Chapter 134: Life and Death

One of the purposes of choosing the three-point rain card is to transfer James out, Zhang Xiaotian has done it now, and James doesn't even dare to let him go for half a step.

Inside Duncan and Bosh are stumbling, swapping rhythms.

And Leonard's side, now replaced by Ray Allen, the Heat's desperate lineup is three guards and two forwards, the Spurs are two guards and three forwards, and the big and four Spurs are still slightly bigger.

So Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard always have one person who can play in a misplaced position, in fact, according to the normal situation, it is a better choice for Ray Allen or Wade to defend Zhang Xiaotian, after all, Leonard is more on the inside line, and he is also taller and has longer arms.

But Zhang Xiaotian's concentrated outburst left the Heat with no choice, also because Wade had a knee injury, otherwise James would not have to defend himself.

There is no if, Zhang Xiaotian saw that Leonard was ready, the two were already very familiar, and they almost knew each other's thoughts on the court without communicating at all.

Zhang Xiaotian threw the ball inside without warning, and Leonard forced Ray Allen to hit a jumper near the penalty area.

"If you follow the inside line, it will be empty, and you will lose." After Leonard hit, Zhang Xiaotian chuckled softly in James' ear.

James is too difficult, even if trash talk is only a little bit likely to make the other party hesitate, Zhang Xiaotian has to try.

In fact, James was also depressed in his heart, and he couldn't wait to divide himself into several parts and do all the work on the field.

The Heat's interior problems are still real, and Popovich feels he can take advantage of them.

He asked Zhang Xiaotian to continue to bring James out, and Duncan took the opportunity to be tough two more.

It's just that he didn't expect Duncan to be covered twice, Popovich was so anxious to walk around the sidelines, he didn't expect Duncan to be so empty, and he didn't have the strength to get up after being covered twice.

Popovich also had moments when he made mistakes, and he was self-defeating, and the Heat instantly understood that Duncan was now a paper tiger.

And on the Heat's side, James still has divine help, and he hit consecutive shots to help the Heat overtake the score.

Now the Spurs can only rely on the outside, Zhang Xiaotian forced a three-point shot and missed it, even if he increased the shooting rate and ignored part of the defense, it was impossible to go against the sky.

Wade took advantage of the opportunity to score points, and the Heat suddenly took a four-point lead.

Popovich hesitated, but still did not ask for a timeout, there were still three minutes left, and it was better to leave the timeout to less than two minutes, and he could only trust a few old guys who were on the court at this time.

The old man didn't disappoint him, and Parker and Ginobili, whose presence had almost dropped to zero, was in full swing.

First, Ginobili grabbed a rebound in the backcourt and counterattacked, and then Parker steals Moneymoss and scores five points in a row.

In particular, the three-pointer step back makes people wonder if this is Parker.

Leonard also finally made a defense and made a steal for James.

Then Ginobili sandwiched James and made another steal, and the Spurs played an 11-2 mini-climax, from a 4-point deficit to a 5-point lead, and finally stopped the Heat.

James's hidden danger of scoring consecutive points has finally appeared, he is alone after all, no matter how strong he is, he can't beat a team, and this time he was stealed because the previous offense was too smooth, and he will definitely pass it out in time when he is placed in front.

Also, he seems to be a little tired.

There are pros and cons to everything, and outbursts beyond common sense are not without a price.

Spurs seized the opportunity and regained control of the situation.

Their focus now is still on defending James, in addition to preventing him from shooting, but also on preventing him from passing, and this timeout, the Heat will logically change.

The time is already the last minute, the advantage of 5 points, as long as they play steadily, the victory or defeat will be theirs.

Popovich still planned to let him rest for half a minute after thinking about it again, Duncan's physical strength was exhausted, and he couldn't help it, he felt sorry for this old fellow.

What I didn't expect was that James came up with an easier offensive option than before, and directly hit a three-point shot.

The Spurs also understood that the Heat were gambling.

Others haven't touched the ball for too long, so it's better to use James to decide the winner.

The Spurs attacked, Zhang Xiaotian ran out to catch the ball, they were still 2 points ahead, they didn't have to rush.

Zhang Xiaotian looked up at the timer, the Heat's offense just now was too fast, and it was not yet the last 24 seconds.

He turned around and made a tentative step, and James' center of gravity was well maintained.

He didn't drag the mud and water, passed the ball out, Parker went straight inside, and then put the ball back, Ginobili turned, seemed to lose his balance, but he hung firmly on Ray Allen and threw the ball to the basket.

missed, but the referee blew for a foul on Ray Allen.

Ginobili hit both free throws to give the Spurs a four-point lead.

The Heat attacked James and quickly dribbled through the half court and directly chose to shoot three-pointers.

This time he didn't hit, his two points in the last quarter were already a miracle, and even God would not be able to see the three-point shot.

But the drawbacks of Duncan's departure appeared, the Heat grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and James shot three points again, this time he hit, 100:99, only 1 point short.

It's against the sky, even if it's the strongest player in this position, it can't be like this.

Everyone did not pause, and Zhang Xiaotian was more active in asking for the ball this time, because the key Mr. skill was turned on.

With 50% ignorance of defense, the effect is 90% when stacked, and the hit rate is doubled to 100%.

After Zhang Xiaotian received the ball, his body was not fully stabilized, and at 103:99, the audience at home was already cheering.

Although James still has the slightest chance of intervening successfully, Zhang Xiaotian will not let this happen.

With just 19 seconds left, the Heat took another timeout.

At this time, only three points were needed, and Popovich considered not replacing Duncan.

The Heat served as a cover, but at this time, it was impossible for the Spurs to let James over, and immediately the ball was forced to be handed over to Wade.

Wade's three-point shot was the worst of the five, and he had no choice but to shoot.

"Yes, Wade is also hit, and the game is still full of suspense."

The commentator was also excited, this game was amazing.

With 14 seconds left, the Heat could only choose foul tactics, and Parker hit the ball steadily.

This time the Spurs knew very well that the Heat would shoot three-pointers, and James forced a shot, and he didn't need to look at it to know the iron.

But the Heat grabbed the frontcourt rebound again, Bosh threw the ball out, and everyone subconsciously rushed to James.

But this time it was Ray Allen who received the ball, and for the first time in the final quarter, Ray Allen did not panic at all, shot coldly, and the ball hit, and the baskets of both sides seemed to become the Pacific Ocean.

Ray Allen deserves to be Ray Allen, with a 105-105 tie in the last 4 seconds of the game.

Spurs were suspended, and the initiative of the game was still in their hands.

Duncan stood up straight from his seat, and Popovich also somewhat regretted that he didn't replace the old stone Buddha when the Heat took a timeout.

Fortunately, the game is not over yet.