Chapter 1735 Three Years, You Know How Many Three Years I Have!
James' harsh words are not beyond the expectations of the outside world. In addition to the fact that the Heat have always regarded the Lakers as their biggest opponent, the current strength of the Heat is also the biggest reason.
On February 2, 2013, Beijing time, after the Heat lost to their old rival Pacers 89-102 in an away game, the team's record was only 29 wins and 14 losses.
But no one expected that this was the only game the Heat lost in February. After that, the Heat won a complete victory in February. Their record of 11 wins and 1 loss in a single month became second only to the Lakers. This season the team ranked first in a single month. Second best record.
And they brought this state into March. So far this month, the Heat have still not lost a single game. In other words, the Heat have won 17 consecutive games and become the second team to win more than 15 consecutive games this season.
In these 17 games, James averaged 27.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 57.5%.
Although it is still not as strong as Ji Feng, judging from the games in March alone, James' performance is comparable to Ji Feng's.
Wade also performed very well, averaging 25.5 points, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
Although Bosh, who averaged 16.7 points per game, is still embarrassed, the Heat seem to have found a way to integrate the Big Three.
That is to not care about how tangled Bosh is playing. As long as they rely on the performance of James and Wade and completely treat Bosh as a tool man, it will be enough for the Heat to win most games.
It's so familiar. A few years later, the Thunder took the two giants' play style to its extreme. Everything in tactics was auxiliary, and what the brothers competed with was their personal abilities!
However, the Heat still care about Bosh's mood. After all, the Big Three cannot really regard Bosh as the future Adams and others.
Now the Heat are stronger, role players have gradually integrated into the team, and a powerful league team has finally shown its fangs in the East.
The second battle with the Lakers was when they announced their return to the world.
The Lakers sent out their regular starters in this game, Artest took a rest, and Barnes came on the bench. Kobe, Bynum, Gasol and other generals also appeared on the field. It can be seen that Jackson still attaches great importance to this game.
Not to mention the Heat, the regular starting five, Bosh, Big Z, James, Wade and Chalmers, has not changed throughout the season.
Both sides were testing in the first quarter. Although they shouted fiercely, the Heat were very afraid of the Lakers' strength from top to bottom. After all, the Christmas Day game made them the laughing stock of the entire league. The price was too heavy.
Therefore, the Heat played very cautiously, trying not to make mistakes, and almost no fast breaks. They just opened up the playing position with the Lakers, and the playing position only looked for those two and a half points (Bosh is now half).
However, after half a quarter, the Heat couldn't help it anymore. James began to run rampant with the ball, while Wade and James began to connect with each other familiarly.
At the end of the first quarter, looking at the cooperation of the whole field, James completed the alley-oop and dunked hard. The scene exploded instantly. The commentators also said that this goal was almost destined to be the best goal of the night!
And the reason for this is because, well, how should I put it, the entire Lakers team is a little out of shape.
Starting from the start when Gasol hit Bosh from behind but was blocked by Blue Neck, the Lakers failed to score in 5 consecutive attacks. It was not until the fourth minute that Ji Feng used a three-pointer to help the Lakers open the scoring.
After that, the Lakers' shooting percentage was also very poor. The away basket seemed to have a lid on them, and the sound of hammering continued to sound.
This undoubtedly boosts the Heat's confidence!
33-24 in the first quarter, the Heat had a 9-point advantage.
In the second quarter, the situation still did not improve. The Lakers still struggled to score and continued to rotate on the outside. However, whether it was Farmar, Shannon or Barnes, they were unable to open up the situation on the outside.
On the court, Ji Feng could only rely on Ji Feng to continuously hit the inside and cause damage. Big Z received 4 fouls before halftime, while Ji Feng made 9 of 9 free throws in the half, helping the Lakers cling to the point difference.
56-45, the Lakers trailed by 11 points entering the third quarter.
This quarter was also the one that changed the trend of the whole game. The Heat went crazy and double-teamed Ji Feng. There was even a classic shot of five-man double-teams. This forced Ji Feng to start dividing the ball, but the Lakers' shooting percentage was still only About 35%, this shooting rate is okay compared to the Timberwolves, but it is terrible compared to the Heat.
Not to mention that tonight, the Heat are all three forces working hard. The whole team is playing like crazy, and the away atmosphere also puts great pressure on the Lakers players.
15-30 in a single quarter, the Lakers fell behind by 26 points after three quarters! ~
Heat fans are going crazy!
"Damn it! The Heat are on fire!"
"James is awesome, Wade is awesome!"
"Kill the Lakers and the Heat will win the championship!"
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If the fans online are like this, let alone the fans on site, it is definitely beyond madness and can be called crazy.
But in the fourth quarter, just when the Heat thought they were sure to win, the Lakers finally came back!
Kobe's two opening three-pointers kicked off the chase, and then Ji Feng and Kobe scored 18 consecutive points to help the Lakers launch an 18-8 attack wave, which instantly expanded the point difference to 16 points and immediately stopped the game. The Heat.
After the timeout, the Heat relied on Lao Zhan's strong attack to stabilize their position, but Ji Feng's three-pointer opened again!
Three consecutive three-pointers against Biao James, three consecutive breakthroughs. Judging from the score, Ji Feng won, and the point difference returned to 13 points.
Then the two teams started a fierce battle, and the Lakers tried their best to expand the score to only 5 points at the last moment of the game with a 40% shooting rate.
However, time waits for no one. In the end, the Lakers unfortunately lost to the Heat 104-109, a 5-point difference. They lost 3 of the last 6 games!
"Hoo~!" James stood on the technical stage and roared after the game. He didn't care that they almost staged a 26-point reversal by the Lakers. He only knew that he finally defeated the Lakers! ~
After three years, James finally beat the Lakers! ! !
"We will be the champions!" Wade also began to roar to the fans. Tonight was really wonderful.
"Congratulations to the Heat! James has 34 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Wade has 26 points and 5 assists, and Bosh has 18 points and 10 rebounds. The Heat deserve this victory!" the on-site commentary shouted.
Barkley expressed regret: "The Lakers' shooting percentage was so poor. Except for Ji Feng and Kobe in the last quarter, everyone else was lost in the warm sunshine of Miami."
"Ji Feng played everything in this game with 47 points, 11 assists and 15 rebounds. He scored his 25th triple-double this season, and it was also his 27th game with 40+ points this season. However, his teammates were in too bad shape. Only Kobe Bryant had 24 The points were normal. Gasol scored 12 points and Bynum scored 10 points, but they did not perform at their best, and 7 of 24 three-pointers from outside were obviously not their normal level."
Barkley was obviously speaking for the Lakers, but people outside didn't care about that. They only knew that the Lakers lost to their biggest competitor, the Heat, and that was enough.
Today's Lakers cannot lose, and there is no shortage of media and fans outside the world who like to lead the Lakers' rhythm. Just like Green Army general manager Angie said when asked about his views on the Lakers losing three of the last six games: " I don’t know what happened to the Lakers, and I don’t want to know, but I want to say, no matter what happens, the more the better!”