Before the advent of the small ball era and the reform of the second offense to 14 seconds, there were not many players who could score 20+ points in a single quarter, and there were even fewer active players.

And if you add a prerequisite to this condition, 20+ in a single quarter in the finals, then only three people have achieved this record in history.

Isaiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, and Michael Jordan.

In active duty, Deron will be the only one!

32 to 18.

The Nets established a 14-point lead in the first quarter.

The subsequent games became a replica of G1.

The Lakers have been trying hard to narrow the point difference, but the Nets' stable performance means they always fall short.

After the final four quarters, the Nets defeated the Lakers 112-100 and won G3!

The night in G1 belongs to Iverson, the night in G2 belongs to Paul, and the night in G3 belongs to Deron!

Deron made 14 of 21 shots in the game, scoring 41 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, playing the greatest game of his career.

Moreover, his 20 points in a single quarter and 40+ points in a single game have left him a mark in NBA history!

There is a detail at the end of the game.

When Delong came off the field, he walked towards Sloan, and Sloan took the initiative to reach out and hug his disciple.

Deron burst into tears in Sloan's arms, and Sloan's eyes were red and he was holding back tears.

Yes, he will never say the words to forgive him.

But at this moment, whether you say it or not, what a difference it makes!

The past is irreversible, but the future can be changed!

After tonight's game, I don't know how many people will cry because of this scene.

At the press conference after the game, Sloan took Lin Ying with him.

Deron did not go with him. He went to the medical room to treat his knee.

Last season, he scored 57 points in a single game against the Jazz. After the game, he went to treatment immediately.

Including this season, he has also missed games due to knee problems.

As a point guard, he is relatively overweight, and coupled with his style of play where breakthroughs rely entirely on dragging steps to change directions, this knee really cannot afford to be injured.

If it weren't for the arrival of Lin Ying to "reduce his burden" and the control of Sloan coming to Brooklyn, he would have fallen as quickly as in history this season.

But even so, after a night of crazy intensity in the finals, his knee still responded.

Although compared with the description of "breaking through is like stepping on glass shards and going up the stairs like committing suicide" during the same period in history, his situation is already much better.

At the press conference, Sloan publicly praised Deron in his own way.

"Maybe I'm wrong, Deron could have been the best point guard in the league."

When you have decided to leave this field, there will always be many firsts.

But I feel very happy to feel Sloan's mood tonight.

2 to 1.

The Nets took the initiative in the series and won an away game, which means that the finals will at least return to Brooklyn.

Even in an unreasonable competition format, they have regained their home court advantage.

Now, as long as they can win another away game, the Nets will have a match point.

The game seemed to be back to the scene in the Eastern Conference Finals.

G4 will be a decisive battle with no retreat for both sides.

In the first half of the game, both sides showed courage to win.

Moreover, the Lakers have also unified their thinking and put more physical energy into the offensive end to compete with the Nets.

This idea soon proved to be effective, and the scores of the two teams kept taking the lead alternately.

By the end of halftime, the score on the court was 65 to 64, with the Nets leading by 1 point.

The point difference is negligible, but both teams scored 60+ at halftime!

It was a half full of talent.

The fans were dazzled by the various splendid attacks and couldn't take their eyes off them.

The turning point of the game came in the second half.

Deron was pushed over by Paul when he broke through Paul, and then he hugged his knees and looked in pain.

After persisting on the sidelines for a while, he finally left the field with the help of the team doctor and never played again in the next game.

This was an offensive battle, and Deron's departure greatly reduced the Nets' firepower.

Sloan quickly adjusted his game strategy and switched from offense to defense.

But again, defense is always relatively passive in the face of offense, especially when facing a team like the Lakers that is full of talent and understanding.

Not to mention that even after half the game, the Lakers' offense was already in full swing.

After a fierce battle in the final four quarters, the Nets still lost 106-118.

The big score between the two sides came to 2 to 2.

However, whether it is the Nets players or outside fans, what they are most concerned about now is Deron's injury situation rather than the big score.

With Deron's mentality in the finals, as long as he can beat him, he will definitely come back in the second half.

Now that he has not come back, it shows that the situation is not optimistic.

And once Deron is unable to play, the Nets' journey to the Finals will likely end early.

Maybe Lin Ying can break out and help the Nets win another game, but it's difficult for him to break out continuously.

This is the stage of intensity in the finals, even that man...

Well, that man can do it.

But Lin Ying is still far behind that man.

So Deron's injury caught everyone's attention.

After the press conference after the game, Lin Ying went to the hospital to see Deron.

Delong has already done the examination and is sitting on the edge of the bed to rest.

The good news is that it is not a major problem, no surgery is required, and it only takes a month or two to recover with conservative treatment.

The bad news is, the season is canceled.

So Deron's expression looked even more depressed than when he arrived at his house that night.

"I'm sorry, I hurt everyone again."

Seeing Lin Ying come in, Delong's face was full of apologies.

In the semifinals, he was impulsively suspended, and in the finals, he was reimbursed for the season.

"It's okay. We won when you were suspended before."

Lin Ying squeezed out a smile to comfort Delong.

But after he finished speaking, he realized that it seemed inappropriate to say so.

As expected, Delong's face changed from apologetic to a look of despair.

Lin Ying was about to change his words, but what Delong said immediately stopped him.

"Do you think I'm an unlucky guy?"

Soul torture.

And it’s hard to answer.

After all, Deron's current experience is indeed a bit unlucky.

Especially since this championship is so important to him, if you think about it from his perspective, even Lin Ying would find it difficult to get over it all at once.

"How is it possible, that guy Joe is more unlucky than you? He doesn't even have a chance to play in the finals!"

Lin Ying could only force out a smile and said.

Delong thought for a while.

Indeed, whether you are unlucky or not depends on who you compare with, and Joe Johnson is indeed a little worse than him.

"Don't worry, we will win. Coach Sloan and I promised that we will win this championship."

Lin Ying finally spoke seriously.

Delong glanced at Lin Ying, then nodded.

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To be continued...