Chapter 358: Exit
?? The rain in Miami is getting heavier and heavier.
This tourist city is always very busy at night, but today is a little different.
Not just because of the rain and storms, but also because of the finals.
Not everyone can buy tickets for Game 6 of the Grand Finals, and most fans can only watch the game on TV.
Those fans who don't want to be alone at home watching TV have run to bars and nightclubs to watch the live broadcast with everyone.
What was supposed to be a noisy Miami bar was unusually quiet.
All you can hear is the sound of the live game and the TV commentary.
"Bruce Lee, with Howard's cover, catch the ball and shoot three-pointers! bangοΌ Hit! Oh my god, the first threes, the sixth, the sixth. With 5:44 left in the second quarter, Bruce Lee hit the sixth three-pointer of the game! The Heat called a timeout. The score was 47:36, an 11-point difference, and oh my god, we could be watching the craziest Grand Final show ever......"
The TV play-by-play commentary chattered excitedly, but the bars in Miami were quiet.
It was only during the timeout that there was some noise in the bar, and the fans looked at each other, and I looked at you, not knowing what to say.
What else can be said?
I thought that this game was nine out of ten, and I could win and drag it into a tie-break.
Unexpectedly, on a stormy night, a three-point hurricane also blew on the court.
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Back at the American Airlines Center, the Heat called a timeout.
Spo knew that Li Liang had to be heavily defended, and the two... No, it's going to be a three-person bag!
His bizarre hot hand, he has made 6 of 8 three-point shots, 5 of 7 two-point shots, no free throws, and scored 28 points just by shooting!
This second quarter is only halfway through.
And Li Liang continued to sit on the bench in a daze, he still didn't drink water, and at the same time let his breathing be as stable as possible, without too many ups and downs.
He's going to maintain his shooting feel.
The rune bonus is a bonus, and if it doesn't feel good, it won't be able to be thrown.
The timeout is over and back on the pitch.
The camera of the TV station followed Li Liang closely.
The audience, the Heat's players, locked their eyes on this No. 28.
This rookie is really terrible tonight.
James began to keep a close eye on Li Liang one-on-one, and then Battier and Haslem assisted in the defense.
This is already the highest cooperation of the Heat's man-to-man defense, and it can be said that it is a comprehensive encirclement.
James scored a goal in attack first, and his form in this game was good enough, but there was a monster on the other side.
Back to defense, James began to chase Li Liang from the frontcourt.
James' defensive goal was not to give Li Liang the ball.
In fact, there is clearly something wrong with this defensive strategy.
It doesn't make sense to defend Li Liang from catching the ball, because he is strong at shooting, not attacking with the ball.
If there is no room to shoot after receiving the ball, it is useless for Li Liang to have the ball in his hand.
Li Liang stepped forward to block Nash, and one person attracted the defensive attention of three people.
As a result, Nash drove to the basket unimpeded and passed the ball to Howard, who hit an easy hook shot.
The Lakers are not just Li Liang.
Nash, Howard, Gasol, the experience and energy they have, it's also very scary to burst out.
Li Liang's consecutive goals greatly inspired their confidence.
The Heat didn't give up, James hit Ci Shiping in the low post, and hit a step-back jumper after turning.
The scores continued to rise, and the difference between 12 and 8 points has been going back and forth.
The Heat's offense has been playing well, but their defense is starting to contain the Lakers.
How to solve Li Liang's point?
When the Heat began to wrap up and press all over the court, Li Liang began to cover and respond to his teammates.
Every time he takes cover, Nash gets a huge amount of room to break through.
Li Liang is not the only one who wants to win tonight, and Nash's ambition is also shining brightly in this game.
He took over the game in the second half of the second quarter, with a three-pointer, two mid-range shots, and two assists.
At the end of the second quarter, the score was rewritten to 61:48, and the Lakers stretched the margin to 13 points.
This is the biggest point difference in the game.
In the second quarter, the Heat had one more offensive opportunity, the last offense.
James holds the ball on the outside, and the outside is one-on-one and strong on the outside!
James is like a bull, rushing all the way to the basket with the thrust of his body, and a slam dunk in his right hand is successful!
After the goal, James roared angrily, venting his frustration for the entire half.
He played well enough tonight, but the Heat were still in jeopardy.
It's all because of ......
James's roar wasn't over yet, and the cheers at the American Airlines Center had just exited.
Bottom line, Ci Shiping serves quickly, and there are still 2 seconds to go.
The ball passed into Li Liang's hands.
After that timeout in the second quarter, Li Liang didn't get any more good shots.
His half-time score was set at 28 points.
But in the last two seconds, the Heat was negligent, careless, and thought it was okay.
Li Liang took the ball and dribbled forward, and before anyone passed half the court, he stood on his own three-point line and pushed the ball towards the opposite basket.
The ball went straight to the basket like an intercontinental missile, and everyone on the scene had a premonition that it would not fly.
"Huh!"
The ball is in the heart of the basket!
At the end of the first half, Li Liang scored a half-court ultra-long three-pointer that pressed the whistle!
God!
The fans at the American Airlines Center are desperate, and the Heat players are a little desperate.
How does this work?
James had just finished yelling and stood under the basket with his waist crossed for a long time.
In the second half of the second quarter, he really used his strength to defend, so that Li Liang did not score again.
But the last ball, why was it negligent?
But who can not be negligent with such a ball?
At 64:50, the Lakers led by 14 points at halftime, and Li Liang scored 31 points at halftime.
It's not drills, it's not summer league, it's not preseason, it's not regular season, it's playoffs, it's the finals!
To be honest, it is already remarkable that the Heat can only trail by 14 points at halftime under such a blow.
The two sides went into halftime.
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In the Lakers' locker room, an incredible atmosphere hung over the players.
Li Liang sat in front of his locker, letting the sweat drip down his forehead.
The others didn't speak, just looked at Li Liang, including Kobe.
Li Liang's performance in the first half shocked everyone, including his teammates with the Lakers.
It's a real deterrent, like the shock of a middle school student when they see an amateur master three-pointer and dunk anything when they are on the court.
"Can the ball still be played like this?"
Now the Lakers' players are in this kind of mentality, and they even have some doubts, is this person in front of them Bruce Lee?
If Li Liang told them that this was not the strongest strength he could play at all, I don't know what his teammates would think.
Indeed, 31 points at halftime was only a 14-point lead.
This is not the strongest Li Liang, because the other runes have been replaced by feel runes, and Li Liang's defense, physical fitness, and tactical analysis ability have all been affected.
Although the impact is subtle, it feels different from usual, and I feel a little uncomfortable playing the ball, and I feel like I am doing a task.
But that's not the task.
If you can win tonight, it's enough.
Mike Brown didn't speak in the locker room for a while, he didn't know what to say.
Tactics?
What tactics do you need, the most important one in the second half is defense, and the other is to pray that Li Liang's hand can continue to be maintained.
"Bruce, do you want water?"
Brown asked Li Liang, this is what he cares about the most, Li Liang barely drank water in the first half.
Li Liang nodded and said, "Bring the bottle of Gatorade in my bag, I'm a little thirsty." β
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Fifteen minutes of halftime were short and long, and everyone was anxiously waiting for what the situation would be when the third quarter began.
Will Li Liang continue the magic of the first half?
Or does the Heat still have a chance?
When the players from both sides reappear on the pitch, the answer will be revealed.
Before the game started, James walked up to Li Liang and said, "You can't score like that in the second half." β
Li Liang glanced at James and said, "I will score as many goals in the second half as in the first half, believe it or not?" β
James didn't speak, the corners of his mouth twitched, not knowing what kind of mood he was in.
Originally, he wanted to say a trash word to suppress Li Liang.
But hearing Li Liang say this, he suddenly regretted it a little.
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In the vast area of China, it is the morning.
It was a Wednesday, not a day off, but many, many people were looking for a place to watch TV.
Including middle schools where classes are still in session, some teachers directly turn on the TVs in the classrooms and tune the students to the Central Five to watch the Finals between the Lakers and the Heat.
Because the teacher wants to see it too.
The last time there was such a grand occasion was back in 2002 when the Chinese men's football team entered the World Cup.
Now, even if you don't go to class, you have to watch Li Liang's game.
His 31-point performance in the first half was truly impressive, truly shocking.
The domestic forum has long collapsed into a mess, and it can't go up at all.
The major social media were still brushing Kobe Bryant two days ago, and Li Liang swiped the screen in half a day today, and the game is not over yet.
"Let's look at the second half, the first half was amazing, amazing, you can't find anything like this in the history of the NBA, it's amazing. It's a miracle. β
"The first attack of the second half... The Heat scored one or three points, and the Heat's counterattack, will it come in the second half...... Wow, Li Liang immediately replied with a three-point mark! How many threes are these? The seventh, right? It's too accurate, just throw it when you catch it. β
"The Heat's defense, the center of gravity has been completely restrained by Li Liang, and there is a large amount of space on the inside, Howard dunked! It's beautiful. β
ββ¦β¦ James is really good, playing three-pointers, and now the Heat is relying on James to carry the ...... Penalty missed, counter-attack...... Oops! Another three! Three points in Li Liang's counterattack! It's hard to prevent it! The Heat is now strengthening the defense of positional battles against three-point battles, and Li Liang is not shooting in positional battles, and he specializes in using three-pointers against you when defending counterattacks, which is really powerful. In positional battles, he passes the ball because he can attract the defense......"
"Ouch still go in, this can be scored, Li Liang now gets the ball on the outside, the Heat is in the wind, he only needs a feint, one step forward, a chance to shoot, two points, can also score."
"Wow! Hook! This...... Hey, I don't even know what to say, haha, really, after so many years of commentary, I really don't know what to say, if I were a Heat player, I wouldn't play. In the finals, you can enter if you have the opportunity, but you can't guard against others, and if you don't prevent others, others will be killed. But if you guard against others, you can get in at the slightest opportunity. How many assists does Nash have? It's almost 20, all for Li Liang. β
Cheers rang out one after another on Chinese campuses, cheering every time Li Liang scored a goal.
In the third quarter, Li Liang's hand was still the same, and his three-point shooting was more accurate, because he used the [Three-point Shooting Rate Improvement Post].
It's all three-pointers in the counterattack, it's all unheard of to grab the Heat's foothold, and it's all about hitting the unknown territory of the opponent's defense.
When the opponent counterattacks, the defender's first reaction must be to run to the basket.
But Li Liang is a three-point line outside the shot, he can score.
If you come to defend, Li Liang hits the ground to the inside, and his teammates will attack the basket.
This kind of play is completely unprecedented, and the Heat are completely stunned.
It stands to reason that by the sixth game, the two sides are already very familiar.
But with one less Kobe, the Heat players felt like they were playing against a completely unfamiliar team, and suddenly they became powerful and had nowhere to go.
From which time did this come from?
A wave of 25:11 in eight minutes in the third quarter directly stretched the difference to 28 points.
Desperate, there was a dead silence in the American Airlines Center.
Amazing scenes began to emerge, and before the third quarter was over, the Heat fans began to exit the game.
Is this the exit? There's still a game to go!
Maybe for Miami fans, they come to the stadium to have fun, not to abuse.
The Heat's bench was even more deadly silent, having never played a game like this.
Hemingway once said in "The Old Man and the Sea" that a person can be destroyed, but not defeated.
And tonight, the Miamins were completely defeated and destroyed at the same time.
The continuous shooting and continuous goals made Li Liang's hands tremble slightly.
At half-time, his stamina was already very depleted.
He has to not only attack, but also defend.
A bottle of Gatorade rejuvenated him.
But even so, the onslaught in the third quarter still brought him close to overdraft.
The most important thing to maintain a shooting percentage is not only the feel, but also the physical fitness.
"Why do you want to fight, Bruce?"
The Heat called a timeout, and Brown's main concern on the bench was whether Li Liang would continue to play.
Li Liang asked, "Why is the stadium so quiet?" β
"A lot of people are leaving," Brown said. β
"Am I not playing well?"
"No, you're playing too well."
"Then I'm going to keep fighting."
When the timeout came, Li Liang stood up from the bench and felt energetic again.
In the third quarter, he has already scored 49 points, and he is still 1 point short of 50 points, how can he not play?
Facing the Heat to score 50 points, only Anthony has done it since the formation of the Big Three.
In that game, he didn't score in the three-second zone, and it was all shots.
Of course, it was the regular season, and neither James nor Wade played.
In this game, will Li Liang let his score only stay at 50 points?