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Chapter 239 Heat Championship

Li Lei said: "If Shaq doesn't play, we can kill the Spurs. Do you think they still have confidence in the next game? So, as long as we win this game, we will be the championship."

Hearing this, the eyes of everyone on the Heat team lit up.

Especially the veterans: Mourning, Laettner, Jones Sr....

All three of them are at the end of their careers, and none of them has won a championship.

If you can reach the top at the end of your career, then you really have no regrets.

It is also very meaningful for rotation players such as Damon Jones, Du Lin, and Wang Zhizhi to win a championship.

The rotation players of the championship team, relying on this qualification, they can go to other teams to get a good contract and get more opportunities.

There are also young players such as Li Lei, Wade, and Haslem...the expectations for the championship are not as deep as those of the veterans, but they are definitely eager enough.

In this way, the fighting spirit of everyone on the Heat team was ignited...

Except for O'Neill.

It has to be said that Li Lei's work is still negligent.

Spoelstra walked towards O'Neal: "Shaq, adjust your state well, the team is still waiting for your final blow."

O'Neill nodded.

The game restarts.

The Heat attack.

After O'Neal left the field, the Spurs really quickly shifted their defensive focus to the outside.

Li Lei's shot was stalked by Bowen, and the shot went wide.

Bang!

But at this moment, Mourning abruptly gnawed an offensive rebound off Duncan's head and passed the ball to Li Lei.

This time, Bowen shrank to the basket, and it was too late to pounce back.

Li Lei adjusted and shot directly.

Swish!
Have it.

20: 18.

The Spurs attack.

Duncan got the ball in the low post, only to find that Mourning was guarding him.

Mourning is not O'Neal, standing under the basket and unwilling to move. His mobility is very strong, and it is easy to defend against it.

Duncan slapped Mourning hard, but he didn't take much advantage.

Although Mourning's body is not as good as before, his hard work, fighting spirit and experience make his defense not bad at all.

The most important thing is that Mourning's own strength and footwork are still very good.

But this is not to say that Duncan can't beat Mourning, it just takes more effort.

And taking advantage of this opportunity, Haslem's defense soon arrived.

Duncan is experienced, holding the basketball high to avoid Haslem's help defense, and then distribute it to Massenberg.

good chance.

Massenberg was unguarded and could dunk with a raised hand.

But the guy slipped his hand and almost dropped the ball.

Butter hands!
Popovich stood up directly, really wanted to rush up and scold Musenberg bloody.

When Musenberg grabbed the ball again and got up to shoot, a figure descended from the sky and pinned him to the floor with the ball.

Snapped!
"Tough Guy" Mourning.

Haslem grabbed the basketball and found Li Lei immediately.

Li Lei advanced quickly, and Wade's continuous passing in the frontcourt made it difficult for Ginobili to know who to put.

Li Lei then exploded and smashed the basketball into the basket.

boom!
22: 18.

The Spurs immediately made adjustments.

Exit Barry and Massenberg, enter Parker and Horry.

Horry is worthy of a gold medal role player, and he made a three-pointer to help the Spurs approach the score.

22: 21.

Not much time left in the first quarter.

Popovich told the players to strengthen their defense from the sidelines.

The Spurs united as one, the players looked fierce, and the San Antonio fans also cheered for the home team in unison: "Defense! Defense! Defense!"

Then, as soon as Wade started, he forced his body to squeeze past the thin Parker and rushed directly to the basket.

Sorry, passing you is like crossing the road in the morning.

Duncan at the basket wanted to help defend, but was entangled by Mourning.

Horry on the flank shrank back.

But Wade's speed exceeded his imagination.

Before Horry could stand still, Wade had already risen from the ground and smashed the basketball into the hoop through him.

boom!
Drip!

Blocking foul, 2+1.

"Roar!"

Wade who landed frantically roared.

The ball was too explosive, and the Heat's bench became lively.

Under the leadership of "No. [-] Funny Bi" Damon and "No. [-] Funny Bi" O'Neal, the Heat's bench beats the Spurs for half of the home court.

O'Neal imitated Horry, Damon imitated Wade, and dunked directly on O'Neal's head.

Subsequently, Wade walked to the free throw line and made a solid free throw.

25: 21.

The Spurs attack.

With just over 20 seconds left, Ginobili held the ball at the top of the arc, wasting time.

Wade suddenly pressed on with intensity.

Ginobili wanted to pass the ball, but found that the old Jones rushed up with a tacit understanding.

Double attack.

Ginobili was caught off guard and the ball was stabbed and flew out.

The two teams rushed for a while.

In the end, Mourning lay on the floor and grabbed the basketball.

King of Floorball!
Mourning found Li Lei immediately.

Li Lei took the ball, glanced at the timer, realized that time was running out, and sprinted frantically.

"Shoot! No time!"

The Heat's bench reminded loudly.

Li Lei didn't have time to think about it, and as soon as he reached the logo position, he pulled it up and voted.

This ball is too far, Li Lei has never thrown a ball so far in his career.

As soon as the ball was shot, the long whistle sounded at the end of the first quarter.

"This ball is too far, and it's shot too hastily, it won't go in!"

"As long as you don't score, you're only 4 points behind, which doesn't matter."

Popovich thought.

At this moment, swish!

The most moving sound on the basketball court is transmitted through the speakers throughout the arena.

Damn...in!
28: 21.

In the first quarter, the Heat led by 7 points.

And most importantly, without O'Neal on the court, the Heat beat the Spurs by 7 points.

Thinking of this incident, the Spurs players were hit hard.

All the Heat players gathered around to celebrate the goal.

Li Lei hugged Mourning and said, "Alonzo, I have not let you down."

Hahaha!
"Good! Very good! You never let me down!"

Mourning couldn't stop laughing.

Come back for the second quarter.

First is the rotation time, the Spurs aim to chase points.

But Heat veteran Leitner scored 4 points in a row, and another wonderful pass helped Damon Jones hit a three-pointer.

Not only did the Spurs fail to catch up, but the point difference was widened.

Popovich was helpless, and then replaced all the main players.

On the Heat's side, the Tigers including O'Neal also appeared one after another.

O'Neal, who was full of stomach, went crazy when he came on the court. First, he carried Muhammad and smashed the basketball into the basket, and caused Muhammad to foul.

In the next round, O'Neal dunked on Duncan again.

Judging from O'Neal's feeling, it is not to score, but to destroy the Spurs' basket.

The result of angering the big shark is terrible!

Popovich had no choice but to continue to chop the shark.

But cutting the shark at this time is different from cutting the shark at the beginning.

Cutting the shark at the beginning was a tactic Popovich took the initiative to launch.

And now, Popovich is being forced.

And the Spurs have fallen behind by 13 points, and the mentality of the players is completely different.

O'Neal's free throws tonight were not very good. He went to the free throw line three times and made 6 of 2 free throws.

And it's worth mentioning that Riley didn't replace O'Neal in time, but O'Neal was chopped off several times before being replaced. This operation made Popovich look confused.

But anyway, the Spurs took the opportunity to narrow the point difference to 8 points.

Just then, Riley replaced O'Neal again.

Mourning continued to play.

As soon as Mourning appeared on the stage, he gave a chasing block to the "French sports car" Parker.

Looking back, Li Lei still had a three-pointer.

The point difference reached 11 points in an instant.

The end of the first half, 53:39.

The Heat led by 14 points.

Li Lei scored a game-high 18 points.

Come back for the second half.

The suffocated O'Neal broke out even more brutally, beating the Spurs to their knees and singing conquest.

Popovich wanted to chop the shark again, and when he looked at the data, his face turned pale.

Rasu 4 fouls.

Massenberg fouled 4 times.

Duncan fouled 2 times.

Horry fouled 3 times.

It's only been halftime, keep cutting, can the Spurs' inside line last until the fourth quarter?
At this time, Riley's operation of not replacing O'Neal in time before came to light.

That old guy deliberately let the Spurs cut more times and accumulate fouls.

What an old fox!
Popovich looked across to Riley.

Riley smiled: They are all thousand-year-old foxes, what about Liaozhai?
By this time, the Spurs had no chance.

The fans watching the game couldn't bear it anymore.

"Heat Champion!"

"How do I feel, the Heat and the Spurs are not the same dimensional team."

"The strongest team in NBA history!"

"This season's championship must be the Heat, and next season, next season...you know what I mean?"

"NBA finale?"

"Yeah! The Heat are terrible, who else can beat them?"

……

At the end of the game, 107:88, the Heat won a big victory.

Big score 3 to 0!

In the history of the NBA, no team has ever come back from a 0:3 deficit.

So, let's shout out those five words: HEAT CHAMPIONSHIP!
值得一提的是，李磊本场比赛又拿到了全队最高的29分9篮板5助攻4抢断1盖帽。

Back in the locker room, everyone on the Heat team was already very excited.

Everyone knows what it means to win this game.

At this moment, Pat Riley pushed the door in with assistant coach Erik Spoelstra.

He pressed his hands in vain to signal everyone to be quiet.

"I know everyone is very happy, but the series is not over, we are not the championship, so don't be proud, prepare for the next game with all your strength!"

"I'll tell you one thing. I only prepared two sets of jerseys for you this time. If you lose the next game, the fifth game, you can play naked."

Hahahaha!

Everyone laughed, and the mood eased a lot.

The importance of having a top coach to the team is fully reflected at this moment.

O'Neal also went on to say: "Isn't it just a championship? Trifle! Trifle!"

O'Neal held out three fingers, showing off that he already has three championship rings.

Everyone was fighting for a while, and their emotions eased a lot.

In order to fully prepare for the fourth game, Pat Riley even took away everyone's communication equipment, prohibiting players from contacting the outside world to prevent everyone from being disturbed.

This domineering style is worthy of Pat Riley.

Three days later, the G4 arrived.

This day is very different.

David Stern came to the AT&T Center Arena, also brought the O'Brien Cup.

After all, if the Heat win today, the league will have to present an award.

In addition, the sidelines are full of NBA celebrities.

"Big Bird" Bird, Magic Johnson, "Big Dream" Olajuwon, Dr. J, "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell...

Even Michael Jordan, the god of basketball, is here.

And these people have only one purpose, to witness history!

In the history of the NBA, no team has ever won the playoffs.

And the Heat are likely to accomplish this achievement tonight.

So this championship is very special.

This night will be remembered by everyone!

Of course, there are also uncomfortable people.

The spurs!
The Heat's upcoming achievements are based on them.

No wonder they are comfortable.

Popovich told reporters before the game: "The Heat are an extremely strong team, but the Spurs will not admit defeat easily. Even if they lose the game, they will also shatter a front tooth of the Heat!"

But in the ensuing game, Popovich's face was very ugly.

The Spurs trailed from the first minute and lost by 1 points in the half quarter.

Manu Ginobili and Parker made frequent mistakes, Bowen and Barry made wide-open COSCO shots...

Except for Duncan, the mentality of the Spurs team has collapsed in the last game.

In their hearts, the Heat are invincible.

Think about it, O'Neal was forced off the field by Popovich's tricks, the Spurs still couldn't beat the Heat, and they were even opened up...

In short, it's not the Spurs players who are cowardly, but the Heat are too strong!
Relying on Duncan's efforts, the Spurs "only" lost the Heat by 20 points at halftime.

Three quarters, 30 points.

Watching this game, David Stern couldn't even laugh.

The Heat are really strong!

So strong that he, the president of the league, is afraid.

Which other team can beat them?
Not only this season, but next season, next season... The NBA finale!
I don't know what Stern thought of, but there was firmness in his eyes.

Pat Riley felt Stern's gaze and smiled back, but his heart began to feel uneasy.

Stern, the dictator, is going to take the Heat?
He knew Stern's energy all too well.

Speaking of which, the NBA commissioner is just hired by the league to make money for the owners of the 30 teams.

But Stern's ability is too strong, and he is mainly anti-customer. Now many team owners are afraid of Stern.

Let alone Pat Riley, wasn't "Cardinal" Auerbach kicked out by Stern?
As long as Stern wants to, there is nothing he can't do.

But fortunately, Stern is still a principled person, with a bottom line, so he shouldn't go too far.

In the fourth quarter, Popovich sat on the bench without looking at the court.

He no longer cares about this victory, but thinks about next season.

With such a strong Heat team, do the Spurs hope to beat them next season?

Just like that, every minute and every second passed by.

Drip!

When the long whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Heat beat the Spurs 119:87.

(End of this chapter)