Legendary basketball manager

Maybe the Rockets players would never think of it.

The tactics discussed casually by several people turned out to be a prophecy.

For the rest of the second quarter, the two sides maintained a balance of power.

When the red light on the timer came on, the two teams scored 60:51 at halftime.

The Heat entered the second half with a 9-point advantage.

In the third quarter, both sides sent all the main players.

James, who rested for most of the quarter, also returned to the court at this time.

Just when the fans at the scene thought that the Heat were about to determine the victory in the second half...

The situation of the game has changed!

There are two reasons for the change.

One is that the Bulls have improved their defensive intensity.

This team with the second most defensive efficiency in the regular season, after the start of the third quarter, showed their due demeanor!

The Bulls will work together on the defensive end.

Relying on active defensive rotation, they let the Heat's Big Three always have to deal with two people's pincers when attacking.

However, the three Heat brothers are not afraid of double-teaming.The experience of being double-teamed all the year round makes them very calm when encountering double-teaming, and they can always pass the ball to teammates who are in the open at the first time.

However, when they passed the ball, the Bulls were able to quickly pass the rotation and fill the vacancy!

However, excellent defense is not the main reason for the drastic change in the situation.

The turning point of the game happened in the 4th minute of the third quarter!

That was the Bulls' offensive possession.

Rose plays a pick-and-roll with Boozer at the top of the arc.

The Heat's defensive players happen to be James and Wade.

What these two are best at is to suddenly flank the ball holder in a high position.

And now such a good opportunity, Jane and Wei will naturally not miss it!

I saw James strode up to grab, and Rose, who had just bypassed the screen, had to dribble laterally to avoid the edge.

Wade immediately followed up from the side, and together with James, pushed Rose to the sideline step by step.

Soon, Rose, who is 1 meters tall, was cornered.

The two pairs of big hands of Wade and James hung high above his head, almost blocking all his sight.

But Rose did not give up, and tenaciously protected the ball, waiting for his teammates to respond.

By the end, he was pushed to the touchline...

Take half a step back and you're out of bounds!

In desperation, Rose bent down and held the ball with both hands to prevent the basketball from being exposed to the sight of Jane and Way.

James was so powerful that he posted it immediately.

At this time, Lao Zhan keenly noticed that Rose was leaning his left hand to his right, and was about to show a timeout posture to the referee.

In order to prevent this press from falling short, James immediately stretched out his hands and reached for the basketball in Rose's hand.

Who knows, Rose's reaction was also very quick.

He turned slightly and blocked James' hand with his shoulder again.

And Lao Zhan shot too hastily, and didn't stop in time when Rose turned sideways, and pushed him on the latter's shoulder.

"Beep!"

The nightmarish whistle sounded again.

James turned around immediately after hearing this, and put his hands on the back of his head, his face full of annoyance.

At the same time, the fans at the American Airlines Arena also realized what happened, and the scene was booed again.

James paced the court for a few seconds.

He once turned and looked at the referee, as if he wanted to explain something.

But in the end, he walked back to the Heat's bench in silence.

With four fouls on his back, James will not be able to play until the end of this quarter at the earliest.

Seeing this, some Bulls players smiled very genuinely.

Rose's face was still sinking.

He walked quietly to the sidelines and kept communicating with coach Thibodeau.

After the referee announced the restart of the game, Rose beckoned and called his teammates to his side.

"Next we will implement the 'shark hacking tactics'. Everyone has very few fouls, so we will foul Howard in turn."

Ross said lightly.

Everyone nodded when they heard the words.

............

The game continues.

After James left the field, the Heat's big defensive move-high press, lost its effect.

Rose once again took advantage of his speed, broke through the first line of defense and rushed to the Heat penalty area.

Facing Howard who was supplementing the defense, Rose did not make a strong attack, but used a no-look-pass after jumping the ball and distributed the ball to Boozer.

After receiving the ball, Boozer made a mid-range jumper and hit it steadily!

67:61, only 6 points left.

The Heat serve from the bottom line.

While holding the ball forward, Chalmers raised his right hand to make gestures.

But before he took a few steps, the referee's whistle sounded again.

Chalmers froze for a moment, then looked at the referee on the sidelines suspiciously.

"Bulls #5 - Carlos Boozer defensive foul!"

The referee announced while gesturing towards the technical platform.

Chalmers was still puzzled.

He looked forward, and then from Howard's constipated expression, he understood the current situation——

The Bulls are going to play foul tactics!

"holy shit..."

Chalmers couldn't help cursing.

The Heat serve from the sideline.

Xiao Cha had just caught the ball when the referee's whistle sounded again.

This time it was Noah who fouled.

"Beep!"

Foul by Luol Deng.

"Beep!"

Rose fouled.

Since the Bulls have accumulated 4 fouls in this quarter, the Heat entered bonus (reward) time.

Howard who was fouled will directly get a free throw opportunity.

Warcraft shrugged and walked to the free throw line with a smile.

first penalty...

Miss!

Second penalty...

Still miss!

Noah protected the backboard.

In this round, the Bulls were equivalent to completing a successful defense, and the time on the timer was less than 5 seconds!

Rose quickly advances with the ball.

At this moment, Rose has made up her mind!

For the rest of the third quarter, he's going to cherish every second of it, making James' absence...maximize the benefits!

Adhering to such a combat policy, Ross fought more and more resolutely.

During the transition between offense and defense, he turned into a bolt of red lightning and headed straight for the heart of the Heat.

Behind him, Wade chased desperately.

But although the Flash is fast, Rose can always maintain a lead of about one meter.

After rushing to the restricted area, the roses bloomed gorgeously.

I saw him jumping on one foot and making a layup on the right.

Wade counted his steps, jumped up high, and was about to put on the pegboard hat.

Unexpectedly, Rose suddenly changed the ball to his left hand in the air, made a big move, pulled the bar and scored a layup!

67:63, only 4 points left!

Wade chased the cap but failed, and was so angry that he smashed the ball to the ground.

But the Bulls' counterattack has only just begun.

After the Heat served, Boozer fouled Howard again.

World of Warcraft once again set foot on the free throw line.

This time, there was no smile on his face, only seriousness.

Howard is very clear that if he continues to miss free throws, the Heat's remaining lead will soon disappear.

The Heat fans at the scene were also very nervous.

When Howard made free throws, they didn't dare to breathe for fear of affecting Warcraft.

Howard took the basketball from the referee, dribbled it three times, and then raised the ball to his forehead...

cast!

"duang!"

The ball hit the front of the basket and bounced out.

This is his third consecutive free throw!

"woo..."

The fans couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

Missed three consecutive free throws in such a critical game... Howard's free throw ability is indeed a bit outrageous.

On the sidelines, Spoel frowned slightly.

In the battle meeting before the game, he didn't expect that the opponent would use foul tactics.

Sipo not only thought of it, but also prepared a complete countermeasure.

But the problem is, those guidelines were formulated under the premise of James' presence.

For example, temporarily replace Howard and let Janeway lead the team.

In this way, the number of fouls accumulated by the opponent in order to send Howard to the free throw line before will become the method for the Heat to defeat the enemy——

You send me to the free throw line as soon as you foul now, so didn't I, James and Wei, rush at you casually?

But the problem now is that once Howard is replaced, the Heat's paper strength will not be as good as the Bulls!

Moreover, there is no Warcraft guarding the penalty area. As long as Rose passes the first line of defense, no one of the Heat's substitute insiders can stop him from completing the finish...

This Howard cannot be replaced easily!

But if you continue to keep him on the court, the Bulls will chase points too fast by relying on foul tactics!

It is only a matter of time before they overtake the score.

Thinking of this, Spoel felt a headache.

[Let's watch two more rounds...]

He prayed in his heart that things would turn around.

On the court, Howard started the second free throw very cautiously.

Triple dribble, lift, aim, shot...

hit!

He finally made his first free throw of the game.

After the ball was scored, Howard breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, his free throw percentage this season is 59.6%, almost [-]%.

This shooting rate is naturally not good, but it is not enough to only make one of the four free throws.

It can only be said that when a player encounters foul tactics, there will definitely be fluctuations in the psychological level.

For example, Howard, he belongs to the kind that the more he misses the penalty, the more anxious he becomes.

............

The game continues.

Offensive and defensive transition, Rose held the ball through the half court and came to the top of the arc to organize.

Boozer dropped to the low post for the ball, and it was Haslem who guarded him.

After James was off the court, Haslem continued to serve as the Heat's fourth position.

Rose made a lob and passed the ball into the penalty area.

After receiving the ball, Boozer turned to face-up attack.

He posed a three-threat pose against Haslem. After several trials, Boozer stepped forward with his right foot, then crossed and broke through from the left.

Haslem quickly moved laterally to block.But Boozer was faster and had already used his shoulders to overwhelm the former by half.

After taking two steps, Boozer suddenly stopped and fell back...

Haslem struggled to take off to block the shot, but the opponent's "crooked machine gun" was really difficult to capture the shot...

"Shu~"

Basketball hit the net.

At 68:65, the Bulls continued to narrow the gap.

The Heat serve from the bottom line.

This time, Howard was too lazy to run to the Bulls half court.

He stood unrepentantly under his own basket, waiting for his opponent's foul.

Boozer, who had just made a wonderful mid-range shot, also had an awkward smile on his face at this time, but he still reached out and "touched" Howard.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded, and Howard stood on the free throw line again.

......

"duang!"

......

"duang!"

After missing two free throws, Noah received the rebound, and the Bulls took advantage of the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

But this time, the Heat players seemed to have expected Howard's failure to serve, and retreated extremely quickly.

Even if he was as fast as Ross, he didn't find an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he could only slow down and reorganize his position to attack.

Wade's toes were on the three-point line, giving Rose a step.

If you have to let Rose attack, the Heat definitely hope that he will shoot from a long distance instead of killing the basket.

But Ross is also smart.

At this critical moment of chasing points, he knows that he must use the safest way to help the team.

Rose beckoned inside.

Boozer arrived and set him a cover.

Haslem did not dare to grab and chose to stand at the free throw line for protection.

But Rose did not change tactics because of this.

I saw him speed up and stab into the Heat penalty area like a sharp sword.

Haslem felt his eyes go dizzy, and Rose, who was two or three meters away just now, came in front of him in an instant.

When he reacted, Rose jumped and passed Haslem on the right.

In an instant, there was no one in front of Rose, and the Heat's entire line of defense was torn apart by him!

"woo..."

The fans at the scene were also surprised by Rose's "blitz" and made bursts of exclamation.

But just when the Heat were desperate, a voice suddenly came out, jumping high like a wild beast out of the cage...

"Snapped!!!"

It was Howard who came.

Warcraft vented all the suppressed emotions in the past few minutes in this block.

Rose's throw was slapped by him and flew directly to the third floor of the stands!

"wow~"

"Dwight! Superman!!"

"Beautiful hat, can't let Derek play so easily!"

The Heat fans were instantly excited, and the cheers were louder and louder.

But Rose, who was capped, still had a calm face.

Rose didn't even show any emotion as Howard laughed and looked at him.

Neither angry nor embarrassed, just...indifferent.

This kind of almost "indifferent" reaction can't even fix Howard.

Warcraft can only swallow the trash talk that has reached its mouth.

............

The Bulls serve from the baseline.

Rose passes the ball to Luol Deng at the elbow.

After the British Jordan received the ball, he immediately began to back Ray Allen.

Luol Deng has the dual advantages of height and strength.

After two hits on the back, he came to a very comfortable position, then rolled over and leaned back and shot...

"Shu~"

Basketball hollow into the net!

Ray Allen defended very hard, but in the end he could only look at the ball and sigh.

68: 67!

This score means that Howard's wonderful block just now did not have the slightest effect.

This also frustrates the Heat's players, especially Warcraft.

Moreover, after the ball was scored, Luol Deng immediately walked towards Howard.

No need to think about it, he was going to continue fouling Warcraft.

Seeing this, Sipo on the sidelines quickly called a timeout.

He was very worried, and if he didn't make any adjustments, the Bulls were really going to take off!