American Airlines Arena.
Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
There was a lot of excitement before the game started, and Heat fans were looking forward to Dwyane Wade's return. After the team regained two consecutive victories, everyone was waiting for the Big Three to lead the team to get the match point in one game and then eliminate the Pacers in one game.
The ball game starts soon.
Dwyane Wade's return naturally returned the starting position to him. Zhao Feiyang had no reaction to this. He was willing to follow the team's arrangements and had no intention of competing with Dwyane Wade.
call out.
The ball game begins.
The Heat got the ball first.
After the ball passed half court, Dwyane Wade received the basketball from Mario Chalmers. Seeing LeBron James taking Paul George to the right side, leaving a lot of offensive space on the left side, Dwyane Wade decided to go inside alone.
He dribbled the basketball and rushed to the left. Facing Lance Stephenson who was guarding him, Dwyane Wade suddenly changed direction and pulled away.
This is his signature move!
In previous matches, he also passed Lance Stephenson several times.
However, what Dwyane Wade himself didn't expect was that this change of direction was too sudden. His ankle suddenly felt pain during the movement, and the force supporting his body seemed to disappear in an instant.
boom.
Dwyane Wade fell directly to the ground, and at the same time, the basketball in his hand also rolled out.
Lance Stephenson picked up the basketball from the ground with quick eyes and quick hands.
Before anyone else could react, Lance Stephenson sprinted toward the half court. Soon he rushed to the Heat's basket and made a layup without anyone marking him.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
"Dwayne, what's wrong with you?"
On the court, LeBron James saw Dwyane Wade like this and hurried up to help him. Dwyane Wade had some sweat on his forehead. He gently kneaded his ankle a few times. Although he still felt pain, he still managed to stand up.
"I'm fine...just keep playing! LeBron."
"Brother, are you sure? If you feel uncomfortable, you can go and take a rest... You don't have to force yourself like this..."
Dwyane Wade glanced at Zhao Feiyang sitting on the bench, and finally shook his head.
"No, I can."
The game continues on the court.
It was the Pacers' turn to fight back.
After the ball passed half court, Paul George stepped up to respond. After getting the ball, he broke through to the basket. When he was double-teamed by LeBron James and others, Paul George subconsciously transferred the ball away.
Snapped.
The basketball fell into the hands of Lance Stephenson.
Lance Stephenson saw Dwyane Wade in front of him and planned to pass the ball out, but he still made a bold attempt.
He suddenly changed direction and rushed toward the basket. I thought someone would follow him to block the shot, but Lance Stephenson threw the ball away, and Dwyane Wade didn't even follow him to the basket.
"Um?"
"Why doesn't he come up to defend me?"
Lance Stephenson discovered the clues.
In fact, it wasn't that Dwyane Wade didn't want to guard him, it was because the previous fall affected his ankle injury, and he still couldn't recover at this time.
The game goes on.
A few minutes later, the Heat struck again.
This time, LeBron James grabbed the rebound and threw a super long pass to the midline. Dwyane Wade, who was standing there, caught the basketball as usual.
After getting the ball, he took the ball towards the half court for a fast break, but because of some pain in his ankle, Dwyane Wade could not run as fast as before.
Seeing him dribbling the ball towards the Pacers' basket, just when he was about to take a layup, a huge figure suddenly rushed from behind him.
It's Paul George.
He rushed all the way to the half court and pounced to block Dwyane Wade's shot.
Snapped.
Paul George slapped Dwyane Wade's layup away.
This scene also shocked the fans at the scene, many holding their heads in disbelief.
Since the beginning of the series, Dwyane Wade has never been blocked like this. It can even be said that few other players have blocked him like this.
The basketball goes out of bounds.
The referee whistle sounded.
Before the Pacers served, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra also made a substitution.
"Zhao, go up!"
"Dwayne, come down!"
Coach Eric Spoelstra spoke to Dwyane Wade while telling Zhao Feiyang what he needed to pay attention to on the court.
When Zhao Feiyang took off his jacket and walked onto the court, he originally planned to reach out and give Dwyane Wade a high-five, but the latter seemed not to see him. He looked away with an angry look and had no intention of reaching out at all. .
Zhao Feiyang had already noticed Dwyane Wade's weirdness and didn't even reach out.
The two of them were separated like this.
As soon as Zhao Feiyang came on the field, Dwyane Wade also became angry when he came off the field. He walked to the bench and kept complaining to head coach Eric.
"Why should you replace me?"
"My special code can still keep playing on the court! I'm not too old to move...Everyone who has recovered from an injury needs time to recover, right?"
"Why can't you give me a little more time?"
Head coach Erik Spoelstra had no choice but to keep comforting him, "Dwayne, you should rest more...your ankle hasn't fully healed yet..."
Dwyane Wade sneered.
Although he didn't complain any more, there was almost no smile on his face from this moment on.
On the field.
After Zhao Feiyang came on the court, the Pacers served.
The ball was given to Lance Stephenson, who continued to break through to the basket. He thought this time he would be as unhindered as before.
As a result, in the next second, Zhao Feiyang jumped up from behind and jumped up high.
Snapped.
He slapped the basketball thrown by Lance Stephenson in mid-air.
The basketball falls out.
Zhao Feiyang grabbed the basketball first. He looked around and saw LeBron James sprinting towards the half court after a fast break.
Seeing that he was about to rush into the two zones of the Pacers, when the defending Pacers players came up to interfere, Zhao Feiyang threw the ball directly with a throw.
LeBron James rushed to the basket and jumped high, received the basketball and dunked with two hands.
boom.
The wonderful cooperation between the two caused a burst of cheers from the audience.
But it was not over yet. 31 seconds later, the Heat pushed the ball to the half court. Chris Bosh failed to score under the basket. He transferred the ball to Zhao Feiyang in the corner.
Zhao Feiyang stood in the bottom corner and shot a three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
The basketball falls into the basket accurately.
The fans on the sidelines cheered loudly, and the Heat players on the team bench also stood up excitedly. Only Dwayne Wade's face didn't look good.
He took the initiative to find head coach Erik Spoelstra.
"Coach Eric, I've had enough rest, I want to play!"
