Basketball Fanatic: Genius Is on the Left - Chapter 1062
Vogel still has a level. When the outside world generally believes that the Pacers, who have lost two consecutive away games and scored a lot in both games, are unable to resist, they returned to the home court and played the most intense game in the third game. It is also the most exciting game.
The young people of the Pacers fought hard!
Vogel made the most daring change to the starting lineup. He finally realized that Hibbert was the key to this round of the series. No matter what tactics they use, the Pacers can’t make up for the weakness Hibbert brings.
So Vogel replaced Hibbert!
David West, Paul George, Granger, Duntay Jones and George Hill are the new starters!
The height of this lineup has plummeted, but the speed has become faster. At the same time, the Pacers have more scoring points from the outside.
It’s almost like writing the slap on your face.
But the commentators are not optimistic. After all, the Pacers have played a positional battle all season. They came to the Eastern Conference semifinals not by offense, but by defense.
Such a change is equivalent to abolishing most of his martial arts. At that time, Barkley even said that the Pacers would lose by more than 40 points.
However, this seemingly unreliable change allowed the Pacers to play an amazing game.
The Knicks did not change their tactics, because the winning side generally would not take the initiative to change, so the Knicks still chose to run and bomb.
And D’Antoni didn’t expect the Pacers to fight so hard, and Hibbert couldn’t say it!
Zuo Li was confused, because in his memory, Hibbert was still the starter until the season when the Pacers completely collapsed, and they couldn’t make it to the playoffs. Vogel stepped down and Hibbert was traded.
So at the beginning, the Knicks were still behind!
Granger and Paul George scored three goals in a row and stopped the Knicks at 60 in the opening game!
Indiana fans are crazy!
Shit, what did we see! ?
It’s so strong!
There is still hope!
So the fans on the scene broke out with the most enthusiastic passion.
“Defense!”
“Defense!”
“Defense!”
This enthusiasm was fed back to the court, and the Pacers players worked harder.
Dengtai Jones made a three-pointer, David West made a mid-range shot, and the timeout turned out to be another 50. The Knicks called a timeout twice within two minutes!
The world is crazy!
“Could it be that???”
All the commentators looked at each other, and they could all see the surprise in each other’s eyes.
“Pacers are okay!?”
It’s okay!
On the bench, Vogel, who was not good at talking, also started pouring chicken soup, oh no, maybe it was his truest thought, after all, he is not Li-Chicken Soup Master-Ferth, Vogel said slowly: “My dream is Leading you to the finals and winning the championship, I know, this is also the dream of each of you.”
“We put in so much sweat on the training ground, we made it that day!”
“But I think, I’m afraid we have to accept a reality, guys, this is our third game against the Knicks, we can’t be swept!”
“Use your last strength! Don’t leave regrets for yourself!”
The Pacers will have no regrets!
After the timeout, although the Knicks changed their tactics and stopped rushing, instead allowing Zuo Li to play inside, Zuo Li also lived up to expectations and scored four points in a row to help the Knicks break the scoring shortage.
But you have to know that tactics have inertia. It is unrealistic for the Knicks, who are used to playing fast in these few games, to want to slow down all at once, so after a few rounds, the Knicks rushed again unconsciously.
This gave the Pacers enough opportunities, 2820 in a single quarter, leading the series for the first time in a single quarter.
However, although they are behind, they are generally optimistic that the Knicks will make a comeback in the second quarter. The reason is very simple. The Pacers changed their formation in the first quarter and caught the Knicks by surprise. The Knicks did not adapt to their changes and their speed could not slow down.
But in the second quarter, according to the Knicks’ adjustment ability, they can completely press the rhythm and play positions with the Pacers.
As long as the Knicks, who always have the league’s absolute No. 1 inside combination, want to play, they can easily be overwhelmed by the Knicks according to the Pacers’ lineup.
Unexpectedly, in the second quarter, Vogel’s second move came out.
It’s not that Hibbert didn’t use it, but he played with the second team, while Granger continued to play.
This time it happened to match the Knicks’ change.
So the second quarter turned into hand-to-hand combat again. Although Randolph took advantage of the left standing, Hibbert and David West were still very good in the positional battle. They played against the Knicks with one offense and one defense. Evenly matched.
5043, the Pacers continued to lead at halftime.
In the second half, the Knicks, who were behind at halftime, changed again. Klay Thompson, Zuo Li, Battier, Curry and Danny Green played five players.
D’Antoni doesn’t care anymore, since the defense is already messed up, he will make the scene even more chaotic!
The Pacers resorted to a small lineup, and after tasting the sweetness, they continued to attack the Knicks with double three positions.
However, the Knicks quickly counterattacked. Zuo Li, Curry, and Thompson made key three-pointers one after another. Before the official timeout, the Knicks had narrowed the point difference to 2 points!
At the last minute before the end of the third quarter, Zuo Li stood up again!
Jump shot, tip-up!
When the red light came on, the score became 7678. The Knicks in the away game achieved a go-ahead in this quarter~www.mtlnovel.com~ The scene was silent for a while, and some fans even shed tears.
The Pacers have worked hard enough, and Granger even played for 36 minutes with an injured leg. Even so, can’t they win a game?
The air of despair permeates the entire arena… Most people in the industry already feel that the Knicks will close the game in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks themselves think so.
However, the Pacers did not admit defeat. At the same time, the balance of luck shifted a little bit towards the Pacers.
In the fourth quarter, when the Knicks made the most of their main force at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Pacers actually held back the score!
Granger made a breakthrough jumper and blocked it from the left, but the basketball bounced into the frame.
Zuo Li retaliated, and quickly organized a frontcourt press. George Hill dropped the ball. Within a few seconds, the basketball changed hands several times, and then went around, and it was in the hands of Paul George.
Bang Dang, buckle in!
…
The fourth quarter turned out to be so intense!
Everyone was stunned!
Until the last 2 minutes, the point difference was still 2 points!
The most embarrassing thing is that the Pacers used the press to make the Knicks make two mistakes in a row. Although the Pacers chose three-pointers instead of two-pointers twice because of their anxiety, resulting in missing the opportunity to overtake, the suspense was kept until the last 15 seconds!
The basketball was given to Zuo Li, Zuo Li made a tough breakthrough, and scored a layup to cause 2+1!
After this ball, the suspense of this game will be completely over!
10299, the Knicks narrowly beat the Pacers by 3 points, leading by 30 points.
After the game, the Pacers players collapsed on the field, and Hibbert even shed tears.
They want to win so badly.
It’s just a pity…
After the game, Zuo Li spoke highly of his opponent: “They played very well, and this is an opponent worthy of respect.”