Chapter five hundred and seventy-six: the blood of young people
"Dwyne Wade scored 10 points on 4 of 5 shots in a single quarter, and he taught the Trail Blazers a lesson. Perhaps Wade, who is no longer young, cannot hit the basket like he did back then, but today he also used his own actions to tell the Trail Blazers that no matter how bad he is, it is Wade!" During the halftime break, commentators from all stations began to analyze the situation in the first half.
The Trail Blazers did play very hard at the beginning, but the finals were a difficult and long process. You must maintain a high level from beginning to end in order to become the final winner.
Some fans were excited by Wade's sudden outbreak, but Portland fans and Chinese fans far away from the East were very worried. Anjie's performance in the second quarter can be said to be one of his worst minutes of the season.
Perhaps after so many successes, perhaps after the Heat Big Three could not get over in the first quarter, the young Trail Blazers were a little too relaxed. They always thought they could still easily defeat their opponents, but in the finals, it would be impossible to think like this.
Ricard stood in front of the tactical whiteboard with a stern expression, while the players below were all bowing their heads and silent.
"A Wade, who has a serious knee injury, can beat you like this. I think we are still very far from the championship." Surprisingly, Ricard did not encourage his players, and his cold tone made the players even more heartbroken.
"Just enjoy the game. Anyway, I see you like that, so I just walk the finals with a try-and-see attitude. Forget it, the Heat are indeed very strong anyway, and we won't be criticized if we lose to them." Ricard said while observing the expressions of the players below.
"It's us bad, boss." Finally, Anjie couldn't stand it anymore. He suddenly stood up and made Ricard have to raise his head to see the unwilling expression of his core.
"We played too slackened in the second quarter, and always thought the Heat were just like this..." An Jie couldn't help feeling very ashamed when he recalled his impatient offense and casual defense just now.
"I tell you, there are 30 teams in this league and 30 damn NBA teams! In this way, there are hundreds of the best basketball players in the world who have been fighting for half a year to be able to stand on the stage you arrived at today! Their efforts are no less than you. Some people even contributed their health to it! Contributed their private life and even family! Everyone will do their best for this moment! But look at yourself!" Ricard's emotions suddenly became excited. In the entire locker room, except for the players' breathing, they could only hear Ricard's yell.
"You have reached the position that everyone dreams of, but they are squandering opportunities in this place where everyone dreams of coming! If so, we might as well let those teams who want to win stand here! We might as well let the Spurs and let the Grizzlies replace us! At least, their spirit is worthy of the finals!"
"The Heat Big Three are not ordinary people. When the opponent's will is stronger and firmer than you, you should show higher fighting spirit instead of being complacent! Now, An, tell me, do you still want to play the finals? All of you tell me, why did you come here for a season??"
"I want to play, I want to win, I want to win the championship!" Anjie raised his head and stared at Ricard's loud roar.
"Then show the attitude we should have! They are tough, you are tougher than them! Their tactics are complicated, so we will resolve it with tireless running! There is no good luck, no compromise, and no chance to breathe! From the first minute to the death of the battle, we have to do our best! This is the finals gentlemen, not the damn All-Star weekend! Your opponent is the Miami Heat, a super team that has reached the finals for three consecutive years! Don't think that you can win with any seven successes. We must compete with the Miami people to the end!" Ricard said and slapped the whiteboard hard. He didn't have to infect everyone, as long as he could infect everyone, it would be equivalent to infecting everyone.
"Come on, guys, aren't we here for this?? Keep working hard and let the Big Three Heat know whose territory Rose Garden is!" An Jie also began to mobilize the enthusiasm of his teammates. After a while, the people who had just lowered their heads raised their shots, with murderous looks on their faces.
Indeed, due to the unexpected ease in the first quarter, the young Trail Blazers were a little self-inflated in the second quarter. The Trail Blazers' lack of rigor and insanity allowed the Heat to quickly seize the opportunity.
But now, the players already know the interests of the finals. Here, your opponent will not be easily defeated. Even if you pierce his heart, he will use the last bit of strength to insert the dagger into your chest!
Bloody hand-to-hand combat, war in peacetime! This is the NBA finals!
The third quarter started as scheduled, and the Heat sent Wade and Bosh to continue to pursue the defeated Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers directly appeared as the starting lineup.
"We are very worried about the changes in the mentality of the young Trail Blazers. I hope these little guys will figure out what they need to do during the halftime break. Otherwise, Wade and Bosh will completely lose the power of resistance!" Bill Walton frowned. At the beginning of the third quarter, will the Heat continue to suppress the game, or will the Trail Blazers regain their home court?
This time, Wade directly started to control the ball from the bottom line. With the experience in the second quarter, Wade is now full of confidence. Matthews's kid is too easy to sway, and Angel must worry that Bosh cannot quickly make up for defense. Now it seems that this Trail Blazers are not as terrifying as rumored.
"What!?" However, Wade, who had just passed halftime, had not had time to accelerate, was trapped by the active Matthews. He pressed his defense in half and gave Wade a big gift as soon as the Trail Blazers came up.
Matthews is indeed easy to be deceived by the cunning Wade, but equally, his body, which is considered very strong among the defenders, also makes Wade, who is getting older, unable to bear it.
Wade changed speed and direction several times in a row, but he did not let him get rid of Matthews. Matthews was like a hunter, and Wade was the prey that was targeted by the hunter!
"Matthews' defense is indecisive! Wade was in trouble at the beginning of the third quarter."
Wade naturally would not be intimidated by this difficulty. He immediately passed the ball to Bosh, and then quickly flashed past Matthews without the ball.
Matthews did not expect Wade to cut in immediately after passing the ball, so he failed to stop the "Flash"'s advancement. But this time Matthews did not leave his butt for Anjie to wipe it. He turned around and rushed towards Wade like chasing prey!
Wade broke into the three-second zone and seemed very calm when facing Aldridge Wade who came back to defend. He suddenly took three steps, and the swaying center of gravity changed to Aldridge. He didn't know whether Wade was going to the left or right.
Just as Aldridge was stunned, Wade suddenly accelerated to the left and passed Aldridge in one fell swoop. Wade jumped and planned to pass the ball. But he found that Anger did not come back to make up for defense, and he was still standing in front of Bosh!
"Don't you plan to assist in defense?" Wade was a little surprised and immediately turned into a cross, intending to attack by himself.
Just as Wade was about to shoot the ball, he felt a huge pressure behind him.
Wade was unable to maintain balance in such a fierce physical confrontation, so he immediately threw the ball into the air and threw it out of the bottom line in a panic!
The referee blew the whistle, and Matthews raised his hand to signal that he was indeed a foul. But he did not regret it, because at least he stopped Wade's layup!
"Boy!" Seeing that Wade, who was at great risk of injury, was violated, Ray Allen, who was now playing No. 3, rushed up, intending to cause trouble for Matthews. At this moment, Anjie suddenly appeared and stood between Allen and Matthews.
"Control yourself, Lei!" Anjie fiercely protected his teammates, just like the three Celtic giants protected Rondo under Kobe's hands.
"Let your friends pay more attention, An." Lei Alan naturally knew that Anjie was not easy to mess with, so he gave up on entanglement.
Afterwards, Wade, who was severely hit, made only one of two free throws at the free throw line. Although the Heat still scored, Ricard was very happy to see the changes in the mentality of the Trail Blazers players. Moreover, after this attack, Wade's breakthrough may not be as bold as before.
The Trail Blazers counterattack, Bosh is the most painful one among the Heat.
Although she is still behind, An Jie is not in a hurry now, but is still working harder than in the second quarter!
Bosh originally planned to put his arm across Anjie to interfere with his catching the ball, but Anjie directly used his dark elbow to shake Bosh's arm away and further set the position.
The subtle confrontation between the two giants was simply unaware of, but only Bosh knew how powerful Angel's elbow was!
The basketball was hit into An Jie's hands as always. Although Bosh was still stuffy in his chest, he did not dare to slack off at all. He continued to stick to An Jie, not allowing this regular season MVP to get any space.
But Anjie did not stay with the ball for too long. After receiving the ball with his back, he immediately made a pass. Aldridge hit the front of the basket and the basketball just bounced to his waist. In such a comfortable position, Aldridge shot as soon as he caught the ball!
Haslem, who is at a disadvantage in height, footsteps and speed, has a tough style and is trying hard to interfere. However, the gap in strength still allows Aldridge to easily score the ball.
The fans of Rose Garden immediately applauded. When Angel got out of the impatient singles, the Trail Blazers' offense was the most perfect offense!
"This is An's second assist today. Let's see if he is short-lived or completely resurrected!" Bill Walton and Yu Jia were both excited. This is An Jie's favorite offensive rhythm!
"These kids seem to have different fighting spirits!" James whispered beside Spoelstra.
"God knows what Ricard told them during the halftime break. You go to the technical station to prepare, and you will play as soon as the ball dies!" The Philippine coach is not Ricard. He will not wait until the score is approaching before making a substitution decision.
James stood up, took off his training uniform, walked to the technical stage and sat on the ground. Ricard naturally saw this scene. He only hoped that the players on the court could equalize the score before James came on the court!
Wade still controlled the ball himself, and the facts also proved that Matthews' fierce defense just now was not a flash of inspiration.
He still held Wade tightly. The determination to fight to the end made Matthews put huge pressure on Wade!
Ray Allen used his skillful off-ball running and Bosh's tacit understanding of off-ball pick-and-roll pocket to get out of the bottom line, raising his hand to ask Wade for the ball.
Wade did not hesitate. This great shooter of the 96 Golden Generation is always worthy of trust from his teammates.
As soon as Ray Allen received the ball, he was about to aim at the basket, but saw Iguodala chasing him in a thick air. Ray Allen could even feel the breath exhaled from Iguodala's nose and rolling on his face!
"Andre's defense is very tight, and the two faces are almost together!"
"This is simply a gambling defense! If Ray Allen chose to break through at the beginning, Iguodala would have been clean. However, this defense seems to work particularly when it comes to the Heat!"
Ray Allen now, let alone three-point shooting and breakthrough, he worked hard to protect the basketball and could only barely pass the ball.
After receiving the basketball, Chalmos broke through directly. Bosh immediately stuck Anger, making it impossible for him to interfere with Chalmos' layup.
But even so, Charmos still did not escape the fate of being raped. But this time, the person who completed the pursuit of the rape was the best rookie Damien Lillard!
"Ah!" Bosh was still stunned by what was happening in front of him, but An Jie had already jumped high and grabbed the basketball that was blown away.
"Matthews!" Angel yelled and threw the basketball to Wesley Matthews with one hand.
Last season, Matthews and Felton, a pair of defenders who were not fast, made it difficult for the Trail Blazers to launch a fast break.
But this year, when Matthews received the ball and advanced, Iguodala and Lillard were able to come forward to respond immediately.
The third-line fast break was immediately formed, and Matthews gave the ball to Iguodala who was advancing from the middle. Iguodala quickly rushed into the basket with the ball. Ray Allen jumped hard, but found that Iguodala was still on the ground and did not move!
Iguodala had no intention of attacking the frame by himself from beginning to end. He stopped this and not only made him shake Lei Alan away, but also waited for Anjie's advancement!
Iguodala threw the ball back and Anjie, who came from behind, jumped up hard.
He held the ball tightly in the air with both hands. After that, An Jie accumulated enough energy and ignored the thunder that had just been shaken up and landed. Allen pushed the ball into the basket with great force!
Before Lei Allen could react to what was going on, An Jie completed the all-match dunk through the entire slam dunk.
After Anjie landed, he pointed his hands at the stands, and the entire rose garden vibrated with the frequency of the basket!
"This damn boy!" Lei Allen was very dissatisfied, but found that he had no choice but to do anything! He couldn't just ask others for trouble just because the opponent scored a goal.
Angel and Iguodala have caused this legend of the 96 Golden Generation to be greatly humiliated!
In the next round, Bosh's turnover jump shot was also disturbed by Angel. Matthews and Angel hit a three-pointer by just using a simple inside-out tactic.
Anjie's restraint in the inside was too strong. When Matthews passed the ball to Anjie who cut inside, even if someone rushed towards the yellow-skinned highest point.
As long as Anjie hits the ball back to Matthews, the unmarked latter can easily make a three-pointer!
"Suspend, pause!" Spolstra immediately stood up and shouted, and James also returned to the bench from the technical stand.
Before he could get the chance to play the dead ball, the Trail Blazers tied the score. The Heat felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. These young people were like fucking crazy!
Chapter completed!