As the referee Dan Crawford blew the whistle, the second quarter of the second game of the series between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat began.
In the first quarter of the game, "Little Emperor" LeBron James scored 14 points on seven of nine shots in a single quarter. The Miami Heat also led the Indiana Pacers by two points with a score of 23:21. After the start of the second quarter, "Little Emperor" LeBron James still held the ball and attacked on his own.
What is different from the first quarter is that the Indiana Pacers immediately double-teamed LeBron James when "Little Emperor" LeBron James received the ball. Coach Larry Brown knows very well that the other players on the Miami Heat are in average condition, including "Flash" Dwyane, Wade and "Dragon King" Chris Bosh, not to mention Dwyane now. Wade and Chris Bosh are sitting under the court, so the Indiana Pacers can double-team "Little Emperor" LeBron James more safely.
"Little Emperor" LeBron James, with his back to the two major bench players of the Indiana Pacers, Paul George and Taylor Hansbrough. Taylor Hansbrough used his body to push against LeBron James, while Paul George looked for opportunities to steal the ball from LeBron James' hands. However, just when Paul George was about to take action, "Little Emperor" LeBron James suddenly passed the ball in his hand.
"Damn it!" Paul George cursed in a low voice, "It's just a little bit close to being able to steal it!"
After receiving a pass from "Little Emperor" LeBron James, Miami Heat small forward Sean Battier jumped up and shot directly from outside the three-point line. Although Paul George saved it immediately, he still couldn't. Interfering with Sean Battier's shot, the ball "swiped" hollowly into the net!
"Now the point difference is back to five points!" said the game commentator and Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller. "The Indiana Pacers players need to pay attention to the timing of double-team defense against LeBron James. The key is, who will double-team LeBron; James"
When it was the Miami Heat's turn to attack again, LeBron James was double-teamed with Taylor Hansbrough. James' Indiana Pacers player was replaced by center JJ Hickson, because the Miami Heat center at this time was Substitute Dexter; Pittman is basically a walk-on role and is not something to be afraid of. This time "Little Emperor" LeBron James chose to attack by himself, which resulted in a defensive foul by JJ Hickson.
LeBron James' free throws were actually not good. The second free throw missed the basket. Taylor Hansbrough immediately jumped high and collected the defensive rebound in his arms. Since the Indiana Pacers lacked a stable scorer at this time, point guard Darren Collison did not choose to launch a quick counterattack, but played this offense steadily. O.J. Mayo faced James; Jones hit a mid-range shot to help the Indiana Pacers once again narrow the point difference to just two points.
"Now is the Indiana Pacers' chance to tie the score!" Reggie Miller said. "If the Indiana Pacers can defend against this attack by the Miami Heat, then the Indiana Pacers may be able to put the ball on the court." The score is even!¡±
"Little Emperor" LeBron; James continued to break through with the ball and once again caused damage to the Indiana Pacers' inside line. Center JJ Hickson was fouled by LeBron twice in less than two minutes; James caused a defensive foul. , and LeBron James once again stepped to the free throw line.
However, LeBron James' first free throw missed the basket. Then the buzzer rang in the Conseco Arena and coach Larry Brown replaced him with backup center Ronny Turiaf. Got jj-Hixon. LeBron James' second free throw was a solid hit, and the Miami Heat continued to maintain a three-point lead.
LeBron James played about four minutes in the second quarter before being replaced by Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra, who was replaced by "Flash" Dwyane on the court. The two superstars Wade and "Chris" Bosh played the game with three substitute players: Norris; Cole, Sean; Battier and Udonis; and Haslem. On the Indiana Pacers side, the main players also began to return to the court. Danny Granger and David West replaced Darren Collison and Taylor Hansbrough respectively.
After Danny Granger came on the court, Sean Battier immediately stood in front of Danny Granger. Danny Granger knew that it was difficult for him to break through Shane Battier's defense, so he began to use his personal abilities to attract the Miami Heat's defensive attention and help his teammates get better scoring opportunities. O.J. Mayo received a pass from Danny Granger and made a field goal at the top of the three-point arc.A long three-point shot from the line helped the Indiana Pacers once again narrow the point difference to just two points.
"The Indiana Pacers have only narrowed the point difference to only two points, but have never been able to equalize the score. At this time, the Indiana Pacers are just short of this." Game commentator Reggie Miller said this.
It wasn¡¯t until halfway through the second quarter that the Indiana Pacers, playing at home, finally evened the score. Danny Granger's two free throws rewritten the score to 35:35, and the two teams finally came to the same starting line.
"They were tied in the end!" Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra clenched his fists and said bitterly. After Norris Cole dribbled into the frontcourt, coach Erik Spoelstra stood up and requested a timeout. After this timeout, both teams sent their main players onto the court in an attempt to take the initiative before the end of the first half.
Miami Heat main point guard Mario Chalmers took the ball from Sean Battier and began to organize the team's offense.
At this time, the Miami Heat had Sean Battier as the small forward, "Dragon King" Chris Bosh as the center, and "Little Emperor" LeBron James moved to the power forward position. Mario Chalmers dribbled to the frontcourt and handed the ball to "Flash" Dwyane Wade who was standing outside the three-point line. "Flash" Dwyane Wade had just gotten the ball and attracted the attention of the Indiana Pacers' defense. However, Dwyane Wade did not choose to attack with the ball himself, but handed the ball to LeBron James, the "little emperor" with his back leaning against David West, reached out for the ball.
"Damn it, in this situation, it is difficult to help defend LeBron; James, as long as you help defend, there will definitely be loopholes in the defense!" Xu Nuo said bitterly in his heart.
"Little Emperor" LeBron James has his back against David West holding the ball. At the same time, "Flash" Dwyane Wade uses "Dragon King" Chris Bosh's screen to get rid of the defense and win from the Reese Bosh went around, then turned and rushed towards the Indiana Pacers' basket. "Little Emperor" LeBron James immediately passed the ball back to Dwyane Wade. After "Flash" Dwyane Wade received the ball, he passed Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert and instantly reached the Indiana Pacers basket.
"Not good!" DeMar DeRozan shouted and immediately rushed to the basket to chase Dwyane Wade. At this moment, Dwyane Wade jumped high and poured the ball into the basket, which also caused DeMar DeRozan to foul.
"You can definitely let Dwyane pass on this ball. Wade dunked, and now he has paid another foul. Dwyane Wade got another free throw opportunity." Xu Nuo said to DeMar DeRozan.
Dwyane Wade went to the free throw line and made steady extra free throws. The Indiana Pacers once again trailed the Miami Heat by three points.
"A three-point difference is a piece of cake for us!" Xu Nuo thought as he took the ball from DeMar DeRozan and began to organize the team's offense.
By the end of the first half, the Indiana Pacers, playing at home, were still two points behind the Miami Heat, who came to challenge, with a score of 41:43. In the second quarter, the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat both scored twenty points, which was completely tied.
"Little Emperor" LeBron James scored 14 points on seven of nine shots in a single quarter in the first quarter. However, in the second quarter, LeBron James' shooting percentage began to decline and he only made five shots. Scored six points in two quarters and 20 points in the first half, along with four rebounds and three assists. Although Xu Nuo only scored five points in the half, he had seven assists. The Indiana Pacers relied on Xu Nuo's passing to score at least 15 points.
"Although LeBron James scored 20 points in the half, Xu's seven assists helped the team cling to the score. It seems that if Xu can continue to maintain such high-efficiency assists in the second half of the game, regardless of LeBron; No matter how many points James scores alone, we still have a chance to win tonight!" Coach Larry Brown thought to himself as he walked along the tunnel to the locker room.
At the other end of the court, Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra had a serious expression on his face. Although his team held the lead, it was only by two points, and it was still LeBron James. He got twenty points in the half. "It seems like the second half of the game is definitely not easy to play!" Coach Erik Spoelstra thought.