Chapter 315: Half-Human, Half-God
The Mavericks' stubborn resistance put the Heat Big Three under tremendous pressure as soon as they came up. The guys seemed to be full of enthusiasm at all times, and even Nowitzki's fever of 38.2° couldn't slow them down even a little.
When the game ended, the players on the Mavericks bench stood up one by one and high-fived Nowitzki. In the stands, people chanted Dirk's name. Although Nowitzki scored four points on just two mid-range shots on the court today, he has earned everyone's respect for being able to hold on to this point.
As soon as the Germans sat down, Cardinal hurriedly grabbed a training coat and draped it over Nowitzki. Nowitzki also asked the staff for a few tissues, and as soon as his body cooled down, symptoms such as runny nose followed.
Countless photographers have focused their lenses on Dirk, a guy who is indistinguishable from a weak patient on the bench. But once on the field, his illness seemed to be cured instantly.
Although the focus of attention is on Nowitzki at the moment, Spoelstra is clear that the reason why the Heat are falling behind now is not because of Nowitzki's four points, but because of Yiyang's steady organization.
Everyone on the court for the Mavericks was brought to life, everyone was able to score, and he perfectly filled Nowitzki's void.
"Dwayne, I'll leave that kid to you. Others, block your opposing receiving routes. Can't let the Mavericks' passing and receiving be too easy. Interrupt the flow of their attack, and the rhythm will naturally be interrupted. Come on guys, we're just falling behind for the time being! For the overall championship! ”
"For the championship!" The Heat yelled in response, and the timeout ended.
The Mavericks are certainly strong, but the Miami Heat are not soft cupcakes.
The game restarted, and the Heat's first offense went to Bosh again. Chandler stepped forward to help defend while Wade cut along the baseline to the basket.
"Dragon King" hit the ground and passed the ball to Wade, who was cutting inside. At this time, the "boxing king" Tyson has been attracted to Bosh, the Mavericks lost the most powerful rim protector under the basket, and Wade easily made a layup, blowing the horn of the Heat's counterattack.
Wade scored again, and this was already the eighth point scored by the "Flash" in this quarter. Wade's crazy impact is the most important reason why the Heat can hold on until now.
Although Wade scored another goal, Mavericks fans didn't seem to be too worried. They were all expecting Yiyang to use another wonderful pass to let the Mavericks continue to score, but after possession of the ball after half court, Yiyang found that the Heat's defense was not as porous as it was just now.
Through Yiyang's eyes, he could see a breakthrough route straight to the basket. What about effective passing routes? I can't see a single one.
Just when Yiyang was still thinking about how to play this attack, Wade suddenly stuck up, stretched out his arm, and almost poked the ball away.
Fortunately, Yiyang reacted in time, pulled the ball behind him, and changed hands, which avoided the mistake. But Wade's defense just now undoubtedly sent a signal to Yiyang - our defense is tight, don't get distracted, man.
After waiting for a while in possession, the Mavericks players were still running aggressively, but everyone was watched. Yiyang had no choice but to pass the ball to Stevenson, while he tried to run some chances or tear out a defensive gap.
The ball was successfully delivered to Stevenson, and Yiyang immediately ran into position. But Wade even pulled and dragged it, so that Yiyang couldn't raise his speed for a while. "The Flash" used an almost brutal way to stop Yiyang from running, and the referee acquiesced to such a scale.
"The Heat's defense was perfect this time, and the 24-second offensive time was about to end, but the Mavericks still didn't find a scoring opportunity. If this kind of defense can continue until the end of the game, the Heat will have absolutely no problem turning the tables around. ”
"Instead of focusing on Dirk defensively, the Heat didn't focus on Dirk this time, but instead achieved good results. I have to admit that this is indeed a great strategy, since the Mavericks want to play holistic, then the Heat's defense should start with holistic. ”
As he spoke, there were only 3 seconds left in the 24-second offensive time. Marion made a hasty shot from mid-range and the basketball slammed into the box. Seeing this scene, Spoelstra almost jumped up with joy on the field. This is the best defense the Heat have done since the start of the game!
"Damn." Yiyang cursed to himself, the smooth offensive rhythm disappeared, and the Mavericks' offense will only become more and more difficult next.
The Heat immediately threw themselves into the offense, and Wade used his strong body to push Yiyang away and hit the basket in the blink of an eye.
Last time, Wade scored a layup while Chandler was pulled away. This time, "The King of Fighters" waited under the basket with his hands raised, and Wade's offensive success rate was definitely greatly reduced.
So, Wade, who stepped into the three-second zone with one foot, used his waist and abdomen to drive his arm and slammed the ball to his right side!
The camera follows the basketball in rapid motion, and the right three-point line is outside the corner position, and James has been waiting for a long time!
Marion tried to cut the basketball out, but the pass was too sudden to react. James caught the ball and threw it, getting a near-open opportunity.
On the Heat bench, the players had already raised their hands in advance, ready to celebrate James' goal. However, the basketball hit the neck of the basket and was turned away by the basket! The momentum that the Heat team has just picked up seems to have been broken with this shot.
"LeBron. James missed out on that great opportunity and he had a really bad hand today. Hopefully, this guy won't hinder the Heat's pursuit of points. ”
James was also a little annoyed, but after all, three-point shooting is not his strong point. For the next offense, James intends to attack the interior.
The opportunity soon came, and Nowitzki's shot sent James running forward like an angry bull. As soon as James was in position, Wade was on the ball quickly.
James didn't say a word, and after making a simple feint to change direction in front of his body, he went straight to the basket. However, the Mavericks' defensive intensity on the interior was very high, completely exceeding James' expectations.
Physically strong, he plunged headlong into the restricted area, and under the interference of everyone and physical contact, James's forced layup still failed to hit.
Mavericks fans cheered, and the worse LeBron was today, the happier they were. Spoelstra is also a little helpless, that kind of ball James is stable on weekdays, but today he just didn't score. The Heat's defense is indeed successful now, but their offense is a little less hot.
In the following game, Wade became the focus of the whole game. As the only superstar on the Heat team who played normally, Wade's breakthrough today made Yiyang unguardable. In the first half alone, Wade scored 19 points, allowing Yiyang to see the gap between himself and the superstar.
On the Mavericks' side, everyone is still steady, everyone is an offensive point, but there is a lack of a stable output point like Wade. Nowitzki's high fever caused him to hit two goals in the opening game and then he didn't do much more. The fever still has a big impact on the German, but as long as he is on the court, the Mavericks players can stabilize the morale of the army.
The Mavericks have a star who can't play form, but the Heat can't stand alone with just one Wade. The two sides continued to be anxious until the last minute of the game, and the two sides remained deadlocked.
Nowitzki was sweating profusely, and even staggered a little when he walked. Now Dirk not only has to fight the disease, but must endure the double blow of exertion and fever.
James, who scored only eight points in the game, broke through again in an attempt to help the team break the deadlock at a crucial moment. He swept past Marion to the basket, and Nowitzki hurriedly moved sideways to cover the defense. The Germans, who had just been sick, instantly hardened and withstood James' impact.
James gritted his teeth and carried the pressure for a layup. But Nowitzki's best interference, his layup was once again denied by the basket!
"LeBron's play today was absolutely humiliating, and Dirk, who came on the court with illness, even played better than him!"
Barkley's words are probably frowned upon by Heat fans, but that's the way it is. James played badly today, and Nowitzki, who played sickly, had the upper hand.
After another onslaught from James, the Mavericks launched a counterattack. Marion made an off-ball pick-and-roll for Dirk, forcing James to defend Nowitzki. A dislocation was formed, Yiyang didn't think much about it, and immediately hoisted the ball in.
James grabbed Nowitzki's waist sharply, hoping to push him into the ideal receiving position. But Dirk, who had a high fever, gritted his teeth and stabilized the plate, not moving at all.
The ball fell into Nowitzki's hands, and the guy felt every muscle in his body protest with a sore way. But Nowitzki still made a nice shoulder shake feint and hit a flip jumper from the mid-range position, and the protest was ineffective!
"In! It was a crucial goal! 82-81, the Dallas Mavericks overtook the score in the last minute! Barkley clasped his hands nervously, maybe there will be another stunner in this game?
With a failed defense and a failed offense, James is now contributing a negative to the Heat. He also knows very well that he can't continue to drag the team back. So this time the Heat's offense finally hit Wade.
With 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, this is Wade's report card to the Heat fans today. Yiyang's defense is very hard, but the state of "The Flash" today is too hot. If James' play today is as cold as a glacier, then Wade's play is as hot as erupting magma.
Wade also knew that this was a key ball, so he didn't rush it, but slowly circled with Yiyang on the outside.
Yiyang didn't dare to step forward to steal, he was afraid that he would lose his defensive position. Seeing that Yiyang didn't make a mistake at the critical moment, Wade reached out and called for the demolition, but suddenly broke through to the side that was not blocked!
Yiyang misjudged Wade's breakthrough direction and hurriedly chased back. Seeing that Wade was about to jump to the basket, Yiyang grabbed Wade's jersey in a hurry.
"Doot toot!" Although the scale of this game is large, the referee still does not allow such a thing to happen. He blew Yiyang for a foul, and "Flash" Wade will stand on the free throw line!
Wade waved his arm vigorously, and all around him were the frightened eyes of the fans.
The guy with the cheeks is getting bigger and bigger flashes back to 2006, and Dallas seems to be shrouded in Wade's shadow again.
It's a pity that everything is now wrong. Wade hit only one of his two free throws at a critical moment, and Nowitzki, who was in a high fever, struggled to grab the rebound, and next, the Mavericks will have a good chance of killing the game!
Yiyang took Nowitzki's pass steadily, and then struggled forward under Wade's tight defense all over the court. Although the road was bumpy, Yiyang still carried the ball through the half.
By this time, Nowitzki was already leaning on Bosh. But Yiyang didn't plan to pass the ball directly to Nowitzki singles, after all, Dirk's shooting percentage was not high today, and Nowitzki was not in his favorite position.
Yiyang called Chandler to block and dismantle himself, and then killed himself in the inner line!
Kenny. Smith slammed to his feet, he couldn't wait to see if Yiyang could use another layup to kill the game!
Yiyang burst to the basket, but did not jump or pause, but went around in a circle and went around to the middle distance position.
At the same time, Nowitzki leaned against Bosh and suddenly turned around and cut inside. Bosh had been defending Dirk just now, so when Nowitzki suddenly turned around, he simply didn't have time to quickly change his focus and chase back.
At this time, the Heat's basket has been completely emptied by Yiyang. The guy hit the ground and the ball passed between Wade's outstretched legs, smashed to the floor, and bounced back into Nowitzki's hands!
"No!" Bosh clenched down behind Dirk and jumped after Nowitzki.
In the air, Nowitzki was pushed off balance. But this guy with a 38° fever still gritted his teeth and insisted, and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands!
Releasing his hand hanging from the basket, Nowitzki suddenly went limpy and fell to the ground. At the same time, the referee's whistle blew and Bosh was fouled, and the Mavericks got a three-pointer!
"Boom!" The arena in the center of the American route suddenly "exploded", everyone was stomping their feet wildly, and the players of the Heat team were about to be overturned by this huge wave.
Yiyang hurriedly ran to Nowitzki, ready to pull this amazing big man up. A lore match with a high fever of 38°? Jordan did it, and today, Dirk did it!
Jordan that season was not a "man", and this season's Dirk was also a "god"!
"It's okay, man!" Yiyang looked at Nowitzki's confused eyes, and couldn't believe that this extremely weak guy had just completed a tough slam dunk.
"It's okay, we said okay. You pass me the ball and I'll help you score! Dirk, who was lying on the ground, smiled, and the face under Yiyang's black mask also showed a soft smile......