Chapter 226: Beat the Heat!

In the second game of the series, the Spurs' form improved.

And D'Antoni's shortcomings came out.

Although D'Antoni is indeed very good on the offensive end, he is really not that good on the defensive end, and his on-the-spot command is also very poor.

The most crucial point is.

Under D'Antoni's system, the Suns rely too much on Nash's organization and distribution of the ball.

The team's independent scoring ability is insufficient.

Singles player Joe had not yet reached his peak at this time and was unable to face the Spurs' high-intensity defense and continue to score singles.

After Nash left the court, the team's performance can only be described as a mess.

In the second game, after Popovich saw the Suns' problems, he directly started to attack the Suns.

At the same time, use Bowen to bite Nash all over the court.

At the same time, Duncan also exerted his strength in the interior and directly blew up the Suns' restricted area.

The Suns' interior has always been a problem.

The inside line of Stoudemire and Marion had no way to limit Duncan.

One of them is not good at defense, and the other is not tall enough.

Duncan had his way in the Suns' interior, scoring 31 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Lin Yu felt that if nothing unexpected happened, this round of the series would be no different from the original history.

In the original history, although Singles Joe was injured, he was unable to play in the Western Conference Finals.

Although this player made it to the Western Conference Finals, it is hard to say how he would perform against the Spurs as he has not grown to his peak in singles play.

The most important thing is that the Spurs directly blew up the Suns' inside line!

This version of the NBA has always been an inside version.

This can be seen from Lin Yu’s audition period.

Basically, all teams hope to train Lin Yu into a top inside player.

Instead of training Lin Yu to be a magician-like player.

Compared to the original history, this series will definitely be more intense.

But Lin Yu doesn't think the Suns have a chance to get past the Spurs.

On the other side, Lin Yu and others also came to Miami.

In this game, the Celtics also received good news.

Paul Pierce is back!
Pierce, who had rested for four games in the series, made his comeback in this game.

At this time, the outside world was also optimistic that the Celtics would be able to sweep the Heat and advance.

Pat Riley, the master of calculation, sat next to Heat head coach Jeff Van Gundy after the game started, and gave him suggestions from time to time.

In this game, the Heat players who returned to their home court also started to fight hard. There was no other way.

If they don’t fight hard, the Heat will be finished if they lose this game!
Therefore, the Heat players were fighting extremely hard at this time.

It was not surprising that the Heat tried their best.

The key is that Pierce pulled it.

After Pierce returned, it was as if he was possessed by the god of blacksmithing.

He made 14 of 3 shots and scored 8 points and 3 rebounds.

This is crazy...

Even Coach Zhang couldn't stand it anymore and started a meeting with Pierce.

"I think Pierce shouldn't have come back. Dio was playing well, but Pierce's return ruined the team's chemistry."

"If we lose this game, Pierce will be the culprit!"

then……

Pierce became the culprit.

Pierce's performance was poor throughout the game, and the Heat fought hard.

鲨鱼全场爆砍31分11篮板，韦德也砍下30分6助攻4篮板。林禹虽然砍下32分11篮板5助攻，但是架不住皮尔斯太坑。

In the end, the Heat pulled back a game with 99:95.

After the game, the Heat fans in the American Airlines Arena began to cheer.

But the "magician" Riley on the sidelines still had a serious look on his face.

He knew very well that the Heat had no chance!
The two core players combined for 61 points, and with Pierce's poor performance, they finally won by 4 points.

And they still have the home field advantage.

If it weren't for the home-court advantage and Pierce's poor performance, the Celtics would have been able to win by relying on tactical restraint and the Celtics' defense.

The Heat had no chance at all!

In the fourth game, Riley's worst fears came true.

In the fourth game, Pierce regained his lost touch.

皮尔斯全场15投7中，三分球5中2，罚球6中5，砍下21分5篮板3助攻。

In the fourth game of the series, the Celtics continued their defensive counterattack.

The shark had to drag his huge body and start running back and forth with the Celtics.

In the first half of the game, when the Sharks were still energetic, the Heat were still able to keep close to the score.

In the second half, the Sharks gradually couldn't keep up with the Celtics' rhythm.

The backup center is a jerk, much worse than the Shark.

The Celtics directly chose to let go of the scum and started to encircle Wade with all their strength.

Wade was the only core of the Heat during the five minutes when Shark was resting.

Under the double-team of Battier, Tony and Lin Yu, he only scored 3 points and made 2 turnovers.

Riley saw that things were not going well, so he passed the ball and reminded Van Gundy to call a timeout, then replaced him with Shark.

After the shark returned, Lin Yu had to divide his attention and start guarding the shark more.

But the Sharks continued to consume their energy in the first half.

Coupled with Lin Yu's defense, his role on the offensive end was very limited at this time.

最终，林禹全场砍下34分11篮板6助攻2盖帽2抢断，带领凯尔特人以108:100击败了热火。

After the game, Riley saw this scene and shook his head helplessly.

Although he had known for a long time that there was no hope for the series, when this moment really came.

I still feel helpless inside.

After all, this means that the Heat's efforts for a season have come to naught.

Before the fifth game of the series.

The North Shore Garden is already filled with Celtics legends, led by the Cardinal.

Even Barkley, who was commentating on the scene, sighed: "The last time I saw so many Celtics legends was during the NBA 50th Anniversary!?"

Red Cardinal, Robert Parish, Bill Russell, Kevin McHale...

All the Celtics legends were present just to witness the Celtics return to the top!
Before the game started, the Heat still did not give up.

As the most senior player on the team, Shark also began to motivate his teammates in the locker room.

"Two years ago, the Pistons defeated the Magic after falling behind 3-1 in the first round."

"The series is not over yet. We beat the Pistons. There is no reason why we can't do what the Pistons can do!"

Maddie: I always feel like someone is hinting at me!
Rivers: I think it's a hint!

The Heat still wanted to fight back, but the Celtics would not give them any chance at all.

All the team members arrived today, and before the game started, the Lord of the Rings came to the locker room to encourage the Celtics players.

This boosted the morale of the Celtics!

And it’s a home game.

At the beginning of the game, the Celtics, who were in great shape, directly launched an 11:3 offensive wave against the Heat.

(End of this chapter)