pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 441 New three-pointer record

Leading the end of the first quarter of the game seems to have become the norm for the Rockets this season. They are one of the few teams in the league that can activate three-point firepower at the beginning of the game, so they can often rely on unsolvable three-point firepower in the first quarter. Grab the score advantage.

What is rare is that they also did a good job on the defensive end today, limiting the Heat's scoring to 24 points. This is their rare defensive performance.

The Heat's performance in the first quarter did not need Rondo's criticism. The players themselves were very dissatisfied. They failed to contain the Rockets' three-pointers on the defensive end, and they struggled a bit on the offensive end. The score of 24 points is actually not very bad.

Rondo immediately made personnel adjustments, replacing Mu Chenfeng, and Wade and Barrett led the team to play in the second quarter. He still hoped to open up a passive situation through defense.

This kind of substitution adjustment was hard to see in the Heat during the Scola era. At that time, the Heat relied more on offense to defeat their opponents, and Rondo helped the Heat regain their previous style of play.

Today's Heat team is very similar to the Heat in the 2010-2014 season. At that time, the Heat had the Big Three in their formation and were invincible on the offensive end. However, it is such a team with excellent offensive talent, which is based on defense.

The defense line established by the Big Three has a wide coverage, and their defense can only radiate the entire half of the court.

The Heat at that time were Miami's favorite Heat.

With Scola taking over, the team gradually showed the phenomenon of offense over defense, transforming the Heat into a team that is unfamiliar to all Miamians.

Some people say that such changes are needed to improve, while others say that such a heat has lost its soul.

After many years of "strange" Heat, Rajon Rondo finally brought back the familiar Heat team to Miami.

Rondo is not a native of Miami, and he has never played for the Heat, but he is very familiar with what kind of team the Heat was, because Rondo, who played for the Boston Celtics at the time, was the biggest rival of the Heat in the Eastern Conference. The two teams played very exciting games in the regular season and playoffs many times.

Opponents often know their own existence better than themselves.

In those days when he was an opponent, Rajon Rondo studied the Miami Heat very thoroughly. He also publicly admitted that the Miami Heat is the best opponent he has ever encountered. Now he has become the head coach of the Heat. He decided to bring the Heat that once terrified the league back to the league.

In the second quarter, the Rockets' three-point firepower has declined, which is inseparable from the Heat's strengthening of the outside defense!
Rondo's change had a good effect, allowing the Rockets to miss all three three-pointers in the first quarter of the second quarter.

Under Wade's combing, the Heat gradually recovered their normal offensive rhythm, tying the score one goal at a time. At this time, the Rockets' touch recovered and they hit a three-pointer from the top arc to help the team break the scoring shortage.

In the following games, the two sides played back and forth, and the shooting percentage was relatively normal. The performance of the two sides in a single quarter was like an exchange in the first quarter. Barrett led the Heat to score 34 points in a single quarter, and the Rockets "only" scored 26 points. The two sides drew at halftime.

The Rockets' three-pointers in the second quarter were mediocre, but they still threw 13 three-pointers in the halftime. The Heat also made some gains from the outside. Wade and Barrett both scored three-pointers.

Mu Chenfeng couldn't sit still off the court. This scene was obviously "targeting" him. The team had a net loss of 8 points when he was on the court, but when he was sitting on the bench, the team actually caught up with the score. It was really embarrassing.

The Heat hit 7 three-pointers in the halftime, which is quite satisfactory. Of course, compared with the Rockets who rely on three-pointers for their food, this number of hits is pitifully small, but compared with the Heat themselves, 7 three-pointers have reached the standard.

"The Rockets are rushing to break the record." Wade sensed the Rockets' intentions. As long as they have the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer, they will definitely shoot a three-pointer without hesitation. Even if they encounter a good defense, they will shoot a three-pointer.

With 13 three-pointers in the half, there is every chance to break the record of 26 goals.

"I don't want to be in the background." Barrett took the lead in expressing his attitude, which can be seen from his defensive attitude in the second quarter. In the entire quarter, the Rockets made 4 three-pointers on Barrett's head, none of which were hit, and Barrett successfully interfered.

And Barrett's performance is the epitome of the Heat's defense in the second quarter. The reason why the Rockets hit 13 three-pointers is entirely because they hit 8 in the first quarter, but they only hit 5 in the second quarter.

With such a low shooting percentage, the Rockets insisted on taking three-pointers and abruptly piled up the number of hits to 13. This is why they haven't been able to widen the point difference after hitting 13 three-pointers.

The Heat have far surpassed the Rockets in terms of shooting percentage.

Houston is a team that wants to record at all costs. When they want to break a certain record, they can completely ignore the victory or defeat. In front of this group of record madmen, the record is far more important than the victory or defeat.

With regard to records, no one is not tempted. Any player or any team will inevitably have some "top" performances when facing records.

"Actually, I'm also very interested in this record." Mu Chenfeng said slowly.

As soon as this remark came out, the entire Heat's bench immediately became restless, "What nonsense are you talking about, maybe you also want to break the record."

Teammates just listened casually to Mu Chenfeng's remarks. After all, the Heat are not a team that is good at shooting three-pointers. They can only hit about 10 three-pointers per game, and the new record set by the Blazers is 26. If the Heat want to break the record, they have to hit 27 goals. At this time, they only hit 7.

"It's good to think about some things." Barrett opened his mouth and said, "Don't take it seriously."

"No, I'm serious." Mu Chenfeng responded seriously, "We still have half a court time, we can really give it a try."

The reason why Mu Chenfeng had such an idea was because he sat on the sidelines and watched the first quarter of the game. The two teams hit a total of 10 three-pointers in the second quarter. Mu Chenfeng's palms were itchy to watch, and the three-pointer gene in his body was also stimulated. His touch has been held back for too long.

"It's not that there is still half a game, it's that there is only half a game. If you want to break the record, you have to hit 10 three-pointers per quarter. This is too unrealistic."

"How will you know if you don't try it?" Mu Chenfeng insisted, "The Rockets made 8 hits in the first quarter, why can't we hit 10 in a single quarter."

Compared with Mu Chenfeng, it is indeed possible to hit 10 three-pointers, but most of the teammates are still not optimistic about this decision. It is not impossible to hit 10 three-pointers in a single quarter, but it is not an easy task to hit 10 three-pointers in two consecutive quarters.

"Coach, replace me!" Mu Chenfeng asked to play in the third quarter. The purpose of replacing him was to strengthen the team's defense to catch up with the score. Now the task of chasing points has been completed, and the next task is to close the game.

If you want to close the game, of course you still have to use offense to complete it.

Rondo had already seen Mu Chenfeng's impatience, but he didn't let him play for a long time. Instead, he pressed and pressed like a spring. Now the spring has been compressed to the limit, and the next step is to release it.

"You don't need to say that I will send you to play." Rondo has already deployed this, and sent the Heat's Big Three back to the field.

"This means to close the game." When the Rockets saw that the Heat were playing with all their main players, they were a little confused, and quickly called back the two main players who were about to take a rest.

The time for the decisive battle between the two sides has arrived ahead of time, by a whole quarter earlier.

After resting for a quarter, Mu Chenfeng is now the most physically fit player on the court, and he has long wanted to make a difference on the three-point line.

Mu Chenfeng stood on the three-point line early.

"This kid seems to be really in a hurry." Wade said after seeing Mu Chenfeng's neat movements, and then passed the ball.

When Mu Chenfeng received the ball, he didn't even bother to do fake moves, and he directly faced the defense with a snipe, and the basketball was thrown into the basket.

Mu Chenfeng's fiery touch even shocked the players of the Rockets. This is not the touch that should be possessed after a period of rest.

"Mu Chenfeng feels good today." Rondo couldn't help expressing emotion. He knew that Mu Chenfeng would not easily say something like breaking the record, but as long as he said it, he was sure he could do it.

Everyone in the Heat finally understood why Mu Chenfeng dared to say something like breaking the record when the team only hit 7 three-pointers in the half. He did have something on the three-point line today.

This three-pointer was just the beginning of Mu Chenfeng's crazy three-pointer performance. It was not until he made another shot at almost the same position that the Rockets players realized that Mu Chenfeng's goal just now was not just luck.

The Rockets strengthened their supervision on Mu Chenfeng, but with their defensive ability, there were not many restrictions they could do. Mu Chenfeng fired again from the outside, three-pointers and three-hit combo, gradually widening the point difference.

In just 3 minutes, Mu Chenfeng hit 3 three-pointers, bringing the Heat's team to 10 three-pointers.

Mu Chenfeng's strong performance made the Rockets have to use double-team defense to deal with it. When Mu Chenfeng got the ball again, the opponent's double defense immediately pressed up. One person's defense was not enough, so the two of them worked together. The double-team did not make Mu Chenfeng cowardly.

"Here!" Wade's voice came from the bottom corner. After organizing the entire game, Wade finally couldn't help but want to make a move.

Mu Chenfeng lost his shot and passed the ball to Wade.

"He will definitely break through." The Rockets' defensive strategy against Wade is mainly to shrink the inside line, because Wade's performance on the three-point line is not outstanding. Today, he only made 3 of 1 shots. The threat is far less than his breakthrough.

When seeing the Rockets shrinking their defense, Wade did not try to challenge, but shot a three-pointer from the bottom corner. The trajectory of the basketball was a bit off. Before touching the basket, he had a close contact with the backboard. As a result, he hit the right side of the ball. After rebounding, the basketball actually entered the basket, and the three-pointer was valid!

"This goal is absolutely fooled!" The teammates joked.

"Nonsense, that's how I aimed." Naturally, Wade was stubborn, refusing to admit that the goal was mostly luck.

In any case, the three-pointer was scored, and they are only 27 goals away from the goal of 16 goals. The Rockets, who are also aiming for the record, have not hit a single three-pointer so far, and the total number of goals has remained at 13 goals.

"Is this really the Heat?" The strong contrast between the Heat's performance in the first and second half made people doubtful. When did the Heat's three-pointers become so accurate?
Not only Mu Chenfeng and Wade, but several other role players of the Heat also scored three-pointers. Williams even hit a super long three-pointer at the buzzer before the end of the third quarter, raising his number of three-pointers in the field to seven, tying his personal three-pointer record in a single game.

Williams's three-pointer is also the Heat's 10th three-pointer in this quarter, which just reached the halftime plan.

After the three quarters, the Rockets suddenly discovered that the Heat had caught up with them in the number of three-pointers, reaching 17. They finally understood that they were not the only ones who had thoughts about the record.

But when the Heat's hand feels up, it becomes very difficult to hold it down again, especially when the Heat lead by 20 points, their shots will be more decisive and confident.

The Heat beat the Rockets by 20 points in a single quarter!
Since the establishment of the league, no team has hit 10 or more three-pointers in two consecutive quarters. If the Heat finally break the single-game three-pointer record, they will create multiple histories at the same time.

The Heat entered the final quarter with a 20-point lead. As the Rockets expected, the Heat's offensive focus was still on the perimeter, which further confirmed their desire to break the record.

The difference from the previous three quarters is that the Heat's three-point shots in this quarter are more intensive and decisive. The group of shooters headed by Mu Chenfeng and others frequently shoots from the outside, attacking the Rockets' basket with crazy firepower, and even the Rockets can't parry.

In the fourth quarter, the Heat took a total of 24 shots. All 24 shots were completed outside the three-point line. None of the goals were completed in the penalty area. No more, no less, just hit 10 of them.

In the end, the number of three-pointers made by the Heat was fixed at 27, breaking the single-game three-pointer record of 26 made by the Blazers just a few hours ago.

In addition, hitting 10 or more three-pointers in two consecutive quarters is unprecedented.

"Sixth Man" Williams scored 9 three-pointers, breaking his own personal three-pointer record.

Mu Chenfeng became the youngest Mr. "10 three-pointers".

The Heat had a total of 12 players on the field, and 9 of them scored three-pointers, creating the team with the most three-pointers in a single game.

In this battle, the Heat broke many records on three-pointers, and their goal of challenging "27 consecutive victories" continues
(End of this chapter)