Chapter 265: The Killer Has Woken Up

"Whew-" The sneaker slammed against the floor with a screeching sound, and Addison suddenly changed hands in front of him on the left side of the three-point line and took a sharp step along the left side, instantly pulling JR. Smith half a seat. Whiteside, who had finished covering, didn't stop for a second, and immediately turned and walked down the paint area.

Addison's push to the baseline drew both JR Smith and Tristan Thompson's defenses, and the next second he struck the ball through the gap between the two that could not be filled in time, and went straight to Ruel Deng, who was on high post.

The small forward who took over the basketball did not hesitate to stride the ball into the restricted area, and the momentum was so fierce that Thompson and James on the wing did not have time to complete the defense. Whiteside, who went down to the penalty area, struggled to entangle Mozgov, so that the Russian center could not adjust his footsteps in time to protect the basket. Deng Fei jumped up and drew a half-arc with his arm to pick the basketball into the net basket.

"Concise and efficient pick-and-roll offense! Look at Addison's pass and Ruhr. The process of Deng hitting the basket was done in one go, without any pause and stagnation! At the same time Whiteside's down-down card with Daniel. Granger and James. Ennis's outside pull also played a role that could not be ignored, and all members of the Heat team have eaten this kind of blocking and attacking very thoroughly! "Bill. Wharton exclaimed enthusiastically, not minding being criticized for his subjective bias, "Addison has just the right amount of space and skill to pass the ball, and such accurate and timely ground passes are not something that any point guard can pass." He didn't look at the high position on the right side of the braid, but he had a clear view of the Ruhr. Deng's movement is definitely the tacit understanding and excellent overall view cultivated through long-term cooperation. ”

"Let me take a look at the stats for tonight's game, does Addison already have a pretty big double-double?" Drexler motioned to the live broadcaster to show the Chinese point guard tonight's stats, and then looked at it fixedly, "Sure enough, with that assist just now, Addison has 24 points, 2 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals...... Guys, it looks like he has a chance to challenge the stats of 25+5+5 tonight! This is quite a rare achievement in the playoffs! ”

Hubi. Brown pushed his glasses and was not very concerned about the stats: "There are less than four minutes left before the end of the game. Deng's score extended the Heat's lead to two points. Midway through the fourth quarter, LeBron. James led the Cavaliers to close the gap to five points at one point, but they couldn't maintain their good momentum, and the gap was widened again. ”

"The Clevelanders were in a strange state tonight, and it shouldn't be their normal level. The Heat did play an amazing game, but James' team should not be suppressed to such an extent, and they have not been able to cushion from the opponent's offensive firepower from the first quarter to the present. Look at Carey. Irving's sluggish form, and looking at Thompson and Mozgov's weak protection of the basket tonight, even LBJ's past dominance was not fully displayed...... The Cavaliers have been given the upper hand by the Miamians, who are desperate to steal a win, and while they are constantly trying to pull back the difference, I doubt they subconsciously think so. ”

LeBron standing in front of the bottom line. James let out a long breath, he didn't rest much throughout the second half, and he had been leading the team to close the gap, but to no avail. Today, the Heat's tactical execution of restricting LBJ was very impressive, Ennis's full-court entanglement, Ruhr. Deng's emphasis on defense coupled with Whiteside's netting on the inside, even with James's strength, he must be afraid of three points. Carey. Irving's really sluggish form tonight also made it impossible for the Cavaliers to open up the situation on the other point on the outside, and if it weren't for the royal shooters who still maintained a good efficiency, I am afraid that the Cavaliers would have been completely destroyed in the third quarter.

James, who received the serve, led the half court himself. Irving didn't ask for the ball to attack, and he himself knew that his hand was really cold today, so he gave up the offensive power to LBJ, and he just ran with the defender to open up space. James gestured to Tristan. Thompson came over to cover and dribbled from the right to get into the paint. Because of his inefficient shooting from 12 feet outside the basket this season, James has always subconsciously chosen to score in the paint, or at least to get foul shots.

Ruhr. Deng immediately let go of Thompson's defense, and at the same time, Ennis quickly squeezed through the cover and pounced, they have become accustomed to LBJ's offensive characteristics, whether it is the basket or the back, they are as close to the basket as possible. James is really tired of the Miamins' defensive strategy, two 8-inch tall and nimble forwards follow him like evil spirits, and there is a strong center in the box who is very good at blocking, BJ really misses Kevin who has been out for the season at this time. Lefou, if Lefu is in the No. 4 position, it will definitely be able to attract a huge defensive space for himself, instead of being stared at by the assistant defenders like now.

James, who was in a bad mood, didn't care about the pressure and physical exertion of the defense, and he leaned sideways to defend his own Luer. Deng bumped into it, swerved along the outside of a pull ball before Ennis caught it, and cut into the box against Deng's interference. Whiteside quickly shrunk into the three-second zone, ready to close the block, and raised his arm to block LBJ's pass to Mozgov.

James paused against the defender as he was about to get to the basket, and used his tough physicality to quickly twist his center of gravity and raise his arms upwards. Deng subconsciously followed it, and his center of gravity leaned up instantly. He didn't care if the ball could actually be thrown into the basket, he just planned to make a defensive foul on the opponent.

Sure enough, the referee's whistle came as scheduled. Deng received his third foul of the game. This made the Englishman very speechless to plead to the referee, he just pulled up his center of gravity and did not jump, which is not an invasion of James' cylinder space under NBA rules...... However, since the referee has already awarded the penalty, it is naturally impossible to give the British a chance to correct it.

"LeBron. James is actively causing damage, which may be a good idea, but it will take time...... If it weren't for the fact that there were only about 3 minutes left in the game, I would advise the Cavaliers to continue with this tactic. But look at the number of fouls on several of the Heat's forwards now, Whiteside 3, Luhr. Deng had 3 times, and Ennis, who was in charge of defending LBJ, even had only 2 fouls, which had enough opportunities and foul space to defend James with intensity in the remaining 3 minutes. "Hubby. Brown shook his head, not quite approving with James' choice at this time.

"I'm afraid there is no way to do it, the Miamians are really targeted against James's defensive strategy, and I have to say that they executed it surprisingly well in this game." Drexler defended LBJ, saying, "In Carey. In the case of Irving's sluggish state, perhaps forcibly creating damage is the most appropriate way, after all, James's hand in this game is not satisfactory. ”

"You know what, maybe David. Blatter could try to get the ball to Carey in the final moments of the game. In Irving's hands, the scoring ability of a player of Irving's type in critical moments will not be deviated because of the good or bad hand. Even if he made 0 of the first 20 shots, he would still activate his killer instinct at critical moments...... That's what the Heat need to be careful about, the 2-point difference is actually not safe, it's just a difference of 4 three-pointers. "Bill. Wharton rubbed his chin with his right hand and looked at Kyrie, who was standing silently outside the three-point line. Owen.

Tonight, Irving's shooting efficiency so far is 4 of 5, it can be said that he doesn't feel cold, but there is no trace of frustration on his face, but the closer to the end of the game, the calmer, inexplicably chilling silence. Addison noticed the calmness, and he was subconsciously a little nervous, and unconsciously pursed his lips.

James stepped to the free-throw line, and under the roaring boos and distractions of the American Airlines arena, he hit only one of his two free throws, and it was the second time.

Addison dribbled unhurriedly towards the Cavaliers' half, and when he was ahead, he naturally had to slow down the offensive tempo as much as possible and ensure the success rate of the final period. The Heat played a great teamwork score, and Ruhr. Deng's flank covers Daniel. Granger created an open cut and Addison's penetrating pass at the top of the arc went straight into the hands of the veteran in the open cut box.

And after blocking Owen, Ruhr. Deng didn't wait where he was, but quickly rushed to the top of the arc and covered again for Addison, who had just made a pass, to block JR Smith. The Chinese point guard soared at a high speed and cut directly from the top of the arc to the paint area, just forming a two-way cut situation with Granger.

Granger was on the ball and was met by Tristan. Thompson and Mozgov defended and easily distributed the ball to Addison, who cut in from the middle. The Heat's No. 7 faced Mozgov with a fake pass, and the basketball was in the hands of Whiteside in the next second, and the center's hands were heavily dunked to draw a successful end to the offense.

β€œhat a nie tea rk!!! It's a real treat!! "Bill. Wharton was a sight to behold, preferring the beautiful teamwork to the individual performances.

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Carey. Owen glanced at the scores of the two teams on the big screen, this time he no longer fell to the side, BJ hesitated for a moment, but still obeyed the resoluteness of his teammate's behavior, and ran to the wing after playing a cross with Owen.

"I know I don't have a good look on my face right now, don't mind, Add." Irving dribbled continuously at the top of the arc, but his mouth didn't stop, "I'm going to tell you what I'm going to do next this time - I'm going to shoot threes, first-year, and I bet $500 that you can't stop me." ”

Addison didn't respond, stretching his arms to hold his center of gravity low, ready for an upcoming attack. The player's instinct tells him this time for Kyrie. Irving was extremely dangerous, compared to the previous 40 minutes of Kyrie. Owen is much more dangerous.

Singles, the Cavaliers point guard didn't have any idea of calling for a pick-and-roll, and the basketball continued to bounce up and down from Irving's advance crotch with the hit, Irving moved closer to the three-point line in small steps, but Addison couldn't find a way to stop the opponent from approaching. Now Irving is completely in a state of man-and-ball integration, and he can't make a head-on tackle at all.

"Bang !!" The basketball bounced from behind to Irving's right hand again, and he finally bounced off the lightly pressed body and took a quick step to the right. Addison followed up with a half-turn and moved sideways, and Irving then struck the basketball down the outside of his right leg from under his crotch, his center of gravity moving swiftly to the left like a snake.

Addison hurriedly took his right leg back half a step, and immediately pulled back his center of gravity to move again to keep up with his opponent's change of direction! But Owen then knocked the basketball out of his back with his left hand, and his right leg, which had been grabbed, stepped back flexibly, and his left leg followed up! The whole person withdrew back to the three-point line in an instant!

He didn't plan to break through and get rid of Addison at all, he just wanted to give himself a little space......

The Chinese point guard hurriedly paused and pounced on the opponent outside the three-point line! But by this time, Owen had already jumped up, holding the basketball in his right hand and slashing it out towards the target where he was looking! Addison's blocked palm only hit the void air, and he panicked back to follow the trajectory of the basketball........

"!!Shh This soft and pleasant voice made the hearts of all Miami people in the audience suddenly tighten!