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Chapter 262 Strategic giving up! An unexpected mud fight!

In the third game of the series, the two sides started the third game of the series at the American Airlines Center in Miami.

In this game, the Pacers still only had 8 players available, and among them were Bohannon, Lewis and Pope, three players who were almost completely unable to play and lacked ability.

So in the end, in this game, the Pacers actually only have 5 people who can play!

At the beginning of the game, the Pacers still showed their morale and unwillingness to admit defeat. At the end of the first quarter, they led the Heat by 5 points!

But in the second quarter, the situation immediately took a turn for the worse!

In the first quarter, Bird only let Bohannon play for 3 minutes. In the second quarter, Bird knew that he had to let the main players rest for a longer time, so he let Bohannon and Lewis play at the same time!

If there was only one player, it wouldn't be too bad in this era that doesn't pay attention to mismatches and singles after screens. But when two players who can't match the intensity come on the court, the Pacers' problems on both ends of the offense and defense will immediately be unable to be covered up. .

The Heat began to use every method to attack these two people, and the effect was outstanding!

Mashburn and Marley, who came on the bench, were killing everyone at this stage and jointly scored 3 points in less than 11 minutes! Led the Heat to overtake the score in one fell swoop!

Bird quickly called a timeout and made substitutions, replacing the pair of sleeping dragons and phoenixes at the same time.

But the Pacers' enthusiasm seemed to be interrupted by the Heat's climax. They spent the entire second quarter in a chasing position. Although the point difference was only a few points, they were always in the lead. If you can't catch up, you can never reverse the momentum!

The lag lasted until the last 3 minutes of the second quarter. At this time, Lin Tian broke out again! In 3 minutes, he made sudden inside and outside shots, scored consecutive free throws, and scored 14 consecutive points by himself! Led the team to a 14:5 offensive climax!

After this climax, not only did the Pacers take the lead again, but Lin Tian also hit Hardaway for 4 fouls again!

Poor Hardaway, in the first half today, he still made 4 of 0 shots and failed to score 1 point!

Hardaway's confidence has almost been completely destroyed.

51: 47!

At the end of the first half, the Pacers still led by 4 points!

In the third quarter, the Pacers continued their efforts. They once again hit an offensive climax at the beginning. Lin Tian, ​​Christie and Hoiberg each hit a 3-pointer, plus Davis also hit a 11-pointer. With a tip-in under the basket, the Pacers once again hit an 5: offensive climax.

Their lead reached 10 points!

62: 52!

The Pacers expanded their lead to double digits for the first time tonight!

But the Pacers fans did not stay happy for long. After the third quarter, the situation took a turn for the worse!

The Heat played steadily, taking ball after ball, slowly narrowing the point difference, but the Pacers suddenly lost power after that!

Fatigue suddenly swept across the team. All players, including Lin Tian, ​​made only 14 of 3 shots in the game after the third quarter!

They only scored a total of 8 points in the rest of the third quarter!

The Heat scored 19 points!

One mile and one away, one ebbs and flowses, and at the end of the third quarter, the Heat successfully overtook the score!

In the fourth quarter, this situation was even more obvious. The Pacers players gave people the illusion of faltering. Each of their legs felt like lead, and they couldn't move at all!

Whether on the offensive or defensive end, the Pacers could not keep up with the Heat's players, especially on the defensive end, where the Pacers began to make mistakes.

They can't keep up with their opponents' movements. There are always leaks after pick-and-rolls and off-ball screens. Communication during defense also begins to decrease, which leads to more leaks and defensive errors!

That's the problem with declining stamina, waning concentration, and a loss of energy.

To put it simply, these five members of the Pacers are starting to overdraw!

In the first 3 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Heat had another 9:2 offensive climax, and they began to open up the score.

Bird called two timeouts in a row, hoping that the players could take a breath and find their feelings, but it didn't help!

Obviously, the energy that has been completely consumed cannot be quickly recovered through one or two pauses.

The Pacers are suffering from overdraft problems, both mentally and physically.

Regarding this situation, Bird also made a quick decision!

No more fighting, withdraw your troops!

He replaced Lin Tian, ​​Christie and Perkins almost immediately, causing the team to consume the most and the three people who needed rest the most should take a good rest first.

If there wasn't really anyone on the bench and Bird couldn't go 5 up and 5 down, then he would definitely take Davis and Hoiberg down and let them have a good rest!

With 5 minutes left in the game, Bird asked Lin Tian and Christie to come up again, took Davis and Hoiberg down to rest, and then two minutes later, he asked Perkins and Hoiberg to go up again. Iboge went up and replaced Lin Tian and Christie.

This is the only rotation Bird can come up with, which is to take reasonable rest and allow players to rest as much as possible.

With Bird's plan of constantly substituting players and allocating rest, the Pacers were naturally opened up by the Heat early. They only scored a total of 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the game was lost early. The suspense!

83: 103!

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the Pacers lost the third game of the series by 20 points!

The Heat evened the series score to 1:2!

In this game, Lin Tian played 41 minutes and scored 39 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals. Christie played 41 minutes and scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Hoiberg played 44 minutes and scored 8 points. Davis He played 43 minutes and scored 7 points and 14 rebounds. Perkins played 41 minutes and scored 7 points and rebounds.

The remaining three people scored a total of 9 points!

热火队那边，莫宁再次打出了统治级的表现：39分18个篮板7次盖帽！他一个人就把步行者队的整条防线搅的天翻地覆，再加上19分7篮板的马什本和拿下14分的莱纳德，热火队首发球员中3人得分上双！

Of the two people who didn't reach double figures, Brown has always been a defensive blue-collar guy. He got 6 points and 6 rebounds. As for Hardaway...

He still failed to score and failed in 3 consecutive games!

And in this game, it was not because Lin Tian defended him too well. Lin Tian no longer had the energy to target Hardaway. It was because Hardaway himself had a bad touch and could not escape from the nightmare of constantly hitting the iron. The game was 9 for 0!

But the good news is that he only made a total of 2 mistakes tonight, at least he climbed out of the abyss of constant mistakes.

Riley praised Hardaway in public after the game, hoping to help him regain his confidence and hope that he can perform at the level he deserves.

The Pacers' disastrous defeat in this game made many people who originally had high hopes for them and even shouted for a sweep sober up. The Pacers' current situation is no longer supported by any mental attributes.

They have too few people who can play, and even fewer who can play a positive role in the game! Too much playing time and insufficient rest make it difficult for them to play such an impressive game in the second game!

More and more people are beginning to look down on the Pacers. They all believe that it is already a great thing that the Pacers can play a game like that in the second game and suppress the Heat for more than half of the time in the third game. But it’s great, and that’s almost the end of it for them!

No matter what the outside voice said, no matter whether the outside world praised or criticized the Pacers, in the next fourth game, Bird showed the decisiveness and decisiveness that a top coach should have!

He changed the starting lineup, and three people were changed at once!

Pope, Lewis and Bohannon were all started by Bird, while Perkins, Christie and Hoiberg sat on the bench.

Before the game started, Bird had already greeted the trio of rookies.

"In this game, I don't care how many points we lose or how well you play. Your task is to play openly and show off! You will have a lot of playing time! If you play well, next season , you will definitely get more time and integrate into the team from the beginning of the regular season!"

Therefore, these three people were surprised, excited, and frightened about their starting lineup!

But what none of the three of them expected was that although they knew they would be on the stage for a long time, they never expected that they would fight for so long!

In this game, these three guys all played for 48 minutes!

Before the game started, Bird never thought about letting the three of them go down. He wanted to use the game as a substitute for rest, so that his main players could rest as much as possible and paddle as much as possible in this game!

With these three players playing 48 minutes each, none of the other five players played more than 23 minutes!

Everyone's playing time has been cut into pieces by Bird. He wants his five starters to rest as much as possible!

Under this situation, of course, there can be no suspense in the game. After losing by 20 points in the previous game, the Pacers once again lost by 31 points in this game!

70: 101!

From the very beginning of the game, they showed no intention of resisting!

Of the three players who played 48 minutes in the game, Lewis scored 14 points and 3 rebounds, Pope scored 7 points and 7 rebounds, and Bohannon scored 9 points and 2 assists.

For the remaining players, Lin Tian scored 20 points and 9 assists, Christie had 10 points, Hoiberg had 4 points, Davis and Perkins each had 3 points!

For the Heat, Mourning only played the first three quarters of the game, but he still showed dominance: 30 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks! Mashburn and Leonard teamed up to contribute 26 points!

What makes the Heat fans most happy is Hardaway's recovery!

In this game, he finally regained the feeling of a top defender. He made 17 of 11 shots and scored a double-double of 25 points and 11 assists. It was also the first time in the series that he surpassed Lin Tian in terms of statistics!

Although more than 80% of his points were scored against Bohannon, the important thing is obviously not how many points he can score against Lin Tian, ​​but how many points he can score!

The consecutive failures in the first three games made everyone in Miami worried about his condition!

But now, Miami people are relieved that Hardaway is back in shape.

Heat fans sincerely hope that Hardaway's state can continue into the next battle at Tianwang Mountain!

After playing this game, the Pacers did not stop in Miami. Bird led the team to get on a plane overnight and let the players return to Indiana.

Because there is only one day of rest between the fourth and fifth games, Bird would rather the players stay up late tonight rather than let them go through an extra trip the next day.

Moreover, when the team landed at the airport in Indiana, Bird told everyone on the team to have a good rest tomorrow and not to worry about anything. There was no need to assemble. All training was cancelled. They could just go to the arena to assemble the day after tomorrow in the afternoon. !

Bird's operation can be regarded as giving the players more than 40 hours of continuous rest time. If you add in the day of rest after the third game, and the team did not consume much in this game tonight. Under the circumstances, such a long time is almost enough for the main players to recover their physical fitness!

From the strategic abandonment in the fourth game to the immediate return to Indiana to buy time for the players to rest, Bird is definitely a master of time management this time. He does everything a coach can and should do. , Bird has tried his best. Next, it depends on whether the players can recover their condition and physical fitness to defeat the Heat!

After a day's rest, at the City Square Arena, the Pacers' starting five took to the court together again after a game!

Although they are already the castrated Five Tigers, these five people are definitely the Pacers' last hope this season!

In the last game, Lewis and the other three used their performance throughout the game to illustrate: The three of them, at least at this stage, are indeed embarrassing!

It’s no wonder. After all, Bohannon and Pope were originally part-timers. If they followed their original trajectory, they would have never played a 48-minute game in their entire careers. Although Lewis has a bright future, Has the potential to be one of the top shooters in the league.

But now Lewis, after all, has just graduated from high school, and it will take at least two years for him to adapt to NBA-level competition!

Therefore, after the failure of the inspection in the last game, if the Pacers want to win this game, they basically have to have at least three starters to play the whole game!

"Get the start! From the first minute of the game, play our style and rhythm! Pressure the Heat from the beginning! Fight to death! Keep them in the water and don't allow them to come forward. Don’t give them any chance!”

It was extremely rare for Bird to use a very strict and impassioned tone to make final arrangements for the players before the game started. His battle plan was actually very simple: seize the opening, make transitions, and run while you have enough physical strength. At this time, the score was opened in one fell swoop, not giving the Heat any chance!

The trend of the game is basically the same as Bird predicted!

From the beginning of the game, Lin Tian showed full aggression and murderous spirit. He attacked Hardaway for three consecutive rounds in the beginning, and succeeded three times in a row!

One time was when he rushed to the basket and knocked Hardaway away, then played a 2+1 with a time difference. Another time was when he forcibly pulled up from outside the three-point line and hit a 3-pointer directly against Hardaway's defense. The other time was when he was dangling in the mid-range. He picked up Hardaway, then stuck him in and caused another foul and got 2 free throws!

Less than two minutes into the game, Hardaway was fouled twice by Lin Tian and was beaten hard!

Hardaway was sitting on the bench, his eyes dull and his face pale. He didn't even understand what he had just done to get beaten down like this.

He couldn't accept that he would be so badly beaten by Lin Tian! The little confidence I had just accumulated in the last game disappeared again!

Also unacceptable was Riley.

Riley also doesn’t understand. Even if Hardaway is not as good as Lin Tian and is not a top player at the MVP level, but he is also a first-class defender in the league, how can he be so miserable? He failed in 3 games and played less than 2 games in one game. He was fucked directly within minutes.

This Lin Tian is so strong!

It's impossible to guard against him alone!

Riley pulled Marley, who was about to play, and quickly laid out the next tactics in his ear.

Then he patted Marley on the shoulder and motioned for him to come on!

Lin Tian easily made two free throws on the court. After knocking Hardaway down, the morale of the entire Pacers team was also high. Even Perkins successfully blocked one of Mourning's singles. Here the Pacers The team immediately launched a full-scale counterattack!

But the moment Lin Tian took the ball, he suddenly realized that two people were standing directly in front of him!

Marly and Mashburn!

It's not the hesitant, half-covered double team before, but a real high-intensity double team!

Moreover, it starts from the backcourt!

Faced with this kind of double-team defense, Lin Tian did not rush to force the attack, but quickly distributed the ball to Christie and let him advance.

What surprised Lin Tian was that after he had distributed the ball, Marley and Mashburn still followed him tightly, without any intention of turning around to defend others. They just followed Lin Tian. sky!

"God! It seems that Riley was really beaten to despair by Lin Tian!" Barkley exclaimed after seeing this defense: "He just asked the two people to ignore everything else and follow Lin the whole time?"

"Perhaps, this is the only way to limit Lin at the moment!" Kenny followed: "I still remember the BOX1 of the Jazz last year! I thought it was the ultimate defense against Lin! I didn't expect it to be possible this year. Go further!”

Barkley said: "Yes, an enhanced version of BOX, one that completely separates Lin and his teammates. I would rather let Lin's teammates go 4-on-3 than let Lin catch the ball or attack! Just It can be said that the Heat and Riley are really desperate! Let's see if Riley's tactics can change the current situation!"

On the court, Lin Tian had been completely cut into two parts by Riley's tactics!

The two of them were almost completely obsessed with Lin Tian. As for the other members of the Pacers, they ignored them and let them go completely!

Lin Tian knows very well that the Heat dare to defend like this because the Pacers currently lack firepower! Except for himself and Christie, none of the other players have very stable scoring methods or abilities!

If only two of the four guys, Carter, Schmitz, Miller and Mullin, were there, the Heat would never dare to defend like this!

But now, they are confident! They just don't believe that Davis, Perkins and Hoiberg can kill them!

In addition, coupled with the fact that the Heat have Mourning, a giant and the best defensive player, in the interior, it is even more difficult for the rest of the Pacers to pose any threat to the Heat's penalty area. Their impact will most likely be Seriously interfered with by Mourning's basket protection!

To put it simply, the Heat have left the space open to the Pacers. Whether you can make the shot and whether you can grasp it depends on whether you are tough enough!

The Heat's extremely extreme defensive strategy made Bird frown, because he really hit the key point of the Pacers' current situation!

Insufficient personnel, insufficient offensive firepower, and insufficient defensive capabilities.

Well, today's Pacers, except for Lin Tian, ​​are actually not good in all aspects!

But in the face of the Heat's "conspiracy" that directly exposes the flaws in front of your eyes, Bird really has no good solution.

What can he do?

There was really nothing he could do except pray that the other three Pacers would hit open shots. If you can't even make an open shot, there's really nothing you can do.

then……

Really can't make a shot!

The rest of the Pacers, except for Christie who has some ability to take the initiative and attack with the ball, the other three are really pure pie-eating players, and Davis and Perkins on the inside are almost useless. No offensive capabilities!

They have almost no lethality and threat to the Heat's inside line!

Therefore, it is said to be 4 on 3, but in fact, with Mourning guarding the inside and barely leaving the 3-second zone, the Heat's power forward Brown can sweep around to help defend and target Hoiberg and Christie.

And Mourning on the inside faced off against Perkins and Davis alone, which was not false at all! There is really no problem for a first-team center in the league to face a 38-year-old veteran and a pure blue-collar guy!

In the following three minutes, the Pacers entered an extremely embarrassing scoring drought.

Every time they take a shot, they are actually open or semi-open. There is no big problem with their choice of every shot. They are all shot opportunities that coaches in the league dream of!

But they just couldn't make the shot!

Whether it's Christie or Hoiberg, or Perkins and Davis, they just can't put the ball into the basket!

After several consecutive strikes at the beginning, the Pacers players also got a little carried away. They no longer had confidence in their shooting, so then they started to make more wrong choices!

Attack the basket!

Hoiberg and Christie rushed to the basket with the ball, trying to challenge Mourning's defense.

In terms of their impact and ability, having a head-on confrontation with Mourning is no different from an egg versus a rock!

Mourning was not polite to them either. With two "pa, pa", he sent two wonderful blood caps to help the Heat launch a fast break counterattack!

By the middle of the first quarter, the Pacers still scored only 8 points! The Heat have already scored consecutive points with sudden inside and outside shots. Coupled with two fast breaks after the blood cap, they have already scored 14 points!

Bird wanted to seize the opening, but was caught off guard by Riley's sudden change of formation. Instead, the Heat had a climax and took the initiative!

Although Bird quickly called a timeout, he really had nothing to arrange and nothing to adjust. After all, there were only so many people on the team!

If Mullin, Carter or Miller were...

Bird shook his head and let out a long breath.

If they were here, the Heat wouldn't dare to defend like this!

Bird, who has no room for adjustment, has no other solution except to ask the players to stay confident, stay aggressive, take bold shots when there are openings, and not blindly attack the basket.

If you have to find a way...

Bird glanced at Lin Tian, ​​and the only way to adjust was to let this guy force one against two.

This is not a solution at all.

Bird sighed again and pushed back this thought that was not very reliable at first sight.

Not letting players take open shots, but asking star players to go one-on-two or even one-on-three. This choice is incorrect no matter how you think about it. Even though Bird himself is a top star in the league, he also feels that letting players This kind of thing like one versus two or one versus three in the whole field is really ridiculous!

Let's see! Lets see!

The timeout ended and the players from both sides returned to the court. Although the Heat are now missing Hardaway, their confidence is obviously stronger! Riley's arrangement had a miraculous effect, and the Heat's players naturally had a surge in morale and continued to implement the tactics arranged by Riley.

After returning from the timeout, the Pacers still failed to succeed in their first attack! Christie gained a huge space outside the 3-point line, but this guy aimed his next shot, but still failed to hit! He has obviously entered the bad state of last year's playoffs where he failed to hit a single three-pointer in the entire series!

Mourning was a pillar under the basket. He spread his elbows, pushed Perkins and Davis away, then collected the rebound, and then directly made a long pass to find Mashburn who was about to go down.

After Mashburn got the ball, he charged all the way, and then collected the ball and started. He was about to make a brutal bloody dunk to boost the team's morale!

But just as he jumped up, he felt a huge force suddenly coming from his hand, and then the basketball in his hand disappeared!

Although the basketball was gone, the inertia of the jump made Mashburn still rise a certain distance, which looked particularly funny.

However, Lin Tian was not in the mood to enjoy Mashburn's funny show. After he intercepted the ball, he started quickly and rushed towards the frontcourt!

Along the way, Lin Tian did not stop or slow down at all. Instead, he directly raised his speed to the highest level and rushed towards the Heat's basket without hesitation!

"Come on Lin! Let's do it again! Let's see who is the loser!" Mourning opened his arms and roared under the basket! Ever since he was dunked by Lin Tian in the first two games, this guy has been holding back his energy and wants to blame Lin Tian to regain his place.

But Lin Tian, ​​it’s obviously not that easy!

"Oh!"

In mid-air, the two people had an extremely violent collision. Then, although Lin Tian failed to completely push away Mourning, he got a space for himself to take a shot. He pulled the ball to the far end of the left side with his left hand and collected it. As soon as he mentioned it, he happened to avoid Mourning's block, and then with a flick of his wrist, he sent the ball into the basket with great skill!

"Cheer up! Don't slack off!" After the goal, Lin Tian stumbled on the floor and quickly stood up. While quickly returning to defense, he directed his teammates: "Stay confident! Just shoot when you have to! Don't be afraid. !”

"It's okay if you can't make a shot! But defense! Now, defend me! Give me the intensity of defense!"

Lin Tian's shout finally made the Pacers players take a breath. They once again raised their defensive intensity and successfully prevented the Heat's attack!

Lin Tian started from the backcourt and reached out for the ball very decisively and toughly! The moment after he got the ball, Mashburn and Marley immediately rushed towards him!

Facing double teams, Lin Tian constantly changed the rhythm and method of dribbling, and kept advancing quickly!

Although he was double-teamed, Lin Tian did not feel any nervousness or embarrassment at all. He advanced calmly and constantly looked for opportunities. However, because they were afraid of his speed and ability, Mashburn and Marley did not stop. Apart from retreating, there was no thought of pressing forward.

Off the court, Riley was so angry that he almost jumped. He spread his hands and said: "Force me! Force me! What are you doing! There are two of you! Why are you afraid! Pressure! Pressure! Press on me!" ah!"

Riley's roar was still effective. Mashburn and Marley glanced at each other, and then moved forward quickly, trying to give Lin Tian some strength!

But Lin Tian's speed was really too fast. Just when the two were about to complete the encirclement, Lin Tian suddenly changed direction and dribbled. In the blink of an eye, his whole body turned into a streak of yellow lightning. First, he moved to the left and let the two of them move. There was a gap in the middle, and then Lin Tian dribbled to the right and passed between the two!

The Heat's double team was broken by Lin Tian almost in the blink of an eye!

Then he charged at full speed again and killed Mourning!

But this time, facing Mourning's more ferocious assist defense than before, Lin Tian did not forcefully challenge again, but suddenly stopped outside the 3-second zone, then raised his hand and made a throw, and the basketball passed between Mourning's fingers. , after drawing a super high arc, he fell into the basket!

"Shh!"

This crisp sound rang in the hearts of almost every Pacers fan!

Is there a better leader and hero than this?

Is there a greater player than Lin Tian?

Unparalleled pride and confidence ignited in the hearts of every Pacers fan!

The boss of our team is so strong!

So what about double-teaming the whole court, what about 2 on 1 or even 3 on 1?

Wasn't it directly penetrated by our forest?

Our Lin is the strongest in the alliance!

"Defend! Everyone, defend! We can win the game!" After Lin Tian scored, he quickly returned to defense again, slapping his hands heavily and shouting: "I will shoot the ball you can't hit! You can't beat it!" I will fight the attack!"

"I will catch the rebounds that you can't catch! But defense requires our efforts together!"

Lin Tian's roar once again boosted the morale of the entire team, and the Pacers' defense became tougher again!

Their defensive intensity has also improved significantly!

yes! Lin is right! If we can't handle the offensive end, then leave it to Lin!

What we have to do is to help him withstand the opponent's attack on the offensive end!

Do it!

This is it!

In the next game, the Pacers players showed unparalleled defensive enthusiasm. They used everything they had to defend the Heat's offense, block the Heat's impact, and block their shots.

As for Lin Tian, ​​he was on the offensive end, one vs. two, one vs. three, and then tried every means to put the basketball into the basket!

Thanks to the efforts of Lin Tian and everyone on the Pacers, the Heat's offensive efficiency has dropped significantly! Whether it's Mourning and Brown who have the advantage inside, or Mashburn and Leonard on the outside, it's hard for them to get easy shots and score the ball!

Every time they take a shot, they have to take it against the fearless Pacers players, and their movements will always be somewhat deformed!

Perkins was playing as ferociously as he was in his prime, and Davis repeatedly put his head on Mourning's elbow, tempting Mourning to elbow his own head so that Mourning would get a technical foul.

Mashburn, who had the upper hand against Christie in the first four games of the series, felt Christie's toughness. He suddenly found that the back hitting and power suppression that had been tried and tested in the previous few games had disappeared! He actually couldn't resist Christie!

And among the entire Pacers, the person who defends the most fiercely and fiercely is undoubtedly Hoiberg, a guy who has always been quiet.

Hoiberg knows that he is incompetent, knows that he is the worst and worst of the Pacers' current five-man group, and he knows that he is holding the team back.

So he devoted 120% of his energy and devoted himself to defense. He moved quickly and appeared in every corner of the court. Not only did he force Leonard to find almost no opportunities to attack and catch the ball, Given the opportunity, he can always quickly fill in the vacancies of his teammates when they are out of position.

He has actually become the toughest and toughest lock on the outside in the Pacers!

After successfully lowering the Heat's offensive efficiency and making them difficult on the offensive end, the Pacers did not open up the score.

Because their offensive efficiency is actually also not high!

The offensive status and feel of the Pacers players tonight were really not good. They just couldn't score those damn goals! Whether it's an open shot or a strong shot, whether it's a 3-pointer or a mid-range shot, in short, they just can't put the ball into the basket!

Although Lin Tian is constantly attacking and always getting points, what he faces every time is the defense of at least two Heat players!

Every time he starts from the backcourt, he has to face the entanglement and harassment of at least two Heat players!

The Heat couldn't score, so they put a lot of energy into defense!

This style of play not only consumes Lin Tian's physical strength very quickly, but also makes every shot very difficult!

He has to go all out and use all his energy at every moment in order to maintain his scoring efficiency, which is not very high in the first place.

In addition, Lin Tian has almost no rest time and has to devote everything on both offense and defense. His shooting percentage is even less good.

In the first quarter of the game, due to the high efficiency of both sides scoring at the beginning, the two sides were able to tie at 24:24!

But in the second quarter, the offensive rhythm and efficiency of both sides began to decline rapidly. In this quarter, both sides scored less than 30 points combined!

38: 39!

The Pacers temporarily led by 1 point at the end of the first half.

This kind of inefficient and difficult offense, this kind of game that is extremely consuming and almost torture for both sides, this kind of confrontation that is no different from war, obviously will not end with the halftime break.

Intermission is just the calm before the storm!

When the break is over, both sides will continue to risk everything, and will use everything they can to completely knock down and defeat their opponents!

"Raise your intensity even more! We have a physical advantage! We have a personnel advantage! Our advantage is huge! We can guard them to death! They are just one forest and four trash! In the second half, give it to me Continue to strengthen our defense against Lin!"

During the halftime break, Riley was frothing at the mouth and speaking very fast. He shouted and roared loudly, trying to squeeze out some more fighting spirit and energy from the players. He hoped that the players could increase their intensity again. Mention it!

"If 2 people can't do it, just 3 people. If 3 people can't do it, just 4 people! How can you let Lin score so crazily and constantly? Don't you feel blushing? Don't you all have no sense of shame? "

"Get hard! Everyone, get hard! Get hard! Give me all your sucking energy!"

"In the second half, hold Lin down! As long as you guard him, the rest of the Pacers will be a piece of trash! As long as you guard him, we can win! I don't want to go back to Indiana in this series. Now! I want this series to end in Miami! Understand!"

"understand!"

On the Pacers side, Bird did the same thing. He also frantically boosted the team's morale, and at the same time asked the masseurs to seize the time to massage the Pacers players.

He wants the players to recover as much as possible so that they can have more physical fitness in the second half of the game.

Although the Pacers were temporarily leading by 1 point, Bird did not relax at all. He even had a headache.

Because the trend of this game is so similar to the third game! Bird felt that as long as one person had a problem and one person was exhausted, they might repeat the mistakes of the third game.

They were stunned by the Heat, which was full of energy and manpower!

In the first half of the game, the team did not perform at all what Bird arranged! What he wants is to get the whole team running, wear down the Heat, and gain as big a lead as possible in the first half.

But the actual situation is that the team did not start running, nor did it get much of a lead. The rhythm of the game was almost entirely in the hands of the Heat.

The two sides were fighting mud and hand-to-hand battles that the Pacers team should not be fighting now. They were competing physically and mentally in every round.

But unfortunately, there is nothing Bird can do about all this!

What can he do? He can't go on the court and hit those damn open shots for his players!

There is space, but he just can't make a shot. Even if Dr. Nai Smith comes, he can't do anything about it!

(End of this chapter)