The Way of the Center

The shouting, shouting and clapping never stopped. In the first quarter alone, the two sides contributed a truly finals-level performance to the fans.

Anjie and James faced each other on the court, and the Spurs and the Trail Blazers played inextricably. With the efforts of Ray Allen and others, the Heat hit consecutive three-pointers, while the Trail Blazers succeeded at the basket again and again. It wasn't until the last three minutes of the first quarter that the main players of the two teams were all off the court, and the fiery momentum finally cooled down.

In the last 2 minutes and 33 seconds of the first quarter, the Heat without the Big Three scored no points. The Trail Blazers second team also took the opportunity to launch an onslaught, scoring consecutively under the leadership of Batum. In the end, the Trail Blazers ended the first quarter with a six-point lead 20-26.

After Batum left the field, he was panting and sweating profusely. I don't know why, but it seems that the temperature in the Moda Center today is higher than usual. Even though Batum only played for a few minutes, he was exhausted.

"It's so fucking hot today." An Jie wiped the big beads of sweat on his head with a towel on the bench, and Batum realized that it wasn't his physical problems after seeing this scene. Maybe the atmosphere of this game really ignited the surrounding air?

The players on the Trail Blazers were sweating profusely, and the Heat, which had only nine players capable of participating in the rotation, was even more exhausted.

After a short break, the Big Three of the Heat all plan to do a big job in the second quarter. In the last two and a half minutes of the first quarter, if the rest of the Heat hadn't scored a point, they would not be behind now.

But Spoelstra's arrangement did not go as the Big Three thought.

"Dwyane, you rest off the court for a while. Ray, hold on for a few minutes, go on the court, and hit the Blazers with a three-pointer!" Spoelstra did not intend to start the second quarter. Put on Wade, but want to continue to use Ray Allen.

"Good boss." Wade has no objection to this, he knows that Spoelstra's arrangements are for the good of the team.

"Chris, Rashad, try to avoid confronting the Trail Blazers guys on the inside for a while, I want you to pull to the outside and try to solve the problem outside the three-point line!" Afterwards, Spoelster La turned his head to Bosh and Lewis, two forwards who felt good in the first quarter.

"LeBron, increase your outside shots. We all know that the Trail Blazers are most afraid of three-pointers! No matter who they are playing against, as long as the opponent's three-pointers can be shot, the Trail Blazers will play very hard. In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs won the game by three-pointers! So next, we will use three-pointers as the main scoring method! Today you feel good, I hope you can continue to maintain it!" Spoelstra Erstra made a gamble, a gamble about the players' touch.

If the Heat's three-point firepower is too weak in the second quarter, they are likely to be left behind by the vigorous Blazers. But if Spoelstra's vision is successful, by the end of the halftime game, the Heat should be enough to overtake the point difference!

An uneasy Spoelstra sent the players to the court, and the Trail Blazers had already attacked aggressively over there.

Andre Miller took control of the ball instead of Lillard. In order to let Lillard's bullet play a greater role, Ricard absolutely let him rest more off the court. Chalmers finally breathed a sigh of relief seeing this scene, although the old Miller's passing and organization are particularly powerful. But at least, Chalmers no longer has to be broken through.

Moving left with the ball, the entire Trail Blazers players are moving right. Ainge stood in the middle and set a pick-and-roll for Iguodala.

The experienced Iguodala threw off James cleanly, and the old Miller waited for an opportunity to flick the basketball, which was as accurate as a missile, and flew into Iguodala's hands.

Iguodala didn't hesitate, this tactic was made just for him. This low-key forward who likes to play dead but has good strength starts to shoot, but James' hard defense still allows him to catch up with the last train to interfere with the shot.

Iguodala is not a pure scorer, let alone a pure three-point shooter. Iguodala's rhythm was slightly affected by James' interference.

Anjieben intended to rush into the penalty area to grab an offensive rebound, but he was stuck by James' sweep. Protecting rebounds doesn't have to be done personally, blocking others in advance to create opportunities for teammates to fight for rebounds is also one of the ways to protect rebounds.

The Blazers' first offense failed, but Spoelstra wasn't sure. The Blazers missed a three-pointer, but the Heat had to make a three-pointer.

James continued to handle the ball in place of Chalmers, and Spoelstra allowed him to hold the ball for 24 seconds on every possession as long as James wanted.

But this time, James obviously does not intend to go it alone. He first broke through with the ball forcefully, as if he was going to break through An Jie's defense. An Jie is facing a formidable enemy, although he has had the experience of catching James head-on, but this does not mean that An Jie will be able to successfully defuse James' impact every time.

Just when everyone thought that James was planning to attack the frame by himself when he plunged into the penalty area, the orange basketball jumped out of the crowd.

The basketball went straight to the three-point line, where Ray Allen, who was left on the court by Spoelstra, was ready to shoot.

As soon as he received the basketball, before Wesley Matthews had time to react, Ray Allen, one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, opened fire!

Spoelstra stood up the moment Ray Allen shot the basketball. Whether the Heat can get rid of the decline in the second quarter depends entirely on the three-pointer!

Ray Allen, who will be 39 years old in just over a month, may no longer be able to change the game alone like he did back then, but his desire for the championship is as fanatical as a young man like An Jie!

Ray Allen's shot was very fast, but the rhythm was not disrupted. The basketball drew a beautiful arc, like a stone silent in the sea, this basketball was eventually swallowed by the Nets.

"Good job!" Spoelstra punched vigorously on the sidelines. With this ball, the Filipino coach saw the hope of winning!

Ray Allen stretched out his shooting left hand and showed three fingers. Who would have thought that this nearly 39-year-old guy could actually cause trouble for the mighty Blazers.

Not long after the start of the second quarter, Ray Allen's three-pointer opened up the situation for the Heat. The value of this goal is not only the three-pointer, this shot also rekindled the confidence of the Heat players who had not scored for three minutes!

Subsequently, the Heat's touch on the perimeter began to gradually heat up.

Even big men like Bosh and Lewis each hit a goal from beyond the three-point line. If it weren't for the Trail Blazers' outstanding performance on the offensive end, the point difference might have been widened long ago.

The Trail Blazers have always maintained the lead, and the Heat are still hitting three-pointers non-stop.

At 8 minutes and 56 seconds in the second quarter, at this time, relying on the strong firepower outside the three-point line, the Heat have chased the point difference to only one point. As long as the defensive attack is successful this time, the Heat will be able to regain the initiative in the game.

The Trail Blazers also stepped up their defense on the outside. They gave up their usual strategy of letting go and not letting go, and launched a tight defense from beyond the three-point line, even Anjie and Aldridge were no exception.

The old Miller still controlled the basketball calmly, but this time, Chalmers unreasonably launched a half-court press defense against the old Miller!

Miller, who has no advantages in speed and strength, can hardly get rid of the opponent in the press, but a mere Chalmers can never take the basketball from Miller.

Indeed, Chalmers alone has nothing to do with Miller. But when Ray Allen left Matthews and flanked Miller, the situation might be different.

Miller glanced at Ray Allen who was approaching quietly from the corner of his eye. He passed the ball immediately without hesitation, because at this time, Wesley Matthews was in an unmarked state.

However, deliberately leaving such a little passing space for Miller is one of Ray Allen's tricks! Old Miller is very cunning, but don't forget that Ray Allen is also very experienced.

Seeing Miller pass the ball, Ray Allen immediately moved a step sideways and straightened his arms.

"Oops!" Miller knew that something was wrong, but the basketball had already been lost, and nothing could be changed.

Ray Allen completed the steal as he wished, and immediately advanced with the ball.

The 39-year-old Ray Allen couldn't run the entire half court and perform fast-break dunks like before.

If he continued to run like this, Ray Allen would definitely be overtaken before he reached the three-second zone. So, when the pass shooter just ran beyond the three-point line, he stopped himself.

"What does this guy want to do!?" Jeff Van Gundy, who played conservatively, opened his mouth. Isn't Ray Allen planning to end the fast break outside the three-point line? ?

as expected! Ray Allen suddenly took off from outside the three-point line, raised the basketball high, and was ready to shoot!

An Jie rushed up from behind immediately, but the basketball still flew towards the basket rubbing his fingertips.

"Ray Allen made a bold attempt. Let's see if this fast break opportunity will be wasted!"

Under the gaze of more than 20,000 pairs of eyes on the scene, this three-point shot from the fast break was unbiased and fell straight into the net!

"Oh, what the hell...do it!" An Jie swears in a hurry. The situation he hates the most is the situation where the opponent shoots from outside the three-point line. He always believes that it is unacceptable to slowly defend well but the opponent can still score goals.

"Great Ray Allen, after last year's key shot was blocked by Ann, Ray Allen finally made a counterattack this year! 42 to 40, the Miami Heat officially overtook the score!"

Spoelstra smiled, betting three points on his own choice, and he was right!

Ricard called a timeout, and the Heat players rushed to hug Ray Allen excitedly.

This bald player with a black jersey number 34 and wrinkled face is like the star of the Heat at the moment, so loved by everyone! At this moment, even LeBron James can only become Ray Allen's supporting role.

The legend of the 96 golden generation is not over yet!

"What the hell can't help it!" An Jie threw the towel handed by the staff to the ground angrily. He was not blaming his teammates, but he was not convinced that the score was overtaken. After all, the Trail Blazers' defense is not bad, but the Heat can always make three-pointers under various extreme conditions.

"Oh? It's rare for us to see An's behavior like this." An Jie's furious action naturally couldn't escape the photographer's lens.

Seeing the Trail Blazers being beaten so passively and aggrieved, Trail Blazers fans all over the world couldn't help sweating.

Are three-pointers and small lineups really the future development trend of basketball? Could it be that even the pioneers are falling under this trend?

Come on, Anjie, don't be overwhelmed by this three-point rain! Stand up and let the Heat see that basketball is not just about shooting three-pointers!

The fans don't know if their hopes can reach Anjie's mind. But they believed that their king would not be defeated so easily.

"Fuck! Isn't it just a three-point shot!? With me in the paint, we can get a lot of three-point shots!" An Jie's sudden curse made everyone on the bench jump.

"By strengthening the firepower from beyond the three-point line, I can still launch a fierce attack on the inside! I can't fucking believe that the Heat can survive such a situation!" An Jie was really anxious, looking at the point difference. An Jie was really not reconciled to being approached a little bit and then overtaken.

The Blazers are the defending champions, the team with a record of 72 wins this year. The Heat will, and so will the Trail Blazers!

"Hey." The team score was overtaken, but Ricard smirked.

"Spoelstra, Spoelstra, you have offended Anjie, that's bad luck for you kid." Ricard secretly sighed in his heart...