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Chapter 238 Christmas Eve Tragedy



Chapter 238 Christmas Eve Tragedy

The Heat changed players in a hurry, McMiller put on his jersey and ran into the court quickly, and the game between the two teams continued.

Harden dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, found Ibaka as a cover, suddenly threw away Wade, and went 45 degrees to the right to break through.

Big Z hurriedly dragged his two legs to grab the delay, Ibaka took the opportunity to dismantle and cut inside to attack the basket, Bosh defended Ibaka from the left corner, and Green moved to the left wing from the bottom corner, linking Harden and Iba cards to form a classic Back Action fit.

Harden stopped at the same time, turned around and threw the ball to the left wing, Green caught the ball and ignored Bosh's pounce, and raised his hand for a three-pointer.

The basketball slammed into the net, the Thunder led 25 to 11, the Ford Center cheered loudly, and the Heat requested a short timeout.

Assistant coach Brian applauded again and again: "The cooperation between James and Jeff is too scary. The Heat know that they will fight like that and they can't defend..."

Su Yang smiled and nodded in response. Back Action has been in the league for many years. The triangle tactical system is used, and the Princeton system is also used. Big men with long-range shooting ability come out in sync to catch and shoot, forcing the defense to choose between two cups of poison.

If Back Action wants to be successful, it needs a guard who can break through with the ball and break through double-teams, and a big man who can create threats inside and shoot three-pointers. Harden and Green are an excellent combination, and it would not be good without that make.

After thinking about it, the Thunder returned to the bench. Su Yang praised Harden for his outstanding performance, and then replaced Durant with Barnes.

The 60-second timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and the game continued.

Heat over there, James Jones replaced Bosh, Arroyo replaced Chalmers, the game entered the bench stage.

The referee blew the whistle and the Heat kicked off from the left sideline of the frontcourt. Wade caught the ball and took it to the top of the arc, using the big Z to cover and go to the right.

As usual, Harden bypassed the screen and made a three-pointer. Wade might be worried about hitting the iron, so he forced the ball to change direction and go left to break through.

But Harden quickly moved sideways, before Wade got the ball again, and stood on the edge of the reasonable collision zone with his hands protecting his crotch.

boom!The two collided head-on.

The referee's whistle sounded simultaneously, and Wade was whistled for an offensive foul for the second time. Everyone on the Heat's bench was silent.

Heat Spoelstra shook his head with his hands on his hips. He also wanted to argue with the referee, but he also knew that the Heat's scoring methods at this stage are too scarce. It is normal for the Thunder to hold down Wade's breakthrough and cause offensive fouls. out of control.

He wanted to replace Wade, but no one in the Heat would be able to break through, and the Thunder's defense would be even more terrifying.

Amidst the cheers, the two teams switched offense and defense.

The Thunder started with an inside and four outside formation. Westbrook held the ball at the top of the arc and waited for a while. Ibaka ran up from the paint to set up a wall to cover.

Compared with Chandler, Ibaka's screen quality is not so high, but Arroyo is too slow to squeeze through the screen.

Westbrook rushed into the paint area with lightning speed, and faced the Heat with all members shrinking. He didn't stop until the basket and took off. Green for more time.

Green, who was feeling hot, received the pass, ignored James Jones who was flying back to the defense, and raised his hand for a three-pointer.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 28 to 11.

The Ford Center cheered again, and Su Yang waved at Jordan, indicating that he was ready to come on stage to replace Ibaka.

Ibaka should have been rested earlier, mainly worried that the lack of mid-range shooting threat at the center position would cause the Heat's strategy of blocking the paint to play a greater role, but I didn't expect Harden to cause consecutive offensive fouls and Green to make three-pointers so fiercely.

Two accidental factors directly helped the Thunder control the situation of the game, making too many choices, and making a decision was a bit lagging behind.

There were bursts of defensive shouts in the arena. The two teams switched offense and defense.Maybe it was too high, Wade did not pass the ball, but chose to forcefully take off and put the basket.

Snapped!Ibaka slaps the basketball with a cap.

Beep!The referee immediately whistled and whistled for an out-of-bounds violation.

Seeing the dead ball, Su Yang took advantage of the situation to replace Jordan on the stage, while the Heat replaced Big Z with Joel Anthony.

After a short arrangement, the game continued. The Heat kicked off from the left sideline.

Perhaps still unconvinced, after Wade got the ball with his back, he went to the bottom line to break through again, but was slapped away by Xiao Qiao's hat.

Harden jumped out of bounds, forcibly grabbed the basketball and threw it back on the court. Westbrook caught the ball on the sideline, bowed and ran with all his strength.

Only two of the Heat retreated, and Arroyo couldn't stop Westbrook at all, and James Jones was forced to double-team.

I once thought that the Thunder led so much, but Westbrook was very calm, instead of burying his head in a strong charge, he threw the ball to the left wing.

Barnes received the ball wide open, and amidst the cheers of the fans in advance, he staggered back to the defense in front of Jones and made a bold three-pointer.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 31 to 11.

Arroyo picked up the basketball and retreated to the sidelines in a dumbfounded manner. Coach Spoelstra raised his hands and scratched his head to expose the circle, and the Heat continued to attack as usual.

It was still Wade who took the ball from the flank, entered the paint with the help of a screen, stopped suddenly and raised his hand to make a fake move, trying to cheat the time difference.

But he never expected that Jordan would hit the ball indiscriminately and hit the ground, and even bent down to catch it in his hand.

The Thunder launched a counterattack, Westbrook received a long pass from the center line, went all the way to the basket, and forced Jones to foul
The referee whistled and gave Westbrook two free throws. Although there were 2 minutes left in the first quarter, the Thunder had already secured the victory.

The cheers of the audience were still enthusiastic, and Westbrook also shot quickly, hitting two free throws in a row, 33 to 11.

The Heat continued to attack, and finally did not arrange for Wade to play singles. They simply played one high and four lows. Arroyo dribbled the ball and stopped at the top of the arc. Then, with the help of Joel Anthony's cover, he broke through the attacking basket to attract the main defensive force, and made an emergency stop to pass the ball. Give Joel a long two.

It's a pity that the shot smashed the basket and hit the iron. Turning around, the Thunder also played a simple pick-and-roll cooperation, and Jordan also hit the iron in the mid-range shot.

The Heat grabbed the rebound and played a fast break. Wade was a little unsteady, and passed the ball to his teammates after running across the center line.

After playing Arroyo and others, they couldn't make a shot, and the basketball circled around and returned to Wade's hands.

Wade gritted his teeth and went to the waist, surrounded by Harden and Jordan, stopped abruptly and rose from the ground, and made a mid-range shot with an extreme fallback.

The basketball smashed into the hoop and spun twice, then it flew out forcibly, as if a hand was moving it, Wade was so angry that he cursed WTF.

Green jumped high and caught the rebound, turned around and handed it to Westbrook.

The Heat's defensive formation was extremely chaotic. Westbrook rushed into the paint to attract double-teams, and then passed to Barnes in the left corner.

The Heat hurriedly turned around to defend, Barnes threw the ball to the left 45-degree three-point line, and Green rushed there simultaneously.

Another wide-open three-point opportunity, the key point is that the Heat are unable to cause any interference, and cheers broke out in advance again in the Ford Center.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, and Green scored 4 three-pointers in a single quarter.

The Thunder led 36 to 11, and the team made 10 of 8 three-pointers, while the Heat scored zero points for 5 minutes.

The two teams switched offense and defense. Miller and Joel Anthony played pick-and-roll cooperation on the left wing, unable to get into the paint at all.

The defensive shouts were deafening, Miller had no choice but to stop and shoot a three-pointer, and the sound of smashing baskets and irons flew out.

Harden received Green's pass, quickly turned around and made a fast break. Wade directly took the ball from the front, and the referee's whistle sounded simultaneously.

Wade got his third personal foul in the first quarter, and Spoelstra calmly used Eddie House as a substitute, a little numb.

The first quarter of the game ended quickly, and the Thunder led the Heat by 36 points 11 to 25. The start of the Christmas game was beyond everyone's expectations.

The Thunder returned to the bench, and Su Yang warned: "The Heat are typically relying too much on stars. We can't have that kind of thinking. No matter who plays the game, we must remember to actively create opportunities. Too many routine attacks will only magnify shortcoming…"

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