With Holiday's foul, West's shot was also destroyed.
Walking to the free throw line, West looked a little pained, and he kept rubbing the area that Holiday had just photographed.
This guy is so cruel!
This is because West's skin is dark, so it is difficult to see it. If he is white, he can definitely see a fingerprint clearly.
West felt some discomfort in his arm as he walked to the free throw line.
In addition, West has already been very tired after fighting a whole game.
Therefore, only the second free throw was made out of two free throws.
Compared to the Pacers, the Knicks are more energetic.
Especially on the defensive end, with teammates helping Lian Dao do some of the dirty work, Lian Dao can focus on the offensive end.
Lian Dao once again faced Granger with the ball, when Granger saw Lian Dao holding the ball with his back.
Thinking that Lian Dao still wanted to play in a post-up game, he made defensive preparations in advance.
However, Lian Dao suddenly turned his back and quickly passed Granger in one step.
Granger's defense, which was praised by the league, turned into a defensive black hole in front of Lian Dao.
Paul George once again double-teamed without hesitation.
At the same time, Hibbert saw that Cousins was unable to pose a threat to the basket in a short period of time.
So, he also moved forward to double-team.
And just when they formed a double-team, Lian Dao sent the ball out through the gap formed by George and Hibbert's double-team.
Tony Allen cut into the penalty area, received the ball, jumped high into the basket, and completed a dunk.
"Sickle sent the ball out in the double team, and the Pacers were completely fooled!"
Tony Allen's strength is indeed not scoring, but that doesn't mean he can't score.
Paul George underestimated Tony Allen.
In other words, the entire Pacers underestimate Tony Allen's scoring ability.
It is true that Tony Allen's shooting is not accurate, but he can still cut without the ball and attack at the basket.
With this goal scored, the Knicks' lead returned to 9 points again.
With only one point left, the point difference will return to double digits!
And time gradually passed as the two teams attacked.
With 1 minute and 54 seconds left before the end of the game, the Pacers are getting further and further away from victory.
"Shet!"
Granger was very angry. Why would the Knicks control the rhythm of the game as long as Lian Dao exerted his strength?
Is Lian Dao really invincible?
Or is it that the strength of the two is really very different?!
Granger still didn't want to admit defeat.
On the offensive end, Granger took the ball.
He knows how to break through head-on and it will be difficult for him to get past Lian Dao's defense.
Especially after suffering a torn right Achilles tendon in 2009, his speed is no longer what it used to be.
Call West for a pick-and-roll, and then take advantage of the short opening to shoot a three-pointer from the outside!
However, Lian Dao, who squeezed through the pick and roll, still caused some interference to him.
The basketball hit the basket and came out, but Hibbert grabbed the ball.
Hibbert's height still has a great advantage in rebounding.
Cousins and Tony Allen immediately double-teamed him.
Seeing that the ball was about to be missed, Hibbert suddenly glanced at Paul George who was open.
At the last moment, he reluctantly passed the ball to Paul George.
After Paul George moved outside the three-point line, he directly drew his bow and arrow.
He felt that his chance was very good and he was confident that he could hit the three-pointer this time.
Shot from outside the three-point line.
"Whoa!"
Three point hit.
Paul George squirmed in excitement in celebration.
"Oh, Paul's three-pointer was so crucial. He pulled the Pacers back from death."
"It can be said that this three-pointer is worth a thousand dollars. The score difference is back to 6 points. With this difference, the Pacers still have a chance!"
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Granger saw Paul George's key ball and touched George's head excitedly.
And call on your teammates to retreat quickly.
As long as they defend against this attack, the Pacers have a chance to reduce the score to less than 5 points!
By then, the situation will be completely different!
They must defend well this time. If they defend well this time, they will have a chance!
Granger and Lian Dao fought hard. He pulled and pulled and tried his best to prevent Lian Dao from catching the ball.
At this time, the referee also relaxed on these small actions. At critical moments, the game must still be left to the players themselves to resolve.
Seeing that Lian Dao couldn't catch the ball, Cousins came out to meet Holiday and provided high-position support.
Lian Dao quickly moved around without the ball, and Millsap and other teammates set up off-ball pick-and-rolls for Lian Dao.
Finally, a chance appeared in the left corner, and he immediately asked Cousins for the ball.
Cousins passed the ball a little slowly. After Lian Dao received the ball, Granger had already stepped up to defend.
But Lian Dao did not stop his next actions.
He jumped directly towards Granger and made a three-point fadeaway jumper!
All the fans in the audience widened their eyes and held their breath, staring motionlessly at Lian Dao on the court.
Under Granger's blockage, Lian Dao's back angle was extremely exaggerated!
But in the air, Lian Dao managed to stabilize his center of gravity and ensure that his shooting movements were not deformed at all.
"With such a big angle, I don't believe you can still hit!"
After seeing Lian Dao's shot, Granger rushed to grab the rebound after landing.
But before he even got to the basket, he saw the basketball hit the basket as accurately as a cannonball.
"brush!"
The Pacers players on the bench had covered their heads and put on masks of pain on their faces.
Granger blankly looked back at Lian Dao, only to see Lian Dao standing where he was shooting, blowing his palms in celebration.
"The hot feeling is already burning me, I need to cool down!"
Lian Dao's difficult fade-away three-pointer was a solid hit!
The score difference returned to 9 points again.
Granger's hopes of narrowing the deficit to 5 points were dashed.
The Pacers had no chance.
It can be said that Lian Dao defeated the Pacers for the second time in one game.
When Lian Dao scored a three-pointer, the Pacers' hopes of chasing points were completely shattered.
Lian Dao roared back to defense while high-fiving his teammates excitedly in celebration.
Knicks player Qian Du on the bench jumped up with excitement, and the fans in the stands were cheering for Lian Dao.
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
Deafening cheers rang out throughout Madison Garden again, and all the fans became agitated because of Lian Dao.
The Pacers also lost hope of a final comeback because of Lian Dao.
In 1 minute and 12 seconds, we were 9 points behind!
Granger lowered his head like a defeated rooster, and could only choose to sigh secretly.
They finally caught up from being 21 points behind.
I thought that this game would be a shocking reversal for the Pacers, and they would create another classic Madison Garden moment.
But at this moment, he once again remembered what Lian Dao said.
"No one can take away a win from Madison Square Garden this season, except the Knicks!"
Yes, this is still Madison, but the Knicks are no longer the Knicks they used to be.
Now Madison's honor can only be written by the Knicks themselves!
Although in 1 minute and 12 seconds, it is not impossible to catch up to 9 points.
After all, McGrady once scored 13 points in 35 seconds.
But they are not the Rockets back then, and Hibbert is just "Black Yao Ming" and not the real Yao Ming.
Granger is not a superstar like McGrady was.
They are just the Pacers, a team with a slow offensive pace in the league.
If Granger really had the scoring ability that Tracy McGrady had back then, the Pacers' game wouldn't be so difficult.
Granger shook his head vigorously, trying to get rid of these depressing thoughts.
As the star player, Granger knew that if he became depressed, the team would be completely ruined.
Granger knows better than anyone what the outcome will be if the Knicks take a 2-0 score to Indiana.
Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a team to come back from a 0:3 deficit.
But for the defending champion Knicks, even if they are behind 0:2, it will be difficult to come back.
No matter what, Granger wants to win a game at Madison Garden.
Only by winning a game will the Pacers have hope.
Granger took the ball from George Hill. He was anxious and couldn't help but speed up the attack.
But at critical moments, the more anxious you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes.
Especially if the Pacers have Hibbert around, it's impossible to increase their offensive speed.
As soon as Granger accelerated, it directly caused the team's formation to be out of sync.
West set up a pick-and-roll for Granger from the outside, and then Granger broke through to the basket.
Lian Dao squeezed through the defense and chased directly inside, with Millsap assisting in defense.
Seeing a double team forming, Granger threw the ball directly to the outside.
Paul George uses a George Hill screen to get rid of Tony Allen.