Chapter 384 The final struggle enters the Eastern Finals
On May 13, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, there were 20,04 seats sitting at the moment. I felt very comfortable in the home box. Before the previous few seasons, although Philadelphia's attendance rate could not be ranked last in the league, it would definitely not be in the forefront.
Today in Ed Schneider's box, Pacers' owners Melvin Simon and Herb Simon also came. They hoped that their team could complete the reversal on the road.
"I think this series has ended, and it will be useless for you to come."
Melvin Simon and Herb Simon were well educated. Faced with Ed Schneider's provocation, they were not angry at all.
"Is that true, if the Pacers reverse, will you trade Tim to us?"
Herb Simon took the first army, and Ed Schneider raised his head and poured the wine into his mouth. "You need to ask Wang about this question, I won't interfere in the team's matters. It's so easy to be a hand-off manager. It's not just a tiring person to live like you two."
In the commentary seat, Rick Barry had already started his own performance, "If Wang cannot lead the seven or six people to win in this game, I will give you a stand-up drink."
Mike Brin and Bob Costas ignored Barry, as anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Pacers were forced to a dead end by Wang Lin. If Larry Bird could not lead the team out, then the series would really end.
In this game, Larry Bird became fierce. Not only did he mention the big spoon from the bench to the starting lineup, but he also put Fred Hoyberg, Mark West and Mark Pope into the rotation lineup. Larry Bird used all the people he could use. If he didn't use it at this time, he really wouldn't have the chance to use it.
Wang Lin didn't react very particularly to Larry Bird's change of formation. He looked at Duncan, "Tim, you play the fourth position in this game, Antonio plays the fifth position. The other positions remain unchanged."
Your big spoon is on the court, right? Then it will be my dazed moving atm. At the beginning of the game, Duncan received an Iverson lob ball. The ball was hanging very deep. The big spoon did not hit Duncan at the first time. Duncan's left foot was as the axis and turned around like a gyro. When the big spoon saw Duncan's face frame, he quickly greeted Duncan with his teeth and claws. Duncan did not panic, and took the ball a little again. Clarence Witherspoon flew up, Duncan decisively chose to take action. At the same time, when the big spoon fell from the air, it hit his arm. Steve Jarvey looked clearly next to him and gave Duncan a two plus one expressionless face.
Larry Bird's face was a little dark. This big spoon was not powerful. He was teased by the rookie when he came up. I hope he could get the spot back on the offensive end. It was too difficult to count on Rick Schmitz alone in the inside.
The big spoon caught the ball with his back. He did not turn around immediately, but leaned against Duncan a few times, then turned around and leaned back with a small hook. However, he did not expect that this intention would be completely seen through by Duncan. The moment he hooked, Duncan suddenly covered it and with a bang, the ball hit the audience directly. Duncan in this game was not as serious as he was.
Larry Bird signaled Big Spoon's focus on the sideline. The Pacers' sideline ball was quickly fired. The Big Spoon was at the top of the arc. Taking advantage of Duncan's moment of defense, he helped the Pacers get points. Larry Bird clenched his fists on the sideline. Wang Lin still seemed calm on the other side.
Big Spoon's offense is better than Dell Davis, but Dell Davis can attract defense for Rick Schmitz and help other teammates fill up the pick-and-roll, and none of these things are available to Clarence Witherspoon.
So Big Spoon scored five points in the first quarter, while the Pacers were still behind. Duncan scored 10 points with the same big spoon scored. Duncan played an explosive performance in the first quarter, with two two plus one, and all four shots hit. Iverson silently scored 4 assists and also scored 3 points.
Reggie Miller still didn't score in the first quarter. Anyone who scored can be scored, but he couldn't. Larry Bird couldn't replace Fred Hoyberg in the second quarter, and Mark Pope was also replaced at the same time. These two men, Jaylen Rose and others, formed the Pacers' substitute lineup.
Hoiberg has not played many games, and Mark Pope is better than him, so Hoiberg did not take the initiative, but helped his teammates to make the ball, cover, etc. This action made Larry Bird on the sidelines feel ache in his brain. Finally, after an attack, Larry Bird couldn't bear it anymore.
"Fred, I replaced you with it, to score, not to let you play soy sauce on the sidelines. Will the score be? Will I teach you?" Larry Bird often came up and pk shooting skills with the players in training games. Among the Pacers, he is really no1 in this regard, and no one else can beat him.
Hoyborg is not a veteran. He and Jerry Starkhouse are rookies of the same year. But compared to Jordan's junior brother, this guy plays too rationally. Larry Bird doesn't like such players very much. A young man is so old-fashioned and looks like a young man.
The three people transferred from Larry Bird had a certain impact on the battle situation, but the depth of the bench in Philadelphia still made Pacers fans feel desperate.
After Duncan shook the big spoon again, he completed the dunk. The big spoon didn't dare to move because he had already committed five fouls. Although he scored 20 points, Duncan on the opposite side scored almost twice his own.
Duncan's explosive performance really shocked the people. After all, the pace of this era is very slow. It is difficult for players to score more than 30 points in the playoffs, especially Duncan is still an inside player, but Duncan did it in this game. He made 19 shots in the whole game, scored 40 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, and two blocks. The Big Spoon, who faced Duncan, used 15 shots, but only 20 points. The scoring efficiency was more than one level worse. Seeing the Big Spoon's performance, countless Philadelphia fans thought that Wang Lin was really wise to send this guy away last year, and there was no comparison with Duncan.
Chapter completed!