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Chapter 376: Blossoms Inside and Out

"A score of 15 in the first quarter of the finals? Is there any way to turn the tables?" Barkley glanced, "I'm ready to fly to Oakland to comment on Game 7, and I have to get a salary."

"Data shows that the teams that were more than 15 points behind in the first quarter of the finals history were 16 losses and 1 win. But the Warriors are not without a chance. The only win was that the Celtics reversed in the fourth game of the 2008 Finals when they were 21 points behind in the first quarter." Compared to O'Neal's complaints, Bill Walton analyzed the Pacers' winning rate more seriously. It seems that the Pacers' winning rate is slim.

"Hey, beautiful, the analysis is very good. From your analysis, I can see one thing. You are whipping Kobe!" O'Neal laughed happily when he heard this. Although the gap between him and Kobe has already come to an end, he is even a commentator of Kobe's retirement battle. He will participate in the jersey retirement ceremony. He will do these things in the future. Now, pulling him out and whipping the corpse at such a time is a very good choice.

At this moment, the big screen suddenly gave Kobe a picture. No, it should be the picture of He Dou Dagger. If you haven't seen him for a year, this old man's ability to get fat is not inferior to his basketball ability.

But O'Neal was embarrassed: "Hey, hey, why is he here?"

"Man, he's just retired. Can you stop watching basketball if you retire?"

O'Neal had a headache, but he was far from as troubled as the Pacers now. This was the first time the Pacers played so badly. They were 16 points behind in the first quarter, and neither timeout worked. The offensive end was restricted, and the defense, which was the first in the league, was equal to not.

The Pacers in the second quarter changed their offensive strategy, and they did not continue to choose their large lineup. Since they could not attack, using this lineup would only make them more and more loopholes on the defensive end. This was not something that Lin Sen could save.

What they need to strengthen is their offense, and Gordon, an outside killer, returned to the court again. If you want to recover the score, you need to strengthen the offense. The 16-point gap cannot be fought back by just playing around.

Since there is a precedent, why can't the Pacers become the second one? The first person to stand up in the second quarter to want to recover the score was Gordon. When Lin Sen was restricted by the joint defense, the best way was to use a three-pointer to free Lin Sen from the opposite defensive trap.

Eric Gordon lost three games to the shooting skill package and finally found it at this critical moment. Facing Thompson's defense, he also made a three-pointer hit. On the outside of the Warriors, in order to prevent the Pacers from making too smooth three-pointers, they still adopted a strategy of top-man plus joint defense. Thompson is naturally responsible for Gordon, the Pacers' back line.

However, this is not a good match. Thompson's defensive habit is to occupy space and choose positions in advance. Defensiveness can make it difficult for defenders to take action comfortably, but the defensive aggressiveness is not enough, which is not particularly effective for many star players in the form of the situation. This is why Irving averaged 27 points per game with the Warriors last year.

Gordon was undoubtedly a player with superstar ability when he played crazy. His three-pointer, who was 5 cm taller than him, did not feel any pressure at all.

"Beautiful job, Eric, please keep your form." Lin Sen was very happy that someone stood up to help him. He was already annoyed by the Warriors' outside defense. In the first quarter, he got two mistakes by dribbling alone. This was just Anthony Davis' dribbling ability, not Chris Paul, nor Curry on the opposite side. Such double-teams will inevitably make mistakes.

Now Gordon stood up and fired the first shot. Not to mention anything else, at least his low momentum was beaten back by 16 points in the first quarter.

Not to mention that the Pacers can recover the score now, at least after Gordon scored a few goals from the outside, their offensive state was at least stable. The three-pointer from the outside gave Lin Sen a lot of opportunities in the inside. Gordon and Hill felt very good, and slowly made the Warriors' formation change from joint defense to marking, and this was Lin Sen's opportunity.

Linson is not very strong in position. McGee is in a bad state today and then goes down for a while. Pachuria is also resting. Now the Warriors' center is the Pacers' former Pacers player David West. This second leader who was once the Pacers is now holding a basic salary for the Warriors.

The reason for leaving the Pacers was very simple. As his condition declined and Stephenson left, Hibert even returned to his peak because of asthma. He wanted to win the championship in the East with James' mountain. It was very difficult, so he chose the Spurs for the basic salary. Although the Pacers offered this hero a higher salary than him, at this time, at the end of his career, it was obvious that he cared more about the championship. This year, for the championship, he joined the stronger Warriors with a basic salary.

David West is not tall. He is indeed a little shorter in the center, but he is very strong and very strong. Lin Sen, who is not in the ball, wants to get into the penalty area. He just stopped and was stuck behind him and was completely difficult to catch the ball. He could only run to the bottom line to barely receive the ball. This position is not very good, but Lin Sen's pace completed a very successful deception.

After turning around and transporting for a while, he turned around and cut in very quickly from the bottom line, and then used a very small space to dunk.

Bankers Life Arena is cheering for Lin Sen's wonderful dunk. This is not just a dunk that helped the Pacers get back to form, but more importantly, Lin Sen broke through West and completed this dunk.

In the first few games, West basically had no chance to play, and his speed could not keep up with the overall Warriors' attack. Now, the center is no longer available and it is not time to use a small lineup. The Pacers also booed the whole game at this time at home. They were not happy about West's departure. This is a question of their team. Now they meet again in the finals. There is no boo? An impossible thing.

Such booing made West look dark, and two years ago, he was the first scorer in the second Eastern Conference Finals between the Pacers and the Heat.

In the Pacers' blooming inside and outside, the fact that Bill Walton said that the finals, 16-loss and 1-win in the first quarter, has been forgotten by Pacers fans, who have the ability to end the finals at home.
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