Chapter 379: Small Climax
Although Jones was killed by Ye Feng and had to sit back on the bench, the Heat barely completed the expected goal. On www.biquge.info last offense before the end of the third quarter, James hit a long-range three-pointer two steps beyond the three-point line to cut the deficit to 10 points.
But for him, it was just a matter of luck, and James only shot 2 of 7 three-pointers in this game, and that ultra-long three-point shot was like winning the lottery for him, which was unattainable. And in the last attack, James reluctantly threw himself at ultra-long distance because he really didn't have a good point to shoot, otherwise his choice would definitely be to pass the ball to his teammates, just like he did when he was in the Cavaliers.
In the fourth quarter, Spoelstra kept his benches on the court for two minutes before eagerly putting the starting lineup on the court. He was deeply aware that the team's substitutes were indeed embarrassed, looking at Batum, Fernandez and even Mills and Aiers on the Trailblazers' side, his eyes glowed green with envy on the sidelines, and then looked at the substitutes on his side, he could only sigh silently, this is the price of the Big Three!
Spoelstra didn't plan to put Jones up at the start, and Jones was certainly the team's leading three-point shooter in this game, but he now has five individual fouls and will have to go to the locker room to shower if he does it again. It's better to wait until the last three minutes to use this knife that can be easily broken, and if the Heat can still see a chance of winning at that time, in case it is spent, then there is no need to play.
The Heat returned to the starting lineup, and Aldridge breathed a sigh of relief that he finally didn't have to fight with James' muscle stick on the inside. But Camby was still sad, because it was clear from the Heat's first offense in the fourth quarter that Bosh was still ordered to shoot three-pointers from the outside.
After a late adjustment in the third quarter, Bosh seemed to have found a knack for shooting three-pointers, and he shot 2-of-4 from three-point range at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and his 50% three-point shooting rate was already exaggerated. Ye Feng's three-point firepower was locked by James, and the Trail Blazers had to rely on Aldridge to single Haslem on the inside, although Haslem was tough, Aldridge still frequently scored jumpers in front of him, and the shooting percentage was not bad.
But with two points and three points on the other, the Trail Blazers were gradually chased by the Heat to close the point difference, but they showed great tenacity and always maintained a 4 or 5-point lead, although it was very small, but the team's morale was still there. Many teams were tied or even overtaken by the opponent's wave, and then they were completely confused on the field, from a big lead to a big score behind, and finally lost the game, Ye Feng didn't allow the same thing to happen to the Trailblazers.
Although he can't control the psychology of his teammates, he can help the team maintain the lead. I have to say that Ye Feng has become a qualified team leader in the past few seasons, he knows what is best for the team, and he can withstand the pressure to do everything he can.
Seeing that the Heat were about to tie the score, it was he who forced James to hit a three-pointer on the outside, and then teamed up with Aldridge to open the gap again.
With three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Spoelstra replaced Haslem with Jones, giving the Trail Blazers a three-point lead at 99-96. Replacing Haslem means that the Heat intend to fight the Trail Blazers to the death on the offensive end, with rebounding and under-the-basket defense all negligible.
Jones came up and bypassed two screens to receive James's breakthrough and hit a three-pointer to help the team equalize the score, and the situation on the court instantly became grim for the Trail Blazers, but Ye Feng's face was as usual, and he didn't seem to take the matter of not being able to interfere with Jones by Wade and Bosh to heart at all, and still controlled the ball at the top of the arc steadily, while observing the situation on the court while directing his teammates to make tactical runs.
James was waiting for a step away from the top of the arc, and Ye Feng had already scored 32 points and 8 assists in this game, and shot 4 of 6 three-pointers, and there was no cold feeling at all. One step away is just the right distance for James, and he can take care of Ye Feng's breakthrough and shooting at the same time.
The frequency of Ye Feng's dribbling suddenly accelerated, and a series of "bang" sounds like a storm rushed from James's side after continuous feints. James didn't give up, and continued to embellish behind him, trying to steal directly when Ye Feng passed the ball or shot. But Ye Feng didn't give him a chance, and flew directly across Haslem with a violent dunk, and at the same time caused the opponent's fighter to foul.
After hitting the penalty shot, Ye Feng seemed to suddenly turn on the rampage mode, and he continued to have a brilliant performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. To the cheers of the fans at the scene, he struggled to send a hot pot to Bosh's shot from outside the three-point line, and the force was so great that he slapped Bosh to the ground. After video replay, it was a very clean and uncontroversial block, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to the Heat's morale.
James and Wade tried to take over the offense, but each of their scores required much more physical energy than before, and the Trail Blazers players began to stop them from scoring even if they fouled. And Ye Feng played like a simple mode of 2K games, hitting three-pointers one step away from the outside in a row, and the outside defense was as strong as James, and he had to sigh.
The reason why James was asked to defend Ye Feng instead of Jones was because Spoelstra did not dare to put this point, and it was better to put Ye Feng than Aldridge, at least the latter was less threatening. But he didn't expect James to be unable to prevent Ye Feng, who was full of firepower, and the Trailblazers directly hit a small climax of 10-4 under the leadership of Ye Feng, leading by 6 points again, and at this time the game had entered the last minute.
But Spoelstra didn't intend to give up outright, he knew that if he did, it would be 1-3, and it would be even more difficult to turn the tables around. So he called the Heat the last timeout of the game, and he needed to lay out the 60-second strategy for the players. For Spoelstra, it is best to be able to come back and win, and no matter how bad it is, they will drag the opponent into extra time, and even if they lose, the opponent will pay more price.