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While shouting to warn Kobe to be careful, Lin Tian moved laterally at lightning speed, moving closer to Kobe.

Unfortunately, Kobe's lateral movement was a bit too slow, and Lin Tian and Kobe's closing-in tactic failed. Wade also used his signature wide behind-the-back dribble to squeeze through the gap between Lin Tian and Kobe.

After a behind-the-back dribble and a side step to get past the two players, Wade seemed to be swimming like a dragon entering the sea, breaking free from all restraints, and with a series of elusive steps, he rushed into the Lakers' three-second zone in the blink of an eye.

Jump, contest, pull up and then shoot a layup.

"Shh!"

"Oh!"

A crisp sound, accompanied by the heavy thud of Wade hitting the floor, became the ending note of this play.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye; in the blink of an eye, everything was done.

It flows smoothly yet exudes a domineering and unrestrained power!

This is Wade's signature style of play.

Undeterred by double teams or help defense, they bravely charge at every opponent, then throw themselves into the air, only to land heavily after the confrontation.

With this move, Wade gained countless fans at a young age, becoming a regular Eastern Conference All-Star starter and one of the most popular players in the league.

He also became the only guy in the entire league to have his fall named after him.

The "Wade fall" is a well-known incident that resonates throughout the league and is talked about by countless fans.

But as the saying goes, every advantage has its disadvantage. The more fans loved Wade's fall, the more times it appeared in the top ten plays and brought despair to the opponents, the more injuries and pain it brought to Wade.

The Cavaliers' doctors had already diagnosed that Wade's aggressive playing style had caused continuous wear and tear on his meniscus cartilage, to the point of exhaustion.

If Wade continues to play like this, his career could end at any time, just like the younger Roy.

Therefore, in recent years, in order to prolong his career, Wade has rarely attacked the paint so aggressively, pushing the intensity and physicality to the limit.

He is, after all, a human being, and he is also afraid of spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

But at this moment, when the team needed him to step up, Wade did not hesitate to pull out his trump card.

"Are you out of your mind?" Lin Tian had already returned to the baseline and looked at Wade, who had been lying on the floor for several moments before being helped up by his teammates. He said, "I thought you had forgotten that you could still play like this."

"I wish I could forget it too," Wade said with a wry smile. "But unfortunately, I can't forget it. I can't help it every time the team is in trouble."

"Especially tonight's situation, this is the finals! I've been waiting for almost 10 years, this is my best chance."

"Even if I spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair, I will not let this opportunity pass me by."

"It's a pity I'm too hard-hearted." Lin Tian received the ball from the baseline, looked at Wade who was lowering his center of gravity and preparing to apply full-court pressure on him, and said with a smile, "Otherwise, I might really have let you win the championship."

"Who asked you to hold back!" Wade snorted. "I'm going all out against you!"

"Then go all out!" Lin Tian said, and suddenly threw a powerful shot from the spot, his upper body swaying to the left and right in an instant. This tiny feint would be useless against those who hardly defend or have terrible defense.

However, facing Wade was enough to make Wade's center of gravity shift, and he had to be wary and guess which direction Lin Tian would take.

After Lin Tian blew the ball, he made another hesitant step, resetting his footwork to be level with both feet. This completely deprived Wade of any judgment, leaving him with no choice but to choose a direction and gamble that Lin Tian would come from that direction.

Unfortunately, Lin Tian never loses at gambling!

Wade guessed wrong.

Lin Tian accelerated past him and rushed towards the front in the blink of an eye.

After moving to the frontcourt, Lin Tian made a sudden stop and pulled back from beyond the three-point line, causing Wade, who was sprinting to regain his defensive position, to stumble and almost fall.

"Not bad for core strength!" Lin Tian looked at Wade, who was barely managing to steady himself, and said with a smile, "You're really giving it your all!"

"I'm not like you, Lin! You've won countless championships, while I haven't won a single one!" Wade saw Lin Tian stop and immediately stepped forward to close the gap, trying to steal the ball from Lin Tian's hands: "I won't miss this opportunity!"

Even if he can't cut off the ball, Wade should still try to disrupt Lin Tian's offense and prevent Lin Tian from organizing the team's attack.

"Wrong, Devin." Lin Tian dodged Wade's first steal with a behind-the-back dribble, then dribbled the ball back in the original direction with another behind-the-back dribble, dodging Wade's second attempt. At the same time, Lin Tian's dribble was significantly stronger this time.

The basketball wasn't going for Lin Tian's other hand; it was going for the Lakers player on the wing.

Murphy!

This guy was standing outside the three-point line and got another chance. Varejao was going to watch Bynum under the basket, while Anthony was being screened by Kobe. Kobe and Murphy had just completed an off-ball screen, so standing in front of Murphy was Chalmers, who was only a little over 190 centimeters tall.

With a height difference of over 20 centimeters between the two, Chalmers had almost no chance of interfering with Murphy's shot. He glanced at the three-point line and decisively took the three-point shot!

"Shh!"

After the crisp sound, Murphy hit his second three-pointer of the night!
The score difference between the two sides has reached 9 points!

"Do you know where you went wrong?" Lin Tian looked at Wade and continued his previous topic: "My championships are countable. There are 11 player championships plus one coaching championship, a total of 12. It's not countless."

"Secondly, this is a unique opportunity for me! I crave opportunities and new championships!"

"So, I won't miss this opportunity!"

"You're really asking for it." Wade cursed, dribbling the ball to the frontcourt again. This time, instead of forcing his way through the two players, he asked for a double screen and headed towards Kobe, aiming to exploit Kobe's lack of lateral speed.

Seizing the opportunity, he accelerated again, flashing past Kobe. But as soon as he entered the three-point line, Lin Tian arrived again like a shadow, blocking his way.

Wade reacted with lightning speed, turning around without stopping and flashing past Lin Tian once again.

But as he dodged, a tall figure appeared in front of him.

Durant!
"Oh!"

Wade and Durant collided solidly, both falling backward at the same time, and the referee's whistle blew simultaneously.

"Offensive foul!"

Wade collided with Durant, who was already prepared, resulting in an offensive foul without any doubt!

Even so, a chorus of boos erupted from the crowd, directed at both Durant and the referees.

Wade lay on the floor for a while, feeling his knee, before quickly standing up, turning around without a word, and starting to defend.

Miller said, "We still can't break through! The Cavaliers really don't have any reliable way to consistently break through the Lakers' zone defense."

Van Gundy said, "Actually, Wade had just broken through the Lakers' zone defense. In the end, the way the Lakers defended Wade was no longer a zone defense. Lin and Durant both shifted their defensive zones and positions."

"If Lin or Durant had arrived even a little slower, giving Wade even a split second to handle the ball, he could have passed it to an open teammate and let them attack." "But unfortunately, those two guys were too fast. They didn't give Wade any space to handle the ball or observe the situation. They appeared at just the right moment, blocking Wade in his most vulnerable spot and forcing him to make a mistake."

"The Lakers' defense is really good! Jackson's lineup change is truly amazing!"

"From the moment the Lakers started attacking Gasol during the timeout and forced him to commit enough fouls to rest, Jackson has gained the upper hand in the direct battle between the two coaches."

"Let's see if Brown can turn the tide and regain his form from the first half of the game!"

In the Lakers' offensive possession, Lin Tian passed the ball to Bynum again. Bynum's strong inside drive against Varejao for a layup missed this time, but he used his height to grab two consecutive offensive rebounds. On his third attempt, he finally put the ball in!
"Complete dominance! Complete dominance in talent! Complete dominance in athleticism!" Miller said, "The Cavaliers need to make adjustments! They can't just watch Bynum wreak havoc in their paint. If they keep playing like this, they're really going to get crushed!"

"Varejao is better suited for supporting roles than going head-to-head with the opponent's star center. He's the type to add bricks and tiles, not the type to carry the whole team!"

Jackson added, "The bigger problem is that the Lakers are already up by 11 points! If they keep playing like this, their lead could be heading towards 15 points!"

"If the Cavaliers don't change their strategy, they might not need to change anything tonight. They're going to get crushed by the Lakers!"

For Cleveland fans, the upcoming game brings both good and bad news.

The bad news is that Brown just won't change his ways; he seems determined to have these few players hold on and get through the first half.

The good news is that Anthony has exploded!
Faced with the Lakers' zone defense, Anthony and the Cavaliers players finally realized that he was the biggest weapon to break the zone defense.

In the remainder of the second quarter, Anthony hit two three-pointers from the 45-degree angles on the wings beyond the three-point line. In addition to the two three-pointers from the left and right, Anthony also successfully drove to the basket and made a layup.

It was thanks to his 8 points that the Cavaliers managed to hold on.

They didn't allow the Lakers to pull away to a point in the third quarter that they couldn't close the gap completely.

But they were unable to reduce the point difference by much.

Because Bynum once again displayed his dominance in the paint, he scored twice more against Varejao, one of which was a brutal dunk and a free throw. In the final moments of both the first and second quarters, Bynum showcased his beastly presence and ferocity under the basket.

The Lakers' plan to exploit the Cavaliers' weaknesses went perfectly, focusing on their lack of height in the paint and having Bynum attack repeatedly. While Murphy only made one three-pointer, his strategic significance was clearly greater.

With Murphy standing on the perimeter, the Cavaliers' defense couldn't ignore him and collapse to defend Bynum.

What if he scores another one?

Faced with this situation where it's difficult to balance internal and external factors, most teams will choose to give special attention to one side and selectively abandon the other, essentially choosing between two poisons.

Whether or not they will be poisoned to death in the end depends entirely on luck.

But the Cavaliers' response tonight was clearly too slow.

They didn't completely give up Murphy's three-point shooting, nor did they double-team Bynum. Faced with the Lakers' dominance, they did nothing and chose to just play it out for now.

They didn't refuse either cup of poison, but in the end, they swallowed every last drop.

They didn't die not because the poison wasn't potent enough, but because they were lucky.

Brown's shortcomings were thoroughly exposed in the final minutes of the second quarter tonight.

If Wade hadn't been driving to the basket with all his might and if Anthony hadn't found his rhythm with his three-pointers, who knows how many points the Cavaliers would have been down by at the end of the second quarter.

Ultimately, when the whistle blew to end the first half, the Cavaliers trailed the Lakers by 9 points, 60-69!
Thanks to Anthony's explosive performance, they still left a lot of suspense in the second half.

"It is foreseeable that the second half will be even more exciting, and both sides will definitely put on a more entertaining performance!" Van Gundy said after the halftime break. "First of all, Gasol, after having to sit on the bench for a few minutes in the second half of the second quarter, will continue to play in the third quarter."

"With Gasol, the Cavaliers' tactical system will be immediately enriched. If the Lakers set up a zone defense, the Cavaliers will no longer be afraid or at a loss."

"The burden on Wade and Anthony can be lightened a bit. After all, the Cavaliers were able to keep the score close in the first half almost entirely thanks to Anthony and Wade. Wade scored 18 points in the first half, and Anthony also had 16 points. There's never any worry about their firepower."

"As for the Lakers," Miller said, "their frontcourt duo played quite well tonight. Bynum had a very strong performance at the end of the first and second quarters, and he has already scored 17 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. He is the Lakers' leading scorer in the first half."

"Murphy, who was promoted to the starting lineup tonight and made his first start in the playoffs this season, scored 6 points in the first half. His two three-pointers made the Cavaliers hesitant to attack him and dared not relax their defense against him, always keeping the necessary troops around him."

"Murphy's strategic significance is definitely greater than his data."

"In addition, the other Lakers players also had excellent performances tonight, and Durant's block at the beginning of the game is still amazing!"

"In the second half, it remains to be seen whether the Lakers will continue to extend their lead or the Cavaliers will come from behind and narrow the gap."

Jackson added, "If you ask me, although the Lakers had the advantage in the first half, they also have some weaknesses! Like the Cavaliers, they have a foul problem."

"The Cavaliers went from being evenly matched to being at a disadvantage in the first half because their interior defense collapsed and Gasol got into foul trouble. But the Lakers have the same problem. Bynum was the team's leading scorer in the first half, but he now has two fouls."

"What's more noteworthy is that both of Bynum's fouls were offensive fouls! Given Bynum's playing style and his tendency to get carried away, coupled with the Cavaliers' roster, Bynum is quite likely to run into foul trouble in the third quarter."

"If Bynum goes out, then the Cavaliers will have an absolute advantage in the paint, and they will dominate the Lakers."

"As for how the game will ultimately unfold, I think it will depend on the players' performance and the coaches' on-field command."

Van Gundy said, "When it comes to in-game coaching, that's Jackson's forte! Brown was on par with Jackson at the beginning of the game, and his troop deployment was quite impressive, but his problems were exposed again after Gasol went to the bench."

"Browner's lack of on-court adjustments, slow reaction time, and poor adaptability were problems that Jackson exploited in the latter part of the second quarter. It remains to be seen whether Brown can capitalize on Jackson's weaknesses and shortcomings in the third quarter."

Let's wait and see!

"Andrew played very well. Watch out for fouls in the second half, don't get carried away, stay calm! As long as you don't foul, as long as you stay on the court, we're guaranteed to win tonight!" In the locker room, Jackson looked at the statistics on his hand, recalled the details of the game, and began his halftime instructions.

"The Cavaliers are out of options. They've run out of tricks. Their coach has once again exposed himself as an idiot. He'll definitely play the same way in the second half as he did in the first half."

"There's a high chance they'll start by targeting Chalmers, Kobe. If they keep playing like that, give them a shock! Then he'll quickly make substitutions to increase the speed and bring in Sessions to push the pace."

"Andrew, step up your offensive rebounding in the second half. I think you can get 30+20 tonight! This is the Finals! Andrew! Do you know what 30+20 in a Finals game means?"

"Keep it up! I have high hopes for you!"

"The rest of you, when Andrew goes for the rebound, don't just stand around. Disrupt their passes, disrupt their inbounds, completely slow them down, and force them to play positional offense! Especially when Sessions is on the court."

"Lin, in the second half, whenever Sessions comes on, you're going to stick to him and keep him pinned to the ground! I want to make sure he can't even get a single fast break going!"

"The same goes for everyone else. We need to be more focused, especially since, based on the first half, whenever Lin presses hard, Sessions will immediately pass the ball. We need to carefully recall the timing and rhythm of his passes and look for opportunities to make interceptions or double-team in advance."

"In short, completely suppress their offensive and force them to fight a positional war against us!"

"The Cavaliers' positional warfare is far worse than their transition offense and defense! If we can limit them to positional warfare and hand-to-hand combat, I really can't think of any possibility that they could beat us!"

"Oh, and Kevin, you'll probably be going up against Dwyane Wade in the second half. Remember, the first rule of defending Wade is not to jump! That guy is all about fakes, so if you don't jump, you won't get faked out or draw a foul."

"Second, give him space, especially beyond the three-point line. His drives are far more aggressive than his shots. As long as you watch his driving routes and prevent him from getting to the basket, he's not that scary!"

"Alright, that's about it. If there are any further questions, we can discuss them during the second half! Go, lads, let's tie the game!" (End of Chapter)