Five Hundred and Ninety-Seven: Is This Still a Robbery?
14 minutes, 2 and a half minutes.
To chase, in fact, really can chase. After all, this is the battle of Tianwang Mountain, and no one will easily choose to give up.
This time, it was the fourth time that James played in the finals in his career, and the second time he encountered a 2-2 draw against Tianwang Mountain.
The first time he met the Spurs in the finals, James was swept 4-0, and that was his pain.
Last year's finals against the Thunder, the Heat easily won the championship 4 to 1, and did not hit Tianwang Mountain at all.
Only in 2011, in the face of the tough Mavericks, the two sides fought the Battle of Tianwang Mountain. That game, the Heat lost. After that, the Heat also lost the entire series.
Therefore, James is the person who most intuitively understands the importance of the Battle of Tianwang Mountain. Once the opponent gets match point, the mentality of the two teams is completely different.
James is very annoyed now, why didn't he make the penalty just now. I believe that in the last game, after Link made 1 of 2 free throws, he also asked himself this question in his heart.
James still remembers the tragic situation where he was swept 4-0 in the finals for the first time, and Link played in the finals for the first time, and actually forced the Heat into a desperate situation...
It's amazing.
But James believes that Link is not ready to reach the top. He's still too young, and he still has so much to go through. This free throw, James thought, under huge pressure, Link is estimated to make mistakes!
As long as the score difference does not return to 16 points, everything is easy to say!
Link stood on the free-throw line, and the boos at the American Airlines Center were so loud that ordinary people might experience weak legs when standing on the court, let alone playing basketball in this environment.
In the stands behind the backboard, a few fat middle-aged male fans took off their shirts and danced greasy belly dances in order to interfere with Link's free throws.
Some even held up a nude poster from Playboy magazine in an attempt to distract Link.
In the NBA Finals, free throws have never been easier than you might think.
Taking advantage of this dead ball opportunity, the Grizzlies replaced Butler with Randolph. It can be seen that Randolph's role is to come up and grab rebounds. If Link misses the second free throw, the Grizzlies at least have the chance to make amends.
"The boos were so loud that I couldn't even hear the voice in my headset or my own voice. The Heat fans were trying to interfere with Link. It's hard to imagine making a free throw under such circumstances. what a feeling."
Mike Brin also became nervous. This free throw will set the tone for the game.
Link patted the ball and couldn't help but think of the previous game. During the last free throw, Link was thinking what would happen if he didn't make the free throw. As a result, he really didn't get penalized.
So today, what Link thought in his heart was, "If you make a penalty, you will definitely win this game, and when you return to Memphis the next game, you can win the cup at home!"
From being afraid of losing to wanting to win, this mentality is completely two different things!
Link then raised the basketball, ready to shoot!
Amid the boos from the Heat fans, Link bent his knees, shifted his weight up, and pressed his wrist lightly.
This action, after losing the last game, he practiced for an unknown number of times.
"brush!"
The basketball rang crisply, and Link made the first free throw!
"A 15-point gap, which is already very difficult for the Heat. But Link still has a free throw opportunity. If he scores again, there will be almost no suspense in the game!"
Everyone is very nervous. If Link doesn't score the next goal, everyone must start to fight for rebounds as soon as possible.
No, that's not to fight for rebounds, that's to fight for victory!
James was ready to stand, and he also bent down slightly, ready to be seated! He knew that the Grizzlies sent Randolph to the layup to protect the rebound, and he could not be allowed to succeed!
So, James couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Randolph, and then the whole person was stunned.
Randolph did not mean to prepare for rebounding at all, but put his hands behind his back and smiled at James!
"What are you doing?" James was staring at his heart.
"What are you doing? Link makes a free throw, and still uses a grab?" Randolph replied easily.
The next second, Link made a second free throw. But this time, the basketball did not come out of the box like the previous game, but hollowed into the net!
With two free throws, Link brought the difference back to 16 points! Chasing 16 points in 2.5 minutes is undoubtedly an impossible task for the Heat! Even if the Heat make 5 consecutive three-pointers, they can't let the Grizzlies score during the period, and they can't fill the 16-point difference!
Looking at Randolph who smiled at himself with his hands behind his back. And Link, who was under tremendous pressure, made a steady free throw.
At that moment, James felt that his psychological defense had completely collapsed!
Link's teammates trusted him so much that, in the eyes of the Grizzlies, Link was not a third year at all.
He is a worthy superstar!
James missed the free throw, this time punishing himself. Link made 7 of 9 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws today. This is a complete, all-round, merciless revenge!
The moment Link scored, the big screen replayed Randolph laughing at James with his hands behind his back. There is no doubt that this will become one of the classic images in the history of the NBA Finals.
The general manager of the Heat team, Pat Riley, was sitting in the luxury box with a wine glass in his hand, but the wine in the wine glass kept shaking.
Riley's hands were shaking.
After losing to the Mavericks in 2011, Riley thought the Heat would easily build a three-peat dynasty. After seeing the Grizzlies in the Finals this year, Riley was even a little bit happy. He thought that the Grizzlies, like the Thunder, came to die.
But now, when Riley finds out that the Grizzlies really have the potential to change the league, he panics.
The Big Three of the Heat may not be able to usher in their era! After all, a championship is not an era!
On the court, James is still dying. However, the Heat, who had been suppressed throughout the game, had no way to suddenly come back to life in the last 2 minutes.
James hit the rim again and again and shot from beyond the arc again and again. But everything he did was in vain.
Link didn't score in the final 2 1/2 minutes as he devoted all of his remaining energy and stamina to defending James.
Link did what he said, and this time, he completely killed the Miami people.
"Beep~~~~~" Just over two minutes passed quickly, the electronic buzzer sounded, and James raised his head.
The gap of 112 to 98, 14 made the Heat completely dead. Link scored 38 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists, and stepped on James, who "only" scored 33 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
For the first time, in a matchup between No. 1 and No. 2 in the MVP rankings, the second place has the upper hand!
At the end of the game, everyone on the Grizzlies ran towards Link.
The mistakes of some young players may take a lot of time to make up for. For example, Howard missed two free throws, and he is temporarily unable to make up for it in the finals. For example, in 2011, James was beaten in the low post, and he made up for his regret after a year.
And Link gave himself an explanation in just one game. He doesn't have to wait a year to make up for his mistakes, one game is enough!
"I knew I didn't see the wrong person, I knew it!" Iguodala hugged Link tightly, not because he wanted to be so tight, but because there were still players squeezing outside!
Link didn't respond, but was shaking with excitement.
After two days at FedEx Arena, is it finally coming to an end?
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