So after Shea made zero three-pointers in the tight double-team in the opening game, he had to choose to pass the ball.

Fortunately, Billups and Finley were in pretty good shape today.

After receiving Shea's pass, they were always able to score the ball steadily when they got the chance.

However, even if Billups and Finley hit shots again and again, the Pacers' defensive strategy has not changed!

Bird's strategy today is very obvious - he would rather leave open shots for others than give Shay an easy shot!

This is how Riley's Heat used to defend Shay, letting others go and getting closer to Shay.

Although the Heat lost in the end, facts proved that they successfully pushed the Lakers into a desperate situation.

If it weren't for Shay's buzzer-beating three-pointer in the last 6 seconds, the Heat would have been the winners of that game.

In this way, Shay's scoring has been limited today.

Fortunately, Billups and Finley have not been disconnected.

In the second quarter, Finley even shot 3 of 4 three-pointers, and only missed one open three-pointer!

Relying on the outstanding performance of Billups and Finley, after the third quarter, although Shea only scored 19 points, his shooting percentage was less than 45%.

But the Lakers entered the fourth quarter decisive battle with a 3-point advantage!

However, in the fourth quarter, the Pacers still did not relax their defense against Shay! They wanted to carry out unlimited double-teaming to the end!

Sure enough, at the critical moment, Billups and Finley began to fight under heavy pressure.

Only a few rounds into the fourth quarter, the Pacers went ahead by 1 point.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Shea was still tied up without scoring a single point, and his personal score was still stuck at 19 points.

The Pacers did it, they completely restricted Shay!

If Shay continues like this, the Lakers may miss this opportunity to surpass the Huskies.

But Shea didn't look panicked. Under the Pacers' defense, it was really difficult for him to help the team score.

But no one said that basketball games are only about scoring!

After returning from the timeout, Reggie Miller found that Shea's defense had become very active.

Shay was biting Miller fiercely like a wolf. Even though the Pacers set up various pick-and-roll tactics for Miller, Shay was always able to deftly squeeze through the screens and appear in front of Miller.

He has trouble connecting with the ball!

Seeing that Reggie Miller was completely locked up, the Pacers' offensive responsibility had to be transferred to other players.

Mark Jackson lobbed the ball to Dale Davis. The moment he caught the ball, Davis turned his back and brushed past O'Neal, and jumped up to prepare for a one-handed dunk.

But Ben arrived in time, and with a height difference of more than ten centimeters, he blocked Davis from slamming the basketball into the basket and successfully blocked the dunk!

The Pacers' offense mainly depends on Reggie Miller. To be honest, the others don't have very strong independent offensive capabilities.

Reggie Miller is the core of the Pacers' offensive operation, but Shea's defensive state in the fourth quarter caused the Pacers to completely lose the core.

For several possessions after that, Shea didn't let Reggie Miller catch the ball.

Miller feels that Shay is simply crazy. Does Shay really have no physical ability left for offense?

But even if Shea defended in a suicidal manner, the Pacers still did not dare to let Shea go even half a step, and the double-teaming was still tight.

However, Bird gradually discovered that although Shea did not score much today, he still played a huge role on the offensive end.

For example, in the sixth minute of the fourth quarter, Shea advanced quickly with the ball, but Reggie Miller and Jaylen Rose pursued Shea, forming a double-team situation.

In the rough confrontation and pulling, Shay couldn't even attack the frame.

Shay could only jump up in the tight double team, and then turned 180° in the air.

But even so, Reggie Miller and Jaylen Rose did not relax at all, and still pinched Shay tightly in the air.

Shay has no chance!

But the moment he jumped up and turned his back to the basket, Shea, who was looking back at the basket, used a posture similar to bowling to feed the ball to Finley who was following behind!

At this time, because Reggie Miller and Jaylen Rose both jumped up to block Shay, Finley was left unguarded!

So with Shay's turn and assist without looking at anyone, Finley easily dunked with both hands, helping the Lakers gain a 6-point lead!

And this is Shay's 13th assist in this game, and he only made 2 mistakes!

Although Shea couldn't score directly, he played the role of assister very well today.

His exquisite passes are the basis for Billups and Finley to easily score goals again and again today!

Trailing by 6 points, the Pacers must score now.

Reggie Miller is also ruthless and must get rid of Shay in this round!

As the star player of the Pacers, Reggie Miller didn't have to score in this quarter, he simply didn't take a single shot!

Miller turned on the marathon endurance mode. Originally standing on the baseline, he suddenly started cutting in along the baseline, but after running to the basket, he immediately ran back towards the three-point line. At the same time, Dale Davis' screen rushed

arrived, blocking Shay's path.

But Reggie Miller knew very well that it was impossible to get rid of Shay with this kind of running and screening.

So he changed direction again and ran towards the other side of the court. When he ran to the bottom corner on the other side, Schmitz also came out to set a screen for Miller, blocking Shai and creating a space for Miller to shoot.

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But after Miller ran out, he didn't catch the ball and shoot. Such a small amount of space was nothing to Shea, who had a huge defensive area.

So, Reggie Miller continued to start and ran along the baseline towards another bottom corner again!

Not to mention Shea, who is in charge of defense, Carlisle sitting on the sidelines looks tired!

Along the way, the Pacers' players continued to provide Miller with off-ball screens, with more layers than an onion.

Reggie Miller is equivalent to running out a "∞" symbol horizontally in the bottom corners of both ends.

Finally, Miller ran to the starting point where he first stood, caught the basketball, and then shot directly.

This time, it should be impossible for Shay to catch up, right?

Because even Reggie Miller was a little tired from running, let alone Shea, who had to chase and break away from the cover.

But the moment Reggie Miller took action, that big hand still appeared in front of him in time just like countless rounds before!

Reggie Miller swallowed his saliva and admitted that he couldn't completely get rid of Shay, but after running for so long, leaving such a big circle, and finally running out without even a little space, this is too outrageous! Shay

You have grown on me!

Miller suddenly felt annoyed with Shay and felt that the game was boring.

Under Shay's defense, I can't do anything!

With a "bang" sound, Miller shot and hit the iron under Shay's interference.

Reggie Miller finally took a shot in the fourth quarter, but it ended in a blackout!

Because this was a three-pointer, the ball bounced very far and was a long backboard. None of the big men under the basket could control the rebound.

Jaylen Rose immediately rushed towards the basketball, but as soon as he jumped up, he was knocked away by a huge force.

It's Shay!

After he interfered with Reggie Miller's shot, he immediately turned around to grab the rebound and grab the ball!

After this rebound, Shay already had a triple-double today! 24 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks!

Bird has a feeling of restricting Shay, but not restricting him at all.

Although Shay's score today is indeed not high, Shay's influence is still everywhere!

Defense, assists, rebounds, Shai affects the game in every aspect!

These are not things that Excel fans who say "the true shooting percentage is so low" and "the points scored are so low" can understand.

Shay's influence is felt in every corner of the court!

After getting the rebound, Shay immediately pushed back and counterattacked.

Then, near the midfield line, he directly used a long-distance ground pass across the entire court to assist Billups for a layup, widening the point difference to 8 points!

Lakers fans could no longer sit still, and Magic stood up in excitement:

"Playoffs, we are less than five minutes away from the playoffs!

There are less than five minutes left to create that 0.1% miracle!"

Although Billups scored the goal, everything from defense to rebounding to counterattacks was all thanks to Shea!

Shea didn't break his promise. He told the team before the game started that he would not let the team lose the game.

At this time, Shay is indeed trying his best to ensure that the Lakers win!

In the subsequent games, Reggie Miller was completely locked up by Shay.

Until the end of the game, Reggie Miller didn't find a second chance to take action in the fourth quarter!

God knows how Shay was able to squeeze out his strength and bite Miller in this extreme state.

In this world, the person who can drain Shay dry is not in the NBA. You can probably only find such a capable person in the modeling industry and Hollywood.

With Reggie Miller being completely blocked, the Pacers ultimately failed to catch up with the score.

92 to 85, the Lakers were at home. In this bloody defensive battle, with Shea's offense being completely restricted, they tenaciously won the victory!

The team finally surpassed the Timberwolves and ranked eighth in the Western Conference!
To be continued...