"Anferne, we won, we won."

As the whistle blew at the end of the game, Chris Duhon, who came off the bench at the end of the fourth quarter, immediately rushed to Anfernee Hardaway's side, wanting to celebrate his first career Finals victory with his idol.

Due to the rise of Tony Allen and Sarunas Jascovisius's untouchable sixth man, Chris Dujon does not have much playing time in the Pacers, for this, Chris Dujon is also very clear that he does not have Tony Allen's tough and excellent defense, let alone Sarunas Jascovitius's talented offensive talent, so as the playoffs continue to deepen, Chris Dujon's playing time is getting less and less, because as the opponent gets stronger and stronger, His contribution and role to the team is also getting smaller and smaller, and even before the Finals begin, Chris Dujon was doubting whether he would be able to play in the Finals.

Because it was only a second-round pick, Chris Dujon only signed a 1+1 contract with the Pacers after being drafted by the Pacers, and after the end of this season, Chris Dujon will become a restricted free agent, so Chris Dujon is also very much looking forward to performing himself in the Finals, so as to win a good contract extension for himself, if he helps the Pacers win the championship this season, then Chris Dujon does not need to think about his career, Because the rotation players of a championship team will be sweet and sweet everywhere they go, so Chris Duhon, who got 12 minutes of playing time in the first game of the finals, was really excited after the game.

"Alright, Chris, it's just one win, we're going to win three more games." Compared to Chris Dujon, who couldn't be excited because he played more than ten minutes in the finals, Anfernee Hardaway is very calm now, after all, Anfernee Hardaway is also the one who once led the Magic to the Finals, although the Magic was shaved by Olajuwon who was at the peak of his prime, but Anfernee Hardaway has seen a big scene no matter what, and he will not lose his temper like Chris Duhon.

Although not as excited as Chris Duhon, but Anfernee Hardaway's heart is not as calm as his face shows, to put it bluntly, Anfernee Hardaway accepted the invitation of the Pacers for only one purpose, that is, the championship, because of the continuous injuries, Anfernee Hardaway has long been hovering on the verge of retirement, but like all old players, Anfernee Hardaway also hopes to wear a championship ring before retiring, and the Pacers won a crushing victory over the Mavericks in Game 1 of the Finals, which also made Anfernee Hardaway see the dawn of the championship.

Not to mention Anfernee Hardaway, basically all Pacers players, after winning the first game, can feel that the championship is getting closer and closer to them, and then after the second game of the series on June 10, the Pacers have only one feeling, that is, the championship is already in their pocket.

On June 10, 2006, Game 2 of the Pacers and Mavericks' Finals was played again at the Bankers Living Arena, and due to the loss of the previous game, Avery Johnson gave up the two-point guard lineup in this game, replacing Devin Harris with Adrian Griffin to start, while also replacing Eric Dampier with the better defensive attitude of Desaqueena Diop, the "No. 1 center in the West".

I have to say that Avery Johnson's starting lineup in Game 2 of the Finals is really very bold, because Avery Johnson used to replace Devin Harris and Eric Dampier Adrian Griffin and Desaqueena Diop are both sapper-type defensive players, and their contribution on the offensive end is almost negligible, in addition to Josh Howard is also used by Avery Johnson as an outside defensive arrow, and among the five starters, there are three full-time defensive sapper players, It can also be seen from this that Avery Johnson is preparing to have a defensive battle with the Pacers in the second game of the Finals.

Although Adrian Griffin is basically negligible on the offensive end, Adrian Griffin is not a player who is so iron that he doesn't dare to shoot, Adrian Griffin has a very good mid-to-long-range jumper, so after Adrian Griffin replaced Devin Harris, the Pacers had to give up the local three-defense and two-defense defensive strategy.

On the defensive end, Avery Johnson also changed the strategy of defending Meng Xu in the first game, and used Josh Howard and Adrian Griffin to pack Meng Xu and empty Tony Allen, with Tony Allen's offensive ability, even if he is empty, he is not a big threat.

Adrian Griffin's strength obviously can't withstand Meng Xu, but in how to say that this is also a double bag, if Meng Xu chooses to attack under the bag, then his offensive efficiency will be somewhat discounted, Adrian Griffin top, Josh Howard around, this is basically the strongest defense that Avery Johnson can come up with.

However, after the start of the game, when Meng Xu gave up the ball and switched to no-ball tactics, Avery Johnson's defensive strategy was completely miscalculated, although Tony Allen's organizational ability was average, but he was also the main point guard of the Pacers, and the Mavericks did not have a targeted defense against Tony Allen, so in today's game, Tony Allen actually scored a career-high 15 assists, of course, most of them were given to Meng Xu.

Meng Xu showed a stronger scoring ability after switching to no ball, the weird no-ball running, and excellent sense of smell, so that Josh Howard and Adrian Griffin could only follow Meng Xu's ass to eat dust, and in front of accurate jumpers again and again, the Pacers established a 19-point lead in the first half, and Meng Xu shot 13 of 21, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 35 points in the half.

And Desague Diop, the big man who shot 1 of 7 from Tim Duncan in the seventh overtime game of the Western Conference semifinals, was also magically absent today, and was blown up by Jermaine O'Neal, who played center.

The outside line can't guard against Meng Xu, and the inside line can't guard against Jermaine O'Neal, even though the Mavericks' blocking and dismantling tactics have also improved somewhat, but in the face of the still porous defense, the Mavericks still can't win a victory on the road.

In the end, at the end of the game, 94-109, the Mavericks, who were playing away, lost the game again.

And Maverick owner Mark Cuban, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, was obviously disappointed and depressed when he was captured by the live broadcast camera.

This is the second time that the Mavericks have reached the Finals since Mark Cuban bought the Mavericks, but the Mavericks now see the slightest hope of winning the cup, and after two consecutive losses, the Mavericks have been cornered, and if they can't find a way to deal with the Pacers, then the Mavericks will be greeted by a humiliating sweep.