For the Heat, Wade, Mike Miller, James, Bosh, Josh Harrison.
For the Trail Blazers, Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge, Wang Zelin.
The Trail Blazers put on all their main players early, which was a direct showdown, and they were ready for the lineup to play through the final quarter.
Heat point guard Mario Chalmers was replaced, with Wade at the 1st position and Mike Miller at the 2nd position.
However, the Heat's playmaker is not Mario or Chalmers. With James on the court, he is more of a fixed-point shooter.
The reason for hiring Mike Miller is undoubtedly to enhance outside shooting, and Mike Miller is 2.03 meters tall and has a much better defensive presence than Mario Chalmers.
After the game, the Heat's offensive tactics were very simple. Wade and James took turns to break through, distribute the ball, and move around without the ball from the outside...
Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers were still only 3 points behind the Trail Blazers.
The fans at AmericanAirlines Arena are going crazy!
The defending champion was entangled by a nobody who couldn't even make the playoffs last season.
28 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists... These are James' statistics for more than three quarters tonight, which is a solid number.
In the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, a whistle suddenly sounded, and all the Blazers looked as if they had eaten shit, and their faces were extremely ugly.
Batum, who was mainly defending James, received his 6th foul of the game and left the game.
For the pioneers, it is undoubtedly a thunderbolt from the sky.
Although Batum can't guard James on the court, he can still provide some restrictions, and he has a certain basket that can contain James' help defense.
Now that Batum is off the court, James can allocate some energy to help defend Wang Zelin and Aldridge inside.
Others are no better.
Against the Heat, who have two top breakthrough experts in James and Wade, coupled with his superstar aura, fouls are inevitable.
Excluding Batum, who left the game with 6 fouls, he had 2 fouls, Matthews had 4 fouls, and Aldridge and Wang Lin in the paint each had 3 fouls.
But despite this, coach Terry Stotts still did not dare to replace the main players, but continued to keep them on the field.
87:85.
There are still 5 minutes left before the end of the game, and the Trail Blazers are only two points behind their opponents... They have already fought so hard, and no one wants to give in easily.
Batum's foul gave James a chance to go to the free throw line. If he made both free throws...
What a pity!
"Whoosh!"
"Bang!"
The essence of humanity still maintained a solid performance with two free throws and one. Wang Zelin protected the backcourt rebound and handed the ball to Lillard.
After arriving in the frontcourt, Aldridge pulled to the free throw line, Matthews and substitute Will Barton stood in the bottom corners on both sides, and Wang Zelin got into position in the low post.
Wang Zelin knocked Harrison away and hit a one-handed layup.
88:87.
Coach Terry finally felt a little more at ease. Wang Zelin on the inside was the most stable performer in this game, but...
"Hoo! Hoo..."
After scoring, Wang Zelin panted and returned to defense.
He has played for 32 minutes in this game, which is the playing time prescribed for him by the previous coaching staff.
But now everyone understands that Wang Zelin will definitely play the entire game in the next five minutes.
The Heat attacked and James began to direct traffic.
Mike Miller ran out of the open space, James made a pass and assisted, and the former hit a two-pointer.
90:87, the Heat opened the score again.
The Trail Blazers attacked, and Lillard broke into the Heat's penalty area, causing Harrison's fifth foul.
"Whoa, whoa!"
Two crisp sounds of the net, Lillard made two free throws, 90:89.
"Man, don't forget, there's me!" Lillard said to Wang Zelin when he returned to defense.
Wang Zelin thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Well, when you have the chance, fire more from the outside, I will be the rebounder!"
Lillard is the best rookie in history. In terms of immediate offensive ability, he is not inferior to the top point guards in the league.
It is only because of his arrival that Lillard's light is not as dazzling as before.
"Um!"
The Heat attacked. James took the ball from the outside, attracted two defenders, and quickly released the ball. The basketball went straight to the Heat.
That's Wade's direction.
The Trail Blazers were now flat in their belly, and Wade drove straight into the paint in the blink of an eye.
The Flash strikes!
As for the No. 36 rookie under the Blazers' basket, no one thinks he can guard the famous Flash Wade in the league.
Are you completely ignoring me?
Wang Zelin licked his tongue. The pride in his heart would never allow him to watch his opponent score this goal.
"Don't forget, one of the responsibilities of the center is to guard the basket!"
With the roar in his heart, Wang Zelin stood between the Flash and his own position.
The players on both sides and the audience suddenly held their breath...
As one of the benchmark figures of the 2003 Platinum Generation, Wade has dunked all over the league with his explosive physical fitness since his debut, and he has dunked on all the big players in the league.
This performance even made people forget that Wade was a man missing a meniscus.
However, time has not been forgotten.
"At such a height, you look down on people too much!"
Wang Zelin was keenly aware that Wade's take-off height was not as high as the opening dunks.
Whether it was due to lack of physical strength or being too careless, Wang Zelin really saw the possibility of letting go.
Seizing the right moment, Wang Zelin bent his knees and jumped, his body getting closer and closer to Wade.
This rookie actually dared to take off!
Is he so brave?
How high can an Asian center jump?
soon……
The disdain in Wade's heart disappeared.
Because the take-off height of Trail Blazer 36 is too scary.
Although his 70-centimetre jump is not as good as top jumpers like Howard and Jordan, it is still enough to rank among the top players in the league.
What's more, the biggest advantage of a center is height and wingspan, which is why a good center prospect does not attract so much attention from team management.
With the same qualifications, it is indeed easier for inside players than outside players to take on the task of building the cornerstone of a team.
In terms of defensive system alone, the center has every advantage.
"Not good!"
Wade, who was in the air, suddenly felt cold in his heart.
Immediately afterwards, the Trail Blazers basket disappeared from her sight in an instant, replaced by a big hand that covered the sky.
Yellow!
This is the skin color of that hand.
"Snapped!"
Trail Blazers No. 36's right hand pressed on the orange basketball in Wade's hand. With a strong force, the basketball broke free from Wade's hand.
"Snapped!"
Wang Zelin's left hand followed closely, and after landing, he joined the ball with both hands.
"Catch...grab the hat!"
"Oh, my god!"
"Wade's dunk was caught by the rookie on the other side!"
This is something Wade never thought about.
He can allow his offense to be blocked, but he can be blocked by others with extremely humiliating actions such as grabbing the block...
Not just Wade
The players from the two teams behind him, the fans at American Airlines Arena, and the audience in front of the TV never imagined that such a thing would happen in front of them.