Thick eyebrows slashed 41+20+4 hats: 14 points in the final quarter to beat the chest to celebrate, and insisted on helping the Lakers win the championship with an injury
In the NBA midseason finals, the Lakers defeated the Pacers to win the inaugural midseason championship. Thick eyebrows performed well in the whole game, 16 of 24, 9 of 13 free throws, 41 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, the fifth time in his career 40+20, becoming the third player since Elgin Baylor and Chamberlain to get 40+20+5. Thick eyebrows single-handedly dominated the interior on both offensive and defensive ends, helping the Lakers score 86-44 in the restricted area to beat the Pacers. Thick eyebrows scored 10 points in a row at critical moments and caused Turner to leave the game with 6 fouls, and the Lakers scored 14 points in the final quarter to seal the victory, and he frantically patted his chest to celebrate. Even though the thick eyebrows were suspected of straining the inner thigh in the third quarter, they still insisted on the injury, and finally the Lakers won all 7 games in the midseason and successfully won the cup.
In the first quarter of the game, facing the Pacers, who were not strong inside, James deliberately fed the ball to the thick eyebrows, allowing him to create a threat to the Pacers in the restricted area. Thick eyebrows hit all six of his first six shots, and he was on the inside, and the opponent had no way to limit him at all. With the help of thick eyebrows' strong inside attack, the Lakers firmly grasped the lead in the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Pacers 34-29, and the thick eyebrows contributed 13 points and 8 rebounds in a single quarter, and caused Turner to commit two fouls, making the opponent's head Haliburton a little inaccurate.
In the second quarter of the game, James took the lead in leading the team to maneuver with the Pacers, and the two sides continued to stalemate, and the Lakers still maintained a slight lead. With 6 minutes and 33 seconds left in the quarter, the thick eyebrows returned to the field, and he scored consecutive layups as soon as he came up, continuing to show his dominance on the inside, and still handed over 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks in a single quarter. Unfortunately, James picked up his third foul in the quarter, and the Lakers were less able to press on both ends of the floor and were unable to extend their lead further. At halftime, the Lakers led the Pacers 65-60, and the thick eyebrows had come to 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Yibian fights again. The Lakers still adopted a strong interior strategy, and the thick eyebrows singled out Turner, and he and James scored five points in a row to help the Lakers take a double-digit lead for the first time. Thick eyebrows were suspected of straining the inner thigh during an offensive round and he signaled to the bench that there was no problem and chose to continue to fight with the injury. We can see that Bushy Mei stumbled a little during the run, and it was clear that the injury was still affecting his movements. Even though he still caused the opponent to foul and use the free throws to score, Ham decided to replace him with Hayes.
However, Thick Eyebrow chose to persevere with the injury and returned to the field after less than 2 minutes of rest. He immediately returned to the basket and scored a layup by forcing the opponent to complete the layup, and continued to create an advantage for the team in the restricted area when the Lakers did not feel good from the outside. The Lakers stretched the deficit to 11 points in the quarter, but Mathurin hit a key riding arrow to hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the Pacers some of the deficit. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Pacers 90-82.
At the beginning of the final quarter of the game, the Lakers rarely let the thick eyebrows play at the beginning of the game, obviously wanting to use the strongest lineup to give it a go and resist the Pacers' offense. The Pacers went on a 7-0 spurt to cut the deficit to three points, and the Lakers had to call a timeout. After the timeout, Russell scored consecutive points to stop the Lakers, and the Pacers still clung to the score with a tenacious offensive performance. Thick eyebrows stood up for the Lakers at critical moments, repeatedly attacked the interior to help the Lakers take a double-digit lead again, and caused Turner to leave the court with 6 fouls, and the balance of victory gradually tilted in favor of the Lakers.
The thick eyebrows scored 10 points in a row to hit a 13-0 offensive climax for the Lakers, and he patted his chest wildly in celebration and glared at his opponent in celebration. The Lakers opened up the gap in one fell swoop and laid the victory. With the Pacers hopeless of chasing points, the Lakers always held a double-digit lead, and finally the Lakers defeated the Pacers to successfully win the first midseason championship.