NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

The time came to May 5, and the two-day break passed quickly. For the Wizards players, these two days passed in the blink of an eye. They were busy rushing on the first day, and most of them were busy on the second day. Time is spent recovering, and very little time is spent actually training.

Of course, this is the experience of the players. For head coach Sanders, the rest time between every two games is time for him and his coaching staff to perform tedious mental work, but Sanders did not think about it. What tactics can directly defeat the opponent? They don't even study the opponent's movement and video too much, but focus most of their energy on studying the away game rotation.

There is only one reason for doing this, and that is that Sanders needs to be fully prepared for these two games, especially to be prepared for his rotation arrangement to be disrupted.

To put it bluntly, the referee even dared to blow the whistle openly at his own home court. When the Heat's home court arrives, he can think of what the referee will do with his toes!

Therefore, Sanders must study as many lineup combinations as possible and take into account the possibility of everyone being blown out. Of course, the most important thing is to consider the impact of Li Kaiming's departure.

Everyone knows that the core of the Wizards is Li Kaiming. As long as he can be taken off the court, half of the game will basically be won. The Heat players on the opposite side must also know it very well, so in the third game, the Heat players led by James This point will definitely hit Li Kaiming crazily!

How to preserve Li Kaiming while also ensuring that the team's defense does not collapse is the core issue Sanders is considering...

Of course, in addition to studying formations, Sanders also said to all the players in the pre-match video class: "In these two away games, everyone must be calm on the court! Calm down and calm down. Calm down! I think everyone knows which side the referee is on. A little impatience will mess up a big plan. I hope everyone can play with their heads!"

"Of course, the most important thing is Li!" Sanders changed his voice and specifically targeted Li Kaiming. "You are the absolute core of our team, so in the next two games, you must not Something went wrong! When defending, pay attention to the referee's scale. If he calls you tight, you can relax your defense scale a little, so that you can keep the green hills and don't have to worry about running out of firewood. If you are whistled, then these two games are basically It’s gone as soon as it’s gone…”

Li Kaiming nodded, indicating that he understood.

Sanders looked around, then stood up and emphasized again: "To win the championship, this is a difficulty we must overcome. I hope everyone can focus on the collective on the court. If you feel that you can't stand it, then I can let you You take a break and someone else comes up!"

The Wizards players all curled their lips. Are you kidding me? Where can I find this kind of opportunity to help the team win the championship against the Heat's Big Three? Who in a bad mind would give up such an opportunity?

Seeing that no one said anything, Sanders nodded with satisfaction, "Get ready to go!"

At eight o'clock in the evening, the familiar prime time, the American Airlines Arena was crowded with people. When the Heat's Big Three at home showed up with their starting players, the entire arena became noisy. Fans of the Big Three waved their support equipment. , some people shook the jerseys they were wearing, and others shouted mvp. Of course, the most eye-catching ones were the fans holding signs with big heads of the stars. At this time, the lights in the arena had not returned to normal. From a distance, It looks like a group of ghosts wandering in the dark...

Players from both sides are ready, the third game officially begins!

Originally, Sanders thought his thoughts were perfect enough, but after actually arriving on the scene, the referee's bottom line tonight was still beyond his understanding!

At the end of the first quarter, Li Kaiming, Leonard, and Thompson all committed two fouls. Brac, who was protecting the frame inside, was even more aggrieved. He was called for three fouls in one quarter and once complained about a technical foul after a penalty was awarded!

In this case, the Wizards' rotation was completely chopped up. Less than 4 minutes after the starting lineup was assembled on the court, Leonard received his second foul and was forced to leave the court for protection. Leonard was no longer the first to stop James. There was no defensive line, which forced Li Kaiming and Blatche inside to spend more energy on helping to defend James, so the result was obvious. Before the first quarter was over, Li Kaiming committed two personal fouls and went to rest.

Because the core defensive cores on the outside and inside were both off the court, Sanders asked Bracci to play for one more minute, and it was this minute that directly caused Bracci to get his third foul tonight...

The Heat also led the Wizards by 32 points in a single quarter, 23-9!

Although the Wizards' bench is pretty competitive in the league, no matter how good it is, it's just a group of benches. The Heat are now trailing 0-2, with James and Bosh playing the entire first quarter, and they don't dare to Relax, Wade gets a few minutes off due to knee issues.

Against the terrifying Big Three, it's normal for the Wizards' bench to be blown away.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Sanders took on Li Kaiming and Leonard, and put a five-way lineup on the court. At this time, the Wizards urgently needed to chase points. At the beginning, the penalty scale was okay, and it was considered an acceptable home court. sentinel range.

But when Thompson and Lewis hit three-pointers from the two corners one after another, bringing the point difference to within 5 points, the situation changed instantly!

James attacks the inside, either scoring goals or going to the free throw line. Wade is similar. Using the referee's standards, after breaking through the three-point line, he directly throws himself up. As long as he doesn't score, he will definitely take a free throw!

Leonard on the outside quickly accumulated 3 fouls and had to leave the court again for protection. Li Kaiming insisted on playing on the court until there were 4 minutes left in the second quarter, but was finally caught by the referee and received his third foul. , at this time the Wizards were still 3 points behind.

Sanders on the sidelines wanted to replace Li Kaiming, but Li Kaiming waved his hand towards him, and Sanders gave up. In fact, he also had a sense of luck in his heart. As long as Li Kaiming was on the court, even if he could not close the score difference By shrinking it, at least it can ensure that it is not pulled away by the opponent.

However, it was this fluke that directly caused the Wizards to lose hope of this game.

With 50 seconds left before the end of halftime, Li Kaiming caught the ball from the outside, then broke through the opponent Bosh in one step, rushed inside to attract James' help in defense, and then passed the ball to the open Kong Yue!

But his body was still rushing forward due to inertia, and he happened to collide with James standing in front of him. Just when Li Kaiming turned his head to see if Sun Yue scored, the referee's whistle sounded again!

Li Kaiming turned around in confusion and saw that James in front of him had sat on the ground at some point, spreading his hands and complaining about the referee.

It can be seen from the sideline referee's gesture that his offensive foul was called, or in other words, the referee believed that James' offensive foul on Li Kaiming was successful!

Li Kaiming and Sanders didn't expect this. Sanders shouted at the referee and made a gesture to challenge the penalty.

The three referees pretended to walk to the technical stage, then played a few symbolic replays, and announced to the camera that the Wizards' challenge had failed. Li Kaiming received his fourth foul!

This foul is well-known to the Wizards. The core of the team accumulated 4 fouls in the first half of the game, and they were still behind. How to play the rest of the time?

Without Li Kaiming, the Wizards simply cannot compete with the Big Three Heat. At this time, he can only sit on the bench anxiously, constantly cheering for his teammates in his heart, but the point difference is still getting wider...

By the time Li Kaiming came on the stage again, the Heat had already led by 12 points. At this time, he didn't care about the team's tactics and directly took over the ball and started playing in singles. However, Spoelstra was not a vegetarian on the Heat's side. Li Kaiming scored twice in a row. After scoring in the first round, he began to let the players on the field double-team Li Kaiming, and also prevented the latter from catching the ball!

With the referee's blessing, the Heat players can use all kinds of big moves to defend unscrupulously, and there are countless small moves, which greatly affects the shooting feel of the Wizards players.

On the other hand, the Wizards were very strict about their actions. As long as it could be seen that it was a foul, the Heat were given a chance to get to the free throw line.

Of course, Li Kaiming would not sit still and wait for death. He began to use off-ball tactics to get rid of the defense, and then caught the ball and hit hard. Compared with the inefficiency of others, his shooting efficiency was indeed much higher, but after all, one person is still not worth 8 Personal strength.

When James and Wade broke through with the ball, not only were they not afraid when they saw Li Kaiming in front of them, they screamed and bumped into Li Kaiming!

When the game came to the last five minutes, Bosh, who was inside, turned around and made a big loop to hit Li Kaiming in singles, giving the latter his sixth foul!

After Leonard, Li Kaiming also graduated successfully and became the second Wizards player to be sent off tonight.

The Heat took advantage of the situation and directly opened the point difference to 20 points. At the end of the game, the Heat defeated the Wizards 116-97 and tied the series to 1-2.

The penalty scale of this game has also become a hot topic on the American Basketball Forum and social media. Fans continue to come forward and say that the referee tonight is too shady...

However, when the screen turned to media interviews and news, they all looked like this:

"LeBron scored 36+14+7 and beat the Wizards at home!"

"The three giants are all showing their power, and there is still suspense in this series!"

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Almost no one in the mainstream media talks about the penalty scale. They are all talking about James' performance and predicting the development trend of this series. It seems that they have formed some kind of tacit understanding.