Chapter 173: First in the East
When James came over to help the defense, Zhang Xiaotian noticed the inside line.
When the ball was turned out by the Pacers, Zhang Xiaotian was behind Paul George, and it was no longer possible to rotate to the outside, so his attention did not shift.
At the critical moment, the Pacers really wanted to stabilize on the inside, and Zhang Xiaotian rushed over to make a steal.
Hibbert's ability to protect the ball is still a little bit worse.
Zhang Xiaotian took the ball and advanced directly, pretending not to see James's action of asking for the ball.
He's about to activate the key Mr. skill, and now passing the ball out is too variable.
When he came to the front, he asked for a cover, and the time was just about the same.
Lance Stephenson defends well, but he's still not tall enough.
Although Zhang Xiaotian had a performance from outside the three-point line before, no one expected him to be so decisive at the final critical moment.
The upgraded Mr. Key skill is also more useful, the basketball draws a beautiful arc in the air, and the sound of rubbing against the net makes people's hearts tighten.
87:87 is flat, time 22 seconds.
The Pacers asked for a timeout, Zhang Xiaotian hit a shot, James's face that had just turned bad instantly brightened, the same move, Hu Lai and the ability to help the team, in the eyes of the big guy are completely different.
After all, Zhang Xiaotian is not capable of threatening James's position, and James will not be too stingy.
With the ball in the hands of the opposition, Spoelstra laid out a defensive tactic.
At this time, too many tactics are fixed and practiced many times.
Paul George is the focus, James will come personally, Hibbert's side will be pinching, and David West's side will be about the same.
The defensive object of the last ball changed again, which was also considered by Spoelstra.
Whether it is the team's single defense or assistance defense ability, he believes in James the most, and under normal circumstances, the last person to come out to solve the problem will be the outside core of each team, and the others will not lose their positions.
After the timeout, the Pacers first sent the ball to George Hill, and then David West made a cover for Paul George to come out and receive the ball.
They wanted to use cover to make the Heat change defenses, but this time the Heat didn't change.
James was prepared, and as soon as he squeezed, he squeezed in front of Paul George.
With his strength, there are very few covers that can completely stop him.
George Hill had deliberately consumed a lot of time before passing the ball, and Paul George didn't wait any longer.
He took a step to the right and made a physical contact at the same time, taking advantage of his height.
He can eat a lot of people with this move, but unfortunately it was James in front of him, but he suffered a small loss as the party who was the one who was strong.
However, he still did not change his face and pulled up, and he still had an advantage in height.
Because of the previous confrontation, Paul George didn't shoot in full condition, or was disturbed a little off.
Zhang Xiaotian quickly turned around to block David West, and Bosh did the same.
Rebounding has always been the Heat's biggest concern, and James goes out to defend and their strategy is to block people.
Wade had already run back to collect the rebound, but Hibbert took advantage of his height to flick the ball from behind Bosh.
Bosh's strength is really at a loss, and he sinks down to block people and can't care about it at all.
Hibbert's basketball that fell into the hands of George Hill, and Ray Allen was a little slower to react after all, and when he saw that the opponent was about to start, he could only choose to foul.
It's already experience, because Hibbert is ahead of Bosh and George Hill starts with no one at all having time to stop.
With five seconds left on the clock, George Hill stepped to the free-throw line.
The home crowd fell silent, and George Hill adjusted, but missed the first penalty.
George Hill's free throws would have been good, but he wasn't in great shape today, and it was a side effect of the high-intensity confrontation, and he missed two free throws before.
George Hill wasn't a rookie either, hitting the second free throw under pressure.
The Heat asked for a timeout again, and all five of them on the court could shoot from the outside, and there was no need for substitutions.
The first receiver is still James, and after James is Zhang Xiaotian, who is now feeling hot.
There is no way to argue with this, James is in full swing right now.
However, he has a lot of tactics after receiving the ball, the first is to break through, which requires getting rid of the defender at the first time, the second is to attract the defense and then pass the open position, and then the outside strong shot.
"LeBron, boss, I'm going to get rid of the defenders." Zhang Xiaotian reminded.
James nodded expressionlessly, with a cold general demeanor.
After the timeout, it was Bosh who served from the midline, and it was convenient to serve tall and tall.
Of the other four, Ray Allen didn't hesitate to run to the far end, and Wade made a catch and shook it before going down to the side.
Zhang Xiaotian tightened his body to cover James, James himself is also strong, and the pressure of squeezing over to catch the ball is not very great.
After James received the ball, he took a big step to the side, and his waist sank down and he slammed inside.
Paul George followed on the flank, with David West coming in from the other side.
Zhang Xiaotian's face was happy, he was going to use small actions to get rid of the defense, but he didn't expect James to attract firepower so well.
Also, it was supposed to be the last few seconds.
He ran inside at a 90-degree angle of James, and James was blocked when he got inside the three-point line.
If other people can't pass the ball, James has this means.
He pushed the person away with a small jump, and the ball in his hand was dialed into the hand of Zhang Xiaotian on the side.
Zhang Xiaotian didn't hesitate at all, he pulled it up and shot.
David West turned and jumped, but it was already a step too late, and it could only scare people.
Zhang Xiaotian, of course, was not frightened, and hit the shot, 89:88.
With only 0.45 seconds left, the Pacers had no choice but to shoot in the air.
They threw the ball into the basket, but this time Bosh showed his strengths by jumping straight in front of him and stopping the basketball with his long arms.
It was a tough game, but the first place in the East still fell into the hands of the Heat.
In terms of playing time, the Heat had fewer main players, and it was considered to have cashed in on the pre-game cowhide, which was only a regular season game, but they still won.
"He's a reliable guy and I know he's going to hit the ball."
"LeBron's pass is fantastic, it's easy to win next to him, and the defensive attention is on him."
After the game, the two touted each other, and a wave of hatred was drawn.
The inside problem is still there, Hibbert cut the highest score of the game, but the winner has the confidence.
Zhang Xiaotian scored 10 of his 14 points in the last quarter, and he became popular again because of the attention, and speaking of which, he would like to thank those guys who sent their faces over.