In the next round, the two sides also played back and forth.

James' breakaway was defended by Iguodala and Giannis Antetokounmpo in turn, and it was a very high physical exertion.

Although James can score some goals, such a round of consumption has made James feel that his physical strength has decreased.

However, Wade's fire support still shared the pressure on James.

The whistle is blown loosely this time, so the consumption at both ends of the offense and defense is relatively large.

With the defensive intensity of both sides increasing, the Timberwolves can also maintain the score with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler.

End of the first session.

Timberwolves 25:28 Heat.

The Timberwolves trailed by a small three-pointer.

Both sides were tired enough in this game, and the Timberwolves did not replace the main lineup, so that the Heat was forced to be unable to replace the main lineup.

Because it's a tug-of-war now, which side is not tied all of a sudden, it's easy to be beaten directly by the game.

Eric Spoelstra also wants to make a substitution, after all, the Heat's Big Three are going to save up energy to play in the playoffs this season, and the role players are older.

The whole Heat team is currently bent on playing the playoffs for the championship.

At the break, James actually had some opinions about Eric Spoelstra.

The goal of this season is to win the championship, otherwise the Heat lineup will basically be disbanded.

Eric Spoelstra actually used the main team like this in a regular season.

In James's view, Eric Spoelstra was unwilling to lose to Su Chen last season, so he competed with Su Chen this time.

But James feels that it was Curry and Thompson who really won them last season, and it was not unrelated to Su Chen, but it was not such an exaggeration as being defeated by Su Chen.

Besides, the current Su Chen has fallen and run away to a weak team, which is still a team in the west.

This is simply an unstructured behavior to compete with Su Chen.

On the Heat side, Eric Spoelstra and James didn't communicate much, and the whole team didn't get involved when they saw this situation.

In fact, such an environment is probably the epitome of the Heat's season this season, so it collapsed directly after being defeated by the Spurs.

Eric Spoelstra was also deeply helpless, obviously after the first quarter, the Heat still had a small lead of three points.

But the atmosphere of the whole Heat team seems to have been broken down by the Timberwolves.

On the other hand, on the Timberwolves' side, everyone has a momentum.

In addition to Su Chen's reprimand, the rest of the team was also communicating and discussing, the details of defense and offense.

It's a very nice vibe.

The Timberwolves are different from the Heat, the Heat must hit the championship, and the Timberwolves can play any kind of record.

If you have to talk about the pressure of performance, it is also Su Chen's performance pressure, but it is only to enter the playoffs.

Winning teams rarely have conflicts, and since they've won 19 in a row, everyone is pretty confident now.

"Cheer up and take this one for you to take a holiday."

Su Chen also clapped his hands and said to the players.

The honor of 20 consecutive wins, as well as the promise of a holiday, made the main force who had been tired for a whole section cheer up all of a sudden.

The second section begins.

The Heat's main lineup is left with Bosh and Chanmos on the court, but the Timberwolves are still the main force.

"Don't you take a break at all?"

Eric Spoelstra was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene.

Although he had heard before that the Timberwolves' winning streak was built by players playing the whole game.

But when I actually saw it, I still felt shocked.

Most of the Heat's role players don't have much of their own offensive ability, and they are good at defense and catch-and-shoot threes.

Chammos was supposed to be the perimeter of the perimeter, but Butler and Covington blocked his bag and made it difficult for him to get out of the ball.

At the same time, Bosh's back, facing Giannis Antetokounmpo's single defense, could not attract the bag and was not efficient.

After all, Bosh didn't use his back much during the entire Big Three, and basically did some off-ball offense.

His back was picked up in the offseason after James confirmed his departure.

Now Bosh uses the back-to-back technique, and it looks a little rusty.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is particularly talented at back-to-back defense, which of course is also due to his height, reach, and athleticism, which makes opponents have to sit deep enough to pick him up.

This would give Giannis Antetokounmpo plenty of room to maneuver, such as removing the stool or turning to the side early, which would make the opponent's back quite uncomfortable.

What's more, this era is no longer the era of backsliding, and there will not be so many people who will be proficient in this way anymore.

Those top backers were also ten years ago.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's back-to-back defense is enough, if not top-notch, in this era.

The Heat's offense got bogged down.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency is still as good as in the first quarter.

Honk!

In desperation, Eric Spoelstra called a timeout.

Now he doesn't care about the current team's goals, and if he doesn't make substitutions and adjustments, this game will be lost.

James didn't have much of an opinion on Eric Spoelstra's substitution this time.

Because he can also see that if he doesn't play, the Heat lineup really can't beat the Timberwolves.

This also made James very disappointed, further disappointed in this team, and everything had to rely on him.

Wade is not like a few years ago, and now Wade is slipping from the top and can't play more in the regular season.

Last season, Wade made just 53 team starts in the regular season.

James played 76 games last season.

Judging from this season, he has to play 70+ again, because Wade's form is going to rest again this season.

Without Wade, there aren't many games in which Bosh can make a difference, let alone other role players.

James wasn't just building up disappointment, he's also tired.

The way he looked at Eric Spoelstra was also annoying, even if he had to fight a Timberwolves.

Isn't this the incompetence of the coach?

It's just that James is dissatisfied, and when he goes up to play, he is still serious.

As soon as he got on the court, James broke through with the ball directly.

Facing Iguodala's defense, he scored the ball.

And on the defensive end, when Butler broke through with the ball, he chased Butler directly behind and took Butler down.

However, Wade himself was a little injured and did not play, and the entire Heat did not have a quick connection with him.

This fast offensive has become a positional battle.

James once again embodied his role on the court, and one offense and one defense suddenly changed the team's momentum.

(End of chapter)