"It doesn't matter, cheer up, we must score this goal."
Miller inspires his teammates, which is his responsibility as a veteran.
Miller dribbled to the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with Faried. After splitting, he faced Tucker's defense.
Miller smiled slightly. This was what he expected. With a flick of his wrist, the basketball drew an arc and accurately lobbed to find Faried. Jeremy Lin went around to defend, but he was not high enough to destroy the pass. .
Faried caught the ball and the helicopter took off. The amazing speed of the ball made O'Neal on the side no time to defend, and he watched him dunk into the basket with both hands, 20:13.
There was an exclamation of exclamation at the scene. Faried's dunk combined with his fierce appearance had a very strong impact.
"It has to be old Miller, his mind is too clear. Since the Rockets choose to switch defenses infinitely, he will look for Jeremy Lin to switch and attack the weakness of lack of height. O'Neal's slow movement speed is also part of his calculations."
Zhang Weiping admires Miller very much.
Jeremy Lin dribbled forward and handed it to Butler again.
The latter once again connected with the three threats and broke through smoothly. The explosive first step was even though Chandler was prepared, he couldn't keep up.
Fortunately, Faried helped with defense and prevented Butler from moving forward.
But he also missed Tucker behind him. Butler hit the ground and passed the ball, finding Tucker in the gap. The latter caught the ball and started directly. Faried turned quickly and hit Tucker's arm with a slap.
"Beep!"
Defensive foul, two free throws.
McHale looked at his watch. There were two and a half minutes left in the first quarter. He looked back at the bench. Iverson was looking at him expectantly.
McHale made a big move and replaced Iverson and Gerald Green, replacing Jeremy Lin and Butler.
He had his own considerations in choosing Green instead of Livingston or Beverley.
Green's advantage is his excellent athletic ability and better counterattacks and three-pointers. Such technical characteristics are more suitable to play next to Iverson.
Iverson took off his training clothes and walked to the technical stage to wait to play. The fans at the scene stood up and applauded with thunderous cheers. What they are most looking forward to is here, Iverson is going to play.
"Come on, Iverson is back on the NBA court after three years."
Zhang Weiping also said excitedly that although he was a Kobe fan, he also had deep feelings for Iverson, who had been fighting against Kobe for a long time.
"Iverson will play at this time, earlier than we expected. It seems that Iverson will play at least 15 minutes in this game."
Yu Jia analyzed.
The focus of the scene was all on Iverson, and no one even cared when Tucker missed the first free throw.
It doesn't matter if you make a free throw or not, as long as you make the free throw quickly, we are still waiting for Iverson to play.
This is probably what most fans think.
After missing the first free throw, Jeremy Lin and Butler high-fived Iverson and Green before walking off the court.
Iverson walked onto the court amidst cheers from the sky. He waved and greeted the fans, and the cheers became even more enthusiastic.
On the free throw line in the frontcourt, Tucker was a little helpless. As a player of the home team, how could he still be interfered with a free throw? He took a deep breath to adjust and threw the ball.
This time it came in, 21:13.
The Nuggets attacked, Miller dribbled to the frontcourt, handed it to Gallinari, and ran to the side.
Facing Ariza, Gallinari continuously changed directions and swung his body to break through. Tucker assisted with defense and protection, blocking his path.
Gallinari wanted to find Faried inside, but found that O'Neal's defensive positioning was very clever. He was right between Koufos and Faried. If he passed the ball rashly, he would probably be intercepted.
In desperation, he had no choice but to pass the ball to Miller on the outside.
Iverson was very focused. When he saw Gallinari's pass coming, he suddenly stepped forward to steal it. Unfortunately, he was still half a step too slow. The basketball was only 5 centimeters away from his fingertips.
Miller nearly received the ball and saw an open space three meters in front of him, and he didn't hesitate to take a jump shot. Iverson's tackle caused him to lose his defensive position. It was too late to turn around and return to defense, and he watched Miller hit a three-pointer.
21:16.
He raised his hand to indicate that it was his problem.
"It doesn't matter. You almost stole the ball just now. This time you'll get it back."
Tucker comforted.
Iverson bit his lips and remained silent, already having a rough idea in his mind.
After receiving the pass from Tucker, he slowly came to the frontcourt. Ariza, Tucker, and Green stood on both sides, leaving the top position of the arc free.
"Do you think Allen can hit the ball by himself?"
Xu Xin looked at Yao and Mai and asked.
"definitely will."
Maddie said decisively.
"And it will be a top-10 goal."
Yao Ming added.
On the court, Iverson dribbled toward Miller unhurriedly. Miller lowered his center of gravity and opened his arms as if facing a formidable enemy. He didn't know what level Iverson was at now, but it could be seen from the ball Iverson almost stole just now that his speed and explosive power had not dropped much.
Iverson suddenly started and rushed to the right, and Miller was busy sliding to block his breakthrough line.
The upper limbs of the two were in contact. Iverson was not surprised that Miller was able to block his first step. He then stopped cross-stepping and dribbled back with his crotch.
The range of movement was very large, and Rao, a defender of Miller's level, was thrown away at this moment. When Iverson saw this, he put the ball together, took off, and shot in one go without any sloppiness.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball goes hollow into the net, 23:16.
The scene was filled with cheers, the fans cheered loudly, and all the bench members transformed into atmosphere groups, waving towels and dancing.
They know in their hearts that what Iverson needs most now is to re-establish his confidence, and everyone's cheers and shouts are his greatest encouragement.
"Good shots, cross-step pullbacks and pull-up jumpers, these were the most commonly used offensive methods by Iverson during his peak period. Looking at his movement speed and stability, it is no worse than before. The Iverson we are familiar with is back. Got it!"
In the live broadcast room, Zhang Weiping said excitedly.
This is a bit exaggerated. Compared with Iverson at his peak, the current "answer" is still slower. However, due to the support of his peers, the old Miller's physical fitness is also not what it was back then.
The Nuggets are not to be outdone. Miller has a clear mind. After Iverson comes on the court, he is the weakest link on the Rockets' defensive end. Miller will naturally not miss this opportunity.
In this offense, Miller took the initiative to play pick-and-roll with Gallinari. After the Rockets changed defense, Miller handed the ball to Gallinari and ran away without giving Ariza a chance to come back.
Gallinari plays Iverson on the wing at a 45-degree angle and has a huge advantage in height and weight. But he is also afraid of Iverson's frontal steal ability.
