Chapter 412, the Heat won the championship
Although the Thunder started very badly, the Heat was also working hard to score, and the performance on the court was more positive, but they failed to open the gap, and the Thunder, who gradually recovered in the second quarter, continued to chase points, not giving the Heat any possibility to pull away at all.
With 3:40 left in the second quarter, Durant hit a three-pointer on a jumper under James' defense, and the Thunder went up 39-38.
After the two teams missed the shot, the Thunder attacked Durant again and made a shot when he misplaced the Wade defense, helping the Thunder extend the gap to 3 points.
Battier, a super substitute in the first two games, made nine three-pointers in the first two games, but didn't make a shot after playing 10 minutes in the second quarter today.
With 1:51 left in the quarter, he took a pass from James and easily hit a three-pointer with no defender to tie the score.
James then "hit a three-pointer" to score, and the Heat took the lead again. With 22.9 seconds left in the quarter, Battier had another chance to shoot from beyond the three-point line and hit again. Westbrook also hit a three-pointer at the end of the quarter as the Thunder trailed 46-47 in the first half.
James had 16 points and eight rebounds in the first half, and Wade had 11 points and five assists. The Thunder Twins scored 13 points each. The Thunder trailed 16-25 on the rebounds.
The Thunder is not only slow to heat up in the finals, but this season is like this when they enter the playoffs, often falling behind and counterattacking, and are called "second half madness" by fans, the Heat have tasted this kind of taste, and the first game was overtaken when they were leading all the way.
However, despite some preparation, the third quarter was slammed by the Thunder. With 4:33 left in the quarter, Fisher hit a three-pointer and drew a foul and scored four points on consecutive free throws to give the Thunder a double-digit 64-54 advantage.
However, Thunder big man Durant has already committed four fouls and rested on the sidelines at this time, this time it was better than the previous one, and only four fouls were committed in the third quarter.
However, Durant's departure still affected the Thunder, and they couldn't keep the lead, James forced a shot, and then Battier and Jones drew fouls from beyond the three-point line, hitting all six free throws, and the Heat closed the gap. With 52 seconds left in the quarter, James hit a three-pointer to put the Heat up 69-67.
The two teams were then unable to score in the quarter and entered the final quarter with a two-point gap.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the scores of the two teams were staggered, and the team leader hit a good shooting rate, and at 6 minutes and 22 seconds, Durant forced a foul and made two free throws, and the Thunder took a 77-76 lead, and then missed consecutive shots and failed to score again in 4 minutes.
James and Wade scored eight consecutive points, and with 3:47 left in the game, the Heat extended their advantage to 84-77 with 3:47 left in the game.
With Durant carrying five fouls on his back, the Thunder were at a disadvantage, and the young Guards did not choose to play steady, but fought back with a desperate and aggressive comeback. With 1:30 left in the game, Westbrook made a pull-up jumper, and the Thunder scored six straight points to only trail 85-86.
Bosh hit two free throws at a crucial moment, and he grabbed the rebound after that. With 16.2 seconds left in the game, James hit one of two free throws to give the Heat an 89-85 lead.
The Thunder made a mistake at the critical moment, was stealed by Wade, had to foul, and lost the last chance.
James had 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, Wade had 25, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Bosh had 10 points and 11 rebounds, Battier had 9 points, and Chalmers had a poor game, with only 2 points and 3 assists.
Durant was in foul trouble like the previous game, but still scored 25 points and 6 rebounds, Westbrook had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Perkins had 10 points and 12 rebounds, Harden had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and the old fish also scored 9 points.
The Heat currently lead 2-1 in aggregate, and the two teams will play the third game on the 20th, which is still the home of the Heat.
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Westbrook put down the phone and lay down on the couch with his body tilted.
"What's wrong, Rain didn't answer the phone?"
I heard the voice of my girlfriend Nina.
"That guy looks like he's already on the plane! It's really fast. ”
Glancing up at his girlfriend, Westbrook said weakly, the team is already 2-1, if the next game can't be won, the Thunder will be hanging! Although youth means infinite possibilities, but repeated failures, once the momentum is discharged, it is really over.
"Honey, after all, Rain didn't make the playoffs this year, did he! The players are all eating youth, of course, you have to take advantage of the offseason to earn more, otherwise how can you rely on your salary alone! ”
Although Nina and Abby met for the first time, they were still very chatty, knowing that Huang Yu had recently spent a lot of money to buy a house in Miami, which cost a lot! And in this part of the United States, if you don't live in a house, you have to pay a lot of taxes every year, to put it mildly, the police in the United States are not as terrible as the tax bureau.
"Okay, my dear, are you going to let me follow the example of Sprewell and say to the Thunder executives that my salary is not enough to support my family!"
Westbrook made a joke with Nina, but it was really not enough, and he could only get 42% of his salary to pay taxes, buy a house and pay taxes, buy a car, pay taxes, taxes, taxes, and the rest of the money had to be prepared to meet his little baby! It seems that the salary is a little higher in the renewal of the contract.
Huang Yu wants to know his thoughts, he must have sprayed him to death with a mouthful of salt soda, and he wants to renew the contract again after renewing the contract for 5 years and 80 million?
"Honey, your chicken breast is ready!"
Nina's voice came from the kitchen.
"Hani! Don't forget that there is (soy sauce)!! ”
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At 8 p.m. on June 20, the fourth Finals game between the Heat home Thunder and the Heat officially started.
Heading into the Finals, the Thunder got off to a bad start in three consecutive games, but today was unusual.
Westbrook hit back-to-back pull-up jumpers, and in less than five minutes of the first quarter, he had already scored eight points and the Thunder started the game 15-5. After four minutes of play, the Heat only hit one shot, got better after calling a timeout, but couldn't last, and then struggled again, missing consecutive shots.
The Thunder continued to attack, and with 2:28 left in the quarter, Collison scored a layup to give the Thunder a 15-point advantage at 27-12.
The Thunder led by as many as 17 points, and Heat rookie Kerr hit a three-pointer at the end of the quarter before the Heat trailed the score to 19-33.
Perhaps the good luck brought by Cole's new hairstyle, the increase in shooting opportunities, and the unexpected improvement in shooting touch.
Shortly after the start of the second quarter, he hit another three-pointer, and James and Wade also hit back-to-back shots to make the Heat start the quarter on a 16-2 run to tie the score at 35-35.
Durant finally hit a shot, Harden followed up with a three-pointer, and the Thunder maintained the advantage. The Heat then narrowed the gap to one point three times, and Westbrook returned three times to refuse to be overtaken by the Heat. At halftime, the Thunder led 49-46.
While the Thunder look like they're still in the lead, the top lead is gone.
James played many backs in this game, passed the ball while attracting defense, and his teammates did not fail in their mission, hitting frequently, and he scored 10 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds in the first half, running for a triple-double. Westbrook, the Thunder's best, finished with 18 points and three assists on 9-of-15 shooting.
Wade scored 10 points in the first half, Bosh had eight points and seven rebounds, Thunder Durant scored 12 points, and Harden and Collison each scored six points.
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Wade burst into the Thunder's interior in the first round of the third quarter, scoring without scoring but hitting two free throws, and then hitting a close-range shot to give the Heat a 50-49 lead, their first lead since 2-0.
After a few rounds of tug-of-war, Chalmers received a James pass with 7:07 left in the quarter and hit a three-pointer to give the Heat a 64-60 lead. The Heat led by seven points at one point, and after Westbrook hit a shot with 3 seconds left in the quarter and Durant also hit a free throw, the Thunder trailed the score to 75-79.
After the Thunder closed the gap to one point in the fourth quarter, Chalmers hit two key shots in a row, including a three-pointer, and the Heat extended their advantage again to 85-79. Westbrook continued to play hard, and the Thunder scored 13 points to tie the score at 90-90 with 6:11 left in the game.
James actually hit cramps, and after being stealed, he was unable to return to defense, but because of a blessing in disguise, the Thunder did not succeed in five or four, and James got the ball under the basket and hit it easily. James was ready to stay on the court, but he couldn't hold on, and sat down on the court, and the Heat had to take a timeout.
The Thunder took advantage of James' absence and scored four points in a row to overtake the score. Shortly after James came on the court, he hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the Heat went on a 7-0 run to regain the advantage at 99-94.
17.3 seconds before the end, the two sides formed a scramble, the Heat grabbed the ball, and the Thunder had to foul, in fact, this foul was useless, Durant's poor state and Westbrook's shooting was unstable, neither of them could help the Thunder use foul tactics to chase points, as for Harden is not Hakishi now, he is not qualified to make key shots at all.
After Chalmers made two free throws and two hits, under the tight defense of the Heat, Durant scored three points and made a "three no-sticks", the Heat directly confiscated the ball, and the remaining 2.2 seconds The basketball was thrown directly to the Thunder halfcourt, and the game ended when the ball was still flying in the air, so that the Thunder did not even have a chance to foul again.
James had cramps in the fourth quarter, finishing with 26 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds. The Heat had 20 points, Wade and Chalmers each had 25 points, and Chris Bosh had 13 points and nine rebounds.
The Heat, who won this game smoothly, although the next game will go to the away road, but in the case of 3-1, the championship is getting closer and closer.
Westbrook chipped a game-high 43 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on 20-of-32 shooting, but the Thunder still lost, Durant scored 28 points, and everyone else failed to make a double-double, Harden was mediocre, scoring 8 points and 10 rebounds on 2-of-10 shooting.
Westbrook, who was being interviewed after the game, looked helpless, looking at the Heat players celebrating on the sidelines, and wanted to celebrate instead of interviewing!
At present, the NBA still has a 2-3-2 playoff home game allocation system, and the next game is still at the home court of the Heat, which is gradually out of touch with the development of the times, after all, fans in the new era are equal to money.
Although the Thunder are in the first two home courts, once they lose one, they may no longer be eligible to receive tickets to the home playoffs.
If the Heat win the next game, then the Thunder will lose a lot of money.
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The Thunder missed opportunities again and again, cornered themselves, falling behind 1-3, and no team in the history of the Finals has ever been able to turn the tables around. They had a silver lining, but James and the Heat didn't want to give anyone another chance.
Last year was the best time for James to win the championship, but it was reversed by Huang Yu's Mavericks, and after a year, (James not only learned the technique of back play, but also was more calm and calm on the court, quite a general.) )
The words in parentheses above are described in the report of the Miami media.
The young Thunder gritted their teeth on the edge of the cliff, and James had reservations in addition to the volley in the last game, not much back play and strong attack, and still passed the ball to teammates when he had the opportunity.
But there was still a kick-off in the opening, as soon as James received a wonderful pass from Wade for a dunk, and then James wanted to try to reduce the offense, and the Heat only scored 2 points in the first 4 minutes and 30 seconds.
At the critical moment, the Thunder failed to seize the opportunity, and after Wade stepped up to score, the Thunder woke up and continued to strengthen the offense, but Wade also started well today, expanding the difference to 10-8, and then Westbrook shot a three-pointer, which was violated by Haslem and hit all three free throws. Widen the margin to 11-10.
But James, who had been silent for most of the first quarter, made two consecutive baskets and caused fouls, and one scored five points in a row, and the Heat extended their advantage to 16-11.
The Heat had role players step up every game, the first two with Battier, then Chalmers, then Kerr, and today it's Miller's turn. He hit two three-pointers in the first quarter, and Korver hit a long-range shot at the end of the quarter to give the Heat a 31-26 lead.
The Thunder were out of shape, and Westbrook didn't have the courage of the last flight, making 1-of-5 from the field in the first quarter, and he made all 6 free throws to score 8 points, and Durant scored 9 points, and his shooting percentage was not bad 4-of-8.
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Miller was still hot in the second quarter, hitting two more three-pointers and scoring 12 points on 4-of-4 three-pointers before the break. With 4:41 left in the quarter, Miller hit 5-of-5 from the field after receiving a pass and hitting a three-pointer again.
Then the Heat launched a wave of counterattacks, Chalmers made a steal, James scored a fast dunk, and the Heat led by 17 points at 53-36. Although the Thunder then fought back, Harden hit four free throws in a row, Durant hit a three-pointer after that, and the Thunder fought back, but at the end of the first half, the score was still 49-59, and the Thunder trailed by 10 points.
James scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the first half, and Durant scored 14 points and shot just 6-of-14.
Durant took the initiative to attack at the beginning of the third quarter and hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder scored five points in a row to chase the score to 54-59.
However, when it comes to three points, the Thunder are no match for the Heat today. Chalmers and Battier have since returned three points in quick succession.
Later in the quarter, after Bosh and Miller also scored back-to-back three-pointers, the Heat led by 25 points at 88-63. The Thunder completely broke down and began to shoot from distance, but only Durant hit a three-pointer. The Heat hit 12 of their first 20 three-point shots, shooting 60 percent, and they won 36-22 in the third quarter to take a 95-71 lead into the final quarter.
Miller hit two more three-pointers at the start of the fourth quarter and made 7-of-8 three-pointers to score 23 points. Fisher and Harden each had a three-pointer, but in this kind of offensive situation, it meant that the Thunder couldn't chase the points.
The Thunder fought with their backs, and Durant continued to attack strongly, and after consecutive hits, he chased the score to 86-106 with 7 minutes and 58 seconds left in the game. Although the Heat led by a large score, they still did not dare to be careless, and after calling a timeout, Wade hit a board, and then he caused a foul in the fast break, and hit one of two free throws, and the Heat opened the gap again at 112-89.
The Thunder had to give up and take Westbrook and Durant down. Harden hit a three-pointer, but the tide was gone. With 3:05 left in the game, after James hit a shot, he also went to rest, and the Heat withdrew all their main players, and even sent the veteran Juwan Howard.
Amid the cheers of the fans, the championship was decided early. After the Heat "Big Three" gathered, they finally won the championship trophy for the first time, and James also bid farewell to the history of no championship.
(End of chapter)