pdf-ebookys Chapter 666 This is just too damn awesome!
Chapter 666 This is just too damn awesome!
July 5, late.
Indianapolis.
Bankers Life Stadium.
The third game of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Pacers and the Nets began as scheduled.
An hour before the game, Woj posted a message saying that Haliburton would not play tonight, even though he wanted to play, but Pacers head coach Carlisle did not agree.
Whether or not the fourth game will be played will be decided after a follow-up examination.
In the fourth quarter of the last game, Haliburton was faked out while defending Durant and went back to the locker room immediately.
The post-match examination revealed a hamstring strain.
It now appears that the Pacers took the safer approach.
The match officially began amidst the cheers of over 18,000 fans in the stadium.
Pacers' Pacers took the lead with two points from Siakam.
Then, the Pacers missed several shots, allowing the Nets to go on an 8-2 run.
All fans are worried that the Pacers, without Haliburton, will soon give up the fight.
However, to the fans' surprise, the Pacers then delivered what was perhaps their best performance of the series.
The Pacers' exceptional shooting percentage allowed them to trail the Nets by only one point before the first quarter.
If it weren't for Wang Xiucheng's buzzer-beating three-pointer, they might even be in the lead.
After the start of the second quarter, the Pacers began to attack the paint again, with Turner and Siakam hitting consecutive three-pointers to help the Pacers take the lead.
Even with the help of Toppin off the bench, the Pacers once extended their lead to double digits.
Udoka knew that Wang Xiucheng couldn't rest any longer, so he took advantage of a dead ball situation to bring Wang Xiucheng back.
Uduka was extremely anxious, but Wang Xiucheng remained invisible even after arriving on the field.
Fortunately, a few moments of brilliance allowed the Nets to temporarily stabilize the score.
With one minute remaining, the Pacers resorted to fouling, and Wang Xiucheng made both free throws, giving the Pacers a 12-point lead going into the locker room at halftime.
After the second half, the two sides switched sides and started the game again.
The Pacers' shooting percentage finally dropped, and Durant's consecutive pull-up jumpers, coupled with Westbrook's drives that drew fouls, allowed the Nets to close the gap to just 5 points.
But with cheers from Haliburton and his beautiful girlfriend on the sidelines, the Pacers maintained their lead, and with the Nets' shooting percentage also starting to drop, the Pacers extended their lead to 9 points again.
In the final quarter, Wang Xiucheng did not rest and immediately began to take the ball and actively engage in one-on-one attacks.
This drew all of the Pacers' defensive attention to Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng then began to break through and pass the ball, delivering 5 assists in 7 minutes. In addition, he made two three-pointers himself, which helped the Nets take the lead.
With one minute remaining, Wang Xiucheng made a three-point play with a step-back jumper behind Siakam, giving the Nets a six-point lead.
Turner returned to the game and made a rare three-pointer, bringing the Pacers within three points.
Time froze at three seconds.
Towns inbounded the ball from the baseline, and with both Wang Xiucheng and Durant tightly marked, Towns passed the ball to Westbrook.
Nemhard immediately hugged Westbrook, freezing the clock at 2.5 seconds.
Westbrook did not disappoint the cheers of the fans in the arena, missing both free throws.
The first free throw was a genuine miss.
The second penalty was intentional.
Turner grabbed the rebound, and Carlisle immediately used his last timeout.
However, after the timeout, the Pacers only had 2.5 seconds to inbound the ball, dribble once, and then shoot it.
Nemhardt forced a shot in front of Westbrook, but naturally it missed.
As the referee blew the whistle, the Nets defeated the Pacers, who were without Haliburton, 114-111 on the road, securing another victory!
The Nets have taken a 3-0 lead and secured a match point in the series!
The entire stadium fell silent, seemingly unable to accept this outcome.
Halliburton sat on the sidelines, unwilling to stand up for a long time.
The statistic remains stark: no team in history has ever come back from a 0-3 deficit.
In fact, the Pacers have already ended this series.
Perhaps there's one last question in this series: can the Nets sweep the Pacers?
The answer will be revealed in two days.
It's the same venue, and the same two teams.
The Pacers and Nets traded leads, neither able to shake the other off.
With many Pacers legends in attendance, the game has entered the fourth quarter.
The score is 83-80, with the Pacers leading by 3 points.
From the start of the game, the Pacers went all out, forcing both teams to stop the game multiple times.
For the Pacers, preventing the Nets from celebrating their Eastern Conference title on their court is their bottom line.
So even if they have to play this game ugly, they don't care.
Wang Xiucheng sat in the audience, a towel draped over his head. He squeezed the bottle and poured the water inside directly into his mouth.
The two sides resumed their intense and protracted struggle, and their actions became quite dramatic.
None of the players on the field, who are half starters and half substitutes, are clean sheets; they're all carrying fouls.
Dillon and Isaiah Jackson each had five fouls, with Dillon even having a technical foul.
Isaiah Jackson came here with a mission today; otherwise, a rookie of the same age as Wang Xiucheng wouldn't have gotten so much playing time.
The scar on Wang Xiucheng's chin was inflicted by him.
Although a bandage has been applied to stop the bleeding, the sweat seeps in, still causing Wang Xiucheng a dull ache.
At this moment, Dillon, who had just entered the game, wielded the ball and elbowed Isaiah Jackson in the chin, knocking the latter to the ground.
beep...
The referee's whistle blared as if it were free.
Dillon raised his hands, looking at Isaiah Jackson provocatively.
Chaos erupted instantly on both sides.
The three referees finally managed to separate the crowd, then first gave Dillon a flagrant foul 1, and then went back to the scorer's table to review the video.
Wang Xiucheng stood up and gave Di Lung a high five, then draped his towel over Di Lung's shoulder.
Dillon took a deep breath and sat down.
Wang Xiucheng glanced at Di Long. This guy didn't seem to have dragged more people down with him, which made Di Long somewhat dissatisfied.
Three minutes later, the referee made his ruling: Dillon committed a flagrant foul 1.
Then, Dillon's eyes lit up.
The same applies to Wang Xiucheng.
A flagrant foul 1 means that Dillon can still fight!
Dillon has already committed 5 fouls, including a technical foul, and now he has a flagrant foul 1, yet he hasn't been ejected yet.
Is it fair?
do not know!
But that's the NBA!
This is absolutely amazing!
Dillon instantly revived, grabbed someone's water bottle and gulped it down, then eagerly stood up and returned to the field.
Udoka was also a bit confused. He had been prepared to bring on a substitute, but he didn't expect that he could still play.
When Dillon returned to the field, the fans were naturally unhappy, and the whole stadium booed Dillon and the referee!
"I don't know who made this rule, but being able to play with 7 fouls is something only the NBA can do!"
Pacers legend Reggie Miller, who was commentating for TNT today, made no secret of his dissatisfaction.