Second.

Heat adjusted starters: Chalmers, Cook, Moon, O'Neal Jr., Blunt.

The Lakers are the strongest lineup: Fisher, Kobe, Rademanovich, Gasol, Bynum.

Spo's idea is actually very simple, he doesn't plan to change Beasley today, so if he still wants to win, he can only deal with it like this - let Wade rest first, and wait until the opponent comes off the bench to come up and cut points, provided that O'Neal Jr. needs to lead the team to withstand the Lakers' starters during this time.

If O'Neal Jr. is at his peak, there may still be a glimmer of hope, but now?

Phil Jackson, who was on the other side of the field, shook his head and smiled again, as if he saw Spo's difficulty.

The Heat attacked first, and Chalmers advanced with the ball.

Fisher took a step forward, because he was moving slowly and was afraid that he would not be able to keep up with Chalmers, which was quite a clever thing to do.

The Lakers only have Radmanovic on the court as a defensive hole, and if Beasley is there, he will definitely play it, but he is not there, Moon is a blue-collar wing, and in the end the ball has to be handed to O'Neal Jr., who is in the low post.

O'Neill Jr. ordered Cook in the bottom corner to pull away quickly with his eyes, and he wanted to single Gasol one-on-one.

Cook immediately led the defender to the other side, giving up a large amount of space.

Gasol had his long arms covered like a spider, and O'Neal Jr. was uncomfortable, and he looked at the rest of the people's positions and noticed that Bynum was standing far away, and then he decided to break through with the ball in front of him.

Gasol didn't take little O'Neal in his eyes, he thought that it was a big deal that you pushed me twice, and if I couldn't push me, I should pass, but now little O'Neal is shouldering the mission of attacking, this is the time for him to lead the team, he must do something to come out!

Little O'Neal first took a tentative step, asked for some space to come out, and then a half-turn to the right, Gasol's center of gravity was suddenly brought to the right, this is actually a feint that O'Neal Jr. had already estimated, after seeing Gasol's move, he rushed directly to the left, Gasol didn't have time to keep up, and wanted to hold O'Neal Jr. with his hand, but O'Neal Jr. was a wild horse that was out of control at the moment, and he couldn't pull it, so he came to the basket and raised his hand to slam the buckle!

The referee blew the whistle at the same time, Gasol fouled, and the ball was still 2+1!

O'Neill Jr. roared to the boos of the home fans, but he didn't care, he felt like he was back in Indianapolis, how similar the golden sea of Staples was to the bright yellow of Conceco Arena!

One by one, his teammates ran over to celebrate O'Neal Jr., but he never smiled.

He could feel that his legs were far less explosive than they used to be at the moment of jumping!

At this time, his heart was extremely bitter, he wanted to go back to the past, to go back to the Pacers, to go back to his big brother Reggie Miller, and he wanted to fight again, for Miller, for the fans, and for himself.

But he also understands that there is no going back.

On the bench, Beasley held his chin in his right hand, a little confused, "Jermaine doesn't look that happy." ”

Wade, who was on the side, thought for a moment and said, "Do you think that dunk just now was shocking?" ”

"Not good!" Beasley shook his head.

"You know, he used to be one of the big strikers of the Beast faction, but now that he is old and injured, he was probably melancholy just now!" Wade sighed.

Beasley nodded in agreement.

"So, Michael, doing our job must be the most important thing! I always thought I would have achieved more if I hadn't had an injury, but the reality is that I can't change that. You are young, you are healthy, you must learn to protect yourself and allow yourself to have a perfect career. Wade taught.

Beasley sensed what Wade was aiming for, and he thought about it, isn't that just telling me not to play today!

"Dwyan, if you're trying to keep me from playing, I think I'm going to disappoint you! No matter what the game, whether it's the regular season or the playoffs, I don't give up, that's not my style. Besides, it's just a skin injury. Beasley said to Wade, "I want to play because I want to win!" ”

Wade was a little upset at first when he heard Beasley say this, but then he was relieved, if it was him, would he give up any second of time to fight?

He is not a veteran, he doesn't need to take turns to rest, didn't God give him this body just to let him fight?

Beasley is even more so.

On the court, O'Neal Jr. made a free throw.

42 to 50.

The Lakers attacked, played a triangle offense, Gasol wanted to stay in the low post, Kobe Bryant hit the ball to the ground on the line, and then he slipped into the restricted area with Bynum's cover, Gasol also passed at the same time, Kobe Bryant easily layup and scored two points.

44 to 50.

O'Neal Jr.'s dunk did not suppress the Lakers' morale at all, and they were terrible to a point when they were all out of the game.

After half a quarter, the score came to 62-56, and the two sides formed a sharp contrast.

The Heat can only be pressed by the Lakers, and if the pace is fast, they can't grasp the big scoring points, but the Lakers have how to play.

O'Neal Jr. was a little devastated, except for the previous 2+1 dunk, he only scored 3 points with free throws in the later time, not to mention the rest of the Heat's offense, only Chalmers made a three-pointer.

Spo called a timeout for the substitution, and he was going to let Wade play all the rest of the time.

O'Neal Jr.'s efficiency is so low that he has no choice but to die for Wade.

Alas, if only Beasley were still there at this time, he turned his head to look at Beasley, who was sitting on the bench, and sighed in his heart.

Beasley looked at him as well.

"Coach, let me play!"

"You're hurt."

"It's okay, it's just a skin injury."

"But ......"

"Coach, give me a chance, please trust me!"

Spo was very hesitant, it stands to reason that this is just an inconsequential regular season, it is best to win, and it is okay to lose.

But the look Beasley looked at him was hard for him to refuse, and he suddenly remembered a man who had the same eyes as Beasley at the moment—the same fighting spirit, the same fierceness, and that man was Alonzo Morning.

He hesitated, and the game was going on on the field.

The Heat's offense improved slightly after Wade came on, at least with a real ball-handler, and the Lakers also made some adjustments, replacing Radmanovic and Bynum, replacing Ariza and Josh Powell to strengthen the athleticism of the front, while Gasol was pushed to the center position.

At the end of the third quarter, 72-65, the Lakers led by seven points.

At the break, Beasley asked to play again, but Spo still didn't give an answer.

As soon as the fourth quarter came up, the Lakers played another wave of 9-2 against the Heat, and Spo had to call a timeout again, hoping to disrupt the rhythm of the Lakers, but he didn't want to think about why he was beaten in waves, the Lakers were all defensive counterattacks, and Wade's physical exertion was too great and his defense was not good.

81-67, with just over 9 minutes left, it looks like the Heat are powerless.

Heat bench.

"Michael, get ready." Spo ordered.

"Huh?" Beasley didn't come to his senses for a moment, and although he had begged for so long, Spo really let go, but he couldn't react a little.

"You come on and replace Jones, understand?" Spo said again.

Beasley immediately nodded and replied, "I see, I will definitely protect myself this time." Then he took off his coat and ran to the technical desk.

Soon, on a dead ball, Beasley finally got on the pitch.

He had an oversized band-aid wrapped around his right eye, and some bruises could be faintly seen in the unwrapped area.

The moment he stepped onto the pitch again, the whole Stapleston was boiling over with the introduction of the live DJ, and everyone stood up and applauded him.

Too few people can make a visiting player applaud all the spectators at home!

"It was a touching moment, an hour ago, I remember Beasley's bloody face clearly, and now he is back on the court and has won the applause of the whole Staples, we have to thank the fans and friends, we have to thank Beasley, and we have to thank the sport of basketball!" Mike Brin also stood up.

Van Gundy Jr. was a little excited, "That's why we love this sport, maybe you don't like to play in front of the TV screen and just like to watch the ball, but it doesn't matter, whether you play or don't play, whether you watch the NBA or not, we can feel this spirit in Beasley - the spirit of tenacious struggle!" It is this spirit that infects us and makes us love basketball even more! ”

"Looking at Beasley now, I seem to see Michael Jordan in the flu battle, Paul Pierce who returned from the finals last year, and Willis Reid who dragged his injured leg and scored twice on Chamberlain's head." Mark Jackson also said.

"Hey man, don't forget McHale, the guy who 'help me tie up my injuries again, I'm going to play soon'!" Van Gundy Jr. added.

Mark Jackson slapped his head, "yes, I almost forgot about him!" ”

On the sidelines, Beasley had mixed feelings, he took a deep breath, bowed to the audience, and then walked off to the court.