After a few more rounds, half a quarter ended, and the score became 11:16, with the Heat trailing by 5 points.
At this point in the game, Wade is feeling very good, currently scoring 7 points on 3-of-4 shooting.
James played a little sparsely, focusing more on defense. He only took one shot on the offensive end, and scored 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal from free throws.
Unfortunately, except for Wade and James who maintained a high level of stable performance, the other three Heat players played very poorly. They took 6 shots, all of which were irons. Only Lewis scored 1 point through free throws.
Returning to the bench, coach Terry Stotts began to make adjustments.
Replace Aldridge with Garnett and Lillard with Beverley, hoping to strengthen the defense and try to lure the Heat into a defensive quagmire.
There is a saying, Garnett, who does not need to be both offensive and defensive, and only needs to focus on defense, is second only to Wang Zelin in the Trail Blazers' interior defensive ability.
Garnett is an out-and-out veteran, and Lewis, who happens to be opposite him, is also a veteran. This trick of fighting fire with fire is a wonderful way to benefit.
The timeout was almost over. Wang Zelin listened to the enthusiastic cheers of the fans and felt a completely different enthusiasm than when the game just started.
The people in this land are too eager for a poor champion.
The current mood of many Trail Blazers fans can best be described by the classic famous scene of "American Yang Yi" A. Smith in later generations:
"The last time New York won the championship, I was only 5 years old, and now I'm 51!"
en... After a brief look, there were many older players in the audience today, including many with gray hair.
These people may be the most loyal fans of the Portland Trail Blazers so far, and tonight they all attended the scene to encourage Wang Zelin and his teammates to win the championship!
When he went to the technical stage to apply magnesium powder, wouldn't it be that a female fan approaching from behind reached out to Wang Zelin to applaud, and she used Mandarin: "Come on, King! Defeat James!"
Wang Zelin was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached out and gave the famous female movie star a high-five.
I hadn't noticed before that actress Zhang Ziyi came to watch their finals and sat right behind the bench.
Zhang Ziyi, who is nicknamed the "International Chapter", seems to be a famous Komi. After Kobe was eliminated by them, did he come to support them?
Immediately afterwards, Wang Zelin glanced at it with a sense of loss...it was just ordinary, I couldn't afford it, so I slipped away.
…
The high-five with the International Chapter was just a brief interlude. After the brief interlude, Wang Zelin, Garnett, Batum, Matthews, and Beverley came on the stage together amid the applause prepared on the spot.
The Heat also made substitutions. First, James changed to the power forward position, which directly caused Coach Terry's plan to replace Garnett on the court. In addition, the Heat's back line was replaced by Norris Cole and Ray Allen.
The small forward is played by Battier, and the center is Birdman Anderson.
Birdman Anderson defends well and plays with great passion, but he can't guard Wang Zelin. Spoelstra replaces him. That's not...
Well, considering that the Heat's nine-man regular rotation entering the playoffs does not seem to have a serious center, whether it is Bosh or Anderson, they are still more suitable for the power forward position.
Play center?
Can they fight?
I don’t have this ability, you know?
What's more, the two of them will face tonight the number one center in the league and the new regular season MVP - Wang Zelin!
After coming on the field, the Blazers had the ball.
Garnett relied on a flexible movement to create a space to catch the ball, but he hit the ball from mid-range and bounced out of the basket with a bang.
"Oops! It's a little regretful that the Wolf King made a strike for the first time in this game... Oops, James collected the backcourt rebound, and the Heat are about to start a fast break!"
Zhang Lili's mouth kept crackling, and the situation on the field suddenly changed.
After James grabbed the rebound, he drove forward wildly and passed the center circle in the blink of an eye...
"boom!"
The powerful tomahawk chop shook the rose garden to one side again.
13:16, the Heat are still 3 points away!
But then, the Blazers' offense also worked.
frontcourt.
Beverley handed the ball to Wang Zelin, and then cut in from the right sideline. Norris Cole followed Beverley closely. Beverley led Norris Cole to sneak around and used Garnett to screen and roll.
He ran out from the left side of the three-second zone and went straight to the bottom corner for a three-pointer.
James and Norris Cole switched defenses, and Garnett helped Beverley pull out to the right side of the three-second zone and make a reverse run.
At the same time, Wang Zelin carried Anderson into the penalty area. James switched to guard Beverley and followed him to the middle distance of the baseline. When he saw the latter running out, he did not continue to follow him, but turned back to the left sideline of the triangle area to prepare for defense.
Garnett cuts in and can also defend Wang Zelin's attack at the basket.
Wang Zelin made a prompt decision and quickly passed the ball to the left corner. Beverley received the ball and was super open!
Beverley even had time to adjust quickly. Before James rushed over to cover up the defense, he raised the ball above his head and made a decisive jump shot...
After Beverley was traded to the Trail Blazers this season, his overall field goal percentage was around 42.5%, including 38.4% on three-pointers. Among players at the same position in the Dialect League, Beverley's three-point accuracy is already quite threatening.
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In the scene where Wang Zelin, Bosh, and Garnett are men on the left and right under the basket, fighting hand-to-hand, please dive into the basket!
Beverley's three-pointer!
When Beverley caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, the scene was extremely quiet, even silent. But when the basketball fell into the basket and made a splash, the scene exploded instantly!
"Mad dog~!"
"Mad dog~!"
"Mad dog~!"
Beverly suddenly saw countless fans standing up spontaneously to cheer him up.
There is a saying, a defensive leader like Beverley who keeps making little moves on the defensive end is undoubtedly a dirty player in the eyes of his opponents, but in the eyes of Portland fans, Beverley is a real fighter on the court!
From the beginning to the end of the game, fans can always see Beverley's tireless running and the everlasting high morale on his face.
It can be said that after playing most of the regular season, Beverley has gained a share of his fan base in Portland.
Because compared to Wang Zelin, Lillard, and Aldridge, who have shown great strength when they first entered the league, Beverley, who is 1.85 meters tall and closer to an ordinary person, looks like a normal person and is more mature.
Be more grounded.
Beverley, who has always been rooted and based on the defensive end, has now created a beautiful scenery of his own in Portland through crazy efforts.
And when this beautiful scenery was combined with other scenery, it formed the Portland storm that is currently sweeping the league.
Basketball is, after all, a team sport for five people.