Halliburton celebrates with the classic move of "locking the throat", paying tribute to the legendary scorer Miller in team history

On the 22nd, Beijing time, Haliburton, the Pacers' "new god of ball control", threw a magical step-back jumper in the G1 decisive quarter of the NBA playoffs Eastern Championship Game. Haliburton admitted in an interview after the game that if he knew it was a two-point shot, he would not have done it.

Haliburton celebrated with the classic move of "chokehold" after throwing in

Haliburton's last wave of offense in the fourth quarter was supposed to cut into the restricted area to try to score, but he then shook off the opponent and ran to the three-point line, although the first time he bounced out of the box when he pressed the whistle, but the ball magically broke the net after bouncing high, because his foot stepped on the three-point line was judged to be a 2-point shot, helping the Pacers chase 125:125, bringing the game into overtime, and finally reversed the Knicks 138:135, and won the first game of the series.

Haliburton's 31 points, 11 assists and four rebounds were more than a celebration of legendary shooter "Big Mouth" Miller, who led his team to victory in the 1994 Eastern Conference Championship Game and then challenged Knicks fans with a choke lock at Madison Square.

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In this regard, Haliburton said in an interview after the game that he felt that gesture was appropriate at the moment, but if he knew that it was just a two-point goal to tie, he would not have done it. That might be a waste, and if you do it again, everyone might think he's doing something cool, and he won't compare again.

Pacers head coach Carlisle doesn't think Haliburton's celebration is a big deal, the players can do whatever they want, it's just an emotional vent, but he added: "It's already hard to deal with the fans here, I don't want to add unnecessary verbal battles, we have a lot of respect for the opponents." ”