Chapter five hundred and seventy seventh: key round(1/2)
Spoelstra did not expect that the Trail Blazers, who were originally defeated, completely equalized the score in just a few rounds. Moreover, this was done when Wade, who was in a hot state, was present.
The Filipino had already made James prepare to play, but before the Heat were killed, the Trail Blazers were stopped.
"We must be more cautious, not make mistakes, and not make mistakes. Maybe last season, the Trail Blazers were one of the worst teams in the league in fast breaks. But now, this year, they are definitely the teams in the entire league that can play fast breaks the most! You must not make mistakes. Once you make mistakes, you will almost give the Trail Blazers two points without any difference! LeBron, you will come on the court later, Norris Cole, replace Chalmos and organize the team's attack!" A few dozen minutes ago, Spoelstra and his Big Three made Ricard shout anxiously.
Unexpectedly, now the yelling person turned into Spolstra himself.
"You did a good job, but keep working hard! The Heat was suppressed by you again, which is great. If you don't want to repeat the tragic situation in the second quarter, it's best to keep my nerves tight!" Ricard certainly wouldn't be satisfied with equalizing the score. He is here to win the game, not to help the Heat perform "Jedi Far"!
Finally, after a brief pause, the battle started again. But this time, James and Angel were both present. Needless to think about it, the confrontation will definitely be very fierce!
The fans of Rose Garden waved the red scarf officially distributed by the Trail Blazers, and the entire court turned into a dark red ocean.
In the center of this ocean, An Jie was shouting. At this time, the Heat had already sent a baseline ball, and An Jie also mobilized the morale of his teammates. The collision of the highest level was intertwined again!
Norris Cole thought he could play the role of surprise like before, but Lillard explained everything to Cole with his tough attitude - your performance ends here!
Yes, Lillard's body may be a little thinner, and the best rookie seems to be better at offense than defense. But when a player's defensive attitude is correct, he can make up for many of his own shortcomings.
Originally, Cole was not a top offensive player. After being entangled by Lillard, the Heat's substitute point guard was also a little at a loss.
He hastily shot, making James the starting point of the offensive again. Sure enough, in difficult times, James still has to play with the ball!
When James was present, Angel could not continue playing the cat and mouse game with Bosh.
Leave Chris Bosh to Aldridge, and Angel guards the basket. Even if Bosh is opened, James will not be allowed to start a massacre.
But James was not afraid. He used Haslem's pick-and-roll to force into the penalty area.
Seeing this, Matthews hurried over to make up for defense, but the strong James forced a breakthrough between the gap between Iguodala and Matthews.
When James wanted to score, there was nothing to stop him. The guy rushed into the three-second zone and suddenly stopped and jumped. Anjie didn't react slowly, but was still a few seconds late.
Basketball was hollowed out into the net, and as soon as James came on the court, he broke the Heat's scoring drought.
But before Spolstra and the Heat fans in front of the TV had time to be happy, Anjie defeated the Heat again in his own way!
This is Anjie's three-threshold threat at the high position. Bosh is in a dilemma because he dares not let Anjie go too far or too close to Anjie.
This is the deterrent effect of Anjie who has full firepower on the offensive end. As a center, Anjie can not only threaten the opponent's inside line, but also make the entire three-point line a dangerous area.
Bosh was sweating profusely, and the others were more or less distracting their attention to Anjie.
Just when everyone was curious about what method Anjie would attack, Lillard suddenly came out from behind Anjie!
Anjie reached out to hold the ball and asked Lillard to take the basketball away steadily. The hand-handed cooperation made everyone in the Heat unexpectedly, they originally agreed that Anjie was going to play singles!
Lillard took the opportunity to break through, and Haslem sacrificed himself to make up for defense. Of course, Lillard only made Aldridge have a light point.
A two-pointer made a close-range shot, and even with the threat of James, Angel did not fall into the singles vicious circle again.
He and the Trail Blazers are still playing at their own pace. As a core, they can threaten the basket and pass the ball. This is undoubtedly the best offensive choice for the Trail Blazers.
What about the Heat? When Bosh and Wade were frozen one after another, James once again took the banner of offense.
But when Anjie defended the basket, James could not hit every goal. His obvious low-post offense was not able to be used because of Anjie.
At the beginning, James could still use this method to focus on the score. But gradually, as Iguodala became familiar with James' offensive rhythm, his chances of shooting were getting lower and lower.
Bosh and Wade wanted to stand up at this time, but under the desperate defense of Matthews and Aldridge, the only thing these two guys did was wasting a lot of attack rights.
There was no choice but James had to attack the inside.
The first time, James planned to throw after breaking through. But Angel's huge defensive range made the basketball thrown by James hit the basket's neck.
The second time, James slipped through the baseline and prepared to make a layup. But because of Angel's shock at the basket, James' handsome layup was almost defeated.
The third time, the two sides fought in chaos. First, James's shot was suddenly cut off by Iguodala, and then Bosh saved without hesitation, but pulled Aldridge beside him at the same time.
Seeing this, Wade and Matthews joined the battle without being outdone. In the end, in chaos, James received a basketball that came from the crowd.
James slapped the ball hard with both hands and planned to jump and dunk directly, but An Jie, who arrived in time, slammed the ball from James' hands cleanly and neatly!
"Another! God, this is Ann blocking James' dunk again! Perhaps only Anger can do that in this league! He is simply the king killer!"
Blocking means another conversion attack by the Trail Blazers. As Spolstra said, conversion attack directly means scoring for the Trail Blazers!
James' three consecutive attacks to the basket have all failed. The Trail Blazers' desperate defense makes it difficult for the "Little Emperor" to break through.
The game lasted for a while, and Ricard finally planned to replace Anjie and others for a rest.
It was also during the period when An Jie and the main players were resting that the Heat were approaching the score with great difficulty.
A cold arrow from Ray Allen brought the curtain to the end of the competition between the two sides in the third quarter. Although this three-pointer hit the net, it only reduced the Heat's backwardness to four points.
Not long after, Lillard's wing jump shot kicked off the fourth quarter final battle between the two sides. Although the Heat's Big Three received a short break, judging from the performance of the stadium, their performance was still very limited.
Especially Chris Bosh, the power forward in poor health, frequently hitting irons against Aldridge today. So far, he has taken 14 shots, but only hit 5 goals. And most of these 5 goals come from the second quarter.
Wade's condition was not much better. After scoring 10 points in the second quarter, the defense against Wade became more and more.
Wade is such a player. When he scores consecutive goals, he can play smoother and smoother. But once he starts to miss consecutive goals, Wade will play worse and worse.
After the fight, Wade gave up taking action. The most common scene is that Wade was forced to stop the dribble soon. He now has no room to take action, so he naturally cannot share the pressure for James.
Unfortunately, James is one of the strongest players in the league. His strength is no worse than Anjie, who won the MVP.
With his efforts, even though the Heat played ugly on the scene, they were never left behind by the Trail Blazers.
As Bosh made another shot from outside the three-point line, Anger confiscated the rebound, Ricard immediately called a timeout.
At this time, the first match between the finals will end with only 58.7 seconds left, and the Trail Blazers will temporarily lead by two points. Ricard must pass a timeout to calm the group of crazy guys.
"This is always the case with a close match. The last few rounds are the key to the real decisive victory!"
"The two sides have already given us a wonderful performance before, and now, it's time to end it all!"
"Anjie and the Trail Blazers are in great shape today. As long as they continue to maintain their last minute, they will definitely be able to win the game!"
The commentators began to build momentum for the final showdown, and the reporters were frantically filming the scenes on the benches of the two teams.
Now, neither Spoelstra, who is behind or Ricard, who is leading, will definitely not relax at all.
The war rekindled, and even at the critical moment, An Jie still had no plans to score. This time, he chose to pass the ball. But the Heat had already begun to understand An Jie's pass choice, and Wade made timely defenses to prevent Lillard from shooting and the basketball came out of the box.
Bosh held back Anger, and James jumped high, and the two giants cooperated to protect Anger's offensive rebounds.
After winning the rebound, James did not stay for more, but directly controlled the ball and advanced quickly!
"Horrifying physical strength, this guy can actually sprint quickly!" The commentary area was filled with surprise, and saw a fully armed armored vehicle on the field surpassing the opponents and reaching the basket.
Lillard is the only one who can keep up with James' speed, but Lillard can do nothing except fouls.
"Be more proactive, take the initiative! Now the game is in your hands, you have to try to control the situation!" Taking advantage of the free throw, Ricard shouted at Anger on the court.
Now is not the time to be humble. At the critical moment, the stars in the world have to stand up like James!
Two free throws were made, and James once again tied the scores.
In 29.3 seconds, Aldridge took the baseline ball and Lillard made a gesture to advance slowly.
Wade used gambling sprints near the center circle to steal, but Lillard, who was focused, did not let the "Flash" succeed. But in a hurry, Lillard's rhythm of possession was completely disrupted.
He held his eyes and found that he could only see the highest point of Anjie now. So the rookie defender was in panic and stuffed the ball directly into the inside.
The ball was not passed well, and Anjie had to stretch his long arms and take a big step to reach the basketball. Just as Anjie moved, Bosh pushed the No. 00 center forward in front of him out fiercely.
After landing, Anjie, who was strongly suppressed by Bosh, slipped under his feet and fell to the ground with a basketball in his arms!
"An fell down! What will happen to the Heat's defense??" Bill Walton suddenly stood up, and he sat down again when he realized that he was blocking the commentator behind him.
Seeing Anger fall, Bosh, James and Charmos immediately rushed towards him. Anger supported the ground and held the basketball in the other. In the tense situation, Anger, who was lying on the ground, could not carefully find the pass target.
The big man fell to the ground, which is the most taboo thing on the basketball court. Because inside players are not as flexible as outside players, if they fall with the ball, it will be difficult for basketball to be dealt with in time!
Bosh immediately fell on Angel's back, and James stretched out his hands. As for Charmos, this guy blocked Angel's vision.
The real hand-to-hand combat was unfolded on the floor again. Anjie was not panicked. He first hugged the basketball in this muscle jungle. No matter how James and Bosh pulled or how secretly attacked, Anjie did not let go!
Among the crowd, Anjie had no vision at all. But in the gap, Anjie saw a pair of nike, max, and hyperposite basketball shoes in silver and white color matching.
"This is a relatively pure inside shoe. I think I'm using this to declare that I've become tough. Maybe next time, I'll try your center-forward approach? Forget it, wait until the second generation comes out before trying." Before the playoffs, Aldridge smiled and answered Anjie's questions about changing his sneakers.
"La Marcus, it's up to you!" Anjie was so impressed by these silver-white sneakers that he passed the basketball over with just these sneakers.
"What's the result? The referee hasn't played the scramble yet, and Anjie is still resisting to the death! Basketball! The basketball leaked out of the crowd! Aldridge, this ball was passed to Aldridge! God, how did An do it!?" Just when everyone thought that the end of this ball would be the scramble, the basketball rolled towards Aldridge accurately!
Aldridge immediately responded, and he immediately bent down to pick up the basketball. In an instant, the big guy became the target of the Heat's siege.
At the same time, An Jie, who had been fighting on the floor for a long time, did not waste time. He immediately turned over and stood up. This was not easy for a big man who was 2.19 meters tall!
But the desire for victory allowed Anjie to break all the boundaries. Aldridge threw the basketball into the air. Everyone in the Heat turned to look, but found that Anjie, who was lying on the ground just now, had already soared towards the basketball!
The battle on the floor just now really consumed too much energy. Now, it is difficult for him to make that exaggerated aerial dunk.
After Anjie caught the basketball in the air, he just pushed it lightly. The basketball changed its trajectory and fell into the ball net. At the same time, the red light on the rebound was on, and the Trail Blazers' 24-second offense just ended this round!
"Buzzer-beat shot, pretty. Anjie, this guy saved the Trail Blazers once again!"
"Everyone comes to stop me!" After scoring the goal, An Jie waved his fist vigorously, from being besieged on the floor to the final shot. An Jie's emotions instantly exploded!
There are 5.2 seconds left in the game, and the Heat are two points behind. Spoelstra called the last timeout, and Anger's key all-over shot forced the Heat into a desperate situation!
After the timeout, James found that there were two people around him defending! Iguodala and Matthews followed the Heat No. 6 in a row, giving him no chance to connect to the sideline ball.
To be continued...