Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 96 96. The wolf king who holds the match point and challenges the MVP grand slam!

"This is obviously a malicious foul! Carl's iron elbow hit Dwyane's head. This time Dwyane was completely defenseless. This is obviously a malicious elbow!"

Off the court, Heat head coach Stan Van Gundy jumped up anxiously. Although Wade's performance in this round of the series was very dismal, Wade is the head star of this Heat team after all.

Even playing an empty cut off the ball can greatly attract the defensive attention of the Timberwolves. Once Wade retires due to injury, it will definitely be a disaster for the Heat!
Everyone knows that Karl Malone has the habit of elbowing opponents when defending. Not to mention the referees, even the fans know that Karl Malone is an elbow maniac.

At his peak, Karl Malone even wrestled openly with the "flower bug" Rodman on the court. If we really want to talk about physical confrontation, today's NBA has dropped a lot.

At least according to the previous penalty standards, Karl Malone's defense this time can only be regarded as an ordinary foul, but at present, the heat is a little emotional, and the referee has no choice but to come to the replay center to redefine the foul.

Through playback, the referee finally added a first-level malicious foul to Karl Malone. The reason for the addition was not because Karl Malone deliberately elbowed this time, but because the referee wanted to appease his emotions.

In fact, Malone's defense this time was completely running for the ball from the perspective of playback. As for the iron elbow to open the way, this has always been Karl Malone's subconscious action.

A first-degree flagrant foul will not allow Karl Malone to be ejected, but it will give the Heat two free throws.

But even so, the Heat are still dissatisfied with the penalty and collapsed at the current situation.

Because under the inspection of the team doctor, Wade is currently in a dizzy state and is completely unable to play. He has been helped out by the team doctor and is expected to not return in this game.

As for whether Wade will miss the next game, it is still hard to say, but once Wade is found to have a problem after the game, Wade will definitely be absent in this year's finals.

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Wade's unexpected injury and retirement hit the morale of the Heat. Even though the Heat ushered in the opportunity to catch up with the score with two free throws, Wade's end made the already poor depth of the Heat even worse.

Originally, the Heat didn't have many people available on the back line. With Shanton Anderson's broken nose bridge being reimbursed for the season, the Heat's main rotation players on the back line are currently only Wade and Kenyon During.

Now that Wade has retired due to injury, Stan Van Gundy has no choice but to put Kenyon Dooling in the starting lineup, but no matter how strong Kenyon Dooling is, he cannot be compared with Wade.

Wade's performance in this round of the series is very poor, but Wade's personal ability is there after all. As an off-ball cutter, Wade can attract far more defense than Dooling.

"dudu~"

As the whistle sounded for the end of the game, the Timberwolves finally beat the Heat by 19 points in an away game. While rewriting the total score of the series to 2:1, they were one step closer to the first championship in team history.

Through these few games, it can be clearly seen that the Heat are completely at a disadvantage in this round of the series, and the Heat have been unable to break through the Timberwolves' defensive gate.

In the G2 game, O'Neal showed his prowess and led the Heat to a victory by chance. In the third game, when Luke completed another change on the defensive end, all the Heat could do was to keep trying to shoot from the outside, trying to win through touch. Contest.

However, the Heat have never been an excellent three-point team. Except for the double Jones, the shooting ability of the entire Heat is simply horrible. In this case, it is naturally difficult for the Heat to break through the Timberwolves defense.

We can only rely on Wade and O'Neal to break the deadlock through their personal abilities, which creates a vicious circle on the court.

Wade and O'Neal have been targeted by the Timberwolves, but when the Heat can't open the situation outside, the Heat can only rely on the stars to score. In the end, both Wade and O'Neal's offensive efficiency is very low, leading the team to lose without accident. Contest.

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"Coach, I seem to see the championship beckoning to us. Do you think we are stable in this round of the series?"

"The defensive tactics you set up can't be cracked by the Heat at all. On the defensive end, the Heat can't restrain us. No matter how you look at it, our chances of winning are much higher than the Heat."

"I just don't know if I can successfully win the FMVP after winning the championship this year!"

In the player locker room, even Kevin Garnett, who was so close to the championship for the first time in his career, couldn't help but start to fantasize about himself standing in the middle of the court, holding the championship trophy in one hand and the MVP trophy in the other. scene!
"Don't be careless until the series is really over, but if you can really win the FMVP this year, you will become the fourth player in NBA history to win this award."

"If you think about it this way, I'm really interested." Following the words of his disciple Garnett and imagining this scene, even Luke couldn't help showing a smile.

Throughout the long history of the NBA, as of now, only three people in the NBA have achieved the honor of winning three MVPs in a single season at the same time.

The three are "Ancient God" Willis Reed, "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan, and "Shark" O'Neal.

As for the three MVPs, they are AMVP (All-Star), MVP (regular season) and FMVP (Finals).

If Garnett can really win the Finals MVP this year, then Garnett will be the real god of the season, and can even challenge the No.1 throne in the league that is still empty since O'Neal's decline!
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Game [-] of the Finals will still be played at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.

Before the game, Heat star Dwyane Wade was found to have a slight concussion and will miss the game.

The absence of Wade made the Heat's combat power drop a notch instantly. This team relies on Wade and O'Neal to use their personal abilities to drive other teammates.

When Wade and O'Neal are overwhelmed by themselves, others are like waste products without motivation, and their combat effectiveness on the court is also reduced.

However, Wade's absence is more like the last fig leaf for the Heat. After all, it is difficult for the Heat to win the game even if Wade is present.

The Heat still couldn't break the Timberwolves' defense in this game. With Garnett's excellent defensive ability, O'Neal seemed very uncomfortable in low-post singles.

This scene reminded O'Neal of the pain he felt when he was in the Lakers Finals against the Pistons last season.

This was the case in O'Neal's match against the Pistons in last year's finals. Ben Wallace fought hard against O'Neal behind him. Rasheed Wallace has been harassing O'Neill off the ball, making O'Neill unable to comfortably catch the ball.

It's just that this year's Timberwolves are better than last year's Pistons, and Garnett's defensive ability is far stronger than Rasheed Wallace, which also makes O'Neal even more troublesome to deal with.

He obviously has an advantage in the low post, but he just can't play the advantage. Now O'Neal even wants to strangle Luke to death!
But before strangling Luke, O'Neill wanted to strangle Stan Van Gundy, because this guy is clearly a waste!
After the whole game, the Timberwolves once again beat the Heat in an away game. While taking the lead in getting the match point and rewriting the total score of the series to 3:1, the Timberwolves only lost two games in this year's playoffs.

If the Timberwolves can successfully win the next game, the Timberwolves' playoff record will not only reach a terrifying 16 wins and 2 losses, but also win the championship trophy at home, and witness history together with fans in the city of Minnesota!
(End of this chapter)