Both teams have re-adjusted their emotions. The Eagles players are very clear that they want to help Liu Mang fight Reggie Miller!

The Pacers naturally want to help Reggie Miller, the first player in team history, to make the arrogant young man on the opposite side look good.

The Pacers have replaced their main lineup again, with Tinsley, Reggie Miller, Artest, O'Neal Jr., and Brad Miller's strongest lineup. They are completely willing to use their physical strength to kill the Hawks.

The gesture of giving up.

The Eagles sent Liu Mang, Prince, Raheem, Boozer, and Muhammad.

17 to 12, the Eagles lead by 5 points.

After the timeout, the Hawks did not expect that the Pacers would replace the team's core players O'Neal and Artest in less than two minutes!

The Pacers attacked, and Tinsley advanced to the frontcourt. When he saw Liu Mang guarding him, he tried to break through!

Liu Mang saw Tinsley breaking through like a mad dog, so he quickly squeezed Tinsley and pushed Tinsley down the line, forcing Tinsley to pass the ball. Tinsley could only break through to the basket and hit a close hook.

, other shooting methods are very average.

Liu Mang forced Tinsley to take a big step outside the three-second zone. This position was not Tinsley's shooting area, and he also had a height advantage. He wanted to force Tinsley to make a mistake. At the same time, almost everyone else on the Eagles team

They all have advantages in speed and flexibility, and everyone else is trying to bypass their defenders and switch defenses in pick-and-rolls.

It can be said that Tinsley forced himself into this position, and the Eagles' defensive tactics were very successful, which may very well force Tinsley to make a passing mistake or make an irrational shot.

However, Tinsley didn't get scared when he saw the strongest player in his class defending like before. When he got to the bottom line, he leaned directly against Liu Mang!

The second of Tinsley's only two scoring methods is to rely on hitting!

Tinsley is a slightly fat player, with a heavy weight, with a height of 191 centimeters and 92 kilograms.

Liu Mang's weight after gaining weight in the summer is 89 kilograms, which is OK for his height. Of course, it can't be compared with Wade, who weighed more than 100 kilograms in his peak period, but Westbrook was only about 100 kilograms in his peak period.

91kg.

But Tinsley weighs a full 92 kilograms!

Tinsley's impact is not outstanding, he has few free throws, and his field goal percentage has never exceeded 40% in a season, but his low-post play is very good!

Tinsley squeezed Liu Mang fiercely, and Liu Mang suddenly realized that he couldn't hold it back! Tinsley squeezed a few steps, and stunned Liu Mang into the three-second zone!

Liu Mang reacted quickly and knew he couldn't block it, so he changed his approach and raised his hands to cover Tinsley's shooting angle. Tinsley did not flinch and forced Liu Mang to shoot!

The ball hit the basket and didn't go in!

Liu Mang turned around and grabbed the rebound. Although he was a little surprised that he got the rebound so easily, he immediately wanted to counterattack with the ball. He found that the opponent retreated quickly and did not even compete for the offensive rebound. You must know that the Pacers are inside

Now they have an absolute physical advantage, with two seven-foot bigs, while the Hawks have two shorter bigs.

Liu Mang had an ominous premonition. After advancing to the frontcourt, he found that the opponent's defense had changed! Instead of using Tingsley, who was pretty good at defending, to defend him, he instead strengthened his defense countless times and used Artest to defend him.

Come and guard against him!

Liu Mang looked at Tinsley, who was blocking the position with Raheem with a look of despair and determination, and Liu Mang's ominous premonition became clearer!

However, Liu Mang really didn't dare to pass the ball to Rahim for a single at the first time. There were too many people inside, and it was useless for Muhammad to open up space. Brad Miller didn't defend at all and was always preparing to help defend.

Shim, O'Neal Jr. is also ready to shrink at any time.

Liu Mang looked at Artest in front of him. Although Artest was a heavy-duty defender, before the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills, he was also top-notch. He was fast and powerful. He was called the version with poor hands.

LeBron James, he will enter his strongest stage after coach Carlisle comes. He averages 20 points and 4 assists per game and can also win the best defensive player. Speaking of which, that will happen next season.

Well, although Artest has not reached his peak this year, he is not far away, but Isaiah Thomas cannot use it and will only use him as a muscle gate to wear down the core of the opponent's forward line.

Although Artest had a happy chat with Liu Mang before the game, he also liked this opponent very much. Artest liked this kind of tough and even arrogant opponent. Of course, this kind of liking made Artest guard against

Work harder.

Liu Mang has always felt that guys like Artest and James who are powerful and fast should not appear on the basketball court, why not play rugby? Also, what about the love for world peace that they promised? This kind of roughness

His movements are anything but peaceful!

Liu Mang tried to change direction and break through Artest, but the effect was not good. Artest's defensive prediction ability is too strong and his footwork is good. The key is that there are not many small moves, and he relies on hard confrontation. Although

Bowen is on the best defensive team, but Liu Mang thinks Artest's defense is the strongest among small forwards today! It may even be the strongest in the league!

The best defensive player is really not a cover!

Liu Mang couldn't break through, so he waved Boozer over to play the pick-and-roll. Boozer came up to help Liu Mang block Artest. The moment Boozer made contact with Artest, who wanted to bypass the pick-and-roll, it felt like

It was as if someone had beaten him with an iron knot. He understood how difficult it was for Raheem to beat him!

Liu Mang used the pick-and-roll to cut in, and O'Neal, who was guarded by Boozer, stood in front of Liu Mang. O'Neal tilted his body to the right, trying to prevent Liu Mang from breaking through on the right. Liu Mang passed the ball to

Taking a left shot, I wanted to step back and hit a three-pointer, but!

Artest defended him! O'Neal also pounced on him!

Both O'Neal and Artest ignored Boozer, who was one step outside the left corner of the free throw line, and came to double-team Liu Mang!

Damn! Liu Mang thought these two people were crazy! He passed the ball to Boozer immediately, and Boozer received the ball and hit two points accurately.

Boozer's skills are indeed mature and comprehensive. If it weren't for his background, he should have been trained as a core insider. Watching Boozer pretend to have hair after making a long two-pointer, pretending to comb his hair with a comb in his hand,

Liu Mang was so helpless that he was acting cool in such an important competition. He should have known better than to teach this guy the celebration moves.

Liu Mang quickly returned to defense, trying to prevent the opponent's fast break, but found that the pacers were advancing slowly.

Liu Mang watched Tinsley advance, and this time he took two steps back to defend. He found that Tinsley seemed to want to challenge him. Although he didn't care about physical fitness, Liu Mang couldn't guard against that kind of attack.

Staying is a problem, mainly because it is very likely to cause a foul by the opponent!

Therefore, Liu Mang chose to take a step back and defend, with a posture of whether you like to shoot or not.

Tinsley's three-pointers are very impressive. Last season, he averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game and his hit rate was 24%. This season, he is averaging 1.8 three-pointers per game and his hit rate is 17%.

Wave and iron, usually with such a wide gap, he shoots very resolutely. Isaiah Thomas's strategy is: it doesn't matter whether the ball goes in or not, but he has to have enough momentum. A point guard has a big gap to shoot a three-pointer.

, if they can score even once, the opponent's defense will not dare to put too much pressure on it.

However, this time, Tinsley did not throw, but broke through towards Liu Mang and forced physical contact with Liu Mang!

Liu Mang was forced to push Tinsley toward the baseline. In the same position, Tinsley once again relied on Liu Mang to hit!

O'Neal Jr. and Brad Miller both relied on their wide shooting areas to open up space, and Tinsley was sitting in the low post again!

This time Tinsley was even more ferocious, squeezing Liu Mang and trying to force a shot. Liu Mang tried to block the shot with his wingspan advantage, but Tinsley hit him!

The referee whistle blows, shooting foul!

Liu Mang found that it was really difficult to deal with this stupid young man who insisted on doing it at the risk of his life!

Tinsley made two free throws to help the Pacers maintain the point difference at 5 points.

19 to 14, the Eagles lead by 5 points.

When the Eagles attacked again, Liu Mang vaguely felt something was wrong in the last round, so this time he asked Muhammad to come up to pick and roll. As a result, a more troublesome situation occurred. When Brad Miller defended,

Appearing directly behind Muhammad in the pick-and-roll, he caught Liu Mang in advance!

Artest blocked Liu Mang's retreat at the other end. Together with Muhammad, the four of them were packed together in a half-meter circle like a plate of black and white buns!

Liu Mang wanted to pass the ball but couldn't. He wanted to dribble and retreat. He was forced to take several steps and even hugged the ball!

The referee whistle blows, walking violation!

Brad Miller and Artest high-fived to celebrate, successful defense!

Unlike O'Neal who is good at single defense inside and assisting in blocking shots, Brad Miller is very good at guarding pick-and-rolls. The key is that the Pacers have a clear goal! All they need to do is block Liu Mang, so Brad Miller is a pure

An inside man who relies on his brains and height to play will be better defensive than O'Neal.

Liu Mang threw the ball to the ground in frustration, handed it to the referee, and turned back to defend.

Liu Mang probably guessed the Pacers' little trick, so when defending this time, he and Prince switched defenses!

Prince was originally supposed to do the hard work of chasing Reggie Miller. With Prince, Liu Mang can concentrate on guarding the opponent's point guard or shooting guard who is holding the ball. This is better than last season for the Hawks.

The key to better perimeter defense.

but……

This time, Reggie Miller actually went to the low post! Liu Mang followed him to the low post, and when he saw Reggie Miller relying on him to get the ball, he was about to spit out a mouthful of blood!

Co-authored, are you really trying to guard against someone in the low position?

Liu Mang was also angry!

"Wow, our three-point king, you don't shoot three-pointers with your soft and slippery movement outside. You can't think of coming to the inside. You want to use your limp body to make me feel uncomfortable.

Will you score easily after that?" Liu Mang's venomous mouth mode is on.

"Well, you guessed it right, I actually want to take off my clothes and have sex with you in a pair of gold underwear." Reggie Miller immediately countered.

Originally, from the 2000-2001 season, when the Pacers fell from being the Eastern Conference champion the previous season to almost missing the playoffs, Reggie Miller rarely talked trash, mainly because of players in the 1980s and 1990s.

, when the team's strength is not good, they don't have the confidence to talk trash. Of course, the tough No. 21 does not count.

But today, Reggie Miller's venomous mouth is back!

Moreover, this scene is so powerful! When Liu Mang thought of that scene, he almost felt sick and breathless!

Reggie Miller took the opportunity to counterattack, and Tinsley passed the ball properly. He was worthy of being the assists leader among the 2001 rookies. Before his serious injury, he averaged no less than 5 assists per game. When he retired, he averaged 6 assists per game.
To be continued...