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The Heat trailed by 17 points, but James was carried off the court. Seeing this scene, Wade couldn't help but feel chilled. Although the game will end in five minutes. But with James leaving the game, the Heat have undoubtedly lost their last life-saving straw.

It's difficult for the Heat to recover 17 points. It is even more difficult to recover 17 points without James!

"Damn it." James was carried off the court, his calf still in severe pain. The team doctor shook his head at Spoelstra. The high temperature of more than 30 degrees had consumed the players too much.

"Although it's nothing serious now, I still don't recommend that LeBron continue to play. He is too tired. If he continues to play, I can't guarantee what will happen."

Spoelstra nodded, then turned to Wade. Dwyane Wade has become the Miami Heat's last hope.

Far away on the East Coast, the Miami Heat players all had their mouths hanging open and their moods hit rock bottom. Even a tough guy like LeBron has fallen, what hope does the Heat have? Wade? Wade in this year's playoffs, I'm afraid...

The game soon restarted, and Yiyang's mouth was filled with the taste of blood, because he was now severely dehydrated and his throat was dry.

But Yiyang didn't show any signs of discomfort. At this time, he had to hold on until the last moment no matter what.

Wade is back in action. The legendary defender who was denied a clean sheet by Yiyang in the third quarter has now entered a desperate state.

A 17-point difference meant death anyway, so it was better to give it a try!

So, dragging his knees that were about to be scrapped, Wade desperately entered the penalty area again and again. Fall down again and again, stand up again and again, repeat.

He won himself a lot of free throw opportunities, and also scored some incredible goals.

But Wade's resistance seemed so weak in the face of the Mavericks' steady offense.

Three minutes later, Wade's efforts paid off and he successfully narrowed the gap. With a 15-point difference, Wade used three minutes to win back only two points.

Powerless, this is how Wade felt in this game. You can tell that guy still wants to win and he still plays hard. But under the tight defense of the Mavericks, Wade played very awkwardly.

This No. 3 has saved the team countless times, even winning the O'Brien Cup in 2006.

They were all rescued by Wade. But today, in front of Yiyang, Wade was helpless.

In the final 1 minute and 48 seconds of the game, the Heat trailed by 12 points. James took the initiative to apply to play, and Spoelstra approved.

But just one round after taking the field, James was forced to leave due to cramps.

He was already exhausted, and every time he took off and ran, it was a kind of damage to James.

So, Spoelstra did nothing but replaced all the main players and gave up the game. If the health of star players is sacrificed just for this game, the gain outweighs the loss.

If you lose this game, you can win it back, but if you lose the star player, the series will be really difficult.

This substitution meant that in the first matchup of the 2014 NBA Finals, the Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat, which had suppressed them in the regular season, 110-95 at home!

Seeing that Spoelstra gave up the game, whether it was out of courtesy or tactics, Carlisle should withdraw all his main players. In fact, he did so.

After Yiyang high-fived Darren Collison, he walked heavily towards the bench. After just exchanging words with James for the fourth quarter, Yiyang felt a little unbearable. The 15-point difference cost Yiyang a great price.

It's just that today, God allowed the man named LeBron to fall first. If James hadn't consumed so much in the first three quarters of today's game, Yiyang wasn't even sure whether he would be the one who fell on the field.

He slumped onto the bench, head thrown back and limbs spread out. He was completely exhausted. If James worked hard for a few more minutes, Yiyang would definitely be exhausted.

Cuban immediately brought a wet towel and water and handed it to Yiyang. If not, people might have thought that the fat man wearing a blue Mavericks T-shirt was a stadium staff member.

"We won, Mark." Yiyang looked at his boss and gave him an unattractive smile.

"We won, let's have a good rest, Yi." Cuban patted Yiyang's face. He didn't know how this guy survived the high temperature. In the entire fourth quarter, Yiyang was almost in the paint with the Heat. Players of the team fight hand to hand.

Without a particularly strong will, Yiyang would never be able to do it. But it is precisely because of this that Dallas will rise because of him.

32 points, 12 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block that greatly dampened Wade's confidence. Yiyang's statistics were built drop by drop with sweat.

"I can't believe that the Miami Heat actually lost by 15 points!" Kenny Smith, who was sweating profusely, opened his eyes wide as he looked at the score on the big screen.

"So I said before the game, there is no comparison between the regular season and the playoffs." O'Neal shook his head. In the regular season, the Miamians couldn't force Yiyang into a tangled state.

Just like that, James and Wade left the field in embarrassment. Although Yiyang was the winner, he also lost the strength to hold his head high.

This is the finals. Victory in every game is based on great dedication. Of course, the scariest thing is that even if you work hard, victory may not be yours.

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The press conference after the game was undoubtedly quite lively. After all, the result of this game exceeded most people's expectations.

"Coach Carlisle! Why did you beat the Heat by 15 points in the playoffs, but couldn't win a game against them in the regular season? During the regular season, did you intend to preserve your strength?"

"Yi once again scored 30+10 data. Why was he hardly affected by the high temperature?"

"Coach Carlisle, how do you evaluate Dwayne's defense? Is his performance in shutting down Wade in the third quarter the key to your win today?"

When faced with reporters' questions, Carlisle stood head and shoulders above the rest. At this time, he really envied Yiyang. Because he was too tired, Yiyang did not come to attend today's press conference. If that kid was here, reporters wouldn't bother him all the time.

Carlisle smiled, forget it, tonight, he has to do something for Yiyang. Leave that annoying press conference to me.

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When Vignali saw Yiyang at the door of the locker room, he no longer had the vigor he had when he woke up in the morning.

He listlessly gave the Italian angel in front of him a hug, and then led her and her mother to the underground parking lot.

"This morning, a lot of media said it was impossible for you to win."

"I'm not surprised at all about their wrong judgment." Yiyang smiled at Vignali. From the first round of the playoffs, the media had been saying that the Mavericks couldn't win. The results of it? Look who is standing in the finals now!

"By the way, Vig, haven't you always wanted to drive after you got your driver's license? Come on, I'll leave it to you today!" Yiyang said, throwing the car key to Vignali. Now Yiyang no longer has the energy to drive home.

"Really!?" Vignali was as excited as a little girl who got a Barbie doll. Of course, the Ford pickup truck was much more difficult to deal with than the Barbie doll.

After getting in the car, Vignali excitedly started the car. As the car body trembled slightly, she was excited and nervous at the same time.

"Can I step on the accelerator now!?" After Vignali asked, Yiyang did not answer. The girl turned around and saw that the guy had fallen asleep leaning on the seat...

Vignali smiled, gently stepped on the accelerator, and the car started to move smoothly.

Get some rest, Dallas hero.

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Yiyang left the arena early, but everyone on the Heat team left relatively late. Everyone was a little too tired, so we decided to rest a little longer in the locker room.

The visiting team's locker room at the American Airlines Center Arena was eerily quiet at the moment. They lost the first game of the Finals by 15 points, leaving everyone on the Heat team in no mood to chat.

Everyone's mood was extremely low, and everyone was surrounded by huge frustration. Among them, Chalmers must be the most uncomfortable among them all.

He took his phone and flipped through it casually, and sure enough, the curses about him on the Internet never stopped.

"Mario Chalmers' poor personal state continued from the Eastern Conference Finals to the Finals. He made many mistakes and committed frequent fouls. He was unable to connect the Heat's entire team's offense. Instead, it put excessive organizational pressure on James and Wade. To be honest, I don't know why such a player can still sit in the starting position!

"Mario is useless on the court. He can't defend or score. Even the essential work of organizing the offense is left to Wade and LeBron. I think he can start for the Heat simply because every team in basketball must Five people have to be on the field to start!”

"Although he didn't play for a long time, Norris Cole's performance was much better than Chalmers. At least his defense against Yi made us see the threat. If I were Coach Spoelstra, next I will start Cole in one game!"

Chalmers curled his lips. The mentality of the former MOP in the NCAA Final Four was on the verge of collapse.

He's had enough of the abuse, he's had enough of the distrustful looks from his teammates, he's had enough of losing, he's had enough... Yiyang!

The more Chalmers thought about it, the more irritated he became, and his mentality became worse and worse.

And a guy with a broken mentality can do anything on the basketball court...even, he will not hesitate to use some methods other than basketball.