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Chapter 390 Comprehensive suppression
When James was called an offensive foul, McHale almost jumped out of his chair, Xu Hao and Jordan did a great job!Although there is no guarantee that fouls will be successfully drawn every time, it also gave James a blow.

Xu Hao also knows that this kind of thing actually depends largely on your luck. The referee cannot call the opponent's offensive foul every time.After all, Zhan Huang is the top star in the league. Besides the home whistle, the NBA still has a superstar whistle!
So his next defense against James was basically harassment, and he would not do head-on confrontation. If he hurt himself during the confrontation, he would have nowhere to cry.James also found it very annoying. Xu Hao's defense was much stronger than he imagined, and he always appeared in the most appropriate position when he shot, and then imitated Battier to block his shooting vision with his hands.

In fact, James' shooting has always been a nerve knife. When the state is off the chart, he can shoot consecutively, but in the normal state, the threat is not so great. This is the fundamental reason why he prefers to end the offense with a breakthrough layup instead of shooting. .

While Xu Hao was trying to defend James, other Timberwolves players were also waiting to cut off his passing lanes.At this time, the Heat's lineup is Chalmers, Wade, James, Battier and Bosh. Everyone has shooting ability. As long as James can't pass the ball to the right position, the Heat's offensive system will be difficult. Played the desired effect.

However, this also made the scoring efficiency of both sides very low. This quarter is almost halfway through. The Timberwolves only scored 13 points, and the Heat were even worse, only scoring 9 points.In addition to James being entangled, the coldness of other people is also an important factor for the Heat's low score. Spoelstra's face is black, so why do you want to win the championship?

Xu Hao is the hardest one on the court now. Although his defense against James can be regarded as a success, this work is not done by humans.But when he looked at the numbers on the scoreboard, he felt that all the hard work was worth it.

如果不是巴蒂尔在最后1分钟里连续命中了2记底角三分，热火可能就要带着超过15分的劣势结束上半场了。尽管如此，59比45的比分还是让他们内心感到极度不爽。

James' complexion is very ugly. It is his suggestion to strengthen the breakthrough, but now he himself has not done a good job.Wade's breakthrough was deflated by Ellington. It can be said that this strategy basically failed.Fortunately, Spoelstra did not blame them. James and Wade's abilities are undoubtedly the top in the league, but they did not expect to encounter a group of monsters.

In the home team's locker room at the Target Center, everyone's face was filled with smiles. It felt great to be able to suppress the Heat.At the same time, they were also in awe of Xu Hao. It seems that the big guy is pretending to be awesome because he is very good. Look, didn't James only get 6 points and 2 assists in the second quarter?Can this still be said that Xu Hao can't guard against him during the matchup?
Although everyone was very happy, Xu Hao still maintained a cautious attitude in his heart. If James is so easily defeated, then he is not James anymore.The morale of the Heat may be low, but James will not. He has longed for a championship ring for too long.

It's a pity that some things just don't happen if you don't want to see them.After the start of the second half, James did start the singles mode, constantly hitting the basket with the ball, just like carrying a pack of explosives to blow up a bunker.Under his strong impact, Jordan got two personal fouls in half a quarter and had to be replaced by McHale to rest.

Still, the Timberwolves haven't slowed down their pace.Pekovic, who came off the bench, is relatively slow, but he is still qualified as a tank shield. Besides, he also has a good footwork at the basket. He and Love take turns in low post singles, which makes the Heat miserable inside. In other words, James' efforts to score points did not make the point difference further narrowed.

To make matters worse, after Love and Pekovic opened up the interior, they also shared the spirit of passing the ball to their teammates on the outside.It doesn't matter if Rubio feels mediocre. Korver constantly tears through the Heat's defense with his running position, and then catches the ball and hits a three-pointer. This is his most accustomed way of scoring.Xu Hao also made the icing on the cake and hit 2 three-pointers to help the team further expand its lead.The stormy three-pointer completely stunned the Heat. Who is the stronger team?

The experts on the sidelines and in front of the TV also felt their faces were slapped. How hard they blew on the Heat before the game, it hurts as much as they are slapped in the face now.They really didn't expect that the Heat were suppressed by the Timberwolves in all directions. Is this the team with high morale that fought against the Celtics in seven games and won them all?It can't be fake, right?

Those gamblers who bought the Heat to win were even more spitting and cursing. They didn't want to bet for an upset. It is estimated that I will not come back.

The appearance of all living beings outside the court did not affect the situation of the game. Although the Big Three tried their best to score crazy points, the Timberwolves were not bad.Firstly, they dealt with the Heat players patiently on the defensive end, and secondly, their own offense was also quite good. It seemed that the Big Three were going to lead the Heat to rise, but in fact the situation was still controlled by the Timberwolves.

At this time, Xu Hao doesn't need to spend all his energy on defending James. He organizes the team's offense and then throws a few three-pointers when he sees the opportunity. The task will be completed.Now the general situation on the court is under the control of the Timberwolves. No matter how awesome James is, he can't make any waves. The gap between the two sides is too big, and the time left for him is obviously running out.

Until the last moment of the game, the Heat did not have a decent scoring climax and could only lose embarrassingly 100 to 113.James' stats are as good as ever: 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, yet looking at the full stat sheet, you'll see he's not shooting 40 percent from the field, no doubt because of Xu Hao's defense.

And Xu Hao contributed 19 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists in a quasi-triple-double. The score was a little less, but it didn't matter. Anyway, the Timberwolves had four other players scoring in double figures besides him.What's more, he also contributed 3 steals and 2 blocks. This kind of performance is definitely eye-catching. If someone says that his performance is average, it can only be said that he has no vision.

But for Xu Hao, the data is not important, the only thing to be happy about is helping the Timberwolves get off to a good start.

(End of this chapter)