The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 239 Forced into Overtime
The Spurs shot too smoothly in the first half. They were afraid of eating when they played cards, and they were afraid of rest when they played. In the third quarter, their shooting percentage was almost half of that of the previous ones.

There is a reason for the feel, and there is a reason for the heat to increase the strength.

At the end of the third quarter, the Heat had chased the score to only 6 points.

The game can be played within 10 points. The key is that Duncan obviously had a problem in the second half.

It is still effective for the Heat to increase their intensity. Duncan is still very strong, but his age is also there.

At the beginning of the last quarter, except for the No. [-] position, the Heat are all the main players.

Already in the finals, the Heat have also copied the main force tactics, which is to use young and strong to overwhelm the Spurs.

Duncan made a mistake at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and James successfully intercepted the ball when he got the ball.

Regarding Duncan, the Heat have made up their minds not to let him be a monster.

The Spurs are also the main force, because their substitutes did not perform well in the second half of the third quarter.

As a result, the two teams thought of being together, and they both wanted to take advantage of the last quarter to start a wave of pressure, but they did not expect to bump into each other.

At this time, it is obvious that the Heat's offensive power is stronger, and James and Zhang Xiaotian scored consecutively.

But Bosh received his fourth foul within 2 minutes, and the Heat could only make adjustments first.

The same is true for the Spurs. At this time, Diaw's staying on the court is of little use. James and Zhang Xiaotian can both play him, and Popovich immediately uses three guards to attack.

On the defensive end, Zhang Xiaotian's Spurs have more headaches than defending Wade.

Because Zhang Xiaotian is a striker, Danny Green is strong defensively, but sometimes it takes a little luck to meet Zhang Xiaotian or James against him.

This is nothing, but the Spurs are now more serious about offense.

In the second half, after Duncan couldn't dominate the inside, the outside line was also restrained by the Heat. The Spurs needed players who could tear apart the defense.

So soon they replaced Ginobili. Ginobili's defense is not bad, but his physical fitness has declined due to age.

Popovich is actually helpless, James and Wade are troublesome enough, plus Zhang Xiaotian, it is really difficult to defend, plus they don't want to lose their advantage inside.

Meeting one of the best teams in the league is such a hassle.

This is the Spurs. If other teams adjust like this, the players may be blown up by the Heat before their bodies are warmed up.

But now the heat is under pressure, they are still behind, the Spurs continue to put Duncan on the court, in addition to deterrence, it is for defense.

With Duncan here, the Heat's breakthroughs at all three ball-holding points will be affected.

When the Spurs were restrained to a certain extent inside and outside, they also increased singles.

Not Parker, not Manu Ginobili, but Leonard, Leonard with the ball in the low post.

Even if his strength improved greatly in the last quarter, Zhang Xiaotian would still find it troublesome to completely restrict Leonard.

Not only has he improved this year, Leonard doesn't know when the offensive end will no longer be weaker than Paul George, especially this time he feels good.

The main defense against Leonard reached the last quarter, and Zhang Xiaotian's physical strength also had some troubles.

However, such a fight cannot defeat him.

He often sparred with Leonard when he was in the Spurs, and he often sparred with James in the Heat.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaotian is the most experienced defensive small forward.

When the game entered the last 4 minutes, Wade first made a layup, then James steals Dior, and Ray Allen hits a three-pointer.

2 points, in the second half of the final quarter, the Heat finally made the score close.

Leonard responded by forcefully beating Zhang Xiaotian and earning a foul.

But his physical strength is not like when the game was just played, Leonard only made one of two free throws.

Next, Zhang Xiaotian returned one, and used his best mid-range shot to catch up the score between the two sides to only 1 point.

"Kawhi, didn't you always want to compete with me on the field before, and today I will defeat you."

"I will win." Leonard replied unprecedentedly.

Seeing the firm eyes of the other party, Zhang Xiaotian didn't know whether it was good or bad for him to talk trash like this.

The consequences can never be considered on the court, because what the consequences will be is in their hands.

Leonard turned and leaned back to score another 2 points, but then he lost a foul.

Leonard, who was always calm, became excited at this time.

The battle for the third position is temporarily inextricable, but they can't actually decide the game.

Even if Leonard feels good and scored the most points today, even if Zhang Xiaotian's strength surges in the last quarter, they are not the absolute core of the two teams.

On the Spurs side, Parker broke through, but was assisted by James to steal the offense.

At 3 minutes and 35 seconds, James forced the opponent to make a mistake and then made a long pass to Wade. The Spurs were not in a hurry to return to defense. The Heat overtook the score 101:100.

At the last moment, it must be the most trusted lineup, the four main players plus Ginobili's one big and four small.

The Heat are also the four main players Gary Allen. In a way, the choices of the two teams are very similar.

The game continued, but Duncan, who had been playing soy sauce all the time, stood near the free throw line and pretended to support a dribble with a strong kill inside. Bosh was squeezed, and James chose to foul.

If Duncan dunked directly at the peak, the Heat would now have a chance to foul.

At the critical moment, Duncan made two free throws and the Spurs took the lead again.

For the next more than a minute, both sides were fighting. After all, the Spurs did not use double inside lanes. To determine the final victory, they still needed outside hits.

At 2 minutes and 15 seconds, Zhang Xiaotian took advantage of the opportunity that the two sides were entangled in the interior and hit the offensive rebound.

Wade caught the basketball that Zhang Xiaotian ordered, pressed it inside and almost got a free throw.

Two free throws were made, and the two teams even tied at this time.

When it was the Spurs' turn to attack, Parker showed his big heart, rushed in again, and hit 2 points with a drift.

The opponent hits, and the Heat also hits, which is often the case in confrontation.

James rushed up and rolled into the inside line, and was pinched and scored by Zhang Xiaotian.

Time is running out and the atmosphere is getting tense.

Leonard also had problems with his shooting at this time, and Zhang Xiaotian was interfered with his shooting again in singles.

In 56 seconds, Bosh seized the opportunity to make a hit from the outside.

Seeing that they have taken the lead, the Heat's rebounding has problems.

Ginobili made his second shot and hit a three-pointer with 18 seconds left.

At the moment of life and death, Zhang Xiaotian caught the ball and ignored Danny Green's block, and hit again from outside the three-point line.

The Heat only had 6 seconds left for the opponent. In the Spurs' final attack, Parker hit a mid-range shot at the buzzer under the cover of Duncan.

109:109, the Spurs dragged the game into overtime.

At this time, the main players of both sides are two five fouls and two four fouls. The Spurs are safe with Duncan, and the Heat are safe with Wade, and they are no longer the team's first scoring option.

In other words, anything can happen in overtime.

(End of this chapter)