Chapter 577: Critical Round
Spoelstra didn't expect that the Trail Blazers, who had been unable to break down, would completely equalize the score in just a few rounds. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Moreover, this was done in the presence of Wade, who was in hot form.
The Filipino had James ready to play, but before he could get to the dead ball, the Heat was stopped by the Trail Blazers.
"We have to be a little bit more cautious, we can't make mistakes, we have to make mistakes. Perhaps last season, the Trail Blazers were one of the worst fast-break teams in the league. But now, this year, they're definitely the best fast-break team in the league! They can't make mistakes, and if they do, they're almost going to give the Trail Blazers two points! LeBron, you're on the court later, Norris Cole, replace Chalmers, and organize the team's offense!" Spoelstra and his Big Three had Ricard shouting anxiously a few minutes ago.
Unexpectedly, now, the person who yelled turned out to be Spoelstra himself.
"You're doing a good job, but keep trying! It's great that the Heat are being held back by you again. If you don't want to repeat the same mistakes in the second quarter, you'd better keep me nervous!" Rickard, of course, will not be satisfied with the equalizer, he is here to win the game, not to help the Heat put on a "Jedi Survival"!
Finally, after a brief pause, the battle resumed. But this time, James and Anjie were both present. You don't have to think about it to know that the confrontation will definitely be fierce!
Rose Garden fans waved their official red scarfs from the Trail Blazers, and the entire stadium turned into a sea of dark red.
In the center of this ocean, An Jie was shouting. At this time, the Heat team had already sent out the baseline ball, and An Jie also mobilized the morale of his teammates. Collision at the highest level, staggered again!
Norris Kerr thought he could play the role of a surprise soldier like he did before, but Lillard explained it all to Kerr with his tough attitude - that's the end of your show!
Yes, Lillard may be a little thinner, and the Rookie of the Year seems to be better at offense than defense. But when a player has the right defensive attitude, he can make up for a lot of his own shortcomings.
Kerr was not a top offensive player in the first place, and being so entangled by Lillard, the Heat's backup point guard was also a little overwhelmed.
He rushed the ball out and made James the starting point of the attack again. Sure enough, in a difficult moment, James still had to hold the ball to play!
When James is there, Angel can't continue to play cat and mouse with Bosh.
Giving Chris Bosh full control to Aldridge, Angel defends to the basket. Even if Bosh is allowed to open it, it is not allowed to let James go on a killing spree.
But James was undaunted, and he forced his way into the box with Haslem's pick-and-roll.
Seeing this, Matthews hurried over to make up for the defense, but the strong James still forced a breakthrough between Iguodala and Matthews.
When James wanted to score, there was nothing to stop him. The guy rushed to the three-second zone and suddenly made a jumper. An Jie's reaction was not slow, but it was still a few seconds late.
The basketball hollowed into the net, and as soon as James got on the court, he broke the scoring drought of the Heat.
But before Spoelstra and the fans of the Heat in front of the TV had time to rejoice, Anjie used his own way to defeat the Heat again!
This is Anjie's three threats with the ball in the high post, and Bosh is in a dilemma, because he neither dares to let Anjie go too far, nor dare to get too close to Anjie.
This is the deterrent effect of the firepower Anjie on the offensive end, as a center, Anjie not only can make the opponent's interior line threatened, but also make the entire area within the three-point line a dangerous area.
Bosh was sweating profusely, and everyone else was more or less distracted by An Jie.
Just when everyone was curious about what kind of way An Jie would attack, Lillard suddenly killed An Jie from behind!
Angel reached out with his ball-handling hand and let Lillard take the basketball safely. This hand-to-hand cooperation made everyone on the Heat team unexpected, they originally agreed that An Jie was going to play singles!
Lillard took the opportunity to break through, and Haslem gave up his life to make up for it. Of course, in this way, Lillard only scored a few points to give Aldridge a chance to shoot.
An easy two-pointer from close range, even with James' threat, Anjie did not fall into the singles circle again.
He and the Trail Blazers are still playing at their own pace, as a core, a threat to the basket, and a passmaker. This is undoubtedly the best offensive option for the Trail Blazers.
When Bosh and Wade were frozen, James once again carried the offensive banner.
But when Angel defends the basket, James can't hit every ball to the basket. Originally, his low-post offense, which had improved significantly, could not be used because of An Jie.
At first, James could still rely on this way to tighten the score. But gradually, as Iguodala became familiar with James' offensive rhythm, the odds of him being able to shoot from the field became less and less.
Bosh and Wade wanted to step up at this point, but the only thing these two guys did was to waste a lot of shots under Matthews and Aldridge's desperate defense.
There was no way, James had no choice but to attack the inside.
The first time, James was going to throw after the breakaway. But Anjie's huge defensive range allowed James to throw the basketball and smash it into the neck of the basket.
The second time, James slipped to the baseline to get ready for a pull-up layup. But it was also because of An Jie's shock under the basket that James's handsome layup turned into danger.
The third time, the two sides fought chaotically. First, James' shot was suddenly cut by Iguodala, and then Bosh desperately made a save, but pulled Aldridge next to him at the same time.
Wade and Matthews were not to be outdone when they saw this, and in the end, in the midst of the chaos, James still received the basketball that came out of the crowd.
James received the ball and slapped it hard with both hands and planned to jump and dunk directly, but An Jie, who arrived in time, cleanly slapped the ball between James' hands and flew the ball!
"Again! God, this is Ann blocking James's dunk again! In this league, maybe only An Jie can do that with the "little emperor"! He is simply a king killer!"
The block means another switch offense for the Trail Blazers. And as Spoelstra said, switching offense directly means scoring for the Trail Blazers!
James failed to hit the basket three times in a row, and the Trail Blazers' desperate defense made it difficult for the "little emperor" to break through.
The game went on like this for a while, and Riccard finally planned to replace An Jie and the others to rest.
It was also during the rest of the rest of the main players such as An Jie that the Heat team approached the score with great difficulty.
Ray Allen's cold arrow brought the curtain down on the third-quarter contest between the two sides, and although the three-pointer went into the net, it only narrowed the Heat's deficit to four points.
Soon after, Lillard's wing jumper kicked off a fourth-quarter showdown. Although the Big Three of the Heat all got a short break, their performance was still badly limited in terms of court performance.
Chris Bosh in particular, the big forward who is not in good physical condition faced Aldridge today, and he frequently hit the iron. He has taken 14 shots so far, but has only hit five goals. And most of these 5 goals came from the second quarter of the game.
Wade's situation was not much better, and after scoring 10 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, the defense against Wade became more and more.
Wade is the kind of player who when he scores in a row, he gets better and better. But once he starts to miss in a row, Wade will get worse and worse.
When he hit the back, Wade directly gave up the shot. The most common image is that Wade was forced to stop the dribble soon after, and he has no room to shoot now, so naturally he can't share the pressure for James.
It's a pity that James is one of the strongest players in the league. His strength is no worse than An Jie, who won the MVP.
Thanks to his efforts, even though the Heat played ugly on the court, they were never left behind by the Trail Blazers.
With Bosh hitting another shot from beyond the three-point line, Anjie dispossessed the rebound, and Rickard immediately called a timeout.
With just 58.7 seconds left in Game 1 of the Finals, the Trail Blazers temporarily led by two points. Rickard had to pass a timeout to keep the crazy lads cool.
"It's always like this in evenly matched games, and the last few rounds are the real key to the victory!"
"We've put on a great show on both sides, and now it's time to put an end to it!"
"Anjie and the Trail Blazers were in great form today, and as long as they continue to do so in the last minute, they will definitely win the game!"
The commentators began to build momentum for the final moments, and the reporters frantically filmed the pictures from the benches of the two teams.
Now, neither Spoelstra, who is behind, nor Ricard, who is in the lead, will not relax at all.
The war is rekindled, and even at a critical moment, An Jie still has no intention of scoring by himself. This time he attacked, but he still chose to pass. But the Heat have already begun to figure out Anjie's passing options, and Wade's timely defense made Lillard's shooting disturbed, and the basketball stumbled out of the frame.
Bosh withstood Anjie, James jumped high, and the two giants teamed up to protect Anjie's head for an offensive rebound.
After winning the rebound, James didn't stop more, but directly controlled the ball and advanced quickly!
"Terrifying physical fitness, this guy can actually sprint quickly!" The commentary area let out an exclamation, only to see a heavily armed armored car on the field overtaking opponents one by one and hitting the basket.
Lillard was the only one who could keep up with James' pace, but Lillard couldn't do anything but foul.
"Take the initiative, take the initiative! Now that the game is in your hands, you have to try to control the situation!" Rickard shouted at Angel in the middle of James' free throws.
Now is not the time to be humble, in a critical period, the stars of the house have to stand up like James!
With two free throws and two hits, James once again tied the score.
At 29.3 seconds, Aldridge drove the baseline ball, and Lillard made a gesture to advance slowly.
Wade used a gambling sprint near the center circle to make a steal, but the focused Lillard didn't let "The Flash" get his way. But in a hurry, Lillard's ball-handling rhythm was completely disrupted.
He held back a glance and found that he could only see the highest point, An Jie, now. So the rookie guard panicked and stuffed the ball directly inside.
The ball was not passed well, and An Jie had to stretch his long arms and take a big step to get to the basketball. At the same time as An Jie moved, Bosh pushed the No. 00 center forward in front of him fiercely.
After landing, An Jie, who was strongly suppressed by Bosh, slipped and fell to the ground holding the basketball!
"Ann fell! What the hell is going to happen to the Heat's defense!?" Bill Wharton jerked to his feet, and only sat down again when he realized he was blocking the commentator behind him.
Seeing An Jie fall, Bosh, James and Chalmers immediately rushed towards him, An Jie held the basketball with one hand and the other hand, in the tense situation, An Jie, who fell to the ground, could not carefully find the passing target.
The big man falls to the ground, which is the most taboo point on the basketball court. Because interior players aren't as flexible as outside players, if they fall with the ball, it's hard to get the basketball handled in time!
Bosh immediately collapsed on Angel's back, and James reached for his hands on the side. As for Chalmers, this guy obscured Anjie's vision.
Real hand-to-hand combat begins again on the floor. An Jie didn't panic, he first hugged the basketball hard in this muscular jungle. No matter how James and Bosh pulled and attacked, Anjie didn't let go!
In the crowd, An Jie didn't have any vision at all. But in the gap, An Jie saw a pair of Nike, Max, and Hyperposite basketball shoes in silver and white colors.
"It's a relatively pure pair of inside shoes, and I think I want to use this to declare that I have become tough. Maybe next time, I'll try your center-forward approach? Forget it, let's wait for the second generation to come out and try again. Before the playoffs began, Aldridge had answered Anjie's question with a smile about his change of shoes.
"LaMarcus, it's up to you!" Anjie was so impressed by the silver-white sneakers that he passed the basketball with just this pair of sneakers.
"What happened? The referee hadn't blown the scrum yet, and Ang Jie was still resisting to the death! Basketball! The basketball leaked out of the crowd! Aldridge, the ball was passed to Aldridge! God, how did Ann do it!?" Just when everyone thought that the end of the ball would be a scrum, the basketball rolled towards Aldridge with unmistakable accuracy!
Aldridge reacted immediately, 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, wasted no time. He immediately rolled over and stood up, which was not easy for a big man with a height of 2.19 meters!
But the desire to win has allowed AnJie to break all boundaries. Aldridge threw the basketball into the air, and everyone on the Heat team turned their heads to look, only to find that An Jie, who was still lying on the ground just now, had already risen towards the basketball at this moment!
The grappling on the floor just now really consumed too much energy from An Jie, and now, it is difficult for him to make that exaggerated empty dunk.
After An Jie caught the basketball in the air, he just gave it a gentle push. The basketball changed its trajectory and crashed into the net, and at the same time, the red light on the rebound lit up, and the Trail Blazers' 24-second offense of the round was just over!
"Whistle shot, beautiful. Anjie, this guy saved the Trailblazers again!"
"Come and stop me!" After the goal, An Jie swung his fist hard, from being besieged on the floor to shooting at the end. An Jie's emotions exploded in an instant!
With 5.2 seconds left on the game clock, the Heat trailed by two points. Spoelstra called the last timeout, and Anjie's key aerial shot pushed the Heat into a corner!
Coming back from the timeout, James found himself with two men on the defensive sideline, and Iguodala and Matthews followed the Heat No. 6 inseparably, leaving him with no chance to connect to the sideline.
Bosh hesitated for a long time, but still gave the ball to Chalmers at the last moment.
Chalmers was so fierce that he couldn't dribble the ball at a single step, Wade anxiously raised his hand to ask for the ball, because of the inclusion of James, there was no one around him at the moment!
Chalmers is also a MOP with An Jie, no matter how bad it is, he can still do this kind of thing by passing the ball to the hands of the star of the house.
Wade catches the ball and time is running out. The guy took a step back, and instead of asking for a long-range two-pointer, he would just kill the game with a three-pointer!
"Wade, open three-point shot! The whole Rose Garden is quiet, what is the result?"
An Jie looked at the basketball, but was stuck in the position by Bosh first.
The basketball hit the left side of the basket and bounced out! But the game wasn't over yet, as Bosh grabbed an offensive rebound for the first time!
"Damn......" An Jie, who was physically exhausted, wanted to stop Bosh, but found that his pace was not as fast as just now.
Bosh took the ball before Anjie could pounce, and at the same time, the red light on the rebound came on.
"Brush!"
An Jie turned his head to look, and the basketball was hollow into the net!
"Tied?" An Jie held his head in his hands, and he looked up at the big screen. The Heat's players cheered that they weren't killed this time!
92 to 94, no, no draw!
Looking at the referee again, several referees on duty were watching the replay several times in front of the technical table. They watched over and over again as Bosh made his final throw, after all, it was a game-changing decision.
After discussion, the referee gestured to the players in the field. However, his actions seem to be saying...... Goal nullified!?