Chapter 81: Rush Hour

Paul has 16 points and 10 assists, and that's still with most of his focus on playmaking rather than individual scoring, Addison's defense against CP3 tonight can basically be defined as a failure.

"Addison defended CP3 and I doubt he had enough stamina to survive the last three minutes." Drexler commented on the situation on the court, "Paul only used about 80% of his full strength today...... I hope Addison's fans don't spray me, I'm just recounting a fact, and Paul still seems to be at ease now. ”

"Maybe at this time, it would be safer for Coach Spoelstra to let Wade or Deng come to switch CP3, and Addison, who obviously has physical problems, will have a hard time keeping an eye on Paul, who has not yet used his full strength." Hubi. Brown said pertinently.

However, Spoelstra did not arrange a substitution, and he was standing on the sidelines staring at Paul and Addison with a solemn expression, revealing a touch of paranoia rarely seen in the eyes of the handsome.

Paul's hands slapped the basketball back and forth, and the center of gravity on his waist kept wandering slightly. Addison stood firm unmoved, not daring to have any urge to steal, and his steal stats remained at 0 in this game.

The basketball went down from his crotch to his right hand, and Paul sped up and rushed towards Addison's left. Addison made the right prediction, and although he moved half a beat slower than before due to the heavy body, he still blocked his opponent's breakthrough.

Paul's next move followed, his right hand shifting the ball from behind his back to the left, quickly turning his center of gravity to break through. Addison's right leg took a half-step back, followed by a lateral slide, and collided with Paul's forward-rushing body.

The Chinese rookie's ability to withstand strength has decreased at this time, but Paul's tonnage does not have much impact on him, but the heavier and heavier legs make him feel a little tight.

At this moment, Paul, who had broken through against Addison, suddenly hit the ball behind his back again with his right hand, and at the same time, he paused and quickly retreated. The sudden disappearance of the force on his body and the change in the other party's footsteps made Addison's body and brain unable to synchronize for a while, and he staggered directly to the side and back and fell to the floor!!

There was an exclamation of disbelief in the court, but fortunately, the Chinese rookie was able to avoid the tragedy of falling with his hands on the floor, and when he stabilized his center of gravity and tried to pounce back, Paul was already jumping up from the three-point line.

"!!Shh The crisp sound of a shot was silent in the arena, but then a surging and frantic boo came from all directions. Addison's brow furrowed for a second as he watched the basketball swipe into the net, but he immediately regained his indifference and looked back at Paul.

After the goal, CP3 wanted to tease Addison, but after seeing the other party's eyes, he somehow swallowed the words that came to his lips and retreated into the half in silence.

At that moment, he felt as if he was being targeted by a venomous snake, and the violence and ferocity hidden in the calm made his heart twitch at that moment......

How can a rookie have such scary eyes?! Although Paul didn't want to admit it, he was really frightened by Addison's gaze just now, and even swallowed the trash talk back.

The margin was extended to 11 points, and Spoelstra called a timeout. He didn't criticize Addison's defense just now, but let the sweaty boy sit on the bench and recover as soon as possible.

Addison poured Gatorade from his cup in one gulp, then used long, continuous inhalations and exhalations to adjust his breathing.

Spoelstra changed his defensive strategy anyway, and he brought the already outfit Ruhr to the team. Deng switched and asked Wade to mark CP3, Norris. Kerr was on guard against JJ Redick, while Addison was on guard against Matt Barnes, who was the least threatening.

As the electronic sound of the timeout ended, the players from both sides returned to the pitch at the urging of the referee. The Heat fans in the stadium erupted into cheers led by the live DJ, and with two minutes and an 11-point difference, the Miamins needed a miracle if they wanted to win.

***

After receiving Wade's serve, Addison took two steps forward and pushed the ball out with both hands without warning! At this time he was still in his own half, not in the front field......

The basketball sped across the court, spun through the stunned gazes of the Clippers players, and finally landed on Chris, who was ignored by both Griffin and Jordan Jr. in front of the reasonable collision zone. In the hands of Anderson.

"Boom !!" In the next second, the 34-year-old 'Birdman' roared and hung on the basket, as if he was about to tear the basket off.

“How about that!!! What a wonderful long pass!!! "Bill. Wharton's excited roar showed the surging heart of the old man, and at the critical moment, he still couldn't hide his identity as 'Amy'.

The momentum of the Heat increased amid the shouts of the whole court, and Paul's ball-handling offense could not find a space under Wade's strict defense, so he had to pass the ball inside. Griffin, who had already scored 28 points, arched Bosh with his back and turned to attack the basket but was attacked by the proud Chris. Anderson fanned out of the box with a big hat.

Wade grabbed the basketball before Paul, and the Heat immediately launched a counterattack, and the 'Flash' used Anderson's cover to get inside the three-point line, but was blocked by Jordan Jr. and Redick. Wade hurriedly distributed the ball to Norris on the outside. In Kerr's hand, Addison mobilized the remaining energy in his body to make a quick shake without the ball, and ran towards the other side of the three-point line.

Paul chased two steps before Bosh blocked him, and Addison ran out of a temporary space at the top of the arc. Kerr was the first to pass the ball.

The Chinese rookie who received the ball lifted the ball upwards and pulled up the center of gravity of his body. Barnes immediately pounced. Although it is clear that this rookie's three-point shooting ability is not strong, but who knows what will happen at this time?!

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the rushing figure, Addison's hands shrank expressionlessly, and then he was ready to lean in on Barnes with his arms......

"Drip !!" The referee's whistle sounded immediately after the impact, and Addison threw the ball as he wished, and some of the force that ran through his body could not bear it, and sat down on the floor at once.

"Sh*t......" Doug. Rivers couldn't help but curse secretly when he saw this, even he didn't expect this exhausted rookie to be so cunning at the last moment.

Wade and Norris. Cole ran over and pulled Addison up, and both of them slapped the boy on the ass. However, Addison didn't bother to protest now, and fatigue hit his body and brain one after another, intensifying.

Dragging himself to the free throw line, Addison hit three consecutive shots, and the basketball bounced off the basket on the third free throw, but it still fell into the net.

Rivers hurriedly called a timeout, and the margin was reduced to six points in a short period of time, but it was only two three-pointers, which was too unsafe for the Clippers.

"Three-pointers! Guys, we need three-point firepower now! Spoelstra made a few quick strokes on the tactical board, "Sean is back on the field!" Deng too! Cheer up! We still have a chance! ”

And on the Clippers' side, Rivers is loudly arranging defense: "Fix Wade!" Fix him to death! I don't care what this guy's three-point shooting percentage is! He won't do anything at the last minute, you know?! ”

Glancing at his players, he continued: "The opponent will definitely send a lineup with excellent three-point shooting ability, and the defensive lineup will be expanded for me!" Even if they get into the box, they won't be allowed to shoot comfortably from beyond the three-point line! ”

"I didn't expect a game that should have ended so closely...... Drexler shook his head, he always thought that the Heat were not strong enough to compete with the Clippers, "The Miami people were amazing in their resilience today, they dragged the game to the end!" ”

"The last 60 seconds, for the Heat, that's 60 seconds of a three-point bet." Hubi. Brown's thumbs were gently twitching, and it was clear that the old man's heart was not as calm as it seemed.

The timeout ran out quickly and the game went into the final minute......

***

Paul dribbled steadily in front of the three-point line and waited until the final 10 seconds before using Griffin's cover to quickly burst inside. In Sean. Under Williams' blockage, CP3 suddenly made a wonderful pass that didn't look at the man, and it was given to Jordan Jr. in front of the penalty area.

The Clippers center jammed Bosh and tried to put the ball in the basket easily. But Addison, who was still guarding Barnes in the bottom corner just now, ran over quickly and hit Jordan Jr. directly on the wrist at the moment of his shot, successfully interfering with the opponent's basket.

The referee immediately blew for a foul on Addison's beater, but the boy didn't care, and letting Jordan Jr. go to the free throw line at this time was more painful than letting him shoot a three-pointer......

Little Jordan glared at Addison viciously, his wrist was punched with a mark, God knows how much strength this rookie used?!

Reluctantly stood on the free throw line, Jordan Jr.'s first free throw directly smashed the basket and popped up, and the Heat fans immediately burst into laughter and cheers.

Probably affected, the second free throw, Jordan Jr. missed again 'lived up to expectations'. Bosh, who was suppressed by Griffin all over the court, successfully protected the defensive rebound this time. Rivers then called a timeout.

Addison sat on the bench and wiped his sweat, this time he rested for 60 seconds with his eyes completely closed, and then was urged back to the field by the referee.

Dribbling the ball to the frontcourt, Addison saw that Wade's whole person was defeated by Matt. Barnes is desperately entangled, and even other defenders are ready to wrap up the 'Flash' at any time.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead with his right hand, the Chinese rookie called out Bosh for cover again, then quickly moved two steps along the three-point line and jumped up quickly.

Addison shot from the three-point line...... Pass!!! "Bill. Wharton exclaimed, and Addison, who jumped up on the court, suddenly shifted the ball wide to the bottom left corner after attracting Paul and Jordan Jr. to block, where Sean. Williams is in a temporary vacancy.

"Damn, make up !!" Paul roared, but Williams had already shot before Griffin could pounce and hit the bottom corner with a pinpoint three-pointer.

Doug. Rivers slapped his forehead helplessly, there was no timeout in his hand, and the course of the match seemed to be unexpected from the start.

However, Paul did not disappoint him, and in the next round, he used his super individual ability to shoot under Wade's defense, and the difference was reduced to 5 points.

Spoelstra called a timeout, with just over twenty seconds left before the end of the game, and the Heat had to make a quick offensive run to have a chance of winning.

Half-court serve, Ruhr on the sidelines. Deng was almost unable to get the ball out, but fortunately Addison used his teammates' multi-man cover to run out of the three-point line and get the serve.

Wade, who was sideways, quickly stepped forward to answer, but Matt. Barnes clung to him like crazy, and Addison couldn't get the ball through.

Seeing that five seconds had passed, Addison frowned, made a sharp change of direction in front of Paul and forced CP3 back half a step, and then resolutely made a jumper one step away from the three-point line.

The basketball that was thrown bounced off the basket, then fell and hit the other side of the basket, and it fell into the net in a strange way......

“YES!!!” The American Airlines Arena quickly boiled over, and the difference narrowed to 2 points, and no one could not hope for victory at this time!!

However, the Heat players didn't have time to celebrate, they pressed wildly in the frontcourt, and Wade chased Paul for a long lap and finally caught the opportunity to foul him, sending CP3 to the free throw line.

"Oh!! It's hard to imagine that Paul made such a mistake!! Two penalties and one hit!! The Miami man's chance has come!! "Drexler couldn't believe his eyes," said Coach Spoelstra who used up the last timeout! ”

"Dwyane was the number one shot! If you can't find a chance, it's Chris! The Filipino, surrounded by players, said in a swift voice, "Third shot...... Add, do you think you're fit enough? ”

Addison's breath was much shorter, but he nodded firmly to the manager.

"That's good! The third shot point is Eddie! ”