Chapter 35: Five Pairs, Unparalleled in the World!
The format of the NBA Finals was originally a 2-3-2 format, such as last year's Finals Heat vs. Spurs, first played two games at the Heat's home court, then returned to the Spurs' home court to play three games, and finally went to the Heat's home court to play two more games. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 This format lasted from 1985 to the 2013 Grand Final.
And in October 2013, then-NBA commissioner David Stern decided to make the Finals 2-2-1-1-1, with two consecutive home games on each side, followed by three home swap games. Future Finals will also add breaks to make it take 17 days to play a series.
So the fifth game between the two sides will be held on the home court of the Heat.
June 15, American Airlines Arena in Miami. Although it was a home game, it was still difficult to hide the disappointment in the surrounding audience.
The Heat are already down 3-1, and never before in the history of the Finals has a team been able to complete a comeback from 3-1 down. Many fans know that this game may be the last performance of the Big Three at home this season, and even if they can survive this home game, the next trip to Los Angeles may still end in a loss.
But Miami fans don't know that this will be James' last performance as a Heat player for professional fans, and he will be wearing a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey when James returns to the American Airlines arena next season.
On the field, James is still so desperate, he is obviously unwilling to fail. In this game, James once again incarnated as an all-round warrior, scoring, rebounding, assisting, and he took almost all the work on himself.
The Lakers' offense is not as smooth as in the previous games, mainly in terms of shooting percentage, and even Zhang Guan has missed many three-pointers in a row, wasting more opportunities.
In the first half, the Heat temporarily led the Lakers by 4 points at 54-50. However, all of those four-point advantages were lost at the beginning of the third quarter. The Lakers took advantage of the warmth of the hand and played a wave of 12-4 offensive climax, but instead overtook the score.
However, in the crucial fourth quarter, James once again played his true role as a leader, scoring 18 points alone in the fourth quarter, and Ray Allen and Chalmers also contributed two three-pointers each in the fourth quarter to help the Miami Heat narrow 113-110 victory over the Lakers at home.
Although the Heat team avoided losing at home, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the current Heat team is all relying on James alone, while the Lakers have used a 12-man big rotation, and several starters have not played more than 20 minutes, which is obviously accumulating.
For the Lakers, this game is more like taking the initiative to avoid its edge, after all, the Heat will definitely make a trapping beast fight, and the Lakers might as well wait until they return to their Los Angeles home court and then make a break with the Heat.
Two days later, on June 17, the sixth game of the finals came to Los Angeles.
There's nothing quite like winning a home title to excite the fans. The last time Los Angeles won the championship at home was back in 2010, when the Los Angeles Lakers faced the Celtics Big Three, and the two sides played Game 7, which was a game in which the defense of the two sides was bayonet-cut, with Rasheed Wallace and Garnett committing six fouls and one receiving five fouls. The game was also decided at the end, and the Lakers finally defeated the Celtics 83-79 and won the championship.
After four years, the Lakers once again ushered in the opportunity to win the championship at home.
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Kobe Bryant was wearing a suit and sitting on the sidelines with a smile on his face, but there was an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
Sitting on the sidelines, watching his teammates keep scoring goals, watching the team get closer and closer to victory...... Kobe Bryant never imagined that he would win the sixth championship of his career in this way.
Kobe Bryant has participated in a total of 7 Finals, won five of them, and in each Finals, he is the most important member on the court, but today he has to sit on the bench and watch his teammates fight on the court as a spectator, this feeling is too strange, not to mention that if his teammates win, Kobe Bryant will also get a championship ring, or a championship ring.
"Got a championship ring?" Kobe Bryant suddenly laughed at himself, he once laughed at O'Neal, saying that he hugged Wade's thigh in order to win the championship, and said that he joined the Cavaliers and Celtics to mix a championship ring, but today, he was reduced to "mixing" a championship ring with the team.
"After today, I will definitely be laughed at by that dead fat man!" Kobe Bryant stared at the court helplessly, but there was an impatient impulse in his heart, he wanted to go on the court and play a game like other players.
For those who can play, it is also an ordeal to stand on the sidelines and watch others play, but they can't play in person.
At this point, the two sides were still back and forth, with the Lakers taking a slight lead, but the lead was not enough to seal the victory.
"Zhang Guan's desire to score today is not very strong, he only scored 6 points in the first quarter, and he only scored 10 points after almost 5 minutes in the second quarter."
"But Zhang Guan's other stats are very good, he seems to have grabbed nine rebounds and eight assists now. Today's Zhang Guan is very comprehensive, and he has only played for less than 15 minutes, and he is about to get a triple-double. James, on the other hand, has already scored 22 points, and maybe he can score 30 points in the first half. ”
"Today's Zhang Guan and James are completely like they have been replaced, in the past, it was James's triple-double data, Zhang Guan scored crazy, but now it is Zhang Guan who is about to brush up on a triple-double, and James is scoring like crazy."
While everyone was talking, Zhang Guan assisted Gasol to score, and then the Heat's Wade missed from mid-range, Zhang Guan grabbed a defensive rebound, and then cooperated with Whiteside for an aerial borrowing. At this time, Zhang Guan's data has reached a triple-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
The TV broadcaster duly typed out a subtitle, which showed that it took Zhang Guan only 16 minutes to complete the triple-double.
"The fastest triple-double ever, 16 minutes, it's the fastest triple-double ever! It's a minute faster than Jim Tucker's 17-minute triple-double in 1955. ”
As soon as the commentator explained this, everyone understood, and Zhang Guan unknowingly broke a new NBA record.
The sudden "fastest triple-double" gave the Heat a heavy blow to morale, and Chalmers was affected a little, hesitated slightly when shooting, and ate a block from Zhang Guan.
Wade is also quick-eyed, grabbing the ball and jumping to shoot.
Zhang Guan immediately rushed forward, jumped high, and stretched out his hand to cover Wade's face.
"It's so high!" Wade was shocked, but his jump shot had already been made, and now he had to shoot the ball hard.
"Smack!" Zhang Guanyi slapped the ball accurately and covered the ball again.
"Zhang Guan, two blocks in a row, no, three times!"
While the commentator shouted, Wade grabbed the ball again after conceding the ball, and then threw it directly to the basket, this time Zhang Guan only jumped lightly and covered the ball.
The 24-second voice sounded, and at this time, everyone realized that the original 24-second offensive time had arrived, and Wade was forced to make a hurried shot just now, but he gave Zhang Guan a block.
"Thanks to the three consecutive blocks just now, Zhang Guan's number of blocks has reached 6 times, and before the first half is over, Zhang Guan got 6 blocks, and today he may be able to get a 'four doubles' data!" The narrator said in amazement.
The word quadruple-double is really too far away for the NBA, if you don't count mistakes, the last quadruple-double dates back to 1994, David Robinson scored 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks when facing the Pistons, and after entering the 21st century, Kidd once got a quadruple-double because of 14 turnovers.
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"Ray Allen, three-pointer!" The DJ at the scene lowered his voice, as if he didn't want to mention the name.
"This old guy seems to be able to fight, loosen up his defense a little bit, and throw in two three-pointers." Zhang Guan glanced at Ray Allen with some surprise, and couldn't help but feel a trace of admiration for the 39-year-old veteran. Ray Allen is averaging 9.6 points per game this season, which is an average of 26.5 minutes per game, but considering that the Heat's ball possession is mainly concentrated in the hands of the Big Three, then this scoring is normal.
What's more, at the age of 39, he can play more than 25 minutes per game on average, which shows that Ray Allen's form is indeed very good.
The so-called no comparison can not see the gap, Nash in the Lakers is considered a peer of Ray Allen, but looking at Nash's current physical condition, a game is played for more than ten minutes, and sometimes there are defensive holes on the court; Ci Shiping, who is several years younger than him, although his physical confrontation and defense are still very good, he can't run after playing for more than 20 minutes. On the contrary, Ray Allen is no worse than the lad on both ends of the floor.
Don't look at Ray Allen is 39 years old, but as long as he is outside the three-point line, the Lakers must have a man to keep an eye on him, such a cunning guy can cause huge damage if he runs out of an open spot to catch the ball.
It's just that the vast majority of the Heat's ball possession can't reach Ray Allen's hands, even if Wade and Bosh don't feel very good, they will get the right to shoot second only to James.
With two three-pointers from Ray Allen in the final minute of the first half, the Heat barely bit the score and trailed the Lakers 51-55 to end the first half.
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Bosh cooperated with Kerr twice in a row to block and dismantle, and then successfully scored five points in a row, finally looking like some giants.
In terms of the quality of blocking and dismantling, Bosh is relatively poor, and some people even say that Bosh is the star interior who is the most incapable of blocking and dismantling. However, after the substitute Norris Cole came on, the two played a very pure cooperation, which looked even more pure than playing with James.
The two blocked and coordinated again, and the ball went into Bosh's hands, but this time Zhang Guan rushed directly to cover Bosh.
The ball carrier on the outside was originally the Heat's best defensive tactic, but Zhang Guan suddenly used such a time, the Heat seemed to be punched by himself, and he was really a little uncomfortable, Zhang Guan's hand was also fast, and he took advantage of the moment of Bosh's pass to break the ball.
Pressing high-intensity defense, coupled with interception of passing lanes, is the defensive strategy used by the Lakers in the second half, and it is a very gambling defensive strategy that can cause leaks if you are not careful, and it is often the kind of defense that is used by the most resilient teams. However, the Lakers don't rely on defense to eat, in the Lakers' tactical system, continuous scoring is the key, as for defense, many times as long as you can get your own defensive rebounds, it is considered a pass rate.
Because it is a battle of life and death, the main players of the Heat have played for a long time, especially the Big Three, and there is almost no rest. James didn't rest a minute in the first two quarters of the game, playing the full 24 minutes; Bosh had only two minutes of rest; Wade had a four-minute break, the longest of any of the Big Three.
The Big Three of the Heat did not rest, and the Lakers' two main forces, Zhang Guan and Gasol, did not dare to rest easily. So in the third quarter of the game, both sides saw a drop in shooting percentages and a gradual increase in turnovers.
James held the ball, and Wesley Johnson on the opposite side also knew that the two sides were not at the same level, so he simply took two steps back to defend, but even so, James still chose to break through, obviously James also knew that with Wesley Johnson's defensive level, it was not enough to stop himself.
Wesley Johnson is one of those physically gifted players with a low ceiling, who entered the NBA with the No. 4 pick but never played to match it. And there are many similar players in the United States, they are physically gifted, they can crush opponents with physical talents in high school or college, but after entering the NBA, in the face of a large group of muscle clubs, their physical talents can no longer crush opponents, and if they do not improve their skills, they will gradually become marginal.
Now in the face of James, Wesley Johnson's defensive effect is really not as good as Ci Shiping, Ci Shiping has weight and experience, and in the face of the advancement of James's "human tank", he has the capital to fight, while Wesley Johnson is not good, he needs someone to help defend.
Zhang Guan rushed up to help defend as soon as possible, and James passed the ball to Wade. However, James never expected that this was a flaw that Zhang Guan deliberately sold, when James passed, Zhang Guan retreated violently, reached out and copied it, and successfully broke the ball again.
"It's broken! Zhang Guan held the ball and broke quickly, the Heat's replay was fast, Zhang Guan's speed was faster, he made a layup, and scored two points! 21 points, in the fourth quarter, Zhang Guan's score finally exceeded 20 points! However, Zhang Guan's other statistics are very eye-catching, 14 rebounds, 15 assists, 8 blocks and 7 steals, Zhang Guan is far from a quadruple-double, only 2 blocks or 3 steals left! With the remaining 10 minutes, 2 blocks or 3 steals, Zhang Guan should be able to do it. The last time a quadruple-double in the NBA was 20 years ago, and 20 years later, we may be able to witness a quadruple-double in today's game! ”
As the commentator was talking, the Lakers made a pass error, Wade made a successful steal and immediately held the ball and broke quickly, while Zhang Guan followed closely and sent a flying hat when Wade made a layup.
"Damn, I was offended, if it had been seven or eight years ago, I would have dunked directly, how could it be impersonated!" Wade said secretly in his heart, and at the same time flew forward to grab the basketball, and before he could make a layup again, Zhang Guan had already pounced on Wade.
"There's no chance of a fast attack, let's attack the position!" Wade was just about to stop the ball and wait for his teammates to come over, but Zhang Guan reached out again and quickly fired the ball.
"Steal, Zhang Guan steal! In the blink of an eye, Zhang Guan's stats added another block and a steal, and he was only 1 block away from the four doubles! ”
However, Zhang Guan did not obsess about this block, but increased the intensity of the pressing.
With seven minutes left before the end of the game, Zhang Guan successfully cut off Chalmers' pass, and his steals changed to just nine.
With 6 minutes left before the end of the game, Zhang Guan made a steal error and the hitter fouled.
With 5 minutes left before the end of the game, Zhang Guan broke the ball again, but unfortunately the ball went out of bounds.
There are 4 minutes left before the end of the game, James broke through but was blocked by Whiteside, just as James was about to pass, Gasol immediately pounced on James, James had stopped the ball, and he could only pass the ball out when the layup was hopeless, but James's passing intention was too obvious, Zhang Guan volleyed up and made another successful steal.
"10 steals, four doubles! After 20 years, another pair of four pairs was born! And it's also a quadruple-double of steals, the second steal-double in history, and only Elvin Robertson has made a quadruple-double of steals before! The other players, Nate Thurmond, Olajuwon, David Robinson, all had a quadruple-double with blocks. The narrator exclaimed.
These people who got four doubles are all famous figures in the NBA, and in addition to the people mentioned in the commentary, there is another person who must have won four doubles, that is, Chamberlain, but Chamberlain's era did not have block statistics, Chamberlain's official data can only stay at three doubles, and according to the impression of the audience, commentators and technical statisticians at the time, Chamberlain scored 22 points, 25 boards, 21 assists, and 22 blocks when he played against the Pistons in 1968 20+ super quadruple-doubles.
At this time, the score was 109-101, the Lakers led by 8 points, and the ball was still in the hands of the Lakers, and the situation of the Heat was already very passive. Next, a successful rebound by Whiteside stretched the score gap to double digits.
There are more than three minutes left before the end of the game, and it is quite difficult for the Heat team to chase ten points in three minutes, and now, the Heat can only adopt foul tactics!
Rashad Lewis grabbed a three-pointer, but the basketball went off the basket and the Heat fouled Whiteside for the first time.
Whiteside didn't shoot a high percentage of free throws, only about 50%, and he didn't make two free throws after standing on the free throw line, which seemed to give the Heat hope. An athlete who doesn't make a free throw is on the court, just using the "shark slashing tactic".
James singled out a mid-range throw to score the ball to close the gap to eight points again, and then the Heat continued to foul Whiteside, who still missed two free throws.
James broke through again to score, and also caused two plus one, but James's free throws were still so unreliable, such a critical free throw did not score, the difference between the two sides was 6 points, and the Lakers took the opportunity of James' free throws to replace Whiteside to prevent him from becoming the target of "cut".
However, Whiteside only went down for a short break and was immediately substituted as the game entered the final two minutes. According to the rules, only fouls can be committed on the ball carrier in the last two minutes, and if a deliberate foul is committed against the person without the ball, it is considered a physical foul, and the opponent will not only make free throws, but will continue to possess the ball. This rule is precisely to avoid the "shark slashing tactic" in the final moments of the game.
With Whiteside guarding the interior, the Heat have become cautious in attacking the basket, at least James has not broken through as recklessly as he did just now. And as Zhang Guan hit a key three-pointer, the score gap widened to 9 points again.
The Heat could only fight for three-pointers, and James took the lead and didn't score three-pointers. Bosh desperately pulled the rebound beyond the three-point line, and James tried another three-pointer, and finally scored.
At this time, James has been on the court except for a break at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, and by the end of the game, his physical strength has bottomed out, which can be clearly seen from his shooting posture.
The Lakers attacked, Zhang Guan's breakthrough caused Bosh's foul, and after both free throws were scored, the game also entered the final minute of the contest.
The Heat quickly advanced to the frontcourt, passed several times, and the ball was once again in James' hands.
James seized the fleeting opportunity and opted for a three-point jumper, but this time, his movements slowed down.
"I'm so tired, I feel like the basketball has become heavy, and the shooting posture is about to be deformed! No, if the posture is deformed, you will definitely not be able to throw. James thought of this and worked hard to adjust his shots.
"Whoosh!" Basketball shots.
"Smack!" Zhang Guan slapped the ball out of bounds.
"Nice cap! Wait a minute, this is Zhang Guan's 10th block! In the last minute of the game, Zhang Guan got his 10th block! 27 points, 16 rebounds, 17 assists, 10 blocks, 10 steals, five doubles! For the first time in NBA history, a five-doubles stat was born! ”