The second half began, and several Pacers players looked menacing!

"This is no ordinary match..."

Gentry said in a deep voice, "Remember what Brother Wei said, be careful to protect yourself, and don't get hurt!"

The Pacers are on offense.

Anderson missed a mid-range shot, Mourningka grabbed the rebound under the basket, and Foster elbowed Mourningka in the chest while positioning himself.

Mo Ning grunted.

Tyronn Lue dribbled the ball up the court, Cummings received the ball and jumped to shoot, Jones pushed Cummings down by pressing against his waist!

"Is it necessary?!"

Cummings scoffed, "Three-point shot foul, he has three free throws, and Jones has also committed a foul."

"Beep!!!"

The referee wasn't really blind; he could still see such an obvious foul.

Cummings steps to the free-throw line...

"Whoosh!!!"

"Whoosh!!!"

"Whoosh!!!"

With three free throws made, Cummings has scored 22 points, surpassing Wei Guo to become the game's top scorer.

Gentry turned to Scott. "Do you believe in light?"

"ah???"

Scott gaped, not understanding what Gentry meant.

Gentry laughed and said, "I see Wei Ge's shadow in Cummings."

"He's very strong."

Scott said seriously, "In the upcoming games, we can consider putting Cummings into the regular rotation, or even starting him!"

Gentry shook his head. "No... I won't put Cummings in the regular rotation. This isn't him... Cummings has a more important role to play on the team."

Compared to other players, Cummings is somewhat slender.

He was well aware of his own abilities, so he worked hard to improve his shooting. Many people only focus on physical talent, but ignore that shooting is also a talent. Hard work can improve shooting percentage, but it can never make you a top shooter... Cummings has some shooting talent, but he will never become a top shooter.

His outburst in this match doesn't represent his true ability.

so...

Cummings sitting on the bench, quietly recording data for Wei Guo, was the greatest help he could give the team.

......

Mourning went on a rampage, delivering a block feast to the Pacers!

The third quarter...

Mourning delivered five consecutive blocks, deterring the Pacers' bench players from blindly attacking the basket!

67:79!!

The Nets have taken a 12-point lead.

The five players from the Weiguo team watched the live match on a newly acquired television set in the locker room. After all, very few people would be in the stadium but not actually watch the game in person.

"Cummings' stamina is about to fail!"

Wei Guo was somewhat worried, "He hasn't participated in such intense matches for a long time, and playing three consecutive quarters... his physical strength is severely depleted!"

The Pacers have started double-teaming Cummings!

The intense physical contact and declining stamina caused Cummings' shooting percentage to drop in the third quarter, making only 4 of 11 shots. However, thanks to free throws, Cummings still managed to score 15 points in the quarter.

34 points!!!

This is Cummings' career-high score, and it's likely to increase.

Stockton sighed, "It's a dead end... My teammates are getting tired, but they have no chance to rest. They can only grit their teeth and finish the fourth quarter."

This situation has occurred...

Stockton and his companions felt a pang of regret because the five men from the Wei Kingdom had rushed into the fight.

Wei Guo had already beaten Artest and his two teammates so badly in a 1v3 situation, so why did they have to join in the fun? They had already knocked the guys down by Wei Guo, but they still had to go up and kick them a couple more times for their own enjoyment.

But at that moment, no one could resist!

......

Artest and O'Neal didn't suffer any serious injuries either.

However, the two were still taken to the hospital... They needed to be checked out, just in case they had a concussion or something, which would be troublesome.

The two of them kept cursing and swearing all the way...

What upset them was that even though they were outnumbered three to one, they were still completely outmatched by Wei Guo.

It's one thing to be unable to beat Wei Guo, but Stockton and his team actually took advantage of their fall to kick them while they were down. I don't know who it was, but they kicked O'Neal's butt several times, and O'Neal's butt still hurts to this day.

"Even though we got beaten up."

Artest comforted Jermaine O'Neal, saying, "But all the Nets' starters were ejected, so we won this game!"

Jermaine O'Neal nodded. "Yeah...the game's almost over now, isn't it?"

"I need to see how much of a lead we have!"

"A score of less than 30 would be a disservice to my ass!"

O'Neal rubbed his bottom again, and he and Artest found a television set. After turning it on, the two of them were stunned.

81:86!!

There are 3 minutes and 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

"This is fucking..."

Artest roared, "How come we're still behind?"

......

"Man proposes, God disposes!"

Gentry let out a long sigh of relief. "Everyone, grit your teeth and finish this last quarter!"

The Pacers started to close the gap!

The Nets struggled to score; eight minutes into the fourth quarter, they had only managed seven points. Fortunately, the Pacers were also not scoring much, and their 12-point lead was reduced to five.

Maintain this advantage...

The Nets still have a chance to win!

Mourning stood under the basket and yelled, "Go for it!"

That shout was full of spirit, and it startled the Pacers players. Cummings and a few others also shouted loudly, "Go for it!"

They use this method to boost their morale!

The Pacers are on offense!

Pollard failed to overpower Mourning under the basket, and Harrington caught the ball in the mid-range and shot.

"bang~~~"

Missed the shot!

Harrington knew the shot wouldn't go in when he took it, so he rushed to the basket and double-teamed Mourning with Pollard on either side. Even so... they couldn't stop Mourning from grabbing the defensive rebound.

Mourning grabbed the basketball with one hand, quickly pressed down, and then clasped his hands together at his lower abdomen, tightly hugging the basketball to his chest!

There are 2 minutes and 56 seconds left in the game!

Tyronn Lue dribbled the ball, pointed to the sky, and said, "Just one more goal and we'll win this game!"

The Nets still have a 6-point lead...

Tyronn Lue was also running down the clock. With 6 seconds left on the shot clock, he passed the ball to Cummings, who dribbled past two defenders with a dazzling display of skill before launching a floater under the basket!

Gentry's palms were sweating nervously...

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the hoop, and Gentry couldn't help but shout, "Great!!!"

81:88!!

......

Artest and O'Neal sat together, watching the game on live television.

"This is fucking..."

Artest yelled, "The defense is terrible!"

Anderson and Jones failed to keep up with Cummings because they didn't expect that with less than three seconds left on the shot clock, Cummings would not shoot but instead drive to the basket, and finally shoot with 24 seconds left on the clock.

and...

The Pacers players were also exhausted, and none of the five on the court had rested.