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The Spurs had a clear goal in the second half and went straight to the inside of the Heat.
Bosh defended Parker's top layup and was called a foul.
Parker made two free throws and the Spurs continued to chase points.
After James broke through to attract double-teams, he gave the ball to Bosh, and Bosh also made a rebound shot.
In the first 5 minutes of the second half, the two teams fought against each other, and no one could defend the other, and the point difference has been fluctuating back and forth between 11 and 13 points.
The fans at the scene were hooked, but Miller and Breen in the commentary booth couldn't help shaking their heads.
The Spurs weren't even close, which was worse than they expected.
It can only be said that the Heat's state tonight is really good.
"Should I take LeBron off for a rest?"
At this moment, Fizdale spoke to Spoelstra and suggested.
Although James has good physical strength, he has been attacking from the beginning to now, especially when he came back from the second half.
Taking advantage of the point difference to stabilize, it happened to be replaced by him to come down and rest for a while.
Spoelstra shook his head.
A point difference of 11 to 13 points is not safe, and the risk of replacing James at this time is not small.
This game is too critical, he can't take the risk.
With a 13-point difference on the field, Ginobili missed a three-pointer with a step back, and Bosh grabbed a defensive rebound.
Now the Heat have the opportunity to continue to expand the score.
James continued to hold the ball at the top of the arc.
After a sudden start after the crotch on the spot, James pushes away Leonard and continues to rush in.
But at this moment, Tang Tian released Battier who was in the bottom corner and came directly to help defend.
This is a gamble of supplementary defense.
James flicks the ball to Battier.
Battier's open corner three-point opportunity.
The eyes of the fans are full of anticipation.
The Heat's role players in the playoffs have been poor this year, but Battier is the only one who can be trusted.
And this is the corner three-pointer he is best at.
Battier's first three-pointer of the game.
The ball is shot, and the trajectory looks very positive.
The cheers are ready to come out.
"boom!"
The basketball jumped out of the hoop!
James played a lot tonight, the role players didn't have many shots, and Battier's hands were obviously not warmed up.
Duncan protected the defensive rebound.
The Heat retreated quickly and did not give the Spurs a chance to attack.
Ginobili signaled Tang Tian to come over for the pick-and-roll, and after the pick-and-roll, he faced Battier and sped up.
Limited by his weight and moving speed, Battier's low-post defense and defensive effect on shooting-oriented players are very good, but the effect on breakthrough players like Ginobili is mediocre.
The Heat have a help defense.
At this time, Tang Tian took the initiative to find Leonard's running position after the pick-and-roll.
Ginobili split the ball in a double-team. He and Tang Tian flirted with each other for a season, showing a sense of tacit understanding.
Tang Tian made a quick three-pointer after catching the ball.
The key shot.
"Shh!"
A three-pointer hits the net!
Since the start of the finals, Tang Tian has never been soft on key goals!
The point difference came to 10 points!
The scene was restless.
A three-pointer is nothing, but Tang Tian made the three-pointer. They still remember Tang Tian's quasi-killing three-pointer in the first game!
James continued to attack in the frontcourt, Tang Tian continued to assist in defense, and James continued to pass the ball.
However, after predicting the ball in advance, Leonard saved it and cut the ball halfway!
A successful defense!
The Spurs immediately pushed back and Ginobili advanced with the ball.
Tang Tian followed up from the right at this time.
James shouted to defend Tang Tian while retreating.
During the regular season, Tang Tian scored 6 consecutive three-pointers in the halftime. He was very impressed.
Chalmers flew towards Tang Tian.
Wade saw Ginobili mainly defending against his breakthrough.
But at this time Ginobili chose to stop for a three-pointer.
Wade's judgment was biased, and the save was slower.
The ball was shot, and the hearts of all the fans at the scene hung up.
"Shh!"
A heavy punch hit the heart directly, and Ginobili's chasing three-pointer also scored!
The point difference came to 7 points!
The stalemate for almost half a quarter was finally broken!
Popovich nodded with satisfaction from the sidelines.
The sense of presence he wanted finally came out after Tang Tian and Ginobili scored consecutive three-pointers!
2 Chapter 3 Accidentally Exploding Existence (5/[-])
With a point difference of 11 to 13 points, for the game, three to five points more is a collapse, and three to five points less will become a stalemate.
Tang Tian and Ginobili's two consecutive three-pointers directly changed the situation on the court.
However, James immediately stood up and scored to stabilize the situation, and the Spurs failed to close the point difference further.
After three quarters, the Heat still led the Spurs by 84 points 77 to 7.
Spoelstra flexed his neck at this point.
During this period of ups and downs, his whole body was tense, and he was in a state of high tension.
He has already been under a lot of pressure when the Big Three didn't win the championship last year. This year, his pressure is not much less than that of James.
Fortunately, the Heat finally withstood.
Entering the last quarter with a 7-point lead, the Spurs fought so hard in the third quarter and their physical fitness couldn't keep up. The Heat obviously had the advantage.
In the fourth quarter, Spoelstra put James down the court to rest for 2 minutes, allowing Wade to lead the team on the court.
Wade, plus Norris Cole, Mike Miller, Battier and Haslem.
For the Spurs, both Duncan and Ginobili are resting off the court. Their age is really the biggest problem for the Spurs.
Parker led the team on the field, plus Tang Tian, Green, Diaw and Splitter.
The Heat came up to attack first, Wade used Haslem's pick-and-roll to break through, and changed direction to pass Splitter's pick-and-roll to score.
The Heat's current lineup on the court has no inside line, three outside three-pointers, and the space is wide open.
Spoelstra took a long breath and sat back on the bench.
After standing for more than a quarter, his waist suffered a little.
With Wade on the court, the Heat only need to control the situation and wait until James returns to close the game.
Although the situation of 1 to 2 is still somewhat passive, it is better than 0 to 3 with half a foot on the cliff.
Diaw stormed the basket in the frontcourt and failed to score, and Haslem protected the defensive rebound.
Spoelstra leaned back on the bench.
Wade's attack with the ball in the frontcourt, he borrowed Haslem's pick-and-roll and then burst in, facing a beautiful pull bar in the air from Split to dodge.
"boom!"
However, the ball lacked some luck and slipped out of the basket.
Diaw protects the defensive rebound.
Just as the Heat players were about to retreat, Diaw had already thrown the ball to the frontcourt.
Parker's fast break was fast with the ball.
He caught the ball and flew directly to the layup, reducing the point difference to 7 points again!
Spoelstra hadn't rested for a while, and immediately got up and stood on the sidelines to remind the players to defend loudly.
The Heat played the ball in the frontcourt, and Wade encountered a double-team in the frontcourt and gave the ball to Miller, but Tang Tian predicted in advance that it was another steal that was saved!
After Tang Tian stole the ball to Parker, the two made a double-lane fast break.
Cole defended two, and Parker passed the ball to Tang Tian while walking.
Tang Tian's chasing three-point shot.
"Shh!"
Three more points!
Before the Spurs had physical problems, in the blink of an eye, they had already chased the point difference to 4 points!
Spoelstra quickly called a timeout.
After calling timeout, he glanced at Tang Tian depressedly.
One in the third quarter, another in the fourth.
Tang Tian's two key three-pointers are really too deadly!
"This is Don!"
Miller couldn't help shouting in the commentary booth at this time.
Tang Tian had a key three-pointer in the first game, but his performance in the last game was rather mediocre to be honest.
Even including the first half of the game, his presence was not strong.
But in the critical second half, these two three-pointers made a sense of presence, reminding people of this round of the series, he is an Avenger!
Back from the timeout, the Heat replaced Miller with James.
For the Spurs, Ginobili also replaced Green.
James came up and attacked Tang Tian.
Tang Tian couldn't stand it anymore, and flew out of the field after the confrontation.
The referee didn't blow his whistle.
But James himself didn't expect Tang Tian to fly so far, he wasn't ready, and the short-range shot turned out to be a buttery hand!