The scorching atmosphere on the pitch seems to have been carried into the dressing room as well.

The Heat's players gasped in the locker room, and it was clear that the Rockets were putting a lot of pressure on them in the first half.

Otherwise, as a strong team in the league, the Heat has a deep understanding of the strength of the four people who were absent from the Rockets in the last game.

Riley crossed his arms and looked around, the Heat players, and said, "How is it, how does the Rockets feel to everyone, who will say." ”

Looking at the Heat players who didn't speak, Riley could only name and say: "Tim, you come and talk about your playmaker on the court, you should see it more clearly." ”

Hearing Riley call his name, Tim Haddawi thought for a moment and said: "In my opinion, the strength of the Rockets also lies in their interior line, you can see how many Rockets' interior players we experienced in the first half, how long did they bring different styles for us to adapt, and the Rockets' outside line is also supported by their strong interior line, and I also found that in fact, all the Rockets' tactics are dependent on their interior line to play, Olajuwon is on the court, they play big ball tactics, When Garnett and Big Ben are on the court, they can play a stormy attack, and Garnett and the big Chinese man are on the court, then they can play a triangular offensive system that looks like a bull on the court. Therefore, only by strangling the opponent's inside line can we win. ”

After saying this, Riley stood up and took the lead in applauding, and the other players of the Heat also applauded, and the anxious atmosphere in the Heat locker room was diluted a lot for a while.

Riley gave Hardaway a thumbs up and said: "Tim, you are awesome, if you want to be a coach in the future, I will definitely let you be my assistant, what Tim said just now is very good, whether a team is strong or not, you see if their interior line has a strong interior line, you know, people here will ask, Chicagoans don't have a good interior line." Hehe, such a person is an idiot, everyone doesn't have to pay attention to him, if Jordan didn't have Rodman by his side, would he be able to play so comfortably. So, the key to this game, that is the attack and defense of the inside line, we only have to suppress the opponent's inside line, we have a chance to win, well, if you want to win, then listen carefully to my tactical arrangement. ”

After speaking, pick up the tactics board and start explaining the tactics of the second half.

In the Rockets' locker room, the Rockets' players were also listening to Lao Tang explain the tactics in the second half.

"Guys, the Heat suppressed us very successfully in the first half, hehe, look at your bodies, it seems that there are few who are not injured on the court, in fact, it is such a performance that proves that the Heat have nothing to do with us, they can only limit us with small actions, I believe that now the referees are also watching the replay of the first half, and they will definitely strengthen the punishment for such small actions in the second half." So, in the second half, everyone has to be careful, don't be caught by the referee, the strength of the Heat lies in their defense, look at where Riley started, everyone should know, so we want to destroy their defense is to make fouls. Everyone hasn't noticed, at the end of the first half, Mourning had already committed 3 fouls, PJ Brown didn't play much in the first half, so there were no fouls, Isaac Austin also had 3 fouls, and they also had Marty Conlon and Terry Mills on the inside, these two people are average in strength, don't take it seriously. So, in the second half we have to try to attack their interior and blow them up completely. ”

In this way, both sides concentrated their forces on the opponent's inside line in the second half, and it seems that the inside line of the game between the two sides in the second half must be extremely cruel.

As the referee's whistle blew, the third quarter for the Rockets and Heat officially began.

Sure enough, after the start of the third quarter of the game, the Rockets and the Heat began to violently attack the opponent's interior, and according to the arrangement of each independent coach, they began to attack the opponent's interior.

The Heat is trying their best to suppress the inside line of the rocket, and Mourning wants to take drugs to block the attack of the inside line of the rocket again and again.

And the Rockets are even more cunning to lure the opponent to foul, and sure enough, the first unlucky Isaac Austin. Under the Rocket's strategic blow, the Rocket cheated 2 fouls on him in five minutes.

Riley, who saw that things were not good, immediately replaced Isaac Austin with PJ Brown.

Before going on the pitch, Riley said to Brown: "Block fouls for Alonzo, if Alonzo is gone, we really don't have much hope." ”

PJ Brown nodded and Isaac Austin high-fived and ran briskly onto the field.

The two sides just like this, you go back and forth, waiting for the opponent to make a mistake in Fan.

Opportunities are always accompanied by those who have a heart, and this time it is the Rocket's offensive opportunity.

Garnett confronted Mo Ning again, and Mo Ning grinned: "Boy, you finally came over again, I thought you didn't dare to fight me, how about that dunk in the first half." ”

Garnett didn't speak, just grabbed the ball with one hand and sideways against Moning.

Seeing this, Olajuwon brought PJ Brown to the other side, leaving room for Garnett's singles.

Feeling that Mo Ning was already empty behind him, he smiled a little hideously: "Boy, I'm waiting for you, don't blame me if you're injured." ”

Garnett still didn't speak, just looked at Moning coldly.

Garnett began to dribble slowly, his body hitting Mourning little by little, feeling the intensity of his opponent's defense. Garnett slowly increased the speed of the dribble, and suddenly Garnett made a pull ball and turned around, and the technical action was already better than most defenders in the league.

Moning was also stunned, and Garnett shook a position, seeing that he shook off the opponent, Garnett held the ball in one hand and rushed into the paint area with a big stride.

As he burst into the paint zone, Garnett took a big stride into the air and glided through the air very stretched.

After being shaken away, Mo Ning screamed in his heart, and when he turned his head, Garnett had already risen into the air.

Looking at Garnett, who was as agile as a goshawk, Mo Ning also roared, stepped up from the ground, waved his big hand, and pressed straight to the basketball in Garnett's hand.

The bodies of the two people collided in the air, and the bodies of the two people in the air shook for a while, and Mo Ning's hand had already touched the basketball.

Mo Ning, who was in the air, was happy in his heart and thought: The ball was stopped, but when he was in the air, he heard a whistle from the referee, and his hand was already pointing at Mo Ning.

Garnett also heard the whistle, and if it were someone else, it might be a throw, and it would be nice to get two free throws.

However, Garnett was able to succeed precisely because he had a persistent heart, a heart with an incomparable desire to win.

Garnett, who was in the air, stiffened his waist in the air, paused in the air, and took advantage of this gap to smash the ball into the basket.

There was a bang of "boom".

The sound of the dunk has been heard throughout the court with the loudspeakers on the rebounds.

There was silence in the audience, and even Mo Ning looked at this thin young man in disbelief, thinking in his heart: How much energy does this kid have.

Taking advantage of the silence of the audience, Garnett ran to Lao Tang and saluted an American-style military salute, Lao Tang patted the arrogant young man and laughed silently.

After seeing this action, the Heat fans immediately burst into boos.

Mo Ning looked at Garnett, his eyes were extremely hot, and the battle ** in his heart rose like a flame.

Seeing Riley on the sidelines, he was ready to let Terry Mills replace him, but was stopped by Mourning shaking his head.

Seeing the heat in Mourning's eyes, Riley had no choice but to ask Terry Mills to wait a moment.

Garnett stood at the free throw line, weighed the basketball in his hand, and steadily threw the ball in.

After the free throw, Garnett smiled at Mourning and went back to his own half of the court without saying a word.

This action is more powerful than any trash talk, and Mourning now feels that if he can't make a strong dunk in front of this kid, then he will definitely explode.

Offense and defense were cast, and the Heat began their own offense.

Mourning leaned against Garnett and said, "Boy, you're very good, I admit that I underestimated you, but then I'll treat you as an opponent of Hakim's level." ”

Garnett said indifferently: "I'm honored. Then he resisted Mo Ning without saying a word.

Watching Mourning ask on the inside, Haddawi deserved to give the ball to Mourning.

Mourning, who had taken the ball, first lightly bumped Garnett to test where the center of gravity of the defense was.

Then, with a sharp turn, he took a big stride along the bottom line to the basket, jumped up, grabbed the basketball with both hands and wanted to make a violent dunk, in exchange for Garnett.

However, at this time, he suddenly found that a big hand had quietly covered the basketball without knowing when.

Mo Ning, who was shocked, relaxed in his hand, and after feeling the loose strength of the blocked ball, the owner of this big hand suddenly exerted his strength, and the basketball was pulled out fiercely.

Mo Ning looked at the big hand and the owner of the big hand in the air, and his heart was cold.

He was defeated on both ends of the pitch and on offense.

The man who beat him was Kevin Garnett, the tall, skinny boy.

Now, though, the big boy was there looking up to the sky and roaring.

The players of the Rockets came forward to celebrate wildly.

Looking at the sluggish Mourning, Riley immediately replaced Terry Mills with Mourning.

This block was a huge blow to the Heat, and the core of the court was humiliated and defeated by others like this.

For the remainder of the third quarter, the Rockets were firmly in control.

The Heat ended the game somewhat absent-mindedly in the third quarter.

The Rockets took the lead in the final minutes.

88：80

The Rockets ended the third quarter with an eight-point lead.

Looking at a somewhat distraught Mourning, Riley knew that this game was going to be lost.

However, Riley still wanted to make a final effort, sitting next to Mourning and said: "Alonzo, you are the leader of this team, and now the whole team is watching you, if you are defeated, there will be no hope for us in this game." ”

Hearing these words, Mo Ning raised his head and asked Riley a little confused: "Coach, am I an old man?" ”

Hearing this, Riley couldn't bear his back and roared, "You've seen that 27-year-old man, are you older than me?" ”

Mo Ning continued to ask, "Then why was I so defeated, why, why. Mourning's voice grew lower.

Riley crouched down in front of Monin, held Monin's head with both hands, and said, "You look at me, Alonzo, look at me. If you want to escape, then you can get out of here now, if you're a warrior, then you can get up right now and go to the court and fight the opponent, with your teammates, with your brothers, guys, what is our belief in the Heat. Riley turned his head and asked his teammates.

"Never give up."

The Heat teammates roared.

Turning back, Riley asked Monin, "Have you given up, Alonzo, and I ask you, have you given up?" ”

Riley's words rang in Mo Ning's heart like a morning bell and a dusk drum, and looking at Mo Ning's eyes slowly regaining his clarity, Riley was also very happy in his heart.

"Coach, thank you, I know what to do, brothers, it's me who is not good, let them face a strong enemy like the Rocket alone, and I hide on the side and cry, but from now on, we will not let you fight alone, brothers, what is our belief." Monin bent down and stretched out his hand and said.

All the Heat players put their hands together and said:

"Never give up."

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