The Basketball Court Swordsman

In the first game of the series, the Pacers won by 10 points.

Without any mercy or extra action, here is the Eastern Conference finals, the last step to reach the top of the division. Therefore, both parties hope to destroy their opponents in the way they do best.

As a result, in the first game of the series, Leonard still scored 31 points under the alternate defense of George and Antetokounmpo. His deputy Kyle Lowry had his best performance since the playoffs, with 30 points in a single game.

Leonard and Lowry, these are the two most murderous weapons of the Raptors. Unfortunately, the Raptors have no way to break the deadlock except for these two weapons.

Van Fleet continued his "high light performance", scoring only 2 points on 1 of 4 shots in the game. Gasol was guarded very passively. He made only 2 of 11 shots and only 6 points.

As Henson expected, Leonard is indeed very similar to Jordan, but Jordan has a Pippen beside him. It's just a pity that there is no Pippen in Toronto. The performance of the Raptors' role players was a disaster.

On the Pacers' side, the opposite is true. Antetokounmpo and George need to contain Leonard as much as possible on the defensive end, so on the offensive end, more shots are allocated to others.

Among them, Siakam who scored 15 points, Rose who continued to bloom and scored 16 points, Kuzma who scored 14 points and Bogdano who made 4 of 5 3-pointers. Vicki.

The huge gap between the role players of the two teams keeps the Pacers suppressing the Raptors. In the end, he also won by 10 points. And if the Pacers weren't so serious at the last minute, the points difference would certainly not be only 10 points.

1 to 0, the Pacers took the lead.

The second game of the series is still in Indianapolis. The Pacers in this game can be said to be fully opened, and the final score difference has changed from 10 points in the first game to 22 points!

As in the first game, the Raptors, except for Lowry and Leonard, the performance of other players was a disaster. To be precise, even Lowry's performance today was not satisfactory. The leading point guard made just 4 of 13 shots and only scored 15 points.

Originally there were not many people available for the Raptors, and Lowry's failure to do so naturally caused the point difference to become very scary.

Leonard's performance was as good as ever, scoring 31 points with a 55.6% shooting percentage. It's a pity that Leonard is hard to beat with four hands. Compared with the Pacers' 7-man scoring in double figures, the Raptors' role players are incredibly shameful.

One of the most classic scenes is that Van Vleet broke through for a layup. Facing Antetokounmpo’s defense, the Greeks did not even jump and completed the block of Van Vleet. Fleet was knocked to the ground in embarrassment.

This shameful picture is almost the epitome of these two games with the Raptors role players. In front of the Pacers, this group of guys seems to have only been rubbed.

125 to 103, the Pacers beat the Raptors, and the series total score became 2 to 0.

At this time, people have long forgotten the light of Leonard when he killed the 76ers. The huge difference in strength between the two teams surprised many people.

In an interview after the game, Henson was also very confident. He said: "I know that no game in Toronto is easy. But my players and I have made up our minds to take the game away as soon as possible. So, No matter how difficult it is to conquer the northern border, we will move forward bravely."

Henson was quite proud, because his strategy worked. Using the depth of the lineup to deal with the Raptors has achieved good results in both games. Henson has always been not afraid of a team led by a star. Even James and the previous Warriors lost to Henson. How could Henson lose to a Raptors with too few stars?

For now, the rookie coach Nick Nas has no way to deal with it. Henson had already choked the Raptors by the throat, and he was already wondering if the score would become 4-0.

On the other side, Leonard was still expressionless. You don't know at all, whether that guy is lost or unwilling.

"The series is not over yet, what we have to do is to show better performance."

After speaking, Leonard turned and left. "Facial Paralysis" No. 2 who doesn't say much is probably stronger than Henson thought...

The Raptors returned to Toronto with a score of 0-2. The situation is very bad for them.

How bad is it? A list of data can explain.

In NBA history, there have been 288 2-0 situations in the conference finals. But only 20 of them have achieved a reversal, and the probability that the Raptors can come back is only 7%.

To put it more bluntly, the Raptors want to comeback almost theoretically. What's more, their opponent is the Indiana Pacers, the strongest team in the league.

On the other hand, the Golden State Warriors have completely suppressed the Blazers. Since the Warriors adjusted in the first round, they have been sweeping the West with a devastating offensive.

In the Western Conference semifinals, after losing Durant, the Rockets with Paul + Harden were resolved 4-2. Facing the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors were even more unscrupulous.

Under such circumstances, many media have already begun to look forward to the finals. Everyone is already looking forward to the repeat of the Pacers VS Warriors finals. As for the Raptors and Trail Blazers? No one has expectations of them.

But in Toronto, in this arena that hasn't won the honor for a long time, the Raptors players don't think so.

"Running up and running, we still can't give up, we must persevere and equalize the score at home!"

In the training ground, Nick Nath's voice resounded through the audience. The rookie coach didn't want to be swept out by the Pacers just now. They just experienced a morale-boosting Eastern Conference semifinals, and Leonard just completed a terrifying lore.

How can you give up all the hard work so quickly?

On the court, the Raptors players also revealed an unwilling momentum. After all, their head coach and star players have not given up. What excuses do others have to give up?

Leonard did his best for this team, and Nick Nas did his best. These two guys poured this unyielding temperament into every Raptors player.

Therefore, they are still working hard and did not give up resistance. Even in the media, the probability that they can come back is only 7%.

Between training breaks, Lowry, Van Fleet, Ibaka, and Norman Powell sat together, and Lowry looked around everyone, then suddenly hammered the ground.

"We have to help him!"

"He" in Lowry's mouth is undoubtedly Leonard.

"He is our leader and we can't let him fight alone. The score is now 2-0, guys. If we lose the next game, there is really no hope at all. You are willing to one season. Are your efforts in vain? No, I refuse!"

Van Fleet was silent. He knew that he was the most disappointing player in the playoffs so far. The coach trusted him, his teammates trusted him, but he didn't show a performance that matched the trust.

This guy clenched his fists, he didn't want to be the player who was dragging his feet. He doesn't want all the highlights of his career to fall on "Can You Defend a 6-foot NBA Player?" "In this video.

He is eager to win like everyone else. At the very least, he doesn't want to be the laughing stock of the media and fans.

Van Fleet stood up silently and looked at the teammates around him.

"Kyle is right, we have no retreat, we have to help him!"

The Raptors, which had been forgotten by the world, began to recover. Henson did not know how much trouble he was about to encounter in the icy and snowy northern land...