The referee turned a blind eye to many small moves made by timberwolves’ players towards Li Cheng. When the timberwolves attack, as long as Li Cheng has a little physical collision with the other side, the referee’s whistle will ring immediately. In addition, when Sung Jae Lee was running, some hand movements were also fouled by the referee.
The referee’s help and Kathy made the most correct arrangement. These two reasons led to the fact that the game is still evenly divided between the two teams.
"It doesn’t look like our home court at all, this damn referee." O’ Brien has attacked the referee in his mind for countless times.
The fans at the scene also gave the biggest boos to the referee, but these can’t change the situation on the field now.
The game has reached the 10th minute and 51st second in the fourth quarter, and Timberwolves veteran Walker made two free throws to tie the score to 83-83. The Pacers paused, O ‘Brien replaced Li Cheng with Daniels with stronger impact, Murphy served on the sideline, and Tinsley dribbled to organize the Pacers’ attack.
At the end of the day, the timberwolves’ moods grew stronger, and their defense became more rigorous and urgent.
After passing the ball once, the Pacers couldn’t find a better chance. Finally, Granger forced the dribble to break through and his layup slipped out.
"F …" Granger scolded 1 and ran back quickly.
Jefferson grabbed the rebound and quickly threw the ball to Timberwolves rookie Brewer, who is the No.7 rookie this year. He and Li Cheng are also rookies in the same year, but his light has been completely shrouded by Li Cheng. In this game against Li Cheng, Brewer is also the same as playing chicken blood.
Brewer’s layup was interfered by Daniels, but Walker, who followed, grabbed the rebound and finished the layup. 85 to 83, the pacers fell behind for the first time in this game.
"Damn it!" O ‘Brien clapped his hands and called Hart to call a time-out.
"Coach, let me go!" Li Cheng said.
"You …" O ‘Brien hesitated.
Li Cheng quickly responded: "Trust me!"
"What are you going to do?" O’ Brien asked. At this time, the players have already left the stage, and Li Cheng simply spoke his thoughts to everyone.
"Danny, you hold the ball to the inside, try to compress their defense. Then throw the ball to Jamal outside, and I’ll run out of position as much as possible. You can catch the ball and pass it to me directly. Troy, your position is as far out as possible. Whether it’s to cover for me, or to find a chance to open three points, you can. "
O ‘Brien listened and agreed with Li Cheng.
"Just do it! Guys, we can’t let Minnesota take away a victory in this despicable way at our home! "
"Don’t worry! Coach, we must leave the victory here, this is our home court. "
The players were originally surrounded by Li Cheng and O ‘Brien. When they had finished speaking, they stood up and O ‘Brien stepped aside. The players stretched out their right hands and folded together. Granger shouted, "Brothers, to win!" "
Everyone immediately shouted together: "To win!"
The game has started again, and there are only 41 seconds left.
Tinsley controls the ball and passes it to Granger. After Murphy gave Granger a pick and roll, Granger quickly killed the inside.
Everyone thought Granger would quickly score two points for the Pacers through his own singles. The Timberwolves’ players thought so, too. They quickly contracted their defense, and Jefferson and Ratliff both jumped on Granger.
Granger broke through from the right, while Li Cheng wandered on the left side of the court. Murphy ran to the left immediately after he blocked Granger. With the help of Murphy’s body and the change of rhythm under his feet, Li Cheng threw off Walker’s defense.
At this time, Granger’s task has been completed. He passes the ball to Tinsley, who has been waiting for the ball on the outside.
The timberwolves’ defensive formation has always been very good. They always pay attention to cutting off the connection between Li Cheng and the ball bearer, but this time they are too late.
Tinsley didn’t stop at all. With a shake of her wrist, she passed the ball to Li Cheng again.
This is an empty seat, and Li Cheng has no reason not to seize such an opportunity. He jumped to his feet, shook his wrist and the basketball flew to the basket.
"Hey!" Pacers equalized the score!
"defense!" Li cheng shouted. The fans at the scene began to shout loudly after cheering for the goal: "Defense! Defense! Defense! "
There are still 26 seconds left in the game. After the Pacers defend this goal, there is still hope of lore.
The timberwolves called a timeout, and even called two timeouts. It can be seen that in order to win the final victory, Kathy made quite detailed arrangements for this attack by the Timberwolves.
The last attack, through several exchanges of blocking people, Li Cheng and Brewer confronted each other. This is the first time that Li Cheng has played Brewer in this game.
Both Li Cheng and Brewer look very dignified. By this time, no one wants to lose. Brewer doesn’t want to lose. He refuses to accept Li Cheng. Li Cheng didn’t want to lose either. He was humbled in this game. In the end, he couldn’t allow the victory to slip away like this.
Walker doesn’t have much chance under Granger’s defense. Jefferson inside can’t even catch the ball at this time. His height is a little short for a power forward. When he is in good health, he can still get stuck in his position through strength and footsteps. At this time, he is a little overwhelmed.