Wade used the screen to get rid of Jeremy Lin and faced Patterson who came over to defend.
He quickly changed direction to the right and took a big step. Patterson quickly adjusted his center of gravity to shift inward.
Seeing the opponent taking the bait, Wade immediately joined the ball and pulled the ball back to the left side of his body. He changed direction again, stepped out with his left foot, put the ball in for a layup with his right hand, 23:34.
Mizongbu!
Wade's signature move.
Undeterred, Patterson ran to serve the baseline ball and then ran upfield.
Continuing to look for his "scope" - Haslem, Jeremy Lin did not hesitate to give Patterson the ball, and then ran away to clear one side to give Patterson one-on-one.
Patterson hit twice with his back, took a step diagonally backward, and once again chose to turn around and shoot a fadeaway jumper.
Haslem tried his best to extend his hand, but still couldn't effectively interfere with Patterson.
"Uh-huh!"
Hit again, 25:34.
"Good guy, Patterson ate the same dish three times in a row and made the Heat captain his pet."
Zhang Weiping's explanation is very humorous.
Looking back, Wade started the pick-and-roll again. This time, Patterson's position was further back. Seeing this, Wade chose to trust his own touch and shoot a mid-range pull-up jumper.
"Bang!"
The trajectory was very positive, but the force was a little stronger, hitting the neck of the basket.
Parsons collected the rebound and gave it to Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin did not rush forward this time, but instead observed the opportunities of his teammates as they progressed.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Patterson running through the center circle, but Haslem, his opponent, did not step on the three-point line to defend, but stood near the free throw line and waited for Patterson to come and hit him with his back.
Jeremy Lin then made a predicted pass and passed it to Patterson half a second later.
Patterson was right on the spot. He didn't need to adjust after catching the ball and made a decisive jump shot.
"Uh-huh!"
Three-pointer, 28:34.
The Rockets gave the Heat a 9-2 spurt in the first three minutes of the second quarter, closing the point difference to 6 points.
After the ball went in, Patterson slapped his chest hard and screamed to the sky.
In the first game, Patterson played very depressed. He didn't score a point and didn't even take a shot. Seeing that he had no chance, McHale simply replaced him early.
So when the second quarter started, Patterson was very energetic and played with great energy.
After all, he did not take a rest during the normal rotation time in the first quarter. He wanted to prove that the coach made a wrong choice by substituting him early, although he did not understand McHale's good intentions.
Coach Spoelstra quickly called a timeout to cool down Patterson.
Haslem was helpless and walked to the bench and said:
"This kid is definitely on drugs. He's definitely on drugs. Not many people can do what he does. Even James misses sometimes."
Coach Spoelstra was very calm:
"It doesn't matter, he won't always score. For the next goal, you half-circle forward to prevent him from catching the ball. Give him more physical contact, force him to stop the ball in an uncomfortable position, and disrupt his shooting rhythm."
"Others, watch the right moment to flank him and cool him down."
"It doesn't matter. This is just a small episode. The other party can't make any big waves."
After the timeout, the Heat stepped up the movement of players without the ball. After Wade took advantage of Haslem's screen, he did not choose to go it alone again. Instead, he made a fake pass and passed the ball to Allen who had a chance.
After Ray Allen caught the ball, he took off vertically, with his body straight, rising to the highest point, pressing his wrist and shooting. The shooting movement was very graceful, free and elegant.
"Uh-huh!"
The Nets made a crisp and sweet sound and hit a three-pointer.
28:37.
The Rockets attacked, and Patterson continued to ask for the ball in the low post.
This time he was not relaxed. Haslem provided enough physical confrontation. He tried to catch the ball several times, but was resolved by the opponent's half-circle.
This reflects the shortcomings of his low-post offensive skills.
He had no choice but to change his tactics and provide cover for Jeremy Lin.
But time was short, and Patterson's screen quality was not high. Wade squeezed through the screen and continued to stand in front of Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin was forced to defuse the bomb and made an emergency stop to hit the ball.
"Snapped!"
Wade jumped high and blocked Jeremy Lin's shot.
"Beep."
There was a violation at 24 seconds, and the Heat served a sideline ball.
"Wade defended well, showing his ability to defend the best lineup. His shot-blocking ability is the best among guards. It is too difficult for Jeremy Lin to make a shot against Wade."
Zhang Weiping explained.
Wade continued to organize the offense. This time, the Heat used a double pick-and-roll. Wade easily got rid of Jeremy Lin, broke through, and succeeded in a gliding dunk.
At 28:39, the point difference returned to double digits.
Seeing that Patterson was restricted and unable to open up the situation, McHale called a timeout and made substitution adjustments.
Harden was recharged and back in action.
Asik also returned, replacing Delfino and Parsons.
On the Heat's side, James and Bosh are also back, replacing Wade and Lewis.
When the Rockets attack, Ray Allen defends Harden. It is much easier for Harden to face the 37-year-old comrade than when facing Wade and Battier.
In two consecutive rounds, Ray Allen fouled and went to the free throw line.
Harden made four of four free throws, and created opportunities for Patterson and Jeremy Lin through breakthrough points. The two made a combined 3 of 5 three-pointers.
The Rockets stabilized the situation under the leadership of Harden.
On the other hand, the Heat's offense encountered some troubles. James' back attack was blocked by Morris Jr. and was not very efficient.
Pulled to the outside for impact, the referee did not blow the whistle.
Fortunately, Bosh, Ray Allen, and Mike Miller worked piecemeal to help the team score.
As the referee's whistle blew, Harden again fouled Ray Allen and walked to the free throw line.
James stood in the backcourt with his arms akimbo and watched Harden's free throws in the frontcourt. His eyes were a little angry and he was thinking:
The referee's whistle was really wrong. When I was fouled on a breakthrough, he didn't blow it, but Harden blew it when he made a mistake.
By coincidence, little Morris came over and stood face to face with James. He didn't even look at the free throws of his frontcourt teammates, but just stared at James. He also imitated James' actions provocatively and stood with his arms akimbo.
James looked a little confused and said:
"What are you looking at?"
"What are you doing?"
"Then why do you want to imitate me?"
"I will do whatever you do."
"You're a fucking clown."
James bared his teeth and talked trash.
"Whatever you say is what it is."
Little Morris is also a jerk, and his indifferent attitude is just to arouse James' anger.
If James breaks the defense and beats him up, he will make a profit. Both of them will be expelled, and the profit will definitely be his own team.
James smiled. He saw Morris's intention. He wanted to calm down, use basketball to speak, and defeat the thug in front of him.
"Wait and see how I educate you, rookie."
"Waiting to learn a lesson, let me see how you hit me."
Morris shrugged.
Then in the next round, Morris received his third foul and returned to the bench.
