Compared with the first quarter, Nowitzki's condition rebounded in the second quarter.

From his appearance to the end of the half, Nowitzki hosted 11 points in the Mavericks' 16 points, including two three-pointers, low-post singles, and ball-holding offense to cause damage.

"The good news is that Dirk's form is recovering, and the bad news is that they are 15 points behind in the half." Leonard talked about their winning rate in the second half. "The reality is cruel. Dirk is back to normal, but the Pacers are playing above the level tonight."

McGuinness joked: "Yes, even Gary Payton showed above level performance."

Xie Hou, who restrained his offensive desire, scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in the first half, and the Pacers led the Mavericks 56-41.

The reporter at the scene asked excitedly: "How do you keep the lead?"

Xie Hou replied confidently: "Give all your strength until the last second!"

As he walked into the aisle, the fans on both sides shouted: "Arthur, you are the best!"

"Arthur, we will win!"

"Arthur..."

The fans roared as if they were in the court.

Two years ago, Xie Hou led the Pacers to win the first NBA championship in team history. The ups and downs of last year made the team's support stronger.

They began to believe that this team could write great chapters in this era.

As Xie Hou passed by, he nodded gently to them.

In the VIP seat in the front row, Xie Nini called for snacks.

After Xuewei asked Chen Mimi for her opinion, she took him away.

When the MC on the scene invited the VIPs in the front row to go forward to do a midfield challenge, the VIP who had a prominent identity was willing to go forward.

Xie Jun asked: "Can I go?"

"Of course, we are also VIP guests!" Chen Mimi said confidently.

Xie Jun jumped to the venue and the MC introduced him to the audience. When he learned that he was Xie Hou's younger brother, the fans responded fiercely.

"Arthur's brother?" Donnie asked Bird, "Can he play basketball?"

Bird pretended to be stupid even though he knew the inside story: "It seems that he can."

The midfield challenge is specifically designed for non-professional enthusiasts, and those who can pass the challenge can get a $10,000 cash check.

The VIP in the front row has one quota, while the ordinary audience seats in the back row have five quotas.

Near the free throw line, Xie Jun's shooting stability is eye-catching; outside the free throw line, his shooting is like a six-mechanical sword, reminding people of Xie Hou.

In the end, he relied on the stability near the free throw line to defeat other audiences with a big advantage and received a cash check of $10,000.

In the half-time lounge, Claire emphasized one thing to the players: "What we need to be sure is that we are the stronger team. You must understand this, we are stronger. The Pistons are not our opponents, the Mavericks are not our opponents, this year we belong to us, and all the stumbling blocks that prevent us from climbing to the top of the mountain must be kicked away. No team can stop us from stabilizing the championship platform!"

"Do you know? We stand at our peak and take out all your strength. In the first five minutes of the second half, I will see the despair on the faces of Dallas! Before the fourth quarter, we will make the whole world believe that we can win the championship! The moment the final whistle sounded, I hope someone can overthrow the Gatorade bucket on the sidelines to celebrate, let us complete this matter!" Claire roared, "In the name of the champion!"

Language has the power to penetrate the soul, sublimate the soul, and make a coward who is greedy and afraid of death a warrior who fights bloodyly.

Claire grabbed that point perfectly and let the player hit the Mavericks into the abyss from the second half without making any tactical arrangements.

In the first goal in the second half, Xie Hou shook Josh Howard and shot three-pointers from the outside.

59 to 41

The coach said that the Mavericks will be desperate in the first five minutes of the second half, how dare they not obey?

The Mavericks' response was Devin Harris' breakthrough layup, good ball.

43 to 59

The Pacers' tactics were immediately spread out, and the ball was passed to O'Neal Jr.

When faced with the defensive intensity of the playoffs, his offensive efficiency has always been low. During the finals, he almost gave up his personal singles and turned to a cake-eating machine like the little bully Stodmeier, and rarely showed his single-handed ability.

It was this round that my teammates gave me a chance.

O'Neal's footsteps flashed beautifully, suppressing his opponent firmly, and scoring the ball with his backhand.

61 to 43

Nowitzki responded with the ball and attacked and caused damage.

He only scored one of his two free throws, and the Pacers' counterattack was so fast that the Mavericks did not expect.

The ball flew out of the backcourt and arrived in the frontcourt in just one second. Papalucas was transported and stuffed it to Artest to hit the ground.

The beast raided the basket and scored again.

63 to 44

With a 19-point gap, is there despair on the Mavericks' face? It's not very obvious.

19 points is undoubtedly a frustrating gap, but it is not enough to make people feel that the general trend of this game is decided, just a 19-point lead is not enough.

To maintain suspense, the Mavericks must first ensure offensive efficiency.

The Pacers have not missed the shot in the second half, so they cannot miss it - otherwise it will be Xie Hou's performance moment.

The tactics were not open, Nowitzki took the ball with his waist, turned around and stopped in front of the basket, but his signature jump shot made some deviation and failed to hit the iron.

Kirilenko allocated the rebound that he could win to Xie Hou.

Xie Hou gave the scoring opportunity to the Greeks who were following him again, and the selfless breeze drifted above the Indiana flag.

65 to 44

Only three minutes later in the third quarter, the Mavericks were hit with a timeout, and they were 21 points behind.

Are they desperate? Almost began to despair.

"I guess they will give the ball to Dirk and double-team it decisively. Don't care who he gives the ball to. Believe that their outside shots will not score!" Claire said meaningfully.

At this time, the Mavericks' periphery were Howard, Harris and Peja.

Peja shouldn't be unable to make a shot, but Claire firmly believes that he can't make a shot.

He has been a softie for five and a half games. Can he regain his strength in the second half? If so, Rick Claire is willing to take full responsibility.

The funniest thing is that the Pacers guessed that they would hand the ball to Nowitzki; the Mavericks guessed that the Pacers might have double-teaming, but neither side expected that when they met double-teaming, Nowitzki's pass choice was not Peja who was close to him, but Harris was not in front of him.

Nowitzki's behavior shows that he no longer believes in Peja.

The team's number one offensive player does not believe in the ability of the team's number two offensive player. What's more harmful than this?

Harris received the pass and knew that his shooting was unstable, but he insisted on shooting.

"Bang!"

The rebounds bounced out of the basket.

The Pacers' No. 95, who is believed to be able to compete with Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson for the most comprehensive player in history, Arthur King Xie Hou, grabbed the long rebound that popped up and launched a counterattack alone.

The Mavericks' pursuit speed was not fast enough, and the whole team could not see the determination to stop Xie Hou.

They had to watch Xie Hou hit the frontcourt and smashed the dunk to the basket.

67 to 44

What is despair? Is it terror or fear? Is it trembling all over or losing the confidence to chase points? Xie Hou believes that when there is still a lot of time in the game, but one side is behind, the side that is behind is numb to the opponent's attack, or even without fluctuations, that is despair, the most profound despair.

If there is any emotional fluctuation on their faces, Xie Hou and his teammates may have to work harder. After this scene, they all knew that they were sure to win.

The opponents have lost their fighting spirit and they will achieve a comprehensive victory.

Claire made them fight the Mavericks to despair within five minutes, and the response from the Husbands was four minutes, and it only took four minutes to despair.

Letting your opponent despair is just the beginning.

By the end of the third quarter, all the Pacers became rioters, and a 33-20 tide was launched in a single quarter.

Three quarters, 89 to 61.

With a 28-point gap, the audience on the scene was looking forward to the end of the game.

Seven minutes before the final game, Xie Hou, who scored 20 points, 14 rebounds and 15 assists, successfully retired.

He left behind the finals.

He ended the season.

In this finals, he left a game with 35.1 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.5 assists.

His average score is not the most per game, his rebounds per game is not the most per game, and his assists per game is not the most per game.

But he replaced Baylor and became the holder of the single-game scoring record in the Finals. He is the only player in history to average triple-double in regular season, playoffs, and finals - all three levels of games.

And, like those great players, he showed the more important the game, the better he performed.

He improved in the regular season, playoffs and finals performances in turn.

In the last minute of the game, Xie Hou stood up.

"Arthur, do you want to go up and fight again?" Claire asked.

Xie Hou waved his hand and said, "No, I've played enough."
To be continued...