The position of catching the ball outside the three-point line is still the same as before on the left wing.
Lift the ball to your forehead and pause. While stretching your lower limbs, stretch your arms to complete...
The moment he was about to complete the shot, Holiday stepped in to block the shot.
This made Paul George panic, and his shooting movements were somewhat deformed.
But he still chose to take action.
Now Paul George's shots are somewhat imitated by Kobe Bryant, with a very high shooting point.
Although Holiday took off to block the shot, he did not touch the basketball.
However, Paul George is only a second-year rookie and is easily disturbed.
The deformation of the shooting movement also meant that the ball was unlikely to hit. Sure enough...
"when!"
The basketball George shot ended up hitting the basket.
Lian Dao jumped up hard, took the first step to collect the rebound, turned around and passed directly to Holiday who was about to leave.
The Pacers haven't reacted yet, even Hibbert has just ran over and hasn't had a moment to breathe.
Holiday had already carried the ball into the empty Pacers basket during the counterattack.
Take off and dunk!
11 points!
Holiday dunked this time and the game officially entered garbage time.
Vogel called the final timeout, replaced all the main players, and announced his surrender.
Seeing this, D'Antoni also replaced the main players.
This game enters garbage time for the second time!
"40 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists, incredible!"
"This should be Sickle's first time scoring 40 points in this playoffs, right? And it's a 40-point triple-double!"
Mike Brin said with LianDao’s data.
"No way, since entering the playoffs, today's sickle is the only one that doesn't count as a three-quarter check-in!"
Little Van Gundy spread his hands and said helplessly.
The opponent is not strong enough, but the key is that this guy is not someone who likes to waste time to brush up data.
This caused his data to decline significantly compared to the last two playoffs.
Fortunately, Lian Dao is not a player who values statistics too much.
As long as the team can defend the title, he would rather sacrifice some data and give garbage time to D'Antoni for training.
Less than a minute passed in a blink of an eye, and no accident occurred in the end.
The electronic buzzer sounded, and the game was over, with the final score fixed at 112:103.
The New York Knicks once again defeated the Pacers at home with a 9-point advantage, winning their sixth consecutive playoff victory.
At this time, the Pacers were already trailing the Knicks 0:2.
Danny Granger glanced at the man who was celebrating with his teammates on the sidelines.
He immediately refused interviews from all reporters and turned towards the players' tunnel.
These were the two games that made Granger feel the most humiliating. He was beaten by Lian Dao on both offense and defense.
And Madison Garden has completely become Granger's sad place.
He felt tortured even if he stayed in this arena for one more second.
Paul George sat on the floor on the sidelines in despair. He had not recovered from the three-pointer failure just now.
Neither his teammates nor the head coach blamed him for missing that crucial three-pointer.
But this made Paul George even more filled with self-blame.
He hates that his mental quality is not up to standard at critical moments, and he hates that he is not strong enough.
"If I were stronger, if my breakthrough with the ball was good enough, if I made that three-pointer..."
George lowered his head in despair, there was no if, there was no do-over.
Time will not go back, failure is failure, whether he wants to or not, he must accept this fact!
Paul George didn't go to the tunnel, he was waiting for the final handshake.
Seeing the man who defeated his team coming towards him, George had mixed feelings.
The two big hands were held tightly together.
"You are really sickle, you defeated us, I..."
Paul George originally wanted to say, "I will never admit defeat," but facing the powerful Lian Dao, he could not say anything harsh.
Lian Dao seemed to know what George wanted to say, and also knew how George was feeling now.
He smiled and gave George a hug.
"Paul, everyone will experience the pain of failure, but I believe you can come out of the pain and become stronger!"
Lian Dao really admired George, both in his previous life and now.
So Lian Dao didn't want to cast any shadow on this talented player just because of one game.
"Can I be as powerful as you?"
"Of course, I believe you can, but why must you be as powerful as me?"
Lian Dao was a little confused. Isn't your idol the snake in Los Angeles?
"Because you are the strongest opponent I have ever encountered, and I want to defeat you!"
George said seriously.
"Come on, I'm waiting for your challenge!"
Lian Dao smiled. He liked George's character, and at the same time, he didn't mind having one or two more opponents.
The strength of your opponent can further highlight your own greatness, right?!
"Can we become friends?"
Paul George asked a little embarrassedly.
"We're already friends, aren't we?"
Lian Dao said with a smile, and then George also smiled.
Another hug between the two.
The on-site camera also recorded this classic scene.
Building friendships between men is sometimes that simple.
It's hard to win chess when you encounter an opponent, but you won't dare to be arrogant when you encounter a good general!
Although George's current strength has not reached the level where he can meet his opponents, George's strength in the future will not be weak.
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After the second game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Lian Dao not only won the MVP trophy, but also defeated the Pacers again that night.
It can be said that he is enjoying double happiness now and is very proud of himself!
But in comparison, the Heat are not as lucky as the Knicks.
They are in trouble, to be precise, their team is in trouble.
In the other round of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Heat played the first game against the Celtics.
Bosh was injured during a dunk before halftime, straining his abdominal muscles and leaving the game.
Regarding Bosh's injury, Heat fans were speechless as a whole. No one fouled them, but they injured a general.
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However, fortunately, the Heat did not lose in that game that night.
James was forced to the fourth position and played 43 minutes, scoring 32 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.
Bosh's injury also caused Wade to increase his playing time. In the end, Wade played 40 minutes and scored 29 points and 4 assists.
Relying on the strong performance of James and Wade, the Heat finally won the game with a score of 96:92, with no danger.
Before the start of G2, the Heat management announced that Bosh would miss the next game, and it was unknown when he would return.
In the G2 game, the Celtics took advantage of the heat to kill the Heat.
They continued to attack the basket and used Garnett's willy skills under the basket.
At the same time, the defense line continued to shrink to prevent James from breaking through and scoring goals under the basket.
On the offensive end, Rajon Rondo exploded in this game. He actually shot 12 of 19 from the field.
He scored 32 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Garnett also scored 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Without Bosh's Heat, the offensive quality in the G2 game was extremely poor, and the entire game was spent under the pressure of the Celtics.
Without Bosh, the Heat's pick-and-roll quality has dropped significantly.
There were also problems with the connection of firepower between the first team and the second team.
Although James still scored 32 points and 9 rebounds, Wade also scored 24 points and 6 rebounds.
It can be said that they exerted their super personal abilities to the extreme, but they still could not reverse the situation.
Except for James and Wade, the rest of the Heat players have a depressed temperament, and no player can score in double figures.
In the end, the Heat lost the second game 75:99.
The Heat's performance also made the media and fans worry that the Heat would not be able to pass the Celtics.
There are even rumors that the Heat have begun planning to split up the Big Three if they are eliminated by the Celtics.
James' face was gloomy after the game. In the past few days, he has been thinking about Lian Dao and the Eastern Conference finals.
But today, James suddenly discovered that without Bosh, whether he could pass the Eastern Conference semifinals was still a question!
Lian Dao also watched this game today. Although the Celtics' Big Three are a little older, their overall strength is not weak.
Rondo's strength has also become stronger. His strength is much stronger than last season.
Especially in these two games against the Heat, Rondo's performance was absolutely remarkable.
In the first game, he had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and in the second game, he had 32 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
During the game against the Heat, Rondo's average field goal percentage was around 51%. Especially under his guidance, the Celtics were in order on both offense and defense.
It can be seen that the Celtics' second victory was not entirely due to taking advantage of others, they still have strong strength!