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Chapter 542 [Competition for Tianwang Mountain]

Some basketball experts analyzed that the Heat Clippers are likely to snatch 7. Unfortunately, the Clippers lost general Love, otherwise the Heat would not be the opponent.

In fact, this is not the case. Even if Love plays, its main function is to have an extra three-pointer on the offensive end, and the defense cannot play much effect. After all, Love's specialty is not to prevent breakthroughs, and the horizontal movement is slow. Gasol Jr. has increased his playing time, and Ye Feng plays the No. 4 position, which almost made up for his loss.

The fifth game is crucial. When playing the Mavericks, the Clippers have already tasted 2-3 behind. It is not what they want to return to the home court with psychological pressure. If they win this game and return to home to win the championship, it will be perfect.

What Thibodeau is most dissatisfied with is the interior substitute, and only Ye Feng can play the No. 4 position to make up for the shortcomings. After the end of this season, their interior must be replaced, and at least one good player will be introduced. With Love's comeback, four powerful insiders will be invincible.

Online, fans launched a vote to predict the outcome of the game. The Clippers' approval rating has reached 88.6%, which is expected. The atmosphere of the Heat's home court in the fifth game is getting worse. Why is it said it is bad? Because Ye Feng received more applause when he appeared. In the stands, someone held the "Hungry Wolf 40+" sign, and many people hoped that he would score again. Ye Feng scored less than 40 points in the two games lost by the Clippers. Want to see Ye Feng get 40+, it is equivalent to hoping to see the Heat lose.

If the home fans don’t cheer for the home team together, it will inevitably disappoint the Heat players. The appearance ceremony of the Heat’s Big Three is much simpler. If they no longer show, they are afraid of being "slapped in the face" after losing. Last time they entered the finals against the Clippers, the Heat also won two games, and finally 4-2. At this time, the players’ psychological pressure was already very high.

The Clippers coaching staff repeatedly reminded the newcomers to be ruthless in playing and to be determined in fouls. Ma Hong also taught the substitute players to pay attention to provoking the opponent's starting lineup after playing. As long as the opponent is offended, if you can't make a shot or quarrel or get fouls, it will be the victory of the substitute players. They don't think they will win and are very careful about this game.

The Clippers' starting lineup has not changed. Gasol, Ye Feng, Barnes, Harrison, Thomas. The Heat's starting lineup has changed again, and Parsons has entered the starting lineup and replaced Haslem.

The Clippers' offense in the first quarter had a problem. Ye Feng finally encountered a bad touch, and only hit one goal with five shots. After all, he was not a god. In the second half, he changed to support the offense and provided a cover for Thomas on the outside. Gasol and Thomas became the main offensive points. The two performed well. Before the end of this quarter, Harrison, who came on the bench, made a very long buzzer-beating three-pointer. The time was approaching. He hurriedly threw the ball out as soon as he stepped out of his three-point line and actually hit. With the help of this lucky ball, the Clippers were only 6 points behind 24 to 30.

James and Bosh, who played in the first quarter, did not come out in the second quarter and led the substitute. However, the Clippers let Ye Feng go off the court for a while and adjust their condition. Gasol and Thorton performed well in this quarter. The score difference was not widened by a step closer. After that, Ye Feng returned to the court and sent three assists in one minute, Thorton and Jones respectively hit three-pointers. The Clippers overtook two points 52-50.

After that, Wade made consecutive shots. With 13.8 seconds left in the quarter, Wade scored a close mid-range shot and the Heat took the lead again. At the end of the half, the Clippers were 3 points behind 57 to 60.

Wade scored 17 points in the first half, which was his best performance in this series. Barnes paid three fouls to defend him and reduced his playing time. Harrison's experience was still weak and he was well-treated in the matchup with Wade.

Ye Feng felt cold, made 2 of 9 shots and only scored 8 points with free throws. However, he had sent 6 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds, and was likely to get a triple-double.

Thibodeau asked Ye Feng to try his best to play to the basket and increase breakthroughs. Heats are not allowed to use too many shots to find the feel. If he fails to score a few shots, the score may be thrown away. The breakthrough shooting rate is much higher and he can also make fouls.

At the beginning of the second half, the Heat's offensive was very strong. James and Ray Allen made three-pointers one after another, expanding their advantage. Ye Feng began to rely on screen to break through and attack, making a layup and causing Bosh to foul 2+1. Then he used the screen to break through the trolley to go into the basketball and strive to score. The Clippers stood up in this quarter, Thorton, who made 3 of 4 three-pointers, helped the Clippers overtake the score again.

Ye Feng finally found the feel, and also made two three-pointers from the outside, and at 3 points

The steal was successful in 33 seconds, assisted Sauton to make a layup, and made an 8-0 attack. The Heat could no longer stop the Clippers' offensive, and Spoelstra was forced to request a timeout.

After that, James and Bosh each made one shot, and the Heat stabilized the situation. After three quarters, the Clippers led 84-79. In this quarter, the Clippers made 7 three-pointers and the outside line was completely opened.

The Heat can only say that they are unlucky. In the first few games, Ye Feng felt hot. He finally waited until this game to become a normal person. The other Clippers players stood up again. When the Clippers' three-pointer was accurate, no team could defeat them because they also had strong attack power at low posts.

In the fourth quarter, whether James' physical strength can support the whole game is a question. He fought for leg cramps in the last game, but Spolstra did not mean to let him rest and only rested for 4 minutes in the second quarter.

The final quarter turned into Ye Feng's performance. He relied on the Gasol brothers to cover the misaligned attack. He singled Bosh and Parsons. He shot 45 degrees with the board. He turned around to the "Golden Rooster" jump shot in the middle, and turned to the bottom line and all the back jump shots turned to the bottom line began to show his power. The terrifying scorer suddenly came back, and the Clippers expanded their advantage to 11 points.

The Heat's counterattack came very quickly. Wade broke through with the ball and caused Barnes' fifth foul, and sent him off the court to guard the water dispenser. Later, Wade stole Stoton's pass and launched a fast break, which was handed over to James in the frontcourt to easily dunk. Wade also assisted Haslem, who dunked and the score difference narrowed to five points.

The scores rose alternately, and the turning point occurred at 5 minutes and 03 seconds. Gasol, the Grandmas, failed to make a single in the low post, Gasol Jr. grabbed the frontcourt rebound and made a second attack, causing Bosh to foul. Bosh also made his fifth foul. Unfortunately, Spoelstra replaced him. At the critical moment, the Heat's ability to prevent pick-and-roll became weaker.

Thibodeau immediately replaced Isaiah and Thomas. The facts proved that this substitution was very smart. Ye Feng was a little tired and no longer took on the task of holding the ball. He went to the outside to cooperate with Thomas. Thomas had limited playing time and was in full condition. As soon as he rushed, James almost couldn't defend him, let alone Delham Porter? He used his breakthrough to mess up the Heat's defense line.

The Clippers scored 9 points in a row in less than 2 minutes, leading 104-90.

The Heat's situation was very bad. They began to look for opportunities on the outside, but the three-pointer missed the accuracy. In order to strengthen their defense, Bosh made another appearance in 3 minutes, but could not change the team's dilemma of falling behind.

Barnes, who did not perform much on the offensive end in the entire game, also made a sudden killer move, and made a three-pointer with 2 minutes and 26 seconds left in the game to expand the lead. The Heat were a little panicked at the last moment, Wade was intercepted by Ye Feng, and Ye Feng used the cover to break through, causing Bosh to foul, and Bosh left the field with six fouls. After making both free throws, he gave the Heat a fatal blow.

James then hit a three-pointer, but it was too late to fall by as much as double digits. The Clippers won another game 115 to 101 away, winning the "Battle of Kings Mountain".

Back in Los Angeles, the Clippers can win four consecutive championships as long as they win one more game, chasing the Celtics' great achievements in eight consecutive championships that year.

Ye Feng scored a triple-double score of 30 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals. Thomas scored 12 points and 5 assists, Paul Gasol scored 15 points and 6 rebounds; Marc Gasol scored 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks; Sorton scored 21 points and 4 assists, and Harrison also scored 11 points. Six people scored in double digits, the Clippers blossomed at multiple points, and the Heat lost without any wickedness.

The Heat also scored five points in double digits, Wade scored a game-high 38 points and 8 assists, Bosh scored 19 points and 10 rebounds. James scored a quasi-triple double, contributing 26 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Ray Allen scored 13 points, and Parsons scored 12 points.

At the press conference, Ye Feng issued a declaration of winning the championship. "I played very poorly at the beginning of this game. Fortunately, my teammates stood up and I was just responsible for grabbing rebounds and passing the ball to them. This is a great victory. As long as they can still play at this level in the next game, we will definitely win. I have the confidence to return to home to win the championship."

Leading 3-2, two home courts, if you are modest at this time, it is hypocritical.

Thibodeau was also so happy that he couldn't stop talking, saying: "The players implemented the tactical arrangements well. This is the most united game we played in the playoffs. I am very satisfied with everyone, they are the best."

The reporter also interviewed Thorton. He rarely attended press conferences. This event received more than 20 and gave Ye Feng great support. Thibodeau took him to attend the press conference.

Thorton was very excited. He said: "It feels wonderful to be able to score more than 20 points in the finals. I didn't want anything on the court, just using my own strengths to attack. After looking at the data, I felt very surprised. I hope I can perform well in the next game. We have a great leader and will definitely win!"

The Heat players were interviewed and the atmosphere was like attending a funeral. Spoelstra said he was confident that he would win at the Clippers at home, and Staples was not undefeated. But it is possible to win once, can he win twice? If the Heat win the championship, he would have to win three games at home. Is this possible? 82 games in the regular season, the Clippers have never lost several times at home. Staples has long been recognized as the Devil's home court.

In addition to the news of promoting the Clippers the next day, there were also news of discordant voices within the Heat. Every time the Heat were on the verge of losing in the playoffs, news of internal strife will be heard. As the saying goes, again and again, the rumors did not come true in the first two seasons, and the Heat's Big Three continued to join forces. This time, no one knows what the result will be.
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