NBA: I am the card dealer

Chapter 204 Black Whistle

There are still 3 minutes and 28 seconds left.

Score 116:111

The Heat still lead by 5 points.

The score difference is not big, and it may be turned over at any time.

But the Cavaliers failed to seize the opportunity.

Or to be precise, James failed to seize the opportunity.

After James pushed over, he also wanted to imitate Xue Liancheng and shoot a three-pointer.

only.

He was not as exaggerated as Xue Liancheng, who raised his hand just two steps beyond the three-point line. Instead, he used the pick-and-roll to take advantage of Gasol's gap before raising his hand and shoot.

There was a clang.

Direct iron.

Obviously.

In fact, his touch has not improved much. The first two goals were just a breakthrough that he was best at.

Everything is an illusion...

Ernie Johnson: "James is broken again, the Cavaliers are in danger."

O'Neal: "Facing Gasol, James seemed helpless."

Barkley: "Yes, the trio of Gasol, Ibaka, and P.J. Tucker will be bad news for James. He must find a way to crack it before the playoffs come. Otherwise, the Cavaliers want to It’s not that simple to break out of the east.”

Now everyone can see what the problem is.

James himself may know what the problem is, but he just can't solve it.

Off-site attack and defense.

Xue Liancheng was still without the ball, running around along the three-point line with James, seemingly disorganized and devoid of any threat.

But in fact, the most difficult thing to defend is the player without the ball.

You never know when he's going to catch the ball.

You can't tell where he's going.

Even you don't know the meaning of him running around.

It is this targetless offensive strategy that is the most elusive.

on the contrary.

When guarding a player with the ball, you have at least two options: guard against shots or guard against breakthroughs. You can make a judgment based on your own senses, reaction ability and opponent's movements.

even……

If you can't guard the ball by yourself, you can also ask your teammates to help double attack, forcing the ball carrier to make a difficult shot.

And without the ball?

Just like a loach, it is so slippery that you can't even catch it.

There is no basis at all, and the only way is to follow it all the time.

But things are changing rapidly on the court, and if you are not careful, you may lose someone.

It was in this state that James was easily thrown away by Xue Liancheng's screen.

Then he inserted into the penalty area, received a pass from Gasol, and made a small throw against Shumpert.

Hit again!

118:111

Ernie Johnson was completely stunned, "Oh my god! And...how many points is this? Well...54 points. I have scored 22 points in a row in the fourth quarter. Let me see...fourth Since Xue Liancheng's appearance in the quarter, the Heat have scored a total of 22 points. In other words, in the entire fourth quarter, except for the first three minutes, only Xue Liancheng is scoring for the Heat. Oh my god... It is really unstoppable. !”

Barkley was also very surprised: "What? In the fourth quarter, Xue Liancheng scored alone?"

Ernie Johnson answered in the affirmative: "Yes."

Barkley shook his big fat head with a look of disbelief on his face, "What a god-like existence. In him, I see the shadow of the former No. 23."

O'Neal: "This is another manifestation of the ability to read the game. Xue Liancheng seized the moment of emptiness inside and chose to engage in an off-ball pick-and-roll with Batum. It is really... so strong! The Cavaliers don't know how to defend now. ”

Look back.

The Cavaliers finally responded.

Irving broke through and hit Shumpert as an extra.

The latter continued with a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

118:114

There is still a 4-point difference.

There are still 2 minutes and 41 seconds left before the end of the game.

There is still plenty of time.

But Xue Liancheng couldn't hold it anymore.

In this case, the Cavaliers can only change their defensive strategy again.

As long as Xue Liancheng picks and rolls, he will immediately switch defense.

There is bound to be no chance for Xue Liancheng to run out of space.

But a new problem arises.

Once the defense is switched, there will be opportunities for misplacement.

For example, after switching defenses without the ball, you will face a small matchup, or Xue Liancheng versus Irving and Shumpert, a matchup that does not match the tonnage.

But the Cavaliers didn't sit still.

After changing defense, as soon as Xue Liancheng touched the ball, he was immediately double-teamed.

Go without hesitation.

Containment is contained.

Xue Liancheng no longer had a chance to take action.

But the biggest problem appeared.

What makes Xue Liancheng strong is not just scoring.

Even in the public's mind, Xue Liancheng's passing threat is much greater than scoring.

Once attacked from a flank, someone will definitely be missed.

With Xue Liancheng's passing skills and passing vision, he can naturally deliver cannonballs to his teammates accurately.

Teammates are also trying their best.

Gasol and Ibaka hit consecutively.

The former hit a high jumper.

The latter uses his mobility advantage to enter the penalty area and hang directly on the frame.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers.

James is still in a state of hitting a wall, trying to miss a three-pointer and failing to make a strong breakthrough.

Really pressed to death.

But Love and JR Smith stood up and hit three-pointers one after another.

Coupled with the referee's obvious bias, it gave the Heat a walking and offensive foul.

It is equivalent to giving the Cavaliers two offensive rounds for no reason.

This resulted in the Heat not opening up the score, but getting closer.

When the time came to 1 minute and 04 seconds.

The score is 122:120.

2 points difference.

Heat offense.

Xue Liancheng dribbled and observed in the middle circle.

At this moment.

The Cavaliers were not so anxious to double-team, and no one forced Xue Liancheng to play the ball.

Obviously.

At this critical moment, they do not allow the slightest mistake.

result.

When all the Heat are running.

Batum used Gasol to set up a wall screen. Shumpert and Love didn't know what happened, but they collided with each other.

For a moment, people were on their backs.

then.

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

Xue Liancheng froze for a moment, then twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled.

What a great gift!

However, I wonder if this is a bit too much to say that a Cavaliers player fouled a Cavaliers player?

But the next second.

He couldn't laugh anymore.

Because the referee made a foul gesture towards Gasol.

This time.

He almost jumped.

In the last two rounds, one called Batum for a walking violation and the other called Ibaka for an offensive foul, both of which were obviously biased whistles. As a result, the Heat lost two rounds of offense and gave up the ball.

But it can only be said to be a partial whistle.

Because Ibaka did knock Shumpert down.

As for whether Shumpert flopped or not, there is no way to know, only he knows it in his heart.

But judging from the playback, Ibaka obviously didn't swing his elbows, nor did he have obvious shoulder-sinking movements.

No matter how you look at it, Ibaka's offensive foul can't be blown, right?

But from the point of view of penalties, it seems that there is no problem with Ibaka's offensive foul.

And when Batum walks, it's even more fantasy.

Turn around and lean on someone to pick up the basket.

As a result, I, James, pushed me.

Didn’t Batum stagger?

result.

Instead of calling James, who was obviously pushing people, he called Batum for walking.

This is so...

It's obviously a black whistle.

But no matter how much the Heat protested, the referee had no intention of changing the decision.

In the end, I felt very angry, but there was nothing I could do.

What can we do?

Grab the referee and beat him up?

All members of the Heat can only secretly be ruthless. They want to kill the Cavaliers and let you fight 8 against 5...

result.

Before they can get angry...

The black whistle is here again.

Who the hell can withstand this!

Not only was Xue Liancheng furious, but all members of the Heat were jumping around.

Because it's so outrageous.

Cavaliers players collided and you called us a foul. Is there any justice? Is there any royal law?

O'Neal was also a little confused, "What is going on? The call was... Gasol's screen foul?"

Barkley slapped his head: "What did Gasol do to call him a foul?"

Ernie Johnson forcefully explained, "Maybe it's an illegal cover?"

Barkley retorted, "He stood there, covering for his teammates, what's the problem, you two bumped into each other, it's none of his business!"

O'Neal also sneered, "It may be that Gasol Jr. is too tall and blocked their sight. This is where Gasol Jr. violated the rules."

Barkley said bluntly, "It's ridiculous."

And on site.

Xue Liancheng had already rushed over, "Sir, can you tell me why he committed the foul?"

The referee looked calm and said, "Illegal cover."

Xue Liancheng laughed angrily, are you kidding me?

Shumpert collided with Love, but ended up giving Gasol an illegal cover and fouling. It was like Huang Laoji and Jiaduobao fighting, which harmed He Qiuzheng.

No matter how you pull it, it shouldn't be pulled on Gasol Jr.

Xue Liancheng is really angry. Is this what he did?

And it was so outrageous.

He asked coldly, "So... I would like to ask, why did Gasol cover illegally?"

The referee replied again without blushing or heartbeat, "When he was covering, he invaded. It has nothing to do with the collision between Shumpert and Love."

Xue Liancheng opened his mouth, really shocked by the referee's shamelessness.

Let’s not talk about whether Gasol violated someone when he was covering. Even if he did, you didn’t call the penalty after two seconds. Are you kidding me?

He did not dwell on the issue anymore, but stared at the referee coldly and said bluntly, "It seems that the crybabies are indeed favored."

As soon as these words came out.

The expressions of the three referees finally changed.

Because Xue Liancheng's words go straight to the core of the problem.

Because the Heat are facing the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Because the Cavaliers have the league's number one player, LeBron James.

The reason why their whistleblowing is so outrageous is all due to this and nothing else.

Everything else is nonsense...

There is no fairness or justice at all...

Doesn’t this poke a hole in their hearts?

The referee's face immediately dropped, "Xue, I'm warning you, watch your words."

Xue Liancheng sneered, "Black whistle, black whistle, a huge black whistle, you can blow me off, why should you hit me? Don't hit me anymore."

Anyway, black is definitely black.

Now that it's so dark, is there any need to continue fighting?

Let's break up the gang and end it...

I'm crazy...

this time.

He was very angry.

I no longer care.

In this case, it was clear that the Cavaliers won, but he would not cooperate with the referee's performance.

Just do whatever you like...

At this moment.

Wade, who was wearing a suit and leather tie, happened to arrive here, probably preparing to ask the referee for an explanation. When he heard this, he was shocked and quickly pulled Xue Liancheng away.

This is blatantly questioning the referee.

If one fails, he will be sent off, and the game will really be over.

There will even be additional penalties by the league.

And the most important thing is that it will also affect Xue Liancheng's career. In future games, he may not be liked by the referees or the league. In this case, he will be easily targeted.

For a rising star, this was an absolutely devastating blow.

As an old fritter who has been in the league for many years, Wade is naturally clear about these stakes.

The referee picked up the whistle to call Xue Liancheng a technical foul.

But in the end.

He still endured it with a dark face.

after all……

Time is running out, and killing the protagonist at this time is really a black whistle.

The influence will be infinitely amplified, and it will not end well.

It’s not easy to explain to the public…

Gasol, who was beside him, had already lost his life and was so sad that he quickly helped to hold Xue Liancheng.

He was the first to appeal, but was repeatedly warned by the referee.

Going any further, that would really give him a technical foul.

It's the equivalent of sending Cavaliers players to the free throw line.

The score is so close, the difference of 1 point may be a thousand miles away.

In the end, it is very likely that the loss will be a technical foul free throw.

and so……

He endured it forcefully.

only.

He didn't expect Xue Liancheng to be so tough.

While I was slightly moved, I felt even more aggrieved.

This is so...

Is it still competitive sports?

Spoelstra stood on the side with a cold face and gave the referee a thumbs up, "You guys are awesome..."

The referees were unimpressed.

They had never seen anything like this before, and they did not lose their composure in the face of the Heat's turbulent crowd.

Seeing the referee's dead pig not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, Si Bo was so angry that his face turned green.

Take a deep breath and calm down.

He hurried back and found Xue Liancheng who was sitting on the bench, "Xue, how do you feel now?"

Xue Liancheng raised his eyebrows, "It's so dark..."

He had watched the NBA before and had seen black whistles.

But that's just looking at it, not feeling it.

just now……

He was stabbed himself.

Only then did he realize how painful and infuriating the knife was.

Simply lawless.

Blatantly blackmail them.

One can imagine the anger in his heart...

So infuriating.

For a moment, he had the idea that he might as well not play in this forced match...

Spo suddenly said: "It's okay to be angry."

This time.

Instead, Xue Liancheng was stunned, with a confused look on his face, "Huh?"

Spoelstra: "Remember that feeling, because if you want to be a superstar in the league, you have to conquer everything, including the referees."

Xue Liancheng's heart skipped a beat, and he was in a daze for no reason.

like……

It makes sense.

Strong people never complain about the environment.

Opponent dissatisfied?

Defeat your opponent.

The referee missed the whistle?

Conquer the referee.

This is the real strong man.

As soon as he was pressured by the referee, he would jump up to a height of three meters, feeling disheartened and blaming others, which was not the work of the strong.

Only by having a strong heart can you become a strong person.

And to conquer the alliance, you must first conquer the referee.

This principle is actually very simple, but not many people do it.

After thinking through.

Most of Xue Liancheng's anger dissipated...

And Spoelstra went on to say, "When you become a superstar, you will also enjoy the benefits of being protected by the whistle. Thinking about it this way, you will feel much better."

Xue Liancheng chuckled, "Sir, you really know how to comfort people..."

Spoelstra looked solemn: "No...I'm not comforting you, I'm telling you how to become a superstar. Now, go on the court, use the ball in your hand to conquer them and defeat everything."

Xue Liancheng exhaled heavily, and the blood in his heart boiled again, "I will kill them..."

Next door to Mader...

Do you want to blatantly blackmail me?

Then I will respond with my performance on the court and make you kneel down and sing "Conquer" with my victory.

this moment.

He became extremely determined.

Not only is he determined to overthrow the referee, but he is even more determined to overthrow my big Zhan Huang.

Aren’t you the darling of the alliance?

Are you not the pride of heaven?

Don’t you have referee protection?

Don’t you have a godfather joke?

I can still defeat you...

that's it……

The black whistle farce passed quickly.

The Heat gave the ball away.

When playing, Xue Liancheng only said one sentence, "Win the game and win the game..."

All members of the Heat responded loudly: "Kill them."

This is no simple slogan.

But the belief that victory is inevitable.

Barkley was amazed, "When faced with an unfair penalty, the blow to a team's morale is extremely huge, but the Heat seemed not to be affected, and instead grew even higher."

O'Neal calmed down and said with a serious face: "A championship team must have the belief to win, so that it can face any difficulties. This Heat is transforming. I have experience in this aspect, and I am optimistic about their championship. .”

Ernie Johnson was very surprised, "Shaq, are you so confident?"

O'Neal, "Yeah, I'm optimistic about them."

The game starts again.

James holds the ball at the top of the key.

As the beneficiary of the whistleblowing, he looked calm, as if everything was as it should be.

It’s also normal…

after all……

In his career, not to mention the early days, since reaching the finals in 07, he has been praised by the league and has basically not suffered much on the court.

of course.

The ones here are not at a disadvantage, but they are not taking advantage, that is, they are at a disadvantage.

Now that the referee favors his team, he naturally takes it for granted.

The clock is ticking.

This is the key attack.

Go in and equalize.

If you don't score, then you will be greeted by the abyss.

and so.

James is very calm.

When the countdown reaches 13 seconds.

Finally he moved.

Using Love's pick-and-roll, he took a step forward when faced with Gasol's defense of penetration but not shooting.