399: Manifesto Under the Massacre
The defending champion Miami Heat has played 5 wins and 1 loss this season. The only loss game has also fought with the Knicks until the last moment.
This is the Heat, a real top team in the league. As long as they want, they can defeat most of the opponents in the league.
So, when the Heat are about to play against the Grizzlies, fans are looking forward to it.
A strong showdown is a drama that all fans like. It would be even better if the suspense of the game could be left to the end.
In the first quarter, the Grizzlies first led 8-0, and then were caught back by the Heat. This rhythm of back and forth is exactly what the fans want to watch. It seems that the Heat and the Grizzlies will really leave the suspense until the last moment.
But before the second quarter was finished, fans found that things had become different.
Wade was sweating profusely, and when he faced Link with the ball again, he chose to hand the ball over to LeBron James.
In the last game, Wade took a rest due to injury and just returned today. But judging from the results, Wade might as well continue to rest today.
He made 0 of 6 shots and scored 2 points with only free throws, which is Wade's offensive state so far in the second quarter.
Spoelstra replaced Wade, originally trying to force him to force Nick Young to end. But Wade not only did not play a role, but was regarded as an ATM by Link.
Therefore, when Wade faced Link's defense again, he compromised. He knew that the opportunity could not be wasted on him, and the Heat were in danger!
James received the ball panting, and few people noticed that he had almost 12 minutes into the second quarter.
Originally, I wanted to stabilize the situation by saving physical strength first, and then take a break from the court. As a result, the situation deteriorated rapidly at the beginning of the second quarter, leaving James without even a chance to take a breath.
At this time, the one who defended in front of James was Tony Allen, who had just been on the court and was still energetic at this time.
As a player selected for the first-team defense last season, Tony Allen has already made James feel extremely tired just by standing there.
But there is no way, James's only choice is to face the difficulties.
Under the entanglement of Tony Allen, James, who had already exhausted his physical strength, once again felt weak when he made a layup. He fought against Link, Iguodala and Tony Allen in a row. James' physical energy consumption was unimaginable.
When he held his breath and stood under the basket, he no longer had the strength to attack the frame again.
Seeing James, who scored 10 points and 5 rebounds in the first quarter, missed again, Spoelstra covered his head with both hands in horror.
Out of control, the game is completely out of control!
The Grizzlies immediately fought back, and the hearts of the Heat players were in their throats.
At this time, the Grizzlies rushed to the front, Nick Young, who had scored 5 of 7 shots in a single quarter and 4 of 6 three-pointers and scored 16 points.
There is no doubt that this guy is the main reason why the Heat were completely fooled. James would never have thought that a cauliflower head would play so well on his head today, just like the cauliflower head wearing the Lakers No. 8 jersey back then.
The other person is Link Link, who has scored 6 points and 4 assists, and his score is not as explosive as Nick Young, but his breakthrough has become a nightmare for the Heat.
Once the Heat double-team, Link will always find his teammates in the open. If he doesn't double-team, Wade will be forced to be eaten. Therefore, Link made 4 assists and 0 mistakes in a single quarter, as well as countless indirect assists. Every pass of Link was clear.
In the second quarter, Link and Nick Young alone scored 20 points. When these two people rushed to the front, everyone in the Heat were worried. If the counterattack was scored by the Grizzlies this time, the Heat would have to enter the second half with a 15-point disadvantage!
Link received a long pass from Gasol, and this season Stevens has been asking the Grizzlies to play slowly unless the Grizzlies have the advantage in the fast-paced offense.
So today, the Grizzlies went crazy.
After Link received the ball, Wade followed Link diagonally, missing a position. Judging from Wade's current physical fitness and health, it is basically impossible for him to play the most skilled chase when he was young.
Link looked back at Wade, after ensuring his safety, he jumped with one foot, twisted his waist in the air, and turned around 180°.
So Link stared at Wade's eyes in the air, and his back was pressed into the frame.
"Hoho, after the big windmill dunk, he dunked his back. Link had a strong performance when he dunked this season. After 15 points, the Miami Heat were completely defeated. Now there are only 2.8 seconds left before the end of the first half. If nothing unexpected happens, the Heat will return to the locker room with this huge difference."
Hubby Brynn looked proud, Link and Nick Young's performance today completely surpassed the Big Three. 16 points in a single quarter, listen, is this what people do? 8 points and 4 assists in a single quarter without any mistakes. Link did not respect the elderly and love the young at all, and was very enthusiastic about Wade.
But these two "rogues" have completely covered up the glory of the Big Three today. Facts have proved that the Memphis Grizzlies are indeed able to threaten the defending champion!
In the last 2.8 seconds, Bosh made a three-pointer from a long distance. But as always, the basketball hit the box. At the end of the half-time game, the score of 56 to 41 was written on the big screen on the scene.
The Grizzlies played against the Heat 34-20 in the second quarter. The Heat thought their counterattack in the first quarter was the beginning. Unexpectedly, it was the end of their resistance.
After the half-time game, the Heat players walked into the player channel one by one dejectedly. This was the first time this season, and the defending champions would feel desperate in the game. It was also the first time that they felt that their road to defending was no longer smooth.
"Dwyne Wade's return from injury did not help the Heat. Wade made only 2 of 10 shots in the first half. I must emphasize again that the Grizzlies' wing defensive chain is very terrible. Dwyne and LeBron both have difficulty in both playing excellent performances. LeBron scored 14 points in the first half, but only scored 4 points in the second quarter. In short, Wade and James combined the second quarter and only scored 4 points. I can guarantee that there is no second team in the league, which can limit James and Wade to this level!"
Although Hubby Bryn watched the whole process of the game, he was still a little surprised when he saw these exaggerated data.
The Memphis Grizzlies can really challenge the defending champion! This halftime aroused the infinite imagination of Memphis fans.
Although in the locker room, Spolstra emphasized more than once, "The game is not over yet, we still have a whole half to change everything!"
But when it comes to practice, the Filipino coach has not much to change. When you have three superstars under your command but are still 15 points behind the opponent, this is not a gap that can be recovered by several tactical adjustments.
So in the second half, the Heat's disaster continued.
After the start of the second half, Randolph's big black bear also began to come out to "hunter". In the middle of the third quarter, Randolph and Nick Young's consecutive goals helped the Grizzlies to a 11-0 offensive climax.
The Heat have no power to fight back. This may be the first time in history that the defending champion would be so embarrassed at the Federal Express Arena.
Although the Heat returned an 8-0 wave before the end of the third quarter. Even so, the Heat still entered the final match of the fourth quarter with a 10-point difference.
Heat fans are still fantasizing that the Heat narrowed the gap by 5 points in the third quarter, and maybe in the fourth quarter, they completely smoothed the gap! But the fact is often much crueler than fantasy. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, after Ray Allen made a three-pointer, James and Bosh also scored their own points, and the Heat played a 7-2 offensive wave to narrow the gap to only 7 points left.
But soon, Randolph and Link scored respectively, and Conley scored two goals in a row. With Nick Young, Link and Conley hitting three-pointers in a row, Randolph scored 2+1 again and finished the game crazily.
The Grizzlies directly launched a 22-2 super attack wave, which made everyone stunned!
The Memphis Grizzlies hit a 22-2 attack wave on the defending champion!? It's incredible!
When the game ended with 3 minutes and 30 seconds left, the score had become 104-77! Miami Heat, 27 points behind the Memphis Grizzlies!
The Grizzlies are so excited that when garbage time comes, Nick Young is still not very interested in the end
In the end, the Grizzlies beat the Miami Heat 104-86 at home! Before the game, everyone said that the showdown between the Heat and the Grizzlies would not turn into the Rockets and the Grizzlies' game as high and low.
Little did they know that the Heat lost as badly as the Rockets!
After the game, James, who scored 20 points, 6 assists and 10 rebounds, was very embarrassed. He waved his hand and refused all the reporters' interviews and walked back to the player's passage alone.
When Link faced the camera, he pointed to the camera and then pointed to the bloody score on the top of his head.
"See it? Championship, we are here!"
If it were put before, people would only say that Link was a fool.
Chapter completed!