Pacers Halliburton talks about the goal after the game to celebrate: I thought it was a three-pointer

On May 22, in the NBA Playoff Eastern Conference Finals [Pacers - Knicks] series, the Pacers dragged the game into overtime with Halliburton's final tie and finally narrowly defeated their opponent 138-135 in overtime. After the game, Pacers star Halliburton talked about his celebrating shot of the tie in an interview:

—"I thought this was a winning goal, and I was a little lost. If I knew it was just a two-pointer at the time, I wouldn't have done this because I still have overtime to play!"

The Pacers lagged behind the Knicks at a maximum of 17 points, and were once 9 points behind 52.5 seconds before the game! You should know that this is already a big reversal of more than 7 points in the last 1 minute of the Pacers' three consecutive rounds of the series:

1. In the first round against the Bucks G5: 7 points behind with 34.7 seconds left in the final quarter, and finally completed the reversal.

2. Eastern Conference semi-finals against the Cavaliers G2: 7 points behind with 46.7 seconds left in the final quarter, and finally completed the reversal.

3. Eastern Conference Finals vs. Knicks G1: 9 points behind with 52 seconds left in the final quarter, and finally completed the reversal.

It is more worth mentioning that Halliburton's tie-up today also paid tribute to three "predecessors":

1. Halliburton "pleases God" Pacers legend Reggie Miller, making the same throat-locking celebration action

2. Halliburton crossed the line and tied the Knicks with two points, replicating Durant during the Nets in the 2021 playoff Nets period. The "last shot" basketball was thrown into the net twice, paying tribute to Leonard who won the 2018-19 championship season.

I have to say that from the fourth place in the Eastern Conference, which is ranked downstream in the regular season to now advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers are ahead of the crowd!

They successively eliminated the Bucks with Antetokounmpo and the top seed Cavaliers in the East. The resilience and fighting spirit shown by this young team are enough to move everyone!

As the old saying goes: Those who help themselves help God. When luck and strength come at the same time, who can assert that this "dark horse" team that has never been favored, where will the end point be? Let's wait and see!