The ultimate curse reappears! Mitchell is 48+9 and cannot save his master, and the dark horse kills three times in the East. The first slaughter list

20 seconds before the final whistle, Cleveland held his breath at home. The scoreboard shows 119-117, and the Cavaliers hold two-point advantage and ball rights. No one expected that Halliburton would complete the craziest performance of his career at this moment - stealing, fouling, self-scoring, buzzer-beating three-pointer, and four heavy hammers to smash the defense line in the East.

The point guard, who was rated as the "most overrated player" by ESPN, proved with a shocking reversal of 120-119: the Pacers' dark horse's quality is beyond imagination. When Mitchell scored 48 points in the night when he hit the Pacers' team offensive with 7 players scoring in double digits, G2 in the second round of the NBA playoffs was destined to be recorded in history.

Time goes back four hours ago, the Quick Loan Center Arena is filled with a sense of revenge. The Cavaliers who lost their first game set up a remnant formation, and Garland and Mobley's two core injuries made Mitchell unable to support him. The Pacers continue the mystery of the "Civilian Legion" - the total salary of the entire team is less than Mitchell, but they hide the terrifying firepower network with five people averaging 15+ per game. The game twist occurred in the last three minutes of the third quarter. Mitchell just widened the gap to 18 points with a European layup when the Pacers suddenly stood up on the bench. The 21-year-old rookie made three consecutive breakthroughs to create damage, and made all six free throws, just like sounding the horn of a counterattack. At this time, the statistics show an amazing comparison: the Cavaliers' substitute scored 8-23 and laid the groundwork for the collapse in the final quarter.

Haliburton's awakening came unexpectedly. The sluggish feel of 3 of 11 shots in the first three quarters turned into a scalpel-like pass at the decisive moment. With 5 minutes and 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter, he passed through the two of them like a ghost, assisting Turner with an all-around dunk. This "Century Assistance" ignited the visiting team's counterattack.

The fatal twenty seconds can be called a tactical textbook. The Cavaliers' sideline ball was shot instantly, Halliburton predicted Struce's passing route, and the ghost hand stole the ball and created a foul. After one of two free throws, he rushed to the rebound like a cheetah, retreated to the outside of the three-point line in a flash, and shot a rainbow arc against the two blocks. When basketball is on the net, the timer just returns to zero. In the locker room, Mitchell smashed the tactical board into cracks. The super data with 48 points and 9 assists became a background board, revealing the Cavaliers' fatal shortcomings - when the opponent adopts the "selling and preventing attacks" strategy, no one except Mitchell could break the ball. In contrast, the Pacers' seven-player rotation contributed key points, and Nesmith scored 23 points to a career high in the playoffs, perfectly interpreting the true meaning of "team basketball". Historical data ruthlessly reveals a cruel reality: in the past decade, the teams that led 2-0 in the series have a probability of promotion as high as 92%. For the Cavaliers who lost their home advantage, the bigger crisis lies in the medical report - Mobley's ankle swelling is not over and Garland's back nerve stings repeatedly. The next Indiana away trip may become the Shura field where the Cleveland Dynasty dreams are broken. The scene of Halliburton stroking his left knee brace after the game was captured by the camera. This commander who fought with meniscus tearing hidden dangers, used his all-around performance of 19+9+4 to tear the label of "regular season players". When the reporter asked about his feelings about the finale, he pointed to the fourth row of the audience, where the scout supervisor who laughed at him in the 2019 draft night, was now bowing his head to delete the sarcastic tweets issued three hours ago. The moment the data of the technical station is frozen, the mineral water bottle on the Pacers' bench is like a waterfall. This "pseudo-weak team" that entered the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years is declaring with five consecutive wins in the playoffs: Without a super giant team, you can write an epic of grassroots counterattack in contemporary basketball.

The late night rainstorm in Cleveland washed away the exterior walls of the arena, and the words "East No. 1" on the electronic screen flickered. The sound of Mitchell's three-pointer echoing in the open court, like the lone hero from the Jazz five years ago - but this time, fate did not give him the chance to ride alone to save the Lord.