Accompanied by the war song of the Seven Nations Army, the game between the two sides continued in the third quarter.
This time Coach Spoelstra firmed up his double-teaming strategy against Wang Yi.
There were at least two people keeping a close eye on Wang Yi.
Even if this means that one person from the Kings will be open, they will still double-team Wang Yi all the time.
Coach Spoelstra is a very cautious coach. Even if he is double-teamed, he still feels uneasy.
So he ordered his players that as soon as Wang Yi passed halftime, the player closest to Wang Yi would double-team Wang Yi with these two people, forming a three-person double-team.
As a result, it will be difficult for Wang Yi to take action.
As for whether other Kings players will be available, that doesn't matter.
I admit that they beat me to death, but I cannot let you, Wang Yi, beat us to death.
So as soon as the third quarter started, before Wang Yi got the ball, Hiero and Butler were closely guarding Wang Yi, one on the left and the other on the right. Wang Yi was the man on the left and right.
In this way, an opportunity appeared for Hilde.
After Hield got the ball, he directly shot an open three-pointer.
The ball bounced on the basket three times before finally rolling and crawling into the basket.
The Kings' lead expanded to 21 points.
Coach Spoelstra had no expression on his face.
Because it's obviously a lucky ball.
He didn't believe that every player on the Kings could make such a lucky shot.
In the next round, Wang Yi will still be the man on both sides.
This time the opportunity presented itself to Bagley.
Barkley seemed to be determined, and he opened his hand and hit a three-pointer.
In the next round, it was Barnes, who actually scored 31.
Wang Yi did not get the ball within three minutes, but as the saying goes, a wave of three-pointers from other Kings players directly widened the point difference to 26 points.
Coach Spoelstra was on the point of crying.
The first two quarters were all performed by Wang Yi alone, and the other Kings players hardly performed.
As a result, in the third quarter, Wang Yi finally pressed down, but other players started to play, and they blossomed more, which made it harder to defend.
He had to call a timeout.
During the timeout, emphasis was placed on the defense of other Kings players.
"They have a good three-point touch, so although we double-team Wang Yi to give them a chance to shoot, we can't let this opportunity last too long. When the ball is passed to their hands, someone has to go up and pounce on him immediately.
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"Their abilities are average. As long as you don't give them a chance for too long, they generally won't take action."
After the timeout, Coach Spoelstra's defensive strategy really worked.
Although the three-point shooting percentage of other Kings players is very good, it is based on Wang Yi attracting firepower and they have a large gap.
Now, although the Heat have given them a certain amount of space, they will soon attack back, which makes them hesitant and not very daring to take action.
The only one who dared to take action was Barnes.
After all, he is used to big scenes, and he is also determined to bring back a championship trophy for his younger brother.
But he only made 1 of 3 shots.
The Heat took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Butler took the lead and scored 21, then Hiero's two three-pointers, and then Lowry's two three-pointers.
Seeing that the point difference narrowed to 14 points again.
Wang Yi is already planning to make an effort.
With his speed tonight, there was nothing he could do if two people double-teamed him. He could get rid of these two people just by accelerating.
But at this moment, rookie Danny came on as a substitute and showed his performance.
His shooting is unlike any other Kings player.
His shot is very fast. Although it is not as fast as Curry, it is not much different. Moreover, his shot is very determined. As long as there is a chance, he will take action immediately.
He first hit two three-pointers and then hit a mid-range shot.
The score difference widened to 22 points.
Since these teammates performed well tonight, Wang Yi was happy to sit back and relax.
Now half of the third quarter has been played. Although Wang Yi has stayed on the court, he has not taken a single shot.
He didn't even touch the ball once.
This is equivalent to him taking a rest on the court.
This also allowed him to recover some of his physical energy that was excessively consumed in the first half.
At the same time, staying on the court like this also plays a role in attracting defense.
This can create more opportunities for teammates to catch and shoot.
Kill two birds with one stone.
But then the Heat adjusted their defensive strategy again.
They started letting Butler keep an eye on Danny.
As a result, Danny had no chance to take action.
The Heat took the opportunity to launch another counterattack, narrowing the point difference to 15 points.
There are still two minutes left before the end of the third quarter.
The Heat's on-site commentary was also full of expectations at this time: "If we can reduce the point difference to single digits at the end of the third quarter, then in the fourth quarter Wang Yi's efficiency will definitely drop due to too much physical exertion.
By then the situation will be greatly favorable to us."
The audience at the scene also began to get excited.
"Kick the king's ass!"
"Defeat this false king!"
However, before the commentators and the audience had recovered, Wang Yi started his performance in the last two minutes of the third quarter.
When the Kings serve, he does not go directly to the frontcourt, but stands near the baseline of the backcourt.
The Kings' Herro and Lowry were in front of each other, sandwiching Wang Yi in the middle, like hamburgers.
Wang Yi did not directly receive the serve, but winked at Mitchell on the other side.
What a similar character Mitchell is. I dare not say it in other aspects, but he can be said to have achieved the ultimate in understanding the boss's mind.
With just one look from Wang Yi, he already understood what Wang Yi meant.
At this time, Bagley, who was outside the baseline, served to Mitchell.
That is, the moment Mitchell caught the ball, Wang Yi suddenly lowered his center of gravity, accelerated violently, and quickly ran towards the frontcourt.
He reached the center circle almost instantly.
He directly threw Hiro and Lowry away by more than three meters.
Shiloh and Lowry were shocked and quickly chased Wang Yi desperately.
However, Mitchell's pass has also caught up with Wang Yi.
Butler, who was guarding Danny, saw this and quickly came over to defend.
Wang Yi leaned against Butler with the right side of his body, dribbling with his left hand and moving laterally to the left at the top of the three-point arc. Then his left hand suddenly made a pass behind the back.
But what surprised everyone was that the behind-the-back pass from his left hand was not passed to another Kings player.
Instead, he passed the ball directly to the backboard.
Butler was carrying Wang Yi with his body, and suddenly felt that Wang Yi had no ball in his hand.
It was obvious that the ball had been passed, and he felt relieved.
As long as Wang Yi doesn't take the ball, anyone can take the ball.
Even the waitress serving coffee on the sidelines will do.
However, just when he relaxed a little, Wang Yi suddenly bypassed him from the left and then came to the inside.
Adebayor on the inside had already noticed Wang Yi's intention and quickly jumped up high to intercept the basketball.
But the height of Wang Yi's pass was just over his fingertips, and it was so powerful that it hit the backboard hard.
Bang——
Then it quickly rebounded.
At this time, Wang Yi had already arrived on the inside.
Leap high.
His left hand intercepted the basketball in the air and smashed it toward the basket.
Bang——
Chapter completed!