The Way of the Center

"James was injured and left the field at the last moment, and the Trail Blazers seized the opportunity to seize the opportunity. 1 to 0, Portland's winning streak continues!"

"LeBron James: I never thought that I would have cramps. The damage to the air conditioner has a great impact on both parties."

"Disgraceful victory? If James is not injured, the Blazers will have no chance!"

"The air conditioner was damaged? Or did Ricard do it on purpose? The Heat lost to the 31-degree heat and missed the game."

This dramatic game naturally gave birth to too many topics for reporters. Every reporter has a different point of view on this game, so every news related to this game seems to be a little different.

Some people think that the strength of the Trail Blazers keeps them moving forward, while others think that the Trail Blazers are just lucky, and James has a rare cramp. Of course, some people think that the performance of the Heat is indeed worse. After all, basketball is a sport of five people. The Heat must not rely too much on James alone.

No matter what the outside world thinks about this game, it is an indisputable fact that the Blazers won the game.

Fortunately, there was a two-day break between the first game and the second game of the finals. Otherwise, let alone other people, even An Jie couldn't guarantee that he would be able to complete the training tasks efficiently.

After finishing the game yesterday, An Jie collapsed directly on the floor. To deal with the Heat for 48 minutes, this is really too grueling.

The 31-degree high temperature coupled with high-level and high-intensity games is simply the nemesis of the players. Therefore, An Jie can also understand the phenomenon of James having cramps at the last moment. If the game lasted a little longer, An Jie couldn't guarantee that he would be safe.

So the next day, it was rare for An Jie to sleep until eleven o'clock before getting up. Ricard also postponed the team's training time to two o'clock in the afternoon.

"You're exhausted." As soon as An Jie opened his eyes, he saw Catherine appearing in front of him.

"Phew, I've never slept so well before." An Jie said, sitting up straight away, moving his bones. The season is still going on, and although it is drawing to a close, An Jie still cannot let his body relax.

An Jie was so tired, and Wade, who was no longer young, was even more tired. In the hotel, the Heat players were listless. Coupled with the loss yesterday, the morale of the Heat team is even lower. Spoelstra is a little worried about the status of the boys. If they are forced to 2-0 by the Blazers in the away game, even if they return to the home court, the Heat will be quite passive.

Since physical strength can't keep up, Spoelstra will let the players use their brains.

So today, the Heat did not rest. After lunch, Spoelstra called the whole team to watch the game video and held a tactical meeting. In the next game, the Heat will fight anyway. The Trail Blazers are the kind of team that won't give the opponent a chance to breathe. The more you fall behind, the harder they will play!

Must go back to Miami with a victory, must go back to Miami with a victory! This is the sentence that the Filipino coach yelled the most during the Heat's tactical meeting.

On the other side, the pioneers continued to work hard on actual combat training. Ricard is not afraid that his players are tired. To put it bluntly, they just bully the Heat to be older than themselves.

In the last few games, as long as everyone in the Trail Blazers can maintain a high level of tension during these last few games, the gutter will not capsize. Even if these few games are a little harder, I will not hesitate!

Such was the atmosphere of the finals, it was suffocatingly tense. In addition to training is competition, except competition is training. Even if Catherine and An Jie live together, the time they spend together every day is not long.

An Jie usually rushes to the Moda Center early in the morning and usually comes back in the afternoon or evening. It won't take long to relax after returning, and An Jie has to study the game video alone, or rest and sleep.

But Catherine could understand, he knew that it was not just An Jie, but everyone who participated in this battle. What's more, why not sacrifice half a month for the championship?

In this way, both the Heat and the Trail Blazers spent two days of rest without games. On the third day, that is, June 8, the second match of the finals finally came as scheduled.

Before today's match, the ESPN reporter specially interviewed the staff of the Moda Center. After all, in the last game, these damn air conditioners became part of the decision to win or lose the game.

"We are very sorry for the problem of the air conditioner in the last game. Today, we ensure that the temperature in the Moda Center will be maintained at a normal level!" Facing the camera, the middle-aged man with glasses patted his chest and assured The Moda Center has been the best of all preparations. Indeed, it is really not right to make a mistake in this kind of competition.

The staff is well prepared, and the players have adjusted their condition, ready for a battle at any time.

A vengeful James bounced off the court, looking very excited. Also, at the critical moment of the last game, as a head star, he could only watch the team lose. This kind of thing is not easy for anyone.

So today, James is full of energy. Returning to Miami with a score of 1 to 1, he must do it!

After the start of the game, the Trail Blazers got off to a very smooth start. On the first attack in the opening game, Anjie scored a strong goal in the penalty area, and was fouled by Bosh, easily scoring three points.

But then, the Heat showed their determination. The performance of the Heat in the last game was not bad. They fought the Trail Blazers until they ran out of ammunition and food to decide the winner.

Coming up today, the Heat did not continue to rely on three-pointers to open up the situation, but used James' breakthrough to drive others to attack.

The game has been very anxious, until the last few minutes, Lillard made consecutive hits on the field, leading the team to a 5-0 offensive**, allowing the two teams that were originally evenly matched to end the first game with a 7-point difference. a game.

19 to 26, the Heat were completely beaten by Lillard at the last moment. The main responsibility for this is the Heat's "champion guard" Chalmers.

"You must be more active defensively! Look, Lillard easily put us in a passive position!" During the intermission, the Heat's bench yelled as people expected.

At this time, James was reprimanding Chalmers loudly, but Chalmers was defiant, as if nothing had happened.

It's no news that Chalmers has had a bad time with the Heat. During the regular season last December, when the Heat played against the Grizzlies, James reprimanded Chalmers in front of the team because of his mistakes.

Going a little further, Bosh also yelled at Chalmers for a missed pass during the regular season between the Heat and the Bulls. At that time, Chalmers also tried to explain, but Bosh immediately contradicted the past with a louder voice.

These two things had a very big impact on Chalmers. Had it not been for Wade to be a peacemaker, maybe the conflict between Chalmers and these two guys would have broken out long ago.

As a point guard playing next to the Big Three, Chalmers is already under a lot of pressure. When he makes a mistake, what he needs more is encouragement from the head star, not abuse. So now, no matter how loudly James scolds, Chalmers ignores him.

Anyway, the rumors that James will leave this summer are well known. After this summer, even if James does not leave, Chalmers will leave by himself.

Spoelstra also doesn't have time to deal with the interpersonal problems in the locker room. This is the finals, and there is not much time left for the Heat. Immediate results are what Spoelstra needs.

Chalmers will definitely not be able to continue to play this time. A point guard can't handle the relationship with his teammates well, and he can't connect the whole team's offense.

"LeBron, in the second quarter, you defend Damien yourself!" Spoelstra thought for a long time and finally made such a decision.

"I wish for it!" After James finished speaking, he gave Chalmers a blank look.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Anjie was particularly strong when he came up, using a dunk and a mid-range shot to score four consecutive points. But when James started defending Lillard seriously, the Blazers' offense stalled.

It is very difficult for Lillard to pass the ball, not to mention scoring. Lillard's body is not strong enough, and now he is facing a "small tank" like James, which makes the No. 0 guard at a loss.

After locking up the Blazers' offensive starting point, the Heat's defense improved instantly. While restricting Lillard, James did not relax on the offensive end.

This guy continued to use his tank-like breakthrough to ravage Iguodala's nerves, and once Iguodala put James a little distance away, James really dared to shoot outside today.

When James made his third three-pointer today, Iguodala didn't dare to make any more shots without saying anything.

James performed well, and Anjie was naturally not to be outdone. The guy continued to show off his versatile offensive skills around the rim, drawing cheers from the Moda Center fans.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the half, the game was tied at 43.

In the third quarter, Spoelstra had to use James to temporarily go to the fourth position to withstand the pressure because the Heat's inside line had been riddled with holes.

I have to admit that James' defensive ability and determination are indeed very strong. When he replaced Lewis at the four, Aldridge's offense really didn't go so smoothly.

But just locking up Aldridge is not enough for the Heat.

The liberated Iguodala used continuous breakthroughs to make kills and went to the free throw line to score. Lillard and Anjie combined inside and outside to present a scoring feast for the fans.

On the Heat side, Wade suddenly stood up in the third quarter. The breakthrough of "The Flash" may not be as sharp as before, but the skill of the emergency stop jump shot has become more and more mature. He joined forces with his old friend James to allow the Heat to survive the terrifying offensive firepower of the Blazers.

The two sides continued anxiously until the fourth quarter. In the last few minutes, Chalmers elbowed Lillard maliciously and was called a flagrant foul.

It is worth noting that when the referee made this decision, no Heat player stood up to help Chalmers. This incident also indirectly led to the low morale of Chalmers, who was again sieved by Lillard.

After Lillard made three consecutive layups, the Heat adjusted their tactics again, and James once again crossed Lillard.

The effect of this adjustment was immediate, and the Blazers' offense became no longer smooth in an instant.

Lillard passed the ball impatiently, but was easily intercepted by James, who had a much larger defensive area than the average point guard. After James steals, he advances quickly and breaks through the ball. Bosh hits a three-pointer with an open hand at the bottom corner, and the Heat lead by two points.

At the critical moment, Iguodala replaced Lillard to organize the offense. However, the "first brother", who was already very tired, also made a mistake in passing the ball.

James once again launched a conversion attack, forced a breakthrough, scored the ball, and made a foul on Anjie.

In the last two minutes, the Blazers missed consecutively in a complete mess. Although Anjie still turned over and hit a jumper under the double-teaming of Bosh and James in the last round, but the situation was over, and the Trail Blazers could no longer change their destiny.

98-96, under the magical performance of James, the Heat narrowly beat the Blazers by two points.

James scored 36 points and 10 rebounds today, including 4 of 4 three-pointers. Moreover, several key defenses by the "little emperor" directly led to this ending.

The Heat, who succeeded in revenge, did not let the team fall into a 2-0 unfavorable situation. They successfully brought the two sides back to the same starting line.

But Ricard saw something different in this game.

The discord between Chalmers and the team, the Heat's over-reliance on James, the overall decline of Wade's state, Bosh's performance like a knife...all of these were seen by Ricard In the eyes.

These things covered up by the victory will just become the Heat's Achilles' heel!

"Cheer, Miami people. There are not many opportunities left for you to cheer." Ricard looked at the field with a serious expression. Although he lost the game, Ricard was confident.

The O'Brien Cup, the Blazers are set!