Chapter 580: The Unexpected Factor and the Horror Veteran
It's still a rose garden, it's a trailblazer and a heat. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoSame fans, same commentary. But today, the situation of the second matchup of the finals is completely different from the previous one.
Now the game has reached the end of the third quarter, the score is 77-70, and the Portland Trail Blazers trail the Heat by seven points at home.
On the court, the Trail Blazers haven't scored in a while. Both sides defended too fiercely today, so neither team was able to play a fluid attack.
Anjie is now the only consistent offensive point on the Trail Blazers, but his opponent today is neither Wade who is just 3-of-10 shooting, nor Bosh, who has greatly reduced his desire to attack, or even James, who is constantly defended by Iguodala.
Today, the biggest obstacle for Anjie and the Trail Blazers is the starting point guard of the Heat, Mario Chalmers, who was previously disparaged by the media.
This '08 NCAA tournament MOP is playing very aggressively today, he is no longer a machine with the ball over the half court, but a real point guard!
Ahead of this game, Rickard set up a dedicated defensive strategy against a lot of people on the Heat. But it is clear that Chalmers is not one of them.
And the contempt of Chalmers, who is all over the world, also made his outburst today possible.
As soon as the game began, Chalmers caught the Trail Blazers off guard with consecutive breakaways.
The ill-prepared Lillard didn't expect Chalmers to dare to break through directly, and Anjie, who was guarding the basket, was more on guard against Chalmers' passes.
However, MOP's determination still made him a good start, hitting two consecutive breakthrough layups, which is very good for a guard to be able to do this level under Anjie's guarded basket.
Chalmers then combined with 33-year-old veteran Mike Miller, who came off the bench.
The seasoned and calm three-point shooter hit back-to-back shots to give the Heat an instant lead. Everyone couldn't believe that when the Heat triumvirate was tepid, they actually relied on the role of Chalmers to win the lead!
Riccard didn't hesitate and immediately made a change. But Chalmers, who has already played form, is still not well restricted.
Until now in the third quarter of the game, Chalmers is still the brightest figure on the Heat lineup. A few seconds earlier, he had another assist for Mike Miller to hit a three-pointer. also widened the gap to 7 points in one fell swoop, but Anjie and Ricard don't seem worried, because Chalmers's offensive efficiency has dropped significantly!
After scoring two points on Bosh's head with another hook hand, Anjie quickly directed his teammates to retreat. Now the biggest problem for the Trail Blazers is not offense, but defense! Only the last point, only the last point of Chalmers, the Trail Blazers' defense will be completed!
This time, Lillard and Chalmers' entanglement continued from the middle circle. An Jie didn't underestimate the other party anymore, thinking that when he was in college, this is how Chalmers led the team to defeat the Whirlwind!
Unlike usual, Chalmers didn't panic when he was pressed close to him. He was still brave enough to control the ball in bumpy situations and gestured for Bosh to come out and make a pick-and-roll for him.
Anjie hesitated, so he asked Aldridge to follow Bosh out. Anjie can't go too far from the penalty area now, otherwise Chalmers will definitely seize the opportunity to score again!
Breakthrough, another sharp breakthrough. Chalmers was stunned and retreated under Lillard's close press. In the face of Anjie's defense, the bold Chalmers did not slow down, but resisted Anjie's defense and forced a layup!
In order to avoid fouls, An Jie did not make much defensive moves. He threw his hands up and let Chalmers lean against him.
However, not only did Chalmers score the ball in disbelief, Angel also heard it before the referee blew the whistle on his chest.
"Oh, no kidding!" An Jie immediately turned around and questioned, because this was the second time that Chalmers had scored three points on himself in this game!
And this offense is also the epitome of this game so far. Mario Chalmers, the "supporting character", performed even better today than the Heat Big Three.
He's always been able to hit some incredible goals, and while Wade is overwhelmed by Anjie's intimidation, Chalmers turns decay into magic.
Relying on Anjie's offense, the Trail Blazers finally recovered their decline before the end of the third quarter and overtook by one point.
However, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ray Allen and Chalmers made consecutive three-pointers, allowing the Heat to instantly hit a 9-0 offensive climax. Allen continued to have the good feel he had in his first game, and his performance was indeed an unanticipated factor in the finals.
"I'm willing to bet Spoelstra would have been able to play at the level of the Big Three, if Spoelstra had been willing to give Ray Allen more shots!" Kenny Smith even used to praise Ray Allen, who had performed well.
After a few minutes of ineffective play, Rickard called a timeout in a frustration. But this timeout did not completely cure the Trail Blazers, but only served to temporarily stop the bleeding......
Coming back from a timeout, James blocked Aldridge's dunk head-on. The Heat team broke fast, and Ray Allen directly chased down the three points and hit again!
By this time, the morale of the Trail Blazers was on the verge of being doused by Ray Allen. But the blow didn't stop there, and then, An Jie made a rare mistake and was taken away by James, who took advantage of the situation. After that, James pushed forward and dunked, and the score was pulled away again.
Ricard just shook his head helplessly, all the arrangements he could have done had been done today. As a leader, he also fought to the end. It's a pity that the Heat team is too smooth today, and now they have firmly grasped the rhythm of the game. Although he didn't want to give up, Ricard felt ...... There is no need to waste the energy of the main players anymore.
Garbage time came with 2:50 left in the fourth quarter, and the Trail Blazers replaced all their main players, and the Heat had a whopping 20-point lead......
Ricard saw that Anjie had been gritting his teeth and clenching his fists since he got off the field. There's no way, how can a person with a character like An Jie bear to accept failure silently?
"We haven't lost yet, save your strength for the next game. Ricard patted Angel on the shoulder and said nothing more.
103-84, in the end, the Heat completely defeated the Trail Blazers by 19 points on the road. It was also the Trail Blazers' biggest loss in the playoffs this season.
Chalmers, who was originally unpopular, is now surrounded by the Heat triumvirate. Chalmers completed his redemption and also gave the Heat a win in Portland.
Although James made a strong effort in the final quarter, his data of 17 points and 8 rebounds on 7-of-17 shooting in the whole game is obviously seriously inconsistent with his status as the first person in the league. Even Iguodala, who doesn't have a strong desire to attack, scored 17 points today.
Wade, on the other hand, scored just 10 points on 5-of-13 shooting. On the court, Wade's presence is even lower than Chalmers's.
Bosh's shooting percentage was good, but under Anjie's tough defense, "Dragon King" didn't get many shots. With 12 points, his stats aren't much better than Wade's.
On the other hand, with the Trail Blazers, Anjie scored 27 points, 14 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. Although there were a few two mistakes, it was not impossible. It stands to reason that through such a data comparison, the Trail Blazers should have a chance to win.
However, Chalmers's extremely abnormal 19 points and 11 assists and the excellent play of Ray Allen, Mike Miller and other shooters made the Trail Blazers have to accept the fate of defeat.
In addition, the Trail Blazers, except for Anjie and Iguodala, the rest of the team also performed miserably. The combination of these factors made this tragic ending a reality.
At the scene, the atmosphere in the rose garden was lifeless. This season, under the leadership of An Jie, Rose Garden has never experienced such a humiliating moment.
As far away as Miami, Heat fans were ecstatic. The Heat's carnage-like victory got their three consecutive home games off to a good start.
"This game is a big blow to the morale of the Trail Blazers. "Anthony Ben couldn't believe the score on the big screen, and it was really unusual for the Heat to win when the Big Three were playing so poorly.
"I don't think so. Mike Taylor was smiling because he saw that under the influence of Anjie, every one of the Trail Blazers players was striding into the players' tunnel!
"Don't be discouraged, guys! They'll take a win at Rose Garden, and we'll make a big fuss about Miami the next one!" Anjie shouted at the front of the line, evoking the eager vengeance of the Trail Blazers players.
As Anjie's big brother and captain back then, Mike Taylor simply knows Anjie's character too well.
This guy will not be easily knocked down by a defeat in a match, just like Anjie was abused to death by Morris and Asarkin in training, which did not completely kill his confidence, but made him stronger and stronger in the future.
Especially a huge failure like this can arouse Anjie's determination to counterattack. He can't accept such humiliation, so he will fill this humiliation with victory!
If it was defeated in the hands of the Heat Big Three, An Jie might not be so unwilling.
But Chalmers, come on, in college, Anjie had already lost to Chalmers once. Now, he is not going to fall twice on the same person!
"Anything that doesn't kill me will make me stronger!" The words that the unruly AI believed in back then also apply to An Jie.
Chalmers made a mistake by awakening the bestiality of a beast with his excellent performance.