138-135! Pacers break the NBA playoffs loss

On May 22, 2025, when the timer returned to zero, the basketball was slammed on the basket twice, and the whole game held its breath ~ the ball entered! Halliburton dragged the game into overtime with a single shot and then led the team to complete an epic reversal.

1. Miracle of the draw: 1 win, 970 losers will win

With 2 minutes and 51 seconds left in the final quarter of the game, everyone's consensus is that there is no suspense in this game. The Pacers are 14 points behind the Knicks. NBA historical data shows that the team's record in the past 27 years has been 0 win, 970 losses. But Halliburton and Nesmith refused to admit defeat.

Nesmith scored 6 three-pointers in 3 minutes, narrowing the gap to 2 points, Halliburton broke through with the ball at the last moment, facing the two double-teamed, rewind to the near-three-point line, and used a difficult backward jump shot to complete the tie. The moment the ball bounced up, he imitated the throat-locking celebration of the celebrity Reggie Miller. In overtime, he calmly assisted Nemhard to hit a key three-pointer, and finally ended the game 138-135.

2. The key man has gone from being overrated to being a real giant. Two months ago, Halliburton was the most overrated player mentioned by the media. In the anonymous player vote, he ranked first with a vote of 14.4%. But the playoff stage made him completely turn over:

Equalifying or overtaking in the last 10 seconds of this season, he made 11 of 12 shots and shot 91.7%. In his debut in the Eastern Conference Finals, he scored 31 points and 11 assists, and made 4 of 12 three-pointers, becoming the third man after James and Curry. Halliburton interprets it with action: the louder the doubts, the more fierce the fight back.

3, one ball connects three generations of legends

Halliburton's tied ball, and was jokingly called by fans a goal to invite three gods:

1. Durant's cross-line: 2021 Eastern Conference Semi-finals, Durant's cross-line tied the Bucks

2. Leonard's magic of turning the frame: 2019 tied the 76ers, and the ball bounced 4 times on the basket before entering

3. Miller's New York Nightmare: In the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals, Miller staged an 8.9-second 8-minute mark against the Knicks and made a throat-locking gesture.

After the game, Halliburton admitted: "I have studied these classic moments, but when I really made a shot, my mind was blank."

4. The path to counterattack for civilian teams

Halliburton concluded that we can always win in strange ways. It expresses the Pacers' team spirit: 6 players scored in double digits, the G1 team in the East Finals sent 31 assists, and the third single game of 30+ assists this season, the league is unique.

Siakam, Nesmith and other role players stood up at critical moments, and coach Carlisle boldly designed the "rugby-style sideline tactics" and even allowed the assistant coach to participate in the arrangement. There is no "one fight" of superstars, only the "trust delivery" of the team.

From being overrated to the key, from a legend of reversal in desperate situations, the Knicks will inevitably counterattack in the next battle. Can Halliburton continue the magic? Let's wait and see! !