The not-too-long halftime slowly passed amid the Milwaukee cheerleaders' lively dances.
The second half got underway.
After adjusting to the game during the first half, the players on both sides gradually returned to their usual form.
Even George and Lillard, whose shooting had been atrocious in the first half, began to break their scoring droughts.
As a result, the score on both sides continued to climb, trading baskets back and forth.
The Bucks were somewhat more efficient by comparison.
The reason was simple.
Giannis was still too strong.
His ability to disrupt the Nets' defensive formation was truly terrifying.
Once he went into rampage mode, he relentlessly attacked the basket and scored.
As he racked up points, he also drew contact repeatedly, leaving the Nets' interior players in constant foul trouble.
The Bucks, who were already skilled at this kind of offense, quickly turned their advantage inside into an advantage on the perimeter as well.
On top of that, the Bucks' offensive core on the perimeter, Damian Lillard, had found his rhythm again and was knocking down one crucial three-pointer after another.
With their inside-outside combination, the Bucks mounted an extremely efficient offense.
Even a high-scoring team like the Nets was, for a time, unable to outgun them.
When the third quarter ended, Lillard sank an incredibly deep three at the buzzer on the final possession, and Milwaukee miraculously cut the deficit to one point.
For a moment, it seemed as if both teams were back at the starting line.
Generally speaking, in a high-caliber game like the Eastern Conference Finals, fans wanted the outcome to be decided by the players and coaches, not by an accident.
But reality was always full of uncertainty...
When the fourth quarter began, another twist occurred.
It was an accident that nobody had