3-0 in the finals! The five tigers of the Green Army all broke out: Tatum 36 + 10 + 8 has no solution, and Holiday is really fragrant

Li Xilin's basketball lore

2024-05-26 12:48Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

The Celtics played a heartbeat and fell behind by as much as 18 points against the Pacers, who lacked core Haliburton, but still completed a big comeback. They have shown more quality and talent to be the team with the best regular season record this season. In this battle, the Green Army's starting five tigers worked hand in hand. Tatum had an all-around performance of 36 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 0 turnovers. Brown had 24 points, two rebounds and three assists. Horford contributed 23 points and five rebounds, including 7-of-12 three-pointers. The two guards were integrated offense and defense, and Holiday had 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, including a death steal from Nembhard in the final moments. Derrick White had 13 points, five rebounds, seven assists and four blocks.

The Green Army without Porzingis had no problem and marched towards the finals. According to statistics, there have been 154 3-0 (best-of-seven games) in the history of the NBA playoffs, with all the leaders advancing and no team completing the comeback.

The Eastern Conference Finals have basically lost suspense, after all, the Green Army leads 3-0, and the Pacers core Haliburton is likely not to play Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, or even miss all the games of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Tatum played super in this game, and he carried the team on the offensive end. The Pacers were indeed very tenacious, and still managed to lead the Green Army for a long time without Haliburton, with 4 players on the team scoring 20+, especially Nembhard with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

But the Greens are more talented and more sophisticated. Tatum controlled the tempo in the crucial fourth quarter, scoring seven points and diaring out four assists in a single quarter. Tatum tandem up the Green Army's offense, and he played a delicate combination with Horford twice, using a behind-the-back pass to assist Horford to shoot a three-pointer.

With 8:31 left in the final quarter, Tatum hit the ground at the top of the arc and passed to Horford, who hit a three-point shot from a wide open position to close the gap to three points.

With 2:38 left in the game, the Pacers led by eight points at one point and looked like they were going to win, but the Pacers' defense was slackened at this point. Brown hit a mid-range shot, Pacers Turner missed a jumper, and Tatum hit a key three-pointer. Pacers: Nembhard made both free throws for a foul.

Tatum organized the offense, dribbled to the basket, and passed the ball to Horford in the bottom left corner, who hit a three-pointer to trail by just two points. Tatum assisted Holiday to make it 2+1 to complete the overtake.

The Green Army's final nine points were all related to Tatum. He demonstrated core values.

Tatum is not the only one in the Green Army, but the performance of other starters is also commendable. Veteran Horford made seven three-pointers in this game. In Porzingis' absence, Horford is particularly important on the inside, as the Green have no reliable center other than him.

Horford will have to contend with Myles Turner, who has worked the court, not only attacking sharply but also making three blocks. The man with the most blocks in this game was Derrick White, who made four blocks in the game, and deserves to be one of the best defenders in the game. White made the 2.11-meter big man deflated in this battle. White was named to the second defensive team this season, and his defense is really good.

Brown had a solid performance in this game, shooting 10-of-18, maintaining a stable offensive efficiency, and scoring 20+ points is his regular operation. The veteran Holiday is really practical, especially at the critical moment, he not only played a 2+1 comeback, but also staged a death steal to help the Green Army hold on to the victory. He scored seven points in the final quarter, and all of them were in the last two and a half minutes.

The Green Army captured the Pacers' devil's home court, and the team has a 5-0 record on the road this season, which is the true king of the road. As the Green Army headed for the Finals, veteran Horford said: "Our team understands the opportunity in front of us and we want to give ourselves the best chance to keep going. ”

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