NBA: The stars return to the peak, and the battle of the gods begins

Seeing that the score was overtaken, Riley did not call a timeout this time.

In this case, he believes that the experienced Wade and the others can face it.

Besides, calling a timeout is tantamount to giving the Thunder players a chance to rest.

The wily Riley was very thoughtful. If he called for a timeout, Thunder coach Dagnolt would love it.

Dagnolt has called all the timeouts for this quarter, in order to use the timeout time so that Durant and the others can take a good breath.

It can be seen that Durant is indeed tired. When he made a free throw just now, he obviously deliberately slowed down.

Harden is also, this is comparable to the confrontation in the finals, which makes him very tired.

You must know that it is James who is defending Harden now. James' fierce defense kept the bearded man from scoring for nearly 4 minutes.

Westbrook has been playing very hard, and he often dribbles the ball to hit the Heat's inside line.

However, the success rate has dropped a lot. In the last layup, he is often not able to handle well, which is directly related to his excessive physical exertion.

The team's tactical needs, coach Dagnolt asked Westbrook to do more damage to the Heat inside, so as to disrupt the Heat's zone defense tactics.

The last few rounds of the third quarter.

Butler, who came off the bench, played a very efficient performance. He hit 4 goals in a row with a stable mid-range shot, and he even scored 2+1 once. Butler helped the Heat gain a 5-point lead.

The score in three quarters was 101:106.

After a short break, the most eye-catching fourth quarter began.

Riley continued to put Butler on the field, and he expected Butler to continue to play well.

The current Heat lineup is: James, Wade, Butler, Mourning, Hiro.

With Hardaway on the court, James took over the point guard role.

The Thunder's lineup has not changed much. Except for Ibaka temporarily replacing Kemp, the other main players have been on the court.

As soon as he came up, Butler continued to surprise Riley.

After receiving a pass from James, Butler hit a 45-pointer at 3 degrees from the outside.

At 101:109, the point difference was widened to 8 points.

Dagnolt on the sidelines was walking back and forth with his arms folded, deliberately lowering his head so that no one could see his anxious expression.

The score was drawn, and Dagnolt was helpless. He could only hope that the Thunder's main generals could hold on.

On the other end, Riley did not stand on the sidelines, but sat directly on the bench as a spectator and watched the game quietly.

This result was beyond his expectation, but within reason.

He didn't expect Butler to play a decisive role in the game.

But Riley felt normal after thinking about it. Butler wanted to be the main force of the team too much.

This makes Riley a headache. According to the team's configuration, he believes that the current starting lineup is the most reasonable with both offense and defense.

If Riley had to be replaced, he would replace Hardaway with Butler.

But Riley didn't want to do that. Hardaway has a strong organizational ability. He can organize the team so that Wade and James can focus more on offense.

Next the Thunder attack.

"Shet!" Dagnolt yelled at the field.

He saw that Harden missed a shot, and when Ibaka made a tip at the basket, Bosh blocked it again.

Dagnolt was very uncomfortable after failing to score two consecutive attacks.

Wade took control of the basketball, and he took the ball to the frontcourt without haste.

This stage is not a time to rush to make a shot, the more important thing is to score the ball, so that the lead can be further expanded.

Wade's eyes were fixed on the direction of the basket, and the corner of his eyes was more focused on James.

The opportunity is here.

Wade pushed the ball to the basket with both hands, and James leaped up with a dragon-like tiger step.

Flying in the air, he was unstoppable, and the ball passed by Wade landed on the hand James raised just right.

"Boom!!!" James pressed down on Ibaka's overlord and dunked in.

At 101:111, the Heat lead by 10 points. This is the first time in this game that the difference has double digits.

After dunking the ball in, James ran to Wade's side and clapped his hands, and said with a smile, "You still know me best!"

Wade replied with a smile, "Of course."

Wade said a word in an interview before, he said that he and James are the most harmonious pair in history.

Let's not talk about whether they are the most harmonious pair of partners, but they can definitely be said to be the happiest pair of partners.

The two collaborated for 4 years and 4 finals, and then jointly won two championship trophies.

It's a mutual achievement, and during their time together, the two really got along like good buddies.

Even though the Big Three of the Heat were disbanded, they still maintained a good friendship.

James also said that it is a great honor to be teammates with Wade.

From the outside world, their cooperation is very tacit, like a "couple in love".

Seeing that the team was 10 points behind, Dagnolt on the sidelines couldn't bear it anymore, and he hurriedly called a timeout.

On the other side of Huaxia Kingdom, Yang Yi, who is serving as a guest commentator, beamed and said: "I said that the Thunder will be beaten into a soft persimmon by the Heat at the end of the game. You see, it's only the beginning of the fourth quarter, and the Thunder can't stand it anymore." .”

Host: "Is it possible that the Thunder's main players are too tired?"

Yang Yi: "Actually, it has nothing to do with whether you are tired or not. Look at Mr. Jordan Joe, he can play for 44 minutes with the flu. In the final analysis, it is because the third Thunder lacks fighting spirit and cannot fight tough battles."

Host: "I think Teacher Yang Yi is right, then let's continue watching the game."

Back from the timeout, Payton slowed down the offensive rhythm.

The Heat want to make sure the ball goes in, and so does the Thunder.

Just after halftime, Payton saw Durant reaching for the ball.

At this juncture, Durant will of course take all the burdens on himself.

After receiving a pass from Payton, Durant turned to face James. The matchup between the two was the biggest highlight of the game.

Durant didn't dribble too much, he directly faced James and made a three-pointer.

With his hands up and down, Durant forced a three-pointer.

104: 111.
"Huh~~~" Durant breathed out, and he was very excited to score this three-pointer.

James rubbed his nose. It's not his fault that he couldn't prevent the goal. He had already defended it well, but Durant still made it.

Durant's good touch continued, the Heat missed a shot and Payton grabbed a rebound.

After taking the ball to the front court, he passed the ball to Durant who was ambushing in the bottom corner.

Durant made a three-pointer without hesitation.

Shua~ Accurate hit.

At 107:111, Durant instantly narrowed the point difference to 4 points.

"Du Shao seems to have activated the death mode!" Lin Nan said lightly.