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286. The race that went off track

Both teams seem to have found the game method and rhythm that suits them the most and is also the easiest to attack the opponent's weaknesses in this game.

Of course, we must firmly grasp this point and never let go.

The Miami Heat's impact on the Cavaliers' inside in the third quarter never stopped. Chris Carman became their focus of attack. Almost every time they broke through, if they could find an opportunity, they would try their best to rub against Carman. The Cavaliers were willing to sacrifice themselves to protect Carman.

Andre Valejo received three fouls in the third quarter, causing his fouls to soar to 5. As a last resort, head coach Byron Scott had to replace him in advance.

Thanks to Valejo's sacrifice, Carman still played for ten minutes in the third quarter, and he continued his outstanding state and feel on the offensive end. He scored ten points in a single quarter again!

However, although his teammates were cannon fodder for him, Chris Carman still made mistakes under the continuous bombing of the Miami people. Although he only received one foul in the third quarter, he also made him fouls in the whole game reach 4, and he had only two chances left to graduate tonight.

Fortunately, the third quarter has been finished, so the remaining last quarter is naturally time to fight to the death.

Although the Miami Heat's continuous attack on the inside suffered some trauma from the Cleveland Cavaliers, they did not solve the big trouble of Chris Carman as they wished, but instead increased their score tonight to 28 points at the end of the third quarter!

This is almost set a new high for Carman's personal scoring record this season, and in addition to Carman, Wu Dawei also scored 18 points, becoming another headache for Miami people. Their continuous shrinking of the inside line allows Cavaliers players to have more calm mobile phones on the outside, which is the main reason for this phenomenon.

At the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers were still the leader on the court. Although the Miamis were still fighting fiercely in the third quarter, they could not solve the huge deterrence of Chris Carman on them in the inside, which made the Miamis even lag more points behind in the third quarter.

78:85, the 7-point gap is already a point difference that cannot be ignored in the fourth quarter. So, when Wu Dawei was resting on the side of the court, LeBron James was still continuing to struggle on the court.

Although LeBron James scored the same 18 points as Wu Dawei in the first three quarters, his average score of 26 points this season is not very large, which makes people feel that Wu Dawei's defense against James was not successful tonight.

But the reality is that when Wu Dawei got out of the game, he had already played all the third quarter and dragged his tired body. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he showed his true strong side on the offensive end and scored 5 points in a row!

Fortunately, Jamison made a three-pointer during this period, otherwise the score difference would be directly narrowed by LeBron and James to 2 points! That was the result of the Cavaliers' hard work for a whole quarter!

83:88, Antoine Jamison's three-pointer was like a soul-returning pill, helping the Cavaliers not to lose to LeBron and James' attacking firepower. Although veteran Jamison was arranged on the bench by head coach Byron Scott, he would often be arranged on the court by head coach Byron Scott at the last moment of the game.

Generally, when the team is behind and lacks scoring points, Andre Valejo will be replaced by Antoine Jamison. However, if the team leads but has little advantage, this is when Andre Valejo is on the court.

So although the Cavaliers have determined the core lineup, at the last game time, they will still make more flexible changes based on the on-site situation.

The unchanging tactics are obviously the easiest to be targeted by others. Byron Scott, who has been the head coach for more than ten years, understands this truth very well.

Although LeBron James showed his strong firepower at the beginning of the last quarter, because the Cavaliers also made some achievements on the offensive end, head coach Byron Scott did not directly replace Wu Dawei on the court.

He tried to give his team's main players more rest time in order to have more physical fitness at the last moment and respond and respond to the situation on the court.

Byron Scott's approach is actually not wrong. He leaves more physical energy to his main player in the final game because at the last moment of the game, he always needs more physical energy to deal with it than usual. Because fierce confrontations can always consume all the few remaining physical energy in a very short period of time.

But this time, Byron Scott underestimated LeBron James' personal ability, or overestimated the strength of his substitutes. After scored 5 points in a row at the beginning of the fourth quarter, James was silent for a minute and scored 4 points in a row again!

This time, the score was directly turned into 90:93, and the Cavaliers only led by three points. Although the fourth quarter was only four minutes at this time, Byron Scott did not dare to be careless.

He hurriedly requested a timeout, and when all the players gathered around him, Byron Scott directly called Wu Dawei and said to him: "Wu, you replace Butler. Don't let LeBron James score like this!"

Obviously, it can be seen that head coach Scott is already a little annoyed. After all, at the end of the third quarter, his team still had considerable advantages, but it seemed that in a blink of an eye, these advantages were almost exhausted.

Scott is not satisfied with the team's condition. On the side of the Miami Heat, Filipino head coach Spoelstra was very surprised by the team's performance in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter.

Especially LeBron James' performance when the team was chasing points in this period made Spoelstra feel excited. The reason for the excitement is that it is not just because LeBron James played a major role in this period of chasing points, and scored 9 points in a series; it is more exciting for LeBron James' current hot state.

Because this will let Spoelstra know that LeBron James' current hot state can contribute great strength to his team at the last moment of this fierce battle tonight!

However, Spoelstra also understood very well that it was not the time to be complacent. After all, the game was far from over. Although they played a wave of small high-chao before, they were still the one behind on the court.

In the next time, they still need to grit their teeth and fight on the court.

During the timeout, Spoelstra was preparing to send all the players and giant stars back to the court, and he was ready to make a last-minute attempt; because Spoelstra was also very clear that after the timeout, his opponent's head coach Byron Scott will definitely respond to LeBron James' previous performance and arrange targeted policies.

So Spoelstra almost didn't have to think about it and knew that Byron Scott would definitely say that Wu Dawei was sent back to the court. After all, in the first three quarters of tonight, Wu Dawei was the one who fought against LeBron James, and he performed very well.

Moreover, facing the Miami Heat's current rapid momentum in chasing points, Byron Scott will definitely not be very relieved just by Wu Dawei, and Chauncey Billups should also appear at the same time.

After all, as an experienced point guard, even though Chauncey Billups is not in very good condition tonight, his ability to control the situation will not be greatly affected.

So, after the timeout, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh all returned to the court. As for the Cleveland Cavaliers, as Spoelstra expected, Wu Dawei replaced veteran Rasu Butler who had not performed well before, and at the same time, Chauncey Billups also returned to the court.

Although LeBron James' wild chasing momentum made Cleveland fans in the Quick Loan Center feel a little anxious, when they see Wu Dawei and Chauncey Billups return to the court, the Clevelanders' worry will become calmer.

Wu Dawei's performance this season is obvious to all. He can always have a steadily rising performance. It can be said that in addition to surprises, Wu Dawei can also be used as a synonym for stability, and veteran Changxi Billups is even more at ease. Moreover, the Cavaliers are still the leader on the court at this time. Their sending core players back to the court will also make Cleveland fans no longer feel worried about LeBron and James' wild momentum.

Wu Dawei still did a good job in curbing James' performance, otherwise no one would think that he was the only person in the world who could stop LeBron James from scoring offensively; while Chauncey Billups's appearance was able to prevent the Cavaliers from playing as quickly and hesitating as before, and to play a stable game rhythm and not be dragged by the opponent.

But when the game started again, the reality seemed to be somewhat different from what fans expected...
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