Seven Hundred and Forty-Three: The Last Trace of Consolation

In the ninth minute of the second quarter, Conley's pull-up jumper missed the target and shot out of the frame.

But Randolph appeared in the right spot just in time, and with a single jump, grabbed the offensive rebound before everyone else.

"Zach grabbed the offensive rebound. He was an inside beast today!" Hubie Brown was excited when he saw Randolph grabbing the rebound. Randolph's performance since the start of the second quarter, Simply amazing!

After Randolph grabbed the rebound, both James and Bosh stood beside him with arms raised. But Randolph was not bluffed. He carried Bosh to the basket and made a second attack.

In the end, Randolph hit the ball hard under the attack of two people. Bosh and James looked at each other with surprise written on their faces.

Because after this ball, Randolph has made 8 of 8 shots in this section! Since his appearance until now, Randolph has not missed a shot!

"Goal scored, the Grizzlies lead the Heat by 6 points! Coach Spoelstra had to stop the game, Z-Bo completely destroyed the weak inside of the Heat today!"

Under the roar of the commentator and the cheers of the fans, Randolph raised his right arm and let out a low growl. As if an angry black bear is swearing that his territory is inviolable.

8 of 8 shots, 17 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter, 100% hit rate! Zach Randolph was a superstar in the second quarter, and it turned out that Jogel's tactics worked. With his attack-to-attack strategy, the Grizzlies changed from passive to active, from behind to leading.

Link rushed up to touch Randolph in the air at the moment the game was suspended. In the second quarter, before Link made any shots, Randolph had already devastated the Heat's defense.

Randolph's desire for 72 wins has given him no disadvantage at the rim. The combination of James + Bosh inside, obviously can not contain the real low scorer.

The Heat were still looking for opportunities from beyond the three-point line in this quarter, but when their three-point shooting rate in the second quarter became 3-for-8, the score began to gradually get closer until they overtook. Although Randolph only scored 2 points and 2 points, but because of high efficiency, it still caused the Heat to suffer.

Randolph told the league with practical actions that as long as your low-post offense is efficient enough, you can in turn restrain the three-pointer. A basketball game is far from as simple as 3 points being 1 point more than 2 points. In an age where the 3-point shot is all the rage, old-school low-post play can sometimes work wonders.

The Heat players walked off the court with their heads down. Their first quarter was so fantastic that it was a huge blow to them now that they were behind.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies players are getting more and more excited. The feeling of being suppressed by the other party was instantly swept away, and they became the party who took the initiative.

Sure enough, when the game restarted, the Heat had to send veteran Haslem. Together with Bosh, he will build a protective net in the interior to prevent Randolph from continuing to wreak havoc in the low post.

The injuries of "Birdman" Chris Anderson and Greg Oden have made the Heat, which is already extremely deficient in interior reserves, unable to draw any manpower. Haslem + Bosh is already the strongest insider combination that the Heat can send.

For the remainder of the second quarter, Randolph was heavily guarded by Haslem and Bosh. Although Haslem is not as capable as James, he is more willing to work hard than James on the defensive end.

James has always had to worry about offense, and it is impossible to put all his energy into the hand-to-hand fight with Randolph.

Therefore, he doesn't necessarily have to fight Randolph more than Haslem in the post.

Randolph was temporarily limited, but the Heat's defensive energy was also dispersed. Link led Nick Young to continue scoring, leaving the Heat's defense still shaky.

On the last play before halftime, Randolph reached for the ball to Conley after leaning on Haslem in the low post to get into position.

The rhythm in the second half of the second quarter of this game was very retro, and there were far more pictures of players from the two teams fighting in the low post than three-point shooting.

People feel like they've traveled back in time to the '90s or the early 2000s, when the big guys' low-handed combat was the main theme of the game.

Conley comfortably fed the ball to the mouth of the "Big Black Bear". After receiving the ball, Randolph turned his back and squeezed to the basket, ready to attack the frame.

However, the "Big Black Bear" was just taken off when Haslem rudely dragged him down. Randolph, who lost his center of gravity, fell to the ground, and Link felt as if the wooden floor under his feet shook.

The referee blew the whistle immediately, and Haslem was undoubtedly a foul. Moreover, even calling a flagrant foul is not an exaggeration.

The players of the Grizzlies immediately got together. Fortunately, all those present were masters who did not like to cause trouble, otherwise there would definitely be a conflict on the scene.

Link was the first to rush to Randolph. He looked at Randolph on the ground and stretched out his right hand, "Are you alright?"

"Hey, okay, I didn't fall!" Randolph, who was sweating profusely, laughed, his chest heaving violently as he lay on the ground.

Randolph played a lot of time in this quarter, and he had to guard James for 8 of 8 shots in a single quarter, which must have cost him a lot of physical strength.

It can be said that Randolph concentrated on the explosion in the second quarter, just to open a gap for Link. He didn't think about the second half at all today, because Randolph believed that Link could handle everything in the second half.

So in the second quarter, Randolph blossomed without reservation.

Link then lightly punched Randolph, who was still lying down, on the chest, "Thank you for your hard work, leave the rest to me, Zach."

Afterwards, Link and Gasol grabbed Randolph's left and right hands respectively and made the "big black bear" stand up again.

The audience applauded, and Randolph moved his body a bit, saying that he stepped on the free throw line after he was not injured.

Randolph took a few breaths, and then he started to free throws after he had calmed his breath. In the end, he made two free throws at the free throw line to help the Grizzlies go into halftime with a seven-point advantage.

At halftime, the Grizzlies arranged for the fans to have a fantastic dunk show. Through the jumping bed under the basket, the stuntmen can stage a variety of "basketball fire" exaggerated dunks.

But neither the live commentary nor the fans in the stands were interested in watching the performance. They are still not satisfied with the half-time game that just ended.

"Zach has 19 points in a single quarter and has become the highest scoring player in the game in just one quarter. The Grizzlies changed their strategy in the second quarter very well. After a loss in the first quarter, they succeeded Found the key to victory. If the Heat's performance in the second quarter was not bad, the difference may be even bigger!"

"That's right, Randolph has successfully disrupted the Heat's defense now. Next, Link will not suffer from such a tight attack. Whether the Grizzlies can win in the second half depends on whether Link can seize the opportunity!"

Everyone knows that Randolph is not the real main point of the Grizzlies today. Although his 19-point quarterly firepower is not as fierce as a 33-year-old veteran, his ability to consistently score is not strong. In the second half, you can't expect Randolph to do that again.

But so what? Randolph has accomplished his task satisfactorily, he has done everything in his power.

The game was handed back to Link again!

"LeBron, you have to defend Link alone in the second half!" Spoelstra naturally saw this in the Heat locker room at this time.

He knew very well that in the second half of the game, the Heat could not continue to flank Link recklessly. In that case, Randolph's 19 points in a single quarter is the price!

Next, James has to face the guy who has averaged 31.7 points per game over the past seven games.

For some reason, Spoelstra felt nervous. He couldn't believe that he was worried about James' defense now!

After all, Link's example of blasting Durant and George was placed in front of Spoelstra, and everyone who has watched those two games will have lingering fears about it.

James nodded solemnly without saying much. His most important task now is to seize the time to rest and try to recover every trace of physical strength.

The game situation has been completely controlled by the Grizzlies, and the Heat can only play according to the Grizzlies. So the second half, James believes, will be a very tough half.

More than ten minutes later, the FedEx Arena became very lively again. The game resumes, and the Heat will start their second half with a 7-point deficit.

As soon as the second half came up, Link passed Iguodala for a three-pointer. It's just a pity that Iguodala, like Wade today, couldn't find the sight at all beyond the three-point line.

After the basketball knocked out of the frame, Haslem grabbed the rebound, and James buried his head and ran forward, ready to fight hard!

After Chalmers dribbled the ball over halftime, he quickly handed the ball over to James. Now the only one who can get closer to the score and change the trend is the No. 6!

Link spread his arms and stuck it up, and as soon as the second half came up, the two started a duel!

James made a few three-threat moves, then suddenly pulled up and shot! And when shooting, the body also leans forward aggressively!

Link was called for a foul, and he really didn't expect James to suddenly make this move. What's more terrible is that James's three-pointer to find a foul actually hit the board from the front!

The basketball enters the net and the referee whistle blows. The Heat's bench was instantly boiling, and James won a chance to score four points at the beginning of the second half!

"This ball really has nothing to say. LeBron made full use of the rules and showed his strong personal ability." Hubie Brown shook his head. James opened the prelude to the confrontation between the two sides in the second half of the game.

"Fuck, what kind of shit luck is this." Link was speechless as he watched the basketball hit the front of the board. You said that James was not fooled by this ball, I guess he didn't believe it himself.

But Link was not annoyed, and still looked relaxed. When James walked to the free throw line, Link even said softly, "You can't score goals every possession by luck, LeBron."

In the face of defense without pincers, Link believes that he has the ability to make James suffer! He said he was going to start taking over the game, not just talking.

This four-pointer is just James' last consolation before he faces hell.

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