NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 24 The final decision
"I hope we don't have to play in this game anymore."

"It's just your good wishes."

"Hey, just thinking about it."

On the bench, Lin Chuan and Durant watched the game on the court and chatted occasionally.

As expected, the course of the game on the field did not develop as the two had wished.

After Durant and Lin Chuan left the court, the only ones who could compete with James were Harden and Westbrook, but both of them were still a little nervous at this time and could not fully respond.

There have been several times on the court where James attracted double-teaming and passed the ball to an open space for a shot, James broke into the basket and scored a layup, and James dribbled and faked a breakthrough and then shot directly.

However, Harden's three-pointer was blocked and he missed. After passing the ball to Westbrook, Westbrook was even confronted by the center and missed a dunk. The Heat caught him and launched a counterattack.

Fortunately, the Thunder had good luck with three-pointers from the outside in this game. They scored a goal against Wade in the middle of the fourth quarter, and Sefolosha also ambushed successfully again, making another three-pointer in the bottom corner to maintain the score advantage.

Seeing the situation on the court change, Brooks was really at a loss. He did not send the two players on the court at 6 minutes as originally planned, but instead took advantage of the free throw opportunity to replace them two minutes earlier.

At this time, the score difference on the field was narrowed to only 7 points, which was precarious.

"The hand feels so hot, it looks like this game will end in a big offensive battle."

Lin Chuan and Durant threw their training suits on the technical table and stretched their bodies.

After the team's strongest player came on the court, the Thunder's condition suddenly changed dramatically.

The originally rigid attack instantly became smooth.

The Thunder passed the ball continuously, and every time the ball passed through Lin Chuan's hands, it would be passed to the best scorer on the court.

Lin Chuan's passes repeatedly penetrated the Heat's defense. After two consecutive goals, the Heat started the double-team defense again.

Once Lin Chuan receives the ball, the defender will immediately step forward and try to block the passing route as much as possible.

Prevent Lin Chuan from passing the ball and cut off the connection between Lin Chuan and other members of the team.

The idea is the same as when the Thunder defended James before. I would rather let you play one-on-one with me than let you connect with the team and kill them with the pass.

"You don't think I'm a bad shooter."

There are two bottles of poison. No matter which one you drink, the toxicity is too much for you to bear!

Lin Chuan sneered. He hadn’t learned enough from the lesson of one and a half games including the last one, so he decided to end the game with a singles match.

Although Lin Chuan's physical strength is not excellent in the NBA, he has just rested for almost half a quarter. Although Lin Chuan's physical strength bar is not full at this time, it is not less. If he continues to play like this, it will be enough until the end of the game.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Lin Chuan repeatedly pulled Haslem out of the restricted area and then ravaged him on the perimeter.

No matter how hard he tried to block the shot, Lin Chuan was still very unreasonable from mid-range and close range.

No matter how Haslem defended, he couldn't defend.
He scored three consecutive goals and scored 6 points in one minute.

But the Heat refused to change their defensive strategy in this game. You can shoot as much as you want, but I won’t call a timeout.

Spoelstra on the bench watched with gritted teeth, but since he had handed over the command of the game to James after the third quarter, he could no longer disobey him and could only watch his decision like a puppet.

James didn't say anything, but from his playing style it was clear that he was very anxious.

I pass the ball less often and want to start playing on my own.

Although he and Lin Chuan did not face off against each other, they started to fight each other in the second half of the fourth quarter.

He broke through, made a quick stop and jump shot, turned around and faded away, and even had a dream step.

The referee looked at it for a long time, hesitating on the verge of calling a traveling call, but in the end he did not blow the whistle.

James played two full quarters in a row and did not rest in the fourth quarter. He has played for 40 minutes so far, but judging from his condition, he did not seem tired at all. After another fast break, James landed without even taking a breath, and turned around and quickly returned to defense.

Thanks to his efforts, the Heat narrowed the score difference to 4 points.

The difference of 4 points is so small that the team can tie or even overtake the opponent in two rounds.

"James has great stamina. Wade, who played about the same amount of time, was so tired that he could hardly run. Even Durant, who took a short break, seemed to be a little slower than him."

"Can the Thunder win this game? I don't think they can be overturned."

"No, is the propaganda true? Can't the earthlings stop James?"

Seeing James scoring goals again and again, Chinese fans couldn't help but worry.

……

But James is not that exaggerated.

In the Heat's subsequent offensive round, Durant tried his best to defend James' shot, which hit the front of the basket and missed.

Lin Chuan made a long pass and then helped the team score two points. In total, the difference was equivalent to four points.

When it was the Thunder's turn, although Lin Chuan also missed the shot, Ibaka overpowered Bosh under the basket, grabbed the frontcourt rebound and passed it to Harden on the outside.

Harden, who had been lying in ambush for most of the quarter, finally had a chance to shoot and redeem himself for not playing well in the second half.

Looking at Wade, who was trying his best to defend and running with a look of pain on his face, Harden remained calm, picked up the ball and was about to shoot.

Wade jumped up.

"Shh!"

With Harden's three-pointer, the score difference returned to double digits.

There was only one minute left in the game.

"Fake."

James, who had been holding it in for the entire game, finally swore.

Falling ten points behind with one minute to go, how can he catch up?
Do you really think 9 seconds and 8 minutes is so easy?

The Heat quickly served the ball before the Thunder could defend it, and Chalmers hit the ground and crossed half court to find James, who made a powerful one-handed pass to Battier who was standing in the corner.

call!
There was no one in front of him and his posture was very steady.

Use force with both feet, jump up, and shoot a three-point shot!

clang!
The outcome was contrary to expectations, and the three-pointer missed.

Battier, who was exhausted, still failed to seize this opportunity. Lin Chuan grabbed the rebound and held it in his arms.

Bosh fouled and Lin Chuan made both free throws.

The Heat attacked again, and this time all the Thunder players went up, letting you go inside to shoot two points while also defending against three-pointers.

The Heat's three-pointer was undoubtedly a miss, and Bosh grabbed the rebound and passed it out among the three.

James then did not shoot another three-pointer, but rushed to the basket and made a layup when no one was guarding him.

But the score was still 10 points behind.

He looked at the timer and saw that there were only 30 seconds left. The Heat had no chance of making a comeback and they had won the game!
The Heat finally gave up the foul and watched Lin Chuan hold the ball until the violation was called and the ball was exchanged.

In the last 7 seconds of the Heat's game, James rushed into the basket with the ball.

Lin Chuan looked at him with some confusion and chose not to reach out.

James made a layup and scored two more points!
Lin Chuan was somewhat helpless. He returned to the baseline to receive the ball and passed it to Durant, waiting for the time to run out.

The final whistle sounded and the game was over!
The Thunder scored 113 points and defeated the Heat by 12 points!
After falling behind 1:3 at one point, the Thunder won two games in a row and dragged the finals into a seventh game!
(End of this chapter)