The game was about to start, and Li Cheng was the first to stand up, and then his teammates gathered around.

In the last game, Granger returned, and Lee wanted to return the finale to Granger, but was rejected by Granger.

"What is my relationship with you? Why are you doing all this? ”

Looking at Granger's hippie smiling face, Li Cheng couldn't say anything more.

And now, in this routine ceremony before the start of the game, Li Cheng has also become the core of his teammates and the person standing in the middle.

In O'Brien's hints, intentionally or unintentionally, and with Granger's support, Li Cheng has become the core of the Pacers. Whether it's on the field or off the field.

"Guys, this game, we're going to win, we're going to sweep them!" Li Cheng yelled.

"Sweep them away!" Everyone responded in unison.

Then Li Cheng raised his right hand, and he was in the center. Then, his teammates raised their right hands as well. Everyone put their hands together, and Li Cheng roared: "Brothers! To whom does the victory belong? ”

"Victory, Indiana!"

"Roar!" The players roared and opened the locker room door.

The Cavaliers, on the other side, look even more morale boosted than the Pacers.

Brown stood in the locker room, dancing and foaming, "Knights, you are knights. You're going to fight until the last minute, and the game isn't over yet. You know? It's not over yet, we're going to keep fighting. Guys, don't we have a four-game winning streak? What if we beat them for a four-game winning streak? ”

"Look at your fans, look at the look in their expectant eyes. Tonight, no matter what, we're going to get a win. We just need to do what is in front of us now, don't take the aggregate score to heart, and come game by game. ”

Brown's chatter played a role, and the Cavaliers players looked imposing one by one, their reddish eyes like hungry beasts.

Soon. The competition officially began. The referee threw the ball into the air, and Ilgoskas, the league's second-tallest center, flicked the ball to James. Today, James, who was dashing until dawn, did not feel tired because of excitement at this time, as soon as he got the ball, he immediately launched an impact like a Pacers' basket.

James is in a weird state of mind right now, he knows what he should do, and he knows he's going to fight hard today. But his body and mind are only excited, but his mind is not very calm. In other words, James' current state is a bit like Li Cheng, who used the "Crazy Potion" last time. It's just that his symptoms are milder.

The Cavaliers rushed as soon as they came up, which was completely expected by O'Brien and Hart.

"This seems to be more than we expected!" O'Brien stared at James and said.

"After madness, they will be greeted by destruction." Hart smiled, as if everything was as he expected.

James was completely stuck in singles, and he had almost forgotten the tactics that Coach Brown had laid out before the match.

The Pacers didn't make a targeted deployment to James, and their defensive intensity was completely unable to force James to completely sink into a single game and not be able to connect with his teammates. This is caused by James' own mentality.

Coming from 3-0 on aggregate to try to turn the tables is something that has never happened in the NBA so far. So, the Cavaliers are down 0-3 after that. He has already sentenced himself to death.

Maybe in a few years, someone will break this spell. Maybe someone breaks this curse, and the next second one will come quickly, but the first team to break the 0-3 aggregate score is irreversible. It will definitely not be a knight led by the little emperor. Because the little emperor does not have a heart like a steel rock. Coach Brown is not a master of psychology or a hard-blooded coach.

James was pounding and lunging alone. For a while, the entire Pacers team was suppressed.

"LeBron James's ability is obvious to all, and his quality is definitely not to be underestimated. If he is in such form, it will appear in the final stages of the first few games. Perhaps the knights would not have been in such a predicament. ”

"This is the problem of the mentality of the players, Li Chengcheng can stimulate his potential at the last moment, when the team is behind at the end, and explode with all his might. But James just couldn't, and his scoring efficiency in the fourth quarter was not comparable to that of the first three quarters. ”

"Alas! The little emperor still needs time to practice! ”

"In five minutes, James has scored 14 points, and the Cavaliers have only scored 17 points in total."

"The Pacers are eight points behind, but I think the Pacers will be able to get the score back soon."

"James's state will definitely not be maintained, not to mention his physical state, his mental state will not be able to continue."

The commentator's analysis of James is still very accurate, and they are right. But if you really wait for James to cool down on his own, it will take too long.

The Pacers don't want to wait for James to cool down on his own, and Li Cheng is definitely the last person among these people. Therefore, Li Cheng asked for the ball directly when the Pacers attacked this time.

"It's the last time I've played you this season, so I'll fight you again." Li Cheng's indifferent voice came into James's ears.

James didn't react to Li Cheng's words at all, but now his state was very weird. It's a mental excitement when he's physically tired, and it's also a vent after despair. Such a mental state is slightly similar to Li Cheng's state after using the "Crazy Potion".

Seeing that James didn't answer, Li Cheng smiled at the corner of his mouth and motioned for Murphy to come up and block him.

Li Cheng twisted, he deceived James with his own possession, and then he was like a ghost, flashing past Murphy and dodging the defense.

"Huh!" Li Cheng's shot hit accurately.

James then held the ball and prepared to continue the offense, at which point the Pacers' defensive strategy completely changed, and all of them almost blocked James to defend James.

Under the basket, James was caught by four people, but he was still ready to force his shot.

The little emperor showed his waist strength in the air, his soft waist and abdomen were amazing, but unfortunately he threw the basket out.

"Fack!" Brown yelled off the court, but he didn't have the ability to scold the bounced ball again.

The Pacers fight back!

Foster grabbed the rebound in a hand-to-hand fight with Ilgoskas. The Pacers are now definitely in the triumviral, just waiting to win this game and advance to the second round with their heads held high.

Tinsley dribbled the ball through the half, and Lee asked for the ball on the left side of the three-point line.

Xu has been playing at a high frequency for so long, and the fatigue of James's body swept over. His spirit was a little trance, and Li Cheng easily passed him.

Gibson and Hughes immediately came up to pack the pack, and Li Cheng didn't pass the ball in the face of the multi-person pack. This is the best opportunity to demoralize the knights, how could Li Cheng give up?

"You two can't stop me, I'll shoot right here, what can you do with me?" As soon as Li Cheng's words fell, the basketball had already shot.

Under the watchful eyes of Gibson and Hughes, the basketball hit again.

Li Cheng made a "pistol" posture with his right hand again, and then said loudly: "My hand is really hot today. ”

"Can't stop him with such defense?" Gibson and Hughes were really a little desperate, "Is this kid really unstoppable?" ”

If Li Cheng heard their inner voices, he would definitely scoff at them. "There is never an unstoppable opponent, only a desperate heart!"

Now the knights, everyone's hearts are already desperate. It's the magic of the 0-3 aggregate, it's the power that the spell has poured into their hearts.

Such a power made the little emperor fall into madness and made his teammates gradually despair.

Next, James went even crazier. He is like a fierce beast facing a desperate situation, struggling desperately and resisting. He no longer expects to survive, but wants to bite a piece of meat on his opponent's body.

Such a scary idea is certainly terrifying, but this is a competitive sport, not a battlefield where you live or die. Everyone has a hidden thought in their hearts - "come back next season". In fact, if you really don't have a season left, you're bound to burst out with stronger combat power.

Therefore, the little emperor struggled desperately, and after finding that he could not make meritorious contributions, he gradually gave up.

James's physical fatigue brought about by a night of chic, but after he worked hard, he couldn't bring a big score advantage to the team, which made him collapse inside.

"No matter how hard I try, I'm going to lose the game in the end. Even if we win this game, what will we do to turn the tables? ”

It was the thought that made James break down. As the core of the Cavaliers collapsed, so did they.

Granger hit a three-pointer, Foster made a layup, and Li Cheng's mid-range shot was the icing on the cake. Before the end of the first quarter, the Pacers unexpectedly launched a wave of 10-2 offensive climax, and the Pacers overtook the score in one fell swoop.

The first quarter ended with the Pacers leading by four points, 29-25.

In the second quarter of the game, James took the initiative to ask Ying to play after a 4-minute break. After a few minutes of rest, the little emperor thought about continuing to rely on himself to bring a victory to the team.

"Even if I lose the game, I can't let the media see my jokes. If you can win a game, it can be regarded as self-proof! ”

In James' near-mad paranoia, he once again carried the team on his shoulders. But he's not for the team, he's for himself. For the sake of his own reputation, for the sake of gambling with the media who say he can't do it. (To be continued......)