"The last two minutes of this game are about to start, Elvin, what do you think the Timberwolves are going to make in the remaining two minutes, in the first few minutes, the Pacers' defensive intensity is very strong, and their counterattack is very resolute, Irvin, how do you think the Timberwolves should break down the Pacers' defense, and how do you defend the Pacers' quick counterattack?" Although there are two professional NBA head coaches sitting next to Michaels, Michaels still habitually asks this question to his old partner, and after Michaels asks this question, Randy Whitman and Scott Skels also shifted their eyes to Magic Johnson's face, waiting for his answer.

In the first few minutes of the game, the Pacers' rotation position on the defensive end is perfect, in the interior defense, Garnett has never found a chance to get close to the basket under the tough defense of Jermaine O'Neal, and NN Hilario's defense of Michael Olowokandi is also very good, although there is still a big gap between Mutombo and Mutombo in terms of game experience, but relying on strong physical fitness, and excellent defensive sense, NN Hilario almost perfectly supported the vacancy after Mutombo's injuryAnd compared to Mutombo, who is basically dispensable on the offensive end, Nn Hilario also has a very good mid-range shot, which makes the Pacers have another tactical change on the offensive end.

On the offensive end, unlike the slow-paced positional battle in the first three quarters, the Pacers relied on sharp and fast counterattacks to catch the Timberwolves off guard, and after Garnett's shooting touch fluctuated, the Pacers opened the score in one fell swoop, although the four-point difference could not announce the death sentence of the Timberwolves, but with only two minutes left in the game, the form on the court was very unfavorable to the Timberwolves.

"The first thing for the Timberwolves is to strengthen the speed of offensive and defensive conversion, which is the most critical point to curb the Pacers' counterattack, and on the offensive end, Garnett's consumption is too great now, and the Timberwolves must make some changes, and they must regain the initiative on the court in the next two minutes to have the potential to reverse the current situation."

Magic Johnson's words seem like he said something, but he doesn't seem to say anything, but as a former NBA head coach, Randy Whitman and Scott Skeles know very well what Magic Johnson meant, the Timberwolves' current tactical system is very similar to the combination of internal and external tactics, but their current performance on the court does not see the slightest shadow of the combination of internal and external, although Garnett in the first few minutes, 5 shots 3, scored 6 points, But Garnett has never been able to kill the Pacers' interior under the basket, and several outside lines of the Timberwolves, under the excellent defensive rotation of the Pacers, are obviously not adaptable, so when the team's tactics cannot be fully played, and the execution of the players on the court is also problematic, the Timberwolves will inevitably lose the initiative on the court.

Although the problems facing the Timberwolves can be clearly seen, Randy Whitman and Scott Skels, two professionals, will not be able to find a strategy to deal with it for a while, and while Randy Whitman and Scott Skels are still thinking, the players on both sides have reappeared on the court to prepare for the final few minutes of the showdown.

The game restarted, when Michael Olowokandi sent the baseline ball, the Timberwolves' tactics really changed somewhat, Sprewell dribbled all the way to the frontcourt, and did not directly hand the ball to Garnett as in the previous game, let Garnett hold the ball alone, but tried to play a pick-and-roll with Garnett at the top of the three-point arc, so as to get rid of Jermaine O'Neal on the spot.

After successfully completing the block, the defender in front of Garnett became Reggie Miller, and this time, with a huge height advantage, Garnett did not show his mid-range shooting skills on Reggie Miller's head, but used his physical advantage to directly crush Reggie Miller's defense and rush towards the basket.

Although NN Hilario has excellent physical fitness, whether it is defensive experience or defensive options on the defensive end, NN Hilario has a certain gap from Jermaine O'Neal, so when NN Hilario gave up Michael Olowokandi and went to make up for Garnett, he was robbed by Garnett without any suspense.

Pushing off the NN-Hilario who was defending himself, Garnett dunked the basketball into the basket, and after getting off the basket, he beat his chest and roared angrily to vent the anger in his heart.

"I'm going to win this game!" At this time, Garnett is like an angry lion, ready to tear apart all enemies who try to get close to him.

Because Sprewell and Cassel retreated very quickly this time, and for the purpose of consuming time, Meng Xu stopped more than a meter away from the three-point line after the fast break failed, and while waiting for his teammates behind him, he considered how to play this offense. The current situation is still very favorable for the Pacers, 1 minute and 45 seconds, the Pacers are still leading by two points, whether it is three points or two points, as long as this offense can be scored steadily, then the pressure on the Timberwolves will be greater.

When all the players on both sides were in position, just when Szzebiak was about to cooperate with Sprewell to wrap Meng Xu, Meng Xu had already used his back singles and began to sit with Spreville advancing inward.

After watching Sprewell like a primary school student, being pushed from the three-point line to below the free throw line by Meng Xu all the way, whether it is the Timberwolves player on the court or the head coach Philip Saunders on the sidelines, his face is very ugly now, Meng Xu is like a bug when he uses his back to attack, and in this league now, there are no outside players who can withstand Meng Xu's back attack.

After feeling that the distance was almost over, Meng Xu sat down behind him, and then turned around in the opposite direction of Szczebiak who rushed over to wrap up, taking advantage of the moment Garnett was stuck by Jermaine O'Neal, Meng Xu rushed directly to the basket, and in front of Michael Olowokandi, a very easy pull-up layup, once again stretched the score to four points.

At 1:09, the Timberwolves repeated their old tricks, and through the blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation of Sprewell and Garnett, Garnett once again forced NN-Hilario to eat, 95-93, and the difference between the two sides returned to two points again.

After NN Hilario sent the baseline ball, Meng Xu began to slowly dribble forward, and when there is not much time left, as a Pacer who is ahead, it is natural to consume game time, and it is best to consume more than 20 seconds per attack.

On the Timberwolves side, the pressure is very high now, and Philip Saunders on the sidelines is already anxious to yell at the Timberwolves players on the court. In the roar of Philip Sanders, the Timberwolves' defensive strategy in this round also changed again, in order to avoid the situation that Meng Xu sat in Sprewell and pushed all the way to the paint area in the previous round, Garnett gave up Jermaine O'Neal, who was opposite him, and waited for Meng Xu directly near the free throw line.

"If you don't care about your head, it's you." After consuming about ten seconds, looking at the Timberwolves' empty basket, Meng Xu took two steps in a row, first getting rid of Sprewell in front of him, and then in front of Garnett, who rushed over to make up for the defense, he directly changed direction and wanted to get rid of Garnett, but Garnett was obviously prepared, not only occupied a favorable position in advance, but also began to turn around at the moment when Meng Xu began to change direction, which also led to Meng Xu After completing the change of direction, Garnett tightly clung to Meng Xu, At the same time, under Garnett's interference, Meng Xu, whose speed had greatly decreased after changing direction, could not speed up again.

Just after everyone thought that Garnett had prevented Meng Xu's change of direction, Meng Xu first made an emergency stop, and after taking advantage of the space between him and Garnett, he quickly broke through in the opposite direction, and after Garnett reacted to the sideways, Meng Xu immediately stopped his steps and continued to take the next step, and then completely got rid of Garnett by changing direction again.

"Is Meng crazy?" Looking at Meng Xu's successive breakthrough moves on the court, which can be called an ankle terminator, Michaels couldn't help but stand up from the commentary seat, Meng Xu's series of actions when he got rid of Garnett just now can be said to be very crazy, this kind of action, one careless will end Meng Xu's career.

With a soft roar from Michaels, Randy Whitman and Scott Skyles on the side, and even Magic Johnson, also had a different look in their eyes when they looked at Meng Xu, and now Meng Xu's desire for victory seems to have reached the point of paranoia.

After successfully getting rid of Garnett, Meng Xu's eyes were already empty, and enduring the pain in his ankle, Meng Xu gradually pulled up his body, and in front of Michael Olowokandi, who was rushing to make up the defense, a light turn and a small throw once again widened the difference between the two sides to four points.

After seeing Meng Xu hit again, Philip Saunders on the sidelines could only shake his head helplessly, and had to admit that Meng Xu was too powerful, although before the game, Philip Saunders had made various plans and detailed response strategies for Meng Xu, but when he arrived on the field, Philip Saunders found that no matter how much he did before the game, it seemed to be useless, and he was facing a player who could not be defended. Philip Sanders can only pray now that his group of players can bite the score again in the next round.

With 38 seconds left and a four-point gap, Garnett, who realized that it was useless to score two points steadily, did not continue to eat NN Hilario in this offense, after successfully tearing apart the Pacers' defense, but passed the ball to the outside, Szzebiak hit a three-point shot, 97-96, and the gap between the two sides was only 1 point.

27 seconds, a 1-point difference, even if the Pacers scored two points, the Timberwolves still had the last shot, so the Timberwolves did not execute foul tactics against the Pacers, and Philip Sanders did not call a timeout, but on the sidelines to the players on the sidelines, constantly yelling, and by the way, making various gestures, indicating how to defend the Pacers' last attack, as long as they don't foul and don't let the Pacers shoot three points, the Timberwolves still have a chance. And, what if the Timberwolves defend against this Pacers offense?

At the same time that Meng Xu's very slow dribble reached the frontcourt, the remaining four players of the Pacers all pulled away and directly set up a posture for Meng Xu to play alone, although at this time, Meng Xu basically would not pass the ball to them.

While Garnett and Szzebiak were marking their respective defensive targets, they also glanced at Meng Xu from time to time, because they knew very well that this attack of the Pacers would definitely be done by Meng Xu himself.

"20 seconds, 19 seconds, 18 seconds 。。。。。。" For the audience, they have never felt that time is so slow, at this moment, just over 20 seconds, it feels so long.

Looking up at the timer not far away, when the time on the timer was less than ten seconds, Meng Xu started.

After seeing Meng Xu move, Garnett and Szzerbiak gave up their respective defensive objects almost at the same time and pounced on Meng Xu, and Sprewell pressed Meng Xu at the first time, Sprewell's defensive strategy is very simple, that is, to let go of the sudden shot, although Meng Xu's current three-point shots are declining year by year, but Meng Xu's shooting rate is not bad at all, especially the three points at the critical moment, which is as stable as ever.

With the sound of the system prompt, Meng Xu directly crushed Sprewell to complete the breakthrough, and after dribbling two steps forward, Meng Xu came to the outside of the three-point line, facing Garnett and Szebiak, who had already pounced, and made a very decisive three-point shot.