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The game continues.

After Wade made two free throws, the score became 73:68, and Curry was also replaced by Jeremy.

At the same time, the Heat also made substitution adjustments, replacing Haslem with Chalmers who was physically exhausted.

The Rockets' offensive round.

After Jeremy Lin held the ball through half court, he saw McGrady asking for the ball in the low post.

It is worth mentioning that after Curry left the field, Wade volunteered to switch to McGrady.

After T-MAC received the ball, Wade launched a very aggressive defense, constantly trying to dig out the ball behind him.

It's a pity that McGrady is not afraid of this kind of high-pressure defense.

When James defended him before, he was very aggressive.

But even Lao Zhan didn't dare to try to draw the ball easily.

And Wade may be used to "bullying" Curry before, and he still has the same defensive style against McGrady.

However, in the face of absolute talent, a gambled steal is about equal to giving points!

I saw McGrady turn around suddenly, and completely wiped Wade who was reaching for the ball...

Afterwards, T-MAC drove straight into the Heat penalty area!

His first step was too fast, and he came near the three-second zone in just a split second.So that after Wade lost his position, he completely lost the chance to make up for it.

Howard quickly took a step across to help defend.

But McGrady was not afraid at all, he jumped to the basket, and then took off with both feet...

In the air, McGrady tucked in his stomach slightly, and then drifted from the left side of the basket to the right side, avoiding Howard's block, and then lightly stretched his ape's arms, hitting the basket and making a layup!

75:68, the point difference came to 7 points.

This score has reached the Heat's warning line!

If the score cannot be narrowed in the next round, the point difference may reach double digits...

Based on the experience of the previous three games, once the Rockets get a double-digit lead in the first three quarters, it will basically announce the death penalty for the Heat.

At the critical moment, James stepped forward again.

He replaced the defender with Jeremy Lin through a purposeful screen, and then the tank advanced and killed to the basket.

Facing Oden who was assisting in the defense, James made a clever turn and passed him, and then made a low-handed layup!

Answer. ball!

This ball can be regarded as a response to McGrady's layup just now.

The score also changed to 75:70.

On the sidelines, Mark Jackson shook his head, apparently dissatisfied with the team's defense since the third quarter.

In the next 2 minutes, the two teams came and went, and no one could guard the other.

For the Rockets, Tracy McGrady successively used a turnaround jumper and a three-pointer to score 5 points in a row for the team.

On the Heat's side, James continued to "military train" the Rockets' guards.

Jeremy is exhausted on the defensive end, and it is difficult to show excellent dribbling skills on offense.

And Oden, who was placed high hopes by Mark Jackson, did not have any outstanding performance after that chasing and blocking.

He defended James twice, but he didn't use his outstanding talent to guard the team's penalty area.

Once sent the opponent to the free throw line, once scored directly by James...

With 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Mark Jackson finally couldn't hold back and made a bold substitution adjustment during a timeout!

Tracy McGrady, George, Danny Green, Tucker, Big Ben—the Rockets' ultimate basketball lineup that has been tried and tested in the regular season, makes its debut again!

Mark Jackson's idea is also very simple -

Don't you James like to call out the defensive weaknesses in our lineup?

Then I'll put on five players who can defend!

Do you like to use the pick and roll to create opportunities?

Then I'll switch defenses infinitely, making all pick-and-rolls meaningless!

In contrast to the Heat.

Unlike the Rockets' drastic substitutions, they still continued the strategy of killing stars and keeping the Big Three on the court.

............

Soon, the timeout ended and the game continued.

The Heat attacked, James held the ball through the half court and organized the offense at the top of the arc.

He quickly glanced at the Rockets' defensive layout, ready to pick the lucky ones for military training.

I don't know if I don't look at it, I was shocked when I saw it... James suddenly discovered that none of the five people on the rocket field is a soft persimmon!

James thought about it, and finally chose Ben Wallace, who had a slow pace.

Ever since, he raised his hand and waved at Howard.

Soon, Warcraft raised to a high position and set up a cover for it.

After the screen, James successfully changed Big Ben to the front.

Ben Wallace lowered his center of gravity, with his toes on the three-point line, his arms outstretched, and a standard defensive posture.

He knew that his movement speed was not as fast as James, so he could leave more space.

James got into position and did a couple of crotch dribbles at Ben...

With little success.

So, he simply took two steps back, then slammed his feet on the ground, and rushed towards Big Ben at full speed.

James who rushed up is unstoppable!

At the moment when the two were about to have physical contact, James suddenly dribbled the ball from right to left and successfully swayed Ben Wallace.

Afterwards, James strode straight to the basket.

At this time, the Rockets' weakness of not having a big man inside showed up!

Power forward Tucker and small forward George are both about the same height as James, but their bounce is not as good as the latter.

Under such conditions, James naturally felt like he was in no man's land.

I saw him jumping high, and he was about to "lord the world"...

At this moment, McGrady suddenly burst out from the side, and jumped vigorously, wanting to compete with Tiangong!

In an instant, the two were in the air as two dragons grabbing the pearl.

At the highest point, relying on the advantages of static talent (2 meters 2 wingspan), McGrady is slightly higher than James!

But James is not a reckless man who only uses brute force.

In fact, throughout his career, he has rarely been blocked at the rim.

This time, the same is true.

Relying on his strong core strength, he suddenly changed his move at the last moment, turning a dunk into a layup, and completed the shot with difficulty...

The ball crashed into the net after hitting the board!

85:82, the Heat were only 3 points behind.

After completing such a difficult layup, James also showed great excitement.

As he retreated, he hammered his chest, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

As for the Rockets, McGrady shook his head helplessly.

Big Ben returned to the bottom line to serve, and said seriously during the break: "This ball is my problem, and he will not get to the basket so easily in the future."

The rocket generals nodded upon hearing this.

A veteran like Ben Wallace will not easily make guarantees.

But as long as the words are spoken, he will definitely give 120% effort!

20 seconds later, James made a comeback and used the pick-and-roll again to replace the defender with Ben Wallace.

The rest of the Heat's players all moved to the left side of the court to maximize space.

And the right side of the court became the exclusive stage for James and Ben Wallace!