The game has become more and more interesting, perhaps because the dull three minutes at the beginning of the game have lowered the expectations of fans.

In the second quarter, the Mavericks began to try to organize a counterattack. Because their bench lineup is really much better than the Pacers, which can be seen from the fact that Stackhouse has been playing sixth man in the Mavericks.

At 4:29 of the second quarter, the Mavericks slowly closed the score, and the Pacers' lead turned from 7 points at the end of the first quarter to 3 points. O'Brien was still calm on the sidelines, and he waved for Li Cheng and Granger.

Under Lee's crazy appearance, Granger's count has slipped a little, but his role for the Pacers has been greater. He can help Lee score more points, and he can put more energy into defense, so he can help the Pacers even more.

When the Pacers replaced Li Cheng and Granger, the situation on the court was instantly stabilized. A team like the Pacers with a very clear core player can help the team get back on the court as long as their core is on the court.

After Li Cheng and Granger were substituted, the scoreboard seemed to be magical, and the Pacers' score began to rise.

This game is almost incomparable to the madness of the previous Pacers' games, and even if Li Cheng, who everyone is paying attention to, occasionally has some more amazing wonderful performances, the overall game is still relatively dull.

The Pacers have maintained a lead of about 5 points since the second quarter, but the combination of Li Cheng and Granger can play a lot of small combinations, and this coordination is mostly a flash of inspiration for the two of them.

The Mavericks originally made targeted arrangements for Li Cheng and Granger, but they played awkwardly this game and didn't sort it out at all. So there was no pre-game targeted set-up, more just relying on the individual one-on-one defense of Starkerhouse and Eddie Jones.

The score continued in a slightly tedious rhythm, but it was still much better than the "iron race" at the beginning.

Nowitzki gradually became more and more stable, and Li Cheng refused to show weakness at all. Granger used scoring from time to time to help the Pacers stabilize the situation, and Kidd's passing helped the somewhat sloppy Mavericks concentrate some fighting power. Last season, the Mavericks without Kidd could have completely collapsed after the first quarter of the game.

His own team has been suppressed by opponents, and Johnson is very annoyed. Now he has fallen into a crisis of confidence at the top of the team, having been blackmailed last season, and this season after All-Star point guard Jason Kidd joined, the team is currently seventh in the West, which obviously displeased the owner of the basketball enthusiast, Cuban.

If this game is lost, Johnson's position may be even more shaky. Johnson anxiously paced on the sidelines, but the solutions he came up with couldn't help the situation on the field.

Now, Nowitzki is effectively a 7-foot shooting guard who needs to be on the perimeter to kill opponents. And he is still a little worse as a qualified leader, and when he can't help the team recover the decline by relying on his own scoring, he actually chooses to go inside to grab rebounds. His choice seems to be the right one, but in fact it is completely wrong.

If it was Kobe Bryant, he would only score more frantically when the team was unfavorable, instead of rashly changing his style of play.

When the third quarter ended, the Pacers walked off the court with a seven-point lead. Johnson's face on the sidelines was unusually gloomy, but he tried all his might, but he couldn't achieve any effect on the field.

"Prevent that Chinese, use lethal tactics, try a way to limit him for me." His defense is the scum, blocking and dismantling, and then he will not hesitate to single him this point, and we must win this game. "Johnson is already a little crazy about his position, which is somewhat similar to his teacher Nelson Sr.

In the final quarter of the game, the Mavericks' actions on the court began to change. Li Cheng was frantically caught by the Mavericks, and at the same time, he was also singled by Terry and Starkerhouse, and for a while the Mavericks had a relatively big improvement on the court, and they were no longer as half-dead as before.

No one thought that there would be some accidents at the end of this game.

The Mavericks' sudden acceleration of the pace, as well as the crazy bag clamping and fouls on Li Cheng, made Li Cheng seem a little at a loss.

"As I said before, in the first five minutes of this quarter, the Pacers will have a crazy comeback from the Mavericks. However, it could also be the Mavericks' death throes, but surprisingly, their dying throes are working, and the margin is looming. ”

Li Cheng, who had already been brought down for the second time, stood up and roared at the referee, but the referee didn't say anything, and he signaled that it was a good shot.

"Fuck, it's grassy." Li Cheng muttered swear words in his mouth, but he still helplessly defended himself.

Stackhouse and Howard's pick-and-roll cooperation, Terry roaming outside the three-point line, a burst of cross-cutting on the court. Suddenly, the ball in Stackhouse's hand was missing, and Granger, who was following him, was shocked, and when he turned back, the ball was already in Kidd's hand.

Kidd didn't stop when he caught the ball, he made a fume and threw the ball to Terry. Terry, who was outside the three-point line, did not choose to shoot, he actually chose to rush to Li Cheng, who was 1 meter away from him.

"Hell!" O'Brien scolded off the pitch that this was the situation he feared the most.

In the fifth minute of the final quarter, the Pacers led the Mavericks by two points, 89-87. For NBA games, the game has almost 7 minutes to go, and the 2-point margin is almost negligible.

Johnson shook his fist excitedly, thinking he had found a way to deal with the Chinese.

O'Brien shook his head and called a timeout. Originally, he thought that this game could be easily won, but he didn't expect the turning point of the game to appear in the last quarter.

"Lee, you need to calm down." O'Brien first said to Li Cheng: "This is their home stadium, and the referee will indeed be a little tendentious. But you also have to take the initiative to find a foul yourself, instead of passively waiting for the opponent to infringe on you, and then waiting for the referee to blow. ”

"You're not an inside player, they're not going to be harassing or even fouling. As long as you can't catch the ball, you're a lot less of a threat. Not allowing you to catch the ball in a comfortable position can also reduce your threat. And this ugly way of theirs is stifling your hits, and you're going to do everything you can to find a way to restrain them, you know? ”

"Go for a foul and go to the free throw line. You're unlikely to get a really good shot in the future, and you won't be too comfortable with them being violated like that. You just need to get the best scoring environment and score quietly, you know? ”

Li Cheng grabbed the towel, wiped his sweat, and nodded firmly. In the final moments, the game is getting more and more interesting, so let's end this game in some special way!

PS: Two chapters a day for the start, and there should be one more chapter at noon!