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Chapter 578 Tie-break!

The series between the Raptors and the Heat is tied 2:2, which means that the two teams will have a battle at Tianwangshan in Toronto.For the Raptors, winning a victory on the road means a lot. They once again stood on the same starting line with a strong opponent, and at the same time regained home court advantage.

The victory of G4 in the series is of great significance to the Raptors, not only in terms of scores, but also plays a vital role in improving the players' self-confidence again.

After 4 games with the Heat, the coaching staff of the Raptors also understood a fact: If you want to prevent collapse on the defensive end, you must leave a frame inside the penalty area. In the G4 game, when Alongre and Valanciunas were under the basket, the Heat's breakthrough efficiency dropped significantly.Facts have proved that neither Bargnani nor Amir Johnson can effectively protect the rim when facing a star of Janeway's level.Therefore, Amir Johnson was abandoned in G4, and Bargnani was used as a double-edged sword. When facing the opponent's pitching lineup, he served as a center or directly stood at the 4th position.

On May 5, the Raptors returned to their home court to start the battle of Tianwangshan with the Heat.In the battle of Tianwangshan, it will basically be a match with two wins in three rounds.

In this game, the Heat changed again, bringing Haslem up and Battier off the bench.The Raptors are still the starting lineup for the last game.

This game is very important to both teams. If the Raptors lose, they are likely to be eliminated by their opponents 6:4 away in G2; At home, the probability of promotion is naturally higher.

After the game started, the Raptors took advantage of the home court and immediately launched a fierce attack.At the beginning of the game, Ying Xiong used his personal ability to get to the basket and layup to score points.

Bosh's ability to protect the frame is actually the same thing.James' personal defensive ability is very strong, but with a weight of 120kg, he can't keep up with Ying Xiong in lateral movement, and then he can only take a step back to prevent a breakthrough.

Ying Xiong started outside jumpers, punishing the opponent for letting himself go.

The Heat's adjustment in this game is to allow James or Wade to misplace Jeremy Lin after the pick-and-roll.Among the Raptors' starters, Jeremy Lin is the only player under 2 meters tall.

But the Heat's tactical effect was not as good as expected.First of all, for their pick-and-rolls, the Raptors still use the method of going around the screen most of the time, giving them 3 points to prevent breakthroughs.In this way, dislocations are difficult to produce; second, even if there is a dislocation, Jeremy Lin is Asian, but he is 191cm anyway. After gaining muscle in the summer, he weighs a lot. He is considered a heavy point guard, and the dislocation is not very strong. eat.

The Heat's offense still didn't have much effect, so they could only use Battier to open up space.In this way, they basically announced that their previous evolution was a failure.

In this game, Ying Xiong attacked from the beginning, and Gay also played a rare high-level attack.In this way, even if James also made a long-range shot, it still couldn't help the team catch up with the score.

Ying Xiong fired all his firepower, whether facing James or Battier, he played resolutely and decisively.When he got to the inside, facing Bosh and Haslem, who were weak in protecting the frame, they simply got what they wanted.

The Heat couldn't start their offense, and in a hurry, James began to kill the opponent's inside line with the ball.

At this time, the role of Alongre was manifested.As a tank, he does his job well.Although he was still killed by the opponent and continued to fight, but the opponent's attack has been delayed.

Alongre went down, and Valanciunas came up.The Raptors' bench depth advantage is reflected.The offense of Alongre and Valanciunas is not that important to the Raptors. Using such players to consume Janway is indeed the most cost-effective existence of input and output.

Of course, the Raptors' defensive strategy has flaws, that is, it missed Janeway's perimeter.But they are sure, your outside line can't kill people.This kind of strategy of keeping the big and letting go of the small made the Heat team, which is mainly based on breakthroughs, extremely uncomfortable.

And here, Ying Xiong is already irresistible.And when the Heat were forced to double-team him, Jeremy Lin, Gay and other teammates would stand up tough and punish the opponent.

The score was not wide open, but the Heat just couldn't catch up.The Raptors led the game and maintained their advantage until the end.

应雄登场42分钟，砍下了47分10个篮板8个助攻4个抢断4个盖帽，帮助球队拿下这场关键的胜利。4个盖帽也刷新了他季后赛职业生涯的新高（之前是3次）。

This round of the series was like a roller coaster. The Raptors went from a 1:0 lead and lost two games in a row to a 1:2 lag, and then won two games in a row to lead 3:2.

The outside world can't understand it, and they don't know who to support. It seems that anyone may eventually advance to the finals.

For the defending champion Heat, they have reached the edge of a cliff, as long as they lose one more game, they will miss the finals.This is almost a shame for this team of kings who have entered the finals in the past two years.

At this stage of the game, the advantages and disadvantages of both sides are already obvious.It can be said that there are no secrets between the two parties, and there is very little room for adjustment.It is the presence of the players that determines the outcome of the game.

On June 6, the Raptors VS Heat series G2 will be played at the American Airlines Center in Miami.This game is a key battle for the home team.

In this game, the Heat changed again and put Battier in the starting lineup again.The Raptors still let Aaron Gray play the starting center.

In this game, the two teams played from beginning to end, and the score has not been opened.At the last moment, relying on Wade's mid-range jumper, the Heat narrowly beat the Raptors at home and dragged the game into the tiebreaker tenaciously.

应雄全场出战43分钟，砍下36分15个篮板3次助攻3个抢断2个盖帽。15个篮板也刷新了他NBA季后赛职业生涯的新高（之前是14个）。

This is not the first time that Yingxiong has encountered a tiebreaker in his NBA career. As early as the Bucks period, he had encountered a tiebreaker in the playoffs, but he was not sent by the coach to play at that time.

For the upcoming tiebreaker, Ying Xiong didn't feel the slightest nervousness, what should come, will come eventually.And he firmly believes that he can definitely help the team defeat the opponent.

The two most popular teams this season will have a tiebreaker in the Eastern Conference Finals. The NBA will naturally try their best to build momentum, so as to make this market cake bigger. The NBA doesn't like too many sweeps in a series. In comparison, they prefer a close series.

(End of this chapter)