warrior godfather

Chapter 298 The Butterfly Effect
May 5, Chicago, United Center.

In this arena that has carried countless honors, the battle between the Bulls and the Heat at Tianwangshan entered the most intense stage. The game came to the fourth quarter at 4 minutes and 22 seconds, and the two sides drew 86:86.

In the last game, the Heat withstood the pressure and successfully defended their home court, tying the series to 2:2.

Facing a desperate situation, James and Wade gave it a go, and crazily hit the Bulls inside with the ball.

After the whole game, James made 13 of 13 free throws and Wade made 11 of 10 free throws. The two of them made more free throws than the Bulls. They scored 23 points at the free throw line and finally led the Heat to a 101:93 victory over the Bulls. .

With so many free throws, the impact and lethality of the two superstars are undoubtedly revealed, but it also has a lot to do with home court advantage. Stern will not sit back and watch the Heat trail behind the Bulls 1:3, which is not in the interest of the league at all.

Through frequent killings, the Heat defeated the Bulls' inside defense. Noah was fouled 5 times before finishing the third quarter. He played very late in the fourth quarter and did not dare to make moves. The situation extinguished the Bulls' last hope of chasing points.

罗斯的进攻也在G4中出现了问题，他想要复制自己G3在外线的疯狂表现，全场出手了9次三分，却仅仅命中了1球, 投篮27中8, 以极低的效率得到23分。

Even with Rose playing like this, the Heat only beat the Bulls by 8 points. The reason is that Luol Deng and Boozer blasted the Heat inside and both scored 20 points, sustaining the Bulls' offense when Rose missed the mark.

So far in the series, no matter how slow Thibodeau is on the spot, he has also seen the weakness of the Heat's inside defense. Luol Deng and Boozer are taking on more and more offensive tasks.

In this battle of Tianwangshan, the performance of the two is also very good, scoring doubles early and early. Although the efficiency is not high, it is a very important means of scoring in the playoffs of life and death.

Of course, relying solely on the performances of Boozer and Luol Deng, the Bulls could not be inseparable from the Big Three Heat. They were able to bite the score because Rose finally regained his touch.

The last game was so hard that it didn't make Rose timid. In the face of the Heat's emptying, his three-pointer was still very determined.

This risky move paid off handsomely. After three quarters, Rose made 7 of 4 shots from beyond the arc and severely punished the Heat's defensive strategy.

The 12 points are still second. The most important thing is that Rose's excellent touch makes Spoelstra dare not let him go. His breakthrough environment is much better. Only with a strong overall defense can they not lose the wind in the confrontation with the Big Three Heat.

At this time, the Bulls had the ball. Rose steadily dribbled the ball across half court, lowered the tempo, and played a pick-and-roll with Boozer.

At 88:86, the Bulls led by 2 points.

Looking back, James broke through to the basket with Luol Deng on his shoulders, made a layup, and returned the favor.

88: 88.

Afterwards, under the opponent's tighter defense and their own more and more cautious offensive choices, the two teams fell into a wave of iron strikes, and the score slowly rose to 93:92. The Bulls fell behind by one point, and the time came to the last minute. within.

The Bulls attack, Rose dribbles to the frontcourt, plays a pick-and-roll with Boozer, Bosh pushes up, delays and then pulls back, but at this moment, Rose hits the ground straight to Boozer who splits, and the latter Catch and shoot, Bosh couldn't interfere and hit a two-pointer.

94:93, the Bulls went ahead by 1 point.

The Heat sent out the baseline ball, and after Chalmers dribbled the ball across half court, he immediately passed it to James who asked for the ball.

With 32 seconds left in the game and the Heat still trailing, James didn't delay too long and beckoned Bosh to come up to him as a cover. He leaned heavily on Luol Deng, took a big step, and rushed towards the Bulls inside.

Luol Deng was delayed by Bosh, and couldn't bear the impact of James even more. He was run over by him and retreated to the three-point line. Boozer immediately came to make up the defense, but James took a step faster and ran directly between the two. , broke through the flanking attack, came to the penalty area, and dunked successfully.

At 95:94, the Heat overtook the score again with 16 seconds left.

"Di-"

Thibodeau immediately called a timeout. After James landed, he slammed his chest hard, and walked overlordly amidst the boos of the United Center.

The commentator of the game, Albert Albert, praised:

"James has played for 45 minutes tonight, but he can still break through the pincer attack of two people and complete dunks. He seems to have infinite physical strength. He is simply a monster!"

Soon, the short timeout called by Thibodeau ended and the game continued. The Bulls sent a frontcourt sideline ball. Rose made a circle and received the pass. Or Rose and Boozer's pick-and-roll.

Thibodeau didn't arrange any new offensive tactics. He called the timeout more to stabilize the Bulls' rhythm and let the Bulls players adjust their mentality.

He also doesn't need to adjust his tactics. Previously, Boozer made 14 of 8 two-pointers and scored 23 points. The pick-and-roll between him and Rose is the sharpest offensive move of the Bulls.

Bosh naturally defended against Boozer. Spoelstra predicted the Bulls' offense during the timeout and specifically told him to guard against Rose and Boozer's pick-and-roll.

But after Bosh came out, the scene of Boozer's precise mid-range shot just now appeared in his mind. He hesitated for a while, and instead of sticking to Rose, he stretched out his hand, turned around and followed Boozer, and put Rose left it to Wade.

Compared with Rose's three-pointer, Bosh was more afraid of Boozer's mid-range shot, and Rose didn't make another three-pointer in the fourth quarter. He subconsciously ruled out the threat of Rose's three-pointer.

When Rose saw that Bosh didn't come out and gave him a step, his eyes flashed sharply, he slapped the ball vigorously, rose from the ground, and made a three-pointer!
At this time, it was too late for Bosh to defend himself. Wade had just squeezed past Boozer's screen. Rose had a brief chance to open up, and no one could interfere with his shot.

brush!
The basketball crossed a low but determined trajectory and fell into the net.

97: 95.

"Yeeeees!! Rose hit a key three-pointer, and the Bulls overtook by 2 points! He only left the Heat with 7 seconds, and the Bulls were only one step away from the match point! No one would have thought that Rose would choose a three-pointer. But it seems very reasonable, this is the fifth three-pointer he made, tonight, Rose is a super shooter!" Marv Albert said loudly.

"Rose! Rose!"

The United Center also erupted with shouts that almost toppled the dome, and all the Bulls fans stood up, venting their excitement almost crazily.

They saw the hope of getting the match point, they saw the hope of entering the finals, they saw the hope of the Bulls' resurgence!
Amid the din, Spoelstra called a timeout, and Rose returned to the bench surrounded by his teammates. The cheers in the arena became even more enthusiastic, and lasted for the entire timeout.

After the timeout, the Heat sent a sideline ball. After James received the ball, he quickly observed the Bulls' defensive formation, and then immediately went to the basket.

He wants a safe two-pointer.

But Thibodeau obviously didn't want to play overtime with the Heat. He arranged a zone defense tactic, and Rose and Luol Deng stopped in front of James together.

James takes the ball to the free throw line, slows down, his drive is blocked by Rose and Luol Deng, and the two of them are coming towards him, and if he wants to make a shot, he can only catch the two In the short gap before the pincer attack, use an emergency stop jumper to end the attack.

With James' physical talent, if he wants to force a shot, Luol Deng and Rose can only interfere as much as possible, and it is absolutely impossible to form a block.

But James hesitated for a moment, instead of choosing a jumper, he jumped up and turned around suddenly, passing the ball to Chalmers who was emptied by Rose!
After Chalmers received the pass from James, he was stunned for a moment. When Spoelstra arranged the tactics, he really let James decide the attack, but he didn't expect James to pass the ball at all.

Later, he realized that there was not much time left in the attack, and he had no time to pass the ball. He just took a hasty look at the basket and shot a three-pointer.

"Om-"

As soon as the basketball left Chalmers' palm, the red light came on, the buzzer sounded for a long time, and everyone's eyes were focused on the orange basketball.

Bang!

In the end, the basketball crossed a stiff arc, hit the rim, bounced high, and the crisp sound of iron striking was clearly transmitted to the ears of every audience through the receiver behind the backboard.

The groom Albert exclaimed:
"Oh, Chalmers missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Heat lost the game. Congratulations to the Bulls. They won the game by relying on Rose's fatal three-pointer. They won the match point in the Eastern Conference Finals. After Jordan retired, the closest moment to the Finals!"

"yeah!!!"

The United Center was completely boiling. Rose was hugged by Noah and won the worship of all fans.

At the bottom corner where no one noticed, Chalmers stared at the three-point ball rolling on the ground with a dazed expression.

"Haha, look at Chalmers' expression. He probably never imagined that in a Big Three team, he has to shoot the game-winning shot." Green said gloatingly.

He was watching the game at Zhang Yu's home with a few teammates, and he couldn't help complaining when he saw Chalmers doubting his life in the broadcast footage.

The playoffs are over, but several rookies of the Warriors have not left Oakland. Today they met at Zhang Yu's house for a party, and they will go on vacation in a few days.

Curry commented:
"This is an open opportunity, but it's normal if he doesn't make the shot. This is a buzzer-beater. The pressure is too much... Boss, where did you buy the popcorn? It's much better than the ones you bought before. "

He held a paper bag of popcorn in his hand, and from time to time he grabbed a large handful and stuffed it into his mouth, eating it well.

"I'll ask Tina to give you the address later. She bought it. It seems to be a newly opened popcorn shop." Zhang Yu said.

"Thank you...Boss, didn't you say that the Heat would make it to the finals? Now the Bulls are leading by a big margin." Curry suddenly changed the subject.

"That's right, boss, your prediction seems to be inaccurate this time." Butler also joked.

Green was not as casual as the two of them. He hadn't been with Zhang Yu for a long time, and he was in awe of Zhang Yu, so he just looked over curiously.

"I didn't expect Derek to shoot so accurately. Did you think of it before the game?" Zhang Yu smiled wryly.

Several people shook their heads in unison. In the last game, Rose shot 9 of 1 three-pointers. No one would have guessed that he would make 6 three-pointers in the next game and end the game with a key three-pointer.

Curry suddenly said:

"Ross's three-pointer is so accurate, it is my credit."

"Why do you say that?" Claire asked curiously.

Curry smiled triumphantly:
"At the All-Star Weekend throughout the year, the boss told Derek to practice more three-pointers. Since then, Derek has been working hard on shooting and often asked me how to practice three-pointers. He can play such a performance. Thanks to me!"

"what--"

Everyone looked at Curry with disdain, and Butler complained even more:

"You have the nerve to say it! Every time I ask you for advice on shooting, you can't tell me any tricks. You just say practice more and shoot more. Then I practice three-pointers with you. I shoot more than you, and the result is more accurate than you." It's far away, I don't believe you can teach Ross anything useful, if you really want to say credit, it's also the boss' credit!"

Curry spread his hands helplessly:

"I really practiced so well, I don't know why you can't make a shot..."

"whispering sound--"

The crowd booed again and joined in the denunciation of Curry. They are also "victims" in this regard.

After a laugh, Curry asked:

"Boss, the Bulls got the match point, isn't it hard for the Heat?"

Zhang Yu pondered for a while, shook his head, and said with emotion:
"I don't know. To be honest, whether the Bulls can win or not depends entirely on Rose's touch. If he can shoot accurately, the Heat can't play. If he can't shoot accurately, the Bulls can't win. But no one knows whether Rose can win. Keep going, this round of the series is already unpredictable..."

He didn't expect that what he said on a whim at the time would have such a huge butterfly effect.

Originally, the Heat would defeat the Bulls 4:1 to enter the finals, but now Rose has a three-pointer.

Compared with the Heat, the difference between the Bulls and the Heat is the offense. The defense is far stronger than the Heat. As long as Rose makes up for this shortcoming, the Heat have just formed a season and have not yet finished running in. Find a small ball that can perfectly coexist with James and Way. Law, really is not necessarily the opponent of the Bulls.

Even if the Heat withstood the pressure and the three giants went down to the earth and played two games in a row, such a fierce Eastern Conference finals would consume a lot of physical energy, and when they faced the Mavericks who were waiting for work, it would be difficult to say who the championship belonged to.

Is this God's will?Chandler has been weakened into Bogut, and the Heat will also be affected by themselves. They will be weakened for a while, or even disappear?
Zhang Yu secretly complained, shaking his head and laughing.

"Ding……"

Suddenly, his mobile phone rang. Zhang Yu picked it up and saw that it was Larry Riley calling.

He puts the phone to his ear:

"Larry, what can I do for you?"

"Boss, the scouting department has sorted out this year's rookie scouting report, do you need me to send it to your office tomorrow?"

(End of this chapter)