The Way of the Center

The golden O'Brien Cup, before today's game, Ricard went to the team's showroom on purpose and saw the dazzling O'Brien Cup.

There is only one trophy in that huge showroom, it is a bit too lonely. If there were a pair or more of the O'Brien cups there, the showroom would definitely be more brilliant.

So at the beginning of the game, when he saw the aggressive momentum of James and Wade, Ricard was a little worried. But after Anjie scored, Ricard's heart suddenly sank. With that guy Anjie on the court to stabilize, no problem!

"Champions! Hold on for another 48 minutes, and we will be world champions! But now, we have to play these 48 minutes well!" After scoring the goal, Anjie did not celebrate, but immediately turned around to give orders on the court.

Leading the Heat 3-1, the O'Brien Cup has been moved to their doorstep. These things have made the Trail Blazers players and fans a little bit smug.

But only Anjie can see the situation clearly. The Heat, unwilling to fail, will not surrender in the away game. Even if they lose, the Heat will not let the Trail Blazers win the trophy easily.

"Ball! Ball!" Chalmers had just received the baseline ball, and James raised his arms and shouted.

James now desperately needs the ball. The only thing he thinks about at the moment is how to attack the basket and how to score.

Although Chalmers doesn't like James, he will not delay the entire team for personal grievances. Anyway, he Chalmers is also a professional player.

James got the basketball as he wished, and came outside the three-point line after just two steps. Iguodala stayed outside the three-point line and waited for it. Looking at James' state today, I guess he will play very hard.

However, what Iguodala didn't expect was that after James came outside the three-point line, he jumped up and shot directly!

No play, no passing, no drive. James jumped up straight like this, ready to shoot!

Iguodala didn't expect James to do this at all at first, after all, this is not a common sense of play. When Iguodala, who was a little far away from James, rushed forward, the basketball in James' hand had already been thrown.

People say that James' three-pointers are not very good, but sometimes, James' three-pointers are unreasonable. This seemingly reckless shot actually hit directly!

James scored again. It seems that today the "little emperor" is not only imposing, but also very hot in state and touch.

"Attack! Attack! Attack!..." Although James' goal was brilliant,

But the enthusiasm of the Moda Center fans has not been extinguished.

Accompanied by the drum beats played by the live DJ, the fans shouted the word "attack" rhythmically.

"Stay steady, play slowly, they can't keep scoring goals like that!" An Jie pressed his hands down, signaling his teammates to calm down and take their time. James' unreasonable goals cannot become the dominant game. Only the side that really controls the rhythm of the game has more hope of winning.

In order to personally grasp the team's offense, Anjie took the initiative to mention the mid-range position this time. He intends to take over the organizational power from Lillard and become the team's brain.

As soon as Anjie held the ball in the middle distance, Chris Bosh posted it without reservation.

The two started a fierce confrontation outside the free throw line, and Bosh almost stuck his whole body on Anjie. If Angie had dodged in time, both he and Bosh would have kissed each other several times.

Under such extreme conditions, Anjie is neither good for breakthrough nor good for passing. Seeing that Bosh was so close to him, An Jie also had some crooked ideas.

Just when Bosh accidentally rubbed his elbow against An Jie's nose, An Jie suddenly had an idea, dropped the basketball, covered his nose with both hands, and fell to the ground in pain.

Robin, who had been paired with An Jie for a season, also understood, and rushed to An Jie's side anxiously. In this "cooperation", Robin played the role of fanning the flames.

Bosh opened his arms innocently, but the three on-duty referees did see the whole process of Bosh "elbowing" Anjie through slow-motion playback.

Bosh did meet An Jie, and this, coupled with An Jie's performance, was enough to make the "Dragon King" guilty.

"Damn it! You are protecting the defending champion like this, right? Anyway, the championship trophy has been moved here, so you just plan to finish the job today, right!?" Bosh, who has never lost his temper easily, rushed to the referees Shout out, these three referees have a good temper. If it were someone else, a technical foul would have been blown out long ago.

Instead of arguing with the referee, James pulled Bosh away to comfort his teammates. Reasonable use of the rules is also part of the basketball court. James knows the truth of this, because he has also benefited from it.

Bosh fouled, and the Trail Blazers re-sent the sideline. As for Anjie, he also got rid of the entanglement with Bosh.

With Aldridge off the court, Robin Lopez's passing ability is very limited. So now, the task of serving the sideline ball naturally fell on An Jie.

This guy, An Jie, stood outside the field, and Bosh couldn't interfere with him. The players of the Trail Blazers immediately interspersed and moved. They knew that if there was a slight chance, Anjie could deliver the ball to them!

With Robin Lopez's pick-and-roll, Wesley Matthews slipped the baseline and got a fleeting shot from the corner.

But the only bad thing is that Matthews' current position is on the opposite side of Anjie's serve. If Anjie wants to get the ball to Matthews, he must let the basketball safely across the entire half court.

There was no time to hesitate, Wade was about to get rid of the entanglement over there. So An Jie put the ball behind his head and shook his hands vigorously!

"Big! This ball must be too big!" Charles Barkley saw Anjie passing the ball in this way, and his first reaction was that Matthews could not catch it!

"Good opportunity!" On the other side, on the espn commentary stage, Jeff Van Gundy applauded. Because this guy who developed Anjie's organizational ability knows better than Barkley how terrifying Anjie's passing ability is.

Sure enough, the powerful pass didn't fly too high. On the contrary, because of An Jie's extremely strong force, the flying speed of this basketball is very fast.

When Matthews received the basketball, Wade hadn't even fully jumped on it.

Can't wait any longer, wait another second, this opportunity will be completely obliterated by Wade! Matthews immediately started shooting, and Wade's interference still made Matthews' shooting rhythm slightly unstable.

Anjie immediately rushed from the sideline to the basket, but Bosh made a sideways block, locking Anjie out of the rebounding range.

But what everyone didn't expect was that after the basketball hit the side of the basket, it fell into the net for the second time!

Matthews hit a three-pointer and Anjie made a wonderful attack. The Trail Blazers and the Heat are still tied!

"Well done, well done, let's go on, go on!" Anjie clapped his hands vigorously, but Bosh was still cursing in a low voice for the foul just now.

Subtle changes in the psychology of the players of the two teams have been slowly taking place.

Originally, the Heat hoped to use the strength after the opening to suppress the rhythm and then open the score. As everyone knows, after the Trail Blazers showed a tough attitude of resistance, the first party to be discouraged was actually the Heat themselves.

In the next few minutes, the Heat and the Trail Blazers played hard. Looking at the performance of the Heat, people really can't imagine how the total score became 3 to 1.

But after a few minutes of buoyant efforts, the Heat immediately revealed their true colors.

Wade and Bosh frequently missed on the offensive end, and Chalmers' indecisive passing often made the team miss opportunities. What about Lewis? He was so guarded by Robin that he didn't even have a shot, let alone a goal.

Seizing the Heat's downturn, Anjie's organization allowed the team to hit the Heat hard with a super high shooting percentage. As for the Heat, they can only rely on James' singles to solve the problem.

At the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led 22-29. Anjie sent five assists in a single quarter, while James bit the game with 17 points in a single quarter.

"This is the ultimate showdown between personal hero basketball and team basketball! As far as the current situation is concerned, LeBron's personal is temporarily at a disadvantage!"

"Do you think LeBron doesn't want to have a good team? It's just that the current Heat force him to stand up and do it alone!" This time, Jeff Van Gundy stood up and said something for James. James really doesn't want to play alone, but this is the only way for the Heat.

During the break between festivals, fans sang the song "We Are the Champions" in the stands of the Moda Center. This huge voice is estimated to have spread throughout Portland!

"Listen, listen! The first quarter of the game has passed safely, and we are only three quarters away from the O'Brien Cup. Don't be discouraged, you must keep going, and you can't be discouraged! The group outside can't wait to see us win It's time for the O'Brien Cup, we can't let them and ourselves down!" Rickard pointed to the door, at this moment, even the door of the locker room with excellent sound insulation can't stop the spread of the singing.

The loud singing of the fans brought more energy to the Trail Blazers players, but it also made everyone on the Heat team more irritable.

No matter how hard they try, the Heat's Big Three are just a foil for the Trail Blazers' successful defense at the moment.

Spoelstra doesn't have many ways to boost morale now, because even the Filipinos themselves are about to lose confidence.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Anjie and Lillard ignited the audience with a beautiful alley-oop. But soon, James returned the color with another unreasonable three-pointer.

"It's okay, wear him down, wear him down!" Ricard clapped his hands vigorously on the sidelines, and the rest of the Heat had no more threats. As long as James is dragged down, the Trail Blazers will be able to bring the O'Brien Cup home tonight!

Rickard still doesn't believe that the Trail Blazers have so many people, and they can't drag down an exhausted LeBron James!

James resisted desperately, but the support he could get was less and less. Ray Allen frequently hit the iron outside the three-point line, and Wade's breakthrough was no threat to Anjie. Bosh was able to take advantage of open opportunities to score a few goals, but his scoring on the court has been painless for the Trail Blazers.

The Heat resisted for seven minutes. When Spoelstra had to replace James, the entire Heat suddenly collapsed completely!

Courtney Lee and Nicholas Batum were doing whatever they wanted during this time, killing everyone. The Heat's second team was no threat at all. They only scored 5 points in the last few minutes of the second quarter!

Nell Orsi, who was sitting in the luxury box, was sweating profusely. It wasn't until halftime that the manager finally relaxed.

40 to 50, at halftime, the Trail Blazers have widened the point difference to double digits! The once invincible Big Three of the Heat are now in a precarious state!

Seeing this result, the singing in the Moda Center became louder. Angie's parents and Catherine and her father also sang along.

Rich Paul in front of the TV shook his head helplessly when he saw the halftime score. He immediately made a call to Cleveland and contacted David Griffin, then general manager of the Cavaliers.

"What's the matter Rich, it seems that LeBron is not going well in the finals." Griffin said relaxedly, because he believed that after this game, James would no longer belong to Miami.

"It's not going well, let's meet sometime, let's perfect the plan..." Rich Paul turned off the TV, which indicates that James' career in the Heat will also be turned off up.