Chapter 699: A Loophole Hidden Beneath the Victory

James left the court with a last-minute injury, and the Trail Blazers seized the opportunity to take the lead. 1-0, Portland's winning streak continues!"

"LeBron James: I didn't think I would have cramps, and a broken air conditioner would have a huge impact on both sides. ”

"Disgraceful victory? If James doesn't get hurt, the Trail Blazers won't stand a chance!"

"Did the air conditioner break? Or did Riccard do it on purpose? The Heat lost to 31 degrees and missed out on the win. ”

This dramatic competition naturally gave birth to too many topics for journalists. Every reporter has a different point of view on this game, so every news related to this game seems to be a little different.

Some people think that the strength of the Trail Blazers keeps them going, while others think that the Trail Blazers are just lucky to have a rare cramp with James. Of course, there are also those who think that the Heat are indeed a little less performant, after all, basketball is a five-man sport. The Heat must not rely too much on James alone.

Regardless of the outside world's opinion of this game, it is an indisputable fact that the Trail Blazers won the game.

Fortunately, there was a two-day break between the first and second games of the finals, otherwise, not to mention others, even An Jie would not dare to guarantee that he would be able to complete the training task efficiently.

After playing yesterday, An Jie collapsed directly on the floor. It's grinding to go around with the Heat for 48 minutes.

The 31-degree heat combined with the high level of action is simply the nemesis of the players. Therefore, Anjie can also understand the phenomenon of James having cramps at the last moment. If the game lasted a little longer, An Jie couldn't guarantee that he would be safe.

So the next day, An Jie rarely slept until 11 o'clock before getting up. Riccard, on the other hand, also postponed the team's training session until 2 p.m.

"I'm tired. As soon as he opened his eyes, Anjie saw Catherine appear in front of her.

"Phew, I've never slept so well. An Jie said, sat up in one fell swoop, and moved his body bones. The season is still going on, and although it is nearing the end, An Jie still can't let his body relax.

Anjie is so tired, Wade, who is no longer young, is even more tired enough. In the hotel, the Heat players were listless. Coupled with yesterday's loss, the Heat's morale is even lower. Spoelstra was a little worried about the form of the boys. If they are forced to 2-0 by the Trail Blazers on the road, then even if they return to their home court, the Heat will be quite passive.

Since the physical strength cannot keep up, Spoelstra has to let the players use their brains.

So today, the Heat team didn't rest. After lunch, Spoelstra gathered the whole team to watch the video of the game and had a tactical meeting. In the next game, the Heat will fight it down no matter what. The Trail Blazers are the kind of team that doesn't give the opposing team a chance to breathe, and the more you fall behind, the harder they'll play!

Be sure to go back to Miami with a win, be sure to go back to Miami with a win! This is the phrase that the Philippine coach shouted the most during the Heat's tactical meeting.

The pioneers on the other side continue to work actual combat training. Ricard is not afraid that his players will be tired, to put it bluntly, they are bullying the Heat older than themselves.

In the final few games, as long as the Trail Blazers can keep the tension high during these last few games, there will be no gutter capsizing. Even if these games are a little harder, they will not give up!

The atmosphere of the finals is like this, and the tension is suffocating. Except training is competition, except competition is training. Even if Catherine and An Jie live together, the two of them don't spend much time together every day.

Anjie usually rushes to the Moda Center in the early morning and usually returns in the afternoon or evening. After coming back, he couldn't relax for long, and An Jie had to study the game video alone, or rest and sleep.

But Catherine could understand, and he knew that it was not just Anjie now, but everyone involved in this battle. What's more, why not sacrifice this half a month for the championship?

In this way, both the Heat and the Trail Blazers spent two days without a game in their busy schedules. On the third day, June 8, the second game of the finals finally came as scheduled.

Before today's race, ESPN reporters also interviewed the staff of the Moda Center. After all, in the last game, these damn air conditioners were part of the decision to win or lose the game.

"We are very sorry for the situation when there was a problem with the air conditioning in the last race. Today, we make sure that the temperature in the Moda Center will be maintained at a normal level!" Facing the camera, the middle-aged man with glasses patted his chest to ensure that the Moda Center was fully prepared. Indeed, it is not appropriate to make a mistake in this kind of competition.

The staff are ready, the players are in good shape, ready to play.

A vengeful James was bouncing off the pitch and looking very excited. Also, at the critical moment in the last game, as the star of the house, he could only watch the team lose, and this kind of thing is not good for anyone.

So today, James is holding his breath. Coming back to Miami with a score of 1-1, he must do it!

Once the game started, the Trail Blazers got off to a great start. In the first attack of the opening game, An Jie scored a goal in the penalty area, and was fouled by Bosh and easily won three points.

But then, the Heat showed their determination. The Heat didn't play badly in the last game, and they fought the Trail Blazers until they ran out of ammunition to separate the winners.

At the beginning of today, the Heat did not continue to rely on three-pointers to open up the situation, but used James' breakthrough to lead others to attack.

The game was very anxious until the last few minutes, when Lillard hit consecutive shots on the court, and one person led the team to a 5-0 offensive climax, allowing the two teams to end the first quarter with a seven-point difference.

19-26, the Heat were completely blinded by Lillard in the final moments. And the main responsibility for this is the Heat's "championship guard" Chalmers.

"You've got to be a little more aggressive defensively! You see, Lillard easily put us on the back foot!" During the break, the Heat's bench let out a shouting as one might expect.

At this time, James was loudly reprimanding Chalmers, and Chalmers looked at no one as if nothing had happened.

It's not news that Chalmers is not happy with the Heat. In the regular season last December, when the Heat played against the Grizzlies, James reprimanded him in front of the whole team because of Chalmers' mistakes.

Pushing back a little further, in the regular season game between the Heat and the Bulls, Bosh also yelled at Chalmers for a passing error. At that time, Chalmers tried to explain, but Bosh immediately pushed against him with a louder voice.

These two events had a very big impact on Chalmers. If it weren't for Wade as a peacemaker in it, perhaps the conflict between Chalmers and these two guys would have erupted long ago.

As a point guard playing next to the Big Three, the pressure on Chalmers is already high. When he makes mistakes, he needs more encouragement from the star than abuse. So now, no matter how loud James scolds, Chalmers ignores it.

Anyway, the rumors that James will leave this summer are already known, and after this summer, even if James doesn't leave, he Chalmers will leave on his own.

Spoelstra also doesn't have time to deal with relationships in the locker room right now, and this is the Finals, so there's not much time left for the Heat. Immediate results are what Spoelstra needs.

Chalmers definitely can't continue at this time, a point guard can't handle the relationship with his teammates well, and he can't connect the team's offense.

"LeBron, in the second quarter, you defend Darmion yourself!" Spoelstra thought for a long time before finally making this decision.

"I can't ask for it!" James said, giving Chalmers a stunned look.

At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, An Jie was particularly strong as soon as he came up, using a violent dunk and a mid-range shot to cut four points in a row. But when James began to defend Lillard seriously, the Trail Blazers' offense stalled.

Now Lillard is very difficult to pass, let alone score, but also to pass. Lillard's body is not strong enough, and now he is facing up against a "small tank" like James, which makes guard zero even more overwhelmed.

Locking the Trail Blazers' offensive starting point, the Heat's defense improved instantly. While limiting Lillard, James did not let up on the offensive end.

This guy continues to ravage Iguodala's nerves with his tank-like breakthrough, and once Iguodala puts James a little distance, James really dares to shoot outside today.

When James hit his third three-pointer of the day, Iguodala said he wouldn't dare to let go of any more shots.

James performed well, and An Jie was naturally not to be outdone. The guy continued to show off his all-around offensive skills under the basket, drawing cheers from the fans at the Moda Center.

When the whistle blew at the end of the half, the two sides were tied at 43.

In the third quarter of the game, because the Heat's interior line had been riddled with holes, Spoelstra had to use James to temporarily go to the No. 4 position to withstand the pressure.

I have to admit that James' defensive ability and determination are really strong. When he replaced Lewis in the No. 4 position, Aldridge's offense really wasn't so smooth.

But locking up one Aldridge is not enough for the Heat.

The liberated Iguodala used consecutive breakaways to create kills and went to the free throw line to score, and Lillard and Anjie combined inside and outside to give fans a scoring feast.

On the Heat's side, Wade suddenly stepped up in the third quarter. The breakthrough of "The Flash" may not be as sharp as before, but the skill of the stop-and-go jump shot is becoming more and more mature. He teamed up with his old friend James to keep the Heat alive from the Trail Blazers' terrifying offensive firepower.

The two sides played anxiously until the fourth quarter, and in the last few minutes, the angry Chalmers maliciously elbowed Lillard and was whistled for a malicious foul.

It's worth noting that when the referees made this decision, none of the Heat players stepped up to help Chalmers. This incident also indirectly led to the demoralization of Chalmers, who was once again suddenly turned into a sieve by Lillard.

After Lillard hit three consecutive layups, the Heat adjusted their tactics again, and James once again crossed in front of Lillard.

The effect of this adjustment was immediate, and the Trail Blazers' offense instantly became less fluid.

Lillard passed the ball in a hurry, but was easily stealed by James, who had a much larger defensive area than the average position. James quickly advanced after a steal, and Bosh hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner to give the Heat a two-point lead.

At the critical moment, Iguodala organized the offense in place of Lillard. However, the "first brother", who was already very tired, also made a mistake in passing.

James launched another transition attack, forced a breakthrough, scored the ball, and made a foul on Anjie.

In the last two minutes, it was completely messed up and the Trail Blazers missed consecutive shots. Although Anjie still turned over and hit a jumper under the bag of Bosh and James in the last round, the general trend has gone, and the Trail Blazers can no longer change their fate.

98-96, the Heat narrowly defeated the Trail Blazers by only two points under James's magical play.

James had 36 points and 10 rebounds today, including 4-of-4 three-pointers. And several key defenses of the "Little Emperor" directly led to this ending.

The revenge of the Heat did not put the team in a 2-0 deficit, and they managed to bring the two sides back to the same line.

But Riccard saw something different in this game.

Chalmers' feud with the team, the Heat's over-reliance on James, Wade's overall decline in form, and Bosh's nerve-like play...... All of this was seen by Riccard.

These things, which are covered up by victory, will precisely become the Achilles' heel of the Heat!

"Cheers, Miamians. There are not many opportunities left for you to cheer. Ricard looked at the field with a serious expression, and although he lost, Ricard was confident.

O'Brien Cup, the Trail Blazers are decided!