Li Cheng sat on the sidelines, with a towel hanging on his shoulders, and two words written on his head - "depressed." ”

In this game, if you want to say that the Pacers played the most uncomfortable and aggrieved person, it was definitely Li Cheng. He ran out of position, but he couldn't catch the ball, and he couldn't control the ball himself to find space to attack.

"Fuck!" He looked at the rest of the game, looked at the scoreboard again, and was upset, and muttered.

This may be the first time after the Trail Blazers that O'Brien pressed Li Cheng on the bench at the most critical moment! O'Brien is also not happy in his heart, in fact, he is the person who knows Li Cheng's weaknesses best, but Li Cheng is still young, and he still has enough room to grow, O'Brien feels that there is no problem with him as the core in the future. But in this game, not only did the Timberwolves catch the Pacers' weakness, but the referees also helped the Timberwolves a lot.

The Timberwolves players made a lot of small moves against Li Cheng, and the referees turned a blind eye. And when the Timberwolves attacked, as long as Li Cheng had a little physical collision with the opponent, the referee's whistle would sound immediately. In addition, when Li Cheng was running, some hand movements were also blown offensive fouls by the referee.

The referee's help and Casey's correct arrangement led to the fact that the two teams were still evenly divided into two points.

"It doesn't look like our home stadium in any way, this damn referee." O'Brien doesn't know how many times he's mentally lashed out at the referee.

The fans also gave the referee the biggest boos, but none of this could change the situation on the field.

The game had reached the 10:51 mark of the fourth quarter, and Timberwolves veteran Walker made two free throws to tie the score at 83-83. The Pacers took a timeout, O'Brien replaced Li Cheng for the more impactful Daniels, Murphy served on the sideline, and Tinsley dribbled to organize the Pacers' offense.

In the end, the Timberwolves became more and more energetic, and their defense became more and more tight and urgent.

The Pacers couldn't find a better chance after the ball was passed around, and in the end, Granger forced a dribble with little offensive time left, and his layup slid out of the frame.

"F......" Granger cursed and ran back quickly.

Jefferson grabbed the rebound and quickly threw the ball to Timberwolves rookie Brewer, Brewer is the No. 7 rookie this year, and he is also a rookie in the same year as Li Cheng, but his light has been completely overshadowed by Li Cheng. In this game, facing Li Cheng, Brewer is also like playing chicken blood.

Brewer's layup was disrupted by Daniels, but then Walker grabbed the rebound and completed the rebound. 85-83, the Pacers fell behind for the first time in this game.

"Damn it!" O'Brien clapped his hands and beckoned Hart to call a timeout.

"Coach, let me go!" Li Cheng said.

"You ......," O'Brien hesitated.

Li Cheng quickly responded: "Trust me! ”

"What are you going to do?" O'Brien asked. At this time, the players had already left the game, and Li Cheng simply said his thoughts to everyone.

"Danny, you hold the ball and go inside, try to compress their defense. Then throw the ball to Jamal on the outside and I'll run out of position as much as I can, and you take the ball and pass it to me. Troy, try to get as far out as you can. Whether it's covering me or looking for open threes, it's fine. ”

O'Brien listened from the sidelines and agreed with Li Cheng's approach.

"Just do it! Guys, we can't let the Minnesotans walk away with a win in this vile way on our home turf! ”

"Don't worry! Coach, we've got to leave the win here, it's our home turf. ”

The players were originally surrounding Li Cheng and O'Brien, and after saying that, they stood up, and O'Brien stepped aside. The players stretched out their right hands and folded them together, and Granger shouted, "Brothers, for victory!" ”

Everyone immediately shouted together: "For victory!" ”

The game restarted with only 41 seconds left.

Tinsley took control of the ball and passed it to Granger. After Murphy blocked Granger, Granger quickly shot inside.

Everyone thought Granger was going to get a run of his own singles and quickly score two points for the Pacers. The Timberwolves' players thought the same way, and they quickly shrunk their defense, with both Jefferson and Ratliff pounced on Granger.

Granger broke through from the right side, while Lee wandered around the left side of the court. Murphy ran to the left side immediately after blocking Granger, and Li Cheng used Murphy's body and the change of rhythm at his feet to shake off Walker's defense.

At this point, Granger's mission was complete, and he passed the ball to Tinsley, who had been waiting for it on the outside.

The Timberwolves' defensive formation has been well maintained, and they have always been careful to cut off the connection between Li Cheng and the ball handler, but this time they were too late.

Tinsley didn't stop at all, flicked his wrist, and passed the ball to Li Cheng again.

This is an empty seat, and Li Cheng has no reason not to seize such an opportunity. He jumped to his feet, flicked his wrist, and the basketball flew to the basket.

"Huh!" The Pacers equalized!

"Defend!" Li Cheng shouted loudly. The fans at the scene also began to shout loudly after cheering for the goal: "Defend! Defend! Defend! ”

With 26 seconds left in the game, the Pacers still have hope of a final shot after defending the ball.

The Timberwolves called a timeout, and two in a row. It can be seen that in order to win the final victory, Casey made a fairly detailed arrangement for the Timberwolves' offense.

In the last attack, Tong Guò blocked the exchange of people several times, and Li Cheng and Brewer faced each other. This was the first time that Lee Sung faced Brewer.

Li Cheng and Brewer's faces were very solemn, and at this time, no one wanted to lose. Brewer didn't want to lose, and he was not convinced by Li Cheng. Li Cheng didn't want to lose, he played aggrieved in this game, and in the end, he couldn't allow the victory to slip away like this.

Walker didn't have much chance under Granger's defense, and Jefferson on the inside couldn't even catch the ball at this time, and his height was a little short for a power forward. When his physical fitness is good, he can still use guò strength and footwork to get stuck in position, and by this time he is also a little powerless.

Li Cheng's defensive poor is well known, and Walker chose to pass the ball to Brewer after some observation.

Brewer takes the ball, Li Cheng defends. The reporters on the sidelines were excited again, and they raised their cameras one after another, such a scene was definitely an important finishing touch to the game.

Brewer gritted his teeth tightly, his face was a little hideous, he leaned his back against Li Cheng, and secretly ruthless in his heart, "This ball!" I'm going to get in! I'm going to end this game! ”