Jimmy Butler's role can be said to be immediate. A successful defense sometimes not only prevents the opponent from scoring points, but also creates a successful offense.

Butler's desperate style made Wade suffer. Link believed that Wade would definitely not dare to break through easily now. Butler had already told the Heat's force king with his tough defense: "This road is difficult to go."

Link made a one-handed dunk on James' head, which made the atmosphere of the game become popular again.

James was also a little unwilling to accept it. Now Link's physical fitness is indeed much better than before, and his ability to directly dunk while walking is very powerful.

The score difference was narrowed to 3 points, but in fact this did not exceed the Heat's expectations. They knew better than anyone else that the Grizzlies were not so easy to defeat.

The Heat continued to attack. This time, James and Wade played a pass and cut cooperation.

James organized at a high position and waited for Wade to cut in before hitting the ground to send the ball in.

Zhan Wei is still very tacit. When he watched the game back then, he was not so deeply moved. But when Link really confronted him on the basketball court, he realized how smooth the cooperation between the two was.

Wade's cutting is very fast, and he is definitely a master who makes layups in interference. As long as Wade can stay healthy for the time being, he will be "Jordan who is five centimeters shorter."

However, this time, when Wade took three steps to prepare for a layup and just started jumping, Jimmy Butler cut the basketball with quick eyes and hands!

"What!?" Wade's eyes widened in the air. He couldn't believe that he had been stolen twice in a row by a small substitute!

Jimmy Butler often uses this trick to deal with Link during training, which is also why Link's ball protection ability is so good.

Every time he takes off and makes a layup, he will worry about whether Jimmy Butler will suddenly reach out to steal.

However, Wade, who did not train with Butler frequently, was not so strong in defense.

By the time Wade landed, Butler had already passed the basketball to Conley, and the Grizzlies had another chance to counterattack!

Wade made two consecutive mistakes!

This time, the Heat reacted quickly and retreated in a timely manner. Moreover, as the defending champions, their retreat was very strategic and did not stand randomly.

It has to be said that the Heat's defense is actually stronger than expected, but their inside line is too weak, so they give people the illusion of "bad defense".

Conley just passed the half, and was entangled by Charmos. Although Charmos has a little mediocre ability, he is still motivated. Playing around the Big Three, if he is not active, he may be replaced at any time.

Conley then passed the ball to Link again, and Link faced James again. It seemed that Link was playing against James, but in fact, the whole Heat team was already ready to move.

The Heat are very clear that if you want to defend Link, you must borrow the strength of the whole team. Timely assisting defense and double-teaming are the most effective way to curb Link.

Their successful defense in the first quarter is proof.

So Link is not only against James, but also against the entire Heat.

Link was not nervous. After Gasol Jr.'s cover was raised, Link once again rushed into the penalty area!

James quickly bypassed the cover and stuck to Link again. When Bosh was pulled out, James knew very well that Haslem alone could not stop Link.

At the same time, Link also found that Wade was moving closer to him, and the Heat's defense indeed shrank again!

In the first quarter, the Heat successfully restricted Link with such a defensive strategy, because even if Link passed the ball to Tony Allen, it would be useless.

But now, the situation is very different. The Heat has actually contracted, so it has to pay the price!

Jimmy Butler, not Tony Allen.

Link jumped high after reaching a deep position, and then people saw three Heat players wearing dark red jerseys jumping along.

For superstars of Link's level, it is normal to be defended by three people in the air.

However, this time Link did not force himself, but threw the ball back in the air at will, and didn't even look at the back!

"If you don't look at the passing ball behind the human head, who will be the target of the passing ball?"

As soon as Hubby Brown finished speaking, she saw the young Jimmy Butler receiving a wonderful pass from Link one step behind the free throw line.

Because Wade went to make up for Link, Butler is now unmarked!

"This ball was passed very well. Can Jimmy seize the opportunity!?"

Hubby Brown was in a mood at this time, just like most Grizzlies fans, and they were a little worried. After all, Butler did not play much during the regular season, and people were unsure of his offensive stability.

But Link knew very well that the boy's shooting was making great progress!

Before Wade could react to where the ball went, Jimmy Butler completed the attack.

"No way...how did it pass!" Wade prayed in his heart that he must not score the ball, otherwise it would be his responsibility from offense to defense.

However, God has always been unable to control what happened in the Federal Express Arena. Jimmy Butler was not nervous and did his moves very thoroughly.

The basketball was added to the net, and the Grizzlies added two more points! The Heat's double-teaming strategy against Link officially failed!

"Beautiful assists and beautiful goals, Jimmy Butler is not ruthless! Good thing, although he is only in the second grade, although he has played in the finals for the first time, and although he has averaged less than 15 minutes of playing time before, as long as he plays on the court, he is willing to fight and contribute to the team. This is the Jimmy Butler we are familiar with. He can perform in almost every round of the past few rounds he appears!"

Hubby Brown cheered, and the Grizzlies fans must have loved that young No. 21 now.

During the regular season, Butler played several convincing games. Today, it seems that it will be another night for him!

Wade did not hold the ball again this time. If it was just a coincidence that he could defend himself in one round, then two consecutive rounds were blocked, Wade had to carefully consider how much Jimmy Butler was.

If Butler is not taken seriously, Wade knows that he will only suffer in the end.

James and Wade did not play, so Bosh finally got a chance to play singles at the low post. However, for Bosh, the Grizzlies were obviously not that nervous.

Indeed, in order to adapt to Wade and James, Bosh is indeed the biggest sacrifice among the Big Three. He rarely gets a low-single single, and most of the time, in order to open up space for Janwei, he becomes an external anti-aircraft turret.

But it is also true that Bosh is in poor form in the playoffs this year.

When Wade's knees were already recovering, Bosh's hit rate was still around 35%.

Whether as an inside line or as an anti-aircraft turret, Bosh's hit rate is unqualified.

Now when it comes to the Heat, people always think of Wade and James first. Bosh always feels excluded. People seem to think that he is not a giant character anymore.

Bosh has only averaged 12 points per game so far in the playoffs, which is indeed a bit unreasonable.

So when Bosh was playing Gasol alone at the low post, Link was very relieved. Forcing Wade and James to give up the attack, this was already a success!

In the end, Bosh's turnaround jump shot was disturbed by the best defensive player Gasol, and the expected iron shot.

Bosh's condition is really bad, and he can't even share the offensive pressure for James and Wade.

Randolph's excellent position allowed him to easily get rebounds, and Haslem had no chance at all.

The Heat's disadvantage in the inside line began to gradually magnify.

The Heat have not scored yet in the second quarter! The Grizzlies are only short of this offense.

"Can the Grizzlies surpass the score? Now they are only 1 point away from overtaking the Heat!"

Hubby Brown and the thousands of fans behind him were looking forward to the moment when the Grizzlies overtook the score.

Once the game enters the Grizzlies' rhythm, it will be very difficult for the Heat to play.

This time, the Heat's defense obviously did not dare to restrain too much, and Jimmy Butler had already hurt the Heat.

Link then sat back to the middle distance on the right, intending to play James alone!

James really hates being singles behind the scenes, whether it is defense or attack.

When he saw a single behind his back, he would think of the incredible Blue Legion in 2011.

Although James' back-to-body skills have improved greatly after that year, he still doesn't like to do this.

Link squeezed James with his back in an attempt to get space. Wade was hesitant, he didn't know whether he should go up and double-team. Jimmy Butler had already made a shot, and Wade didn't dare to let him go directly.

Just as Wade was hesitating, Link suddenly turned back and caught James off guard!

Others made some preparations for the other people's turn-over jump shots. But Link's just turned over and leaned back was too sudden, and there was no warning at all.

In this case, it is difficult for even James to interfere with Link again.

Wade hesitated, enough for Link to kill the attack!

The Heat players finally could only watch the Grizzlies succeed in the third consecutive attack, watch the basketball jump into the net, and watch them go from leading by 5 points to falling behind by 1 point!

Wade shook his hand unwillingly. The original plan was to open the score in the second quarter. Now it seems that the plan has failed.

No wonder the Grizzlies have only lost 1 game so far. Their ability to chase points is really strong!

And all this... seems to start with Jimmy Butler coming on the court. Since he appeared in the second quarter, the Grizzlies have no longer felt aggrieved on both offense and defense. Wade couldn't help but wonder, how many incredible guys are there in the Grizzlies?

After scoring the goal, Link ignored James and ran to Wade with a slutty smile on his face.

"What's wrong with Dwayne? Was he nailed by a substitute? It's not like your style."
Chapter completed!