The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 539 [Will a miracle happen? 】

The Clippers only have Ye Feng and Isiah Thomas who can attack with the ball. Thomas still has a big problem with defense and won't play for too long.If the Clippers don't win this game, they will face a severe test in the next game.

Antoine Moore, a fringe man who was not noticed, was likely to change the fate of the team because of this kick and get Thornton off the field. He didn't even get a foul.

James defended in the low post, resisted Gasol, and protected the basket very well.In the second half of the second quarter, the Clippers relied more on the perimeter to attack, and the efficiency was not very high.

At the end of the first half, the Clippers trailed 51 to 52.With Thomas on the field, the defense was really loopholed, and he was regarded as a weak point in the attack. In the last 2 minutes, he was replaced by Hinrich.

Thornton has rich offensive methods, but Hinrich can only make fixed-point shots, and they are not allowed.No way, the Clippers really have no one to change.

After seeing Thornton's injury, the team doctor can preliminarily conclude that there is nothing serious, but a sprained ankle.However, he has to rest for a week for minor injuries, and he can no longer play in the finals.How can the Clippers beat the Heat when it is difficult to defend Wade and James and lose an important scorer?
Only 5 minutes into the third quarter, the Clippers were showing signs of fatigue.The Heat double-teamed Ye Feng and emptied Hinrich.Hinrich made an open shot and hit the iron three times.

In the commentary, Barkley couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "Hinrich's offensive efficiency is simply speechless. His shots are very good, and his shooting percentage is less than [-]%. The Clippers can't do it after this season. Leave him alone."

Kenny Smith said: "I think Ye Feng should be allowed to play point guard at this time. Except for the Gasol brothers, Barnes, and Harrison, the Clippers have almost no one who can help Ye Feng. Thomas is a Good shooter, but the Heat have already figured out a way to attack him. Thomas is impossible to guard Bosh and Parsons when he is out of position. He is not easy to defend when he is on the court."

Barkley shook his head and said: "The Clippers are too unlucky this season. First Roy retired, then Love was injured, and now Thornton is injured. If all three are here, the Heat will have no chance at all. Roy played in those games. , Although the shooting rate is not high, he is a very good team player. He has a wide range of passing vision and can also attack with the ball. Now the Clippers lack such a person. Ye Feng playing point guard is not a good tactic. It consumes his stamina to a certain extent. If he dribbles the ball across half court and launches an attack directly, the overall coordination of the Clippers will be gone, and it will become a single player. No matter how strong he is, it is impossible for him to win five games in one game."

After thinking about it, Thibodeau made a substitution and let Ye Feng play the point guard, with two Barnes on the outside and two Gasol on the inside.Use this to deal with the Heat.Ye Feng did not attack before halftime. Facing the double-team, he dribbled the ball to the side and lobbed it to Gasol, letting him single-handedly attack James.Gasol has a height advantage, scored two goals in a row, and showed a good state. The Heat replaced Parsons with Dalembert to strengthen the defense, and James returned to the outside.

The two sides reached a stalemate.The Clippers have always been about 5 points behind and have been unable to catch up.After Dalembert came on the field, Ye Feng started to use the cover to break through again, and he scored 10 points in this quarter.

In the last quarter, the Clippers were hit by the Heat with a 7-0 spurt in the opening game, and they fell behind by 13 points unknowingly.In order to strengthen the offense, Thibodeau once again sent Thomas to play pick-and-rolls with Ye Feng on the outside to share Ye Feng's offensive pressure.As long as Thomas can mess up the Heat's inside line, the opponent will not be able to double-team Ye Feng unscrupulously.

The idea is good, but this substitution just became the turning point of the game.In two and a half minutes, the Clippers had a foul by Gasol and made two free throws. Other than that, they didn't score.The Heat let Wade and Ray Allen beat Thomas hard and made consecutive hits, widening the point difference to 18 points.The Clippers dug themselves a big hole.

The Heat suffered from Thomas in the previous game and attached great importance to his defense.Thomas is just a rookie at the end, it is impossible to guarantee that he will be in good condition every game, and it is too reluctant for him to compete with star-level players.He didn't feel good today, and he has only scored 6 points so far.

Thibodeau's face was livid, and he sat off the court, feeling a little helpless.He recalled the situation when he was the head coach in the first year and led the team to face the Jazz in the second round.At that time, there was no point guard. If he could be given a chance to do it all over again, he would never let anyone play as a point guard. At least three people should be guaranteed to rotate.Suffered once, and now falls in the same place... The triangle offensive guard doesn't need to take on too many tasks, but he can't do without.

Without Thornton on the back line, Barnes and Harrison have no qualified substitutes.Jeremy Lamb has a place in the playoffs and has barely played in the playoffs. His mental quality is too poor to be useful.With the addition of Yi Jianlian, who rarely plays and has poor defense, the Clippers actually only have nine rotations.

In the fourth quarter, the clippers' shooting percentage was still not high, and everyone knew that they would not be able to catch up, unless a miracle happened.

When Thibodeau asked for a timeout, James, Bosh, and Wade smiled happily. This kind of smile is very familiar to Ye Feng, and it is an expression that is sure to win.This shot was captured by photographers, and all fans who supported the Clippers felt uncomfortable after watching it.

During the game, many people left messages on the Internet to scold James and Wade. Moore hurt others unintentionally, and it was said that he did it on purpose.In the eyes of the fans, the Heat's gold content in winning is getting lower and lower, and they may not be able to win against the Mavericks.

The Clippers players don't know that there is a turmoil on the Internet, they only care about how to keep the hope of winning.Thibodeau's magic weapon is the triangle offense. The two Gasol brothers attacked in the low post, and Ye Feng, Harrison, and Barnes looked for opportunities to shoot three-pointers from the outside.

Thibodeau is thinking in reverse. The Heat are likely to double-team Ye Feng recklessly after a timeout, and the Gasol brothers in the low post can easily get singles opportunities.If they can guarantee efficiency, throw the ball in, attract the opponent's double-team, and help the outside line open, the Clippers still have hope.The Heat will only be happy if they rush to shoot three-pointers directly from the outside.It is difficult for the Clippers to guarantee a hit rate, but it is easy for the Heat to fight back.

If this arrangement loses, Thibodeau will be infamy, and the fans definitely want to give the ball to Ye Feng to attack.

However, team basketball is the right way to win. Five players are like five fingers, only when they are clenched into one fist can they be powerful.If you meet an opponent of comparable strength and fight alone, unless Ye Feng's "this finger" is relatively thick and has been practiced into a Yang finger, it is impossible to fight with a fist...

With 5 minutes and 46 seconds left in the game, the Clippers focused on the triangle offense, and the core of the offense became the Gasol brothers.Gasol faced Parsons in the low post and easily scored two goals.

Heat coach Spoelstra guessed the purpose of the Clippers, and quickly replaced Dalembert to strengthen the low defense.Gasol has been in a daze in the finals this time, and finally started to show off today.If the tactical arrangement is reasonable, he used to be a player of the type of Duncan and Garnett, how could he be easily defended by Dalembert.Continue to play singles and start your own performance.

Facing the defensive bottom line, he turned and shot a jumper, turned and hooked in the middle, and scored 8 points in a row.After that, he assisted Ye Feng to hit a three-pointer from the outside. The Heat only made a goal from James, and the point difference was narrowed to only 9 points.

Spoelstra also requested a timeout and played against the Clippers.James has become the core of the offense, breaking through the cover to the inside, hitting Gasol's point, and letting Gasol consume energy on the defensive end.Wade is on the baseline, relying on Dalembert's off-ball screen cuts.The two teamed up to score 6 points, and the score opened up again.

With only 2 minutes left, the Clippers can only bet three points.The offensive task also fell on Ye Feng's shoulders, I hope he can perform the miracle like McGrady's moment.

However, Ye Feng didn't feel good today. He made two consecutive three-point shots but failed. Instead, he was counterattacked by the Heat. Chalmers broke through and made a basket, widening the point difference to 15 points.

Seeing that there was no hope of winning, the Clippers replaced all the main players and entered garbage time.In the end, the Clippers lost 95 to 112 at home.

叶锋26投12中，三分球7中2，罚球8中6，得到32分8篮板5助攻1抢断1盖帽。保罗.加索尔28分7篮板6助攻；马克.加索尔12分17篮板；索顿只打了不到一节，得到了11分。其他再无人得分上双。

热火詹姆斯25分8篮板8助攻；韦德24分7篮板4助攻；波什20分9篮板；三人得分20+。另外雷阿伦、帕森斯也得分上双。

"Magic" Johnson lamented the twists and turns in the finals. The Clippers were very close to the championship, but now something happened.The Clippers will not play well in the next game. If Thornton can't play, the Clippers will be very disadvantaged.

Ye Feng felt very upset after losing the game, and quickly returned to the locker room without accepting the reporter's interview.In this series, he scored more than 30 points in each game. It was the best performance in the finals and the most beautiful statistics, but it was also the most difficult finals.Can Game [-] be won?Without Thornton, the Clippers have less scoring points on offense, can the defense withstand it?

At the press conference, Thibodeau mentioned Thornton's injury and said "it's a pity". Without his analysis, the reporter also knew what the cause of the Clippers' defeat was today.Thornton played more than 10 minutes in each game. Without this important role player, the Clippers scored fewer points. The defense was not much different from the original, but the offense was poor in the second half.

Spoelstra said: "It's a pity that we didn't compete with the strongest Clippers. We are also very lucky. This year is our best chance to win the championship. The players fought very hard in this game and played their own level, and we will do our best in the next game.”

If the Heat really played against the Clippers last season, Spoelstra would definitely not feel regretful, only sad.The contest to determine the winner will be staged on June 6th!
(End of this chapter)