The Way of the Center

Iguodala raised his hand, indicating that it was his fault. He never imagined that the 35-year-old Battier could still have such a strong desire to attack.

But many commentators still don't see Battier as one of the threats to the Trail Blazers. A 35-year-old veteran who can't run fast, jump high, and is not strong, what can he do to compete with the young and vigorous Blazers?

Sure enough, after that, the Heat's offense became a double performance of James and Wade again. Both "Flashman" and "Little Emperor" are in excellent condition today. Their mid-range jumpers have caused a lot of trouble for the Blazers and Anjie.

Anjie didn't dare rush forward to interfere with Wade and James. If he did that, Bosh, who was defended without a goal today, would get a chance.

Anjie must protect the basket. He would rather let Wade and James shoot than expose the basket to the opponent's firepower.

And what about the Blazers? An Jie is still strong, he is not only strong himself, but also assists his teammates with a wonderful pass from time to time.

The score became anxious again, and after Battier's three-pointer continued, the point difference between the two sides was also stalemate again.

When everyone in the Trail Blazers was attracted by Wade and James, the inconspicuous 35-year-old veteran gave the Trail Blazers another blow!

In order to force James to shoot the iron, Iguodala intends to complete the encirclement with Aldridge in this defense.

He didn't give up on Battier's defense, now Battier is in the left corner, and James is also at a 45° position on the left wing. Iguodala is confident that if James passes the ball, he can immediately rush to Battier to interfere!

James drove a small step inside the free throw line, and Iguodala and Aldridge both surrounded him with open arms.

In this case, the difficulty of shooting is too great, James stretched out his right hand and passed the ball, as if to pass the ball to Bosh.

However, when the basketball was about to be passed,

James slammed the ball in the opposite direction, aiming for the left corner!

"Damn it!" Iguodala didn't expect James to fake a pass. If James passed the ball directly, Iguodala still had time to react. But after using a fake pass, Iguodala was too late to defend.

This time Battier was not as hesitant as he was just now. He played confidently and shot the ball.

It's the corner again, it's open again, and it's this moment of anxious score. And that basketball hit again! Everything was scripted, and the Heat let Battier hit a 3 again in almost exactly the same way.

After this goal was scored, the original 5-point gap between the two sides was instantly reduced to 2 points. There is no doubt that the morale of the Heat players must be very high at the moment.

When the two teams are playing very anxiously, they are afraid that one of them will suddenly show up with unexpected surprises for the opponent.

The confrontation in the seven games of the playoffs will make both sides very familiar with each other. Therefore, surprise soldiers often bring a lot of trouble to the opponent.

In the rest of the second quarter, the two sides still played inextricably. But Battier hit another three-pointer in the last attack of the second quarter, allowing the Heat to enter the second half with a one-point lead.

47 to 46, Bosh missed a goal, Mike Miller was in poor form, and Ray Allen felt cold. Shane Battier stunned with a 3-of-3 three-pointer, leaving the Blazers behind.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. It's the tiebreaker, and Spoelstra can surprise us." Ricard complained helplessly to Divac.

"Don't worry, buddy. At the critical moment, it depends on the performance of the stars of both sides. All Battier can do is to let the Heat survive." Divac was very relaxed. So what if Battier made 3 of 3 shots. Isn't the player only 1 point behind?

The fact of the matter is that there are far more scorers on the Trail Blazers side than on the Heat's side. Let's just talk about the first five tigers, all of them have the ability to score independently. What about the Heat? In addition to James and Wade, plus Chalmers, they only rely on the 35-year-old Battier.

Maybe the Heat are still happy that they can have a new player come forward, but in Divac's view, this is just a sign that the Heat are cornered.

In the locker room at halftime, Spoelstra drew a lot of tactics for the fiery Battier. He now has no time to correct those players who are not performing well. Making the most of guys who are doing well is what Filipinos are doing right now.

As for the Trail Blazers, Ricard did not continue to emphasize Anjie's personal offense. He still encourages Anderi to pass the ball so that more people can participate in the offense.

As soon as the third quarter started, Spoelstra proved how correct his setup was. Because of Bosh's turnaround jumper in the low post, the iron was hit again because of Anjie's interference.

He made 0 of 4 votes. This is the report card that Bosh, one of the Big Three, got today. Some commentators even began to predict that Bosh will suffer a zero seal from Anjie in today's game.

Fortunately, Spoelstra did not continue to waste time on Bosh, he must now grasp the key points, some disadvantages, there is no room for recovery.

The Blazers' offense hit the past, and Anjie's high-post go-between made the Blazers tear apart the Heat's defense in a few strokes.

In the end, through Anjie's off-ball pick-and-roll, Iguodala, who cut inside, received a pass from Lillard and hit the basket.

Of course James would not stop there, he stuck to Iguodala's back tightly, using his body to interfere as much as possible.

Regardless of the danger, Iguodala resolutely took off and attacked the frame.

Bosh, James and Battier all jumped up to prevent Iguodala from laying up, and Iguodala was trapped in the air like a bird in a cage.

However, Iguodala, who played steadily, did not have a hot head. Facing the siege, he was calm and turned into a pass. He passed the ball from the gap in James' waist. Aldridge, who was dropped by James, had an open shot.

"Swipe." Aldridge's shooting stability is naturally needless to say, not to mention that this is still a big open.

Diversified all-round offense, this is the trouble Spoelstra hopes to bring to the Heat.

The score was gradually widened again, and James and Wade were already outnumbered.

However, when the Trail Blazers led the Heat by 7 points, Battier's another three-pointer pulled the Heat back from the cliff!

"Damn it!" Rickard swears unwillingly, and Battier will always stand up and fire a sneer when people have forgotten about him. The most uncomfortable thing is that Shane Battier's cold shot was fatal!

4 of 4 shots, Battier's hit rate is still 100%. And the 4 goals he scored were all three-pointers!

Just imagine, if Battier suddenly stood up, what kind of predicament the Heat would face now.

But the Heat would sign him in the first place for this desperate moment!

The fighting between the two sides lasted until the fourth quarter. During this period, no matter how hard James and Wade worked, no matter how hard Anjie and his teammates worked, neither side could have a real advantage.

At this moment, Battier's hard work on the court brought contributions to the Heat that cannot be reflected in statistics. Desperate defense has become Battier's instinctive choice. He turned his own basket into an inviolable position, and he did not allow opponents to break through his base camp at any time. Even if he has reached the age of 35, it is purely just a substitute for the Heat, but as long as there is Battier, the team has no reason to back down.

With a 35-year-old veteran as an example, others will only feel ashamed if they don't continue to work hard!

Anjie and his teammates did not expect that the Heat could actually increase their defensive strength at the last moment. Their offense began to be hindered, and the morale of the Heat once overwhelmed the enemy at home.

With 2 minutes left in the game, the Trail Blazers still lead by two points. But they are exhausted, and the Heat have already seen the faltering of this lead.

James ran with the ball, and even Bosh was active in the paint. He didn't hope that he could score on An Jie's head, he only hoped that he could hold back An Jie's defense.

Battier made a simple pick-and-roll for James, and James, who was red-eyed, went straight to the penalty area without even thinking about it!

Anjie was firmly blocked by Bosh, Aldridge was hesitant, he was afraid that James would suddenly stop for a jumper.

However, James is like a tank charging into battle, directly into the penalty area!

He jumped high, ready to smash the Blazers' slim lead with a dunk.

However, just as he was about to hold the ball and lift it up, he found that the basketball in his hand was slammed away!

"It's An Jie! An Jie cleanly cut off the basketball in LeBron's hand!" Yu Jia shouted with his face flushed, his voice already very hoarse.

After the basketball was cut, James inadvertently rubbed it. The ball flew out of the baseline. If it went out of bounds, it must be the Blazers' possession!

Just when everyone in the Heat team was in despair, Wade suddenly flew forward! He is not afraid of the sharp camera lenses in the reporter area. The only thought of "The Flash" at the moment is to keep the ball!

Wade made a save with the ball parallel to the ground, and the basketball fell right into Battier's hands!

There was not much time left in the attack, and all the players of the Trail Blazers shrunk to the basket. Battier made a three-pointer. This shot is definitely the key to changing the situation!

Yao Ming, who was watching the game at home, became focused and his mood was complicated. He didn't want Anjie to be passive, but at the same time he hoped that his old friend Battier would turn the tide again.

Ricard held his head in his hands, his head was already messed up by himself. The arc of the basketball looked perfect. A few seconds later, the basketball hit the neck of the basket and bounced high.

Anjie is ready to fight, no matter how James and Bosh push and push, Anjie will never leave! He must also protect this rebound!

An Jie stared and jumped up! But when he was about to touch the basketball, he suddenly withdrew his hand. The basketball is still directly above the basket, which means that the bouncing ball will fall into the net!

"Oh, my, god! Sean Battier! Today, Battier saved the Miami Heat!" Mike Breen's passionate shout made all the Heat fans cheer.

James and Wade immediately went to hug Battier, the game is not over yet, this ball is not lore. But in this critical moment, a key three-pointer has a gold content no less than a lore shot.

An Jie picked up the basketball on the ground, God really loves to joke with himself. It was hard to keep Bosh clean, and it was hard for Ray Allen and Mike Miller to lose their touch. But now, another goddamn Battier appeared.

He grasped the basketball with one hand, don't be kidding, he worked hard for a season, how could he lose to the 35-year-old Shane Battier!

"Keep attacking!" An Jie yelled, hitting the baseline.

The game will end with 1 minute and 30 seconds left, and the Blazers are temporarily behind by one point. And this is also the 1 minute and 30 seconds that determine the final ownership of the O'Brien Cup...

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