Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Good guy, the Heat won't stumble again this year, right?"

The fans sitting in front of the TV drinking were a little stunned.

It is not a big deal to be led by the opponent by 7 points in the first quarter. The problem is that Wade made 0 of 3 shots in the first quarter and was unable to score. If Wade only scored 5 points like the previous game, I am afraid the Heat will be in the second round.

"Last year it was the Mavericks, this year it's the Pacers. If the Heat fall in the second round again, they may have to rebuild!"

The people next to me said happily.

"It's so pitiful that we couldn't even touch a truly strong team and were sent away by two civilian teams."

"What else is there to say about being the chosen one? He really deserves it!"

"Without a crown in a lifetime, isn't this the modern version of Malone?"

"Don't bury Malone. After all, Malone played for the Jazz for 17 years. At the end of his career, he just signed up for a team to compete for a championship."

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James Wade looked at each other and, without needing to say anything, knew that this was the Heat's most critical situation.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Heat directly replaced the three main players of James, Wade and Chalmers, and the two substitutes of Miller and Haslem.

On the other side, the Pacers calmly responded with a full bench lineup, Collison, Deng Tai Jones, Qitian, Hansbrough and Amandelson.

James broke through the basket as soon as he came on the court, fouled and made two free throws. Wade also made a jump shot to help the Heat chase points. Collison scored 4 points in a row to help the team stabilize the situation.

"Basket!"

Haslem and Wade's tacit understanding is not exaggerated. After receiving the ball, he turned around and made a layup.

"24-29."

"Hold on!"

Collison held the ball high and gestured to his teammates.

With the help of Hansbrough's pick-and-roll, he passed the ball to Amandasson under the basket.

Amandasson squeezed Haslem away and was about to take action when he heard the voice of Dengta Jones next to him:

"careful!"

"What?"

Before Amandasen could react, as soon as his hand was empty, the basketball was snatched away by Wade who slipped over from the bottom corner!

"Defend!"

Jones and Collison were about to return to defense, but saw Wade flex his right arm and throw the basketball away.

The Pacers fans followed the movement of the basketball and saw that James had broken through from the other side and rushed towards the basket, with Qi Tian chasing after him hard.

James jumped up to catch the ball and made a layup.

"Whoosh!"

"26-29."

The point difference was narrowed to 3 points in one fell swoop. Vogel on the other side decisively requested a substitution, replacing Dengta Jones with Granger, and West also appeared on the field.

However, the Heat replaced James, who played another 3 minutes after the first quarter, and Joel Anthony came on. The team's lineup changed to a normal lineup with Joel Anthony and Haslem on the inside.

Do you want to replace Danny?

As soon as this idea flashed through Vogel's mind, he dismissed it himself.

I'm really stupid.

Why change?

Without James on the court, isn't this a good opportunity for Danny to score?

"To Danny!"

Vogel directs Collison Road from the sidelines.

Granger came to the top of the arc, received the pass, and was about to dribble to break through. Chalmers, who had not gone far beside him, immediately flashed past and stole the basketball from his hand.

Chalmers looked back and saw that his opponent hadn't caught up, so he easily made an empty layup.

"30-29."

"ohhh!!"

Heat fans on the sidelines cheered. In just 4 and a half minutes, they reversed their opponent's 7-point lead and overtook the score!

Qi Tian and Collison responded with consecutive scores to regain the lead.

But the Heat got what they wanted and got the most scarce thing - time, giving James time to rest.

James, who rested for three full minutes, returned to the court again.

Obviously, the Heat will not replace him in the first half of the game.

"Come on brother!"

Wade quickly handed the ball over to Chalmers, who attracted the defense and passed it back to James who followed up, assisting James for a dunk.

"34-35."

West gets the ball inside and waits for his teammates to move.

He was about to pass to Hibbert under the basket, but he heard the voice of his teammate:

"right!"

West passed the ball decisively and saw Qi Tian cutting in the air. Qi Tian caught the ball and made a layup, helping the team stabilize the situation.

Chalmers hit the ball from the outside, Collison controlled the ball at the top of the arc, and when he broke through, he saw Qi Tian break through from the other side, hit the ground and pass the ball. Qi Tian shook Anthony under the basket and succeeded in a reverse layup.

"34-37."

The scores of both sides continued to rise.

James once again crushed Granger and scored a layup.

But Granger finally opened his account, received a pass from the new Hill, and hit a three-pointer from the outside.

"Give me!"

Wade didn't allow his opponent to be presumptuous. He tried to pass Chalmers' ball and hit the frontcourt with a three-point shot.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball drew a beautiful arc and accurately fell into the basket.

"41-46."

West scored inside, Hibbert also blocked James' layup and grabbed an offensive rebound. Qi Tian forced a breakthrough to the basket, causing a foul on his opponent, and went to the free throw line.

"Seven, seven, seven!"

As Qi Tian walked to the free throw line, the Pacers fans on the sidelines immediately cheered loudly. When the referee passed the ball to Qi Tian, ​​they quickly disappeared again.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Qi Tian made two free throws to widen the point difference.

Hibbert then also fouled his opponent and made one of two free throws.

"41-49."

Seeing that the point difference was widening again, James Wade showed off his power again.

James scored a layup and then assisted Wade to score. Fortunately, Hibbert and Hill caused consecutive fouls to stabilize the situation.

"45-52."

Wade attacked with the ball. He European-stepped Qi Tian, ​​rushed to the basket, faced Hibbert's defense, and shot for a layup.

"Dudu!"

The referee immediately blew the whistle and sent Wade to the free throw line.

"Whoosh!"

"clang!"

Wade made one of two free throws, and Hill took the basketball and passed it decisively to the outside.

"seven!"

Qi Tian took two steps and suddenly stopped to shoot a jumper.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

"46-54."

The Pacers finished the first half with an 8-point advantage.

The data of the players on both sides quickly showed it. In the second quarter, James scored 10 points in a single quarter and Wade also scored 8 points.

The opponent Granger only scored 5 points, but no one expected that Qi Tian, ​​who came off the bench, made 4 of 4 shots in a single quarter and scored 10 points with a 100% shooting rate. The team also stubbornly maintained the score.

"It's over, I'm in danger of having a fever!"

This sentence comes to mind of almost every Heat fan.

James Wade teamed up to score 18 points in the second quarter, of which James scored 19 points in the first half. The two giants performed well, but the team was still 8 points behind their opponents. If they wanted to come back in the second half, wouldn't it be nonsense?

"We have Chalmers stepping up, but the Pacers also have Hill and Qi Tian, ​​how can we win this game?"

All Heat fans know that they can only rely on James Wade to win, but the two of them scored 27 points in the first half. If they want to win, they have to count on them to score 27 points or more in the second half. Is this possible?