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Chapter 1160 Ending the Heat's winning streak, the only opponent is themselves (Part 2)

Author: Pea of ​​Justice

Chapter 1160 Ending the Heat's winning streak, the only opponent is themselves (Part 2)

The progress of the game in the first quarter was surprising. The Heat played on the road like a god of war. James and Wade attacked the Knicks' defense like they were free of charge. Ray Allen occasionally fired shots from the outside, and even Haslem was there.

Completed a dunk inside.

Note: This was Haslem's first slam dunk against the Knicks. The 198cm tall center found his dignity at this moment.

"The ferocious Heat are unwilling to fail. They have proven that they have the strength to challenge the Knicks' throne!"

"On track! The Heat have the best start against the Knicks!"

"This is Miami! This is the Heat!"

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Looking at these comments, the Heat's strength is evident on paper.

On the contrary, the Knicks are a bit tepid. Compared with their passionate opponents, the Knicks seem a bit... bland?

Yes, that's the adjective.

Everything is step by step.

Zuo Li combined inside and outside, with 7 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 block; Curry had average outside touch, scoring 3 points on 1 of 3 shots; David Lee made two tip-ins, scoring 4 points and secretly developed; substitute Lu Wei felt good

, 3 shots in exchange for 6 points...

Everyone seemed to be performing their job. Of course, key statistics such as shooting percentage, number of fouls, rebounds, assists, etc. were slightly lost, but not much, and the number of fouls was also well controlled.

All this seems to be telling everyone: The Knicks are in ordinary form tonight and may not be able to beat the Heat.

But is this really the case?

The Heat's Big Three played the entire first quarter, with Ray Allen playing 8 and a half minutes, Lewis 6 minutes, Haslem 7 minutes, Joel Anthony 5 minutes...

Zuo Li, Curry, and David Lee only played 7 minutes, and Lu Wei played 6 minutes. In addition, Beverley, Danny Green, Battier, Klay, and Anderson all played.

This doesn't seem to be a big problem.

It doesn’t matter who plays and who doesn’t, as long as they win, it’s all over!

This is true... no matter what, victory comes first.

However, the method of victory is worthy of consideration. In particular, with the Heat's offensive and defensive methods that spare no effort in physical strength, can they really achieve the expected victory?

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"No need to be surprised. Those guys are really strong. It doesn't matter how many points they lose. Just continue to follow our rhythm. They can't always maintain such a high-intensity offensive and defensive rhythm. Even if they are the Big Three, they can't!"

"So what we have to do is hold steady and wait for their rhythm to slow down!"

On the bench, Zuo Li was not worried at all. Such lagging behind was the least of his worries. They could play at their own pace.

Anyone can hit hard, but the key issue is to maintain it for 48 minutes!

Why did James stretch his hips in the fourth quarter of the Cavaliers? He was too strong in the first three quarters, and naturally he lost his energy in the fourth quarter.

This is still the physical monster Lao Zhan. Look at Adu, why does he always work hard in the second half? Even Kobe is becoming more and more accustomed to using strength in the second half, because he only has so much physical strength, so he naturally has to use it on the edge!

If Zuo Li's expectations are good, the Heat are a little better now.

Zuo Li was right.

Despite winning by 10 points, Spoelstra wasn't particularly happy.

According to the plan, they took the initiative to adopt this attack method, with the purpose of disrupting the Knicks' rhythm by grabbing the start. It would be perfect if the Knicks could follow the Heat and let Zuo Li and the Big Three fight hard.

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However, the Knicks did not respond!

Not only did they not fight, they even almost broke the Heat's rhythm!

"This is still not a superstar, why is there no blood at all!"

Spoelstra was so angry that it was really unexpected that the Knicks would not be fooled.

This forces Spoelstra to face a multiple-choice question: should he continue to let the Heat rush and play hard, or should he stop when the situation is good and give the Big Three, especially James, enough buffer time.

Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and they are both easy to overturn.

In the end, Spoelstra gritted his teeth and decided to stick to the original plan and let the Big Three continue to frantically strive for a bigger point difference at halftime!

So in the second quarter, the Big Three didn't even take a break at the beginning!

"Bull, so cruel!"

Zuo Li, who was still on the bench and was about to sit on the bench until around the tenth minute, couldn't help but give Spoelstra a thumbs up when he saw it.

A road that leads to darkness, he is indeed a man that Riley values.

However, this worked quite well. Under the unrelenting impact of the Big Three, the Knicks' bench was a little unable to bear it. Nash was repeatedly beaten by Wade in pick-and-roll spots. For a time, the Heat quickly established an 18-point lead.

Advantage.

"Continue! Don't stop! Don't relax! Try your best!"

However, Spoelstra did not relax, but still roared off the court. This score was still not safe enough. The more they wanted, the better!

Finally, in the tenth minute, James broke through and caused damage. Anderson's thug fouled and James made two free throws.

At this stall, stand left and return to the court.

"It seems like the Knicks still don't want to lose too badly. I thought Zuo Li wouldn't play," Barkley said.

"Me too, the Knicks' substitutions today were so confusing. Zuo Li only played for a few minutes, but James didn't play on the opposite side," O'Neal said.

"Maybe the Knicks should let one game go. After all, the upcoming schedule is very tight."

Kenny Smith used the schedule to make excuses for the Knicks.

After playing the Heat tonight, the Knicks will play 7 games in 10 days, six of which are back-to-back, which is definitely a devilish schedule.

In this case, it makes sense to let go of the Heat, which is the most difficult to win, and compete for victory in other games.

The other two also nodded, and it seemed that this was the only way to explain the Knicks' state tonight.

However, Zuo Li proved that this was not the case with his actions!

James made two free throws, and the score difference reached 20 points, which was the largest score difference tonight.

But Zuo immediately responded with a three-pointer to the Heat.

Later, Zuo Li blocked the shot inside. Wade's breakthrough was severely rejected by Zuo Li. Clay took the ball and scored 2 points on the fast break.

"Dwayne, you're slow." Zuo Li, who landed on the ground, was still in the mood to talk trash to Wade.

But this is actually the truth, because Wade is really slow.

Then, the ball could only be given to James because Wade knew he couldn't break through.

Relying on Lao Zhan's strength, the Heat still held a 14-point lead at halftime, but Zuo Li knew that this game was safe.

"Wade is already tired, please hit more!"

As soon as the third quarter started, Zuo Li said this to Clay.

Later, Clay responded to Zuo Li's trust with three three-pointers in 5 minutes.

Wade could no longer keep up with Clay's pace. His broken knees and excessive physical exertion made it impossible for Wade to stay strong.

Reluctantly, Spoelstra had no choice but to start making substitutions.

In the 6th minute of the third quarter, Wade got the first second of rest tonight.

At the end of this quarter, the Heat only led by 6 points.

"Resist!"

"You must resist!"

Heat fans began to pray, and they seemed to have noticed the team's decline.

In the entire third quarter, the Heat scored 20 points, of which James scored 14 points alone. In the three quarters, he scored 38 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. He was in brilliant form.

However, even an iron man cannot bear such use.

In the fourth quarter, after Lao Zhan failed to make a breakthrough three times in a row and was beaten by Zuo Li in consecutive singles, assisting and leading an 8-0 lead, the Heat had lost their momentum.

110-104.

Knicks end Heat's 20-game winning streak!

(End of chapter)