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Chapter 462

Compared with the Timberwolves' nearly devastating 4-1, last season's runner-up Heat encountered big trouble in the Eastern Conference finals.Facing the Pacers who seemed to be made of steel, the Heat's Big Three seemed to be stuck in a quagmire. The first four games of the series were tied at 2-2. In the two games they lost, the Heat's team score did not even exceed [-] points.

Such a situation was beyond anyone's expectation before the Eastern Conference finals.You must know that there are not many stars in the Pacers. The only Hibbert in the team who averaged 20+ points per game is obviously taking advantage of the Heat's lack of strong insiders. Apart from him, there are only George, West and Hill. Scored in double figures, relying on the super defensive system.

The entanglement in the Eastern Conference finals made the Timberwolves players a little worried. What if the Pacers advance to the finals?To a certain extent, the styles of their two teams restrain each other. There is no saying who will definitely have the advantage, but Timberwolves players including Xu Hao hate such opponents, even if they win 2-0 in the regular season [-] sweeps the opponent.

The Heat's failure to play a huge advantage also made it more difficult for the Timberwolves to prepare for the game. They didn't know who their final opponent was. McHale could only lead the members of the coaching staff to make two plans to deal with different opponents.Fortunately, they only let the Spurs win the next game, and they have enough time to prepare for the game, and they can also watch the Eastern Conference matchup by the way.

The day after the Timberwolves eliminated the Spurs, the battle of Tianwangshan in the Eastern Conference finals began in Miami.The Pacers followed suit and used their super defense, limiting the Heat's shooting percentage to 42.1% in the first quarter. The team's highest scorer was actually Chalmers, but he only had 7 points.For the Pacers, George made 4 of 3 shots from beyond the three-point line and scored 13 points, helping the Pacers end the first quarter 23-19 and take the lead in taking the initiative in the game.

The Heat still didn't improve much in the second quarter. They tied the Pacers in a single quarter, but this was not enough.The Heat fans at the scene were also very dissatisfied with the performance of the home team, but they did not boo their players, but expressed their support with shouts, hoping that the team can win the Tianwangshan battle at home and eventually advance to the championship finals.

No one knows what Spoelstra said to the players in the locker room during the intermission. After the second half, the Heat players descended like tigers, and under the leadership of James, they attacked the Pacers' basket.At the same time, something went wrong with the Pacers' offense. Their hand feeling suddenly cooled down strangely, and the sound of hammering iron kept ringing.

The Heat basically relied on James to score points in this quarter, and veteran captain Haslem also contributed.James personally scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 16 assists with a high efficiency of 4 of 4 shots. Haslem made all 5 shots and contributed 10 points.With their explosion, even if Wade and Bosh didn't make any contributions, the Heat regained the lead.

In the final quarter, George's desperate hurricane once gave the Pacers the hope of overtaking, but the Heat still held the lead by relying on the overall basketball of all soldiers.In the last 12 minutes, except for Battier, Bosh and Chalmers, every player of the Heat has scored, which is rare in the Heat's game.But the Heat fans don't care how the home team wins. Anyway, as long as they win the Tianwangshan battle, they seem to have seen the team advance to the final.

Just when the Heat thought they could eliminate the Pacers in one go, they were hit head-on in Indianapolis.Although the Heat made 18 of 10 shots from beyond the three-point line, the overall shooting percentage was only a poor 36.1%. The only normal performance in the team was James. Mers and Wade scored 29 points each. In addition, no Heat player scored in double figures. The statistics can be described as appalling.

而他们在防守端也很难限制住步行者，让对方的投篮命中率和三分命中率都超过了50%，乔治和希伯特两大核心更是合砍52分、19个篮板和5次助攻，表现非常出色。角色球员当中，希尔得到16分和6次助攻，韦斯特砍下11分和14个篮板。步行者经过48分钟艰苦卓绝的奋斗之后，以91比77顽强地把大比分扳成了3比3平局。

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the biggest advantage of the Pacers lies in their rebounds. The starting combination of Hibbert and West grabbed 25 rebounds in total, and the total rebounds also beat the Heat 53 to 33. Leading 15-9.But the Heat are also very helpless. Reinforcing the inside line is not something that happens overnight, and they don't have enough salary space anymore.There is such a drawback in winning multiple stars at the same time. They can only rely on veterans and rookies to fill the lineup.

The Game [-] is back at the American Airlines Center in Miami.Although a little disappointed that the Heat failed to solve their opponents in Game [-], Miami fans still swept away all the tickets for this game, and it was hard to find a ticket on the black market.They all hope to go to the scene to cheer for the team and witness with their own eyes that they rushed out of the Eastern Conference and reached the finals again.

However, what is embarrassing is that it was the Pacers who took the lead. They allowed the Heat to shoot 4 of 0 from beyond the three-point line in the first quarter, and their shooting percentage did not exceed 30%. Although the Pacers were not high, they still achieved success. 2 point lead.

Fortunately, the Heat did not continue to sink. The performance of the two sides in the second quarter was equivalent to a direct exchange. The Heat scored 33 points in a single quarter, of which James scored 12 points and Ray Allen hit 3 three-pointers to add 10 points.The Pacers scored a measly 16 points. Hill, who went 4 for 1, and George, who shot 2 for 0, were largely responsible, but such things have happened.

The Heat didn't give their opponents any chances in the second half. In the end, they defeated the Pacers 99-76 at home and won the Eastern Conference Finals with a total score of 4-3.This game is also regarded as the Heat's tit-for-tat revenge. In the last game, the Pacers allowed them to score only 77 points, the lowest single-game score in this round of the series. Looking back, the Heat returned 76 points.

But in any case, this round of extremely tangled, mixed with a lot of physical confrontation and rough fouls in the Eastern Conference finals has finally come to an end. The Heat will face the Timberwolves in the finals for the second consecutive year.This time, the Big Three of the Heat held back their energy, hoping to win the first championship after the cooperation. If they were defeated by the Timberwolves again, they would have no chance.

(End of this chapter)