After halftime, the two sides did their best in the third quarter, and the game entered a more white-hot state.

James, who was a little aggrieved in the first half, is estimated to have completely recovered in the midfield, and he was in the Ruhr as soon as he came up. Deng hit a three-pointer under the frontal defense. A minute later, LBJ came back to pick up a pass from a teammate at the top of the arc, and he did two crotch changes before putting his strength on Ruhr. Deng accelerated the breakthrough.

The Briton was a little worse than James in terms of strength and speed, and this time he really couldn't keep up with the opponent and was crushed by James like a black tank into the three-point line.

Due to the running of the Cavaliers, the Heat's restricted area was pulled very empty at this time, and LBJ directly raised the speed and rushed to the basket with great momentum!

In this case, most players will not choose to block, with James' weight and strength, it may be fatal to collide...... Bosh dodged decisively, looking too thin compared to James.

But Whiteside is very excited, as a center forward, his task is to guard the penalty area, and when the blood is boiling, he doesn't care who the opponent is......

Move your feet, muster the strength of your whole body, and the two black shadows will have the most direct impact in the air!

The musculo-bone collision made a terrifying muffled sound, and Whiteside held on in the air for only a few moments before he became the one who could not resist the fall. As if he had not received any hindrance, James pulled the bowstring with his raised right arm and slammed the basketball into the basket!

"Boom !!"

The explosion fell silent at the American Airlines arena, and LBJ tapped his hand on his chest and walked towards the backcourt with his trademark overlord step. And Whiteside fell to the floor and staggered backwards two or three steps before he stabilized his center of gravity.

"I don't know whether to judge Whiteside's actions in terms of bravery or stupidity, and when James flies, you'd better get out of the way...... It's almost become a rule in the league. "Kenny. Smith shook his head and sighed in a low voice.

"Well, I think when Shaq is at his peak, maybe I can try the front block LBJ." Barkley shrugged his shoulders and glanced at his partner's now-pot-bellied out-of-shape figure.

O'Neill just smiled silently, and it was hard to see if he agreed with Barkley's statement.

Whiteside's eyes were red as he stabilized his center of gravity, staring viciously at James' back, and the anger that was about to erupt in his heart made him want to catch up and punch. Addison walked over and patted his teammate's arm to signal him to calm down.

To be honest, in Addison's opinion, with Whiteside's tonnage of less than 110 kilograms, it was already a very lucky thing not to be knocked to the ground by James. What's more, anger on the field should be vented with points and wins, which is what professional athletes do. Rush up and get yourself a malicious foul, which only a weak person who knows that he can't win.

Whiteside let out a long exhale, forced himself to calm down, and walked to the baseline to serve the ball to the Chinese point guard.

Addison and Whiteside kept pace through the half, and Whiteside immediately covered his teammates before reaching the three-point line. Carey. Irving was tired of the Heat's pick-and-roll offense, and every cover basically meant that Irving would be out of position defensively, which made him very frustrated.

Addison still held the ball and went to the right side, this time Wade's position was very close to the baseline, and the distance was too far for Dellavedova, who was worried about the 'Flash' air cut, not daring to pounce back to make up the defense. Kevin. Lefu had no choice but to put forward the basket to block, and Addison, who dribbled over, pulled the ball with his right hand, and the whole person moved to the outside of the penalty area.

Just as Love and Irving, who was chasing after him, followed Addison's footsteps, the Chinese point guard slammed the basketball with his right hand towards the floor in front of Love. The flaw of the big man who is not good at intercepting the ball was exposed in this moment, and the basketball bounced in front of Love and made it to Whiteside, who cut in from the high post!

The Heat center took advantage of the situation to wipe the stunned Lefou, hugged the basketball and strode to the reasonable collision area, and grabbed the ball with both hands in the strongest way and slammed it into the basket!

“OH MY GOD！！！ What a powerful dunk！！！ O'Neill roared in a gruff voice, "Look, Sir Charles! This answer ball charm doesn't meet your expectations?! ”

Whether this ball is to Barkley's liking or not, it definitely meets the expectations of all Heat fans at American Airlines Arena! The silence left by LBJ's violent dunk was swept away, and fierce cheers instantly filled every corner of the stadium!

Especially the embarrassing appearance of James coming over to make up for the defense, stretching out his arms to block but not having time, made the Miami people feel a lot! That's the best response!

Whiteside, who had fallen back to the ground, roared in the sky, finally venting the anger in his chest. He didn't look at James, who was frowning on the sidelines, and ran back to the half court to high-five Addison, who provided him with an assist.

"Addison definitely fits what I think a good point guard should look like, and his passing ability is one thing." Barkley looked at the Chinese rookie who was smiling and ready to deal with the next round of attack, and said in a raised tone, "More importantly, he knows what to do to save the team's disadvantage." From the strengths and weaknesses of both sides to the ups and downs of the team's momentum, you can think completely in a matter of seconds...... That's what I think is the most powerful thing about him, his thinking is even more terrifying than his skill. ”

***

Carey. Owen turned to single Addison and couldn't find enough space to shoot, and he passed the ball to Kevin. Lefou. Love's jumper running to the high post was interfered with by Bosh, and Whiteside grabbed the rebound.

The whole team of the Heat spread out towards the opponent's half, Addison passed the ball to Wade who cut into the inside at the top of the arc, and the 'Flash' killed LeBron who was in the reasonable collision zone to make up for the defense. James. Although he failed to score, it caused James to receive his second personal foul of the game.

Thanks to Carey. Irving's touch declined in the third quarter, and LBJ stepped up his individual offense and didn't focus as much on playmaking as he did in the first half. Anyway, Kevin. Love was largely out of luck in this game, as he was in poor form on both ends of the floor, making just 2 of 10 shots so far. The only thing he can do on the court now is to protect the rebounds and not let Whiteside explode too freely in the Cavaliers box.

29-year-old LeBron. James is no longer the young man who was beaten by the Spurs in the '07 Finals. With Deng and Whiteside taking care of him, LBJ decisively increased his low-post back-to-back singles and shooting from 17 feet out of the basket to help the team bite the score with his increasingly hot touch.

77:72, this is the score of the two sides at the end of the third quarter, and the Cavaliers are trailing by five points, but there is still hope of a comeback.

The fourth quarter started with a second-team match, James had played almost the entire quarter before, and Irving had played for a long time, so Blatter had to give the two cores time to rest.

The result of the second team duel surprised both managers. Although Cole was stared at by Dellavedova, Josh. McRoberts, however, played the role of an inside playmaker well, assisting Daniel in a row. Granger and Sean. Williams hits a long shot.

The Cavaliers' bench lineup is old and weak, and the only one who has vitality is Dieng. Vitesse was also pressed to the bench by the head coach and not allowed to play. In the face of such a second lineup, the Heat's bench players rained down three-pointers happily. Granger hit two three-pointers in 50 seconds, sending the American Airlines Arena to the sound of cheers.

The rotation lineup only competed for about 3 minutes, and the 5-point difference was stretched to 11 points. Blatter's face turned pale, LeBron. James' face was grim.

The Cavaliers asked for a timeout, but Blatter couldn't let the margin continue to widen, and with the Heat's targeted defensive system in this game, it was difficult to recover the margin after it widened to double digits.

"Maybe the Cavaliers can think about how to make changes with this game, their bench lineup...... No, they could totally be seen as without a bench. Barkley sarcastically said, "In order to form the Big Three, they traded all the valuable players in the rotation. However, their Big Three have not been able to form enough tacit understanding so far, especially since James and Irving are still in an embarrassing state of sharing the ball with each other. A lot of times the Cavaliers' offense is that the two cores are playing singles, while the others are standing still and spectators. ”

"Yes, James and his team have to make changes, they need to find a way to strengthen the bench and they need to find chemistry among the core players." Kenny. Smith nodded in agreement, "If this high-profile team doesn't find a way to win, not only will they be disappointed, but I'm afraid the entire league will be disappointed as well." ”

***

After the main lineup was replaced, James and Irving launched the final and strongest charge. Although the Christmas game is just a regular season game, neither side wants to lose.

However, Wade also got rid of his previous poor form in the final quarter, with low post singles, jump shots, air cuts, and a variety of offensive methods that made the inexperienced Dellavedova defense more and more difficult.

As Spoelstra expected, in the final five minutes of the game, James' fitness began to suffer. He's been playing for almost 40 minutes, and he's tired from being watched all over the court. Although LBJ is more than 6 feet 8 inches tall, he also weighs more than 115 kilograms, hanging such a large tonnage for 40 minutes of high-intensity confrontation, plus his offensive methods are mostly breaking through the interior line and low-post hand-to-hand combat, it is normal for physical consumption to be serious.

With 2 minutes left in the final quarter, David. Blatter withdrew all of his starters and replaced them with a substitute lineup to announce his surrender. At this time, the difference has opened to 15 points, and the Cavaliers have long been powerless.

LeBron. James 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Kyrie. Irving had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and the two cores of the Cavaliers played at their own level. However, the outstanding performance of the whole team of the Heat team still overpowered the opponent, especially the competition of the second team.

"Anyway, it was a good game. We can see excellent individual offense, teamwork, and planned defensive ......" Barkley summed up the game, his expression relaxed, "The Cavaliers' uniform team needs to think about how they can adjust to change the situation where the team is now two people playing and the rest of the team is playing at close range......