Chapter 861 [Will You Leave?] 】
Zhou Xuan scored 21 points and 10 assists and easily got a double-double.
Bosh had a quasi-double-double of 23 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, shooting 65 percent from the field. In Nixposh, the shooting percentage increased, but the Heat's shooting percentage decreased together.
The evaluation of the Heat Big Three has completely reversed in this series.
In the past, what I was talking about was James's hit rate, Bosh garbage, and the number of jù declines because I have no ability. As a result, now they find that something is wrong, how did James' shooting drop? In fact, the clue can be seen from the free throw shooting percentage. James' free-throw shooting percentage didn't improve, and he couldn't go straight to the basket from the free-throw line......
Barkley scoffed: "People used to say that Bosh was a drag on the team, that he couldn't get to the basket, that he couldn't get rebounds. Now they should understand that it was Bosh who gave up space under the basket to James and Wade, it was Bosh who attracted the opponent's defense in the high position, and it was Bosh who made it impossible for the opponent to arbitrarily contain the two giants. Without Bosh, the Heat's big two numbers have dropped, and Bosh looks more like a Nowitzki-style superstar when he arrives with the Knicks, which is ironic. ”
ESPN expert Nicholas said: "When it comes to trades, Spoelstra has always emphasized that Bosh is the most indispensable person on the team, and trading James can't send him away, no one believes him. Sure enough, the coach is more aware of his players. Bosh has made too many sacrifices for the Heat team system over the years. Now he has proven his worth and beaten his old club. ”
"Magic" Johnson said: "I think the Heat are finished, the Big Three have failed to beat the Knicks, and now Wade is declining, the role players can't stand up, and James can't lead the team to win on his own." When he was the core of his life, he never proved that he could beat a super team, and the Knicks are much tougher than the Spurs in 2007. ”
The prediction vote for the online series was amazing, 99. 7% of fans believe that the Knicks will beat the Heat to advance to the next round. There are only 0 fans left in favor of the Heat. 3%。 Heat fans certainly don't think the Heat can win.
And the Heat are not stable internally, and everyone is talking about whether James will jump out of contract this summer.
In an interview, James' teammates all thought he wouldn't be leaving the Heat this year, and Wade said he thought the topic was ridiculous.
James never answered that question head-on, he always said I just want to play this season and then pass it. When asked by a reporter why he was able to avoid questions from reporters, but his friend Anthony couldn't, James said: "The media in Miami is easier to deal with, the media in New York is different from the media in Miami, and it's useless for you to say 'no'." ”
There are many fans who think James will leave, and when James left a Cavaliers team that reached the finals, his Cavaliers teammates also rolled their eyes or felt ridiculous about the rumors of his transfer. As an NBA player, most of the time they see whether they can win a championship or not, and the team thinks less about it. The Heat haven't made it to the finals yet, so why can't he go? Just because he often calls the players brothers?
Some netizens used the words of the Cavaliers teammates who commented on James as a basis, thinking that he wanted to jump out of the contract and would not consider emotional factors at all.
After joining the Heat, James returned to the home court of his old club, the Cavaliers, for the first time, and scored 38 points to help the Heat win the game. At the time, Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson said in an interview with ESPN Sports that James had trash talk to his old teammates during the game.
"I've heard some things that make me feel very upset." Gibson sued the reporter. "We all know what kind of person James is, and we all know that he's going to be happy to be in front of the camera and tell everyone that we're still good brothers, but in reality no one knows, and what he says and does is just unbearable."
Regarding the brief exchange with James on the court, Gibson said: "I guess to outsiders, James and I were just teasing each other and joking or something, but if you can hear what we are exchanging and you know it's not like that at all. The concept of zài friendliness is not present in our conversations. ”
The truth is that no matter how affectionate James is in front of the camera, he may also become an enemy of the Heat next season, he is a hypocrite. After leaving, he will always be brothers in front of the camera and his current teammates.
Game 3 was played on the Heat's home court, and the home team fans still supported them, but the momentum was obviously not as good as the Knicks' home court. After the players came out, the scene was quieter.
Another detail is that the Heat uniform team did not arrange to issue uniform T-shirts, and it seems that they have lost hope of qualifying.
The Heat adjusted the lineup again this time, and Chandler returned to the starting lineup. They want to step up their offense, but without making sure the defense doesn't score 30 points in a quarter. The Knicks scored 30 points in the first two quarters.
James took the lead after the opening, he specially practiced three-point shooting yesterday, vowed to shoot from the outside today, and scored in the middle on his first shot. After that, he blocked Chalmers, and after receiving the return pass, he faced Zhou Xuan in the middle and scored three points.
Wade was responsible for rushing inside, playing blocking and dismantling with Chandler, and scored eight points in the first quarter on a misplaced Jefferson game.
This time, there was no overlap in the playing style of the two giants, one inside and one outside, and Chandler also played a role in cutting and rushing to grab rebounds after covering. The Heat took the lead in the first quarter for the first time.
In the second quarter, Kerr stepped up again, hit a three-pointer, and assisted Lewis on a three-point shot, playing well. Knicks Bledsoe had a bad shot of 0-of-3. D'Antoni had no choice but to replace him with Matthews.
Bledsoe saw hope of a big contract last season, but this season he has returned to the bench, similar to what he was with the Clippers. After the injury, Augustin took the opportunity to become the main substitute, and further reduced his playing time. The team is soaring all the way, and he is one of the few depressed people.
The substitution had an immediate effect and the situation stabilized. When Zhou Xuan is not there, Augustin can take control of the situation and distribute the ball. He's experienced, having started when he was with the Bobcats, and knows what a core defender should do. Bledsoe can't, he's never been the heart of a team.
In the second half, Zhou Xuan came on the court, Parsons was a small forward, Bosh and Anderson partnered inside, and Matthews continued to act as a firepower point on the periphery.
Two inside lines cover teammates on either side and run back. This season there is a lot of anti-cutting, Bosh runs to the right corner and can shoot threes, and if the Heat switch defenses, he has a height advantage in the low post. If the Heat doesn't change defense in time and Chandler doesn't pounce, Matthews may get rid of Wade and shoot a three-point shot directly.
These two points of attack left the Heat exhausted. James can't help it, he is not good with Parsons on one side, and Parsons can shoot three-pointers and break through the ball-handling offense. Even if this qiē Heat can do a good job, there is still Zhou Xuan who can go head-to-head.
In the last attack of the third quarter, Zhou Xuan singled Chalmers, dribbled under the crotch and dribbled behind the ball into the right three-point line, and scored in the middle of the shot.
In the fourth quarter, Chandler was still empty after blocking and dismantling, and James also made a mistake under the bag, was stealed by Matthews, the Knicks counterattacked, and Zhou Xuan grabbed a three-point shot.
Then Wade couldn't score a jumper, and the positional attack Leonard and Anderson cut after covering without the ball, James chased Leonard, and Scola also retracted inside, making defensive errors. Zhou Xuan shared the ball, Anderson scored three points in an empty position, and the difference widened to double digits.
Two of the Heat's starters couldn't shoot three-pointers and couldn't make substitutions, as Wade and Chandler happen to be big players on the defensive end.
In the face of his old partner Bosh, Wade is quite struggling, always forcing his hand when he is disturbed. He always spoke for Bosh in interviews, believing that he was a giant. In training, Wade can beat Haslem and beat Joel Anthony, but he can beat Bosh.
James hit two three-pointers to bite the score, but in the last four minutes, his teammates were all dumb, no one stood up to share the pressure, and repeatedly missed, James could only rely on his personal ability to attack again and again, and the shooting rate was also reduced under Leonard's interference.
The Knicks combine inside and out, and multi-point flowering. Jefferson cut in and even if he hit Chandler, he had a weight advantage and could be in a deep position. In addition to Zhou Xuan's accurate passing and three-point shooting points on the outside, Chalmers, who also defended, did nothing.
107-100, Dunleavy made a three-pointer in the last 23 seconds, but unfortunately it was too late and the Heat couldn't catch up. They didn't even use foul tactics, watching Zhou Xuan run out of time.
The score was close, Zhou Xuan played 42 minutes in this game, shooting 7 of 15, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored a big double-double of 21 points, 2 rebounds, 15 assists and 2 steals.
Bosh played well again, scoring 20 points and three rebounds. Although there are few rebounds, his shooting is extremely crucial.
Jefferson had a double-double of 14 points and 17 rebounds. All six players in the team scored in double figures.
The Heat only have four players in double figures, and their scoring is always focused, and they are stupid off the bench, and only Dunleavy can help the team.
After this game, the psychological pressure on the Heat players was even greater, and everyone felt that there was no hope. Spoelstra didn't bother to talk at the press conference, he lasted two years, and I don't know if he can continue at the end of this season.
James is silent, Jordan has never been swept in his career, he has been swept several times, and he has just entered the league and failed to make the playoffs.
In the fourth game, the Knicks had an advantage at the beginning, the Heat's fast break was inefficient, and the three-point shooting was inaccurate, and they fell behind by 21 points in the third quarter. They didn't find their groove in the final quarter either, falling behind at full-court and losing the game 111-90.
The Knicks played very methodically under the leadership of Zhou Xuan, with the players sharing the ball, scoring evenly, and firmly controlling the situation.
James made a bad face at the press conference, saying that he was disappointed with the result and that the Heat did not have the strength to compete for the championship. The media is starting to speculate again, will he really stay with the Heat?