On the night of the game, the Heat returned to Miami.

It's not just about resting and getting ready for the next game, it's about checking Cato's injuries in detail.

Now, the world knows how important Cato is to the Heat's system.

The next day, the Heat waited for bad news.

Cato's injury is not serious, but he will have to rest for at least about 10 days.

After 10 days, the first round of the series was over.

In other words, the Heat will face the Celtics without Cato.

The Heat coaching staff and management also want to hide the news.

But I can't hide it at all.

Many media outlets were in the hospital, even before the Heat got the news.

Soon, the whole world got the news.

In an interview, Pierce first expressed regret and hoped that Cato would recover from his injury soon.

But then, Pierce confidently said, "It doesn't look like this round of playoffs is going to drag on to Game 7." ”

The reporter inquired deeply.

Pierce jokingly said, "God of basketball, don't grab seven!" ”

This is talking about Jordan, who has been in the Finals six times in his career, and has never solved battles within 6 games, and has never experienced the Finals tiebreaker.

Pierce, of course, didn't dare to compare himself to Jordan, but his words fully betrayed his self-confidence.

What he means is that he will lead the Green Army to win two games in a row in the next game, eliminating the Heat 4-2.

Subsequently, fans and the media also expressed their opinions.

The fans who support the Heat and the Celtics are about half the point.

Fans feel that after losing Cato, the strength of the two teams is about the same.

The crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain came in such an atmosphere.

(Battle of Tianwang Mountain: The first four games are drawn, and the fifth game is called the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, an important game for match points.) ）

History shows that 80% of teams that win the fifth game win the series when the first four games are 2:2.

So in the NBA, all teams pay special attention to the battle of Tianwang Mountain.

Fans also especially like to watch the battle of Tianwang Mountain, second only to the battle of the seventh.

American Airlines Center Arena.

Eight o'clock in the evening.

G5 is on.

The Green Army is still the old lineup: Blount, McCarty, Pierce, Wershko, Davis.

Heat: Grant, Odom, Li Lei, Jones, Wade.

Didi!

The game begins.

Blunt beat Grant and turned the ball back into his own half.

Pierce went to the front court to ask for the ball, or the same as in the previous game, directly to Odom.

Grant was the first to help defend.

Pierce seemed to anticipate it, unhurried, and made a clever pass to stuff the ball into the basket from between the two.

Blunt catches the ball and dunks it directly.

Bang!

2：0。

The first round was the same as the previous game.

"Didn't Coach Dafan make any adjustments?"

The on-site commentator immediately questioned.

The commentator smiled: "The Van Gundy family is all old and stubborn, whether it is Jeff or Stan, it is not easy to make them flexible." ”

Coach Dafan still made adjustments.

He deployed other players to protect Odom and minimize direct opposition between Odom and Pierce.

But it didn't work out well.

Among the Heat's starting five tigers, only Li Lei and Jones Sr. can limit Pierce to a certain extent, and the rest are misplaced against Pierce.

Playing Wade, Pierce has a height and strength advantage.

Playing Odom, Pierce is flexible and has a super sense of rhythm.

Playing Grant, Pierce is almost over with one acceleration.

Half Quarter Time, 14:8.

The Celtics are already eight points ahead.

Pierce scored eight points alone, catching up with the Heat's entire score.

Subsequently, Coach Dafan changed his strategy again: pinching Pierce.

This trick didn't work well either.

Welshko and McCarty were both good shooters today, hitting most of the open shots.

End of the first section.

In the first quarter, the Green Army led by 11 points.

The Green Army is like a rainbow.

What's even more deadly: the Heat's own hand is far less than the previous games.

Odom was beaten a little devastated, and the old Jones was not allowed this time.

Wade, the Heat's leading scorer in the playoffs, was also in a slump today, shooting 1-of-4 from the field in the first quarter and committing two turnovers.

"It seems that Cato's absence has created a huge psychological burden on the Heat players themselves."

"That's right, the Celtics haven't beaten them yet, they've already lost to themselves."

"It's still inexperienced, there are too many newcomers, and the two main players, Jones and Odom, are not people who can resist the pressure."

"When a team has a problem, the whole team collapses."

"This one, it's hanging!"

The commentary seat, the chat between the commentator and the guests has begun to be one-sided and not optimistic about the Heat.

At half-time,.

The Celtics have a 16-point lead.

And the Heat look like they've collapsed.

With less than 40 points in the half, the Heat haven't played such a bad game in a long time except at the beginning of the season.

Everyone is saying: The Heat lost to themselves.

End of the third section.

The Celtics have a 20-point lead.

The game almost lost its suspense.

Just then, the narrator suddenly mentioned something.

In the 88-89 season, when Pat Riley was still coaching the Lakers, he led the Lakers to the Finals.

Before the Finals, Pat Riley was still practicing devil drills, but as a result, Byron Scott, the Lakers' second scorer, was injured in practice and missed the entire Finals.

In the G2 game, Magic Johnson also retired with an injury, and he had the same injury as Byron Scott, an injury caused by too much training.

In the end, the Lakers were directly swept by the opponent Pistons.

This is also the truth that Magic Johnson united all the players to get rid of Pat Riley.

Pat Riley's devilish training made a big mistake, but he didn't repent in the slightest, and the rest is countless.

At the age of 30, James Posey began to decline.

Mourning had kidney failure, mostly because he was training too hard and had been taking painkillers.

When Riley coached the Knicks, every time it came to the Eastern Conference finals, Ewing and a group of other players couldn't play.

Riley's old rival "Zen Master" Phil Jackson always taunted Riley: "His success depends on the future of the players." ”

……

These things are true and false, and it is difficult to discern.

But at the moment, it's really murderous.

The commentator couldn't help but say, "You mean, Cato? ”

The commentator nodded: "It is said that although the Heat have been winning, Pat Riley's devil training has never stopped, and Cato is tired." ”

The wall fell down and everyone pushed it, but that's it.

It's out there, why is it being said now?

Because the Heat lost!

Ultimately. The Celtics defeated the Heat by a big win and once again won the Heat's home court.

In total, the Celtics led the Heat 3-2.

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