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The offensive and defensive transition, Griffin, full of confidence, once again asked for the ball in the low post.

Curry chose to trust his teammates and decisively passed the ball into the penalty area.

Griffin quickly turned face-up after receiving the ball.

Then, he made consecutive tentative steps towards Haslem.

But the seasoned Halifax team was stuck on the right side of Griffin at this time, preventing the latter from breaking through from the right.

In this way, Griffin's tentative step will lose its meaning.

Griffin quickly realized this, too.

To the right, Haslem got stuck - no way!

To the left, it's Griffin's weak hand, and Howard is watching on that side, ready to cover the defense at any time.

At this moment, the best way for Griffin to deal with it is to pass the ball out and let Curry reorganize.

But the previous two dunks gave Shafen a sense of self-confidence.

He stepped on the ground with both feet, broke through Haslem's defense from the left side, and jumped quickly.

Griffin's bet is that Howard won't have time to help defend, so that he can steal another chicken!

However, when he just took off, a black figure suddenly sprang out and pinned the ball on the backboard from behind Griffin!

The person chasing the hat is James who just made a three-pointer!

It's not over yet...

After completing the block, he immediately controlled the falling basketball, then turned around and launched a counterattack!

Starting with James, there are Wade and Howard.

The Big Three split into three groups and marched towards the Rockets' half court at the same time!

The Rockets quickly retreated.

In particular, Griffin, who was blocked, worked hard and wanted to make up for his mistakes on the defensive end.

In just 2 minutes, being blocked twice in a row by the same player in the same way...

Such humiliation is unacceptable to the young and energetic Griffin!

At this moment, he just wants to find a place on James!

Ever since, Griffin followed LeBron all the way and returned to his own half.

When Danny Green leaned towards James, ready to defend, Griffin waved his hand and signaled himself to defend.

Greene froze for a moment.

Mark Jackson didn't deploy the tactic of temporarily switching defenses during the fast break.

This is entirely Griffin's own decision...

But the game was still going on at a high speed, and Green couldn't stop to reason with Griffin. He could only agree with the latter's idea and ran towards Haslem instead.

Seeing that there was no chance for a fast break, James slowed down and turned to positional warfare.

After finding Griffin defending himself, he immediately raised his hand to signal his teammates to pull away and execute singles tactics!

Soon, the right side of the court was cleared, leaving only James and Griffin.

"Danny!"

Yao Ming shouted at Green, then pointed in James' direction.

Green immediately understood, left Haslem behind, and went to help Griffin defend.

But just as he was about to leave, James had already launched an offensive!

The little emperor was dribbling the ball slowly in place.

After seeing Green running in his direction, James suddenly took a step back and completed the collection of the ball at the same time, then shot a cold arrow and made a three-pointer...

Griffin thought he was going to have a muscle duel with James, but he never thought that James would directly pull a three-pointer!

He didn't have time to react, he didn't even take off to interfere, but just stretched out his hand as if to make up for it...

Then, Griffin watched the basketball draw a rainbow-like arc in the air and hit the net!

At 101:101, the two sides returned to the same starting line!

Watching the basketball bounce repeatedly on the ground, Griffin was stunned.

He never expected that James would make such an offensive choice.

[He is obviously not good at three-pointers!At this critical moment, shouldn't the insider be forced to kill?This is what he is best at, right? ! ]

Griffin was full of doubts, but no one could answer him.

In the VIP box on the stands, Ajiali also had similar questions.

"Why did James shoot three-pointers so resolutely and with a high shooting percentage when facing Griffin?"

She asked Shen Fei curiously.

"Offense and defense are a zero-sum game. If one side is strong, the other side will be weak. This will ebb and flow. Don't look at Griffin's positive attitude and good physical fitness, but he has no sense of oppression against James' defense."

"James can launch an offense according to his ideas and rhythm, and he can naturally do it with ease. For a player of James' level, shooting may be his shortcoming, but as long as he enters the rhythm, he can even shoot more accurately than shooters. There are more."

Shen Fei smiled slightly, and replied without thinking.

"But, why does Griffin obviously have attitude and talent, but why is defense useless?"

Ajiali continued to ask.

"If attitude and physical talent can determine the level of defense, it's too easy to put together a defensive team."

"It should be said that these two factors are the necessary characteristics of an excellent defensive player, but these two alone are not enough."

As Shen Fei said, a vigorous figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

The man was athletic, unparalleled in talent, and was once a hero of the city.

This person's defensive awareness and skills are not excellent. Although he has occasional flashes on the defensive end, most of the time it is the team's weakness.

Although Griffin is not so exaggerated, he is indeed too immature in front of James.

On the sidelines, Mark Jackson reacted immediately and called out Yi Jianlian from the bench.

Soon, after Griffin's pass was knocked out of the baseline by Wade, the Rockets made substitution adjustments.

McGrady and Yi Jianlian played, replacing Roy and Griffin.

Griffin looked dejected when he left the court.

But Mark Jackson put all his attention on the game at this time, and he was not in the mood to take his feelings into account.

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

The game continues.

As soon as McGrady came on the court, he showed the demeanor that the season MVP should have.

After receiving the ball from outside the three-point line, he broke through Jones' defense with an acceleration, and then made a mid-range jumper!

103:101, the Rockets regained the lead!

James immediately walked to Jones and said, "Let's switch defenses, and I'll defend Tracy."

Jones nodded, no objection.

In the Heat's round, James continued to dominate the offense.

Because he scored two three-pointers in a row before, the Rockets did not dare to underestimate James' outside shooting anymore.

When Danny Green encountered Howard's screen, he chose to grab it from the front.

But in this way, James has the time and space to break through.

He accelerated and successfully got rid of Green's defense.

Looking at Yao Ming who was guarding the penalty area, James fired at full speed and continued to break through from the right side.

Dayao hurriedly turned sideways to block.

However, with 4 fouls on his back, he was somewhat scrupulous when defending and did not dare to defend too aggressively.

James knew this well, so he rushed over without mercy!

When a master fights, the outcome is just a thought away.

James seized half of his body and walked away, took three steps, and rose into the air...

"BANG!"

After a shocking one-handed dunk, the score became 103, and the two sides drew again!

After the ball was scored, Yao Ming immediately raised his hand to indicate that the ball was his problem.

At the same time, he also made up his mind in his heart-then he will forget about the number of fouls and devote himself to defense!

Offensive and defensive conversion, Curry once again passed the ball to McGrady.

At the last moment of the game, the two teams handed the ball to their core hands in unison.

McGrady held the ball with one hand, while coping with James' pressing, while observing the Heat's defensive arrangement.

Then, T-MAC suddenly changed the rhythm, stepped out with his right foot, the tentative step was fast and big!

James subconsciously took a step back to avoid being passed directly.

In an instant, McGrady gained a body space.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately jumped up and made a move!

James quickly jumped up to interfere.

LeBron, who took off with all his strength, had a terrifying jump height!

Even a talented monster like McGrady felt a little nervous in his heart when he saw James suddenly jumping up.

But T-MAC still finished shooting steadily.

I saw him kick scissors, and the basketball flew out from above James' fingertips...

"Boom..."

James used too much force and hit McGrady directly.

T-MAC fell to the ground, but his eyes never left the basketball.

The basketball spins at high speed, drawing a flat arc in the air...

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

"Beep!"

After the ball fell into the net, the whistle sounded.

This time the referee's whistle was a bit laggy, but he still whistled for James' defensive foul.

No way, the ball directly knocked the shooter to the ground. If there is no penalty call, it would be too exaggerated...

After all, this is the highest-level basketball game watched by hundreds of millions of people around the world at the same time!

It is worth mentioning that when the whistle sounded, the atmosphere at the scene was stagnant...

Rockets fans are worried about another strange penalty, while Heat fans are eager for a miracle.

But... a miracle didn't happen!

At such a critical moment, McGrady got a chance to play four points!

The next moment, enthusiastic cheers erupted in the rocket zone.

"Wow~"

"T-MAC!!! This is the value of MVP!!!"

"What.a.shot!!!I.love.this.game!!!"

......

McGrady, who was still sitting on the ground, was also infected by the enthusiasm of the fans, showing an excited smile.

Curry and Green arrived quickly, each grabbing his hand and preparing to pull him up.

McGrady was happily preparing to get up for a free throw, but the moment he got up, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back...

This tingling was all too familiar to him.

A few years ago, Tracy McGrady had a bad back after a pull-up shot and dropped out of the game.

And the back injury is like a gangrene, and it has been with McGrady ever since.

Until... Shen Fei appeared!

But now, the familiar feeling reappeared, McGrady fell into the ice cellar, and the joy of 3+1 was instantly diluted.

T-MAC doesn't show it, though.

He endured the pain, managed to maintain a smile, and walked to the free throw line surrounded by his teammates.

Yes, McGrady doesn't want to affect the mentality of his teammates because of his injury.

In the past month, he has more or less felt back discomfort in different games.

The previous few times, the tingling sensation was fleeting and disappeared quickly.

McGrady can only hope this time is the same!

When he was dreaming, the Rockets fans at the scene shouted slogans in unison:

"MVP!!!"

"MVP!!!"

"MVP!!!"

.......

Amid the cheers from the fans, McGrady took a deep breath and made the extra penalty, and the score became 107:103!

T-MAC smiled slightly, turned around and prepared to run back to his own half.

But as soon as he moved, he really felt the pain!

This time, the feeling is different from before...

The instant tingling sensation made McGrady reach out and touch his back.

His abnormal behavior and subtle expressions on his face were all keenly captured by the live director and captured on the big screen.

[Oh, it's over! ]

Many Rockets fans suddenly had such an idea.

A young fan opened his mouth slightly, his face full of shock.

Soon, the shock turned into sadness... His eyes turned red.

"what happened to you?"

His friend was concerned.

"This scene is too familiar... It makes me feel like I have returned to the darkest days of Tracy McGrady and the Rockets a few years ago."

"At that time, I was still young, and I didn't understand why McGrady was injured after shooting a basket. This injury has never healed..."

recalled the young fans.

"I hope he's fine, it's just the last step..."

The friend already sympathized, and said with a frown.

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

At the same time, Shen Fei in the stands had already silently exhaled the system in his heart, and bought a piece of [Holy Light Healing].

"What should I do, Tracy can't seem to hold on anymore?"

Ajiali said anxiously.

When Shen Fei bought the card, it was already difficult for McGrady to move on the field.

Danny Green made a quick tactical foul and put the game into dead time.

The team doctor quickly ran into the court to check McGrady's injury.

James also walked aside, and silently patted McGrady on the shoulder.

T-MAC's fall just now was directly related to his defense.

Objectively speaking, James' impact is only the fuse of McGrady's injury, not the root cause (the main reason is the recurrence of old diseases).

But as an opponent and junior, James respects McGrady very much, and blames himself for hurting the latter.

After about 3 minutes, T-MAC, with the support of his teammates, left the field from the player tunnel and went straight back to the locker room.

Throughout the treatment process, the scene was silent.

And when McGrady left the field, both the Rockets fans and the Heat fans gave him warm applause.

Obviously, T-MAC's performance has won everyone's respect.

But now, the game is not over.

Mark Jackson sent Roy to replace Tracy McGrady.

On the Heat's side, the players stepped onto the court with the momentum of breaking the boat.

For McGrady's injury, the Heat will all feel sorry, but at the same time, they are also very clear that this is an opportunity, a great opportunity to turn defeat into victory!

Just like Spoelstra said during the timeout: "No matter what, now our chances of winning have increased, we must seize this sudden opportunity, and don't let the victory slip away!"

On the other hand, the Rockets.

The rocket generals headed by Yao Ming are also united at this time, vowing to hold this hard-won lead for McGrady!

The decisive battle between the two sides is about to start!