The rise of basketball legends

Chapter 801 Showing Big Heart

The Miami Heat strengthened their interior defense and rebound control tonight, and also made improvements on the offensive end. Several core players were obviously more aggressive than they were on the court, especially James.

He took the initiative to assume the offensive responsibility tonight. Of course, responsibility alone is not enough. James is in very good physical condition tonight.

Knicks coach Nelson also had a countermeasure. He replaced Al Harrington and Arab League early, and directly entered the small lineup in advance, hoping to use shooting and speed to break the game.

This change has achieved certain results, but the Heat still have the upper hand.

So far, in addition to James, the Heat's other core, Dwyane Wade, has also been very efficient.

At the end of the first quarter, the Miami Heat led 29 to 25.

In the second quarter of the game, Nelson sent on Barea, Beverley, A-Lian, Al Harrington, and Kenyon Martin.

The Heat let Wade lead the second team.

Beverly came up like a chicken, pestering Wade all the way.

After the last game, Wade already roughly knew that the Knicks had such a number one figure, and was well prepared before the game.

In the first round of the match between the two, Wade fouled Beverley.

Wade used the screen to come to the left and made a shooting action from the mid-range. Beverley bypassed the pick-and-roll and pounced over. Wade glanced sideways and took the ball and hit Beverley.

Beverley exerted too much force and received two fouls in more than three minutes.

Wade used his rich experience to handle Beverley.

After all, this is Beverley's first year in the NBA. He works hard but lacks experience.

After two fouls, Nelson temporarily took him off the court to rest.

Wade solved the problem with a little intervention.

Beverley can cause some trouble for Wade, but it is obviously impossible to use him to lock Wade in every game. Super stars are not that cheap.

Neither Barea nor Shuhao could give Wade enough defensive pressure. After 5 minutes of the second quarter, Wade's score in a single quarter had risen to 9 points.

Under his leadership, the Miami Heat further expanded their lead.

"Great job, Dwayne!"

When Wade came off the court to rest, James high-fived him.

"Leave it to you, LeBron." Wade patted James.

In Spoelstra's tactics, one of Wade and James must be on the court. The Heat's substitutes are no better than those of the Knicks. If they both leave the court at the same time, the situation may become uncontrollable.

The New York Knicks attacked and the score was 47 to 40.

Curry was a little anxious when he saw that he was lagging behind. He took advantage of the screen and directly killed the inside, throwing a high shot!

This ball James made up from the side, which caused a great psychological burden on Curry. Curry interestingly increased the arc of his shot.

"Bang!"

The basketball bounced out.

Gasol directly blocked Jordan, and the new Haslem got the rebound and passed to Chalmers.

Chalmers accelerated at the top of the arc, and Curry took a shot, almost causing Chalmers to miss a point.

Chalmers got the ball back after blocking Curry with his back.

The Miami Heat's fast break turns into a positional attack.

Gasol ran in from outside the three-point line at this time, and LeBron James directed without the ball at the top of the arc: "Pass to the inside! Pass to the inside!"

Even if the ball is not in his hands, James can still take advantage of his vision and overall situation.

After Gasol got the ball, he directly stepped up inside.

Jordan jumped from behind, and Chen Yan also retreated to the inside.

Both men hit the ball on the backboard at the same time.

Gasol didn't handle the ball well. He went straight to the ball without any physical confrontation with the defensive player. Moreover, he didn't even choose to dunk, but went straight to the basket and hit the board.

It's taken for granted.

"Beep!"

Just as the New York Knicks were about to counterattack, the referee's whistle sounded.

Gasol subconsciously pulled Jordan when he landed and was called for a foul.

The Knicks kicked off again, Chen Yan went around to the top of the arc to catch the ball, and the Heat continued to attack.

In the first quarter, their double-teaming of Chen Yan was very effective, and they planned to continue this strategy in the second quarter.

Curry didn't get used to the Heat. Seeing that his defense was slack, he decisively fired three-pointers!

"Shh!"

hit!

47:43.

Curry felt average tonight, but he still wouldn't miss this wide-open opportunity.

The Heat made a quick start from the bottom line, and James suddenly moved the ball after reaching the top of the key.

Chalmers made a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

50:43.

Chalmers gave Curry a three-pointer in return. Curry missed a lot of players this round.

After Curry passed the half court, Chen Yan blocked the elbow area and asked for a position.

James half-circled forward to defend, and Mike Miller supported from behind.

The Heat's defense against James has been upgraded, with two people flanking him when he doesn't have the ball.

Curry passed to Battier and Haslem made up for it.

Battier missed a three-pointer.

The Heat immediately launched a quick counterattack, and James used his personal impact to score two points.

52:43.

The Heat played more smoothly tonight and quickly took control of the game.

At halftime, the Miami Heat led 63 to 53 by 10 points.

The Knicks did not play well in the half, and Chen Yan also did not play well in the half. His half-time statistics were 14 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds.

After returning to the locker room, Nelson didn't talk too much to Chen Yan. He simply laid out the tactics and gave Chen Yan more time to calm down and adjust by himself.

Just after the second half, James hit a three-pointer.

His outside shooting was completely open tonight.

And this feeling seemed to be contagious. In the next few minutes, Wade and Channing Frye also hit three-pointers one after another.

Entering the fourth quarter, the Heat's lead reached 14 points.

Three minutes before the start of the fourth quarter, the Heat still firmly suppressed the Knicks.

The scene for the Knicks was very dull tonight. Just when everyone thought this game was going to be like this, the situation on the court suddenly changed!

The Heat's efficiency has declined.

The reason why the Heat were far ahead in the first three quarters was because they had an unconventional shooting rate, especially James, who made 7 of 5 three-pointers. For him, this is a very exaggerated shooting rate.

If this shooting rate continues until the end of the game, the Knicks will probably be in trouble tonight.

The Knicks decisively seized on the Heat's declining efficiency and launched counterattacks one after another!

The Heat were unable to double-team Chen Yan during the run and gun, so Chen Yan seized the opportunity and succeeded in running long distances in succession.

The Knicks scored consecutively, but the Heat were unable to use the fast-paced offense they were good at, and could only stay in position and slowly attack.

The shooting percentage was even more tested when he fell into position. James missed two three-pointers in succession, which made Heat fans stamp their feet anxiously. Where did James, who was so accurate in the first three quarters, go?

Consecutive missed shots allowed James to switch modes in the next few minutes.

James is not Kobe's type of player. After missing consecutive shots, he will not take another shot and will consider passing the ball rationally.

This made Spoelstra on the sidelines extremely anxious. This is when the team needs superstars to step forward. What does it mean to not shoot a ball?

"Shh!"

When Chen Yan got a rebound in the backcourt, passed a full-moon scimitar-like penetrating ball, and assisted Curry to hit a three-pointer, the difference between the two sides was only 4 points.

Heat coach Spoelstra immediately called a timeout.

After returning from the timeout, Wade turned around and hit a mid-range hit, helping the Heat stabilize the situation.

The turning point of the game came at 5 minutes and 08 seconds, when Wade was replaced by Spoelstra after committing five fouls.

The Heat don't have a good outside defender, and even if Wade is double-teamed when he comes off the court, he can't lock Chen Yan.

Spoelstra can only let James guard Chen Yan.

James also suffered three fouls. In the first round of the confrontation between the two, Chen Yan overran James.

Didn't score, but the referee's whistle sounded.

This was James' fourth foul of the game.

One minute later, James knocked over Curry on a fast break.

The referee called him an offensive foul.

For the Heat, it was like a leak and it rained all night. Both core players committed five fouls.

Spoelstra replaced Wade in the last 3 minutes. Both he and James were timid on the defensive end and would be ejected if they committed another offense.

In the last 2 minutes, Chen Yan desperately looked for opportunities to cause fouls, knocking them both down, and the Heat's defensive and offensive system collapsed.

Both of them were very careful and could only stretch their hands but not jump in defense.

Chen Yan hit two three-pointers in a row without any mercy, directly leading the score!

At the last moment, Wade and James missed consecutive shots and had to send Chen Yan to the free throw line.

Chen Yan once again showed his big heart and made four consecutive free throws to help the team secure the G2 victory!