Chapter Seventy-Nine: Key Rebounds

The Heat and Bulls are on track, but the Bulls are always ahead of their opponents. However, the Bulls' lead is being eroded step by step under Wade's outburst. With two minutes left in the game, the Heat narrowed the score to three points, and the score became 85-88.

For the Bulls, a stellar defense gives them hope of a win. However, the over-investment in defense has also cost them dearly, with Noah and Boozer both accumulating five fouls, and Sun Xiaotian also having four fouls, mostly thanks to Wade.

Comparatively, the situation for the Heat is much better. Wade single-handedly pulled the team back from the death line, and he has scored 26 points so far, and 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 players, and if it weren't for Wade's real-time outburst, the game would have basically been out of suspense. Seeing Wade's state, James also became a green leaf in real time, and he responded to Wade wholeheartedly. Although he only scored 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds gave him a chance to get another triple-double.

The only bad thing about the Heat is that apart from Jenway, no one can help the two of them in scoring. In addition to the two of them, the one who scored the most was Ray, who came off the bench. Aaron, but only 9 points!

The Bulls' scoring points are fairly average, so far, 4 players have scored double-doubles, and the most scoring is of course Sun Xiaotian, who has scored 27 points. It was under his leadership that the Bulls were able to maintain their lead over the Heat.

"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 and efficiently! You know, he's up against a future Hall of Famer! This is the evaluation of Sun Xiaotian by the commentary quartet of **.

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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 slow down the pace of the game and try to make the game time pass. Sun Xiaotian ran out from the diagonal side to catch the ball, and at this time, it was James who ran out with him. 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, and there were 10 seconds left, so ...... He's going it alone! 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 was able to be so calm when the attack time was about to run out, it was incredible! Sun Xiaotian walked to the free throw line and hit the first free throw.

Sun Xiaotian felt crooked after the second free throw, 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 after him at this time, but James's speed was too fast, as long as he rushed up, if you wanted to stop him again, you couldn't pull it!

James had only one defender in front of Noah, and he saw James get 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!

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James' three-pointer at a critical moment brought the gap between the Heat and the Bulls to 2 points.

However, neither side achieved anything in the following rounds, and the two-point difference lasted until the final 35 seconds!

With 35 seconds left, the Bulls had the offensive ball. That is, they have a full 24 seconds to attack. How will this attack be fought, 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, the Heat will basically fail.

Thibodeau called a timeout, he held the tactical board, and the Bulls players surrounded him.

"Sun, this attack on you, 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. Here's the next tactic: when you receive the ball, you have to pay attention to the time and spend as much time as possible to make the last shot. When you decide to attack, Ruhr Deng will block with you, while Belineri on the weak side and Jimmy in the bottom corner will be in ambush, 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 drank a bottle of Gatorade. It was a really big drain for him, he has played 41 minutes so far, and he is the best in the team.

The Heat had long expected that Thibodeau would hand over the last offense to Sun Xiaotian, because he was currently the hottest hand, and Spoelstra unsurprisingly handed him over to James to defend.

After the timeout, Sun received a throw-in from Luer Deng, and he carefully dribbled to the top of the arc. He looked at the timer as he guarded James. When the timer ticked to 11 seconds, he gave him a look, and Lu Erdeng hurriedly ran over.

Under the cover of Lu Erdeng, Sun Xiaotian was like squeezing a wall of flesh, and finally fought his way out. When he burst to the free throw line, he instantly scanned the situation with his eyes, and by this time, Bosh was already in front of him, and James was constantly interfering with him from behind.

He continued to accelerate, and by the time he burst near the basket, the Heat players near him had already rushed over and surrounded him. At this time, Sun Xiaotian did not panic, he accurately passed the ball to the outside, and it was Jimmy Butler in the bottom corner who received the ball.

"Shoot!" Thibodeau shouted.

Although Jimmy's chances were not good, there was no time, so he chose to make a move. And Sun Xiaotian was actively stuck under the basket after passing the ball, ready to compete for offensive rebounds.

The ball's trajectory was crooked from the start, and with a "bang", the ball hit the basket and bounced high again.

At this time, Bosh had been stuck behind Boozer, and Sun Xiaotian was not allowed to enter here after all his efforts behind James.

When the ball fell again, Boozer jumped a second time. With all his might, he tapped the ball with his right hand. At this time, James also jumped up, and the moment he received the ball, there was a "whoosh", and the ball was gone.

When he came down again, Sun Xiaotian also fell down with the ball in his arms. Wade, who was beside him, saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly fouled Sun Xiaotian.

At this time, the entire United Center arena was boiling, Sun Xiaotian grabbed a fatal rebound, and he still held the ball in his arms above James's head.

The Heat's disappointment was all written on their faces, and they just hoped that Sun Xiaotian would hit one of the two free throws or miss both, so that they still had a chance to live. However, Sun Xiaotian did not give them a chance, and he steadily hit both free throws and left the victory directly in the United Center.

The Heat lost in the end!