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Chapter 96 Lore
"It must be admitted that many insiders have exercised their muscles as if they had been injected with silicone, but still no one can use their perfect touch to complete a shot from a distance of more than 12 feet like Yao." This is the former head coach of the Rockets Van Gundy's evaluation of YAO after leaving, but now he can add another person, that is Lin Yi.

After Adelman put Yao back on the court from the second quarter, the rhythm of the whole game returned to the state where Lin Yi and Yao first collided, and the two fought from the basket to the three-second zone. Nearby, Yao used his height and weight to crush the defense of the Heat team led by Lin Yi, while Lin Yi used his footsteps and touch to tightly restrain Yao's defensive energy.

The confrontation between Artest and Wade also broke out in the second and third quarters, and the score on the field has been rising alternately. Even Barkley and Walley have concentrated their energy on the game. Forget about the teasing atmosphere, let alone the spectators watching the game, the fierce confrontation made everyone feel suffocated.

At the end of the first three quarters, the score remained at 74:72, with the Heat leading by two points.

In the 36 minutes of the game, Lin Yi has been on the court for 32 minutes, while YAO has persisted for 30 minutes. The stalemate in the game made the coaches of both sides dare not easily make the decision to substitute.Only the staff of the two teams know how much sweat these two big men have shed. During the timeout, the towels used to wipe sweat are enough to squeeze out water. Both Lin Yi and Yao are using the timeout time to replenish water desperately, so that they can make up for it. their consumption.

三节结束后，林一已经拿到了22分9个篮板4个盖帽4个助攻，可以说整个热火的内线攻击一直在依靠他的爆发在支撑。YAO也已经拿到了29分11个篮板2个盖帽3个助攻，从数据上可能YAO要占有优势，可是从到第三节最后两3分钟时的步履上可以感觉出他的疲惫。

Sitting on the chair in the rest area, Lin Yi felt that his hands and legs were no longer on his body. After all, he fought with Yao in the paint for more than 30 minutes, and now his physical strength has reached a critical point.To deal with a person who weighed so much more than him, only he could understand the exhaustion he had paid, and only he knew how serious the weakness in his knees was.

Not only did Yao feel tired, but Lin Yi, who spent more time on the court than him, also felt the erosion of his physical strength. Throughout the third quarter, he and Yao only competed for the inside line, mostly interfering with each other. The two attacked each other. Both have slowed down.

In order to slow down Yao's pace, Lin Yi also paid the price of 4 fouls in the first three quarters. In the third quarter, he used fouls twice in a row to prevent the opponent from scoring. The pressure on him from YAO's weight really gave him a headache.

The last twelve minutes are the time to decide the winner. Lin pressed his hands on the ice packs used to compress his legs. He wanted to quickly relieve the twitching sensation from his hands. Fail and lose.

Neither Spoelstra nor Adelman was willing to give up such a game. They all sent all the main players to the field to decide the winner in the final time.

In fact, including Barkley and Walley in the broadcast booth, everyone's attention may have already been attracted by the duel between the two Orientals inside. The reproduction of the pure center forward style of play.

The Rockets lacked McGrady, who was floating on the outside. In order to restrain Lin Yi's attack, they often chose to pass the ball inside to Yao for singles.This may be the first time that YAO has received such sufficient support under Adelman's hands. Of course, the price is that they have lost an absolute main force on their side. What an ironic fact.

Many people are blaming Yao for playing softly and lacking the aggressiveness of a center forward, but the Rockets have had a qualified point guard in the past few years to send him the right pass. Someone on the outside using their precise shots to take the defensive pressure off him?I don't see any fairness in letting such a heavy insider both score and protect rebounds. YAO is not a monster like Sakuragi.

Everyone only sees his shortcomings, soft style of play, no dominance, no aggressive desire like a beast, no fights, dare not complain to the referee, all these are his weaknesses, many people are saying that he is Overrated star.

Perhaps YAO's jumping and athletic ability are not very good, but a guy who dares to confront the big sharks at the basket is enough for everyone to respect him. At least he didn't use the so-called shark-cutting tactics to limit opponents.Not everyone can have that kind of courage to fight against that kind of Big Mac under the basket. For this alone, YAO is enough to win everyone's applause.

Yao turned his head and looked at Lin Yi, who was panting heavily in the rest area of ​​the Heat team, and began to feel that this wonderful duel was all thanks to this little guy who had been provoking him just now, without his desperate assaults on both offense and defense. Stopping the harassment, maybe YAO would not be so active in asking for the ball, and he also played a long-lost core role in the Toyota Center.

He hasn't played so happily for a long time. He has to deal with those guys who are shorter and stronger than him every day. The pain may only be known to him. Today's one-on-one inside battle may be due to the big shark. The only fair match outside.

Lin Yi didn't have time to think about the significance of this duel, he was thinking about how to use his only physical strength to slow down his opponent's pace.Wade has already scored nearly 30 points, and now his lightning-like assault speed has begun to weaken. In the last twelve minutes, he is more likely to play the most sure offense. Open the gap for your teammates.

Go ahead, although he is not willing to give up the one-on-one close-up defense that he has insisted on for more than 30 minutes, but now he needs to let his team win, not to mention his physical strength no longer allows him to continue behind-the-scenes defense. Defend.

The referee's whistle sounded, and all the eyes of the entire arena were once again on the field. The fight in the last twelve minutes will determine who will take the victory with his head held high.

"Oh! The fourth quarter has begun. Now let's see who can grit their teeth and support until the end. Now the inside lines of the two teams are exhausted like slow-moving snails. Let's see if the first-year kid can win or not. YAO continues to defend its home court!" Worley's voice ignited cheers and cheers in the Toyota Center, and everyone was applauding for the battle between giants.

"Hey, Bill, look at that kid, he stopped sticking to Yao from behind, he started to defend around the front. Now Yao is in trouble, I don't see anyone in the Rockets who can send him a pass The ball, a center forward who can’t catch the ball is no different from a stake.” Barkley saw that Lin Yi had changed his defensive strategy on the field, and his first contact with Yao had almost destroyed Alston’s pass .

Lin Yi used his pace to force the opponent away from the penalty area, or let YAO catch the ball in the most uncomfortable place. His jumping ability and wingspan were superior to the opponent's enough to make up for his height disadvantage. His dexterous movement allowed him to always catch the ball. Standing in front of YAO interferes with the opponent's passing route.

Yao also felt helpless about this change in defense. His slow movement was not enough for him to get out of the way of the opponent, and his tired body did not allow him to exert more energy in fighting for the position. I can try my best to support Lin Yi's body with both hands, trying to prevent the other party from getting too close to my body.

But it is a pity that there is no qualified guard in the Rockets who can make good use of the space in Yao's position to pass a more comfortable pass for him, which is why Yao has very few shots every game.In the final analysis, how difficult it is for the Rockets to carry on the tradition of the center in YAO is because there is no one who can pass the ball safely.

But this is exactly what Lin Yi hopes. If the opponent can catch the ball as little as possible, then he will have less defensive pressure. He has already fouled four times and he doesn't want to be sent off twice. The only way to reduce the opponent's attack Opportunity can reduce risk.

Time passed quickly in this mutual killing, and the focus of the Heat's attack became Wade to lead. His good touch and quickness of assault have always been problems that the Rockets cannot solve.The absence of Battier made Artest's slow-moving shortcomings infinitely magnified on the Flash, but on the defensive end, Wade couldn't suppress the unreasonable crushing style of "The Beast".Even if Marion was used to mark Artest, the muscular Artest used his strong body to hit the Heat's defense line with holes. There is no good way to play, all his energy is being dragged by Yao, and he is really powerless to support other defensive tasks.

92:88 The Rockets lead by 3 points. Only the last 4 minutes are left. The score on the court has been hovering within [-] points since the beginning of the fourth quarter. The leaders are also changing in turn. It may be that Adelman Unforeseen before the game.He always believed that the Heat's thin personnel reserves could not support such a war of attrition, but the first-year rookie had broken his delusion, and he had to keep all the main players on the court.

Because he really can't predict how this game will develop. He can't afford to lose points against such a powerful opponent. If he loses, maybe all the fans in the Toyota Center will throw away all the drinks Throw it on his head.

The white-haired Adelman kept shouting from the sidelines, and he asked the players in possession of the ball to try their best to hand the ball inside, and hand it over to the person he can rely on most now.

Without McGrady's nerve knife that may go crazy at any time, now he can only rely on the most trustworthy big man. This is also the most passive change for Adelman, who has always used the center as the pivot point.

YAO finally received Alston's pass from Lin Yi's weak defensive side. Lin Yi, who failed to grab a position around the front, quickly adjusted his defensive pace. Pressing tightly against Yao's thick back, he almost concentrated his whole body's strength to resist the opponent's attempt to squeeze inside.

Dribbling, bumping, dribbling again, hitting again, Lin Yi's chest and hands were in continuous contact with Yao's back, and the strong impact almost made him unable to breathe.However, the opponent's footsteps into the penalty area did not slow down much because of his resistance. Lin Yi's tiredness made him not know when he would be knocked away by the opponent.

Persistence, he can only rely on the last strength to persevere. He knows that the opponent's physical fitness is almost the same as his own, and has entered a period of exhaustion. Now whoever can survive to the end will be the winner.

Yao pushed his hands behind his back vigorously. He didn't choose to continue to press forward because his physical strength didn't allow him to make this kind of contact again. He decisively used his arms to support Lin Yi behind him. The posture of the hook when turning around is very soft, but the height of the jump has not reached the high point due to physical strength.

Lin Yi stretched his arms as hard as he could to intercept the orange basketball in the air. The weakness of his knees prevented his efforts from being compensated. The moment his fingertips touched the basketball, the referee's whistle sounded.

"Interfering the ball!" Hearing the referee's penalty, Lin Yi and Yao made voices at the same time, but one sighed and the other cheered.

Looking at Yao who was swinging his fist vigorously in front of him, Lin Yi slammed his leg with his right hand supporting his knee. If he could jump two centimeters higher just now, the result might be different. Now it is less than two minutes and 40 seconds It is really very difficult for them to catch up with the six-point gap in the short time.

Wade looked at Lin Yi who blamed himself, didn't say much, just walked over and gently wrapped his arms around his neck and said, "I'll give you the ball and bring it back, the game is not over yet!"

Bring it back!Lin Yi propped up his body vigorously, as long as he could still move his pace, he would not give up the game.

Going in, Spoelstra could understand the meaning of his core Wade. He waved his hand vigorously on the sidelines, signaling Banks to try his best to pass the ball inside. Since this is a contest between giants, then Let it settle life and death inside.

The moment Lin Yi received the basketball, he relied on the strength of his shoulders and right foot to twist past the defense line set up by YAO. He almost completed the turn with his shoulders on his shoulders, but the expanded defense range of YAO allowed him to turn around with his left foot. Failed to enter the three-second zone.Scola, who was blocked in front, has tried his best to open his hands to block him, while Yao has turned around behind him, and a big net is about to encircle him. Lin Yi, who is not as nimble as the first half, seems to want to Shrouded in this piece of defense that cannot break free.

Many of the classic shots of the NBA are completed in an unconscious state. Good sentences are born naturally, and they are obtained by accident. All perfect things may require the cooperation of various factors.

At a glance, there may only be a gap. Lin Yi, who has been surrounded, has not lost control of the basketball. However, the pressure of the double-team has made him unable to complete any conventional attack. Subconsciously threw the basketball in his hand to the basket from bottom to top, and then he fell in the three-second zone because he lost his center of gravity.

Under the gaze of everyone in the arena, the basketball slid back and forth on the rim for two laps and then slowly fell into the net.Two points! At 94:90, the Heat pulled the score closer again with 2 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game. The tenacious guy lying in the Rockets' three-second zone did not lose his desire to attack, and he still maintained the suspense on the court.

"Oh my God, how did this guy do it! He must be a god bless guy, he can put the ball in the basket with such a mindless throw, man, this is really unfortunate for Houston, this guy tonight It’s the miracle here, no matter whether the game can be won or not, this ball will definitely enter the top five goals of the night!” Barkley held his fat head in disbelief, and pointed frantically at the big screen. yelled in slow motion.

Not only did he not believe it, maybe even Lin Yi who was lying on the ground couldn't believe that the ball would fall into the basket. This might be a kind of luck, a kind of luck that gave them the confidence to win.

In just over two minutes, Wade and Lin Yi joined forces to show the fans in the entire Toyota Center what it means to be crazy. Although Artest and Yao continued to grab points inside the Heat, the score on the court was not due to The consecutive attacks of Lin Yi and Wade were tied with 20 seconds left in the game, and the Heat had the ball.

All the fans present had already given up their right to sit. They all stood and watched how the Heat organized this offense. If they died, it would take another 5 minutes, and it would all depend on the 20 seconds.

"Control! Be sure to control the ball, and end this attack before the 20 seconds are about to run out, and don't leave any chance for the opponent to counterattack!" Spoelstra was making his own arrangement on the tactical board, He must release his lore at the last second.

His first attacking candidate must be their core Wade, and the Flash with a big heart is definitely the best candidate to end the game.

Adelman also knew that the opponent could not make other choices. After all, no one can ignore the strength of a Finals MVP. Wade has scored 33 points in the whole game, and his fiery touch may kill everything in seconds. block his opponent.

"Ron and Landry double-team Wade, give up the point of Banks, YAO, the No. 34 Linyi is handed over to you alone, Scola is ready to double-team Wade who breaks into the penalty area at any time, don't Give this guy a 2+1 chance. If necessary, he can choose to foul. We still have a timeout opportunity to serve at half court. Remember, we must not let that guy hit a three-pointer. This is our home field and we must Hold on!" Adelman's nerves have been severely damaged in these two minutes, and he doesn't want to be the loser in the end, and he wants to prevent his opponent from taking the victory no matter what.

The Heat's attacker with the ball is just as Adelman expected, Wade. He slowly controls the rolling basketball in his hands to look for loopholes in the Rockets' defense. This is an opportunity to seal the throat with an arrow. He will not waste.

Ten seconds, nine seconds, eight seconds, when the number on the chronograph changed to seven seconds, Wade, who had been slowly dribbling back and forth, suddenly kicked the ground hard, and an extreme acceleration and change of direction directly threw off the Artest, who was swaying in front of him, completed the overtaking in an instant with his quick footsteps, and Landry, who was in place on the defense, failed to stop his footsteps.

Shaking his shoulders continuously, Wade did not slow down his breakthrough speed in the slightest. He completely stunned Landry's marking pace during the continuous shift of the center of gravity. When he passed Landry, he was only three feet away from where he started. The distance between steps, Flash's speed reached a perceivable extreme at this moment.

Scola's supplementary defense was also a little slow in front of Wade who had already charged. Wade, who had just crossed the free throw line, took off directly, stretched his body as much as possible, and made an attacking posture with his hands holding the basketball high.

Yao directly chose to pounce on Scola at the moment when Scola failed to close the siege. He stretched his arms with all his strength and formed a barrier in front of Wade, trying to block Wade's eyes from looking at the basket.

When taking the shot, Wade had already pushed the basketball out of his hand before Yao’s blocked hand completely blocked his vision. The continuous acceleration and changing direction caused his body to lack enough stability. In order to prevent Yao He also chooses a relatively high release point.

"Dang", the basketball that passed Yao's fingertips was in everyone's eyes, and it bounced heavily on the back edge of the basket. It didn't fall directly into the basket as Wade wanted. Instead, it bounced high into the air, as if it had taken away the Heat's victory.

In two seconds, when everyone was thinking about the end of this attack, a pair of hands directly intercepted the basketball that had not completely fallen in the air, and directly smashed into the Rockets' basket!

The red light came on, and the buzzer sounded after the number on the timer turned to 0. The figure hanging high above the Rockets hoop let go of his hands and fell back to the ground, with a clear 34 on his white uniform. The number is a bit dazzling under the illumination of the light.

100:98, the number on the scoreboard reminds everyone that the Heat have won this game, lore!When everyone gave up, Lin Yi used his own hands to pull Victory back from the brink of loss.

After reacting, everyone in the Heat team froze for a moment, and quickly surrounded Lin Yi. No one expected that he would use this method to end the game most inadvertently.

Standing on the sidelines and watching the scene of the Heat cheering for victory, Yao looked a bit lonely. Although he won the matchup, he lost all the results. He also wanted to have a system around himself to support the offense. It's a pity that he only has teammates who are fighting on their own, and this moment does not belong to him.

In his own home court, Yao could only shake his head helplessly. The flame of victory was not ignited for him. That young figure became more and more clear in his eyes. I hope you can become even better when we meet next time. The matchups between centers have become very rare, and this game is very interesting.

As the audience receded, the Rockets also left the field silently, leaving only the huge No. 34 uniform floating in the sky above the field.

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