¡°The final quarter of the Indiana Pacers¡¯ final home game of the season is finally about to begin!¡±
Before the start of the fourth quarter of the Tianwangshan battle in the finals, the live DJ in the Conseco Arena shouted crazily, arousing the passion in the hearts of the fans. The atmosphere in the Conseco Arena once again Reached**.
At the same time, Xu Nuo was filled with emotions.
Indeed, this is really the team¡¯s last home game of the season! Because the next game, the team will move to the home court of the Oklahoma City Thunder, so the twelve minutes of the fourth quarter will become the last twelve minutes of the season at Conseco Arena. .
Thinking about the more than 50 home games played this season, it can be said that it has been full of ups and downs and infinite excitement.
Although this arena sometimes brings sadness to the team, looking at the entire season, most of the memories are still good ones. Moreover, at this moment, the team was infinitely close to victory in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, and even infinitely close to the NBA championship trophy, the O'Brien Gold Cup, Xu Nuo couldn't help but feel excited.
But now Xu Nuo still has to contain the emotions in his heart. After all, the game will end in twelve minutes.
"We must try our best to play the last twelve minutes of the game!" Xu Nuo said to himself in his heart.
Since I have had a very good start in this arena this season, I must also perform better to complete the home finale of this season!
The referee on duty, Joe Crawford, blew his whistle and the fourth quarter officially began. Xu Nuo bent down and prepared to defend Derek Fisher, the backup point guard of the Oklahoma City Thunder, when a wave of "defensive" sounds immediately rang in his ears.
"This is the last home game of the season for the Indiana Pacers. The players will naturally try their best to play, and the fans will also show greater support for the players. After all, the enthusiastic support of the fans is what makes the players Real motivation to play!" said on-field commentator Reggie Miller.
On the court, Derek Fisher dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and immediately handed the ball to the team's sixth man, James Harden. James Harden didn't make any extra adjustments after receiving the ball, and shot directly from outside the three-point line! Although the ball seemed to have gone into the basket, it eventually flew out. The expressions on the faces of the Oklahoma City Thunder players immediately became extremely disappointed. If this goal is scored, the morale of the Oklahoma City Thunder will be high, and they will also hope to catch up with the score. But now, everything is reversed.
Xu Nuo took the ball from substitute center Ronny Turiaf and immediately launched a fast break, but the Oklahoma City Thunder's quick defense forced Xu Nuo to slow down the game. After shooting guard O.J. Mayo rushed to the frontcourt, Xu Nuo immediately passed the ball out. O.J. Mayo also shot from outside the three-point line!
"We have the ball!" Reggie Miller shouted in the commentary box.
But O.J. Mayo was a little stronger when shooting, and the ball hit the neck of the basket and bounced back, so the Oklahoma City Thunder still had a glimmer of hope of reversing the game. Oklahoma City Thunder backup center Nick Collison struggled to grab a backcourt rebound, and James Harden got the ball to reorganize the team's offense.
At this time, the team's head coach Scott Brooks and two teammates, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, were looking at James Harden on the court.
During this period when Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook need to take a rest, the team can only rely on James Harden alone to attack the city.
At this time, Derek Fisher suddenly appeared outside the three-point line in the corner, and before Xu Nuo could rush over to cover, James Harden immediately passed the ball. However, at this moment, Xu Nuo, who was originally aiming for Derek Fisher, suddenly changed his target and instead rushed towards the ball. James Harden simply failed to pass the ball to Derek Fisher, promised to steal it successfully, and threw the ball back into the court at the moment his body was about to fall out of the court. O.J. Mayo received the ball, and the Indiana Pacers immediately launched a quick counterattack. Paul George received a pass from O.J. Mayo and scored a layup.
79:66, the home team Indiana Pacers has led the visiting team Oklahoma City Thunder by 13 points! Although there is still a long time before the end of the game, the home team fans at the scene seem to have seen the dawn of victory.
After being successfully attacked, the Oklahoma City Thunder had to carefully organize an offense to ensure the team's offensive success rate. After all, what the team needs most now is to score. James Harden takes advantage ofFriend Nick Collison struggled to break away from O.J. Mayo's defense on a man-screen, took the ball from Derek Fisher, and immediately shot. The ball bounced on the edge of the basket a few times, and finally fell into the net bag.
"It's really a near miss!" Mark Jackson next to Reggie Miller sighed. "If this goal still doesn't go in, then the Oklahoma City Thunder's hope of winning is really quite high. It¡¯s slim! Now the point difference is back to eleven points, there is still a glimmer of hope for the Oklahoma City Thunder"
"For the Oklahoma City Thunder at this time, the most important thing is to ensure the team's offensive success rate!" Reggie Miller then said, "Of course, time is also their biggest enemy. As time goes by, As time passes, perhaps the Oklahoma City Thunder don¡¯t have enough time to catch up with the score!¡±
Xu Nuo took the ball from O.J. Mayo and started dribbling forward. In fact, the current Indiana Pacers are not afraid of the Oklahoma City Thunder scoring, because the Indiana Pacers can completely rely on their own scoring to form a tug-of-war with the Oklahoma City Thunder, so that they can maintain the lead and at the same time It can also consume game time. And these are exactly what the Oklahoma City Thunder don't want to see.
Facing the aging "Old Fish" Derek Fisher, Xu Nuo decisively chose to break through with the ball, forcing the Oklahoma City Thunder to shrink their defense to protect the basket. However, with a flick of Xu Nuo's wrist, the ball immediately penetrated the Oklahoma City Thunder's defense and reached the hands of Paul George outside the three-point line in the corner. Paul George easily hit a long three-point shot from the outside, and the Indiana Pacers led 82:68!
As soon as the ball thrown by Paul George hit the basket, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks immediately stood up and requested a timeout.
¡°The Oklahoma City Thunder¡¯s sense of crisis is getting heavier and heavier!¡± Mark Jackson sighed.
Seeing his team falling further and further behind, coach Scott Brooks made decisive adjustments. The two core players of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook played again, while James Harden returned to the bench. There are about nine minutes left before the end of the game. It is estimated that both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook will stay on the court for the rest of the game and will not rest for even a second. .
However, Russell Westbrook's condition is still not very good, and his technical statistics are still stuck at seven points and four assists. It is still unknown how much Russell Westbrook, who has such a serious abnormal performance, can contribute to the team. And, Russell Westbrook¡¯s enemy on the court is none other than Promise!
¡°It seems we have to give the ball to Kevin!¡± Coach Scott Brooks muttered to himself.
The first offense after the timeout was completed by Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant held the ball near the edge of the penalty area and beat Danny Granger in isolation, stopping and hitting a fadeaway jumper.
"Sure enough, I still give the ball to Kevin Durant!" Xu Nuo said.
"Now Kevin Durant is the Oklahoma City Thunder's last hope. Can Kevin Durant lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to turn the tide?" Reggie said in the courtside commentary box. Miller said this.
However, Xu Nuo soon helped Danny Granger return a goal to Kevin Durant on the offensive end. After assisting Danny Granger to score, Xu Nuo also increased his assists in this game. Reaching double digits, he once again achieved a double-double. For current players, double-doubles seem to have become commonplace.
As the promised opponent, Russell Westbrook's data is still seven points and four assists. In the words of Reggie Miller, there was "a stark contrast" between the two.
¡°Russell Westbrook really failed in his promise tonight!¡± Reggie Miller said.
After promising to hit a long three-point shot from the outside, the Oklahoma City Thunder completely lost the chance of winning this game. The Indiana Pacers, who were leading the game by a big score, finally replaced the whole game with Darren Collison. The game scored 13 points plus ten assists. After promising to leave the game, Russell Westbrook finally raised his score to double digits, but despite this, Russell Westbrook's performance was still far from what promised.
In the end, the Indiana Pacers at home defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road 100:88, winning the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the finals and occupying the commanding heights of the series. In the Indiana Pacers' last home game of the season, both the Indiana Pacers team and themselves promised to have the best home finale performance!