unfinished glory

Chapter 272 Dynasty
The Heat are much easier to deal with than the Grizzlies imagined.

After seven games with the Lakers, the Grizzlies got a three-day rest and recovered their strength.

In the first game at home, the Grizzlies suddenly increased their intensity in the third quarter, forcing the Heat players to make mistakes again and again, widening the point difference in one fell swoop.Then he stabilized his position in the last quarter and took the game calmly.

The second game continued at the Grizzlies home court.The Heat took the lead and scored a score of 34:27 in the first quarter.

The Heat gave up the three-pointers and melody shots that they were not good at, and changed to more efficient breakthroughs and mid-range shots.

James and Wade's consecutive breakthroughs and mid-range shots helped the Heat get a lot of points.

In the second quarter, even if the Grizzlies adjusted their defensive line and narrowed their defensive range, the Heat's offense suddenly fell into trouble.Unlike the teams in the Eastern Conference, the Grizzlies have a very good defense on the outside and inside, which can play a quite good role in inhibiting the Heat's offensive tactics with obvious advantages and disadvantages.

The Grizzlies overtook the score in the first half, and expanded their advantage in the third quarter.Li Chongxiao scored 26 points in a single quarter, leading the team to widen the point difference to 21 points.

In the last quarter, the Heat counterattacked continuously and recovered 7 points. Then the Grizzlies played with all their main players, blossomed more points, and opened up the point difference. In the last few minutes, the Heat were powerless and replaced the main players in advance to prepare for the third game. Contest.

The winning state of the Grizzlies made the Heat a little scared, it was too easy.Li Chongxiao, who averaged more than 50 points per game in the last finals, scored 41 points in one game and 44 points in the other two games. Although the Heat adopted a defensive strategy against him, they did not believe that the team was able to defend him.

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After 2:0, the Heat couldn't lose Game [-].

In the first two games, the Heat were afraid of Li Chongxiao's offensive power, so they always used man-to-man defense, and James, the best defensive player, defended Li Chongxiao.

But after two games, they found that the effect was not good.The core of the Heat's defense is James. If he is distracted to help his teammates defend the Gasol brothers, the effect of defending Li Chongxiao will definitely be worse.

But once he devotes all his defensive energy to Li Chongxiao, there is no way to help other teammates fill their positions.And single defense can't prevent Li Chongxiao at all.

So in this game they returned to the regular season defensive routines and played fast rotation.The Heat don't have enough advantage in height, but they have strong athletic ability, can quickly switch defensive positions, and can also double-team and make up in time.

This style of play couldn't deal with Li Chongxiao, but the sudden acceleration of the defense caught the other players of the Grizzlies by surprise. Three mistakes were made within a few minutes, allowing the Heat to play a fast break.

A few fast breaks got the Heat's offensive momentum up, and they quickly took the initiative on the court.The Grizzlies also stabilized their position in time, but became cautious on offense.

James is very active on the offensive end. After the pick-and-roll, he broke through to the inside. With his tough body, he can squeeze away the Gasol brothers.When encountering double-teams, he can also distribute the ball.

Today, the Heat's outside shooting rate is very good, Bosh and Chalmers hit two three-pointers respectively.

By the fourth quarter, the scores of the two teams were not much different, and the gap between the two sides was only about one or two goals.This stalemate lasted until the end of the game. Li Chongxiao missed a shot under the double-team of the Heat's Big Three, but James squeezed into the inside and hit the board. This round became the winner.

Although Li Chongxiao hit his last three-pointer and scored his 50th point, time was running out.The Heat won the third game with a 3-point difference, rewriting the big score to 1:2.

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Just when the Heat were about to make persistent efforts and tie the big score, they were knocked out by the Grizzlies.

The last game was won because James led the team and made other Heat players play very efficiently.After the game, the coaching staff of the Grizzlies carefully analyzed the offensive characteristics of the current opponents and redesigned the defensive tactics for the fourth game.

In this game, Li Chongxiao did not face James, but defended Wade.He used four fouls as a price, allowing Wade to make only 16 of 4 shots and only scored 14 points, cutting off the Heat's second offensive point.

For James, the Grizzlies let Battier, Barnes and Thompson take turns to consume, let him attack but cut off his connection with other teammates.

In this game, James scored a career-high 49 points in the finals, which was higher than Li Chongxiao's 43 points, but he was good at only 3 assists, thus losing the game.

3:1 pushed the Heat to a desperate situation. Most fans believe that it is only a matter of time before the Grizzlies defend their title.

The fifth game was still played at the Heat's home court. James fired again, scoring 51 points and 13 rebounds, blowing out the opponent's players.

While Wade was still defended by Li Chongxiao, Bosh stood up and scored a double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds.

The Grizzlies still had a chance to come back at the last moment, but they made two consecutive mistakes and ruined the game.

After the game, some media even speculated whether they lost on purpose, so that they could reach the sixth game, win the Grizzlies at home, and win three consecutive championships.

Most experts scoff at this statement. The finals are not a game. If you lose, you can start over.The 3:1 score in the series has been overturned, let alone 3:2.

Pat Riley used this phrase when he encouraged the Heat players.After experiencing the downturn in last year's finals, James has become a lot stronger this time.

He brought the toughness of the four or five games to this game, and he launched an attack crazily as soon as he came on the court.

The Grizzlies don't care too much about the loss in the away game, but they really want to win this game. They don't want their opponents to drag the finals to Game [-].

For James' strong play, the Grizzlies still use Battier to confront, but this time behind Battier, there will always be an inside line ready to help defend.

What the Grizzlies are worried about is James' ability to drive his teammates, and they are not afraid of his high scoring.Because of the scoring competition, Li Chongxiao is obviously a much better scorer.In the last game, James obviously tried his best, but scored as many points as Li Chongxiao, who was a little out of shape.

In this game, regardless of whether James can succeed in each round of offense, Li Chongxiao will definitely pay back one when he comes back.

In the first quarter of the game, both James and Li Chongxiao took 14 shots, but the former both scored two points, hit 8 goals, and scored 18 points with shots and penalties.The efficiency of the latter is much higher. Among the 11 balls hit, there are 3 three-pointers and two 2+1s, scoring 27 points.

The gap started to show in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, Li Chongxiao still didn't let go. After half a quarter of silence, he suddenly exerted his strength and scored 15 points in one fell swoop, helping the team to widen the point difference to 23 points.

The much-anticipated matchup turned out to be one-sided, but the home fans didn't mind.They sang and danced to celebrate the team's third championship.

The Grizzlies players didn't keep fans waiting long, either.At the beginning of the third quarter, Li Chongxiao mainly defended James and tried his best to interfere. With the help of his teammates, the opponent's offensive rhythm was disrupted.

The Heat only had to rely on James to score 7 points in the first half of the game. Later, he transferred the ball, but this time Wade and Bosh failed to stand up.At the end of the three quarters, the Heat fell behind by as many as 91 points at 57:34.

In the last quarter of the game, Li Chongxiao came up with an 8:0 start, which directly made the game lose suspense.

James played four and 10 minutes in a row before scoring 31 points. Today's explosion failed.He obviously doesn't belong to the kind of player who relies on scoring to drive the team.

Li Chongxiao scored 10 points in just 56 minutes of playing time.At the last moment, he sat on the bench very calmly, watching his teammates defend the victory.

When the game ended, the audience was boiling, and those who knew each other and those who did not know each other hugged together.

The first two championships are very important, and the third championship is especially important because it is a three-peat championship.

The Grizzly Dynasty was born!
(End of this chapter)