Chapter 170: The Jedi Strikes Back
Late in the fourth quarter, James' physicality allowed him to shoot a little short, and at this point, Wade began to take over and successfully extended the lead to 10 points, and it was quite difficult for the Bulls to turn the game around in less than five minutes.
For the Bulls, over-engagement on the defensive end has taken a heavy toll, with Noah and Boozer both amassing five fouls and Sun Xiaotian already having four fouls.
Comparatively speaking, except for Wade, who has foul trouble, the rest of the Heat team is much better. In the final quarter, Wade almost single-handedly halted the team's decline, and so far, he doesn't seem to show signs of stopping. It was an unusually tough game for James. The Bulls' targeted defensive strategy kept him away from the rest of the game, and if it weren't for Wade's real-time outburst, it would have seemed like the game would have been reversed by the Bulls.
Seeing Wade's state, James also became a green leaf in real time, and he responded to Wade wholeheartedly. With the exception of Janeway, the rest of the Heat helped the two in terms of scoring. In addition to the two of them, Bosh has 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Ray Allen, Battier and Chalmers have all scored 10 points. The Bulls have far fewer scoring points, and so far, Sun Xiaotian has scored 37 points almost insanely, and the support of others in scoring is still insufficient.
The Bulls' current crisis is more than that, but since the entire fourth quarter, Sun Xiaotian has not scored a point!
"The two teams played a playoff game, and both teams played tough defense. However, the highlight of the game was the duel between Sun Xiaotian and Zhan Wei. It's hard to imagine that a rookie player can play so calmly, so efficiently, and so crazy! You know, he's up against a future Hall of Famer! This is the evaluation of Sun Xiaotian by the commentary quartet of ***.
Although everyone praised Sun Xiaotian's performance, Sun Xiaotian has no strength at present, and Thibodeau does not dare to let him rest at all, once he goes down to rest, the Heat may end the game in one go.
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On the court, the Bulls were in possession of the offensive ball, Hinrich was in possession, and he knew that all he had to do now was to speed up the pace of the game and let the team score quickly. Sun Xiaotian dragged his heavy steps, gritted his teeth, and ran out from the diagonal side to catch the ball, and at this time, what ran with him had been replaced by James. Because Spoelstra doesn't want Wade to consume too much on defense, which affects his offensive efficiency. This kind of care of the Heat team is enough to prove how good Sun Xiaotian is today. Looking at James in front of him, Sun Xiaotian's eyes were resolute, and he had no intention of retreating. He looked at the timer, there were still 17 seconds, no matter what, he chose to go it alone, and everyone else's hand felt like nothing in this section except for Ruhr Deng!
Sun Xiaotian took two steps back, ready for the impact. I saw Sun Xiaotian lower the height of the dribble and shake his shoulders, he tried to shake James away. James guessed Sun Xiaotian's intentions, and he felt that the teenager in front of him was really different from other rookie players, he had comprehensive skills, broad vision, and athletic talent. His performance today also proved his feeling! Seeing that James was not out of position, everyone thought that Sun Xiaotian was about to choose to make a move. However, Sun Xiaotian disappointed everyone again. I saw that he suddenly dribbled under his crotch, followed by a very fast start, and he passed James at once. James hurriedly followed and clinged to Sun Xiaotian with his strong body, trying to make his body unbalanced. However, Sun Xiaotian's ultra-high basketball IQ once again shocked everyone on the scene. At the moment when James used his body to carry him, Sun Xiaotian suddenly stopped and jumped up to shoot, and his body tilted in the opposite direction of James at the same time.
"Ahh With a loud shout.
The referee immediately blew the whistle and signaled, "Heat No. 6 defensive foul!" ”
At this time, I looked at James again, took out the braces from his mouth, and reasoned with the referee!
"I didn't do anything, are you mistaken?"
Sun Xiaotian knows that his choice of shooting now is the next step, and at this time, it is incredible that he can be so calm!
Sun Xiaotian walked to the free throw line and hit the first free throw.
After the second free throw, he felt crooked, and then yelled and motioned to his teammates to fight for the rebound. James jumped high for the first time and grabbed the rebound firmly.
After grabbing the rebound, James dribbled to the front court as soon as possible. The Bulls players also rushed to chase at this time, but James's speed was too fast, not at all like a lack of physical fitness, at this time, James only had a defender in front of Noah, and he saw James as close to Noah as possible.
Just as James jumped up for the layup, there was physical contact with Noah!
"Toot!"
The referee's whistle sounded, and at this time the ball bounced on the basket a few times and fell into the basket! “2+1!!!!” Noah left the scene with a helpless face! ――
James' three-pointer at a critical moment brought the gap between the Heat and the Bulls to another 11 points.
But Sun Xiaotian didn't give up, and it wasn't just where he insisted, Sun Xiaotian suddenly went crazy outside the three-point range, hitting 3 three-pointers in a row, without any warning at all, that is, he used to catch the ball and shoot, no matter who defended in front of him, this kind of shooting is Kobe Bryant-style.
With two minutes left in the game, the Bulls forced the score to 5 points!
The forced Heat hurriedly called a timeout.
The players on the Bulls bench were very excited, and the fans at the American Airlines Center were stimulated by Sun Xiaotian's three three-pointers, and they were silent, as if begging Sun Xiaotian not to shoot in the future.
After the timeout, both sides were scoreless for the rest of the round, and the five-point difference lasted until the final 54 seconds!
Bulls possession.
This offensive is important, how to fight and by whom? Thibodeau needs to think hard.
For the Heat, how to defend this offense is particularly important, if it is scored by the Bulls, it is not certain who will die in this game.
Thibodeau called a timeout, he held the tactical board, and the Bulls players surrounded him.
"Sun, I know you're tired, and you still have to come to this attack, I hope you can rely on your ability to either score or divide the ball. In short, you are the executor of this tactic, and what you will do with the ball in the end is up to you to decide according to the actual situation. The next tactic is this: when you receive the ball, you have to pay attention to the time, we need to score quickly. When you decide to attack, Luer Deng will block with you, while Lee on the weak side and Jimmy in the bottom corner will be in ambush and waiting for the right moment to strike. If you can make a layup or a foul, that's for the best. If they try to wrap you up, pass the ball out......"
"I see!" Sun Xiaotian said and drank a bottle of Gatorade. (To be continued.) )