pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 501 Attention
Barrett's goal gave the Nets a fatal blow to their momentum.

Although the two teams are still at a stalemate in terms of score, everyone knows that the Nets are in danger in this game.

The Big Three of the Heat teamed up to show their desire to win. Barrett dunked Chris's goal as if to make the final conclusion of the game.

However, Chris did not admit defeat, and led the team to resist the impact of the Heat. In the last half of the quarter, there was a fierce battle, but the score was getting bigger and bigger.

Swish!
With Mu Chenfeng's mid-range shot, the Heat's lead has reached 10 points, which is the biggest difference between the two teams in this game.

The rest of the time is very unfriendly to the Nets. Being behind by 2 points in 10 minutes is not desperate, but when the opponent is the Heat, these 10 points are like an insurmountable obstacle. The Heat will not allow themselves to easily slip away the victory.

Rondo, who had been silent for the entire game, stood up from the coach's bench in the last 2 minutes and directed the players to move on the field.

Rondo's entry made the Nets completely lose hope of chasing points.

Chris is still the unyielding fighter. He will burn his tenacious fighting spirit to the last moment of the game. He hits the basket again and again and encounters strong defenses again and again, but he still rushes forward without hesitation, fights for fouls again and again, and sends himself to the free throw line to catch up with the point difference.

However, the effect of Chris's free throw chasing points was not obvious, because it was difficult for the Nets to defend the Heat's offense on the defensive end. Chris managed to recover the points, and the Heat then used smooth teamwork to smooth them out.

Until the last 5 seconds of the game, the Nets were still 5 points behind, and the suspense had completely disappeared, but Chris still stubbornly broke through to the inside and caused damage, which caused a foul by Standemire, causing the latter to leave the field with six fouls with 5 seconds left in the game.

Four of Standemire's six fouls were caused by Chris, and in the last five minutes of the game, Chris fouled him three times in a row.

Chrissben had the opportunity to use foul tactics after making two free throws to win a lifeline. Unfortunately, he had a fierce confrontation with Standemeier during the layup, which caused him to be affected during the free throw. He only hit one goal, and the second free throw went wide.

After losing the key battle, Chris' eyes were slightly red, and no one could understand how strong his desire for this victory was.

The Nets failed to stop the Heat from continuing their winning streak. What is more important than ending the opponent's winning streak is that they are only 0.5 games ahead of the fifth-ranked Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference. The Nets will challenge the Dallas Mavericks in the next game, while the Raptors' opponent is the underdog New Orleans Pelicans. The rankings of the two teams are likely to be exchanged after the next game.

In the NBA playoffs, home court advantage is a very big "convenience". One more home court is more insurance. The fourth and fifth regular season opponents will be the opponents in the first round of the playoffs. Because the two teams are similar in record and the difference in strength is not large, the game is full of uncertainty, and one more home court advantage is very important for the team.

The Nets planned to have a "big triple", end the Heat's winning streak while continuing their winning streak, and continue to consolidate their ranking in the Eastern Conference.

However, when the game ended, all the beautiful fantasies before the game were shattered.

Chris couldn't hide the regret in his heart and hugged and shook hands with the Heat players one by one. After all, a one-man team can't match a team with too many cores.

"Congratulations." Chris still showed great generosity, congratulating the Heat players who tied the record in team history.

The 27-game winning streak is the longest winning streak in the history of the Heat. Now this record may be broken. Everything depends on the face of the Heat's opponents in the next game, the Los Angeles Lakers.

Under the leadership of James, the Lakers have already secured the No. [-] position in the Western Conference early, and they are getting more and more stable in the second record position in the league. The team has even arranged for many players to rest in preparation for the playoffs.

Facing the Heat, which has won 27 consecutive victories, the Lakers management immediately added all the players who were still on the rotation to the activation list, and asked all players to prepare for the next game.

The Lakers don't have the luxury season record of the Heat, but the Lakers are the only team so far this season that hasn't lost a losing streak. The other one is the Miami Heat.

Even in the case of resting the main players, the Lakers still maintain a "never losing streak" record. In the 6 games after the All-Star break, the Lakers have achieved a total of 5 wins and 1 loss. And five of these games were played while James or Oscar was on rest, winning an average of 9.3 points per game.

The Lakers' substitute players surprised James very much, and Felix and Oscar's ability to lead the team also proudly demonstrated, which gave James enough time to adjust.

The "War of the Century" between the Heat and the Lakers has attracted the attention of fans all over the world. Some fans generally believe that this matchup is very likely to be a prediction of the finals, so they all want to see how the two teams compete, especially the rookies of the two teams.

On the day of the game, there were only two broadcasts in the NBA. One was the "Battle of the Finals" between the Lakers and the Heat, and the other was the match between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers.

However, such a duel was overshadowed by the game between the Lakers and the Heat. According to statistics, 97.5% of the audience wanted to watch the "Lakers and Heat" game, and only 2.5% wanted to watch the game between the Bucks and the 76ers.

The heat was high and the four major leagues in the United States all made way for this game. It was originally planned to broadcast the HFL football game on the same day, and the strong dialogue between the Tampas Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers.

The news and attention from all directions in the west are focused on the "Lake Heat War", which has also brought unprecedented attention to the NBA, and its ratings are expected to surpass many NBA finals.

(End of this chapter)