Chapter 435: The Peak of the Decisive Battle (I)

When the finals come to this point, the outcome is not determined by the state of the players, the layout of the coach and the tactical style of the team, but the so-called "gas" in everyone's hearts. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the first six games, the two sides have gone through countless trials and tricks, and it is very clear what cards the other side has in their hands, and no one will be stupid enough to hide in the finals, after all, sometimes losing a game is likely to lose the whole season's efforts. When it comes to the final pinnacle showdown, the two sides will not have any hands left, they will only do their best to give it a go, and then do their best to know their destiny.

Spoelstra no longer has one of the giants on the bench, and he has made up his mind to play more than 40 minutes in the main line-up, after all, it is the last game of the whole season, and it will be worth it to drain all his energy for the sake of that championship trophy.

McMillan also decided to put Roy in the starting lineup, once again forming a super outside line of Roy + Matthews + Ye Feng, and using the strongest lineup on paper of the Trail Blazers to deal with the Heat's equally excellent outside combination, and Roy, who won a championship ring for injury last year, also showed a strong desire to fight.

The only good news for the Trail Blazers is that they have home-court advantage in the Game 7!

In the 63-year history of the NBA, there have only been 17 times in the tie-break, and the home team has an overwhelming advantage in the tie-break, with a total of 14 wins and 3 losses, a winning rate of 82.4%, and the away team winning probability is only 17.6%.

The last time a visiting team won a tiebreaker was back in 1978, when the Wizards' predecessor, the Washington Bullets, defeated the Thunder's predecessor, the Seattle SuperSonics, 105-99 on the road, to win the championship. The other two away tie-breaks came in 1969 and 1974, with the Celtics beating the Lakers 108-106 on the road in 1969 and the Bucks 102-87 on the road in 1974.

Therefore, the Trailblazers still occupy a psychological advantage, and the odds of the bookmaker are still optimistic about them, although the odds of the two sides are close, but the Trailblazers are indeed lower, which makes many bettors secretly curse the street in their hearts, which does not know who to buy to win!

But the fans of the Trail Blazers don't care so much, the tickets for this game have long been sold out, and even the scalpers have no price in their hands. Fan groups have connected with each other to make Rose Garden Arena the most terrifying home stadium in the entire league on the day of the tiebreaker.

Their plan was undoubtedly successful, and everyone frowned when the Heat players walked onto the court, even with time-tested players like James and Wade. In fact, they have experienced it many times before, but this time it is different, and the significance of the tie-break is incomparable to other games, so the fans of the Trail Blazers are even more crazy, and they start to boo when they enter the stadium.

Almost the entire warm-up period The Heat players were a little nervous, and there were so many Trail Blazers fans who entered the stadium early that although they didn't have the urge to jump into the court, the ubiquitous noise still affected them a lot, and several young people on the team obviously began to stiffen.

No matter how calmly they deal with it, the boos of the fans are still everywhere, and they can be tolerated for a short time, but as long as they are people, they will become irritable inside. The only people left by the Heat are James and Wade, and the rest of the state has been affected to a greater or lesser extent.

In the cheers of the fans, the Trail Blazers suppressed the Heat at the beginning, and the inside and outside lines all blossomed. Especially on the inside, Aldridge, who was hit by Battier's three-pointer in the last game, regrouped, and even though Battier's defense was also in place, he gritted his teeth and hit the basket instead of floating in the mid-range shot like before. Due to the height advantage, his tough style of play also paid off, scoring as many as 12 points in a single quarter.

It's incredible for him, considering that he only scored 14 points in the last game, and today he got almost the same number of points in just one game as he did in the last game, so you can see his determination to win.

In the first quarter, the Trail Blazers scored 32 points inside and out, and also suppressed the Heat's score to 25 points, making a certain lead, which is important for them, because it means that they suppressed the Heat in momentum. Of course, there is also the credit of the home fans, if it weren't for the pressure they booed the Heat players during the game, it would be more difficult to grab the advantage at the beginning of the tiebreaker, after all, the Heat are not weak.

But at the beginning of the second quarter, the Heat launched a comprehensive counterattack, of course, it is not comprehensive, mainly the Big Three. Yes, even Bosh, who had been like an invisible man before, began to shoot from mid-to-long range, the Big Three attacked, Battier and Haslem defended, and the Heat's unconventional approach of distinct distinctions had a good effect, and the Trail Blazers had little advantage left before the second quarter was halfway through.

McMillan certainly didn't allow that to happen, and after some thought, he quickly made the decision to make a substitution, replacing Aldridge and Oden with Batum and Hixon, obviously to play a more attacking big four. The outside firepower composed of Roy, Matthews, Batum and Ye Feng is already the top in the league, plus Ye Feng and Matthews are also defensive gates, and the Trail Blazers have not weakened much while strengthening their offense.

Matthews and Ye Feng faced Wade and James respectively, which allowed Roy and Batum to let go of the attack. For Battier, Batum is a harder player to defend than Aldridge because he moves much faster than Aldridge and often uses cover to hit three-pointers from the outside. Battier tried his best to defend, but he couldn't keep up, and Batum's physical strength and athleticism were much better than the 34-year-old's.

Of course, Matthews and Ye Feng, who were responsible for defending Wade and James and even gave up almost all offense, were the two hardest people on the team, but it was undoubtedly worth it, because under the restrictions of the two of them, the scoring efficiency of the two James and James had decreased significantly, and the point difference was once again widened. In fact, this is also what McMillan learned from Spoelstra, some players are full-time attacking, some players are full-time defensive, will you use me won't use it?