In the fourth game, the two teams still did not change much. Except for the Heat who replaced Joel Anthony, who had been sluggish in performance with Haslem, the other players were the same as in the first three games.

The Heat's start today is intended to bloom more points, and they must find more scoring points, but Wade still acts like "Brother never cares about his performance in the first half". He devotes more energy to the defensive end and helps his teammates score.

The Heat's defensive strategy against Wu Huang has not changed much. Chamos and the team's inside line will still go back to the line to double-team Wu Huang. When James is constantly changing defense, Wade is responsible for keeping the defense in both ribs. If this kind of defense is different from the first three games, it is that today's Heat have more indiscriminate attacks. As long as there are Knicks players holding the ball in both ribs and the online line, no matter whether this person is Wu Huang or not, the Heat will send a large number of troops to greet him, which seems more like a regional joint defense.

Miami players actively steal from the beginning of the game, intercepting the Knicks' empty cuts and breakthroughs, destroying and interfering with the opponent's pass to the inside. They are ready to pinch the threat in the middle and on the line, so that the basketball can easily enter their inside and penalty areas.

The Knicks' defensive strategy is to concentrate all their troops on Wade and Bosh's side. Basically, as long as these two people are staying, the Knicks' defense will be concentrated, and then use the advantage of numbers to force the Heat to give the basketball to James on the weak side. At this time, they will divide the battlefield and let James play singles on the outside.

This kind of defense will definitely make James much easier on the outside today. He will have a lot of mid-range shots. Battier also threw the shots from 18 feet away to James like no money. As long as this guy doesn't shoot too high, the Knicks are not ready to change their defensive tactics.

The Heat started off smoothly on the offensive end, and Wade gave two assists at the start.

However, the Knicks' strategy soon began to show results. James made a mistake in shooting but not shooting on the outside. He seemed a little hesitant, perhaps because he wanted to help his teammates score. When the game was 4 minutes and 40 seconds left in the first quarter, the Heat fell by 8 points 12:20. In addition to James' lack of determination in offense, their problems were more because they did not defend the Knicks' offense.

The Heat's strategic intentions were originally reasonable, but there were too many reasonable things and not all of them could achieve the expected results.

Just like the Knicks, their passes and goals with a little luck today hurt the Heat's defense. Wu Huang took the ball to the penalty area several times at the beginning. The Heat players almost completed the steal every time, but the final result was that the Knicks' inside successfully received Wu Huang's pass and scored the ball. And even these goals were lucky. Haslem had at least three defenses during this period, and he could almost score more than 8 points from the top to the position to the final block. However, Gasol and David Si were able to score the ball, which left the Heat's captain helpless.

James obviously couldn't handle the problem today. The key to the weakness of the game still failed to leave him. Maybe he was thinking too much and just wanted to help his teammates score. Even the Heat fans couldn't understand why he was so hesitant when he had a shot. You were shooting!

At this time, Wade had to stand up. In the second half of the first quarter, after all the fans shouted Wade's name, the Flash finally got the end. He first used the cover to make a disguised layup in front of the body and then defended himself from Wu Huang to win a fast break. Before the end of the first quarter, he hit a buzzer-beating two points. This performance is excellent. However, today the Heat still lag behind at 27 after the first quarter.

The Heat's backwardness makes sense. No matter who the opponent is, even in the upcoming finals, if any team wants to achieve their wish to win the championship, the performance of role players will be crucial. But the problem is that the Heat's role players still cannot perform well today, but Sean Bathir of the Knicks stood up again, and he perfectly interpreted what a top-notch role player with an annual salary of 3 million yuan is called.

Bathir played today. He only played 6 minutes in the first quarter, and all of them were on the outside. He hit 1 goal, contributed 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal. Although the data was not very good, his performance was very comprehensive. Moreover, Bathir's role was fully reflected at the beginning of the first quarter. Bathir passed the ball continuously with Wu Huang on the left outside. After receiving the ball, Bathir decisively hit a three-pointer against Bosh's defense. One minute later, Bathir moved outside the three-point line on the right, and Wu Huang passed the ball with a fake move. This time Bathir was facing James' defense, but he used a realistic fake move to trick the little emperor, and then assisted Iguodala to hit a three-pointer at the bottom line.

It can be said that Battier's performance at the beginning is much better than JR Smith because he also plays a very important role on the defensive end. Today's Knicks deliberately gave James the opportunity to explode. Battier can limit James' scores to what level based on the team's strategy, which will be the key to their winning!

In other words, if James broke out too hard today, the Knicks' defensive strategy would have a fruitful result, so Bathir was under great pressure. However, after one pass and one shot, Bathir was a little sluggish under James' defense. Wu Huang broke through several times to create opportunities for Bathir, but Bathir failed to seize it. So, starting from the second quarter, Bathir created scoring opportunities for Wu Huang and Gasol, and he changed his way to continue to help the team.

Emperor Wu didn't plan to rest anymore. In the first quarter, he took the initiative to not leave the court, and in the second quarter, he took the initiative to go directly to the court.

Of course, D'Antoni would not refuse his request. Generally, in the second away game, Wu Huang would have to play like this, because he was really energetic during this period. Wu Huang, who had no girls, would definitely be 30% stronger in combat power.

Bathir played his own comprehensive play, and Gallinari also played like a microwave after playing.

The Italian is becoming more and more adapted to his sixth man status. He will be much less pressure to play in this position. After going up, his task is to keep attacking. As long as he can score, the team will have a greater advantage. But even if the touch is not good, it doesn't matter. The Knicks' main force is not demanding that the substitute help them open up a score difference.

So under such mild pressure, Gallinari performed more when he performed well. Whenever he could score continuously after playing, the Knicks' opponents were usually difficult to resist, because the Knicks' main players had caused a lot of damage to them before. If even the substitute showed their power, it would become the straw that broke the camels.

But look at the role players of the Heat. Haslem did a good job in the inside and the position of the top players and positions in the inside today, but the Heat captain can only do these dirty and tiring tasks to help the team. His scoring ability is not enough in front of Gasol, who is one of his own, and David Si, who is two of his own. But the Heat just needs role players to make contributions in scoring. Doing dirty and tiring tasks alone can't save them.

JR Smith should be the number one helper of the Heat's Big Three on the offensive end. Unfortunately, facing the Knicks' terrifying outside defensive lineup, it is difficult for this man to play his own style on the court. Basically, except for Garlinari, the Knicks' outside players will not let JR Smith get a comfortable phone call, and he is not even willing to give him a chance to take action. This is also the reason why JR Smith is completely lost in this round of the series.

Every time JR Smith is on the court, it is difficult for many Chinese fans who have seen JR Smith show their terrifying strength in CBA half a year ago and score terrible points. Now he is like an invisible person in front of the Knicks, which also makes many Chinese fans who have seen JR Smith show terrifying strength in CBA.

However, this also shows how perverted the strength of the Holy Master is! Some Chinese fans were previously worried that Wu Huang was unwilling to come to CBA to play during the suspension period, thinking that he was unwilling to come to China because he didn't like China. But now everyone is finally relieved. If even JR Smith can easily score 60+ in CBA, it should not be a problem for the Holy Master to come here to score 100 points. Then it is worth understanding why he is unwilling to play such low-level dungeons. After all, playing CBA will not have any training effect, and it is not as useful as he did to set up a training camp himself.

In the second quarter, Wade felt very good, making all three shots and scored 7 points in a row. Two of the shots were assists from James, and the Heat quickly caught up with the gap. But then the Knicks made a small climax. Wu Huang first assisted Garlinari to score, and then received a pass from David West to make a three-pointer. Bosh made two mistakes during this period. The Heat fell behind by 10 points in a blink of an eye with 36:46. The situation was already in danger for them.

Fortunately, the Heat players probably got used to losing, so they did not panic this time. After a timeout, Wade broke through twice in a row and scored 4 points, which also allowed the Heat to resurface and breathe.

Wade was able to perform like this, so James naturally caught up with the horse and continued to chase points. The two also staged an old aerial drama of "Wade was responsible for losing, and the emperor was responsible for shooting."

But even though James and Wai connected, the Heat were still behind at 49:55 at the end of the half.

Wade contributed 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the first half. The Flash performance recovered in full swing. James also scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Although the little emperor who was shorted was a little hesitant, resulting in not much score, he still had a very outstanding performance in assists. Only Bosh returned to silence after James and Wales performed well. In the first half, he only scored 7 points and 3 rebounds. Such performance is hard not to remind people of whether he really took banned drugs in the outbreak in the last game?

The Knicks' tactics in the first half were only half successful. They kept suppressing Wade and Bosh on the defensive end, but this kind of defense was not very effective for Wade. The Flash stood up today and rebounded strongly in the face of pressure, which hurt the Knicks a little. But the good news is that James, who was released, did not explode on the court without much defensive pressure, which prevented the Knicks from being beaten up by the two giants.

Of course, the best news for the Knicks is that Bosh is very weak today. With his performance in the first half, even Emperor Wu felt that he did not slander him. Maybe this guy really used banned drugs in the last game, otherwise why would there be such a far difference in just two days?

The Knicks fans also think so. If Bosh really took the banned medicine in the last game, he would never dare to use it again today due to the doubts over the past two days, because 80% of his urine tests will be randomly checked after the league game. I guess he is still worried that the banned medicine he took in the last game will still have residuals in his body.

Wu Huang was also silent for a while in the second quarter, but in the middle of the quarter, he had a good time playing with the Heat. At that time, he served at the baseline and directly hit Bosh's back. After receiving the rebound, he made a layup. This very unfriendly goal also made Bosh's face look even more ugly, and he felt that he was deeply insulted.

However, the Holy Master was very careful. A minute later, he used his old trick again. This time, Emperor Wu played the same trick on Wade and caught the ball and made a layup again.

The Heat players did not expect Wu Huang to do this trick twice in a row. The risk of passing the ball is very high. If the defensive player is prepared, he can catch the ball with just a stretch of his hand. However, Wu Huang took advantage of the Heat players' mentality. He scored two goals through two consecutive small moves of beatings. The Heat had already chased the gap to only one point. These two goals made the Heat players' mentality become impatient, and the Knicks seized the opportunity and widened the gap to 7 points again.

At the end of the first half, Wu Huang scored the highest 12 points in the team, with 3 rebounds and 4 assists. The Heat's defense today also used a large number of unball covers and risky passes, but failed to get the expected effect before the game. They still could not control Wu Huang's scoring and organization in the first half.

Gasol also had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist in the first half, Gallinari scored 8 points and 2 rebounds, David West scored 6 points and 6 rebounds, Bathir scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Iguodala scored 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Monroe scored 4 points and 3 rebounds.

The Knicks undoubtedly crushed the Heat in terms of scoring balance. Compared to the eight players in the first half of the team scored more than 5 points, only four players scored more than 5 points on the Heat, and only six players scored more than 5 points on the team scored more than 6 players. The gap is still very large, so it is not surprising that the score is behind.

When commenting on the midfield, O'Neal said: "In this game, the Knicks' lead in the first half was Hugo. He set the tone for this game from the first minute and the first defense: defense, faster defense, and harder defense. He rushed up and intercepted the ball like a 100-meter sprint, fell into the pile of photographers, and told his teammates that this was a defensive battle, and my current first person in the league will lead by example, and everyone's defense must be like me."

Barkley believes that strengthening rotation and repair defense is the most successful thing for the Knicks. Since Hugo and Bathir participated in a large number of assisting defense, they always missed their own defenses. However, whenever Wade and James got a long shot, nearby Knicks players would rush forward to repair defense at a speed of 100 meters. These are not reflected in data, but everyone in the Knicks are working hard to assist in assisting defense for their teammates. Of course, Hugo still makes great contributions. At the same time, Knicks players are also very hard to grab rebounds. Gasol once played two consecutive rebounds in frontcourt rebounds, which is why they were able to lead in the first half. In general, this team has surpassed the Heat in terms of vitality. Although this cannot be said that the Knicks players have better physical talents than the Heat players, their overall operation is obviously smoother. Everyone knows what they should do and how their teammates will cooperate with them.

In the second half, the Knicks still pressed the Heat's head under the water. James was unwilling to shoot far today, but he repeatedly fucked in the Knicks' penalty area and was already in a crazy situation, but the Heat still found it difficult to close the score gap too much. The Knicks' double towers reduced James' scoring efficiency in the penalty area to below the safety line. In particular, although Gasol's long arm could not cover James' shooting, it forced him to choose the most difficult shooting method. This offensive efficiency could not allow the Heat to catch up with the score.

Bosh is still not in good condition. Gasol focuses on assisting James, but the Knicks has David Si who can entangle Bosh. The Knicks' outside players are always double-teaming Bosh. As the game is played, Wade is empty, and James and Bosh are double-teaming. The Knicks players have long been unable to take into account the arrangements before the game. When the game is in a deep state, they have already rushed to bite people.

Wade naturally saw James' hard work in the third quarter. In the second half of the game, there was not much time left for the Heat, and Wade's time was also coming... The Flash first assisted Mike Miller to hit the three-point line, and then, when the attack tactics were completely disrupted by the Knicks, he relied on his personal singles to stop at the high position. The score became 60:65. With 5 minutes and 02 seconds left in the third quarter, the Heat expanded the gap to within 5 points again.

In the third quarter, the offensive efficiency of both teams decreased, and Wu Huang faced a tighter defense. After the Knicks' midfield break, the touch felt a little cold. In this quarter, both teams almost relied on breakthroughs to score points. Originally, the Knicks could still maintain a 10-minute lead, but once the Heat played a continuous scoring offensive, the gap was instantly narrowed.

At this time, both teams need someone to stand up. D'Antoni thought of the large number of shots lost by the two teams. Suddenly, he had an idea and replaced David Si with Whiteside, allowing this brain-dead child to join forces with Gasol to join the inside. Espanyol will play in the fourth position. Whiteside will serve as the center for Haslem, who has insufficient defensive offensive ability.

The bearded's move has achieved unexpected results. If Whiteside is used to defend Bosh now, it is conceivable that he will definitely be killed by Bosh who is experienced and mature! However, using him to deal with Haslem, who is not good at attacking, can exert his height and wingspan advantages. Whiteside's pure height data is at least 30m taller than Haslem, and coupled with the gap in the two's bounce ability, this is not a level contest when competing for rebounds. Even if Haslem has richer experience and better positioning skills, Whiteside's natural sense of rebounding is not easy to deal with. In addition, using his huge physical advantage, this is enough to make the Heat's already lost rebounding ball into a crushed state.

After Whiteside came on the court, it really had an immediate effect. The Knicks' current lineup is more like a double tower lineup. Heat fans feel that there are two electric poles standing under their basket at this moment. As for the Heat players on the court, it feels uncomfortable. This height gap has reached the level of quantitative change causing qualitative change.

At 4 minutes and 45 seconds in the third quarter, less than half a minute after Whiteside played, he used his height to reach out and click the basketball that Iguodala missed. Gasol immediately took the rebound at the second landing point and quickly passed it to Wu Huang on the outside.

After receiving the ball, Wu Huang organized the attack patiently again. It was not until the attack time was delayed to 20 seconds that Wu Huang stepped on the three-point line and forcibly attacked under the double defense of Chamos and Wade, and then angrily hit him again!

"Damn it!" James cursed in his heart. This time he rushed to the basket to participate in rebounding, but Whiteside next to him was too high. This guy's bounce ability was much stronger than Gasol. With his sensitive sense of smell, Whiteside once again reached out to the rebound from the attack of James and Haslem, and directly pointed the basketball to Emperor Wu.

"Swish!" Wu Huang took the ball immediately after receiving the ball. His shooting rhythm was very comfortable. Moreover, this time only Chamos was guarding him in front of him, and he failed to have enough impact on him. The basketball went into the basket!

The Heat fans at the scene started to hold their heads in their arms. If someone always robs rebounding like this, how can they continue to play?

Spoelstra was also in a hurry on the sidelines. He now knew that the game had reached a gate point, and whoever could survive would have the initiative in the game. However, facing the Knicks' rebounding offensive, he was helpless because Bosh, the highest in the team, was already on the court, and no one could replace him to solve the current crisis.

In fact, the Heat are not without tall men. They also have Pittman who is 211m tall, but this 320-pound fat man is too clumsy. He has never dared to send him on the court several times throughout the playoffs. Once Pittman's urgent movement speed comes on the court, it will become a breakthrough for the Knicks to launch a fast break, which is even worse than not being able to grab a rebound! Besides, with his reaction speed and bloated figure, even if he is replaced, 99% of them will not be able to grab Whiteside, and it will also have an irreparable impact on the Heat's offense and defense. Therefore, he must not make such a substitution, otherwise he will be fired directly by Pat Riley as soon as the game is over. The magician will not allow him to use such a stupid move.

Once the Knicks dominate the rebound, the players' moves become more determined. They know that even if they miss the shot, their teammates will have a high chance to grab the ball back, which makes them less worried when shooting, and indirectly makes the cooler feel restored to the temperature.

Wu Huang was the first to explode in the team. After a two-pointer before the shot, he made another three-pointer through a chase attack in less than a minute. This goal finally forced the Heat to call a timeout. Spoelstra had already seen his players become impatient because of losing backcourt rebounds in succession. If this continues, they can't even play the offense well, and it is easy for the Knicks to seize the opportunity to make an attack wave.

Barkley said after the timeout: "It's obvious that the Knicks are changing the trend of this game with offensive rebounds. If the Heat can't find a way to protect their rebounds, they will get closer and closer to failure." He then explained, "When we talk about offensive rebounds, the league's teams generally face a very realistic multiple-choice question, because it's really like the textbook, when teammates take action, it's actually a gamble. Don't think that this is what the coach advocates. If you don't get offensive rebounds, or you're trying to grab rebounds for your teammates to create a second offensive opportunity,

Then there will be huge loopholes in the team's next conversion defense. Of course, if you are confident of getting an offensive rebound and getting a second offensive opportunity, the team can not only extend the ball holding time, but do not have to turn off offense to defense, and the players who get offensive rebounds also have the chance to score points. The biggest function of the frontcourt rebound is to hit the opponent's mentality, and you can think about it in a misplaced manner. When you finally defend the next goal, but your opponent turns around and grabs the basketball back, you have to start defending again, but this time you have been scored by your opponent. If this situation occurs a few more times, it will be difficult not to collapse."

The Heat's timeout did not solve the trouble in rebounding. Even though Wade and James gave up the opportunity to make a fast break after the Knicks shot, almost all five of them retracted to the basket to protect the rebound, they still allowed the Knicks' double towers to grab a full 6 frontcourt rebounds in the last five minutes of the third quarter. These frontcourt rebounds brought a total of 10 points to the Knicks.

Faced with this passiveness, the one who really saved the Heat was Wade. The Flash kept using his high jump shots on the offensive end to stop the bleeding for the team. His four hollows allowed the Heat to only 8 points behind the Knicks at the end of the third quarter. Wade used these four high shots to leave his team with hope of a turnaround in the final quarter.

After the third quarter, the two sides fought to 72:80, and the Knicks led by 8 points and entered the last quarter.
Chapter completed!