will inevitably relax their defense against Meng Xu. Thinking of this, Magic Johnson is also shaken Shaking his head, would Van Gundy really do this?

Van Gundy really didn't dare to relax his defense against Meng Xu. Latrell Sprewell's defensive ability is relatively good among outside players in the entire league, but he still struggled against Meng Xu alone. Yes, that's why Jeff Van Gundy arranged for Alan Houston to cooperate with Sprewell to double-team Meng Xu before the game. Because of this, although Alan Houston was defending Reggie Miller, he had to be distracted to observe Meng Xu's position also led to his low defensive efficiency after the opening.

"What should I do?" Assistant coach Thibodeau was rearranging the team's defensive tactics, while Jeff Van Gundy was chewing gum and looking at Meng Xu's back not far away.Van Gundy is really caught in a dilemma now. According to Xiao Daolan's request, the Knicks should not only sweep the Pacers to complete the black eight, but also humiliate Meng Xu severely throughout the series, so that Xiao Daolan satisfy.

But Van Gundy knew that given the current strength gap between the Knicks and the Pacers, there was little hope of fulfilling the first condition, so for his own coaching career, Van Gundy could only make a fuss about Dowland's second condition. Even if the Knicks are unfortunately eliminated by the Pacers, as long as I can limit Meng Xu's scoring to less than 20 points or even lower in this round of the series, then I can barely complete the task.

"Larry, Van Gundy is so stubborn. The Knicks didn't make any changes after the timeout." After the game restarted, the Pacers' assistant coach Lester Conor frowned and pulled Said next to Liberd.Before the game, Larry Bird had predicted that the Knicks would focus on defending Meng Xu in this game, and double-teaming was a must. Therefore, Larry Bird made corresponding adjustments before the game started. While Si was caught off guard, he also hoped that the Knicks would take care of it and not dare to double-team Meng Xu boldly.

At present, it seems that Larry Bird's strategy is obviously successful. Originally, according to the vision of Larry Bird and Lester Connor, after the Knicks called a timeout, they should change their defensive strategy, at least they should relax their defense against Meng. Xu's defense, tilted the defensive attention to Reggie Miller, but surprisingly, Jeff Van Gundy did not change at all.

"Let's see how long he can last." Laliberd put his hands on his chest and looked up at the scoreboard with great interest. It was 5 to 14. Less than 4 minutes into the game, the Pacers established With a 9-point advantage, if Van Gundy can bear it and continue to implement the current defensive strategy, I don't mind giving him a big massacre, but obviously, he can't bear it for long.The owner of the Knicks, Dowland, is sitting in the box of the Bankers Life Arena at the moment, accompanied by the owner of the Pacers, Herbert Simon, to watch the game. If Adams is behind by a big score, this guy really dares to rush into the visiting team's locker room and "cut" Van Gundy.

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