LeBron James, your house got robbed.

Chapter 99 Don't fucking lie here anymore

The pause has ended.

Chen Shuo looked at the field with great interest.

Make bricks without straw.

He wanted to see what Spoelstra would do in this situation.

James brought the ball to the top of the arc.

The Heat's positioning on the court changed, with Wade and JR both positioned on the strong side.

JR moved to the wing to try and receive the ball, drawing Thompson's attention. James seized the opportunity and passed the ball directly to Wade in the corner.

The pass was uninterrupted, giving Wade a chance to shoot a three-pointer after receiving the ball.

But Wade chose to drive along the baseline, drawing a double team from Chandler and Thompson, before passing the ball through the gaps to James at the top of the key.

As a result of the previous rotation, Thompson moved down to guard Wade, while Leonard also rotated down to guard JR.

On the other side, Paul could only come to the top of the arc to defend James.

In the end, the Heat managed to pick Paul.

James immediately dribbled forward, and in the instant he pushed past Paul, the basketball was stolen.

After quickly picking up the ball from the ground, James turned his back to Paul and sat down with his buttocks facing him.

Although Paul couldn't match James's size, his quick hands constantly interfered with James's dribbling, making it difficult for James to easily get the ball.

Having finally settled into a deep enough position, James caught a glimpse of Garnett with his long arms outstretched. Garnett's help defense route precisely cut between Garnett and Chalmers, interrupting the passing lane.

Left with no other option, James turned around and quickly shot, but the basketball hit the rim and was caught by Chandler.

Upon seeing this, Spoelstra immediately slammed the tactical board in his hand to the ground.

He didn't understand what James was hesitating about.

Do you always have to push under the basket when facing Paul?

He could have turned and shot near the free-throw line. Did you think Paul could block James' shot?

If you don't even dare to shoot this kind of ball, what kind of competition are you going to play?

Spoelstra could understand it last year, but James' back-to-the-basket technique was too rough; he didn't have the rhythm to turn and catch the ball, so he couldn't complete the jump shot.

But James can play in the post this season, and he has tried it many times during the regular season.

Although I haven't mastered the Dream Shake, I can at least turn around and throw the ball, and the efficiency isn't too bad.

With his core strength intact, James could easily straighten his body after turning around.

As long as he doesn't hesitate and throws that damn ball, he has a chance to win.

Keep in mind that he was facing Paul, who is 1.83 meters tall.

The reporters on the scene immediately became interested, and their flashbulbs went off, aimed at Spoelstra, who was pacing anxiously on the sidelines.

On the Cavaliers' side, Tyronn Lue received a notification from the assistant coaching staff and called Thompson over.

"You need to remember to try to cut off Wade's passing lanes to James."

Even if you don't make the shot, you can still help the team on the defensive end.

"Jordan once said, 'Your jump shot might miss, but your defense will never betray you.'"

Thompson nodded and continued playing.

He was on fire before the game started, so why is his shooting getting more and more off now? Is it because Garnett blocked his last shot during warm-up?

Thompson turned around and continued playing.

He dribbles around the baseline, using staggered screens from Chandler and Leonard, and gets to the weak side at a 45-degree angle to receive a pass from Garnett.

Yes, that's the feeling.

Catch the ball, bend your knees, lift the ball, jump, shoot, and press down with your fingertips.

The basketball traced a perfect arc in the air.

Duang

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Thompson shook his head helplessly, clearing his mind of distractions, and quickly focused on defense.

Zone defense requires a high degree of concentration, constant attention to rotation positions, and the ability to cut off the opponent's ball path as much as possible.

Just like in the previous round, Thompson ran straight towards Wade's position as James passed the ball.

He spread his arms and stood close to Wade, blocking Wade's chances of shooting and passing, leaving only the path to drive along the baseline.

After surveying the area, Wade made a swift pass, squeezing along the baseline and, facing Chandler's block attempt, forcefully twisting into a feint and throwing the ball before losing his balance.

The basketball spun around the hoop and eventually rolled out.

"Beep—"

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A whistle suddenly sounded.

Chandler, having secured the rebound, turned to look at the referee.

Thompson quickly reacted and raised his hand to signal, but the referee still indicated that number 6 had committed a blocking foul, awarding Wade two free throws.

Chen Shuo's face was gloomy.

Fortunately, Chandler didn't get many calls in the first two quarters, and with this foul, his total only reached 3.

While such whistles are not uncommon in the league, it should at least happen in Game 3, which is the Cavaliers' home court.

In Chen Shuo's plan, the referee would only cause trouble at the American Airlines Arena in Miami after the score was 2-0.

It seems that James' team is now getting restless.

After Wade made both free throws, Garnett quickly found an opportunity in the next possession to pass to Chandler in the paint, helping the latter complete a dunk.

The fans at Quicken Loans Arena finally vented their frustrations.

To Chen Shuo's surprise, Chandler's fourth foul came so quickly.

It wasn't even caused by Wade's breakthrough.

As soon as Chen Shuo's gaze fell on the frontcourt, he saw Bosh suddenly fall to the ground, and the referee immediately blew his whistle.

It's obvious that the Knights aren't allowed to use a twin-tower formation in this section.

Chen Shuo didn't even need to watch the replay; how could there be no physical contact when positioning oneself? Some actions were inevitable.

That kind of foul call is disgusting.

The home fans immediately erupted in boos and then began to hurl insults at the referee and his entire female family.

Tyronn Lue had no choice but to call up Battier to replace Chandler, who had four fouls.

The referees stole the show in the rest of the game, with Wade drawing fouls on almost every drive to the basket.

Many fouls are on the verge of being illegal.

Chandler returned to the court in the fourth quarter, but was called for a screen foul less than a minute later.

Despite the Cavaliers' ample roster rotation, they were suddenly without a center available.

Garnett played almost the entire third quarter and also had four fouls, so Tyronn Lue had to substitute veteran Thomas.

James finally seized the opportunity and began to attack the paint relentlessly during the gap.

By the time the Cavaliers' full starting lineup returned, the Heat had already built a 10-point lead.

Fortunately, Thompson, who had been struggling all game, finally found his rhythm and hit three consecutive three-pointers in the final moments, tying the game with only 30 seconds left.

At this point, both sides were finally back on equal footing.

The only problem is that both Chandler and Garnett have 5 fouls on their hands.

After observing the situation for a while, James decisively passed the ball to Wade in the corner.

When Thompson came to help defend, he raised his hands high and simply used his body to block the position. Chandler blocked the driving route and dared not make any additional moves.

With no other option, Wade forced himself to walk on the tightrope along the sideline, using Chandler's broad frame to break through. He effortlessly walked past Chandler and easily made a reverse layup.

Cavaliers 89:91 Heat

Thompson jumped up almost instantly.

"The ball is out of bounds, Wade stepped out of bounds."

The referee ignored this and simply took the ball and signaled for the ball to be served from the baseline.

With only 7 seconds left on the clock, the Cavaliers had no timeouts and could only inbound the ball from the backcourt.

The Heat pressed the ball on the spot, with James targeting Leonard and Chalmers going up against Thompson.

The Heat's intention to target Paul was very clear; Wade and JR surrounded Paul to prevent him from receiving the ball.

Of the Cavaliers' three perimeter players, Paul is the most capable of steadily dribbling the ball across the frontcourt.

Just then, Thompson looked at Garnett's eyes and understood immediately. He took two steps toward the backcourt, then suddenly braked, lowered his center of gravity, and ran in the opposite direction toward the frontcourt.

At the same time, Garnett threw the ball forward with both hands, aiming for the three-point line at 45 degrees on the wing of the frontcourt.

The moment Thompson received the ball, he landed in a familiar spot, jumped over Bosh who was coming out to defend, and shot the game-winning three-pointer.

After being knocked to the ground by Bosh who couldn't stop in time, Thompson sat on the ground, still staring intently at the basketball in the air.

I watched helplessly as the basketball hit the rim and bounced out to both sides.

Chandler leaped and put the ball in.

However, the whistle blew sharply, and the referee opened his arms wide, indicating that the game was invalid.

Thompson lay on the ground, staring at the top of the arena, letting the noise of celebrations drift past his ears.

I was so accurate when I was warming up.

How can we not go in?

The arc of that shot kept flashing through my mind.

Thompson kept thinking back to where things went wrong.

How could this ball not go in?

Until a large hand appeared above my line of sight.

Leonard helped Thompson up, patted him on the shoulder, and managed to utter a sound from his silent face.

"We will fight back."

Garnett rushed over from behind and vigorously rubbed Thompson's head.

"Newbie, you're scared already? You still have a lot to do."

"Don't fucking lie here."

Chen Shuo walked past the players.

Now it's his turn to step in.

He suppressed his anger until the post-match press conference when it finally erupted.

"If the league doesn't want us to win, they can tell us in advance, and I can have the players not play."

"This is the darkest game I've ever seen. Even Jordan couldn't have won this game."

Chen Shuo spoke fluently to the reporter, but always kept the topic within acceptable boundaries.

He understood that this was part of a business alliance.

The league will not allow this series to be one-sided.

Chen Shuo was simply trying to put pressure on the alliance as much as possible.

Of course, Chen Shuo wouldn't place his hopes on these people's conscience. He had already prepared his methods during the Indiana series, but he didn't expect to have to use them so soon.

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