Reggie Miller's Unfaded Blade

Barkley shook his head. "Kenny, that's not necessarily true! What if Artest, that troublemaker, knocks Chen out with an elbow? Then the Pacers would win?"

Huh? Kenny Smith blinked in surprise, then looked at Barkley with a baffled expression. The two of them then burst into laughter simultaneously.

Kenny Smith found his old buddy's thought process getting stranger and stranger.

Meanwhile, Li Chen got up from the ground, shot Artest a meaningful glance, and then walked to the free-throw line.

That look from Li Chen seemed to say, Artest, as expected, all you know is fighting and grabbing on defense, huh?

Artest understood the meaning behind Li Chen's gaze. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and thought, Fuck, I don't believe I can't defend you.

Li Chen's free throws were steady. Swish! The and-one was good.

2 to 5, the Clippers lead by three points.

Reggie Miller shook his head helplessly. The Eastern Kid's luck today was unbelievable. He hoped the Pacers' luck wouldn't be as bad as the Lakers'.

The Pacers' offense.

The ball was passed to Reggie Miller again. He received it and faked a shot.

Corey Maggette knew Reggie Miller's prowess and was immediately fooled.

A faint smile flickered across Reggie Miller's lips. You fell for it.

His thoughts racing, he tossed the ball high into the air.

Just then, Li Chen arrived. He leaped high, but he didn't block the shot. However, Li Chen knew this shot had an 80% chance of missing.

Reggie Miller's heart sank. He clearly felt his shot being grazed by Li Chen's fingertips. This shot might miss.

So he shouted, "Rebound!"

Just as Reggie Miller had imagined, the shot missed.

But they had one of the league's top Centers.

Little O'Neal leaped up and tipped the ball in.

4 to 5, the Clippers still lead by one point.

Li Chen felt a bit regretful that the Pacers had scored this time. He immediately grabbed the ball from the backcourt.

At this moment, Artest immediately stuck to him.

Seeing this, Li Chen felt a bit helpless. "Hey, hey! This is our backcourt, do you really need to go all out like this?"

Artest glared. "I'll do what I want, I'm happy to... "

But before he could finish, he saw a figure flash past him. Li Chen had gotten past him again.

Artest realized he'd been tricked. Fuck, that cunning Eastern Kid. Then, he gritted his teeth and chased after him.

Li Chen's speed was incredible. In the blink of an eye, he was inside the three-point line.

Reggie Miller came over to help defend. Li Chen stopped abruptly, the friction between his shoes and the floor emitting a sharp squeal.

At the same time, Li Chen straightened his body abruptly, feigning a pull-up jump shot.

But Reggie Miller, with his veteran experience, wasn't fooled. He stood firm, blocking Li Chen's path.

Just then, Elton Brand came to set a screen for Li Chen.

Li Chen used the opportunity to break through Reggie Miller's defense. As soon as he entered the free-throw line area, Little O'Neal, who was guarding the basket, rushed out and blocked Li Chen's path.

At the same time, Li Chen's gaze shifted, and he spotted Michael Olowokandi open. Without hesitation, he passed the ball to Michael Olowokandi.

Although his little floater had an 80% chance of going in, if he passed to Michael Olowokandi, the shot was 100% guaranteed. Naturally, he chose the latter.

With a thud, Michael Olowokandi at the basket slammed the ball in.

4 to 7, the Clippers still lead by three points.

After that, the two teams exchanged baskets, with the scores rising back and forth.

Both teams had excellent shooting percentages in the first quarter, which ended with the Clippers leading by one point, 30 to 31.

At the end of the first quarter, Li Chen had 12 points, 4 assists, and 1 steal.

During the rotation in the second quarter, the Pacers' Reggie Miller hit three consecutive three-pointers, going on a 9-0 run that forced the Clippers to call a timeout.

Li Chen sat on the bench, looking at the score of 39 to 31. He thought, Artest is too difficult to deal with in actual combat. I need to get him off the court quickly.

Meanwhile, Coach Alvin Gentry was devising a strategy to contain Reggie Miller.

After outlining the tactics, Alvin Gentry looked at Li Chen and said, "Chen, you should shoot more threes too."

Li Chen nodded, but inwardly he grumbled, I want to, but Artest won't even give me a chance to shoot open threes!

The timeout ended, and the game resumed.

The Clippers inbounded the ball from the frontcourt sideline.

Artest employed his "dog-skin plaster" defense to the fullest. Li Chen finally managed to get the ball.

"Hey! Artest, with your defense like this, can you really handle your stamina in the second half?" Li Chen said, making small talk.

Artest gritted his teeth. Not only did he not respond, but he also stuck even closer, as if he wanted to hug Li Chen.

Li Chen cursed inwardly, damn it, then turned his back to the ball, holding it and pushing forward against Artest.

Artest was pushed back repeatedly, and he was a bit bewildered. What was going on? This kid's strength was too great.

Just as Artest was mustering all his strength to contend with Li Chen, Li Chen suddenly eased up, catching Artest off guard.

At the same time, Li Chen suddenly turned and drove straight in, then shot towards the basket like an arrow.

Little O'Neal came out again to cover.

Ignoring the tall and strong Little O'Neal, Li Chen leaped high and made a small floater.

At the same time, Little O'Neal's block missed the basketball and instead hit Li Chen's arm hard.

This time, Li Chen's luck was terrible; the basketball didn't go in.

The referee's whistle blew, and Li Chen earned two free throws.

Li Chen remained steady as ever, sinking both free throws amidst the boos from the Pacers fans.

39 to 33, the Clippers were still trailing by six points.

The Clippers retreated to defend as a team. Just then, an accident occurred.

Elton Brand poked the ball away from the Pacers' Brad Miller.

However, Elton Brand failed to steal the ball, which he regretted.

Li Chen, who had not yet crossed the frontcourt, suddenly turned around. He tensed his legs and lunged for the ball like an arrow released from a bow.

Just as the ball was about to go out of bounds, he batted it towards where Elton Brand was, then slammed his own body onto the floor.

Li Chen got up again despite the pain and charged towards the basket.

On the other side, Elton Brand, seeing this, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Fuck, Chen is going all out!

Elton Brand caught the ball and drove towards the basket.

Brad Miller, who had initially intended to throw an inbound pass, snapped back to reality and stuck close to Elton Brand.

Elton Brand leaped into the air.

At the same time, Brad Miller leaped up with him.

In the air, Elton Brand dodged Brad Miller's block, but the basketball hit the rim and bounced out, missing the basket.

Just then, a figure leaped up from behind and slammed the ball fiercely into the basket.

39 to 35. Less than 20 seconds after the timeout, the Clippers scored 4 unanswered points.

It could be said that these two points were fought for by Li Chen.

This attitude of giving everything on the court stunned the Pacers fans, making them feel a hint of admiration.