It is not a gentleman not to avenge one's grudges.
The Heat used Haslem to exchange Randolph in the last game, and because Haslem didn't do anything and just got beaten, Randolph was suspended, and Haslem can still play in this game.
Min Congda has always been a person who takes revenge. Even though he is bent on bankrupting the Clippers, he does not allow other teams to bully the Clippers at will.
Riley made fun of Dunleavy, so I will keep you from getting James, and I will target you no matter what.
If you use Haslem and Randolph is suspended, I will use "Serbian fighter" Milicic to give Howard some color.
Min Congda is such a simple and rude person.
In the jungle world of the NBA, such people can achieve success and respect.
Regardless of the NBA over the years, Stern has tried his best to give the league a middle-class appearance.
But this alliance is still barbaric in nature. The winner takes all, and the winner takes all. To a certain extent, it agrees to do whatever it takes to win, as long as it is not too ugly.
The timeout ended and Gasol came off the court to rest. As soon as Milicic came on the court, the Heat players felt a dangerous atmosphere.
After three seasons of hard work, this behemoth has become the league's most dangerous man.
He is 217cm tall, has strong iron elbows, has fighting experience, and is of Serbian origin. He has experienced the ups and downs of life, and was reborn in the Clippers. His eyes are firm and like a battle-hardened warrior.
Milicic is not a pure fool. The coach asked him to kill Howard. It is impossible for him to knock Howard down with a punch as soon as he comes on the court.
Such a method is too disgraceful and looks too ugly. The Clippers will definitely be criticized verbally and writtenly after the game and will be at a disadvantage.
Opposite Haslem, for example, he is a veteran. He obviously provoked first and finally provoked Randolph to take action. Although he was beaten, Randolph was also benched.
Therefore, Milicic must have stirred up trouble first when he first came up.
After the timeout, Howard came on the court, received a lob from Nash inside, and turned around for a dunk.
As a result, Milicic came up and hugged Howard down, denying him a chance to score easily.
Howard was very angry. Dunks, which he was best at, turned into free throws, which he was least good at.
Moreover, Milicic is really strong and his movements are fierce, which hurt Howard.
Pain can stimulate people to secrete adrenaline, making people become excited and irritable.
The greater the intensity of the competition and the more collisions between the two sides, the angrier the mood will become.
Howard stood on the free throw line and missed the first free throw. He took aim at the second free throw for a long time and still missed...
Milicic put up his big elbow and blocked the Heat players, and then Anthony Davis got the backboard.
The Clippers went double inside in the middle of the second quarter, slightly slowing down the offensive speed.
Harden holds the ball in the high post, double pick-and-roll, cuts in with the ball in the middle, attracts Howard's defense, throws a high pass, Anthony Davis leaps up, and succeeds in an alley-oop dunk!
The score difference was reopened to 10 points.
Howard was obviously a little angry. He took the initiative to get the ball from Milicic in the low post and wanted to take it alone.
Nash passed the ball to Howard. Such a low post was purely a personal grudge.
When he was covering in the attack just now, Milicic kept making small movements with his hands, avoiding the referee's eyes.
And he also sprayed two trash words at Howard. Howard wanted to teach the Serbian a lesson by eating alone.
As a result, the ball was given to Howard. Howard turned around and took a small hook with his left hand, but Anthony Davis, who came from the side to help defend, blocked it with one hand!
Milicic defended and Davis helped defend. The two cooperated seamlessly, but Howard complained to the referee after being blocked, thinking that Milicic had fouled the ball.
"Foul! He fouled! He pushed me in the stomach!"
"You should keep an eye on his movements!"
The referee shook his head and explained that Milicic's actions just now were relatively standard.
In fact, the referee is currently looking for a balanced whistle. He used to be looser with the Heat, but now he must be looser with the Clippers.
Otherwise, Min Congda is sitting on the bench. Who knows when he will explode?
When Milicic went down during the counterattack, received a pass from Harden, and deflected Howard's two-handed dunk, Howard's anger was about to reach its peak.
After the dunk, Milicic hung on the basket and kicked Howard in the back.
Howard was angry, turned around and pushed Milicic. Milicic was still hanging on the basket. With such a push, he lost his "balance" and fell heavily to the ground.
This one looks quite heavy, a bit similar to when Bogut lost his center of gravity when he dunked on a fast break, lost his balance and fell to the ground sideways after not grabbing the basket. At that time, it felt like Bogut's back and arms were hurt. It's about to break.
Milicic was pushed down as soon as he let go of the basket, and he fell to the ground sideways. But in fact, he was already prepared. He curled up and exerted force, and did not subconsciously use his arms to support the ground. He carried his back to the ground. The fall was very painful, but It's actually no big deal.
Milicic rolled on the ground. After all, it was really painful. The referee immediately came over to check the situation, and the Clippers team doctor also came over immediately.
Howard stood aside with a dazed look in his eyes. Seeing Milicic in such pain, he might also regret in his heart, whether he had acted recklessly.
The referee watched the video repeatedly and believed that Milicic's foot hit Howard first. Howard's counterattack was excusable and gave Howard a first-level flagrant foul. The Clippers made two free throws and one throw.
Howard remained on the court, but Milicic quickly stood up and returned to the court after some "treatment" by the team doctor, as if nothing happened.
Howard just looked at Milicic frowning in pain and felt a little guilty. He didn't expect this guy to get better so quickly? Did you act out the emotions just now? Is your acting so good?
Howard felt even more angry inside, but he still suppressed his anger.
Milicic made both free throws, and then the ball was still in the hands of the Clippers.
Harden took the ball from the sideline and passed it to Livingston who was going around the screen. As soon as he received the ball, the referee blew the whistle and called Milicic a screen foul.
The ball was returned to the Heat.
"WCNM! You don't need to blow the balance whistle so obviously! Is there something wrong with you?"
Min Congda was very excited after watching this ball. In order to balance, after giving Howard a technical foul, he immediately called Milicic for a screen foul. It is typical to find balance at both ends.
And the battle between Howard and Milicic is not over yet.
Milicic came with a mission, and he must continue to provoke Howard.
Howard calmed down after receiving the first-level technical foul.
Howard did not respond to Milicic's big moves and verbal attacks several times.
Instead, he began to concentrate on defense. When the Clippers played at a slow pace, their offensive efficiency declined.
The Heat gradually stabilized the situation at the end of the second quarter, maintaining the point difference at 10 points and not being further widened.
This gave the Heat hope to regain the situation in the third quarter.
Of course, Milicic's performance was not meaningless. At the end of the second quarter, Howard had already committed three fouls, including a first-level flagrant foul.
Once Howard commits too many fouls in the third quarter, it will be a fatal blow to the Heat's defense.
During the halftime break, Tyronn Lue opened the third paper ball early. When he saw the third paper ball, Tyronn Lue understood in his heart that the first two strategies were all paving the way for the third strategy. of.
The Heat are indeed much tougher than other teams. After all, this is the finals and they are the strongest opponent the Clippers have encountered this year.
Facing Min Congda's continuous moves, although the Heat fell behind, they finally managed to withstand it.
But it was at the beginning of the third quarter that Min Chongda used his real killer move - the Clippers used an extremely flexible and small lineup in the third quarter, with Curry, Harden, Leonard, George and Enter Anthony Davis.
This lineup is not only small in stature, but also young in age. There are five people, and the oldest Curry is only 25 years old.
Harden is in his fourth year, George is in his third year, Leonard is in his second year, and Davis is a rookie.
The Clippers suddenly used such an aggressive small man lineup in the second half, which surprised the Heat, the fans at the scene, and the experts in front of the TV.
However, the Heat felt the power of this lineup in just three minutes.
Davis blocked a single block, and Curry hit a three-pointer, scoring the first point of the third quarter.
Wade broke through and scored two points to close the score.
Curry blocks in a high post, breaks through, and shrinks the defense. Curry distributes the ball to Harden on the wing, and Harden distributes the ball to George in the corner.
George caught the ball and made a three-pointer, and he hit it!
Bosh attacked Harden in the low post, but missed...and missed again.
Davis got the backcourt rebound. Curry held the ball for a fast break. He circled around the three-second zone and passed the ball to Davis at the top of the arc. Davis hit the ground and cut inside to Leonard. Leonard Nader cut into the basket and dunked with both hands!
It also caused a defensive foul on Howard. Howard fouled four times and had to take a rest.
Spoelstra happened to replace Haslem, wanting to play against the Clippers' small lineup.
Leonard made an extra free throw, and the Clippers suddenly used a full-court press. Leonard stole the ball from Nash and succeeded!
Pass the ball to George, George bursts up and succeeds in a one-handed dunk!
The Clippers had an 11:2 shock wave in the third quarter, and the point difference between the two sides suddenly widened to 19 points!
At this time, the Heat coaching staff realized that the first two quarters of the relationship were all foreshadowing.
The Clippers started from the inside, with Gasol controlling the ball and Milicic attacking Howard, in order to disrupt the solid inside defense that the Heat rely on for survival.
Howard was in mediocre form throughout the first half and fouled early and went off the court.
In the first half, the Clippers mainly focused on inside cuts and blitz attacks, with huge space. They didn't take many three-pointers, but they hit a good percentage.
In the third quarter, the small lineup, two stars, one big and four small, is full of firepower!
Anthony Davis is faster than Gasol and has better defense on the defensive end. He can be said to be an excellent inside line with one senior and four juniors. He is still more suitable than Gasol!
The Heat had to call a timeout, but Spoelstra had no plans at the moment because he didn't expect the Clippers' move.
In fact, the Clippers have tested this lineup in the regular season, and they often play with it in training, so there is no problem with the tacit understanding.
As far as the Heat's outside defensive resources are concerned, without the support of an inside defensive gate, they are just waiting to be shot through by a three-pointer!
After a timeout and returning to the court, the Heat did not find a good tactical response. They could only start with intensity, hoping to further increase the defensive intensity and drag the Clippers into the quagmire, hoping to find a comeback point in the fourth quarter.
But the Clippers were in excellent form tonight. Curry faced a double team, dribbled away continuously, and hit a super long three-pointer in a drifting state!
This shot was made, and the American Airlines Center was completely silent, and the away muffler lived up to its reputation.
The lineup of one large and four small fully utilized the firepower of Curry and Harden.
At the same time, George, Leonard, and Davis have become stronger and have better understanding on the defensive end after a season of training.
Therefore, Spoelstra's timeout had no effect at all. When he came back, there was another 12:4 attack wave, and the point difference widened to 27 points!
With the biggest point difference between the two sides in the finals series, the Heat were completely blindsided. This is not the rhythm of the game that they are good at at all!
The game began to lose its suspense.
With the lessons learned in the second game, the Clippers never relaxed. In the third quarter, they scored a 16-point deficit of 39:21 in a single quarter. Before entering the fourth quarter, the score gap between the two sides reached 28 points.
Even if the Clippers don't score in the fourth quarter, the Heat basically have no hope of winning.
Seeing that they were winning in succession in the third quarter, Tyronn Lue wondered if he wanted to see the fourth ball of paper?
When the two sides began to enter garbage time in the fourth quarter, Tyronn Lue took out the fourth paper ball and took a look at it, and saw that it read:
"Look, you've already won, right?"
(End of chapter)
