When people thought this would be a rivalry between James and Link, Wade stood up and took on the responsibility that should have belonged to him.

With 14 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in a single quarter, Wade was like a dream to return to the peak in the first quarter!

This seems to be a signal, a signal that the Heat will start to reverse the situation.

Once Wade performs similarly in the playoffs, it means the Heat will start to sound the horn of counterattack.

At this time, the Heat fans were extremely excited. They didn't care whether Wade or James led the team to win. As long as they could win in the end, it was not that important who would win.

Only if you can win in the end will the Heat have hope for this round of series.

They are full of confidence in this.

They knew that Wade would not give up on this series, and the Heat would not abandon his team.

He once again sounded the horn of counterattack, and in each counterattack, the Heat won without exception.

It's not just a victory in one game, but also a victory in the entire series!

Spoelstra is more calm than Heat fans. He knows better than anyone else that the game has not yet been finalized.

Wade blocked Conley is only the first step. James can block Link is the second step, and it is the most important step.

Link scored terrifying data per game of 29 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks in the regular season, including 7 assists per game, but he is ranked 10th in the league.

As it turns out, Link's organizational ability is no less than that of many point guards. If he can revitalize the Grizzlies' offense, all the efforts made by the Heat will fail.

In other words, the current situation has become the same as in the previous game. The key to victory or defeat is Link and James!

But putting hope on James seems to be fine.

Spolstra is still very confident, and the source of his confidence is the good air conditioning system of the Federal Express Arena today.

In the last game, James was basically overdrawn in the late third quarter with the high temperature of 40c. So in the entire fourth quarter, James was trampled to death by Link.

But today, without the factors such as high temperatures, Spolstra believes that James can withstand Link's impact.

He is the best player in the league. Is there any problem with putting hope on him?

The second quarter started soon, and the Grizzlies did not change their team and still changed to all the starters. The same is true for the Heat. Since the Spurs were tortured to death by the Grizzlies' senior and four-person team, Spoelstra has not dared to play in the small lineup easily.

Although Lewis is strictly a small forward, his height of 2.08 meters is completely incompatible with "small".

In the second quarter, the Heat attacked first. This time, Wade used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Conley. Facing Gasol's backup defense, he shook the space with a beautiful mist step and successfully made a layup.

After a break between the festival, Wade's condition did not cool down. He still had full firepower and increased his personal score to 16 points as soon as he started.

Conley hated that. It has been a long time since he felt so helpless when he was playing against any player.

Even in the Western Conference semi-finals, Conley did not play so hard.

Once Wade's offensive state is out, it will be a dimensionality reduction blow to Conley.

The Heat continue to lead, and they have already achieved a 9-point advantage! This is the first time that the Heat have experienced the feeling of leading by 9 points in the finals.

Grizzlies fans were at a loss, and they were all wondering what the Grizzlies should do to reverse the situation.

At this moment, Link stood near the bottom line and opened his hand to take the bottom line ball from Gasol.

And what about Conley? He had already run to the frontcourt to prepare.

The fans all widened their eyes and looked like Link became... the ball-handling striker!?

"Link took the baseline ball and passed half. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Grizzlies made changes!" Hubby Brown also held his glasses and was about to see what medicine was sold in Link's pocket.

Link skillfully stopped outside the three-point line and directed his teammates to run in a manner.

James resisted the urge to go forward to steal, and opened his arms to keep in front of Link. He knew that he must not be in a hurry. He snatched Link rashly, but he was thrown away by that guy.

After almost the same command, Link began to dribble the ball with his left and right hands. James was concentrating on observing Link's movements. The prelude of this dribble, Link should have wanted to suddenly accelerate!

It was almost time for James to say that, and Link moved just as he thought of this!

James, who was prepared, immediately moved horizontally towards Link's acceleration. He gritted his teeth and prepared to withstand the impact!

However, Link's style is not as simple and crude as James. The moment the two sides were about to collide, Link changed directions from one body to another, flashing past James!

James hurriedly turned around and chased after him. He didn't expect Link to suddenly use the continuous change of direction.

As we all know, Link has had two breakthrough styles since the All-Star Game.

One is the previous emergency stop and the other is the elegant continuous change of directions of Grant Hill.

To determine which method Link is using to break through, it mainly depends on Link's preparations before breaking through.

If he lowers the center of gravity and dribbles with his hands quickly, he must speed up.

If Link straightens his back and slowly approaches the defender, then you must be prepared to deal with continuous changes in directions.

James has studied all this a long time ago, so he is full of confidence in his judgment just now.

Little did he know that this time, Link used a sudden acceleration to prepare and played a continuous change of direction.

After so long of adapting, Link could have been able to mix these two breakthrough blocks together. James' previous experience in defending Link is now all invalid.

Link broke into the penalty area, slid past Bosh, who was actively returning to defense, and made a soft layup.

Spoelstra, who was still full of expectations, slapped his forehead suddenly. Who would have thought that James' defense was so easy to break free by Link.

"Link's continuous change of direction is still so lethal. We haven't seen him excel in this way for a while. I have to say that Link's performance just now was simply pleasing to the eye."

Although he was scored one goal, the Heat were not hopeless.

In that attack just now, although Link had controlled the ball through half the game, he did not organize the attack, but chose to play alone by himself.

But Link can't get all the points of the Grizzlies by playing solo alone. As long as the Grizzlies' offense cannot be operated, it will be useless even if Link gets more points!

So Spoelstra made a gesture to the players off the court, and next, he would strengthen his defense against Link!

The Heat's offense is as efficient as ever. Bosh made a jump shot from the low post, bringing the score difference back to 9 points. Wade's outstanding form has already radiated to every player of the Heat.

Although Bosh scored a goal, the Heat team was not complacent. Because the key to whether they can win the game now is mainly defense!

It's not too late to be happy when Link is defended.

Link received the ball at the bottom line again, and it seemed that he was still a organizer. But Spoelstra knew that Link was just trying to play one-stop singles!

This time, facing James' defense again, Link still did not pass the ball, but called for the pick-and-roll.

Bosh was ready to fight and was ready to make up for defense at any time. He didn't believe it, and neither of them could stop Link!

After using the cover, Link killed the penalty area from 45° on the right, while Spoelstra's face filled with a smile.

It seems that Link can't find a way to organize an offense under the tight defense of the Heat.

The Heat did a good job in defense today. Not only did they kill Conley, but they also tried their best to block the possible passing route. So in the first quarter, the Grizzlies' offense struggled so hard.

Link broke into the penalty area, and Bosh and James immediately surrounded him. Not only did Link not have room to take action, but he didn't even have room for the Legends!

Bosh had already made preparations for a jump block. He watched Link break into the penalty area, then went deeper, and continued to go deeper.

However, Link had already run from the right side of the basket to the left side, but still did not take action.

Just when Bosh felt strange, a loud noise suddenly came in his ear!

Bosh was jumped and looked back and found that Marc Gasol was hanging on the basket at this time, and he had just succeeded in dunking!

"What!" Bosh opened his mouth wide. The basketball was clearly in Link's hands. When did it jump into Gasol's hands?

"He just passed the ball, didn't you notice it?" James yelled at Bosh anxiously, which made the "Dragon King" look confused.

It turned out that when Link pierced into the penalty area just now, he had already passed the ball from behind without looking at people, and handed the ball from behind Bosh to Gasol!

But since Link didn't watch people throughout the whole process and the pass movement was very secretive, Bosh didn't notice it at all. He thought Link was driving the ball!

Bosh was sent away by Link, and after receiving the basketball, Gasol was able to dunk directly!

Link's beautiful pass completely played Bosh!

Can't find the pass route? It doesn't exist. In Link's eyes, there are pass routes everywhere! Moreover, it's the pass route that you don't need to look at at all!

"What kind of magic pass is this!? Haha, have you seen Chris Bosh's confused expression? He probably was still thinking about what magic Link used to suddenly turn the ball away! Magic, yes, Magic! Just now, Link was like a magician of the 21st century! There are few players who can compare to Link's feelings for basketball games. And the pass just now reflects this more vividly!"

Link helped the Grizzlies recover one goal again, and the difference between the two sides became 7 points.

Although the Heat still had the advantage, Spoelstra couldn't laugh at this time.

The reason why Link chose singles for the first ball was to increase his offensive threat. Because only after the offensive threat increased can he attract defense.

And if you attract defense, you will have a chance to pass!

Spoelstra just realized now that Link had been walking in the Heat's nose since the beginning of the game! He deliberately attracted double teams to create opportunities for his teammates!

Once Link revitalizes the Grizzlies' offense...not to mention 7 points, even 17 points will not be safe!
Chapter completed!