NBA Opening Draw To Twilight Shaquille O’Neal: Chapter 496 Quiet American Airlines Arena

"It seems that the Miami Heat are still playing with ease in this scorching heat!"

Seeing that the Heat scored two three-pointers in a row, Yang Jian became nervous. This is not a good sign.

"After all, the heat + high temperature, isn't it a perfect match. For them, this is a home game."

Zhang Lili looked dignified, watching everything on the field.

It is very rare to see the Trail Blazers, who are invincible in the playoffs, being overwhelmed and overwhelmed on the court!

In the game after the third quarter, the Heat's offensive rounds, the ball was passed back and forth, and their caution made the Blazers gradually become impatient.

Their opponents are strong, but the main force is really too young.

The defensive end was completely overwhelmed, and after the impetuous Batum's impetuous breakthrough failed, he hurriedly shot from the two-point position. Then there was a bang, and the frame came out.

As the sound of iron strikes became louder and louder, the Blazers made more and more mistakes. As one of the teams with the fewest turnovers per game in the league, the Trail Blazers' performance in the third quarter was undoubtedly abnormal.

It's not the level they have.

But fortunately, Wang Zelin can always stop the loss in time before the Heat try to open the point difference to the double-digit threshold. His goals at several critical moments have allowed the Blazers to escape from death.

However, once or twice is fine.

Frequent and difficult key shots undoubtedly increased Wang Zelin's consumption.

After all, most of Wang Zelin's goals required him to fight hand-to-hand in the overcrowded penalty area, and he had to pay a huge price for every goal he scored.

As time went on, after three quarters, 83:75, the Blazers were still 8 points behind.

Tonight, the Heat finally saw hope of winning.

Coach Spoel shouted excitedly on the bench:

"Keep going, win this game, 1:2, we still have a chance."

Unfortunately, as soon as the fourth quarter started, Wang Zelin gave him a blow to the head.

The first attack in the final quarter, the Blazers had the ball.

In order to chase points, the Blazers sent the ultimate offensive team of Lillard + Connett Lee + Batum + Aldridge + Wang Zelin.

At this time, the five Blazers players on the field all have good shooting ability and can open up space, which makes the Heat no longer dare to shrink the defense line easily, and Wang Zelin is thus liberated.

Wang Zelin came up and played a fast break and scored a goal.

Looking back, he made a help defense on Ray Allen, completed a steal at the top of the key, and played another fast break.

As soon as the final quarter came up, the Blazers beat the Heat cleanly to a 4:0.

The Heat attacked, and Wade missed a three-point jumper with a little space. Wang Zelin grabbed the rebound, assisted Lillard for a fast break layup, and hit a goal.

After a wave of wonderful offense and defense, the Blazers scored 6 points in a row and achieved a 6:0 spurt, directly reducing the score difference to only 2 points.

It means that as long as the Blazers can defend the Heat's next attack and hit another goal, they can tie the game.

The timer was running second by second, and the Heat, who had been unable to score for a long time, began to worry. In the third quarter, when the Blazers hadn't adapted to the high temperature and continued to hit the iron, the lead that was absolutely hard-won must not be wasted in vain.

Can't go on like this!

James was so angry that his veins burst out. Why is that guy so heavy, and he only rested for less than 5 minutes in the first three quarters, but he still persisted until now.

Is he Iron Man? Won't you be tired? Don't you know you're tired?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

bluff!

Yes, he was definitely bluffing...

"Snapped!"

James tore off the hairband from his head and threw it at his feet.

Regarding the little emperor James throwing his headband aside, the fans' first reaction was not to think how domineering these people are, but they were surprised to find that the hairline of the thirty-year-old man seemed a bit...

Well, the fans are really used to seeing the image of James wearing a headband, and suddenly one day he took off the headband, and everyone is more or less not used to it.

James didn't know what the fans were thinking at this time. James, who was filled with anger, only remembered one thing in his heart:

He wants to expand the gap with his own hands! He wants to beat the Blazers No. 36 with his own hands! He wants to defend his hard-won supreme throne!

When Wade was panting heavily, Flash gradually faltered, and after several attempts, he still couldn't break through the defender. James made up his mind that he would do it himself.

"Dwayne, here."

James continued to reach out for the ball, and after taking the ball from Wade, he raised his left hand and made several gestures while dribbling.

He is commanding his teammates to pull away for him, the little emperor wants to break the scoring shortage!

At this time, if the other four people (Wade, Ray Allen, Lewis, Bosh) are really capable of shooting three-pointers, except for James who is holding the ball, all of them have made three-pointers in the past three quarters. Point hit record.

Therefore, even if they know what James wants to do next, the Trail Blazers players can only be led by the nose.

If the Heat shrinks the line of defense rashly, the Heat, who have already proved their three-pointers, will definitely make the Blazers pay a heavy price.

The situation on the field is very clear, James has adopted a low back attack with the ball. This is actually a wise choice.

Because in the low post, James will be closer to the basket, so that he can use his weight and tonnage more effectively to suppress Batum's defense.

Besides, James during the Heat period can be used as an insider. The 270 pounds + tonnage that he has gained in his career is the highest in the history of his career, which is even beyond the reach of many inside players.

Therefore, when choosing a back, James can always give more play to his natural advantages in weight and strength at the small forward position.

"LeBron turned to the low post to ask for the ball. It is undoubtedly a very correct decision. In fact, he should increase the proportion of low post shots in the offense. You know, Nicholas is nearly 60 pounds worse than him. I think This transition will be the key to determining the Heat's victory in this game."

On the TNT commentary stage, Heat star Mourning said so.

In this regard, O'Neal, who has always supported Wang Zelin and the Blazers to win, rarely said anything.

It's useless to say.

Because at this stage, James is a bug in the active small forward position.

Unlike No. 35 in Oklahoma City, who has long arms, long legs, and weird height, James is unique in that his agility, speed, and jumping have not changed much after he gained weight.

This is very speechless.

To be honest, James' current post-up skills must have improved significantly compared to the first year he first came to the Heat, but it is pure nonsense to say that James has directly evolved into a "master of post-up skills".

In the eyes of true masters of back-up skills such as Black Mamba Bryant and Shifu Duncan, James' back-up skills are still a little rough. But thanks to his weight and strength, the combination of the two creates a unique chemistry that creates a crushing effect.

The reason why O'Neal chose to refute is because his post-up singles back then are similar to James off the court at this time.

The fans talked about the four major centers Olajuwon, David Robinson, Ewing, and O'Neal in the 1990s.

At that time, Olajuwon's fantasy footsteps were the best in the league, David Robinson had the speed and agility of a forward, and Ewing's strong style of play contained a soft mid-range shooting touch...

In terms of basketball skills, O'Neal may be the worst one among the four major centers, but all this does not affect him. He was dubbed the title of "the most dominant center in history"!

The super-heavy weight, but the flexibility that is not commensurate with the weight, as well as the unparalleled amazing explosive power and terrifying power, are enough to support him to overwhelm the restricted area, and no one can beat him at all!

What suits you is the best.

Obviously, in terms of the combination of body and skills, James has found the most suitable path for him and formed a style of being alone.

After several consecutive low positions, James never missed a shot.

At 89:85, the point difference between the two teams was once again stabilized.

Beep—

Trail Blazers coach Terry called a timeout.

Imperial Terrace.

"The situation of the Trail Blazers is not good now. I didn't expect James to explode suddenly at the critical moment, and according to the momentum, Batum can't hold the little emperor who is running away. If this continues, the Trail Blazers may be very difficult." done."

As soon as Zhang Liyi finished speaking, Yang Jian said: "This is because the Heat's outside line feels very good tonight, so the Trail Blazers can't give James enough double-team strength right now, and they can't defend against one-on-one. It's hard!"

"That guidance, how do you think the Trail Blazers can reverse this situation now?"

"It's still the old-fashioned topic, defense wins the championship! The Blazers must start with defense. Since the Heat are currently playing James for the first time, the Blazers' primary defensive point must pay attention to James!"

"Then it's up to the king to make up for the defense."

"That's right, in my opinion, it is better to let the Heat's substitute players score goals than to develop James' touch. James, after all, wants to be the superstar of the year, and he doesn't want to contain his hot touch. Next, I will take the game by myself.”

In front of the Blazers bench.

Coincidentally, Wang Zelin also had the same idea, and suggested to the coach:

"Coach, don't let LeBron score anymore, he has 34 points!"

"Then you mean..."

"Teaming!"

Wang Zelin replied decisively.

Coach Terry nodded his head, acquiescing to bandaging James, but he still reminded:

"First of all, Ray Allen and Lewis absolutely cannot let go, they are the two players who scored the most three-pointers so far.

Secondly, Bosh can't make shots either, his range and firepower have the ability to kill the game. So, Damien, when necessary, you can adopt a strategy of letting go of Wade and not letting go. "

Among the five players on the Heat field, Wade is the lowest one in terms of three-point shooting percentage and three-point production.

Letting him vote, at least seems to be the most reasonable choice.

Beep—

The timeout ends and players from both teams enter the field.

At this time, the Trail Blazers coaching staff saw that the Heat's two major three-point shooters, Ray Allen and Lewis, were pushed back to the bench.

They were replaced by Mario Chalmers and Sean Battier.

After thinking about it for a while, they understood why.

Ray Allen is a month and a half away from turning 39, Lewis is less than two months away from turning 35...these two guys are too old!

Since the 2013-2014 season playoffs of the Heat this year, the average playing time of Ray Allen and Lewis is 26 minutes for the former and less than 20 minutes for the latter.

But even so, Ray Allen, who is almost 39 years old, became the Heat's player in the playoffs of the 2013-2014 season, second only to the Heat's Big Three, averaging 9.3 points per game.

Lewis averaged 5.4 points per game, ranking sixth on the team.

Ranked fifth is 28-year-old Mario Chalmers, who averaged 6.4 points per game in the playoffs.

Coupled with the air-conditioning time tonight, the physical consumption of the two elderly veterans has been further exacerbated. Tonight, they can maintain an efficient playing time of about 20 minutes, which is already top-notch.

You know, even James and Wang Zelin are sweating profusely at this time, panting with each step.

Sure enough, time is the most unsolvable existence.

At this time, Terry Stotts saw Wang Zelin suddenly turn his head, and the two had a tacit understanding and smiled at each other.

Here comes the opportunity for the Blazers to overtake.

The Blazers attack.

On this attack, Lillard handed the ball to Aldridge.

Sean Battier, the **** shirt of the past has become a fond memory of countless people.

The president is a real tough guy.

But still the same sentence, as long as you are a human being, you can't escape the baptism of time.

Battier, who will be 36 years old in three months, does not have the demeanor of the "Kobe Terminator".

Battier, who is 2.03 meters tall, faced Aldridge, who was a head taller than himself. Facing the latter's turnaround jumper, he wanted to use his old blindfolding method, and he jumped with both legs to barely reach the latter's chin. .

With a sound of "shua", the basketball went into the net hollow, 87:89.

Failed to guard against it, Battier flashed a sad smile on his face for an instant, and then quickly turned around and settled down.

Heat attack.

James slowly approached the frontcourt after receiving the ball.

At this time, there is still more than half of the time left before the end of the fourth quarter. James understands that he must stabilize his advantage first. He can think of the Blazers, and they are only one goal away from rejecting them.

Why?

Why can it always catch up in such a short time?

call!

Taking a deep breath, James looked resolutely, and instead of breaking through rashly, he called just now.

Bosh's pick-and-roll quality is high, completely blocking Batum. But before he could be happy, Aldridge left Battier in the bottom corner and rushed over frantically.

Seeing this, James decisively scored the ball. Unfortunately, after sitting on the bench for so long, Battier's touch has not changed due to the rising temperature of the American Airlines Arena.

As soon as Battier finished the shot, Wang Zelin had already turned around, got stuck in the position ahead of time, and put the rebound in his arms.

"Fast attack!"

On the sidelines, Coach Terry was so excited that he couldn't help himself, roaring.

The Blazers made a frenzied move, Wang Zelin made a long pass, Batum received the ball, and the three-pointer on the right wing of the frontcourt was positioned at a 45-degree angle. He made a fake shot, tricked James into defending, and then gave the ball to the basket...

"boom!"

Lillard took off, caught the pass, and slammed into the basket!

89:89, the score was tied.

Seeing this scene, the fans at home in the stands were stunned.

This is an indoor high temperature of 40°C!

This TM is already the fourth quarter!

Why?

Why is that No. 0 guy from the Trail Blazers~www.mtlnovel.com~ still able to maintain his lightning speed, rushing from the backcourt to the frontcourt, completing the alley-oop dunk.

Isn't he tired?

One thing to say, really not very tired.

In the first year of his debut, he was able to start 82 regular season games, and with an average playing time of 38.6 minutes per game, he was awarded the title of the league's first iron man. He is the real super iron man!

After a year, Lillard's physical attributes have gone a step further after experiencing the honing of his rookie season, breaking through from 95 in his rookie season to 96, and his injury resistance attribute remains unchanged at 94.

Damian Lillard is the strongest man in the Portland Trail Blazers. The high temperature of 40 ℃ in the district, how could it be difficult for our guidance?

"Ahhhh!!"

After landing, Lillard couldn't restrain the excitement and excitement in his heart, and suddenly raised his head to the sky and screamed.

At this moment, watching Blazers No. 0 celebrating wildly on the field, the American Airlines Arena suddenly fell silent.