Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 341 Fight for power and rule!

45 to 57, after the first half, the Bulls established an early 12-point lead.

Following this trend, if the Heat's shooters can't pick up their game, the Heat will have to answer the question at the United Center again in tonight's game.

"Eric, I can do more for the team, please believe me!"

During the halftime break, James, who was sweating profusely, had no time to eat a banana to replenish his energy, so he asked Spoelstra to ask for the ball.

Let's talk about it. In the first half, James also worked very hard to defend Du En.

However, the super giant cannot be guarded against! Not to mention a ruler like Duane who has dominated the NBA for four years.

Actually, in tonight's game, Du En hasn't shown much strength yet.

There were only 8 shots in the first half. For the leader of the championship team, this number of shots is indeed a little less.

The problem is, Duan relied on a terrifying offensive efficiency of 8 of 5 shooting, 5 of 3 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws to score 17 points!

In the playoffs with high-intensity defense, it is quite remarkable if the star's true shooting percentage can exceed 60%.

In the first half of this game, Duan's true shooting percentage was close to 90%.

Unfortunately, defense is a very physically demanding thing.

After hearing James' request, Spoelstra also thought about it seriously.

James once had a fast break with Wade, and the ball was destroyed by Du En, which was impressive.

It is also because the Bulls' defense is quite good. So far tonight, James has only scored 4 points.

"I believe in you, LeBron!"

Especially the high-intensity defense in the playoffs will seriously affect muscle memory and hand condition during physical confrontation.

Originally, Spoelstra wanted to enhance some tactics for Chalmers to help him shoot the ball better.

In terms of talent, James, as the No. 1 overall pick, is undoubtedly the best candidate to perform stably in high-end games and strongly rewrite the results of the game.

If the Heat can hit a few more three-pointers in the second half, then the situation will become completely different.

Wade has no choice. Seeing that he can't beat the Bulls with his own strength, he can only try his best to inspire other players in the team.

Spoelstra believed Chalmers could help the team, while Wade chose to trust James.

On the other hand, James only took 5 shots in the first half. Although three of them were transition attacks, he did not take all the simple balls.

In fact, Wade played well in the first half. Under the siege of the Bulls' front line, he still made 12 of 6 shots and 6 of 4 free throws, scoring 16 points.

Against Duan, James didn't want to lose!

Therefore, now that the Heat are at a disadvantage, James is facing off against Duane, and the statistics are also at a disadvantage, James wants to change everything through his own efforts.

But it's not enough. Wade's scoring alone can't defeat the Bulls.

Therefore, the scoring of other Heat players is crucial in the second half.

For James, if he continues to maintain the rhythm of the first half, he may only be able to score 8 points in the whole game.

In the end, it was Wade who personally stood up to speak for James, and Spoelstra agreed to James' request.

However, now that James, the second in charge of the team, has spoken, Spoelstra has to seriously consider it.

In the second half, James' desire to attack with the ball was very strong, but the Bulls were surrounded by a group of forwards on the outside, and a group of people on the inside retreated and gathered at the basket.

Because there was someone blocking the basket, James couldn't dunk directly and could only choose layups and throws.

If he can rush to the basket for a layup, it will undoubtedly be the best result for James. The balance between his left and right hands, plus the ability to take a few more steps, give James a very strong attack effect on the basket. But once you can't find the space for a layup, or the defender positions himself under the basket in advance.

Then James, who has already rushed in front of the penalty area, can only try to end it with a throw.

However, James has the skill of throwing, but he is not good at it.

To put it simply, as long as it is related to shooting skills, James is only proficient, but has not reached the level of mastery.

If you want to score points with this half-baked technique, then you undoubtedly value the feel.

However, the frequent physical contact throughout the game made James' muscles stiffer and he was unable to find a soft touch at all.

As the sound of iron strikes sounded on the field, the balance of victory further tilted towards the Bulls.

Considering that he was about to switch to an away game, Du En also stopped at the first sight and did not push James to death.

After the third quarter, Duan stopped guarding James specifically, but on the offensive end, he would not be merciful against James, who was still proactively guarding him.

The game is not over yet. Even if you want to study the opponents in the finals early, you need to win the current victory first.

The time soon came to the beginning of the fourth quarter. Duen took advantage of the staggered travel time to make a small explosion. He scored eight points in a row with sudden shots and led the Bulls to an 11-2 victory over the Heat.

By the time Spoelstra was forced to call a timeout, the Bulls had already established a 22-point lead, which undoubtedly determined the outcome of the game.

However, for the sake of stability, Du En returned to the court after the timeout.

The game is not over yet, anything is possible.

Wade and James are the league's top scorers. If the Bulls let down their guard, they might be hit with a 10+ shock wave in a few rounds.

In order to win the must-win game, Duan must return to the field to protect other teammates.

More than 3 minutes passed after re-entering the field, and only the last 6 minutes were left in the game.

At this time, the Bulls' lead still remained at about 20 points.

Du En felt relieved and left the game early to rest.

Next, the Heat did not make any trouble, and Duan did not play again.

最终，杜恩三节半打卡下班，21投13中，三分10投5，罚球7投7中，斩获38分7篮板5助攻4抢断2盖帽的全面数据。

If we say that after Duan regained the regular season MVP last year, he did not show his dominance.

So this year, Duane once again became the second consecutive MVP. After facing the Heat again, he truly demonstrated his dominance to the fullest.

Easily 30+ in the Eastern Conference Finals, and even had some energy left to defend James in an extremely embarrassing situation.

Duan's outstanding offensive and defensive performance is undoubtedly one of the key factors in the Bulls' second consecutive victory in the Eastern Conference Finals.

However, the series is not over yet, and Doon has not yet broken through to the Eastern Conference finals in the past three years.

If Doon wants to build a dynasty again, they need to prove themselves in the next away games.

Whether the Bulls' rookies can become championship players must first pass the Eastern Conference Finals. In the away games of the Eastern Conference Finals, they must play a stable role on both offense and defense.

(End of this chapter)