LeBron James stood in the middle of the American Airlines Center arena, raised his head and looked at the scoreboard next to the big screen above the court, biting his braces with his teeth, looking helpless.
There are still one minute and twenty-seven seconds left before the end of the game, and our team is still 76:92 behind the Indiana Pacers by 16 points. With little game time left, his team's situation was over and there was no hope of advancing to the Eastern Conference finals.
It¡¯s just that the only thing LeBron and James didn¡¯t expect was that his team would actually be eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs. Although the Indiana Pacers have performed well this season, and their performance in several games with the Miami Heat was on par with the Miami Heat, LeBron James really did not expect that his team would be Eliminated by the Indiana Pacers.
"It seems that before this series, we really underestimated this Indiana Pacers team!" LeBron James thought secretly in his heart.
The Indiana Pacers' substitute swingman Rudy stepped to the free throw line; Fernandez's first free throw hit the basket. At this time, the buzzer sounded in the American Airlines Center and the Miami Heat requested a substitution. "Little Emperor" LeBron; James lowered his head and walked towards the Miami Heat bench. At this time, all the fans gave LeBron James the warmest applause and paid tribute to LeBron James. Although "Little Emperor" LeBron James was not able to bring a championship trophy to this city, his performance in this game in this series fully deserves the applause.
LeBron James sat down on the chair, without saying a word to his teammates, but put a towel on his shoulders and stared blankly at the floor under his feet.
Rudy Fernandez's second free throw was also a solid hit, and the Indiana Pacers once again led the Miami Heat by 18 points. "Flash" Dwyane Wade, who was still on the court, took the ball from point guard Mario Chalmers and began to advance forward.
"LeBron James has left the game, and Dwyane Wade will definitely not play for a long time. The Miami Heat are now completely gone, and the Indiana Pacers have already crossed the threshold of the Eastern Conference Finals! ¡± said the game commentator in the American Airlines Center Arena.
Although Dwyane Wade knew very well that this offense was likely to be his last offense of the season, Dwyane Wade still quickly pushed the ball into the frontcourt and began to organize the team's offense. . James, who had just replaced LeBron; James came on as a substitute small forward; Jones ran outside the three-point line to catch the ball, but invisibly helped Dwyane; Wade opened up the offensive space. Dwyane Wade passed Rudy Fernandez in one step and reached the Indiana Pacers basket in an instant.
"Back up!" Indiana Pacers point guard Darren Collison shouted loudly on the court.
Ronnie Turiaf's quick replacement forced Dwyane Wade to pass the ball, and Mike Miller received the ball from Dwyane Wade. He was about to score a layup after passing the ball, but was substituted by the Indiana Pacers. Small forward Paul George fouled.
After Mike Miller made his first free throw, the buzzer sounded again in the American Airlines Center, and Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra used Sean Barber's Till replaced "The Flash" Dwyane Wade. Dwyane Wade also walked to the Miami Heat bench with his head lowered, and the stands around the stadium once again erupted into a tsunami of applause.
"Although Dwyane, Wade, LeBron, and James did not bring a championship trophy to Miami this season, they all deserve our respect!" the game commentator in the American Airlines Center said, "This The Miami Heat at that time are fully qualified to say that we will definitely come back next year!¡±
The Miami Heat players spent the last minute of the game as if in agony, but when the final buzzer sounded, LeBron, James and Dwyane Wade still stood up and walked to the Indiana Pacers bench. , bidding farewell to the Indiana Pacers players.
"You are a great opponent, and it is indeed a very exciting thing to play against you!" LeBron James said to Indiana Pacers power forward David West, who had been entangled with him throughout the series. said.
"Congratulations on winning this series, and wish you good luck!" Dwyane Wade said to Danny Granger, "I look forward to playing against you in the playoffs next season!"
"You deserve to be the Rookie of the Year this season. Your performance makes people completely unable to believe that you are just a rookie."??Rookie player! "Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers, who has been suppressed by Promise in this series, said to Promise, "You can score, pass, and defend. If you do it, you can do it. All in all, you are a very great opponent! "
Xu Nuo smiled slightly, "I hope we can continue to compete in the playoffs next season." Xu Nuo said with a smile.
"It won't necessarily be you who wins then." Mario Chalmers said with the same smile.
Xu Nuo smiled slightly and said nothing more.
After returning to the player locker room, the Indiana Pacers players began to celebrate that they defeated the Miami Heat and reached the Eastern Conference Finals!
¡°To be honest, it¡¯s really not easy to win this series!¡± team captain Danny Granger sighed.
"However, no matter what, now we have finally taken another step forward!" David West said.
"Although we have been saying that we must reach the Eastern Conference Finals, when we actually reached the Eastern Conference Finals, it all felt like a dream." DeMar DeRozan said.
¡°I just don¡¯t know which team our opponent is.¡± Xu Nuo said with a frown.
¡°Previously, the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics tied at 2:2, and now the fifth series is in progress.¡± Team assistant coach Jim Boylen said.
"I don't know how to win or lose?" Danny Granger asked.
"Now the fourth quarter has just begun, and it seems that the Chicago Bulls, who are playing at home, are still about seven points ahead of the Boston Celtics." Coach Jim Boylen said.
"It seems that it is not a big problem for the Chicago Bulls to win this battle at Tianwang Mountain." David West said.
"You can't draw a conclusion so early!" Xu Nuo said.
David West was just about to say something, but he saw Larry Bird, the team's chairman of basketball affairs, walking into the player locker room and had to shut his mouth.
"Our performance tonight is undoubtedly the best!" Larry Bird exclaimed, "We defeated the Miami Heat, which has the Big Three. This is indeed a great achievement! Through our performance, we can The entire league has proven that we are fully capable of becoming the best team in the league!¡±
Tonight, Coach Larry Brown did not summarize the game next to the tactical board in the locker room as usual, but hurried to the press conference shortly after the game ended. The Indiana Pacers players did not leave the locker room without authorization, and watched the battle between the Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics on the big screen in the locker room.
As assistant coach Jim Boylen said, the Chicago Bulls, playing at home, were still in the lead early in the fourth quarter. However, after a missed layup, Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose He sprained his ankle when he landed and had to return to the locker room for treatment. However, after leaving the court this time, Derrick Rose never came back.
¡°This is very likely to be the turning point of this game.¡± Xu Nuo said.
Sure enough, after Derrick Rose left the field injured, the persevering Boston Celtics began a massive counterattack under the leadership of Rajon Rondo. With Ray Allen hitting a long outside three-pointer, the Boston Celtics finally took the lead.
"Derrick Rose hasn't come back yet, and the Chicago Bulls are in a bad situation!" Danny Granger said.
Losing their star player Derrick; Rose's Chicago Bulls lacked stamina and were eventually reversed by the Boston Celtics. The Boston Celtics won the Battle of Kings Mountain and the next game was held at North Shore Garden Plaza, home of the Boston Celtics.
"Well, in this way, we almost know who our opponent is in the Eastern Conference Finals." Danny Granger stood up and said.
"The Boston Celtics seem to be easier to deal with, after all, their players are older." Paul George said.
"Don't underestimate them just because they are old!" Danny Granger said. "If we underestimate them, we are very likely to be defeated by the Boston Celtics like the Chicago Bulls tonight." The team wins the game.¡±
However, for Xu Nuo, it is the same no matter which team wins. After all, whether it is Derrick, Rose, or Rajon Rondo, they are not easy players to deal with. However, compared to Derrick Rose, Xu Nuo still prefers to play against Rajon Rondo.