Chapter 319: The Smell of Gunpowder
This is the second time the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks have met in the Finals, but the situation has changed dramatically from five years ago.
That year, the Heat had O'Neal, a big monster at the historic level. But in fact, it was Wade's excellent play that completely killed the series.
Thinking of this, Nowitzki couldn't help but look at Yiyang, who was pressing his legs. This guy is our Dwyant from Dallas. Wade!
Nowitzki has been thinking about revenge since he was overturned in 2006, and this year he finally got the best chance of it. After eliminating the Lakers in the West, the Mavericks had a smooth ride all the way, coming to the same stage and facing the same opponent. This may be Nowitzki's last chance, after all, who knows how strong the Heat will be next season? Now that there is a chance, the Germans will not let go this time!
The center forwards of both sides stood in the center circle, and everyone stared at their opponents. Under the deafening cheers of the fans, the referee tossed the basketball into the air. Tyson. Chandler was like a spring on his foot, and he was ahead of Joe. Anthony was at the height of a palm's hand and easily flicked the ball towards his own half.
The ball fell into Marion's hands, Marion handed the ball to Yiyang, and then the Mavericks pressed it all over! Whether the O'Brien Cup can stay in Dallas, every offense and defense from now on will affect the final outcome!
In the first attack of the opening, Wade personally defended in front of Yiyang. From the first second, the Heat were going to put up their toughest defense.
Maybe it's because they've been pushed to the edge of a corner, so the Heat's defense today is really tough. They knew that if the Mavericks won one more game, the season would be over. The Heat don't want to lose yet, and they still have hopes for a championship.
Nowitzki wasn't plagued by illness today, but he felt it was harder for him to get a handle on Bosh's defense. Bosh played perhaps his toughest game of the season, and Nowitzki is now shaky in even position, let alone scoring with the ball.
Seeing that Nowitzki was delayed in getting to the position, Yiyang distributed the ball to Marion. Before Marion could start dribbling the basketball, he was tightly guarded by James. Marion was forced to the touchline, unable to get the ball out of his way and was even in danger of going out of bounds at any moment.
In desperation, Marion had no choice but to return the ball to Yiyang. Yiyang stared at Nowitzki and pretended to put the ball on top of Wade's head, looking as if he was ready to pass.
However, Yiyang quickly retracted the ball and accelerated to Wade's right. Wade's reaction was half a beat slower, but it was enough for Yiyang to surpass half a position.
Yiyang plunged into the crowd and jumped up for a layup. He broke through so fast that Bosh and Joe. Anthony's two inside lines couldn't even make up for it in time. Wade's pressing defense caused Yiyang to lose his balance in the air, but he still steadied his shooter and gently threw the ball to the basket.
The basketball went into the net, and Yiyang also fell to the ground. In the case that the Heat team made the defense so tight, Yiyang, a rookie, stood up and broke the deadlock! Wade looked at Yiyang, who hurriedly got up from the floor, and seemed to be full of his own shadow from five years ago.
"Yi's breakthrough is still as sharp as a knife, and he can step up and solve problems when his teammates don't have a chance. That's a lot of money for a rookie player. β
"If you hadn't said that, I'd have forgotten he's a rookie, Charles. Super rookie, I guess that word, would suit him better. β
Although Yiyang's goal was very exciting, it could not dampen the determination of the Heat. After the offense came, James showed great aggression. Before receiving the ball, he engaged in a rough hand-to-hand fight with Marion. Pushing again and again, pressing again and again, made the smell of gunpowder on both sides soar rapidly.
Finally, James got out of the three-point line and received a pass from Wade. At the same time, Bosh blocked and put it in place. James didn't hesitate and immediately broke through in the direction of the pick-and-roll.
Marion was eager to catch up with James, but with Bosh blocking him, the No. 0 striker could only watch as the "humanoid tank" pressed into the interior.
Nowitzki bravely stepped forward to block, and he was not without the impact of James in the first few games. But today, the angry LeBron is clearly different from the other day. The humiliation of scoring only 8 points in the last game made him unable to even forgive himself. In this game, I must be ashamed!
The two collided forcefully, but this time the impact was significantly greater than Nowitzki expected. Being pushed by this force, Nowitzki staggered two steps and fell to the ground, James took advantage of the momentum to jump up, dunk with one hand, and pulled the basket to hang down his proud "head".
After landing, James did not immediately return to the defense, but stood in front of Nowitzki, staring at the German condescendingly for a few seconds.
"Go away!" Seeing this, Stevenson deliberately pushed James away with his shoulder, and then walked up and pulled Nowitzki up. Wade also hurriedly pulled James away, for fear that the incident would escalate.
"It's okay, play well, don't be impulsive!" Nowitzki wasn't angry with James, and instead reminded his teammates to stay calm when he stood up. If you lose your mind because of this incident, it will only be the Mavericks who will suffer.
But sometimes, anger is not something that can be controlled in a few words. On another attack, Nowitzki rushed to Yiyang for the ball, and Bosh behind the German was not honest. Before he could catch the ball, he had already called Dirk several dark elbows.
Nowitzki leaned back sharply after getting the basketball, perhaps a little bigger, and raised his elbow slightly. But Bosh seized this opportunity and fell backwards. It seems that Nowitzki's force overturned the "innocent" Bosh entirely.
The referee was tricked by Bosh's realistic fall, and he blew the whistle in his mouth, and Nowitzki spread his arms in surprise.
"It's a fake fall!" Nowitzki was outspoken, and at the same time, the fans booed violently, putting pressure on the referee.
James ignored that, he took the basketball directly from Nowitzki and passed it to Joe. Anthony motions for the ball to be sent by the opponent.
"!" Stevenson cursed, but was held back by Marion. This is also Nowitzki's good temper, and if James had done this, he might have caused conflict.
"The smell of gunpowder between the two sides today is really strong, and although the first few games were intense, the atmosphere of the game was quite friendly. But today, the two teams really can't tolerate each other's goodness! β
"After all, this is the race that will decide whether the championship will be produced or not, and for the sake of the championship, all etiquette and friendliness have to be put down. LeBron didn't mean to provoke Dirk and the Mavericks, he just wanted to win too much! β
Kenny. Smith is completely in James' heart, too eager to win, which is why James is so aggressive. The embarrassing statistic of 8 points in a single game has been lingering in his mind, and if he doesn't play a good game, he will never let himself go for the rest of his life. Superstars, they're all paranoid!
An unexpected foul allowed the Heat to regain possession of the offensive ball. Wade struggled to get a chance under Yiyang's tight defense, and the all-powerful "Flash" in the last game began to look for teammates, and it was at this point that Bosh raised his arm.
Originally, Wade didn't want to pass the ball to Bosh, because Bosh's current position is actually not good. But Bosh was so insistent that he even yelled at Wade.
There was no way, Wade had to carefully pass the ball from Yiyang's hand. Bosh received the basketball, and he was greeted by Nowitzki's unflinching defense.
"Ironclad defense, Chris. What will Bosh do!? β
So far in the series, Bosh has been pressed and beaten by Nowitzki every game. Even in the case of Nowitzki's fever, Bosh failed to beat the Germans. Like James, Bosh wants to prove himself in this final moment and help the team get through the storm!
Seeing that Nowitzki's top defense was very tough, Bosh simply turned around suddenly and went to the basket to kill!
"Dragon" seemed to have found the feeling of playing for the Raptors, and his turn was so fast that Nowitzki didn't react at once, and was overtaken by Bosh by half a body.
Chandler immediately left Joe. Anthony scrambled to the basket, but Bosh didn't stop. He leaped into the air, sideways past Chandler, and stretched out his long arms to dunk the basketball into the frame.
At the moment when Bosh dunked successfully, Nowitzki, who was chasing back from behind, also hit the arm of the "Dragon King". The referee didn't let go of the foul and the referee's whistle was unusually strict today. God knows, if the alliance is playing tricks behind the scenes. After all, the Finals ended too early and didn't do the league's money-absorbing business.
"The referee blew a foul, let's see, whether it was blown for Dirk or for Chandler! If it is blown to Dirk, then he who has accumulated two fouls may have to go out to watch the game! Barkley stood up excitedly, craned his neck to look into the arena.
The referee pointed to Nowitzki and then to the technical table. "Mavericks No. 41, shooting foul!"
βhatοΌοΌβ Carlisle suddenly became furious.
"It's me, it's me who fouled!" Chandler was the first to rush in front of the referee, who probably never looked forward to the referee awarding a foul to him.
Bosh and his teammates high-fived, and the scene greatly stimulated the nerves of Mavericks fans.
"What a fucking shame!"
"Get out of here, Chris!"
"You softass, Bosh!"
But the shouting from the fans didn't change the fact that Nowitzki was awarded two fouls, and Carlisle replaced Dirk with Peja. Marion made it to the fourth position and Peja played three. In an instant, the Mavericks lost their most threatening scoring point.
When he left the game, Nowitzki did not forget to remind his teammates to control their mentality. But it's clear that players on both sides are drifting in a runaway direction.
Yiyang calmly waited for Bosh to make a free throw, while Stevenson was gearing up, as if he was eagerly waiting for something else.
The championship will not be a quiet past. Once the smell of gunpowder starts to spread, it's hard not to spark.
A solid hand-to-hand fight is about to spread to the whole audience! Who's going to have the last laugh, not necessarily.