Chapter 423: 1 step away

Pause back.
The Pacers made substitution adjustments.
The main players, Schmitz and Mark Jackson, went down, in exchange for Coleman and Witherspoon.
Then, the Pacers fouled again, and Coleman and Witherspoon fouled.
O'Neal is still taking the free throw line.
O'Neal and Kobe, neither of them got the ball that was just discussed.
"hateful!"
Watching O'Neal take the free throw line again, watching O'Neal's shameful free throw, Kobe was furious.
It feels like there is nowhere to be effective, it's so special!
For some time, the Pacers sent O'Neal to the free throw line intermittently.
The Lakers' sports battles fought tremblingly, really afraid that the Pacers won't know when they will pull O'Neal again.
The Pacers' own offense has been consolidated during this long time, and the feel has improved a lot.
When halftime was over, the score became 70-50
The Pacers shot 70 points in the half, leading the Lakers by 20 points!
The Lakers players walked into the player tunnel in frustration.
Kobe gritted his teeth, his lips cocked. He is really unwilling!
At halftime, Kobe was 4 of 10 and scored 12 points!
He felt that if the Pacers didn't do that, he would definitely score 30 today and lead the Lakers to victory.
However, just because there is such a drag on the team, this game cannot be played!
It really is the barrel effect!
Kobe had just returned to the locker room, and Phil Jackson was talking to O'Neal face to face.
O'Neill nodded frequently, very docile.
Soon after, Phil Jackson found Kobe.
Phil Jackson looked at Kobe with a kind smile, "You have a grudge, right?"
"No." Kobe shook his head, not prepared to say anything more.
"Hen~" Phil Jackson smiled, "I'll give you a chance in the second half, do it well, we need your outside fire support."
Kobe is naturally happy to have more opportunities, but he is a little worried, "But, coach, they will definitely be like that."
"No! They won't. Their main fouls are too dangerous. If they dare to do that, the game will be over."
Phil Jackson is sure.
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In the Pacers locker room, everyone was not as happy as they thought, all Larry Bird was present.
Larry Bird was a bi-king when he was a player. He was knocked out and slipped out of the field. He didn't forget to hold his head with one hand and come to a poss.
After he became a coach, he improved his competiveness. Larry Bird will not laugh easily if the player scores a good goal. He is more calm than Phil Jackson.
"Listen to me. This game is not over. Now, our main players have committed several fouls. Next, this third quarter is particularly important. We have to play well without fouls. We want everyone to see that even if we don’t use foul tactics, we can still beat the Lakers to the bottom..."
Larry Bird did this, making everyone in the locker room nervous.
Li Nan is the same.
Infected by Larry Bird's words, his thoughts that he wanted to relax were also dispelled.
After Larry Bird walked out of the locker room, Li Nan was surprised. No one in the locker room said bad things about him, and no one disliked Larry Bird's words. On the contrary, everyone was willing to listen to him. Everyone didn't celebrate too much, they were all dressing up, listening to music or something.
If this were in Philadelphia, those guys would have started to make trouble, and Larry Brown would have been teased by everyone countless times.
And here, none of those things.
Maybe it's Larry Bird's personal influence, maybe it's the charm of the championship trophy. Everyone has a champion's heart.
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The intermission was quickly over.
In the second half, the Pacers didn't cut the Sharks anymore.
Sure enough, it was the same as Phil Jackson predicted.
After the game, O'Neal began to kill the Quartet again, and Kobe also gave strong fire support from the outside.
However, in this section, the Pacers' offense is fierce and unusual.
The first two quarters of the game were like the Pacers slowly looking for a feel, and suddenly broke out in this quarter.
Li Nan and Reggie Miller's outside fire made the Lakers undefeated, and Mark Jackson and several of their role players also kept hitting open shots.
Even if O'Neal and Kobe are constantly scoring, the Pacers are not at all subdued.
In the third quarter, the two sides played a super high score of 40-39.
110-89
The Lakers didn't chase the score, and were opened by the Pacers by 1 point.
In the fourth quarter, the Pacers slipped slightly, but the Lakers took the opportunity to chase points.
However, the halftime pit was too big. The Lakers scored 37 points in the fourth quarter and beat the Pacers by 15 points.
Beep beep!
The game is over.
132-126
The Pacers beat the Lakers by 6 points away.
The game data:
Walker:
Li Nan, 11 of 19, scored 36 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists.
Reggie Miller, 11 of 21, scored 34 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Lakers:
O'Neal, 17 of 28, 7 of 23 free throws, 41 points, 14 rebounds,
Kobe, 12 of 22, scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists
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At the end of the first game, the Pacers won away and won the home court advantage.
The second battle came two days later.
At the beginning of the game, the physical confrontation between the two sides was fierce.
In 7 minutes, an accident happened and Bryant severely sprained his left ankle in a breakthrough to the basket.
The Lakers without Kobe played more fiercely, especially O'Neal.
In order to stop O'Neal, the Pacers did not hesitate to send a foul.
However, the effect of fouls does not seem to be very good.
O'Neal got 39 free throw opportunities and hit 18 goals.
39 free throws, which also created an NBA single game free throw record, but O'Neal's shooting percentage is a bit embarrassing.
In the game, O'Neal made 11 of 18 and added free throws. He scored 40 points and 24 rebounds.
4020, a super large double pair.
However, even with such an unstoppable O'Neal, the Lakers still lose.
The Lakers have O'Neal this big killer, but the Pacers have double guns.
Today, Reggie Miller was not quite accurate, 7 of 16 and scored 18 points, but Li Nan broke out.
Full game, 18 of 30, 6 of 10 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, 51 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists
Li Nan also created his own new high in the NBA. The previous highest score was 45 points created when he played the Mavericks.
114-111
The Pacers triumphed over the Lakers with 3 points and took a 2-0 lead.
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In the third battle, back to the Pacers home court
91-100
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In this game, O'Neal still scored a brutal 40 points and 15 rebounds, 16 of 30 free throws.
It is still fierce data, but, helplessly, the rest of the Lakers did not stand up and give him enough support.
The Pacers both shot average, Li Nan scored 26 points, Reggie Miller scored 14 points, and the two scored 40 points together.
But the role players and the bench lineup played very well.
Mark Jackson scored 12 points, Davis 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Best hit 5 three-pointers and scored 15 points. Crohill had 16 points. Witherspoon made 6 of 6 shots and scored 14 points.
With 7 scoring doubles, the Pacers beat the Lakers and made another win.
3-0
The Pacers are only one step away from the championship...