Chapter 129: The Lead Before the Decisive Battle
At 59:56, at halftime, the 76ers still firmly controlled the 3-point advantage. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although it was only a one-goal difference, the Heat struggled to pull those three points back for the rest of the second quarter.
The three-point deficit at halftime is not big, but it still makes the Miami Heat feel a little helpless about the inevitable win of this game, and the Heat fans who watched the game are even more frustrated, they want to see a big victory, but after halftime, the 76ers instead hold a 3-point lead, if it is not for the 76ers' lead is not big, maybe these Heat fans should choose to leave the game early, and they are still very skilled in leaving the game early.
The Heat showed great tenacity in this game, but it was obvious that the 76ers always had a little bit of the initiative in the confrontation between the two sides.
This has made it difficult for the Heat to close the score to within three points.
The scorching situation can make the game exciting, so at least from the first half, this game and enough to attract enough, especially the two protagonists of this matchup played well, and the confrontation between the needle and the Mai Mang was able to make the fans excited.
Anxi scored 12 points and 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals in the first half, while LeBron James got 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. ”
Marf Albert glanced at the statistics in his hand, Anxi and LeBron James were obviously right, and both of them performed well, no one could overpower anyone, so that the game was even more exciting, at least the suspense in the second half was enough, who would play better in this game?
However, Reggie Miller did not agree with Mav Albert's words, after Albert finished speaking, Reggie Miller immediately retorted: "Compared with the first two meetings between the two sides, LeBron James has undoubtedly improved a lot, but in this game, Anxi's performance has declined a lot, he has not suppressed LeBron James anymore, I was thinking about this game before, so seriously, Anxi's performance in this game is a little worse......"
Marf Albert laughed, Reggie Miller is praising Anxi's performance in the first two games in disguise, after all, Anxi's performance in this game can't be said to be bad in any case, Reggie Miller said that Anxi's performance was poor, in fact, he was touting Anxi's performance in the first two games with the Heat.
The 76ers fans in front of the TV also showed a knowing smile, objectively speaking, Anxi's performance in this game is still very good, such a performance is enough to satisfy Brett Brown as the head coach, and he has to suppress LeBron James every game, how impossible is it, LeBron James is not muddy.
And even if Anxi didn't suppress LeBron James, the 76ers still took the lead, Pau Gasol's performance was excellent, in the face of Chris Bosh, a soft guy on the defensive end, Pau Gasol played his best performance since joining the 76ers, 18 points and 7 rebounds in the half, and his performance on the offensive end was almost off the charts!
That's why the 76ers were able to hold on to the three-point lead even after LeBron James scored 15 points in the half, Chris Bosh scored 14 points in the half, and Ray Allen and Rashad Lewis hit four three-pointers together.
Of course, Chris Bosh can't defend Pau Gasol, and Pau Gasol can't guard Crisbosh, but on the offensive end, Pau Gasol has more opportunities to get the ball and score more easily, rather than like Chris Posh, either catching the ball and shooting, or struggling singles in the middle distance.
"Boys, you did a great job in the first half! You played a better game than the Heat! Even though everyone thinks the Heat are much better than us, we've shown in our first two meetings with them that we're not worse than them. Even we were far better than them! In the first half of the game, I still saw a better Philadelphia 76ers than the Miami Heat! In the second half, I didn't ask for more, I just hope you can keep your feel and shape and finally win this game!"
Back in the locker room, Brett Brown began to praise his players, the 76ers did play well in the first half, if there is a flaw, maybe it is that the defensive end failed to prevent the Heat, but Brett Brown feels that if you want to defend against the Heat on the defensive end, it is too difficult, the Heat at full strength is still the biggest favorite for the league championship, and if you want to prevent the biggest favorite of this championship, while pressing them to play, obviously thinking a little too much.
After praising the players, he continued: "In the second half, we still need to make some changes, we need to protect the interior better, we let LeBron James and Chris Bosh get too many points, Ann, in the second half, the defense against LeBron James can be strengthened a little bit, don't let him break through easily." ”
An Xi nodded, indicating that he understood, in this game, according to Reggie Miller, his defense was indeed not very good, and he failed to suppress LeBron James, and once James opened, the lower limit of the Heat would not be low.
At halftime, David Fitzdale believed that the team's outstanding performance in the first half must be maintained, so he emphasized that LeBron James must continue to impact the interior in the second half, and even strengthen his impact on the interior.
LeBron James also nodded in agreement, he played well in the first half, and the team had a chance to win, so now LeBron James is in a much better mood and the desire to win this game is more urgent.
When the two teams returned to the arena, the atmosphere in the stadium was also quiet for half an hour, and then it was noisy again.
In the second half, the two teams re-sent their full main lineups, and Anxi also continued to play against LeBron James.
The Heat attacked first, and LeBron James was about to pass the basketball after Mario Chalmers advanced through the halfcourt.
Anxi continued to defend James, James held the ball in the high post, Chris Anderson on the inside ran up to LeBron James to make a high-post block, James tried to get rid of Anxi through the block, but as one of the best single defense players in the league at present, Anxi naturally could not be blocked by a block so easily.
Anxi bypassed the block, but LeBron James had already accelerated for a while, started the pace and launched an offensive towards the inside!
Relying on the body to force the breakthrough is LeBron James's strongest move, although Anxi is fast enough, LeBron James is still rushing towards the inside! He strictly implemented David Fitzdale's tactical requirements, and began to impact the inside line at the beginning.
Asik didn't come up to pinch the ball, this was to prevent James from passing the ball and let the other players of the Heat get easy scoring opportunities, not to mention that Anxi still bit James tightly and didn't lose his position on the defensive end.
So when LeBron James jumped up in the penalty area, all he had to face was Anxi, who had been stalking him.
But even if there was no pinching, James' throw this time still didn't get into the basket! Anxi didn't block the basketball, but he successfully interfered with James's shot.
LeBron James' throw missed the basket, but the rebound was grabbed by Courtney Lee, who rushed inside, and finally completed the rebound in the air!
With a bang, the ball went in, the Heat opened to score, and they were about to start chasing points, although the difference was only three points, but after the second half of the second quarter, the Heat knew very well that the three-point difference was not so easy to chase.
The 76ers' offense, McCarvey advanced from the backcourt to the frontcourt, Pau Gasol stuck the position in the middle distance, and then McCarvey passed the ball in, the 76ers' offense is no problem, and Anxi doesn't need to spend too much energy on the offensive end, he retreats to the bottom corner, emptying the mid-range position, leaving space for Pau Gasol who is single.
In this game, Pau Gasol's singles were very powerful, and Chris Bosh couldn't guard him at all, so after Pau Gasol put on a single stance, the Heat immediately moved. The defense rotated around, and when Pau Gasol advanced into the right position and was ready to turn and shoot, Chris Anderson didn't hesitate to wrap up.
was trapped, Pau Gasol was not impatient, he swept around with his spare eyes, found a good opportunity, and passed the ball directly!
Anxi got the ball near the middle distance of the baseline, and LeBron James had already pulled it to the free throw line in order to help defense, so Anxi didn't interfere with him at all with the Heat's players.
Shooting from a mid-range, Reggie Miller shouted "Yes!" almost the moment he saw Anxi jumping up, he shouted, "There is!"
With a bang, 61:58, it was still a three-point difference.
Although they failed to prevent the 76ers' offense, the Heat's style of play has not changed, they continue to impact the 76ers' interior line, and throughout the third quarter, the impact on the interior line has not stopped.
LeBron James went into the penalty area in succession and forced the goal against Anxi's defense.
The score was quickly narrowed to 2 points, but An Xi also broke out with it, turned around and played an answer-ball, not giving in at all!
The game quickly came to the end of the third quarter, because Anxi and LeBron James broke out at the same time, and the third quarter became a comparison of the state of the teammates of the two teams, and Pau Gasol, who swept 18 points and 7 rebounds in the first half, continued to maintain excellent feel and state in the second half, scoring 8 points in a row at critical moments.
In the end, at the end of the third quarter, the 76ers were still the leaders on the court, 85:78, the 76ers led the Heat by 7 points, which at the end of the third quarter, such a point difference should not be underestimated, unless the 76ers made a mistake and were equalized by the Heat, otherwise the decisive battle in the fourth quarter was destined to be a difficult battle for the Heat. (To be continued.) )