The game continued, Mike Brown's determination was correct, and the situation on the field gradually became one-sided.
Wade's breakthrough always ran into the Cavaliers' defensive attack. Lin Yu cooperated with LeBron James to directly block Wade from the free throw line.
Of course, the real problem is not Wade, but the old Shark who caused a lot of trouble for the Cavaliers in the first two games. In this game, the old Shark is also under the pressure of Big Z, and the singles under the basket are a bit difficult.
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The Heat's two core players were out of commission, and their role players stepped up and performed their best performance since the start of the playoffs.
Gary Payton and Anthony Walker scored consecutively, and the scene was not that ugly, but the Heat inevitably fell into a disadvantage.
The Cavaliers suppressed the Heat, and they quickly took a lead in the score, and became more and more relaxed as they played, as if they had already secured the victory of this game in advance.
Kenny Smith was helpless in the commentary box, especially with Lin Yu's continuous and stable output, hitting consecutive long-range shots, helping the Cavaliers open up space on the offensive end, and score points to expand their lead.
At the end of the first quarter, he had scored 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. He only took 5 shots and hit 3 goals, which was very efficient.
In contrast, in Wade's sports game in the first quarter, he only made one layup and 2 of 4 free throws, resulting in 4 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
The data intuitively shows that Lin Yu achieved a complete victory against Wade, at least in the first quarter of the game.
"The situation is already very clear. The Cleveland Cavaliers have adjusted their defensive strategy. In the first two games, they concentrated on defense in the interior and suddenly expanded it to the outside. China Lin teamed up with LeBron to directly lock down Dwyane Wade!"
Charles Barkley analyzed the first quarter and turned to look at Kenny Smith.
Kenny Smith had a dark face, shook his head wildly and helplessly, and then defended himself from another angle: "Cleveland mobilized heavy troops to defend Dwyane. Shaq should have stood up and led the team to compete with the Cavaliers, but he failed..."
The Cavaliers' victory continues.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Wade was still blocked from the free throw line by heavy defenses. He kept making mid-range and long-range shots, and the sound of banging iron could not be heard.
"This game is probably going to be the worst game of Dwyane Wade's career."
The old Shark gradually regained his offensive feeling and scored two goals from the inside, but the overall efficiency was still not high, at least it was far lower than the combined efficiency of the Cavaliers' trio.
Pat Riley kept roaring on the sidelines and making adjustments. The Heat's offense went from a single inside and outside singles at the beginning to a pick-and-roll attack, horns, diamond hammer, etc. Various tactics were used.
There was just no way to break through the Cavaliers' mindless double-attack on Wade, and their mindless weak-side rotation to cover up...
At the beginning of the game, Kenny Smith still had illusions, thinking that the Heat could adjust from the early decline.
But soon, he discovered that even if the old shark's condition gradually improved, the Cavaliers still firmly controlled the situation.
"At halftime, the Cavaliers already had a 22-point lead. This was the largest half-time lead in three games. It can be said that the Cavaliers have secured the victory of this game."
"For the Heat, this game is undoubtedly very important, because in the history of the NBA playoffs, there has never been an example of a comeback from a 0:3 deficit. There has never been one in the past, and this Heat is obviously not among them..."
At the end of halftime, Pat Riley left the infield of the American Airlines Center with a dark face and walked straight to the tunnel.
Kenny Smith noticed this scene: "Pat Riley looked very angry, which is understandable. He originally expected to create another era of his own in Miami, but now, the Shark-Way combination has come to an end.
, they have no future.”
During the fifteen-minute intermission, Pat Riley turned on the double-barreled spray mode. Not only did the upper mouth spray wildly all the time, but he also made many movements with his hands, waving the tactical board, slapping the tactical board, and even
It was throwing the tactical board onto the locker room floor.
But fifteen minutes later, the game restarted and everything was as usual, without any changes.
Relying on Lin Yu's two three-pointers, the Cavaliers quickly expanded their lead to 30 points. The rest of the game became garbage time. Even the Heat fans didn't want to watch, and they left the game one after another.
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It didn't take long for the American Airlines Center to become empty.
Lin Yu was somewhat accustomed to the scene that happened in front of him. He had seen Heat fans leave the game countless times because the home team was lagging behind.
"Kenny, now we can talk about the previous discussion. Can this game prove that with the correct defensive strategy, the Heat have no chance?"
Charles Barkley in the commentary box also talked about the previous discussion between him and Kenny Smith, not paying attention to what would happen in the remaining games.
Kenny Smith continued to shake his head: "No, Charles, this is just Shaq's state being too bad. He failed to stand up and lead the Heat forward when Dwayne was locked up."
"You're being tough, Kenny, okay, let's go back to the original bet that the Cavaliers will defeat the Heat within five games!"
Kenny Smith hesitated: "Six games, I think the Heat will drag the series into the sixth game."
Charles Barkley immediately laughed: "If it was only the sixth game, the Heat would not be able to force the Cavaliers to use more cards."
Kenny Smith was a little embarrassed. He spread his hands and said: "In short, the Heat will cause some trouble for the Cavaliers. This series will not be as easy as it is now."
In a new round of controversy, the game reached the middle of the third quarter, and the black-faced Pat Riley replaced all the main players on the field...
"The Heat made substitutions, Dwyane Wade and Shaq left the game, and Pat Riley's actions directly declared the end of the game."
"The Cavaliers got the match point, and then they still have four opportunities to win the entire series to squander..."
Lin Yu also sat on the bench during a subsequent timeout.
In this easily won game, Lin Yu only played more than two quarters, but his statistical performance was still outstanding to the naked eye. He scored 25 points on 9 of 16 shots, plus 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
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The best player in the game was James, who scored 24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. In terms of statistics, James was only slightly better than Lin Yu.
But considering that James spent the whole game wiping Lin Yu's defensive backup, Wade ended up with a poor performance of only 11 points on 4 of 17 shots. At least 60% of the credit goes to James.
Of the remaining 40%, Lin Yu only accounts for 25%, and the remaining 15% are Big Z, Varejao, Drew Gooden, etc. who also wiped Lin Yu's butt...
Before the game ended, Lin Yu, who was bored, flipped through the statistics table and saw Wade's data: "1704? It's not as good as 4717 in terms of explosion, but it's not as good as 1802 in terms of cheating. Wade's not even that interesting..."
