In the past 182 NBA Finals, the last 3 minutes trailed by more than 9 points, and the team behind must lose, until the 6th Beijing time, the Pacers will show the spirit of not giving up, and then rely on a brother Haliburton in the last 0.3 seconds to throw a mid-range jumper that turned the game, and finally reversed the Thunder 111:110, and the championship series took a 1:0 lead.
Haliburton, right, once again played the role of the savior of the Pacers, turning the tide with a mid-range jumper in the final 0.3 seconds
The Pacers had 19 turnovers in the first half on the 6th, only trailing the Thunder by 9 points, and coach Carlisle encouraged the players, "There are so many turnovers to fall behind by 9 points, there must be a way to catch up!" It's just that the Pacers faced a maximum of 15 points in the fourth quarter, and even 9 points in the last 3 minutes, and since 1971, a total of 182 times since 1971, they have trailed by more than 9 points in the final 3 minutes of the championship game, and they didn't expect the Pacers to complete an incredible comeback show.
The Pacers, including this game, have turned the game around by more than 15 points five times in the playoffs, four of which have come with Haliburton's key shots. Haliburton, who scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, pointed out that with so many turnovers, it is really not easy to win, but there are chances to win before the game is over.
The Pacers celebrated ecstatically, and the Thunder's most boring player was the MVP of the year "SGA" Kyrgyz Alexander, who scored 38 points, but missed the shot in the last 11.1 seconds, resulting in a reversal of the team, and he scored 30+ points in 12 games in the playoffs this year, surpassing Durant to become the first person in team history. "The Pacers taught us a lesson. ”