In the first quarter, the two sides played calmly, and there was no beautiful confrontation and offense.

The only thing that made the fans at the scene exclaim may be JR-Smith's fast-break dunk, which resulted in a dunk, and then McGee followed up with the honey operation of making up the dunk and then dunking.

The TV camera showed Bird, who was bowing his head and covering his face, which was really enough.

The chemistry of the three living treasures together is terrifying.

The key is that they are not O'Neill and Howard, they just like to have funny personalities, and they are very serious and make fewer mistakes when they are serious.

The Indiana Three Treasures all feel that they are normal people who can no longer be normal, but from time to time they will short-circuit, overheat, load and trip.

Fortunately, there are not too many such cases, and their performance is usually very stable.

Bird felt he made the right decision to put Stephenson on the bench as the sixth man.

At the end of the first quarter, the score of the two sides came to a 22-22 draw, and both sides did not score high in the first quarter.

James and Li Liang each led the team to "mix" through the first quarter, and then went to rest off the court.

During the break, an interesting raffle was held at the Consec Arena.

Pick one lucky viewer and have four boxes to choose from, with $50, $100, $250 and $500 inside.

After drawing one box, the host will give the audience the option to open two more boxes and see the amount inside.

In this way, there are two boxes left, one that the audience chose at the beginning, and one that was left unselected.

The boxes that have been opened are $100 and $500, so the remaining two are $50 and $250.

The host asked the audience if they wanted to change their choices, swapping the first choice with the remaining unselected.

The lucky viewer, after thinking about it for two seconds, decided not to make the replacement.

When she finally opened the box, she was unfortunate that she had chosen $50 at the beginning, and the one left on the court was $250.

Of course, the lucky audience felt pity on their faces, but there was no way to buy it and leave.

Li Liang and McGee, who were sitting on the sidelines, watched the lottery ceremony throughout the whole process.

Li Liang asked McGee: "Boy, if it were you, would you change your choice?" ”

McGee thought for a moment, "Yes, because the rest of it is $250." ”

Li Liang said: "But you don't know which one you chose at first, you think about it carefully, whether you want to change it or not, you think, you think carefully." ”

McGee really started to think about it, and then realized that his brain was messed up and he couldn't get out......

The second quarter of the game was soon underway.

Although the score is tied, the game is not in favor of the Cavaliers.

Because from the perspective of the lineup, the Cavaliers' starters have an advantage, but the bench is not.

Therefore, the starting lineup of the Cavaliers had better give the bench a lead in the score, and after laying a solid foundation, the substitute lineup will not be beaten too badly.

Of course, the Cavaliers have a big three, and when it comes to the rotation, it is basically guaranteed that there will always be two stars on the court.

This is also the reason why the Big Three teams are so powerful, and the corresponding requirements for substitutes can not be so high.

On the Pacers' side, Li Liang took over, and it was Finsen who commanded the team in his place......

Finson's performance, that's really a bit of a feast, it's still very good when it's good.

There is really no lower limit to being brain-dead, this thing became a father before he went to college, and then he was accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl.

Before the draft, the Pacers saw Stephenson but knew he was notorious, so they hired a private investigator to investigate him.

Of course, the results of the investigation were a mess, but he was selected in the draft because of his exceptional talent.

It's been a few years of training, and now it's finally getting a little bit of a look.

When Bird made him on the court at the end of the first quarter, he reminded him, "Steady. ”

With Li Liang pressing on the field, Fensen is still relatively stable.

But Li Liang is gone, Stephenson is in power, and sometimes it is difficult to say.

Especially in the face of James's team, Stephenson will always be inexplicably excited, resulting in a hot brain, and occasionally doing something unbelievable.

Thankfully, two minutes into the second quarter, Finsen was doing well.

After the Cavaliers left James, George and Irving were left on the court, and with the two of them there, the Cavaliers' offensive framework was still there.

It's really a bit of a problem for Irving to lead the team alone, anyway, after becoming the top pick, he still missed the playoffs every year in his three years with the Cavaliers.

Not only did he miss the playoffs, but he couldn't even subdue the role players on the team.

For example, Vitesse dared to openly argue with Irving in the team, so at that time, George was traded, and the Cavaliers sent Vitesse away by the way.

To put it bluntly, Owen still lacks a bit of leadership temperament.

Just look at Li Liang at this, what is a natural leader?

Do you dare to listen? The hair dryer scolds you to death.

Owen also entered the league a year earlier than Li Liang, which is really a bit far behind.

Putting aside the relatively virtual things such as leadership temperament, Owen's hard power is still very strong.

His superb dribbling skills and historic man-ball combination ability make his breakthrough one of the most spectacular offensive shots in the league.

After Irving took control of the ball in the second quarter, he relied on his personal ability to make consecutive baskets, or throw shots, or pull jump shots to score points.

One of those shots also drew a foul on Stephenson, sending Irving on a free throw.

Irving scored six straight points over three rounds.

On the Pacers' side, only West scored a goal in the low post.

This makes Stephenson look very uncomfortable, so you are allowed to be in the limelight?

Stephenson is the most disdainful of others, and he must stand up and disrupt the situation at this time.

As a result, it is always their own people's game that is stirred up.

Two forced breakthroughs under the basket with the ball and missed.

Once he grabbed a rebound in the backcourt, he knocked his own person away, the ball flew to the basket, and the Cavaliers player took it for a layup.

At 22:28, the Pacers trailed by six points.

Originally, the Pacers were supposed to use the second lineup to pull the points, but the Cavaliers were the first to find their sense and seize the lead.

Bird didn't call a timeout, but he got up from the bench.

It was a signal from Bird to remind Finson to stop playing a few more shots.

Stephenson calmed his mind down, and then he first blocked Scola in the attack, hit the ground and split the ball, and then assisted Scola for a layup.

Then the basket is open to the basket, and the pass from West is the empty basket.

At 26:28, the Pacers closed the score.

After a minute or so, neither side scored.

The defensive intensity of both sides is very high, and that's the game for the Eastern teams.

Regardless of how the winds change in the league, in general, the Eastern teams are good at defending, while the West is better at attacking.

When two Eastern teams meet, sometimes the game can be ugly.

The two sides were entangled until the official timeout, and the score was 33:34, and the Cavaliers still led by one point.

Irving and George missed the second quarter with a good second lineup.

Then, James replaced George on the court, and on the Pacers' side, Li Liang and McGee were also on the court.

Li Liang pushed McGee and said, "Hey boy, it's time to play." ”

McGee is still stuck in the question he just asked.

In a daze, he followed Li Liang on the stage.

As soon as Li Liang came on the court, he received West's pass on the outside, forced a three-point shot at 45 degrees on the left side, hit it, scored 3 points, and overtook the score.

As soon as Li Liang got on, the temperament and feeling of the whole walker were different.

It's the same with knights.

James received the ball in the bottom left corner, faced Li Liang one-on-one, and hit a mid-range jumper with a step-back step.

Then, Li Liang cooperated with McGee in the middle to block and dismantle, threw the ball high, and McGee won the air relay!

The Cavaliers picked up the tempo of their offense.

James passed the ball quickly in the backcourt and found Irving in the bottom corner, Irving received the ball and shot a three-point shot and threw it in!

Li Liang continued to block and dismantle with McGee in the middle, and this move has now become a very useful brush move for the Pacers.

As soon as the opponent contracted, Li Liang immediately took a step in, and then made a quick stop jump shot.

After preparing before the game, James knew that Li Liang would stop the jump shot, so he calculated the step point, if Li Liang dared to jump shot, he would serve him directly.

McGee went inside, TT Thompson really followed, Li Liang walked in with the ball himself, and James waited for the opportunity.

As a result, Li Liang did not stop the jump shot, but suddenly accelerated and walked in, quickly jumped and made a layup with his left hand!

James and Thompson didn't react, so they watched Li Liang go to the basket.

He actually went to the basket?

Hell, this guy who might choose to shoot even when he gets to the basket actually chose to go to the basket, or his left hand.

Li Liang is always so unexpected, and this is also the biggest headache for James, a thing that can always make something new.