Chapter 702: Knees riddled with holes
"Tsk." Wade curled his lips and looked at the big screen on the scene helplessly. On the big screen, the reporters' live interview with An Jie was playing. But what Wade cares about was the damn score next to the picture.
112 to 92, Wade had thought that the Heat might lose at home, but never thought that they would lose so badly at home.
Today, dragging his knees with a pair of riddled holes, Wade scored 22 points like James. Every time he made a brave breakthrough, he was betting on his health.
Unfortunately, the Trail Blazers' performance today is simply impeccable. Even if Wade and James scored 44 points together, the Heat still couldn't turn over.
"Beautiful triple-double, An, how do you evaluate your performance today?" On the court, the reporters always asked An Jie tirelessly.
"All of us played very beautifully. If we had no teammates, I wouldn't have been able to get a triple-double today. Winning is everyone's credit." Anjie smiled happily, and the Heat stole a away game from Portland. Now, the Trail Blazers have taken it back for a tooth.
Seeing the young boy who came to the Heat to try out so well when facing reporters, Wade realized that so many years have passed.
"Do you think we can still win? LeBron." Wade suddenly said to James on the way back to the locker room.
"What!? You're kidding Dwyne, of course we can win! Hey, we still have a home court, today we're not in shape, it's okay, don't be discouraged." James replied in shock. He never expected that Wade would be discouraged.
Today, James and Wade have a total of 12 mistakes. You should know that the number of mistakes in the entire Trail Blazers team is only ten times.
These two impatient brothers' frequent misses in the fourth quarter were also one of the reasons why the Heat could not close the score in the end. James thought that Wade was dissatisfied with him because of this matter. However, he didn't know that Wade just really felt that he was old...
When he returned to the locker room, even James felt that the entire team was dead. The conflict between him and Chalmos had caused a crack in the locker room, but now he lost the game with a huge difference in points, and his teammates' morale was a little depressed.
"Guys, we haven't lost yet! We will win back the home court a day later, right?" James stood in the middle of the locker room and shouted, everyone responded to him, but James could see that everyone was absent-minded.
James shook his head, stuffed his feet into the ice bucket and sat in front of his cabinet. The current Heat is very different from when he first joined. If he couldn't get any results with the Heat this year... he might really have to consider his next belonging.
After all, this guy James is now only serving the championship!
After winning the competition, Angel, after the shower was completed, Ricard was forced to go to the physiotherapy room. There, a specialized physiotherapist massaged Angel and relaxed his muscles.
Now the total score of the series has become 2-1. Ricard now only needs to do one thing to ensure that the team wins, that is, to ensure that Angel stays healthy!
In order to get Angel's full massage, Ricard only brought Lillard and Aldridge to attend the press conference after the game. When reporters asked Ricard's why Angel did not come to participate, Ricard would always repeat one sentence: "He needs a rest."
From the first game of the regular season to the present, An Jie has been fighting hard and has not fallen out of a single game. Although An Jie is Superman on the court, Superman's heart is also made of flesh.
Enjoy your relaxing moment, Anjie, now you just need to concentrate on playing basketball...
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The next day, although there was no game to play, the nerves of the Heat players were still tight. They couldn't eat well, or even sleep well. Only by training in the training ground can their heartbeat be slightly relieved.
"This situation is not good, boss. If we let others continue like this, the team's combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly affected!" James started talking to Spoelstra before the start of training. If the Heat's internal problems are not solved, defeating it will always be a dream.
"The atmosphere in the locker room needs to be slowly adjusted. LeBron, you know this better than me. There are only a few days before the end of the season. Do you think it's not a waste to spend a few days cultivating the locker room relationship?" Spoelstra answered James' question while staring at the field.
James flipped his waist, it seemed that if he wanted the O'Brien Cup, he had to rely on himself!
After a low-quality joint training, the next day's game day will be held as scheduled. Whether you are ready or not, the battlefield is there. The only thing you can do is to stand up and keep moving forward, without a way out.
James is ready to take all his gambles. Today, he plans to use all his strength to help the Heat survive the sadness.
Although the fourth game of the series, for the Heat and James, this game is no different from the last game.
If the Heat really lose their second home game, the total score of the game will become a desperate 3-1. Due to the reform of the finals, the fifth battle between the two sides will start in Portland.
In such a situation, it is quite difficult for the Heat to complete the reversal in a 3-1 situation. So James has only one choice to save the victory at home!
At the beginning of the game, Aldridge's shot hit the box. James seized the opportunity, advanced quickly, and dunked domineeringly, taking the lead for the Heat.
Seeing that James is in such a positive state today, the fans of the American Airlines Center all cheered. Their king is finally going to defeat the enemy!
The Trail Blazers also gave James a lot of "face" today. At the beginning of the game, the Trail Blazers performed very mediocrely. They couldn't make consecutive shots like they did in the last game.
The Trail Blazers are like "boiling a frog in warm water". Although it is not fierce enough, they control the direction of the game from beginning to end.
Seeing James working so hard, Wade, the Heat team's soul, was not to be outdone, and planned to help. But Wade's knees completely dragged down the legendary defender today.
His breakthrough is no longer lethal, and Anjie's two consecutive blocks on Wade are the best proof of this. Later, Wade also wanted to solve the problem by shooting. Unfortunately, the impact of his legs on shooting was also huge.
The Trail Blazers responded to changes in the same situation and continued to play steadily. However, the Heat seemed to be willing but not capable.
After the first half, the Trail Blazers' shooting percentage was as high as 55.6%, and all of the ten players who played scored. However, the Heat's shooting percentage was only 35%. James only scored nine points, and Wade made only one shot with seven shots.
He only scored 36 points in the first half, which shows how poor the Heat's condition was.
Wade still couldn't find any feeling in the third quarter. He missed all the shots several times and did not score a single point. Bosh also disappeared, and his presence was lower than that of the Trail Blazers' Meyers Leonard. James had to fight alone, almost taking charge of all the Heat's scores in this quarter.
This is a very dangerous signal, because at this moment, James is back in the Cavaliers' mode of playing four people by one.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Wade's knees were already in pain, but he insisted on continuing to play. At worst, it was just a matter of pumping water on his knees. But now, the Heat are 24 points behind the Trail Blazers. Even if Wade insists on playing, the result doesn't seem to change.
Angel and Aldridge were like two gods of death holding sickles, constantly harvesting the aura of the Heat players. The score difference in the game has never been forced to be within 20 points. Although James worked very hard, he could not snatch the victory from the Trail Blazers players alone.
Once again, Wade passed the ball with the ball and passed the half. He really looked for the gap around Old Miller, hoping to find a chance to enter the penalty area!
Just as Wade was about to start and break through, the referee's harsh whistle suddenly rang. Wade turned his head and looked, and sure enough, Spolstral called a timeout.
Wade quickly walked off the court, and he thought his coach had thought of some way to turn the situation around. However, the first sentence after Spolstrá spoke made Wade feel very desperate.
"Dwyn, Chris, LeBron, come down and rest, we won't fight." Faced with the cruel facts, Spoelstra chose to accept it.
"What!?" James and Bosh had already sat on the bench with their heads down, but Wade looked at Spolstra in surprise.
"We can't give up yet, the score is now..."
"We have lost, Dwyne!" Before Wade finished speaking, Spoelstra increased his tone and snatched the right to speak. It took 3 and a half minutes, and the difference was 24 points. Judging from the state of the Big Three today, this game is really impossible to reverse.
Wade suddenly collapsed on the bench like a deflated ball. Spolstra patted Wade on the shoulder unbearable, and then continued to turn around to face the court and direct the battle.
Seeing that the Heat replaced all the main players and gave up the game, Ricard also used substitutes to complete the last few minutes of the game.
After Anjie got out, he hugged Ricard with excitement. Ricard's body was not at the same level as Anjie, and now he was even more breathless by Anjie's sudden bear hug.
"Okay, little brat, I know you are awesome!" Ricard kept "struggling" and finally let Anjie go.
It was also at this time that Ricard discovered that Anjie's eyes were a little rosy...
"We did it, boss... the championship, we have touched the championship trophy with one hand!" An Jie burst into tears because he was too happy.
"Wipe! What a futile guy! You have to cry and make a fuss. When you win the fifth game in Portland, let's start again!" Ricard hurriedly handed Anger a towel, but at this moment, Ricard's heart was also beating.
Spoelstra gave up the game, and the total score of the series became 3-1. What does this mean?
This means that the Trail Blazers are only one last step left to take before they can defend their title!
Wade, like Anjie, both of them covered their heads with towels and choked quietly in this small towel.
But Wade was sad because of failure, and Anjie was happy because of victory!
"Bee!" Suddenly, the roar of the end of the game sounded violently. The players of the Trail Blazers all jumped up, and they threw the towels in their hands into the air. Only An Jie, who still sat in his seat with his head buried. And you could hear nothing except cheers in the entire Moda Center.
It’s almost time for me to work hard all year, and the irresistible reward is finally coming!
Chapter completed!