In Game 1 of the series, the Pacers won by 10 points.

Without any mercy or superfluous moves, this is the Eastern Conference Finals, the final step to the top of the division. As a result, both sides want to destroy their opponents in the way they do best.

As a result, in the first game of the series, Leonard still scored 31 points under the rotation defense of George and Antetokounmpo. And his deputy, Kyle. Lowry had his best performance since the playoffs, scoring 30 points per game.

Leonard and Lowry, these are the two most lethal weapons of the Raptors. It's a pity that the Raptors don't have any way to break the deadlock except for these two weapons.

VanVleet continued his "highlight" performance, scoring just 2 points on 1-of-4 shooting from the field. Gasol Jr. was very passively defended, making just 2 of 11 shots from the field and scoring only 6 points.

As Henson predicted, Leonard did look a lot like Jordan, but Jordan had a Pippen by his side. It's just a pity that there is no Pippen in Toronto. The performance of the Raptors' role players has been a disaster.

On the Pacers' side, it's the opposite, with Antetokounmpo and George needing to contain Leonard as much as possible on the defensive end, so on the offensive end, more shots are allocated to others.

Among them, there was Siakam, who scored 15 points, Rose, who continued to bloom on the court and scored 16 points, Kuzma, who scored 14 points, and Bogdanovic, who shot 4-of-5 from three-point range in the game.

The huge gap between the two teams' role players has kept the Pacers at bay with the Raptors. In the end, he also won by 10 points. And if it weren't for the fact that the Pacers players weren't so serious in the last minute, the margin would certainly not be just 10 points.

1-0, the Pacers took the lead.

In the second game of the series, the game is still being played in Indianapolis. The Pacers can be said to be completely open in this game, and the final point difference has changed from 10 points in the first game to 22 points!

As in the first game, the Raptors' performance was nothing short of a disaster except for Lowry and Kawhi Leonard. To be exact, even Lowry's performance today was not as good as it could have been. The leading point guard scored just 15 points on 4-of-13 shooting from the field.

Originally, there were not many people who could use the Raptors, and Lowry's mistake again naturally caused the point difference to become very terrible.

Leonard's performance was as good as ever, scoring 31 points on 55.6 percent shooting. It's a pity that Leonard is hard to beat with one punch and four hands. Compared to the Pacers' seven-man double-double, the Raptors' role players are simply disgraceful.

One of the most classic images is that VanVleet broke through for a layup, and in the face of Antetokounmpo's reinforcement, the Greek didn't even jump to complete the block on VanVleet, while VanVleet was knocked to the ground in embarrassment.

This humiliating picture is almost the epitome of the Raptors' role players in these two games. In front of the Pacers, this group of guys seems to be only pressed for their lives.

125-103, the Pacers defeated the Raptors, and the series total score also became 2-0.

At this time, people have long forgotten the brilliance of Leonard's stunner against the 76ers to advance. The huge difference in strength between the two teams has surprised many people.

In his post-match interview, Henson was also very confident, saying: "I know that no game in Toronto is easy. But my players and I are determined to take the game away as soon as possible. So, no matter how difficult the road to conquer the north is, we will move forward. ”

Henson was complacent, because his strategy worked. Using the depth of the roster against the Raptors has worked well in both games. Henson has never been afraid of a team led by a single star, even the former James and the previous Warriors lost to Henson, how could Henson lose to a Raptors with too few stars?

For now, Nick. Nurse's rookie coach didn't have any way to deal with it. Henson has already choked the Raptors by the throat, and he is already wondering if the score will become 4-0.

On the other hand, Leonard was still expressionless. You have no idea if that guy is lost or unwilling.

"The series isn't over yet, all we have to do is put in a better performance."

With that, Leonard turned and left. This "facial paralysis" No. 2, who doesn't talk much, is probably stronger than Henson thought......

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The Raptors returned to Toronto with a 0-2 deficit and the situation was very bad for them.

How bad is it? A list of data will illustrate this.

In NBA history, there have been 288 2-0 games in the division finals. But only 20 of them have achieved a comeback, and the probability that the Raptors can turn the game around is only 7%.

To put it more bluntly, the Raptors are almost theoretically possible to turn the tables. What's more, their opponent is the Indiana Pacers, the strongest team in the league.

On the other side, the Golden State Warriors have also completely suppressed the Trail Blazers. The Warriors have been sweeping the West with a devastating offensive since the first round adjusted.

In the Western Conference semifinals, after losing Durant, the Rockets with Paul + Harden were solved 4-2. In the Western Conference Finals against the Trail Blazers, the Warriors were even more unscrupulous.

Under such circumstances, many media outlets have begun to look forward to the finals. Everyone is already looking forward to a repeat of the Pacers vs Warriors Finals, as for the Raptors and Trail Blazers? No one expects anything from them anymore.

But in Toronto, in a arena that hasn't won accolades for a long time, the Raptors players don't think so.

'Run, run, we can't give up yet, we have to stick with it and equalise at home!'

Inside the training ground, Nick. Nas's voice resounded throughout the audience. The rookie coach didn't want to be swept out of the game by the Pacers, who had just gone through a morale-boosting Eastern Conference semifinals and Leonard had just pulled off an earth-shattering kill.

How can you give up everything you have so hard to fight so hard so quickly?

On the court, the Raptors players also revealed an unwilling momentum. After all, their manager and star of the house have not given up, so what excuse do others have to give up?

Leonard has done his best for this team, and Nick. Nas also did everything he could. These two guys poured this unyielding temperament into every Raptors player.

Therefore, they are still trying and have not given up resistance. Even in the media's pen, the probability that they can turn the tables is only 7%.

In between training breaks, Lowry, Van Vleet, Ibaka and Norman. Powell and a few other players sat together, and Lowry looked around at everyone before suddenly slamming the ground.

"We've got to help him!"

The "he" in Lowry's mouth is undoubtedly referring to Leonard.

"He's our leader, and we can't let him go it alone. Now it's 2-0, guys. If we lose the next game, it will be completely hopeless. Are you willing to waste a season's hard work? No, I refuse! ”

VanVleet was silent, knowing that he had been the most disappointing player in the playoffs so far. The coach trusted him, his teammates trusted him, but he didn't put up a performance that matched the trust.

The guy clenched his fists, he didn't want to be the one who dragged his feet. He doesn't want all the highlights of his career to fall on Can You Defend a 6-Foot NBA Player? in this video.

He's as hungry for victory as everyone else, and at the very least, he doesn't want to be the laughing stock of the media and fans.

Van Vleet stood silently and looked at his teammates around him.

"Kyle is right, we have no way out, we have to help him!"

The forgotten Raptors are beginning to recover, and Henson doesn't know how much trouble he is about to run into in the icy north......