The fourth quarter played for several minutes, and Brooke. Lopez was the center of the game, well, a veteran with an annual salary of just $3.38 million, who had Paul at the same time in one game. The match between George, Antetokounmpo and Leonard was the center of attention.

At this point, with 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the game, the Pacers were on an offensive turn. All eyes were on Lopez, because his performance in the fourth quarter of the game can only be described as magical.

George stood in the bottom corner as soon as half-time, and Leonard had to follow George into the bottom corner. But at this time, Leonard's heart is not on George, and he wishes he could defend Antetokounmpo or Lopez now. But helpless, Nick. Nas's order to Leonard was to defend George to the death.

Nurse still believes it's the star of the house, not the role player, who can end the game when it matters most.

Letting the Raptors' strongest defender look at the bottom corner is nothing short of a catastrophe. The only thing Leonard can do is pray that his teammates will succeed in defending against this attack. In particular, it is important to note that it is called Brooke. Lopez's guys.

When the team is in a hard battle, and as the star of the house, he can only stand in the bottom corner and watch, this feeling is very struggling.

Antetokounmpo didn't bother to hide this time, and after he broke through, he directly distributed the ball to Lopez. Now that there is not much time left for the game, what the team needs is not to cover up, but to kill the game!

But the Raptors players weren't stupid, and Lopez played so well in the fourth quarter today that they couldn't be defenseless.

So, at the moment when Antetokounmpo broke through the ball, Gasol Jr. reached out to interfere. But after all, Gasol Jr. is a center forward, and he doesn't have such quick reflexes and can't get down in time. So, instead of directly disrupting Antetokounmpo's pass, he interfered with the basketball's flight trajectory.

The ball didn't fly as it should, but smashed into Lopez's feet. Nick. Nas secretly rejoiced, this time, Lopez can't score again!

As we all know, the most comfortable way to pass the ball to the center forward is generally to the position above the waist. Because the center of gravity is too high, if you bend down to catch the ball, it is difficult to get up and attack at the first time.

And this time, Antetokounmpo's pass, not to mention below the waist, went directly to the foot. That's why Nas is so confident. Antetokounmpo's split was not successful.

However, Lopez did not give up, he immediately bent down and picked up the basketball, and did not adjust, but took advantage of the situation to raise the basketball and shoot directly!

The moment Lopez made a move, Gasol Jr. flew out. He just scored 17 points and 7 assists in the last game to make a name for himself, and he didn't want to be "beaten back to shape" so quickly.

But unfortunately, Lopez is already on fire. When a player feels hot, he can really shoot how he can do it. Smith, the NBA's most famous "nerve knife", has survived in the league for so many years with his occasionally hot hand.

Nas didn't expect Lopez to complete the shot so quickly, and he didn't expect Lopez to really score this ball!

Another three-pointer was made, and it was already Lopez's third three-pointer in the fourth quarter!

This three-pointer made the Raptors trail the Pacers by 17 points in the final 1:06 of the game! In other words, Lopez's three points almost killed the game!

"Beautiful goal, Brooke. Lopez, he scored his 29th point of the day! 29 points, which is also a new career playoff score for Lopez! Can you imagine? Lopez actually achieved a new playoff scoring high after his heyday. It has to be said that the Pacers are a magical place. No matter what the player is, it's going to get better when he gets here! ”

Accompanied by the shouts of the commentators and the boos of the Raptors fans, Nick. Nas called a halt to the game. He must be held accountable for his own bad decisions, and the way to do so is likely to be failure!

Brooke. Lopez, playing in the fourth quarter so far, he has scored 13 points in a single quarter! Shot 3 three-pointers and gave Leonard 4 big takeaways! Yes, 4 of them!

In the fourth quarter, because of Lopez, the frontcourt rebounding ratio between the Pacers and the Raptors was 5 to 1! Three of the five frontcourt rebounds were converted into points by Lopez.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Lopez completely dominated the entire fourth quarter. And Lopez's five-point performance at a critical moment just now gave the Pacers a 17-point lead and almost ended the game.

Whenever Henson was able to successfully place two vials of poison in front of his logarithmic, his opponent was almost inevitably going to face defeat.

Nurse didn't believe Henson could kill a game with a role player, but now he has to.

"Well done Brooke, this is your peak night."

At the timeout, Henson hugged Lopez tightly as he walked off the court. He has always believed that every one of his players has a role to play. Even if it is a player who only gets 3.38 million and has no annual salary.

"Thank you for your trust, Chief."

"Don't thank me, your performance is the best thank you."

Now that the initiative is completely in Henson's hands, there are countless ways to win the race at the last minute. Because he had already lost the game when Nurse chose to ignore Lopez.

Sure enough, in the last minute of the game, Nas finally took Lopez seriously. But it was too late, and the Raptors were gone.

This game is almost the last chance for the Raptors. If they can equalize, they might win the series with one blow. But if they lose...... The aggregate score would be 3-1. And Henson, who got the match point, will never give up any chance to eliminate his opponent.

A one-minute equalizer or even a 17-point lead is theoretically possible. After all, Maddie once scored 13 points in 35 seconds. But the theoretical possibility cannot be used to illustrate the problem.

The Raptors played very hard, but unfortunately, they missed the best opportunity to overtake the score.

Eventually, in the eyes of despair, Nick. Nas heard a shrill electronic beep. He looked up at the big screen at the scene, 117-103, the Pacers won the fourth game of the series with a huge advantage of 14 points, and got the match point by the way!

Next, the arena will move to Indianapolis. Whether or not the game will return to Toronto is another matter.

Anyway, Henson didn't plan to let the game go back to this icy north.

After the game, Brooke. Lopez beat Kawhi Leonard, Antetokounmpo and George to be voted the best player of the match. And after the game, Nick. Nas also said helplessly.

"I didn't expect Coach Henson to have the guts to do that, but not all coaches dare to let a role player take the life and death of the team at a crucial moment in a crucial game. But Henson did just that, and it was incredibly successful. I must admit that the situation is now very difficult for us. ”

The Torontons thought they could break the shackles of the eastern hegemons, but they were only comforting themselves.

It is true that the Raptors are the kings of the North, but they can only be the kings of the North. Until Henson's retirement, the rulers of the East will not change hands easily.

Henson believes that the Raptors will fight to the death in the next game. But he was not afraid, he had completely gained the upper hand.

Again, he's a manager who has lost less than 10 games since the start of the season. There is no one in this league who knows how to win better than Henson.

The finals are just one step away!