Chapter 189: Chasing Points
The situation is critical, and Spoelstra can't care about letting James rest.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, James continued to play, and Zhang Xiaotian also returned to the court.
If there is no turnaround, this game will be like this, and maybe for the sake of the player's health, the Heat will be forced to surrender early.
It's hard to play on consecutive away games, and the team can't afford to have any more injuries.
James scored two points in the final quarter, but then the Nets Bracch scored another basket.
Bosh was resting off the court, and Birdman Anderson didn't guard against the fat man Brach.
James was caught between the two opponents when he attacked again, and he jumped up and passed the ball.
Zhang Xiaotian received the ball, Bosh was not on the field, and it was up to Zhang Xiaotian to change the situation.
The fans who were watching the live broadcast were looking forward to it, and even Spoelstra was a little nervous.
Zhang Xiaotian is no longer effective, this ball is really unplayable, and the Nets' tactics are very restrained against them.
Alan Anderson has been substituted, and it is Pierce who is now defending Zhang Xiaotian.
After receiving the ball, Zhang Xiaotian raised his hand to shoot a feint, Pierce was not fooled, but just changed the focus and put his hand in a gear at Zhang Xiaotian's line of sight.
Or maybe Pierce didn't care if he could shoot or not, so he didn't jump.
If Zhang Xiaotian hadn't deceived the defenders in the first three quarters, he would have chosen to pass the ball, but not now, and he also knew that the team needed him to become strong at this time.
Before his heel hit the ground, Zhang Xiaotian just turned around and wiped it past Pierce.
Pierce didn't expect that Zhang Xiaotian, a simple type of technology, would suddenly make such a move, and when he turned around to chase after him, he was already a step slower.
The rest of the Nets reacted quickly, and Kirilenko hurried up to help the defense.
Kirilenko has a deep defensive foundation, and the block back then was still better than the real inside.
He is not old now, but because of injuries, his skills are not even thirty percent left.
Zhang Xiaotian accelerated for the second time, and directly leaned on Kirilenko.
The referee's whistle blew, Zhang Xiaotian hit a layup, and he also got a chance to add a free throw.
He ignored the away boos and hit the penalty and raised his fist to show confidence in the win.
Spoelstra also secretly clenched his fist on the sidelines, and there was still hope for the Heat in this game.
Blatch is not the kind of super inside, the Nets still use him to attack, but this time it is iron.
Zhang Xiaotian grabbed the backcourt rebound and launched an attack directly, and drove all the way straight into the battle with a mid-range shot.
The score gap between the two sides has finally reached single digits.
The Nets were still playing inside, and Bradge hit again, but then James also hit it.
The other party finally saw that something was wrong, and they were a little powerless to defend James, but now Zhang Xiaotian also began to feel that their defense was a little careless.
Jason Kidd no longer hesitated and put Joe Johnson's strongest point up, and Garnett also took it, continuing to strengthen the interior line to support Joe Johnson.
But this lineup only played two rounds, after Zhang Xiaotian made a threat, the dominant situation has been replaced by the Heat, in order to defend James and Zhang Xiaotian's two strong points, the Nets can only be one big and four small.
Jason Kidd can only take Blatch down, and now the team needs defense, they still have a lead, and they must not let the Heat get on the ground.
Halfway through the final quarter, the Heat also replaced Bosh and Ray Allen and began to use the strongest lineup for the final fight.
The Heat also changed their defenses, Kirilenko now has no offensive power, they switched to Ray Allen defense, James is still against Pierce, and Zhang Xiaotian takes over the responsibility to defend Joe Johnson.
The Nets have no offensive power when they are replaced by Garnett, Pierce is old in front of James, and Joe Johnson is also planning to take over the game after he comes up.
After the first mid-range shot was interfered with by Zhang Xiaotian, Joe Johnson felt that something was wrong.
No one would have thought that Zhang Xiaotian's strength would also change in a game, Zhang Xiaotian had also defended Joe Johnson before, Joe Johnson felt that he was focused, but his defensive skills were not top-notch.
So Joe Johnson was still full of confidence when he played with the ball again, and there was no need to care about physical strength at this time in the game, he also gave it his all.
But this time he obviously felt that something was wrong, and Zhang Xiaotian's prediction was significantly enhanced.
Then there's the speed and power of movement, which makes Joe Johnson feel like he can't start.
Are you tired of it, Joe Johnson is also a little depressed after striking the iron again.
The Heat weren't going to miss a good opportunity, and James Lisso hit a two-pointer.
Then James grabbed the frontcourt rebound and scored, no one could block James head-on, the Nets pinching was not very useful, and James's explosiveness was really strong enough after starting.
Kidd had to ask for a timeout, and after a little relief, the Nets' old fritters also adjusted.
Joe Johnson finally showed his skills when he played again, still shooting the ball despite Zhang Xiaotian's interference.
In the final three minutes, Norris Kerr hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the score was finally within five points.
At this time, the Heat once again showed a tough defense, and Joe Johnson was not good for a while.
Changed to Livingston's low-post back play was also interfered with, and Kirilenko desperately grabbed the frontcourt rebound but was blocked by Zhang Xiaotian who rushed over.
In the final moments of the Nets, there was a scoring drought.
James took the opportunity to score consecutive points to make fouls, and in the final minute, James relied on free throws to help the team overtake the Nets.
At 90:89, the advantage of more than a dozen points was gone, and Kidd, who was wearing a suit on the sidelines, couldn't wait to play by himself.
It's a group of players with a lot of experience, how can they be turned over like this?
The Nets are asking for a timeout again, and Kidd must bring this group of players to their senses.
Speed up the defensive rotation, James rushed in to resolutely wrap up, Zhang Xiaotian is the same, and more importantly, they must hit the ball in.
It was Joe Johnson who held the ball, and Zhang Xiaotian was very confident in defending at this time.
He stretched out his arms in front of Joe Johnson and didn't give the other side any space, Joe Johnson is not a speed type, and he is not afraid to give it.
This time Joe Johnson asked for a cover, and Zhang Xiaotian directly changed the defense according to the defensive requirements and pushed Garnett out.
Joe Johnson took a step inside and was covered by Bosh, and he didn't pause and threw the ball to the side.
Pierce made a shot after receiving the ball outside the three-point line, and it happened that James was just about to come over to help defend, and this time he was a little anxious.
James hurriedly pounced outside, and Pierce, who had been abused all the time, collected the ball and quickly threw it out with a sideways step.