Chapter 425: Strong Counterattack
Wu Feng's breakthrough was extremely cruel and did not give Norris Cole any chance, so he left him behind.
Then, Wu Feng easily rushed to the basket. Facing the attack from the opponent's defensive players, Wu Feng calmed down and swung his right hand, and the basketball in his hand flew towards Anthony Morrow, who had already ambushed outside the three-point line on the right corner.
After receiving the ball, Anthony Morrow did not hesitate and took action directly. With a "swish", the ball entered and brought a circle of white and flowery Nets.
Chris Bosh received a pass from Norris Cole at a high position, and then flicked Radmanovic and scored a jump shot.
Not only that, it also caused Radmanovic's foul.
With extra free throws, Chris Bosh got a chance to play two plus one.
At this time, the first quarter is about to end.
So, while the opponent was taking advantage of the free throw, Larry Drew replaced Wu Feng and replaced Wu Feng on the court. Jeff Teague.
Chris Bosh's free throw feel was not very good today. He lost the first free throw in this game.
Radmanovic grabbed the defensive rebound and threw it to Jeff Teague, who had just appeared on the court.
As soon as Jeff Teague came up, the offense seemed very strong.
After using his teammates' cover, he rushed to the basket, and a beautiful low-handed layup was made and scored two points.
With 3.1 seconds left before the end of the first quarter, Norris Cole received the serve at the bottom line, transported it twice and threw the ball directly at the opponent's basket, but this ball was an air balloon.
"Drip", the whistle sounded, and the first quarter ended.
Both teams have high offensive efficiency in the first quarter, so the scores are also relatively high.
32:27, the Heat led by the Big Three led by 5 points.
Not long after, the second quarter will begin.
Players from both sides returned to the court one after another, preparing for the fierce battle in the second quarter.
Before the second quarter began, the lineups of both sides made some adjustments. Heat Joel Anthony replaced Chris Bosh, and Hawks Zaza Pachulia replaced Josh Smith.
The Hawks serve, and Wu Feng catches the ball and organizes the offense.
Wu Feng broke through from the bottom line, and Norris Cole defended closely.
Wu Feng turned around and entered the three-second zone and handed the ball to Radmanovic's hand. After receiving the ball, the latter leaned against Joel Anthony to play with his back, and then made a low-post shot.
Norris Cole broke through and passed the ball, Chris Bosh received the ball at a low post, and after receiving the ball, he directly jumped and made a hit.
After Wu Feng brought the ball to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Cork Hinrich who came up to catch the ball.
Kok Sinrich broke through and passed the ball, and once again gave it to Radmanovic who was inside. Radmanovic was not in a hurry to attack, but used the ball to carry Udunis Haslem with his body, and then a beautiful pass was given to Zaza Pachulia on the other side.
Zaza Pachulia pushed against Joel Anthony and suddenly turned around and hit the hook.
After receiving the ball, Kok Hinrich organized an attack, and Wu Feng ran to seek an open position. Suddenly, Kok Hinrich shook his wrist and the ball flew straight towards Wu Feng who was rushing to the inside.
Norris Cole hurriedly followed, and Joel Anthony and Haslem were also ready to assist in defense.
But Wu Feng did not catch the ball, but turned his hand and the basketball turned direction. He reached Radmanovich's hand behind Joel Anthony.
Joel Anthony was shocked and quickly turned around and tried to block Radmanovic. Unfortunately, it was still too late. All this happened in the flash. Radmanovic did not pause after receiving the ball. He jumped and dunked his hands.
Phillips Arena cheered.
Norris Cole dribbled through the half, accelerated his breakthrough and created an offensive opportunity for his teammates.
Norris Cole saw Udunis Haslem rushing into the inside from the wing. He quickly inserted the ball into the opponent's hand. Udunis Haslem made a layup after receiving the ball, but missed it, and Wu Feng grabbed the backcourt rebound.
Wu Feng organized the offense with the ball and then handed it over to Cork Hinrich on the left wing.
Cork Hinrich transported the ball and kept observing the situation in the game. He suddenly used Wu Feng's cover to move to an unguarded position, and then made an easy jump shot.
"Clang", Chris Bosh's shot missed, and Anthony Morrow grabbed the rebound in time and passed the ball to Wu Feng immediately.
Wu Feng's overall view is very outstanding, and he can see at a glance which teammate has a chance.
He directly threw the ball to Keke Hinrich, who was starting at high speed on the left wing. Keke Hinrich ran all the way and soon encountered the Heat's retreating defense line. Keke Hinrich chose to pass the ball again and gave it to Wu Feng who was following him.
Wu Feng accelerated his breakthrough, and Mike Miller, who defended Coke Hinrich, quickly retreated to defend Wu Feng. But Wu Feng did not do this, but leaned on Mike Miller and passed the ball to Cork Hinrich, who was ambushed outside the three-point line.
"Swish"! After receiving the ball at the top of the three-point line, Cork Hinrich directly chose to make a three-pointer. The only thing Mike Miller, who was standing behind Wu Feng, could do at this moment was to pray that the ball would not enter, but things went against their wishes, and the basketball went into the net hollow.
Cork Hinrich put down his right hand of the shooting and clenched Wu Feng who was running up.
The Hawks' recent attacks were as smooth as mercury, satisfying Larry Drew, who was standing on the sidelines.
However, on the Heat, Mike Miller actually made a counterattack.
He received a pass from Norris Cole from the outside and hit a three-pointer.
Wu Feng, who organized the attack, deliberately slowed down and slowly approached the bottom line on the right where Norris Cole was.
Wu Feng pushed hard towards the inside line step by step, leaned back and turned around a little, easily stuck Norris Cole's left side, accelerated and rushed to the basket. At the moment of breaking through, he had an extremely short eye contact with Cork Hinrich, who understood and started running.
Mike Miller stepped forward to make up for defense, blocking Wu Feng's breakthrough route, and Norris Cole also followed Wu Feng's footsteps, but they immediately found that someone had missed it.
They discovered it, and Wu Feng could naturally discover it too.
So Wu Feng swung his hand. The direction of the ball was Cork Hinrich outside the three-pointer line, and there was no one in front of him, so he threw the ball out with great confidence, and with a "swish", the ball entered.
At this moment, just five minutes into the second quarter, the Heat's advantage was only 2 points left. Cork Hinrich's consecutive three-pointers quickly forced Eric Spoelstra to call a timeout.
With the time-out time, Eric Spolstra replaced Dwyane Wade and LeBron James in advance, hoping to open the situation between the two and completely widen the score gap.
After seeing this scene, Larry Drew also adjusted the lineup.
So Josh Smith, Al Horford and Marvin Williams took the field to replace Radmanovic with Larry Drew's arrangement, Anthony Moro and Zaza Pachulia tried to give the opponent a crazy blow to the inside...
Now, the Hawks' lineup is: Al Horford, Josh Smith, Marvin Williams, Cork Hinrich and Wu Feng;
Here are the Heat: Udunis Haslem, Chris Bosh, LeBron James, Mike Miller and Dwyane Wade.
The game started again, and the Heat's offense.
Dwyne Wade came straight to the Hawks' half as soon as he received the ball. The speed was amazing. LeBron James came up to cover it, and Dwyne Wade took the opportunity to break into the Hawks' basket and made a layup.
On the Hawks, after Wu Feng missed an open jump shot, Al Horford grabbed the offensive rebound and handed it to Josh Smith, who made a layup.
With a "clang", Mike Miller missed a jump shot. Josh Smith took the backcourt rebound and handed it to Wu Feng.
Wu Feng organized an offense, used his teammates' cover to get rid of Dwyne Wade's defense, and then went to the near the paint area of the bottom line, and swung Dwyne Wade again. Then he gave the ball to Josh Smith's hand and ran to the other side.
Udunis Haslem opened his hands and pressed against Josh Smith. The latter had no choice but to see Wu Feng who was in an open position behind him, and quickly gave the ball to the opponent, then went over to provide a cover for Wu Feng and blocked Dwyne Wade behind him.
Wu Feng took a deep breath and jumped into the air, but unfortunately he had another "clang" sound, which resounded over the Phillips Arena.
Wu Feng shook his head helplessly and quickly retreated to defend. The rebound was grabbed by LeBron James, and then dribbled to the frontcourt quickly. After matching Dwayne Wade, he finally scored near the free throw line.
Wu Feng has not felt very good in recent minutes, and both shots ended in ironwork. The other Hawks players are not in good condition. Since the timeout, Cork Hinrich has not felt as hot as before.
Therefore, the game quickly fell into the rhythm of the Heat.
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In a blink of an eye, the first half ended.
Because the Hawks, who played at home, suddenly lost their previous offensive efficiency in the middle and late sections of the second quarter, they gradually became weak.
The Heat led the Hawks by 63:51 with 12 points.
The Heat's star LeBron James scored 20 points in the first half, and the team's other giant, Dwyne Wade, also performed very well, scoring 18 points and giving 5 assists.
The last giant, Chris Bosh, performed well, scoring 10 points and 5 rebounds. The three giants worked together to score 48 points in the first half.
On the Hawks, Wu Feng's performance in the second quarter was not very good, so he only scored 13 points and 6 assists in the first half.
After the start of the second half, the Heat once expanded their advantage under the leadership of Chris Bosh and Dwyne Wade.
However, Wu Feng could not give up the victory and scored 4 points in a row, and responded.
Although Wade and LeBron James have maintained good efficiency since then, Al Horford and Marvin Williams began to lead the Hawks to narrow the gap. The two teamed up to score 9 points, and the Hawks, who were once 17 points behind, were only 8 points behind the Heat 66-74.
Although the internal and external offenses of Chris Bosh and Dwyne Wade demonstrated the stability of the Heat, Marvin Williams and Al Horford, two players in good condition, scored 6 points in a row after scoring 9 points in a row, becoming the rescuers of the Hawks.
Before the third quarter was halfway through, Al Horford and Marvin Williams scored 15 points together, narrowing the gap as much as possible, which made Larry Drew, who was sitting on the sidelines, excited.
However, just when Larry Drew was excited, the hot-tempered LeBron James hit a three-pointer again, and the Heat widened the gap to double digits again.
However, just as the Heat's bench started cheering, Wu Feng received an inside pass from Al Horford and immediately hit a three-pointer.
"mvp,mvp,mvp..." The fans of the Phillips Arena stood up excitedly.
However, after the Heat called a timeout, the substitute shooter Mike Miller became the Heat's surprise.
He made two consecutive three-pointers and scored 6 points, the Heat once took a 13-point lead.
In a dead ball, the Heat also made adjustments to the roster, and Dwyne Wade was replaced by Norris Cole.
After the game started, the Hawks' situation did not improve much, and they were still beaten by the Heat led by James and Bosh.
At this critical moment, the Hawks' center Al Horford played a crucial role.
He frequently made a comeback in the inside, and scored 7 points in less than two minutes, while the Heat's offensive firepower became much weaker during this period.
With Al Horford's outstanding performance, the Atlanta gradually reversed the passive situation.
The Hawks, who played at home, were naturally unwilling to lose the game at home, so they took the opportunity to launch a fierce counterattack.
Wu Feng and Cork Hinrich teamed up to score 4 points, helping the team quickly narrow the gap to 4 points.
Faced with the opponent's fierce counterattack, the Heat's condition has fluctuated. Not only did they not have many solutions on the defensive end, but there was also a scoring drought of more than two minutes on the offensive end.
The Hawks became more and more courageous as they fought. Cork Hinrich and Anthony Morrow scored two consecutive three-pointers, helping the team to overtake the score 92:90 and gained the initiative in the game in one fell swoop.
Seeing this, Eric Spoelstra had to shout a timeout.
The Hawks used Zaza Pachulia to replace Al Horford with a break. During this period, Al Horford's outstanding performance sounded the clarion call for the Hawks to counterattack violently.
Chapter completed!