Chapter 359: Accident, advance to the finals
Doon had thought that when he returned to his home stadium, the penalty scale would change.
Who knows, the league has the idea of extending the series and increasing the ratings.
Even though more than 20,000 Bulls fans at the United Center booed the referee together, the referee still went his own way and favored the Heat players as much as possible.
Fortunately, after the first four games, the Heat was already at the end of their strong crossbow, and now they are fighting away from home, and they are facing huge boos, and their physical strength and energy have reached the limit.
As early as the first quarter, the Heat's overall performance was very stretched, with the team shooting 4-of-17, 1-of-5 three-pointers, and 7-of-10 free throws, scoring only 16 points.
On the other hand, the Bulls only made 2 free throws, but they made 13 goals on their own, including 4 three-pointers.
It was also because of the effectiveness of the Bulls that they were full of firepower in the first quarter, scoring a 32-point performance and doubling the Heat, which showed a righteous victory, so that the three referees on the scene had little use.
In the second quarter of the game, the Bulls were still full of momentum, scoring 28 points in a single quarter.
Although the Heat's offensive performance has picked up, even with the help of the referee, they only scored 22 points, and the Bulls still opened up a 6-point gap.
By the end of the first half, the Bulls had built a 22-point advantage.
This means that as long as the Bulls do not wave in the second half and continue to play steadily, the Bulls will win the G5 victory in tonight's East Finals.
However, any game in the NBA is full of uncertainties.
In the third quarter, the Bulls slowed down the pace of the game and tightened up their defense, but Wade finally found the feeling that he could lead the team to victory, and he scored six straight points at the beginning of the third quarter.
It didn't take long for Bosh to follow suit and score points one after another.
When Wade and Bosh were dumbfounded, James stepped up to take over the ball.
The Big Three of the Heat really played the role of the Big Three, and almost took on the scoring task of the whole Heat team.
For a while, the Bulls shouted two timeouts in a row, but they still couldn't stop the crazy offensive momentum of the Heat's consecutive scores.
And on the offensive end, because the referee did not give a whistle under the basket, many balls were destroyed by beaters, waist pushes and other actions, and the Bulls players could only shoot more three-pointers from the outside.
As a result, under the high-intensity confrontation, the shooting hand is not good, and the number of iron hits remains high.
That is, both Doon and Aldridge have the ability to play in the low post, which is why when things are not quite right, they rely on their individual ability to solve some scoring problems.
68-81, the Heat relied on 30 points in the third quarter to quickly recover 9 points and narrow the gap between the two teams to 13 points.
For the Bulls, the situation was a bit grim, but fortunately, they accumulated enough advantages in the first half, and even if the third quarter performance was mediocre, they were able to stabilize the situation.
Of course, Doon and others still attach great importance to this.
After the start of the fourth quarter, the main force all came on the court, putting on a posture that every second counts and never relaxes.
The Bulls were worried about the referee in the fourth quarter, which was still the same as in the first three quarters. If that's the case, then the Bulls will have a hard time getting to the basket and scoring because of unfair free throws.
People's hearts are the most unpredictable, and the Bulls still think the referee a little worse first and prepare for the worst.
Therefore, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Bulls chose to play smartly, trying other players' running tactics, while Doon held the ball to attract the defense, creating opportunities for teammates to shoot from the outside or score under the basket.
In order to ensure that he could still have the stamina to score at critical moments, Doon did not run low to hold the ball early as he used to.
Because the physical confrontation of low-post singles is relatively large, the physical exertion will be more.
If Doon plays the ball hard in the low post, it is very likely that Doon will not be able to score strongly in the second half of the fourth quarter when no one on the team scores.
In order to save energy, Doon chose to deal cards at the top of the arc at the beginning of the fourth quarter, using his own ball to attract the defense, coupled with his top-notch passing ability, to create better scoring opportunities for other teammates.
As early as before the start of the fourth quarter, the Bulls also discussed, in order to cooperate with Doane to organize the offense, the Bulls changed the previous right side as the strong side at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but changed the left side to the strong side.
In the bottom corner, at a 45-degree angle of the three-point line, and in the bull's corner, there were three people, George and Aldridge, and only Ray Allen opened up space in the right bottom corner.
I saw the first attack of the fourth quarter after the Bulls players came on the court.
Jr. dribbled the ball past half court to George on the flank, and then took the initiative to crouch in the bottom corner.
Aldridge immediately stepped forward to cover George from beyond the three-point line.
Seeing that George was about to shoot, James immediately pounced, no, he stretched his foot over.
At the same time, Battier also shifted from facing Doon to George.
George was instructed by head coach Scott Skels to press as much time as possible and not to rush into the game before he came on the field.
So instead of rushing the ball to give others a chance to step up, the ball was passed back to Doon at the top of the arc.
Doon didn't rush to shoot or pass the ball, and when he attracted the attention of the Heat's defense, he passed the ball to the basket by hitting the ground.
It was too late, James and Battier had just moved sideways to face Doon in small steps, and George, who had just finished passing the ball, cut to the basket and attracted Bosh's defense.
At this time, the small card in the bottom corner cut to the basket again, just in time to receive a pass from Doon to give an advance amount, the ball leader.
The small card has a big hand and is stable enough to catch the ball, although Doon's pass is relatively fast and low, but it is still caught by the small card.
And Xiaoka didn't hesitate after getting the ball, and immediately jumped up and dunked with both hands.
By the time Wade, who was defending Ray Allen, came to the basket, the small card had already stuffed the ball into the basket with his hands.
With the ball dunked in by the Lega, the Bulls extended their advantage to 15 points with a pass-and-cut combination.
However, the Heat knew that the time was urgent and knew that this game was very important, so Wade immediately grabbed the baseline ball and drove the Heat to play a fast break.
Fortunately, most of the Bulls players on the court are talented young people, and they don't have too fast defensive speed, and their defensive ability is quite good.
The Heat couldn't make the switch, so they could only try to break through with the ball and hit the basket.
And the Bulls put on a joint defense, even if the referee gives the whistle, it is two or three people who are pinched together, consuming the physical strength of the Heat triumvirate as much as possible.
Maybe he was too tired from playing, Wade didn't collapse first, and after a layup fall, he clutched his knee in pain and couldn't get back up.
Doon didn't expect such a scene beforehand, but superstar huddles often end in similar situations.
Although the current Heat Big Three has not achieved any great achievements, Wade, as a veritable leader of the Heat, was injured at a critical moment in the key game of the Eastern Conference Finals and could not continue the game.
This also indicates that the unlucky Heat triumvirate will come to an end.
Sure enough, James and Bosh, who lacked leadership, were unable to revive the Heat's morale.
Originally, with the help of the referee, the Heat still had some possibilities to turn defeat into victory, but this time it was unsustainable.
It's not that the Heat players can't win, and winning tonight's game just doesn't make sense to play one more game.
They are all NBA players, and everyone knows what the specific situation is in this round of Eastern Conference finals.
The Heat's hard power is not as good as the Bulls, and if there is no referee to help, they may have been swept 4-0 by the Bulls in the last G4 game.
Therefore, even if the Heat wins tonight, Wade will not be able to play in the next G6, and the Heat will definitely lose.
In that case, why bother playing one more playoff game without pay?
Anyway, if you can't win the championship, why continue to be tired and miserable?
85-101, after Wade was injured, the Bulls quickly defeated the Heat, and finally defeated the Heat with a 16-point difference, and successfully advanced to this year's Finals with a score of 4-1.
"You know, Dwynne is my brother. We all know that he has suffered an injury on the field, but hopefully he will get better and be safe as soon as possible! ”
"Dwyan, Chris, LeBron, they did well, but we're the defending champions!"
"Michael chose to believe in Scotty and I chose to believe in my teammates! Yes, we did it again, and we made it to the finals again! (End of chapter)