In the first half of the fourth quarter, there was still a bench battle.

Butler and Harrington are all leading the way.

Half a quarter passed, 75:70, the Heat fell 5 points behind.

The last half of the key.

The head coaches of both sides changed the starting lineup.

Li Lei's eyes flashed, and Artest stood in front of him.

"Rookie, here is the freezing moment!"

Artest said viciously.

Li Lei didn't say anything, he was a little tired.

Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh!

Tonight, he put in great energy on both offense and defense.

On the defensive end, he has to defend the fierce Artest and keep helping his teammates check for omissions.

On the offensive end, Li Lei's scoring tonight almost relies on running positions or forcing his opponents, and he rarely has the opportunity to shoot at an open position.

If it weren't for learning the intermediate braised candy defense and reducing the physical fitness of defensive consumption in a small amount, Li Lei might not have been able to stick to it now.

Simply put, Li Lei is not physically fit enough.

The Heat attack.

Li Lei was ambushed outside the three-point line, attracting Artest and opening up space for his teammates.

Old Jones ate Reggie Miller with his back and hit a mid-range shot.

75:72.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Lei hid in the bottom corner and took a few breaths.

Pacers offense.

Tinsley breaks through.

Li Lei was slower in assisting defense and was rushed into the paint area by Tinsley, and a small throw shot over Kato's fingertip.

77:72.

The Heat attack again.

Odom failed to score at the basket, and Kato made a tip-in.

77:74.

Pacers attack.

Li Lei failed to block Artest who was charging with the ball, and Artest went to the basket and dunked.

79:74.

Coach Dafan felt Li Lei's weakness and asked on the sidelines: "Stone, do you need a rest?"

Li Lei gritted his teeth: I'm fine.

The Heat attack.

Artest looked at Li Lei gasping for breath: "Rookie, you are weak! That guy Rick is right. If you let you play in the third quarter, you will naturally not be able to play in the fourth quarter. That's right."

Li Lei suddenly realized.

No wonder Artest came back in the second half and instead went to bother Old Jones.

This is Rick Carlisle's trick. In the third quarter, he lets himself fight and consumes his physical strength.

But how did he know what his physical fitness is?

This is not difficult either.

You only need to study the Heat's previous games and look at Li Lei's previous playing time and condition to make a rough judgment.

NBA teams all have special teams to do this.

A player likes to break through on the left or the right; a player has a three-pointer in the bottom corner, or a three-pointer in the top of the arc; a player has a shooting percentage on the left side of the free throw line and a shooting percentage on the right side... it is no secret.

Li Lei has these things every time he studies the tactical manual before the game.

Huh! Huh!

Li Lei did not answer, but just took a few breaths.

Artest saw it and shook his head contemptuously.

Nearby, Old Jones is forcing Old Miller to eat again.

Artest actually ignored Li Lei and rushed forward to double-team Jones.

Jones saw it and immediately passed the ball to Li Lei.

Li Lei gritted his teeth, adjusted, and took action outside the three-point line.

Artest did not pounce back to defend, but just watched the basketball fly in the air, crossing a parabola and shooting towards the basket.

Swish!

Enter!

79:77, the Heat were only 2 points behind.

Li Lei scored the 21st point in this game, which is also the first time he scored 20 in his career.

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun are all congratulating Li Lei.

Brynn and Walton also mentioned one thing.

Walton: "I remember Darryl Morey, assistant general manager of the Mosaics, said that Stone, who only knows three-pointers, will never score 20 points. I don't know what he says now."

Brin smiled: "Actually, Stone could score 20 points long ago when he switched to a team. The Heat had too many scoring points, Odom, Jones, Wade, Butler, Stone... all five people averaged double digits, and Alstom, Kato, Haslem, and Grant could score. Stone was suppressed by his teammates. Look, as soon as Wade was absent, Odom and Jones were strictly guarded, Stone immediately cut 20."

On the court.

Artest opened his mouth wide: Can he continue to invest in this way?

Artest looked at Li Lei.

Li Lei smiled and said, "Ron, I can score 20 points tonight, thanks to you."

Artest: "…"

Li Lei continued: "You are not guarding me in the first three quarters. You are guarding me in the fourth quarter. Just give me a Pacific-like open space. You are such a good teammate, no! You are a good opponent."

Artest's face was grim: "Damn it, who wants to cut you 20? I will freeze you and freeze yours."

Seeing Artest was a little crazy, Li Lei decisively ran away.

This guy was diagnosed with "irritability" at the age of 8. He was really going to beat someone if he was angry.

This year alone, Artest has fought several fights.

In January, Artest and Pat Riley had an argument and a fight.

In the same January, Artest directly smashed a camera equipment worth $100,000 after losing to the Knicks.

In February, NBA union players gathered, and Artest fought with former mosaic player Percy in front of former President Clinton.

In March, Artest lost to the Trail Blazers and knocked Wells to the ground directly.

...

"Beast" Ron Artest is absolutely famous.

Pacers offense.

Artest directly asked for the ball, he wanted to force Li Lei to see if Li Lei can still play.

Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh!

Li Lei gasped for breath after breath, giving people the feeling that it was about to fail soon.

Artest held Li Lei back and chised it in with force.

Li Lei spread his legs apart, lowered his center of gravity, and tried his best to hold Artest with his chest.

Every time Artest hit him, Li Lei felt a fire in his chest that he wanted to ignite himself, which was extremely painful.

Li Lei held his breath and did not dare to let go.

Once he was relieved, he couldn't stand it anymore.

After chiseling a few times, Jones reacted and attacked Artest sideways, forcing Artest to make a mistake.

Li Lei grabbed the ball and immediately passed it to Alstom to fight a fast break.

Alstom assisted Odom in the frontcourt to score a layup.

79:79.
To be continued...