Chapter 566: "Old Fox" Tang Tian (2/20!) )
In the fourth quarter of the game, James still started.
However, after the opening, both teams were in average form, with the Heat relying on James to increase their scores, while the Thunder relied on Harden's free throws to bite the score.
After a stalemate, by the time the game was over with eight minutes remaining, the score was 112-102 and the Heat held a 10-point lead.
Both sides began to change their main forces one after another, and this is the final decisive moment.
It was at this time that the Thunder used a small lineup, with a combination of Tucker and Ibaka on the inside.
Spoelstra naturally didn't miss such a good opportunity, reaching out to the Heat players to make tactical gestures, signaling them to attack more inside.
The Heat came all the way, Hibbert of the Pacers, Yao Ming of the Cavaliers, their interior line was ravaged a lot, and it was time to vent on the inside when they met the Thunder's small lineup.
Bosh dropped low in front of the court to ask for the ball, James put the ball in, and Bosh turned directly past Tucker and walked to the basket.
"Smack!"
However, Tucker was quick and poked the ball away when Bosh turned.
Westbrook flew to grab the ball and threw it to Harden.
Relying on the tenacity of the team, the Thunder team held this round.
Harden dribbled to the frontcourt, met Westbrook's outside block, and faced Chanmos, calling for his team's off-ball run.
Spoelstra shouted from the sidelines to remind his players to switch guards.
But at this moment, Harden suddenly started, accelerated past Moneymoss to the basket, and dodged Thompson's block.
The ball didn't go in, but the referee's whistle blew on the sidelines, signaling a foul on Thompson's thug.
Boos erupted in the room, and Harden shook his hand and walked to the free throw line.
Slow motion shows that Harden didn't hit Thompson just now, and Harden has a lot of acting in it.
Now the audience's boos were even worse, overwhelming the sky like a tide.
However, Harden has long been accustomed to this kind of battle, and after taking a deep breath, he sent both free throws to the basket in the face of boos.
Wade dribbled to the frontcourt, used Bosh to block and break through to the basket, and continued to impact the Thunder's interior.
But Tucker is really an outlier, he can top Bosh, and he can also defend Wade at this time, and the close defense does not give Wade a chance to accelerate, Wade advances to the basket and throws a shot in a hurry, and Ibaka pounces out to block at this time.
Wade dodged the block, but the shot was a little off, the ball bounced off the basket, Tucker stuck Bosh, and Durant flew to collect the defensive rebound.
Harden then held the ball to the frontcourt, continued to impact the basket, pressed the Heat's defense to shrink, and then gave the ball to Westbrook on the outside, Westbrook had a chance to catch the ball outside the three-point line and shoot directly.
"Huh!"
After a season of training, his three-point shooting has improved a lot.
After scoring five points in a row, the Thunder once again closed the gap to five points.
There was a commotion among the fans at the scene, the Thunder team is really a little strong that can't be killed!
"Come on! Heat! ”
Led by DJs, the fans cheered loudly for the home team.
In addition to shouting, their eyes were all focused on James.
Tonight, the only thing they can look forward to and can look forward to is James.
The main defense against James is Tucker.
James' change of direction did not shake off Tucker, and he didn't take too much advantage of the direct physical confrontation, but James was significantly higher, and after squeezing a step into the free throw line, he directly chose to jump up and ride and shoot arrows.
"Huh!"
The ball goes into the net.
He was really in a blast tonight, and he had any kind of scoring defense.
The margin was stretched to 7 points again.
"Stay resilient, we're still a little bit close." Tang Tian glanced at the scoreboard at this time and applauded and cheered for his players.
Westbrook dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to hand it to Harden, who beckoned Tucker to block and take the ball before rushing to the basket.
Durant and Westbrook stood on both sides, the Heat really didn't dare to shrink, Bosh was forced to retreat again and again, Harden shook off Bosh with a small throw that stopped urgently, and Thompson on the inside flew out.
"Bang!"
The ball was a little shorter and bounced off the front of the basket.
However, Ibaka jumped up from under the basket and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
There was a stirring at the scene.
The Thunder's small lineup is more than expected on the defensive end, while the offensive end is just as flexible.
The difference is still 5 points, and there are only about 5 minutes left in the game.
This margin is not enough to determine the final victory.
Chanmos dribbled to the front court and continued to pass the ball to James.
James took a breath, he faced Tucker again, and the continuous cross steps did not break through, and directly beckoned Wade to come over and do the pick-and-roll.
The guard gave the front a big block outside the three-point line, and James misplaced against Harden, which made the defensive pressure less at once.
James broke through on the right side, squeezed Harden away from the basket more than a meter away, pulled the ball high with his right hand, and jumped up with a trademark James axe dunk.
The cheers of the fans at the scene were about to burst out, and no one dared to stop James's tomahawk.
Wrong!
At this moment, a figure rushed out from the inside line and flew directly towards James's tomahawk to seal it.
The fans' eyes widened, this is probably the first person to dare to do this!
"Bang!"
Ibaka's hand was sealed on the ball, and then it was pure confrontation through the power of the ball.
The reason why no one dares to defend James's tomahawk is because the strength after he rushes up is terrifying, and no matter how strong the blocking ability is, he can't stop that power, let alone cover the ball, there is a high probability that he will be knocked away.
But Ibaka withstood it, and after he gained muscle this season, his strength also increased, and after he used all his strength, he actually flew the racket off the field!
James's tomahawk, covered by Ibaka!
The fans at the scene were dumbfounded, how could this be!
That's James, it's James's tomahawk!
The slow motion of the scene gave back the defense, and the muscles of Ibaka and James showed their terrifying strength, and this confrontation made everyone feel a surge of blood.
But in the end, it was Ibaka who came out on top.
It was only at this moment that a smile appeared on the corner of Tang Tian's mouth.
It is impossible to let James play until he has no physical strength, James' physical fitness is one of the best in the entire NBA history, but he is also a human being, let him keep shooting, and if he consumes a lot of physical strength at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, his physical fitness will definitely decline.
If it was the opening, Ibaka's goal might not have been covered, but now James has shot more than 30 times, and he has hardly rested throughout the game, and it is even more strange that he has not been covered until now.
One person, one city, is beautiful, but there is a high probability that the city will be slaughtered.