Chapter 343: Grappling
?? The score on the court was 33:32, and the Lakers led the Heat by one point.
Spo called a timeout to repace his team's game on the field.
He can't let the Heat follow the Lakers anymore, and he must drag the game into a defensive quagmire.
After a short 20-second timeout, the two sides returned to the court.
Ray Allen found an opportunity on the left side after a run, and after receiving the ball, he feinted to shake off the defender, broke through 45 degrees to the basket, and made a pull-up jump shot.
But the ball was interfered with again by O'Neill Jr.!
O'Neal Jr.'s big hand fanned over, making Ray Allen's shot heavy, and the ball bounced off the basket after hitting the board.
Li Liang grabbed the backcourt rebound, handed the ball to Meeks, and the Lakers organized the offense.
Kerr began to press Meeks from the frontcourt to keep the Lakers' offensive tempo down.
At the same time, the Heat no longer changed defenses and continued to shift to an adult-to-man strategy.
Without Kobe Bryant and Nash, the Lakers' ball was transmitted several times on the outside, but they didn't find a chance to go inside.
That's what the Heat's defense does, pressing the space and passing lines very strongly, and is especially good at breaking the inside and outside lines.
Because the Heat's interior defense is relatively weak, if you connect the inside and outside at will, the interior will only be beaten worse.
The ball finally got into Meeks' hands, and Meeks really ran out of options, and shot a shot from outside the three-point line!
As a result, the ball went into the net hollow and went in!
Meeks threw a fairy shot to undo the Heat's defensive efforts.
The Lakers' bench was jubilant, and Thackeray was almost up and running.
A fairy ball like this is a big blow to defensive confidence.
The Heat are in trouble.
They can't defend and they can't score offensively.
Lacking the support of a quick counterattack, the Heat's positional warfare methods were lackluster.
James dropped the ball to Anderson inside, and Anderson's layup was slapped out by O'Neal Jr.!
O'Neal Jr. literally gained the skill "inviolability" in the three-second zone, and the veteran was completely on fire.
Although the Lakers' counterattack missed, the next two minutes, neither side scored.
This is extremely bad for the Heat, not in terms of score and time, but in psychology.
The score of 36:32 lasted for a while until the official timeout.
Li Liang and his teammates went off the court to rest, the two sides fought extremely fiercely on the court, and the blood marks on Li Liang's arms were knocked out during the confrontation under the basket.
Li Liang was rested, and key players such as Kobe, Nash and Howard appeared, and Gasol also stayed on the court.
Just when the situation was in the Lakers' favor, the Heat suddenly launched a wave of counterattacks after the official timeout.
From Birdman Anderson.
Anderson grabbed a rebound from the basket first, causing Howard to be fouled on defense and hit one of two free throws from the free throw line.
Then the defense successfully interfered with Nash's breakthrough layup, and then received Bosh's breakthrough pointer and dunked under the basket.
Bryant was caught by the Heat's three-man in the low post, mismade a pass to the outside, and was stealed by James.
James went down quickly, assisted Anderson to keep up, and Anderson dunked with both hands again!
The Lakers, who were still leading by 4 points, were beaten 5:0 by Anderson alone, and the Heat regained the score.
Li Liang's butt was not hot off the court, and the advantage that the second team had finally played was given away, and he still took a point.
"Ah, what are these old men fighting, what are they fighting, defend my god!"
As long as Li Liang takes a break, the Heat's quick counterattack is obviously smoother.
There's no way, the overall defensive speed of the Lakers' outside line is really not good, where can it withstand James's impact.
Mike Brown also called a timeout when he saw that the situation was not good, and then patted Li Liang on the shoulder.
"Bruce, it's okay."
Li Liang's sportswear has just been put on not long ago, and he is about to appear again.
Mike Brown is still conservative in the rotation, and Jamison really doesn't dare to use it.
If you don't play well on the field, it is possible to be broken through in a wave.
As soon as Li Liang came on the court, the Lakers' offense immediately felt tight.
After the continuous high and low conduction, the ball was in the hands of Li Liang in the bottom corner, and Li Liang hit a three-point shot!
This is the third three-pointer Li Liang shot, his three-point shot is three of three, and he has not conceded a single shot.
Spo's little heart burst again, what should I do if I can't control this three-point shot?
At 39:37, this three-point shot lowered the heat of the Heat a little.
After that, the two sides were always in a state of struggle, and neither could achieve absolute superiority.
Chalmers broke through the baseline to open Nash's throw, and Nash hit a step-back jumper around the pile.
Bryant and Wade each hit the inside to make fouls and go to the free throw line.
Howard and Anderson desperately fought for frontcourt rebounds to increase the team's offensive opportunities.
In every position, the players fight for every inch of advantage.
The finals are like this, one more goal, one less turnover, one more rebound, one less iron, and finally accumulate to win the game.
In many games, the difference in the final score is only one or two points, and these two points are accumulated little by little in the competition.
At the end of the first half, the two sides were tied at 49:50, and the Lakers trailed the Heat by one point.
Strangely, James played with a low presence in the first half.
He scored just five points, including a mid-range jumper just before halftime, to help the Heat take the halftime lead.
He had very few shots, four assists and six rebounds, which is too little for James.
This can't help but remind people of the 2011 Finals, when James scored only 8 points in a single game.
That kind of performance is undoubtedly an indelible black spot on a player like him who has hit a historical superstar.
Comparable to Larry Bird in 1981, the Finals scored eight points in two consecutive games, and the FMVP was handed over to Maxwell.
Of course, Bird was only a sophomore at the time, 24 years old, and he had double-doubles in rebounds and assists in those two games.
has such a criminal record, on-site commentary, and Internet forums, all think that James will "relapse from the old disease" again, and even Barria will not be able to fight.
Only players on the scene, like Li Liang, could feel that James was obviously holding on, and he was accumulating energy for the explosion in the second half.
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After a 15-minute break, the two sides returned to the court and the third quarter began.
The TV camera was given to James, and everyone was wondering, will James be invisible in the second half?
The camera was given to Kobe Bryant again, and Kobe Bryant played steadily in the first half, although the shooting percentage was not high, 5 of 12 shots, and a 41 percent shooting rate.
But Bryant's several points were pivotal and disrupted the Heat's defense.
Combined with his free throws, Bryant scored a game-high 15 points in the half.
Of course, of course, the TV station inevitably cut the camera to the popular fried chicken Li Liang.
Li Liang stood not far from James, not knowing what kind of play he would have in the second half.
The game continued, with the Heat taking the lead.
The Heat's first offense, the ball to James.
James faced Ci Shiping's defense, and after continuous dribbling, he accelerated a step forward, and then made a quick stop jump shot at the horn.
Hit.
At the beginning of a game, James would always try to shoot a shot or two to test his feel.
Although the shooting posture is a bit ugly, it looks like it feels good.
James scored two points comfortably for the Heat.
It was the Lakers' turn, and Bryant was caught by Bosh and Wade at the same shooting position.
Kobe scored the ball to Ci Shiping, and Ci Shiping passed back to Kobe, and Kobe Bryant made a strong shot from a 45-degree mid-range basket.
No.
One in, one not, not bodes well for the Lakers.
Sure enough, James got the backcourt rebound, slowly dribbled across the halfcourt, entered the three-point line, and carried Ci Shiping with his back to take two steps inside.
Then suddenly a flip jump shot was made.
The posture is still a bit ugly, but the ball is in again!
hit two shots in a row, the Heat didn't play any tactics, James just shot.
Li Liang felt a little bad, and he immediately served to Nash in the backcourt to play a quick counterattack.
But James and Wade suddenly pinched Nash in the frontcourt.
Nash mishandled a pass under a high-intensity pack and was cut off by Chalmers.
Chalmers dribbled through the middle, Li Liang hurriedly blocked, and Chalmers immediately distributed the ball to the wing.
James followed, catching the ball and making a three-point shot!
Again!
In the first 2 minutes of the third quarter, James made 3 of 3 shots and scored 7 points in a row!
The difference was suddenly stretched to 8 points.
Li Liang hammered the basketball, and he knew that it was definitely going to be timeout.
Mike Brown called a timeout, the superstar blow is always so sudden, it doesn't give you any preparation, and it's useless to be prepared.
Like this feeling suddenly comes up and hits, what can you do?
In the past, Kobe Bryant was also okay, of course, he would shoot even more and have more tricks.
James made a sudden effort, making the situation very unfavorable for the Lakers.