Chapter 308 307: Because it is too strong, it leads to the rules against Shay(1/3)
Chapter 308 307: Because he is too strong, rules for Shay were introduced! (Thanks to Cong Jun for the 5000 reward)
Author: Grove Street Brothers
Chapter 308 307: Because he is too strong, rules for Shay were introduced! (Thanks to Cong Jun for the 5000 reward)
At the last moment of Game 5 of the 1998 Finals, Shea used a drifting fadeaway from the right wing and threw the ball under Reggie Miller's full pursuit.
1998, the first year after Michael Jordan retired for the second time.
Under the leadership of Tracy McGrady and Van Horn, the Chicago Bulls ranked first in the league in reverse.
They have won an astonishing 11 games in the entire season and are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Like the Western Conference, the Nuggets have also won 11 games in a single season.
The Bulls' average ticket price in the 1997-98 season was only half that of the previous season, and even this still couldn't withstand the crazy decline in attendance.
No one knows how Krause feels at this time. After all, just a season ago, they only lost 11 games in the regular season and were the most popular team in the league.
In just one year, it has only won 11 games in the regular season, and ticket revenue has dropped significantly.
Do you really think that fans are here to watch football? No, fans are just like book fans, they are here to watch people.
Came to see Michael Jordan.
Klaus's team breaking ability is so strong that only Ou Shenxian, who is only 6 years old now, can rival him.
Therefore, the team that reached the Finals instead of the Chicagoans became the Indiana Pacers that had a fierce battle with the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals in the original history.
King Bird led his trash-talking 3-point assassin out of the Eastern Conference!
The Knicks? What a joke. They couldn't even steal a win from the Pacers.
The Pacers' Dutch giant Smits averaged 19.5 points per game against the Sharks, the highest on the team! Simply because the Sharks never dived to defend their opponents' mid-range shots.
Smits and Reggie Miller relied on pick-and-roll cooperation to torture O'Neal until he was helpless and cursed angrily:
"If the Dutch dare to fight me one-on-one, I can beat him up!"
But such a cry is like "Oh no" from a woman's mouth, it will only make the attacker work harder.
In this way, the Sharks still maintain their record of being swept once a year.
In order to express their determination to defeat and win the championship, the tenacious Pacers even shaved their heads and became a beautiful sight in the NBA.
But just when the people in the big cornfield thought they could finally reach the top, the most undisputed basketball god and the most terrifying basketball devil did not give them any chance!
In the first two games of the series, the Lakers firmly dominated the Pacers at the Great Western Forum.
Those championship banners seemed to tell the Pacers players that they were playing in a finals that was destined to not end well.
Back in the big cornfield in Game 3, the tenacious and unyielding Reggie Miller contributed that classic push to win. Of course, the person he pushed changed from Jordan to Shay.
This tenacious blow allowed Reggie Miller to help the team regain a victory.
It is really hard for people to imagine how this guard, who is as skinny as a stick, can compete with the basketball god and demon Shay.
Shea also shook his head. Although the Pacers were defeated in the first two games, Reggie Miller was indeed the toughest player in the 1990s.
He is worthy of being a tough guy who refused Logo's recruitment two years ago, refused to team up with Shay, and said he would lead the Pacers to defeat the Lakers.
However, that's all the Pacers and Reggie Miller can do.
After this scene, the walkers made God angry.
In Game 4, Shea scored 45 points, giving Reggie Miller a 12-point defeat.
Then today is the day.
The Pacers were united and kept clinging to the score, but they were never able to take the lead.
33 seconds before the end of the game, the Pacers were still 3 points behind.
At this time, the four-time MVP, the scoring champion, steal champion, DPOY champion for three consecutive years, is the unquestionable king in the basketball world.
Use a floating fadeaway on the right wing of the court to shoot the basketball from your fingertips.
Then, under Larry Bird's solemn gaze, the basketball passed Reggie Miller and hit the net!
Shay, the 38th point of the game.
In the last 32 seconds of the game, the score difference was widened to 5 points!
Reggie Miller put his hands on his hips, helplessness written on his face.
His defense just now was obviously impeccable and he didn't lose his position at all.
In fact, Reggie Miller's defensive performance in this year's Finals was very good.
But time and time again, Shea made the basketball without any problems on his defense.
This goal made fans watching TV in Los Angeles cheer with joy.
Because now, Shay most likely will be.
The first player to win three consecutive championships since the 1960s!
"In the last 32 seconds, Shay has only 32 seconds left to establish a three-peat dynasty!
We are witnessing history!"
Amidst the shouts of the on-site commentary, Shay smiled and glanced at Reggie Miller.
Shea admitted that Miller is a first-class tough guy and a real man.
If he wasn't too stubborn and unwilling to leave the big cornfield, Shay actually really wanted to be teammates with someone like Miller.
But no matter how much he admires his opponent, Shay will never be merciful on the basketball court!
He looked at the desperate Miller and said softly:
"Reggie, you are indeed the best player on the planet.
After all, you are the only person besides Jordan who can force me to use 80% of my strength.
You are very strong, but sorry, I am God!
Remember, don’t mess with Basketball Jesus!”
After hearing this, Reggie Miller's heart was broken into pieces.
The entire Pacers team has tried their best, and Reggie Miller has also used what he has learned throughout his life.
But as Shea said, he only used 80% of his strength. Miller's all-out effort only resulted in Shea's ease.
So far in this year's finals, Shay has only G4, scoring over 40 points in a single game.
In the finals of last season, in the duel between Shay and Jordan, Shay averaged 40+ per game in the finals!
This is not because Shay's scoring ability has declined, but because Shay doesn't need to score so many points to defeat the Pacers.
The Pacers can't even force out the strongest Shay!
In fact, the Pacers are not inferior to the Lakers in terms of personnel configuration and tactical strategies.
As the best coach of the year, Bird's level is self-evident.
But they can't beat the Lakers, and they lose because they don't have Shea!
The Pacers are a very strong defensive team, but their offense can only be considered mid-range in the league.
It's quite similar to the Lakers.
The difference is that the Lakers have a super scorer but the Pacers don't!
This leads to the fact that at critical moments, the Lakers' offensive ability is stronger than that of the Pacers. This is why the Lakers have the advantage!
To put it bluntly, it’s because of Shay!
And as far as Reggie Miller knows, Shea is still playing with an ankle injury.
This tenacious son of the cornfield has been completely conquered.
One possession later, Shea's defense allowed Reggie Miller to hit a key three-pointer.
So far in the fourth quarter, Shea has only allowed Miller to score 4 points.
Shay scored 10 of the Lakers' 21 points in the fourth quarter.
He used his terrifying personal ability to block the Pacers' last glimmer of light and hope.
Mutombo grabbed the rebound, and the Dutch giant Smits had to make a desperate tactical foul on Mutombo.
But everyone knows that this will not help.
As long as No. 23 is on the court, it seems that the Lakers will never lose the Finals.
Sure enough, Mutombo's two free throws didn't change anything.
At the last moment, Mark Jackson missed a quick three-pointer. Unfortunately, the Pacers missed the finals by 6 points!
On the court, Shay pursed his lips, jumped up, pumped his fist, and swept the world!
After winning three consecutive championships, Shay's reaction was calmer than expected.
He didn't have the excitement he had when he won the championship for the first time in 1993.
To be continued...