Chapter 261: Match Point

The victory in the first game made Wang Xiao feel very satisfied, and in the second game that followed, the Wizards team also continued to use the tactics of the previous game to encircle and intercept James.

After the last meeting, Leonard performed even better in the second game, and even successfully limited James' shooting percentage to less than 50%, which is rare for James.

At the same time, Curry erupted.

From the beginning of the playoffs to the present, Curry's performance has not been very good, although he can score an average of 25 points for the team per game, but his shooting and shooting percentage are much worse than the performance of the MVP in the regular season, and it is incomparable with James who can contribute 30+ points per game on the other side.

But as the saying goes, who doesn't eat dumplings during the New Year? What's more, Curry is the player who has won the regular season MVP two years in a row and is one of the best players in the league.

In the game with the Celtics, there was a game where Curry broke out, how to shoot and how to shoot, and beat the Celtics to almost surrender at halftime.

In this scene, Curry's firepower was no less than at that time.

In the first quarter of the game, Curry made four three-pointers, plus an impact on the basket and free throws, and scored 18 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Curry hit three more three-pointers and scored 12 points again.

30 points at halftime almost terrified the Heat, and the score between the two sides had opened up a 20-point gap at halftime.

62:42。

In the third quarter of the game, Curry's firepower decreased slightly, but the Heat failed to recover the score, and even under the outbreak of the Wizards' bench, the score difference further widened, almost reaching more than 30 points.

In the fourth quarter, the Heat's side symbolically struggled and gave up the game.

The final score was fixed at 121-97, and the Heat lost by 24 points again.

With a 26-point loss in the first game and a 24-point loss in the second, the Heat lost to the Wizards by 50 points in both games combined, which looked like it was not a close game.

In the two games, the Heat's rebounding was completely blown out by the Wizards, and the shortcomings of the Wizards in the regular season seemed to have become a strong point at this time, and McGee, who averaged less rebounds per game in the regular season, also became a rebounding maniac, averaging 14 rebounds per game.

When this game ended, there was not much media left to support the Heat to eliminate the Wizards, and the focus of attention changed from who could win to whether the Heat would be swept out of the game by the Wizards in shame, after all, the gap between the two teams in the two games was too big.

"Although the Heat have a luxurious Big Three lineup, in the game, only Wade can help James, and even Bosh seems to be struggling in the game, let alone other role players."

"In contrast, the young guys on the Wizards' side played well, they had a clear division of labor, they played with each other, and they played great team basketball, which seems to prove once again that basketball is not a one-man sport...... Now maybe this sentence could be changed to: Basketball is not a game of one or two or three people! ”

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The team has lost two in a row, and Heat fans are disappointed, even desperate, and although the team will return to their home court in Miami, what difference does it make?

Can you lose by 50 points away from home and win at home?

At the post-game press conference, a reporter also asked Wang Xiao such a question.

"Coach Wang Xiao, how many games do you think this series will end, does your team have a chance to sweep the Heat?"

In the face of this question, Wang Xiao did not respond as ambitiously as the reporters thought, but said quite conservatively: "I don't care about solving the Heat in a few games, whether it is a sweep or a total score of 4:3, as long as I can win and advance to the finals." ”

Although Wang Xiao occasionally speaks wildly, he despises Pat. Riley with his team, but he didn't want to leave anything behind.

After all, the Heat is a super strong team with the Big Three, the strongest in the league in the 11-12 season!

And in this team, there is also the strongest small forward in the league, LeBron. James, anything is possible in this situation.

Wouldn't it be bad if Wang Xiao promised to sweep the opponent, and then James exploded in a small universe and won back a game or two?

There was nothing wrong with his concerns, and back on the Heat's home court, James really exploded.

In the third game, while continuing to face Leonard George and others, James efficiently cut a triple-double of 44 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, leading the Heat and the Wizards to the last second.

At the end of the game, the score of the two teams was 114-113, and the Wizards led by one point, but the ball was in the hands of the Heat.

James executed his final shot and missed the shot, but Bosh grabbed the key rebound, and then Wade, who received the pass, hit a whistle shot to complete the kill.

Wade's stunner made the entire American Airlines arena boil, and the whole stadium chanted heroes.

Wade James and others were inexplicably excited, as if they had won the entire series, but the big score was 2:1, and the Wizards were still in an absolute dominant position.

After the game, Wang Xiao did not show much emotion for the loss of this game, but was very calm.

"We lost because we weren't very lucky, and that rebound just bounced into Bosh and gave the opponent a chance to kill, and if the rebound had bounced a little bit higher, it might have been a different story."

Wang Xiao's words are a bit suspicious of excusing the team's loss, but it is also an indisputable fact.

On the home court of the Heat, with James scoring 40+ triple-doubles in the game, the Wizards still held the lead until the last minute.

Who can guarantee that James will be so efficient every game? And who can guarantee that Wade can shoot the killer ball every game?

The Heat are still at an absolute disadvantage.

In fact, the fourth leg of the two sides was still played at the American Airlines Arena, the home of the Heat, and this time, the game was not as stalemate as the last one.

At the beginning of the game, the Heat relied on the hot touch of the Big Three to take the lead, but soon, the Wizards caught up with the difference and successfully overtook the score.

Then, in the second, third, and even fourth quarters, the Wizards were in the lead and maintained the lead until the end of the game.

At 106:94, the Wizards won the Heat by 12 points, and also changed the total score to 3:1 and took the lead in winning the match point.

The American Airlines Arena, which was full of people in the last game, was silent at this moment.

3:1 is not the end of the world, but it is no different from the end of the world.

Next, the Heat will return to the Wizards' home court to play, and how will the Wizards, who hold the match point, give the Heat a chance to turn the tables?