"Tonight, we can't afford to lose. So, guys, we must win this game tonight." Popovich did not criticize the players, but encouraged them. His impassioned words made him
The players are all excited.
For Popovich, the iron-blooded coach, to be able to say such a thing is simply unbelievable!
"Greg, we must win this game tonight." Derrick Favors said to Popovich for the first time.
"Greg, believe us." Chen Feng clenched his fists and said firmly to Popovich.
Other players also expressed their attitudes. When Popovich saw this, he showed a happy smile on his face.
The game restarts and Spurs have the ball.
Chen Feng broke through with the ball and made a beautiful ground pass to Derek Favors on the inside. Derek Favors did not force the ball. He stepped back and quickly passed the ball back to the outside.
Chen Feng's hands, and others quickly blocked in front of him, blocking Wade who stepped forward to defend. With such an excellent opportunity, Chen Feng lightly relaxed his arms, and the ball slid through the sky with a beautiful arc.
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"Whoa", such a clear sound made the entire Spurs bench players shout.
Chen Feng roared, not only motivating himself, but also motivating his teammates.
This goal allowed Chen Feng to regain his offensive feeling, and Kawhi Leonard's pick-and-roll also won him many opportunities.
The ball was back in his hands, and there seemed to be a loophole in the Heat's double-teaming. Chen Feng had not performed very well for several consecutive minutes before, but now he gradually brought the team's rhythm out, and Wade began to gradually
Shift the focus of defense to Chen Feng.
Wade alone could not guard against Chen Feng. Chen Feng relied on his explosive power to forcefully break through him again and hit a mid-line jumper.
"That's great." Popovich stood on the sidelines clenching his fists excitedly, his eyes bursting with excitement.
Realizing his defensive mistake, Wade immediately stepped forward to double-team Chen Feng, who was holding the ball, but unexpectedly, Kawhi Leonard had already blocked his path.
This little time was more than enough for Chen Feng. With continuous changes of direction, when Mario Chalmers was about to defend his breakthrough, a back pass was handed to McGrady on the baseline. McGrady was unguarded.
, took a deep breath, and then threw the ball very rhythmically.
With four minutes and thirty seconds left in the fourth quarter, Chen Feng made two consecutive breakthroughs and got to the basket for a layup. The score was 99:87.
At 99:87, the Spurs led by 12 points.
With Chen Feng's full firepower, the Spurs gradually stabilized the situation, and they even saw the dawn of victory.
That's right. The Spurs are basically guaranteed to win now. The home fans even stood up, cheered, and celebrated the team's victory in advance.
As time becomes less and less, the Heat's hope of a comeback becomes increasingly slim. Especially after the timeout, the Spurs not only improved greatly defensively, but Chen Feng assisted Derek Favors twice in a row.
The success also suppressed the Heat's offense.
Seeing that the Spurs stabilized the situation, the expression on Wade's face became more solemn.
As the boss of the team, although he is no longer at his peak, the burden on him is still very heavy.
The Heat now only have three timeout opportunities left, one 100-second long timeout and two short timeouts.
The Spurs' consecutive attacks succeeded. Although Spoelstra was extremely anxious, he suppressed his anxiety. The only three timeout opportunities must be used at the most appropriate time. The situation on the court now is also
It cannot be solved by three timeouts. If Wade and the others can successfully turn it into a crisis, then this timeout will become a bargaining chip for the Heat's final comeback. If nothing can be done, these three timeouts will naturally be dispensable.
Wade quickly brought the ball across the half court and met Chen Feng again. Seeing Chen Feng's nervous and cautious look, Wade suddenly felt a little more relaxed.
Anyway, the hope of winning is not very high, so it is better to play freely. In this case, maybe a miracle will happen.
Chen Feng made several false moves in a row, but Chen Feng remained unmoved.
Wade seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. He accurately delivered the ball to Mario Chalmers. He took a step forward and blocked Chen Feng to the right.
Taking advantage of the opportunity created by Wade, Mario Chalmers did not hesitate at all and quickly stood up to take a shot. Unfortunately, his strength seemed to be a little too weak, and the ball hit the front of the basket and bounced high.
LeBron James stretched out his arms and pinned Kawhi Leonard behind him, making a difficult tip-in.
"Awesome..." the Heat bench cheered.
Spoelstra also clenched his fists excitedly.
The Spurs attacked, Derrick Favors received Chen Feng's pass, beat Chris Bosh, and made a fadeaway jumper, but unfortunately it was short, and the rebound was picked off by Chris Bosh.
"Whoa", Mario Chalmers Fisher directly shot a three-pointer, but miraculously it went in.
"Wow..." Another burst of cheers erupted from the Heat bench.
"Yeah!!!" Mario Chalmers and Wade high-fived in celebration.
It was Wade's quick pass that gave Mario Chalmers a chance to shoot a three-pointer.
"Bit", the San Antonio Spurs requested a timeout.
Now Popovich has to call a timeout, because the current situation is very unfavorable for the Spurs. The Heat have narrowed the point difference. If they don't call a timeout now, it is very likely that the score will be tied.
Came up.
"I really don't know how to criticize everyone. To be honest, I really don't want to criticize you. You all fought very hard in this game. I saw it and saw your desire to win. But, just now,
Our defense was like shit and I don't understand why we defended so poorly.
Now I don't want to know the reason, I just want to see that after the timeout is over, you can play our defense. Everyone, this is the third game of the finals, and countless people are paying attention to this game. I hope we
If you can win, well, that's the purpose of calling this timeout." Popovich said to the Spurs with a gloomy face.
Perhaps they were woken up by Popovich's scolding. After the timeout, the Spurs' defensive intensity really strengthened. The strong defense forced the Heat to be caught off guard and made consecutive mistakes in the offense. The Spurs used quick counterattacks to gain consecutive points.
With 4 points, the Spurs finally widened the point difference to 9 points again.
Wadet personally took the ball through the midfield, raised his left hand high and said: "Calm down, calm down."
As the soul of Miami, Wade must remind his teammates to stay absolutely calm at this moment. Then hand the ball to James, who has better ball handling ability.
Under his command and dispatch, the Heat's players quickly started running. The Spurs are currently adopting a zone defense. No matter how the Heat changes, he only uses one move to stay the same in response to the changes.
Kawhi Leonard was very focused, ignoring his opponent's fake moves and keeping his eyes firmly on LeBron James.
He tapped his left foot in front of the left, then pulled it back and tapped in front of the right. After several consecutive attempts, LeBron James's eyes flashed.
"Huh..." Kawhi Leonard felt a gust of wind in his ears and saw LeBron James' body rushing to his left side like lightning. He quickly took a step back and stretched out his arms.
Trying to stop LeBron James.
The moment Kawhi Leonard had just adjusted, he was suddenly shocked. LeBron James did not choose to get rid of him, but directly bumped into his left shoulder.
In determining a defensive foul, once the defensive player has established a legal defensive position, he must maintain this position, that is, he must not extend his arms, shoulders, hips or legs to prevent the dribbler from passing him, but his own arms are extended
The action is so big.
With concerns in his heart, Kawhi Leonard instinctively put away the movements in his hands. Seeing that the two were about to collide, LeBron James stepped forward with his right foot and stepped hard on the floor, leaning forward.
His upper body rotated 180 degrees in the air and moved a few centimeters to the left. It was this few centimeters that allowed him to easily pass to the left of Kawhi Leonard.
Kawhi Leonard had concerns in his heart, so he naturally had other concerns on defense. At this time, it was too late to make amends, and he watched LeBron James walk away.
A beautiful breakthrough that not only broke through Kawhi Leonard's defense, but also caught the Spurs off guard.
At this time, only Derrick Favors was left under the basket of the Spurs. He made a beautiful pass from behind, and a beautiful pass from LeBron James who was rushing in. The ball was transferred to the other side, followed closely by Kerr.
Reese Bosh caught the ball easily, took two steps forward quickly, and rose into the air with the help of his body's inertia. At this time, the Heat had already formed a two-on-one situation under the basket.
Derrick Favors felt a chill in his heart, gritted his teeth, and quickly pounced out, allowing the opponent to dunk unscrupulously in his own half. This was undoubtedly the biggest shame for an inside player.
Chris Bosh held the ball with both hands and pushed it out flatly. The ball just flew over Derrick Favors' head. After LeBron James caught the ball, he tapped the ground with his right foot and dragged the ball flatly with his right hand.
With a slight shake, the ball hit the backboard and fell into the net bag.
The Spurs' counterattack failed, and the Heat protected the rebound.
