Chapter 712: Untimely Birth

Li Liang reversed Qiankun's steal at the last moment, which reminds people of Larry Bird's magical steal in the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals in the Battle of Tianwangshan.

The Celtics were also one point behind and also did not have the ball. The Pistons also had a timeout opportunity but did not use it, and then rushed the ball out.

Bird, who is not outstanding in physical fitness, turned out to break the ball from Lambiel. When he was about to fall off the baseline, he passed the ball to Dennis Johnson. Johnson made a layup to overtake the score and completed the reversal. Miracle.

It was one of the most famous steals in NBA history and the most memorable scene of Bird's career.

Now, Li Liang has also done it, but he still can't escape Bird's curse of "you finally became me".

There are still four seconds left for the Cavaliers, and James has a chance to turn things around.

Moreover, the referee really gave the Cavaliers face tonight, and favored the Cavaliers in many controversial penalties.

But to sum it up is still the same sentence: If you give you a chance, you are useless!

The Cavaliers coaching staff forgot that there was another timeout, which caused the serve to be interrupted and then overtaken.

To make matters worse, the morale of the entire knight was destroyed.

This is their home court, the Quicken Loans Center, the victory is in sight, and they are fatally intercepted. Not everyone can bear this kind of blow.

The short pause of 20 seconds did not give the Cavaliers too much time to adjust, and the game continued.

Blatter took out the tactical board and hastily arranged a sideline serve tactic.

And when the referee blew the whistle, West stopped in front of Thompson who was serving, and the ball couldn't be served.

Thompson is the only insider on the Cavaliers field. He wants to hand the ball to outside players to complete the fatal blow.

But the Pacers' defense was tight, and Bird was yelling "Don't foul! Don't foul!"

If the referee gives a foul at this time, it will be over.

However, the referee is not as bad as this. Unless the Pacers player has a very obvious foul, the referee will not blow it.

In five seconds, Thompson still sent the ball at the last moment, and he threw the ball to James.

It's not a good pass, it's too high and too slow.

Li Liang leaped high and touched the ball before James. The flight trajectory of the ball was changed. Li Liang jumped again, snatched the ball and held it in his arms!

James had to foul Li Liang, the referee blew his whistle, and there were still 2 seconds left.

Failure, a completely failed sideline ball tactic, was once again intercepted by Li Liang.

The Cavaliers' tactical movement and players' emotions completely collapsed, and the serve was simply inexplicable.

The other players didn't move to stretch the space to create opportunities. Everyone knew that the ball was going to James.

Cavaliers fans at Quicken Loans Center know this game is over.

With the end of this game, there is also the journey of the Cavaliers this season.

Li Liang stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws, leading by 3 points.

The Cavaliers had the last two seconds, no timeout.

If this ball is given to Li Liang, this guy can really turn the world around, let a halftime shooting show tell the opponent what TM is a miracle.

It's a pity that Li Liang is not on the knight's side.

James finally took the ball and rushed to the center line to shoot a desperate long three-pointer-he didn't even touch the basket, and then the red light came on, and the game ended.

104:107, the Pacers won the away game with difficulty and got the match point of the series.

At the end of the game, the Pacers players rushed into the court and hugged Li Liang heartily.

Li Liang scored 40 points in this game, winning eight out of one, pushing the Cavaliers to the edge of the cliff.

At the same time, he once again led the Pacers to the gate of the finals.

After the game, the reporter interviewed him. Li Liang wanted to say something, for example, I was thinking about my opponent in the next round, or I was thinking about the next poverty alleviation team or something.

But the words came to his lips but he didn't say them out. To be honest, he himself was a little excited.

This match was so f*ckingly thrilling, he felt his heart couldn't take it anymore, it would be more enjoyable to sweep the opponent with 20 points in the future.

"We won. I always maintain a high degree of concentration on the field. This is the secret of my success. Don't give up until the last moment of the game."

After speaking, Li Liang and the reporter waved, left the court, and went back to the locker room to celebrate.

The away locker room at Quicken Loans Center became the only happy place in the stadium.

As soon as Li Liang entered, Kevin Garnett rushed over and gave him a bear hug. After parting, he punched Li Liang thirteen times and seven wounds in the chest, almost killing Li Liang.

You can just hit your chest with a small fist, why do you want to hit me?

A happy atmosphere filled the Pacers' locker room.

In fact, in this game, even the Pacers players themselves felt that they might lose.

Garnett was watching the TV broadcast in the locker room. When he saw Li Liang being intercepted by George and went out of bounds on the last ball, but the referee awarded the free throw to the Cavaliers, he was so angry that he almost smashed the TV.

In the end, he turned off the TV. He didn't dare to watch it. He didn't want to watch it. He didn't want to see the final big score become 2:2, and then he wanted to go back to the home court to grab the match point.

This is not a good sign, such a loss has a great impact on the morale of the team.

And Garnett can feel that the alliance hopes that the duel between the Cavaliers and the Pacers will be longer.

Unexpectedly, Stephenson, JR-Smith and McGee rushed into the locker room barking like dogs, shouting "victory (victory)", Garnett couldn't believe his ears, did the Pacers even Won?

Garnett immediately turned on the TV, and then saw that the TV station was replaying Li Liang's The Thief of the Century.

ESPN TV also took out the video of Bird's steal in 1987 for comparison.

The most interesting thing is that tonight, Larry Bird on the sidelines held his head and shook his head excitedly after seeing Li Liang succeed in the steal, just like Bill Walton on the sidelines back then.

You know, Bird, who completed the steal and assist that night in 1987, just hugged Dennis Johnson lightly, expressionless, to celebrate.

And tonight he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

This may be because the emperor does not provoke eunuchs.

Of course, Garnett is not the only one who has a similar experience. Thousands of fans watching the game in front of the TV and computer, many of them turned off the computer and TV at the last moment and did not want to watch any more. Unexpectedly, they might have missed the best shot of the season. .

The media at home and abroad were all overwhelmed, and they made lengthy reports on Li Liang's shocking break.

Anyway, it’s just talking about the past and the present, starting from Havlicek’s “the steal” in 1965, to Byrd’s The Steal of the Century, Li Liang has inherited the great green blood and glorious tradition—hey, Li Liang and green Blood has a hairy relationship, Bill Simmons, can you stop writing nonsense?

This steal is destined to be played repeatedly before the finals start.

And this steal also completely changed the face of the series, and at the same time helped the league avoid a bloodbath.

Because if the Pacers lose this game, the league's refereeing problem will inevitably be criticized by the fans again.

Except for the controversial ball that George steals out of bounds in the end, the referee's suppression of the Pacers is obvious.

Although you take out the playback of each foul and check it frame by frame, you will find that there is basically no problem in terms of each penalty.

But these high-level referees have this ability. Individually, there seems to be no problem, but together, something is wrong.

This is the ability to control the scene and the situation, the so-called master of field control, nothing more.

But you control the field, if you can't do it, you will hang up.

Li Liang doesn't care about you, damn it, I can't beat you if I don't cheat, but I can't beat you if I cheat, isn't my trick for nothing?

Am I worthy of the careful training my son of the system has given me, worthy of the rage points collected every game through hard work, worthy of so many skills and props I have obtained?

Although it was not easy to win, even if they won, the fans naturally stopped worrying about the referee.

The Pacers are one step away from the finals, and James is only one game away from being defeated by Li Liang for the third time.

How to put it, it can only be said that life is not at the right time.