The NBA's opening sling against Chris Paul

Chapter 85 The Low-key Man Comes

Relying on Howard's two consecutive mid-range shots, the Heat once again overtook the score. The situation on the court was so criss-crossed that no one could beat the opponent to death with a single stick.

The current situation is very clear, it depends on who is the one who still has physical strength at the end.

Coach Hollins finally took Conley and Marc Gasol and removed Arthur.

"Mark, go to the upper line to catch the ball, Lee, don't stand in a row with him, go to the bottom line." Conley had ample rest time this time, and it can be seen that his physical strength is now very abundant.

"Dwyane, I'll leave it to you for McConley." The Heat also started scheduling on the court, and Ray Allen also came on the court again.

Wade stuck close to Conley and tried to induce him to go to the right, because there was LeBron James standing there.

Conley was young and mature, how could he fail to see their strategy, a long pass was passed to Gay on the diagonal, Gay walked in with big strides, and then passed it to Conley who had already run near the free throw line.

Conley made a shooting motion, and Wade flew over quickly. He took advantage of the situation and bent over to break through. He reached the basket with one stride, and made a classic small throw against Juwan Howard's arm.

These days, no matter how big or small you are, if you don't have the ability to throw shots at the basket, you can't afford it.

Wade signaled the little emperor to pass the ball to himself, and he was going to the basket to break through Randolph's defense.

But Randolph was always standing beside Guy, and there were several people standing in Wade's path. He could only choose a bigger shot. Although he made it, he let out an "ah" when he landed.

Judging from the slow-motion footage of the scene, there was no physical contact with the ball. He should have sprained his ankle, yes, an almost 90% sprain.

The entire weight of his body was on his right foot, and he fell to the ground in pain. The game had to be suspended again. With the help of Howard and LeBron, he got off the field.

He was replaced by another striker, Sean Battier, a defensive specialist, and it seemed that Conley was having a hard time.

Li Ming took the ball and stopped next to Miller, looked at each other, and immediately jumped up from the ground. It was big, the ball was powerful, and bounced off the basket. Randolph took off the rebound continuously and gave it to the Conley.

Conley dribbled backwards out of the three-point line, and Battier hesitantly chose to shoot. Although Shane Battier tried hard to block, Conley shot before his body reached the highest point.

Steadily entering the net, the Grizzlies' outside line was opened up thanks to Conley, and Ray Allen on the side was amazed.

It's not that he hasn't seen this kind of ball before, but he just thinks it is unscientific. In order to avoid defense, current players choose the kind of flip shot similar to Curry, that is, they shoot before reaching the highest point.

Shane Battier glanced at LeBron, then ran to the bottom corner with his head down and guarded, while leading the defender away.

LeBron walked in with crab steps again, Randolph tightly covered his face, and had no chance to make a shot. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Ray Allen at a 45-degree angle, and made a smashed pass.

Too much strength, Ray Allen didn't catch it well, and when he reached out again, the ball went out of bounds.

"It is my fault!! Ray!" LeBron kept patting his chest, which means it's my fault, buddy.

Gay organized the offense, constantly interspersed back and forth between the free throw line and one meter beyond the three-point line, and finally caught the opportunity to give the ball to Conley who ran out of the open space.

Conley shot again from the middle distance, and there.

"It seems that Hollins' use of Michael Conley is very reasonable. This will make him very energetic and active on the court." Pippen likes this low-key point guard very much.

Conley still retreated back to his own half with no expression on his face, and at the same time directed his teammates to set up, waiting for the little emperor LeBron James who came over with the ball.

LeBron still chose to look for Ray Allen on the outside this time, and this time he made a breakthrough again.

Ray Allen was also very upbeat, and gave back to the boss's new job with a heart-pounding three-pointer.

"Michael, hurry up." Gay's long pass almost made a mistake. Although Conley saved the ball, he also lost the opportunity to sneak attack. The basket was full of people, and Howard began to pant after several consecutive rounds of running. Gruffly, Randolph squeezed him into his hand effortlessly.

But LeBron on the side chose to go around and destroy Conley's pass to him, and the ball was picked up by Gay.

Gay and Conley look at each other before striding to the basket and passing back.

Conley dribbled the ball twice, retreated beyond the three-point line and raised his hand again for a three-pointer. This time Battier followed, but unfortunately he still scored.

There is also an additional penalty. Battier fouled and pressed heavily on his body, and both of them fell to the ground.

The two most famous "nice men" in the league helped each other up, and Conley, who was fouled, touched Battier's head friendly.

This shot won the praise of the fans, and there was even a faint applause. You must know that this is the Heat's home court. There has always been only conflict here, and there has never been applause.

Don't you see the Celtics and the Bulls back then, that was a real fight.

Taking advantage of free throws, Spoelstra took down Juwan Howard. The veteran won a standing ovation from the audience. 4 points, 6 rebounds, and two classic assists.

He has burned himself to the maximum, and won valuable rest time for Bosh, and the Dragon King appeared again with his hands raised high.

80 to 83, although the Grizzlies played impressively, they couldn't stand the rampage of the little emperor here. He succeeded at the basket one after another, so this would actually give the Heat a three-point lead.

"I can't play this way, I have to find a way to let LeBron shoot from the outside." Marc Gasol and Randolph whispered a few words.

The two actually squatted on the inside, one left and one right, and crossed each other on the defensive end to prevent being blown by the referee for three seconds.

Conley and Li Ming also got a lot of COSCO shots. Unfortunately, Li Ming's consecutive shots went out of the frame. Yes, chasing and defending Mike Miller consumed too much energy.

Fortunately, there is Conley, he is the key to the Grizzlies and the Heat being able to fight back and forth during this period of time.

His flexible positioning, precise three-pointers, and early predictions have benefited the Grizzlies a lot.

Although Sean Battier tried his best, he still let him seize some sporadic opportunities and converted them into points, especially a dunk after a beautiful steal, which greatly improved the morale of the Grizzlies on the field.

"Don't let Mike catch the ball again, block him outside." The Heat began to double-team Conley. As long as he was on the line to get the ball, Miller and Battier would go up and interfere with his rhythm at the same time.

This instead allowed Guy to get more open opportunities. In the next few rounds, Guy hit his first three-pointer and second three-pointer of the field.

He made up for Conley's point very well, and at the same time made the Heat's double-teaming pay the price.

86 to 86, at the referee Sean Curry's whistle, the two sides drew again.

14 points and 6 assists in a single quarter, these are the data given by Conley in just 7 minutes, and he almost broke through the Heat's defense by himself.

(End of this chapter)