1+3 Lore! Is this the most overrated player?

The semi-finals of the East and West in these two days have a feeling of looking in the mirror. The Thunder, who were No. 1 in the West yesterday, kept making mistakes in the final moments and were killed by Gordon with three points. Today's No. 1 Cavaliers in the East also kept making mistakes at the last moment, did not do one thing right, and then were killed by Haliburton with three points.

Yesterday's Gordon stunner, the second in the playoffs this season; Haliburton's stunner today is also the second in the playoffs. It should be a very rare thing to kill in the playoffs, but the succession of these two makes it less unusual, and of course, the opponent's mistakes are also indispensable.

The Cavaliers, who had a smooth regular season, suddenly suffered an injury crisis in the playoffs. In the first round, Garland's absence was not taken seriously, because the process of sweeping the Heat was too smooth. Garland still didn't return in the first game against the Pacers, but the others remained, and the Cavaliers' first loss was mainly due to a big jump in shooting percentage.

But today, Mobley is out injured, Hunter is out and Garland continues to be sidelined. The Cavaliers' lineup became overstretched overnight, and all the balls that were originally distributed are now back in Mitchell's hands, and they can only be returned to him.

So Mitchell put in a game of 48 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, hitting 15 of 30 shots, and actually controlled the offense much more than 30 shots, as he also made 21 free throws. Although Mitchell only played 36 minutes in this game, he almost did not have time to paddle on the court, and the Cavaliers had to rely on him to create chances every round.

So in the end, Mitchell also began to have calf cramps due to physical exhaustion, and when Mitchell couldn't play, it was the beginning of the Knights' disaster.

In fact, in the last 48 seconds, the Cavaliers still led by seven points, Siakam missed two free throws, but Mitchell did not get stuck in Nesmith's position, and the latter missed two points on a dunk. The Cavaliers wasted a timeout with 1:03 left to deliver the ball, and then they began to fall into a cycle of not being able to deliver the ball.

Finally, the ball was released, Mitchell stood on the sideline and was stuck by Nesmith, Mitchell elbowed the latter's chin, was whistled for an offensive foul, and the ball returned to the Pacers, at this time the difference was still 5 points.

Siakam scored a layup with 3 points left and 27.5 seconds left, and the Cavaliers were still in a relatively safe position. But again they couldn't get the ball out, there was no one to help pick it up in the first place, and Atkinson had to call a second and last timeout.

Then the frontcourt serve that came back from the timeout was more abstract and went directly to the Pacers' hands, forming a ball conversion. Haliburton's breakthrough caused Mitchell's foul, and to be honest, Mitchell's defense was relatively clean, but at this time the Cavaliers did not pause to challenge.

Haliburton hit one of two free throws, and then the Cavaliers dropped the rebound again and Haliburton grabbed it. The game was still long, Haliburton dribbled to look for opportunities outside the three-point line, singled out Jerome to step back and hit a three-point shot at the top of the arc, trailing by 3 points to make a 1+3 stunner, and the miracle reappeared.

Yesterday, the Thunder called a timeout because their heads didn't think clearly, and today the Cavaliers called a timeout because they couldn't send out a pure serve, and more than once, even if they sent it out, they had to raise their elbows and take the initiative to send the ball. In the last few tens of seconds, the Cavaliers made two turnovers, lost rebounds from the free throw line twice, and were not wronged by the Pacers' 20-point reversal.

The magical Haliburton, who rode a magic broom, once again slapped those people in the face with a lore. Haliburton had a 3+1 kill against the Bucks in the regular season, and in the first round of the playoffs, he sent the Bucks home with a layup, and today he used a 1+3 beat the first place in the East.

Before the playoffs began, TheAthletic held an anonymous player poll. Haliburton was the most overrated player, with 14.4 percent of players voting for him. Haliburton's performance this season has indeed declined, but in the second half of the season so far, Haliburton can't find fault with it.

At the Cavaliers' home stadium today, there were also "overrated" boos, and then Haliburton gave this group of fans a memory that will last a lifetime. Before the start of the series, who would have thought that it was the Pacers who were now leading 2-0, winning both on the road.

The Pacers did suffer from the injury benefits of their opponents, Lillard was seriously injured in the first round, and the three main players of the Cavaliers were all rested in the second round, but their two 20-point reversals and Haliburton's two shutouts were real, and the resilience they showed when they fell behind was real, and only by never giving up could they create miracles.

They all say that you are the most overrated person, but you are the most competitive.