370: The ravings of the "Dragon King".
With 2.2 seconds left before the end of the game, Paul George drew a foul on Wade "The Flash" from beyond the three-point line. This penalty made the entire bankers life arena boil, because at this time, the Pacers were just two points behind the Miami Heat!
"This decision almost killed the game, almost killed the game!" Kenny. Smith danced on the podium, and no one expected that the two sides would fight so fiercely even in overtime.
At this time, the most calm person in the audience is undoubtedly Henson. Joe.
With 2.2 seconds left, the Pacers trailed the Heat by two points, and George made three free throws. In other words, even if George hit all three free throws, the Pacers would only lead the Heat by one point. And the time given to them is as long as 2.2 seconds!
Henson glanced at LeBron. James and Wade, one has a triple-double of 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and the other has 19 points and is shooting 60 percent from the field. "Zhan Wei" 2 performed extremely well in today's game, and it was not difficult for them to score a point in 2.2 seconds!
In the quiet atmosphere that the fans have worked hard to create, Paul. George hit all three free throws. Spoelstra called a halt to the game, and the Heat had a full 2.2 seconds left to change that.
Throw-in, Wade handed the ball to LeBron who cut to the basket. LeBron got past Leonard with a nice turn and then made a light layup.
"Damn." The moment he saw LeBron make a layup, Henson had already buried his head.
Sure enough, 2.2 seconds is too long for the Heat
Three hours ago, the bankers living arena, the Eastern Conference showdown between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers, officially began.
The Pacers haven't given Thibodeau any more chances since losing to the Bulls in Game 1. In Chicago, the Pacers are on a two-game winning streak. Back in Indianapolis, the Pacers went from strength to strength. In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, although the Bulls played very bravely and hard, they still lost 94-91 in the end. The Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals 4-1 without feeling much pressure.
On the other hand, as Henson said, the New York Knicks have no way to counterattack the Miami Heat. Although when he first entered the league, Cameron. Anthony's prospects are even considered better than LeBron's, but in fact, the gap between the two is getting wider. In the matchup with James, Anthony took advantage of less than half of it. That said, the Knicks' greatest advantage no longer exists. Whereas. Smith's nerve knife naturally can't be compared with Wade.
The Knicks are not better than each other in terms of scoring points, which is why Henson has full confidence in the Heat.
The Heat team seemed to save energy, and they passed the test leisurely. 4 to 2, although it took one more game than the Pacers, there was no surprise in the ending.
And just like that, for the second year in a row, the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat met in the Eastern Conference Finals! And there is no doubt that this is a series like Mars hitting the Earth, and it can even be comparable to the finals!
During the regular season, the Pacers won 25 in a row and 72 in a row. Not to be outdone, the Miami Heat, with an equally great record of 27 wins in the regular season.
While the Pacers' 72 wins overshadow the shine of all teams, the Miami Heat's 66 wins should not be underestimated.
It was like this that two teams, who had almost no opponents in the regular season, finally met under the spotlight. And the intensity of this game is also worthy of the fans' expectations.
The game was intense from the start, and the Pacers' defense was a headache for the Heat, who were unable to score after 2 minutes of play. Of course, the Heat's defense was also not loose, and the Pacers only scored four points in the first two minutes of the game. The biggest gap between the two sides in the quarter was only 4 points, and after the first quarter, the Heat only led by 1 point at 22-21.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the smell of gunpowder on both sides began to become stronger. Battier hit Horford's lower body with his knee on a layup and picked up a foul. West broke Battier's nose with an elbow for his interior partner, who had bloodied the court for the first time since the 2009 Western Conference semifinals.
However, the fierce confrontation brought about the problem that Henson left for Thibodeau in the last round of the series - the number of fouls committed by the interior players was out of control!
As we all know, the Pacers' biggest advantage over the Heat is on the inside! West and Horford can cause major problems for the Heat's interior line, both on the offensive and defensive ends.
But under the fierce confrontation, West and Horford both committed four fouls in the third quarter. The Heat broke through very resolutely, and Wade and James happened to be masters of foul making.
In this case, Henson had to rotate the interior players early. Sometimes, Leonard even had to play the number four position. However, as a result, the Pacers' interior advantage has all but disappeared, and James and Wade have become incredibly easy to attack the frame. Leonard has played really well this season, but the opponent has always been LeBron. It is impossible that in every game, Leonard can limit James very well.
Thankfully, Paul's solid playmaking has allowed the Pacers to always be able to recover points quickly after conceding points. Before the end of the 48th minute, Paul. George leveled the score with a long-range three-pointer to send the game into overtime.
George's three-pointer was two meters away from the three-point line, and James didn't even go up to interfere. It's just that I didn't expect that James's negligence turned the victory in the hands of the Heat into a passing fine sand.
After the game went into extra time, the two teams played even more difficult to solve. Just 1:58 into overtime, West had six fouls. In order to strengthen the protection of the basket, Henson sent Anderson and Horford a "twin tower" lineup. As everyone knows, Bosh, who was pressed to only grab 1 rebound in the first 4 minutes of overtime, grabbed the most critical offensive rebound in the last minute of the game.
After grabbing the rebound, he passed the ball to James on the outside, James held the ball and burst out, with Leona hanging on his body, and then slammed into "Birdman" Anderson. Under such a double attack, LeBron mistakenly scored the ball and caused a foul!
In this way, James gave the Heat a crucial two-point advantage.
At the last moment, it was Paul. George! In regulation time, his long-range three-pointers saved the team. In overtime, he made a three-point foul from beyond the three-point line to bring the Pacers back to life once again. But while the whole banker's life arena was celebrating and excited, Henson couldn't laugh.
LeBron's state today is surprisingly good! He was determined to take at least one win away from home!
So, there was a layup where he cut in and caught the ball, and then turned and passed the layup.
The moment the red light came on on the rebound, the basketball also fell to the net. At that moment, Henson covered his forehead, and around him, the sound of Pacers fans sighing.
"Lore! Lore! Lore! It's definitely LeBron. The greatest whistle strike in the history of James' career! The Pacers fought stubbornly, and they were in the absence of David. West's case fought to the end! But in the end, the Heat still bit a piece of meat from the defending champions! ”
Kenny. Smith was in a complete state of madness, and the lore shot was always the most pulsating moment on the basketball court. In the past, it was the Pacers who killed games on someone else's home court. And today, they also experience the feeling of being killed by someone else.
James and his teammates were hugging each other and they couldn't be more excited, they had been preparing for this game for a long time, and now it finally paid off! Last year's humiliation, they want to pay it back! The championship, this Heat No. 6 is already salivating over the championship. He didn't want to wait any longer, no matter who crossed in front of him, even if it was a team with 72 wins, LeBron would crush him!
"It's just one goal, damn it!" Frank. Vogel gritted his teeth unwillingly, and in the last 2.2 seconds, God knew that this kind of thing would happen.
"No, Frank. It wasn't a one-goal affair, and we were targeted by Miami in many places throughout the game. We studied them in advance, and they, I'm afraid, were already studying us as early as the regular season. David and Eyre's foul troubles, tough defense cut off our inside and outside links, and without these, the final killer would not have happened. I thought, we're going to be busy, man, we're going to be busy. ”
Henson stood on the sidelines and patted every player who passed by as a sign of comfort. They did their best today and fought the Heat until the last minute of overtime, and they did a good enough job that Henson had nothing to complain about.
At this time, at the entrance of the player's tunnel, Chris. Bosh is being interviewed by reporters on the sidelines.
Bosh was an interior player, although he was suppressed to only 2 rebounds throughout the game. But one of those two rebounds saved the game, and Bosh scored 17 points really well.
Henson was just passing by, but the remarks of the "Dragon King" made Henson stop suddenly.
"We've got to play better," Bosh said, "and we're not playing at championship level yet, and it's hard to win this series, let alone the Finals." Whether it's attacking or defending, we have to step up. Yes, we won, but I think we should have won more simply than by killing. ”
As soon as Bosh finished speaking, he saw Henson's sharp gaze on the side. The "Dragon King" couldn't help but swallow his saliva, because Henson's murderous aura was too heavy!
Henson wanted to rush straight to the camera to mock Bosh, but the result of the game and his more sedate mentality didn't allow him to do so.
Henson just nodded at Bosh and left the court with his fists clenched.
"Win more simply?" Henson said to himself in his heart, "Lao Tzu will let you get your wish!" ”