At 51:69, the score difference was approaching 20 points, and the Trail Blazers quickly called a timeout.
The rhythm is broken!
On the Trail Blazers bench, everyone looked at coach Terry Stotts in confusion.
After all, it is a team headed by a group of young people. It is easy to be excited and at the same time, it is also easy to become confused when facing difficulties.
"You think, can we still win?"
Mike Roberts poked Batum, who was silent next to him.
"this……"
Batum was stunned for a moment and did not answer.
Their opponent is not the super losers like the Magic in the last game, but the Miami Heat, the league's leading super team. Facing such an opponent, falling behind by 18 points is tantamount to being sentenced to death in advance.
"Kids, now is not the time to be weak!" Coach Terry stared at the players around him and yelled with some disappointment.
"Where's your unstoppable energy?"
"It's only 18 points, are we just going to admit defeat?"
"No, I won't admit defeat!"
Lillard exploded, his expression solemn and his fists clenched tightly.
"What about the defense? Where's the defense on the perimeter? I can't see it at all."
Coach Terry's decibel level increased again.
After shooting Batum and Lillard, and seeing the two of them speechless, Coach Terry continued: "Cheer up, don't give them any more chances on the defensive end to make easy shots."
"I see!"
Batum nodded immediately.
"Damien..."
In front of the Heat bench, Coach Spoelstra was very happy. Although the offensive tactical arrangement on the field had little to do with him, no matter what, James used his tactical board and there was always a sense of participation.
"Good job! Next, play more inside. The rookie on the opposite side has already committed three fouls. In order to reduce unnecessary trouble, we need to beat him as soon as possible. Don't you think so, LeBron?"
Coach Spoelstra said.
"Um!"
James nodded while wiping his sweat.
Due to the excellent outside touch of all members of the Heat team, Wang Zelin did a lot of return runs tonight, but this did not affect Wang Zelin's rebounding at all.
13 rebounds in the half!
It can only be said that the Heat have always lacked a true center who cannot provide rebounding protection for the team. This link will become their biggest weakness.
"Next, we need to target the Trail Blazers' outside shots. Even if they allow two points, they cannot allow three points. We must maintain the point difference." After saying that, James turned back to his teammates and added.
"The No. 0 on the opposite side is left to me. I will keep an eye on him." Wade chuckled.
Wade performed quite well today. He scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-5 shooting, with 0 turnovers, even though he did not play for the entire second quarter.
"Ray, Sean, pay attention to the Trail Blazers' No. 2 and No. 5. Their hands are not bad today. In order to quickly chase points, they will definitely increase their shots from the outside." James said again.
After the two nodded, James felt that the timeout was almost over and ended his speech.
The game restarts
Looking at the players on the field, Coach Terry looked at everything on the field with worry.
I don’t know if these young people can withstand such great pressure.
Tianchao TV live broadcast seat.
"Now that the players from both teams are back on the field, the Trail Blazers, who are 18 points behind, have not made adjustments to their personnel, and the same is true for the Heat, who are the leader." Yang Yiyi.
"This is already their best lineup, but unfortunately there is a gap in strength." Director Zhang shook his head.
The Trail Blazers' performance so far in this game is not bad. Both Wang Zelin and his teammates have performed at the level expected of a dark horse team.
It's a pity that they met the ultimate boss of the NBA - the Miami Heat!
The reason why the Trail Blazers were able to defeat the Heat last time was largely due to Wang Zelin's final buzzer-beater.
Guilang studio.
Tianchao fans belong to two groups and are having a fierce quarrel.
"I've said it before, the last time the Trail Blazers were able to defeat the Heat, it was due to luck." Heat fan A.
"That's right, that stupid big guy Wang Zelin's decisive victory last time was just God's fault. This time God didn't side with them, and the strength gap between the two teams finally showed up."
Heat fan B.
"..."
Trail Blazers fans wanted to argue, but the huge margin made their argument weak.
In sports competition, the strong is king!
Apart from gaining more sympathy, it is difficult for the lagging side to catch up with the winning side in other aspects.
…
American Airlines Arena.
When he arrived in the frontcourt, Lillard wanted to grab a three-pointer, but Wade was already prepared and stayed close to him. He couldn't find any chance at all.
"here!"
Wang Zelin under the basket was facing a tonnage, and Bosh, who was a head shorter than him, had the advantage. After receiving Lillard's lob, he turned around and squeezed Bosh away, and before James could double-team, he made a small hook... and successfully hit the target.
At 53:69, Wang Zelin's two-pointer helped the Trail Blazers slow down. He knew that he must not let the point difference widen to 20 points. That would be too dangerous.
The offense and defense transitioned, the Heat attacked, and James advanced to the point where he ignored Batum in front of him and began his iconic tank breakthrough.
Batum bravely pushed forward, fierce physical confrontation struck again, and then he was knocked away again.
This bull...
Batum had no intention of complaining. The continuous physical confrontations made him physically and mentally exhausted. The opponent James was too taxing on him, even more than the usual three quarters of the game.
James broke through from the right, Aldridge came from the bottom corner to help defend, and Battier had missed it.
But James didn't pass the ball, he only had one goal ~ Wang Zelin!
The last time Wang Zelin, a rookie, blocked shots for himself and Wade at a critical moment in the game, he will always remember it.
He wants it back!
Feeling that James was getting closer and closer, Wang Zelin narrowed his eyes slightly, and the alarm from inside his body reached its peak in an instant.
"Come on, LeBron!"
Wang Zelin roared at James who was not far away.
"OK!"
Stepping into the reasonable collision zone and completing the sprint, James looked like a flying tank, bound to destroy all obstacles in front of him.
"LeBron James!!!"
The American Airlines Arena DJ couldn't help his excitement and started shouting.
On the field, a familiar scene repeated itself again.
The No. 36 opened up, just like the last time he blocked James, he proved his tough attitude with actions.
"Don't forget, this is a no-fly zone!"
Wang Zelin shouted loudly and jumped up on the spot.
The two people's bodies got closer and closer. James held the ball in his right hand and pulled it behind him with all his strength, and then slammed it towards the basket.
"LeBron! He is a born king. His dunks are unrivaled among outside players throughout the ages!"
With the DJ's voice, all the goalkeepers at American Airlines Arena stood up, wanting to witness James use this dunk to completely defeat the Trail Blazers' proud interior defense.
However, when the two had physical contact, James's expression quickly changed.
This rookie's power seems to have become stronger, and the sense of oppression coming from him...
How can this be?
As a historical giant, James is particularly concerned about the changes in the strength of the opponents he recognizes.
Logically speaking, even if every rookie who has just entered the NBA makes progress during the regular season, that progress is very slow and subtle.
Even he was like this back then.
No one can make as much progress in the regular season as they did in the offseason.
Looking at the rookie in front of him, it exceeded his expectations.
After a brief moment of surprise, James' expression became even more excited.
So what if the opponent is stronger?
In any case, he won’t be better than himself!
Because I am LeBron James!
James, who had rarely faced an opponent in the league for nearly ten years, had an "invincible" temperament about him after winning his first career championship.
Especially this year when Los Angeles' No. 24 is clearly in decline.
Others only see No. 24’s career-high average of 30 points per game, but for James, who studies advanced statistics, he knows very well that No. 24 is old after all.
The old blacksmith can no longer dominate both offense and defense as he once did, and even maintaining the output on the offensive end is enough.
Except for Oklahoma's No. 35, James, who is polite to everyone on the surface, is extremely proud in his heart. He doesn't take any active player seriously at all.
Now, maybe consider adding a number 36.
After having physical contact with James, Wang Zelin's eyes showed determination.
You can't dunk this ball!
Seizing the right moment, Wang Zelin's right hand aimed in a certain direction and smacked it.
Years of experience tell James that if he chooses to be tough at this time, there is a high probability that he will be defended by his opponent or even blocked.
But again, he is LeBron James.
Although he is optimistic about the young man in front of him, James is optimistic about him in two or three years.
Now~ you are still too young!
You can't stop me!
"Bang!"
"Snapped!"
Two loud noises came one after another.
A jaw-dropping scene appeared in front of me.
James was strongly interfered by Wang Zelin in the air, and his iconic tomahawk dunk flew away. Just as the Trail Blazers fans were overjoyed, the referee's whistle suddenly sounded.
Defensive foul?
The referee called a defensive foul.
Fortunately, their core strength was particularly strong. Although they did not stand firm after landing, they did not fall to the ground awkwardly.
He really defended himself!
James' face was filled with disbelief.
I didn’t cover it!
Opposite Wang Zelin, the same four words were written on his face - unbelievable.
In the hearts of the two of them, one was shocked that the other party was able to interfere with his full-force dunk, and the other was shocked that the other party actually avoided his fatal block in the air.
Through slow-motion playback, James made slight adjustments at the last moment, thus evading Wang Zelin's block. By the time the latter's interference to him was in place, the ball did not come close after all.
Wang Zelin's hand trying to block the shot ended up hitting James' wrist.
According to the principle of handball integration in basketball rules: when the ball touches the shooting player after being released, it is not considered a hitting foul.
However, since the attack and defense between the two just happened in an instant, the linesman behind him did not notice anything wrong and subconsciously called a defensive foul.
What about the two parties involved?
James knew that he was being unreasonable and would not behave when he got an advantage, so he quietly stood on the free throw line.
Wang Zelin, who was misjudged, also did not argue because he knew there was a thing called a superstar whistle.
Moreover, the referee has already made a penalty during the game and will rarely make any changes. At most, the post-game penalty report will say what the referee did.
TNT live broadcast seats.
"The Blazers have committed a crime, will the Trail Blazers replace him? Charles, if it were you, what would you choose?" Kenny Smith said
"Of course I won't choose to replace Wang." Barkley shook his head and continued: "The Trail Blazers are now lagging behind by a big score. Replacing Wang will only make their hearts really sink faster. Rather than dying slowly,
Make a last ditch effort."
On the Trail Blazers bench, coach Terry did not make any personnel changes as Barkley said.
At this moment, all he can do is trust his players.
"Bang!"
"Whoosh!"
With James making one of two free throws, the score reached 53:70, and the American Airlines Arena suddenly burst into cheers!
This is the heroic figure of the league's current leader, whose every move can touch the hearts of countless people.
"Wang, among the younger generation of players, I would like to call you the strongest!"
During the retreat, James and Wang Zelin advanced together.
"oh!"
Wang Zelin curled his lips.
"Young man, maybe it will be yours in the future, but now~ it's mine!"
Damn it!
Wang Zelin never expected that the legendary phrase "The future is yours" would actually come out of James' mouth, and the target would be himself.
"Eh……"
While he was distracted, James suddenly sped up and walked away.
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Unexpectedly, No. 6, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, turned out to be this kind of person.
Gan!
Perhaps to prove what he said, the third quarter was completely reduced to James' performance time.
After that, he took 9 shots and hit 8 goals, including two three-pointers from the outside. He scored 19 points in a single quarter. American Airlines Arena became James's only show.
With James's explosive performance, the Heat's morale reached a peak. Ray Allen, Battier and others on the outside performed well. The team hit 17 of 25 shots in the third quarter, with a shooting rate as high as a terrifying 68%.
There are many three-pointers among them.
39 points in a single quarter!
James set a regular season single-quarter scoring record since joining the Heat.
At 78:105, the Trail Blazers scored 27 points in a single quarter, but fell behind their opponents by 29 points.
Again, the Blazers' performance tonight was certainly not bad, but their performance against their opponents was even better.
One-star shooting is really suitable for James. As long as the outside shooters are strong, he can kill everyone.
At this time, the Trail Blazers faced their most difficult moment. Their inside man, Optimus Prime Wang Zelin, had already committed five fouls, and the fifth foul was caused by Wade.
It seems that Big Cheeks is also very upset about the last blocked shot.
Wang Zelin finished the three quarters, and his personal statistics reached 23 points, 18 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 assists, showing an extremely versatile performance.
Moreover, this has just ended in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter has not yet started. No one knows how good the data of No. 36 will be when the whole game is over.
But, it's not like eggs.
Everyone knows that the performance of No. 36 tonight is likely to be in vain.
The letter of appointment as the leader of the empty-cutting group is waiting for him!