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7 points in 47 seconds! Lone Wolf scored 48+5+9, Halliburton faces heavy penalty, the best coach is poisonous

1:14am, 13 May 2025Basketball

NBA playoffs continue, with the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers ushering in the second leg of the Eastern Conference semi-finals. After the game, after a brief stalemate between the two teams, the Cavaliers took advantage of their home court to build a 20-point lead. Then, the Pacers launched wave after wave of counterattacks, and the Cavaliers always responded, and the Pacers were still 11 points behind at the end of the half. After the change of sides, the Cavaliers widened the gap to 20 points again, firmly controlling the situation on the field. In the final quarter, the Pacers counterattacked wildly, and one wave of flows chased the gap to 4 points. At the decisive moment, the Cavaliers made fatal mistakes in succession, Halliburton made damage and went to the free throw line, and he scored 1+3 for himself, killing the game. In the end, the Pacers narrowly defeated the Cavaliers 120-119.

Previously, the Pacers overturned the Cavaliers to win the home advantage in the series. In this game, Garland, Mobley Jr. and Hunter of the Cavaliers were unable to play. Mitchell led the team to attack with a single core, and he succeeded and failed and attacked, and he succeeded and lost and lost and lost and three points! After the game, the Cavaliers made only 11 of 39 shots from outside the three-point line, and their three-point shooting percentage was only 28.2%; in contrast, the Pacers made 11 of 28 shots from outside the three-point line, and their three-point shooting percentage reached 39.3%. At the same time, the Pacers scored 12-2 in a fast break. Especially in the decisive moment, the Cavaliers made fatal mistakes in succession, the Pacers seized the opportunity to complete the Jedi counterattack, and Halliburton used a magical three-pointer to determine the world.

From two leads 20 points to 7 points in the last 47 seconds, to being defeated by a desperate kill, the Cavaliers once again lost a home court, and the lone wolf Mitchell became the most gorgeous background board. In this game, Mitchell played for 35 minutes, made 15 of 30 shots (1 of 7 three-pointers), 17 of 21 free throws, and scored 48 points + 5 rebounds + 9 assists + 4 steals + 1 block. The plus and negative value on the field is as high as +13. From the beginning of the first quarter, Mitchell scored 12 points with all his firepower to help the team seize the opportunity. Faced with the Pacers' crazy counterattack, Mitchell stepped forward again and again to help the team stabilize the situation, scoring 15 points in the third quarter and 12 points in the fourth quarter. But in the final quarter, Mitchell's three mistakes were too fatal, especially an offensive foul, which directly ruined the game. According to statistics, Mitchell is the third player in the Cavaliers' history to score 40+ in the playoffs, with the top two being James and Irving respectively.

Mitchell fought alone, and his spirits were declining again and again. On the other hand, the walkers, everyone was high in firewood, everyone was for me and everyone, and 6 people scored in double digits, completing a team victory! Especially the Pacers leader Halliburton, who doesn’t like to fight alone, but has a big heart at critical moments! Halliburton played for 36 minutes, made 7 of 11 shots (2 of 2 of 3-pointers), 3 of 5 free throws, scoring 19 points + 9 rebounds + 4 assists. Especially at the decisive moment, Halliburton scored his own punishment and scored 1+3 three-pointer, which was so amazing! In the words of the magician, Halliburton used his outstanding performance to shut up everyone who questioned his overrated. After completing the decisive victory, Halliburton was too excited and danced a big egg dance at the Cavaliers' home court. According to NBA rules and conventions, he will face a heavy fine.

The Cavaliers lost a good game, and Atkinson was also to blame, especially in the decisive moment, they could not serve every serve. It was too outrageous. They spent all the timeouts or made continuous mistakes. I really don’t know how Atkinson arranged it. Atkinson just won the Best Coach of the Year, but this award seemed poisonous, which made him taste the bitterness that the King of Reversed Lao Li had just suffered in the first round. Now, the Cavaliers are behind 0-2 and their lives are hanging on the line! According to statistics, the final record of the series that fell 0-2 in NBA history was 34 wins and 429 losses; the final record of the series that fell 0-2 at home was 5 wins and 38 losses! If the Cavaliers end up being eliminated in this way, the Best Coach of the Year Trophy may not be able to save Atkinson! Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.

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