The Way of the Center

In last year's finals, Ray Allen's miraculous performance put Anjie and the others into a passive position. It can be said that if it weren't for the two veteran shooters of Mike Miller and Ray Allen last season, it would have been impossible for the Heat to bite the Blazers to the last goal.

This year, without Mike Miller, the Heat seem to be lacking in shooter reserves. But Ray Allen told everyone with his actual actions that the Heat's firepower outside the three-point line is enough to have their own support!

After the timeout, all the commentators were surprised to find that Ray Allen, a 39-year-old veteran, was still left on the court by Spoelstra!

Wade replaced the underperforming Chalmers at No. 1. The backcourt formed by him and Ray Allen, although old, would definitely bring a lot of trouble to the Blazers' defense.

"This is almost the most offensive lineup of the Heat now. Coach Spoelstra's intention is obvious. He doesn't want to just keep this advantage, but intends to continue to attack and continue to expand the score!" Mike Brown After Lin finished speaking, he turned his head to the Trail Blazers' half, where Ricard also made some adjustments to the lineup.

With Lillard back on the court, Courtney Lee and Nicolas Batum in place of Matthews and Iguodala, respectively, and Robin Lopez in for Aldridge, Ainger can take the Focus more on offense.

Spoelstra's substitution can be said to be reasonable, but Ricard's substitution made the commentators a little confused. As usual, it's not time for a substitution yet. Why did Rickard replace Courtney Lee and others in advance? Iguodala and Matthews' performance today is not bad.

With doubts, the commentator and the fans all stared at the court with rapt attention. At this time, Lillard has already received the baseline ball and started to push forward. Now even Wade must concentrate to ensure that he will not be played by the young No. 0 guard in front of him.

The moment Lillard's toes stepped onto the three-point line, Anjie and Robin Lopez both suddenly seized their positions and pressed hard to the basket!

"Use the shooter to open the space and continue to hit the basket?" Spoelstra held his chin. Angie and Robin are both centers, but the Heat can't come up with a serious eight. The classic center comes. Bosh is a power forward, and Lewis was a three-position player. If Anjie and Robin Lopez really plan to slam the basket, the Heat are really hard to deal with.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the Heat continue to perform hotly outside the three-point line, it will be difficult for Anjie and Robin to regain their initiative.

Under the terrifying crushing of the Trail Blazers inside, An Jie used a close-range turnaround shot to score two points. This looks a lot like the usual style of the Trail Blazers, but Anjie and the others know that the real fun has not yet begun.

The Heat counterattacked,

Wade did not take it lightly because the Heat now have the advantage. Lillard's forward steal is very sudden and very fast, which is comparable to himself back then. To deal with this kind of guy, there must be no distraction.

The Heat's tactics are obvious, and they still want to seek opportunities outside the three-point line. Bosh and Lewis still pull the paint wide open, because they are also used as guns.

However, there is another advantage of being emptied inside, that is, it allows Wade to find an opportunity to take advantage of!

James walked towards Wade, and it seemed that the two wanted to hand-off. However, just as the basketball was about to be handed over, Wade suddenly feinted and pierced Lillard to the left.

Lillard, who was inexperienced, had no time to react. When he was about to chase back, he found that he had been blocked by James' pick-and-roll.

Facing the unmarked basket, Wade continued to speed up his breakthrough. However, The Flash didn't know that his current legs could no longer make him as fast as lightning.

One foot into the restricted area, Wade took a big step, one foot off, ready to layup. If this was a few years ago, Wade would have jumped high and ravaged the basket. Up to now, Wade's knees can no longer support his unscrupulous flying.

Although the Heat's main offensive method now is the three-pointer, an occasional breakthrough will also achieve good results.

Wade flicked his fingers, and the basketball left his palm. An easy layup, effortless. Just when the basketball was about to start to fall, Wade felt that his back was under great pressure. This oppressive force is getting stronger and stronger, and in the end it even made Wade lose his focus.

Just when Wade started to fall to the ground, Wade also saw a big hand stretched towards the basketball. This powerful palm slapped the basketball hard like a whip. The basketball is slapped hard against the backboard and bounces back with a slam. The whole process seems to be full of power!

Wade fell to the ground and knew without looking back that there was only one person on the Trail Blazers who could do this.

"An's chasing is a big risk! Dewayne's speed is really not as good as before, and now An Jie can catch up very easily!"

Lillard launched a counterattack, and James chased after him, and he also planned to use a chase to fight back.

However, Lillard, who broke into the penalty area, did not choose to attack the frame, but suddenly calmed down and hit the basketball beyond the three-point line.

All the Heat players who rushed to the basket had no time to change their focus and threw out. French forward Batum caught the ball and shot.

"Choose to use a three-pointer to solve the problem in the fast break? I read it right!" Bill Walton stood up in disbelief, grabbing a three-pointer has never been the style of the Trail Blazers. At this time, the basketball thrown by Batum also went into the net!

"Three~~~Nicholas Batum!" The live DJ grabbed the microphone and yelled loudly. It wasn't until this moment that Mike Breen could clearly see the intention of Ricard's series of adjustments.

Batum and Lee, in terms of overall strength, these two guys may indeed not be as strong as Matthews and Iguodala. But in terms of three-pointers alone, these two people are the real firepower!

The Trail Blazers are planning to use three-pointers to fight back! Anjie and Robin just pressed back violently, just a feint, the purpose is to create opportunities for teammates outside the three-point line!

"Damn! My fault, my fault!" Wade raised his right hand. He did not expect that the two points he had already obtained would be "forcibly canceled" by An Jie.

But soon, James fired again from beyond the three-point line. Although three-pointers have always been one of James' shortcomings, it doesn't mean that James really can't make three-pointers. The Heat immediately tied the score, and a scoring battle seemed inevitable.

After 24 seconds, Anjie and Robin Lopez attracted the defensive attention of everyone in the Heat. At this moment, An Jie, who made a good pass, suddenly made a stealthy pass, and the basketball was sent to Courtney Lee. When Courtney Lee received the ball, Bosh thought it was in Anjie's hands.

It was this secret pass that gave Li a rare opportunity. This guy, like Batum, shot confidently, with a knife in his hand. Another three points! The two teams refused to give in to each other!

In the following games, both sides attacked very beautifully on the court. Three-pointers come and go, the Blazers' occasional strong play at the basket and the Heat's occasional breakthrough score are also very beautiful. But generally speaking, the Trail Blazers really relied on three-pointers to bring the situation back.

An Jie's passing assists during this period made everyone look at him with admiration. This all-round guy is really a well-deserved mvp!

In the last 2 minutes and 32 seconds of the second quarter, Ricard and Spoelstra took down the tired main players. It wasn't until this time that the scene finally eased up a bit.

Due to the increase in defensive intensity, it is difficult for the rest of the two teams to attack after losing the stars who are in charge.

In the last two minutes or so, the Heat once again failed to score a point. The Blazers only relied on Iguodala's breakthrough 2+1 to get a three-pointer.

At the end of the halftime game, the score of the two sides became 50 to 54, and the Trail Blazers regained the lead at home.

In the first half of the game, the Heat already had 4 players score in double figures. James had 13 points, Wade had 12 points, Bosh had 10 points and 7 rebounds, and Allen, who came off the bench, scored 3 three-pointers and scored 10 points. But even so, the Trail Blazers stabilized the situation. The three-pointer plays an extremely important role in this.

"I never imagined that the Trail Blazers could play this kind of three-point shot well! As expected of the defending champions, there is no style of play that can beat them!" Mike Brin finished his roar and wiped his forehead The sweat on the top is strange to say, the stability in the Moda Center today seems to be too abnormally high...

A tense game will always make time pass quickly. The fans feel that they have only made a fuss for a long time before the intermission time is over.

In the third quarter, the two sides continued the confrontation in the first half. Many people from the Heat team shot from the outside. Lewis, Wade and James hit three-pointers one after another. With 7 minutes and 23 seconds left in this quarter, James made a three-pointer. After the hit, the Heat also overtook the score again 62-60.

Afterwards, with the help of Anjie and Aldridge's scoring and Lillard's three-pointers, the Trail Blazers achieved another overtake.

However, at this time, Ray Allen, who replaced Wade, fired continuously from beyond the three-point line again, scoring six points in a row.

The two teams continued to take the lead alternately, playing very lively. The two sides just punched each other like this, so that both noses and faces were swollen.

The temperature at the Moda Center was getting higher and higher, so high that even the fans watching the game in the stands were soaking through their T-shirts. The stadium staff immediately realized that the abnormal temperature might not only be related to the hot game.

Anjie scored four points by hitting hard at the basket at the last moment of the third quarter, but at this time, the Blazers were still behind 78 to 74.

At the end of the third quarter, the two sides still failed to decide the winner. The sweaty players walked to the bench, every second must be seized in the last 12 minutes!

James felt a little tired, the kind of tiredness that was not within the normal range. But he didn't tell Spoelstra that there should be no problem thinking about rest.

High temperature, exhaustion, anxious game... It seems that this last quarter will not be easy for anyone.