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Chapter 477
Xu Hao's physical fitness is unfathomable. This is something that the entire Timberwolves team knows. Even so, McHale let him rest for the first 2 minutes of the second quarter. According to him, this is also for the sake of Xu Hao's career. .

Fortunately, during these 2 minutes, the Timberwolves performed very well, and did not let the Heat close the point difference.This is mainly due to Love's ball-holding singles in the interior, and the relatively thin Bosh can't bear his back-up crushing in the low post.

Seeing that the point difference could not be narrowed, Spoelstra, who originally wanted James and Wade to rest for a while, had to play these two trump cards in advance.But Jane and Wei didn't have any opinions. In the finals, if every game is not as tired as a dog, it is still the finals?Besides, if this game is lost, there will be no chance for them to exert their strength on the court again.

As soon as Wade came on the court, he made consecutive breakthrough layups. Only once was blocked by Jordan, and in the end, Haslem grabbed the rebound and scored the ball. The point difference between the two sides instantly returned to 3 points.McHale did not panic. He decisively replaced Xu Hao on the court, hoping that he could sort out the team's offense like he did in the first quarter and break through the Heat's defense in one fell swoop.

This substitution made the Heat's entire team tense up. Xu Hao's previous performance was really terrible.Speaking of which, they are even more afraid of Xu Hao, who is now focused on assisting his teammates. When he holds the ball, everyone feels like he is on his back.Last time Xu Hao attacked with the ball himself, the Heat could also choose to chase and intercept the other players of the Timberwolves, but now if they dare to let go, Xu Hao will use the pass to teach them how to behave, which greatly increases the difficulty.

I have to say that every one of the Timberwolves' players looked like they were playing hard tonight. Not only can they be terminators, but their performance on the defensive end is also remarkable.Although they can't guard James and Wade, there is no problem in causing interference to them. The other three Heat players on the court have completely become soy sauce under the defense of the Timberwolves.

This kind of performance made the fans very dissatisfied. They shouted with all their strength, as if they wanted to pass on their energy to the players.However, the Heat have not improved, but instead immersed in constant singles with the ball.

James and Wade are also suffering. Of course, they don't want to put the ball in the basket every time, but every time they want to pass the ball, they find that the route is basically cut off. , what else can I do besides coming by myself?For them, it would be nice to be able to cooperate with each other a little bit, and they don't even think about tactics.

In fact, McHale is quite bold. He dared to let James and Wade go it alone with the ball. Even if Shved, Ellington and Kirilenko defended them in turn, it would be difficult to stop them from continuing to increase their points.You must know that these two guys have the level to win the game by themselves. If they go crazy, the Timberwolves will smash their own feet.

But on the basketball court, you have to make trade-offs in many cases. Just like now, you can't cut off the passing line and block James and Wade. This may only be done by an All-Star team.What McHale can do is to focus on doing one of the things well, and it won't be too late to make targeted adjustments when Janeway's small universe really explodes.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves were lucky. Although James and Wade continued to fight with all their strength to score points, the Heat never led a wave of scoring climax under their leadership. Naturally, it was difficult to threaten the lead of the Timberwolves.This is largely due to the desperate and tenacious defense of the Timberwolves players, leaving the two major stars at a loss when attacking.

Now that his teammates have begun to focus more on the defensive end, Xu Hao will naturally take on the heavy responsibility of offense.He didn't take many shots for more than one quarter, and his hand feeling didn't turn cold. With the cover, he scored two consecutive three-pointers to help the Timberwolves continue to expand their lead. If Chalmers hadn't retracted his hand in time, Xu Hao said It may not be 3+1.

The shouts in the audience never stopped, and the sound was so loud that it was difficult for the players on the field to communicate through words.However, the hot atmosphere did not make the game more exciting. The two sides did not offer fans a game of sparks hitting the earth. The Timberwolves slowly maintained their lead, and the Heat did not seem to be in a hurry and also slowly caught up.

In fact, the Timberwolves are really not in a hurry, but it is useless for the Heat to be anxious.It’s not that James, Wade and even Bosh have tried a wave of explosions to narrow the point difference, but the Timberwolves didn’t give them a chance at all. Every shot they scored seemed to come at hand, and it seemed that it didn’t take much effort to suppress the momentum of the Heat. , to bring the game back to the "normal" track.

This pace of the game drove Spoelstra completely crazy. He strode to the sidelines and yelled at his players to tell them to play more aggressively and not to be there like they didn't wake up. Sleepwalking back and forth constantly.

It seems that Spoelstra's hair dryer has had a certain effect. The Heat are like clockwork, and their speed on both offense and defense has begun to increase.But they forgot that the Timberwolves are better than them in terms of quick offense and defense. More importantly, most of the Heat's players are no longer young, and the increased pace is a big burden for them.

Of course, relying on the personal ability of the star, the Heat still scored 32 points in this quarter, but the Timberwolves scored more points than them. Although it was only a little bit more, it was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Heat.

Spoelstra's original idea was to try to narrow the point difference to an acceptable level in the second quarter, and then hit a wave of scoring climax in the third quarter to reverse the situation, but the Timberwolves' efficient offense and defense made his plan dead. belly.Now the Heat not only failed to narrow the point difference, but fell behind by as much as 12 points, which made Spoelstra's mouth bitter.

But he soon regained his composure. This was a life-and-death duel. No matter what, the Heat must maintain suspense until the tiebreaker. It is best to defeat the Timberwolves and win the championship just like they eliminated the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals.If you want to play the tiebreaker, you must win this game. No matter what the price is, Spoelstra thinks it is acceptable.

However, it is clear that the Timberwolves also hope to win this game. Once they are dragged into the tiebreaker, there will be too many variables. Whether they can control the situation at that time is still a big problem. Now it depends on who can play better in the second half.

(End of this chapter)