Veteran Reggie Miller became the key to the Pacers' turnaround, scoring 20 points and 22 points in the second and fourth games, respectively, to help the team win.

Don’t think that the score is small. The experience of these two teams is just bayonets and defense. If you can score 20 points, you will be considered as a very outstanding performance.

Not to mention, Miller has been playing for the Pacers for 18 years and is already a 40-year-old veteran!

When Artest was suspended, he was blooming his last fireworks.

So, it is completely different from the first round. Three groups in the semi-finals of the four groups tied 2-2.

Such a situation is like playing with a certain face, and the wind situation suddenly becomes a balanced situation, and the experience is doubled.

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Two days later, the Lakers and Spurs returned to the Staples Center and officially ushered in the Battle of Kings Mountain!

The attendance rate on the spot was full. In addition to the Lakers Bus Jr., Spurs general manager RC Buford also came to the scene.

The scene was also where major TV media took their seats early and started the hot spots in advance.

The attention and impact of this game are the biggest since the playoffs this year.

Well, James is here to the scene, too.

After Sun Hao told him that "the future is yours", although he still made defeating Sun Hao the goal of his career, he also respected Sun Hao more.

Although he didn't say it, everyone knew that this idol of the chosen son had changed from Jordan to Sun Hao.

Sun Hao also went to the sidelines to chat with James for a while while warming up.

It’s a bit of a pity that this is not Dallas, and burritos will not be distributed on site.

It seems that he will have to suggest it to Kupchek in the future.

After the warm-up, the two teams started one after another.

Like the last game, Ginobili is still not on the Spurs' starting roster.

After Popovich tasted the sweetness, he was expected to do so.

After seeing this, Phil Jackson gathered the starters together to talk about his tactical ideas.

The two teams have been playing until now, and they are actually very familiar with the tactical level, but more of them are strategic.

Jackson called the starters together now and only asked them to do one thing, that is, to establish as much as possible in the starting period.

Because in that case, even if Ginobili gets a lot of points from the bench, the Lakers will have the advantage.

There is nothing wrong with this idea.

Jackson arranged this way, and on the other hand, Popovich was almost doing the same thing.

What he wants to do is to support the starting time.

This is, there is a heart-to-heart relationship.

The game began soon, and the Lakers launched a fierce offensive at the beginning of the game under the leadership of Sun Hao and O'Neal, but the Spurs were fighting fiercely.

It was only after Ginobili entered the bench that fans realized that Duncan's strength had not become weak at all.

Moreover, he is very smart in playing basketball.

Knowing that he and O'Neal are not in the position, except for the rounds specially arranged by Popovich, he always tries to minimize confrontation with O'Neal head-on at other times.

Duncan, who was not in the position of O'Neal, was still the stone Buddha who wanted to give him a favor.

The quarter ended about 8 minutes, and the score on the court was 24-18. The Lakers led, but the lead was not obvious.

Both sides entered the substitute connection section.

Ginobili replaced Brent Barry on the Spurs, and Mohammed replaced Nestrovic.

On the Lakers, Anderson replaced O'Neal and Uncle Huo Er replaced Malone.

However, Jackson also made a substitution adjustment, and it was a different adjustment from the past games. He replaced Christie with Horry.

In the past few games, Christie and Ariza took turns to defend Ginobili.

But now, Horry's rotation sequence is advanced.

This is a bit interesting.

Horry played calmly, and his psychological quality was also one of the reasons why he became the greatest role player in NBA history.

The Spurs' offense came up, Ginobili took the ball, and after pick-and-roll with Mohammed, he went straight to the inside.

If O'Neal is not here, the Lakers' inside defense will definitely decline, which is also a point he can use.

Anderson was struggling to catch up and blocked the block when Ginobili made a layup.

But Ginobili shot with a fake shot, and seemed impossible to control his body. He swung a big way and then moved to a layup with his left hand.

The ball was sent steadily into the basket, which caused a lot of exclamation on the scene.

It is still difficult for the Lakers to limit Ginobili's performance!

Sun Hao held the ball in the frontcourt, and in addition to Parker's control, Bowen also came to attack.

O'Neal is not present, and the Lakers' best internal and external tactics cannot be played. Popovich can double-team Sun Hao without restraint.

Sun Hao soon discovered Hori, who had fallen to the bottom corner early. He saw the opportunity and threw the ball over with a long swing.

However, Horry is famous and has played for the Spurs. Popovich is obviously also wary of it. Duncan has already rushed over after the assisted defense rotation.

Horry, he directly hung the ball into Uncle Huo Er's hand at the basket!

This goal fully reflects his playoff experience.

No matter how good the assisted rotation is, it is impossible to achieve the effect of "television". The Spurs will have certain risks when using two players to clip Sun Hao.

Especially Sun Hao is very good at football and has a fast ball, so as long as the person who catches the ball can make the correct judgment as soon as possible, there are still many opportunities to score.

Chachahori, what he made is the most correct choice.

This ball is the chance ball. Uncle Huo Er easily scored after getting the ball.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

Many fans' impression of Horry is only on the key three-pointers he hits, but in fact, Horry can do a lot besides that.

Passing, defense, organization, and other things he could do when he was young, and he still does it now.

Ginobili turned around and made another snake-shaped breakthrough layup!

After O'Neal left, Anderson was a little useless in front of him.

Fans were surprised to find that the Spurs' scoring firepower has not weakened at all from starting to substitute.

There may not be anything in the previous game, but two games in a row have made people admire Popovich's ability to adjust.

In history, Sima was able to fight Zhuge for the rest of his life, and he was also very capable.

26 to 22.

The score difference was narrowed to 4 points again.

A person's pursuit of points.

This sounds incredible, but Ginobili did this in the last game, and he could still do it when he arrived at Tianwang Mountain!

Sun Hao, he continued to be double-teamed by the Spurs in the frontcourt!

The Spurs' ideas are very clear. After Sun Hao showed his dominance that was not inferior to O'Neal in the second game, they would rather let other Lakers players score.

Sun Hao wanted to find Horry, but the Spurs had already assisted in the defense and rotation in advance.

Their defense is still one of the strongest in the league!

However, Horry cut into the basket!

Sometimes there are more things that an experienced veteran can do on the court than you think.

Sun Hao dribbled behind the ball and found the ball to get out of the ball, followed by a straight pass.

His current ability is not enough to wear a visually explosive ball like Nash, but his Hall of Fame level ball merchandiser has a strong ability to seize opportunities!

After receiving the ball, Horry met Duncan to assist in defense, and he handed it to Anderson on the other side.

Anderson wanted to take off and buckle it directly, but was destroyed by Duncan.

Although this ball failed to create direct data for itself, Horry played a huge role.

Anderson is also very successful. He usually only hits 60 or 70 percent and hits both free throws!

This goal is equivalent to Horry giving an assist!

28 to 22!

The score difference widened to 6 points again.

4 points, 6 points, such fluctuations are a good thing for the Lakers.

Because the score difference has not been narrowed so much, it means that Popovich's strategy of putting Ginobili on the bench has not worked as well as before!

Ginobili, after pick-and-roll in the frontcourt and Duncan, the two played a small cooperation, first giving the ball and then returning the ball. Ginobili quickly made a three-pointer after receiving the ball... hit!
To be continued...