Four Hundred and Ninety-Five: Refuse Five to One

In the first quarter, Stevens let the starter play for more than nine minutes, just to suppress James. As it turns out, Stevens' decision worked.

Lin Shanjie scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, which was considered to suppress James in all directions.

However, Stevens did not take it lightly, and he played this game as the finals. In the finals, no team will give up hope if they fall behind in the first quarter.

The Heat's counterattack is going to be very, very, very violent. Now, Stevens is the first to solve the problem of rotation.

Ray Allen, Norris Cole, Ryan Anderson... The players on the Heat's bench have been in excellent form recently. In the first quarter, the Heat did not use a mixed lineup of substitutes and main players. But by the second quarter, Spoelstra will definitely adjust.

The Grizzlies played for more than nine minutes in the starting lineup. Now let's go to the main force. The players are too tired. Let's go to the pure second lineup, and I'm afraid that we won't be able to beat it.

But soon, Stevens figured out a countermeasure. His ability to command and dispatch on the spot is indeed worthy of his identity.

"Link, you play with the second team first in the second quarter. The other four starters, you rest first. When the Heat have to send a full bench at the end of the second quarter, you will play again. Even if there is no Lin at that time. K, I believe you can handle everything too, right?"

Stevens waved his hand confidently and let the bench, who had only played for a short time in the first quarter, continue on. The second team led by Link is not necessarily better than the second team led by James.

The electronic buzzer sounded throughout the audience, and the second quarter of the game officially began. After seeing the players from both sides step into the stadium, the commentators and fans widened their eyes. Because the lineups sent by both sides in the second quarter were beyond everyone's expectations.

On the Heat side, Ray Allen and "Birdman" Anderson continued to play and mixed into the starting lineup. James moved into the 4th position, and Ray Allen appeared at the 3rd position.

The Grizzlies are even more frightening, they actually sent a lineup with four starting benches!

Vasquez, Jimmy Butler, Link, Harris and Ezeli. Except for Tony Allen and Nick Young, all the substitutes who appeared at the end of the first quarter remained on the court.

In the first quarter, Stevens did let the starter play too long. It wasn't until after the ninth minute that substitutes were brought in. He did this mainly to drain James off the court and maintain his suppression of James.

But even so,

At the beginning of the second quarter, four substitutes were left on the court in one breath, which still makes people have to admire Stevens' courage.

Spoelstra grinned. Now, he wants to see how the Grizzlies can resist the Heat's counterattack! Do you think you can stun the scene with only one Link left? Now it's 5 on 1!

The Heat lost to the Grizzlies early in the season because Nick Young had an inexplicable outburst. But the Grizzlies bench, it is impossible to break out every time.

"Guys, don't be nervous. If we can handle the Heat in the first quarter, so can the second quarter! Hey, just follow the plan, understand?"

Before going on the court, Link Chong blinked after the fourth person behind him.

These four people, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are all recruits.

Vasquez, who entered the league the same year as Link, was only in his third year this year. For a point guard, the third grade is not a mature age.

Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris, both are second-year players. And neither of them got much playing time in their rookie years.

Festus Ezeli, a first-year rookie, came off the bench this season as Gasol. It gives the impression that it is a blue-collar insider, and there is nothing outstanding.

And what about the Heat? Not only were the Big Three present at the same time, even Ray Allen and "Birdman" Anderson, who came off the bench, were not easy people.

The Grizzlies' temporary lead comes at a price!

If the Grizzlies' bench were to face the Heat directly, they might have stage fright. But after Link came on stage, everyone was not nervous anymore.

But Link is only a third grader.

The game resumed, and this time the Heat were the first to attack. James received basketball on the outside, and he had a strong desire to score. After all, the first quarter was too suffocating.

I thought that I could play Randolph in a dislocation and could easily score by breaking through. It's better now, the opponent has become Harris!

Harris' confidence surged after a few games with the Grizzlies. In the Bucks, he averaged only 5+2, and in the Grizzlies, the data was 12+7, more than doubled!

So, even in the face of James, Harris is not too nervous. He stood firmly in front of James, trying to help Link share the pressure.

James tried to break through, but to his great surprise, Harris actually followed, and the physical confrontation was not completely crushed!

The Heat play a small lineup, and the Grizzlies are equal to a small lineup. Harris is not a traditional 4, he can keep up with James!

James is not reconciled. In the first quarter, he was tortured by Iguodala and Tony Allen in turn, and in the second quarter, he was restricted by a little-known substitute?

So he forcibly carried Harris to the basket, and then went straight to the layup!

At this moment, Festus Ezeli rushed over, not afraid of confrontation in the air, and confronted James head-on. Under the double interference of Harris and Ezeli, it is difficult to hit the ball as strong as James. His layup hit the side of the rim, 1-of-5!

"LeBron still didn't make it! In the face of the Grizzlies' second team defense, James actually missed! Link scored the rebound, the Grizzlies' offense!"

Harris and Ezeli are equivalent to shrinking the four or five positions to defend James. It is strange that James can enter. After Link received the rebound, he did not control the ball himself, but gave the ball to Vasquez.

The cunning South American defender is best at playing defensive counters.

Vasquez quickly pushed through the half, and at this time, Jimmy Butler pulled to the right bottom corner.

Vasquez faced Butler as if to pass the ball. Wade hurriedly accelerated two steps toward Butler, ready to steal.

However, Vasquez was facing Butler and passed the ball to the right back. Link just plugged in, received the basketball, and scored a layup!

24 to 18, the Heat's plan to overtake the score was tragically rejected as soon as it came up!

"Beautiful offense and defense, the Grizzlies' two points were obtained entirely by the tacit cooperation and mutual trust of the five Grizzlies players present. It seems that the second team did not hold back Link. On the contrary, this made the Grizzlies The Bears' offense seems to be smoother!"

Link pointed to Vasquez who passed the ball to him, and he knew that this guy was a good player in transition offense.

As soon as they came up, they conceded a goal, and the Heat naturally hoped to regain a city on the offensive end. But just like what James experienced just now, the rest of the Heat found that the Grizzlies' second team defense, in the league, is top-notch!

Link pestered Ray Allen, which made Ray Allen, who mainly shoots, very bad. Wade was handed over to Jimmy Butler. His defense made Wade, who scored 8 points in the first quarter, very passive.

In the end, Ray Allen received the basketball through heavy screens, and made a three-pointer against Link's outstretched arm!

Although the Heat scored this goal, they were still flustered. Because they knew better than anyone else that Ray Allen couldn't score against Link's defense every time.

"It's our turn to attack, hurry up, run. We're still ahead, so let's all show positivity!" Link didn't give the others a chance to be discouraged. As soon as Ray Allen scored, Link shouted.

Although there was a reminder from Link, in the end, the Heat took a step forward and forced the Grizzlies into the positional battle.

Seeing this situation, Vasquez handed the ball to Link and gave up the possession of the ball. He knew that in positional warfare, Link was better than Vasquez.

Link gave a command after the ball, and all the Grizzlies actively started to move. Spoelstra was stunned. Isn't this lineup finished with Link's singles?

of course not!

Link handed the ball to Harris, who was a bit of a celebrity lately and caught the Heat's defensive attention.

Taking this time, Link suddenly crossed in front of Wade. By the time Wade reacted, Jimmy Butler had already run away.

Harris broke the ball, and Jimmy Butler drove past the three-point line. This young boy wearing the No. 21 jersey will not miss any opportunity to prove himself. What's more, it's such a vacant opportunity!

"Brush!" 19 to 27, the Grizzlies widened the difference to 9 points!

Link made an indirect assist, and the Grizzlies continued to score. It wasn't Ray Allen who made the first three-pointer in the second quarter, but Jimmy Butler, who has always been labeled "can't shoot three-pointers".

At that moment, James must have blackened his face. The Heat's mixed lineup has no advantage at all!

For some reason, James suddenly remembered something that made him very scared at this time.

"Today, you don't even want to get 30 points."

Link's provocation before the race seems to have begun to be fulfilled.