Coach Larry Brown still kept his promise on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Naturally, he had his own reasons.
The two superstars of the Miami Heat, "Little Emperor" LeBron James and "Flash" Dwyane Wade, did not perform very well at the end of the third quarter, and "Flash" Dwyane Wade After playing three consecutive quarters, he showed particularly obvious fatigue. As for the "Little Emperor" LeBron James, his outstanding performance was limited to the first quarter of the game. In the second and third quarters of the game, the "Little Emperor" LeBron James disappeared without a trace.
As promised, no one can maintain a high efficiency throughout the game, not even the MVP-level player "Little Emperor" LeBron James.
"If I were the head coach of the Miami Heat, I would definitely put LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on the bench to rest for a few minutes." Coach Larry Brown said, "LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will rest on the bench for a few minutes." Dwyane and Wade have both played three full quarters and are now almost exhausted. If they don¡¯t take a break, it will have a negative impact on the team.¡±
It is precisely because of this that Coach Larry Brown decided to keep his promise on the court in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter.
"After the start of the fourth quarter, LeBron; James, Dwyane; Wade and Miami Heat main point guard Mario; Chalmers are all likely to be placed on the bench, thus sending substitutes Players face it." Coach Larry Brown continued, "And this is the best time for you to use your expertise!"
"I understand!" Xu Nuo nodded and said.
"Use the promised speed advantage to launch rapid counterattacks to open up the score?" Team captain Danny Granger guessed.
Coach Larry Brown nodded.
"We are now four points ahead of our opponents. If we can take advantage of the fact that their main players are not on the court to widen the point difference, then this game will be quite beneficial to us." Coach Larry Brown explained this way.
"Very good!" Xu Nuo said, with a cold smile on his lips.
At this time, referee Mike Callahan blew his whistle, reminding the players of both teams that the fourth quarter was about to begin.
As expected, Coach Larry Brown expected that at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Miami Heat's three main players, "Little Emperor" LeBron; James, "Flash" Dwyane; Wade and the point guard Mario; Chalmers did not appear on the court. Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra sent out point guard Norris Cole, shooting guard Mike Miller, small forward Sean Battier, and power forward Udonis; The lineup composed of Haslem and centers Joel and Anthony, except for power forward Udonis; Haslem and small forward Sean Battier, the other three players are all substitutes.
¡°I really don¡¯t know how Spoelstra¡¯s puppet coach convinced LeBron, James, Dwyane, and Wade to sit on the bench and rest.¡± Xu Nuo thought in his heart as he stepped onto the court.
Although the other four players in the lineup sent by coach Larry Brown are also substitutes, compared with the Miami Heat's substitute lineup, the Indiana Pacers' substitute lineup is stronger. . Even if Paul; George and Rudy; Fernandez and Sean; Battier and Mike; Miller are evenly matched, Xu, Taylor, Hansbrough and JJ-Hixon can all have an advantage in front of their opponents. .
Norris Cole took the ball from Mike Miller and the fourth quarter officially began.
At this time, the Miami Heat have a very serious problem, that is, they do not have a fixed scorer.
If there is a fixed scorer on the court, then the team's tactics can completely revolve around this scorer, and the team's offense will become quite smooth. However, if the team lacks a stable scorer, then the players on the court will be like a group of headless flies, playing without any structure.
This is an important issue the Miami Heat are facing at this time.
Among the five Miami Heat players on the court, only two veterans, Mike Miller and Sean Battier, can provide slightly more stable offensive firepower.
However, relying solely on the performance of these two veterans, it is impossible for the Miami Heat's offense to open up the situation.
Moreover, Norris, the Miami Heat point guard on the court; Cole did not want to pass the ball to Mike; Miller orThe reporter is Sean; Shane Battier¡¯s plan! Norris Cole tried to break through Xu Nuo's defense with the ball, but Xu Nuo always blocked his body between Norris Cole and the basket. In desperation, Norris Cole had no choice but to pass the ball. At this moment, Xu Nuo quickly intercepted Norris Cole's pass.
"Come on, promise!" Danny Granger shouted to Promise on the court from the bench on the courtside, "Now is the time for you to show your strengths!"
Xu Nuo stole Norris Cole's pass and immediately rushed towards the Miami Heat basket with the ball at high speed. Although Norris Cole kept chasing behind Xu Nuo, he was still unable to keep up with Xu Nuo. Promise dribbles to the Miami Heat basket, leaps high and dunks the ball into the basket with one hand!
"Promise, you haven't shown your true ability yet!" Coach Larry Brown thought as he stood on the sidelines of the court.
On the offensive end, Miami Heat small forward Sean Battier hit an outside three-pointer, which at least helped the Miami Heat recover some points. Xu Nuo took the ball from Paul George and started one-on-one with Norris Cole in the frontcourt.
"Hey, Xu Nuo, you must kick his ass!" Paul George said to Xu Nuo with a smile.
Xu Nuo sneered slightly and faced Norris; Cole dribbled the ball slowly. Norris Cole half bent over, tensing every nerve in his body, facing the promise in front of him. Xu Nuo changes the ball to his left hand and leans forward slightly.
"This kid is about to start breaking through!" Norris Cole reminded himself in his heart.
At this time, Norris and Cole concentrated on guarding against Xu Nuo's left hand, but at the same time, they were also careful to guard against Xu Nuo's right hand breakthrough. Promise to make continuous crotch changes of direction to confuse Norris; Cole. However, Norris Cole still stood in his defensive position and remained unmoved.
"Hey, this kid is very capable!" Xu Nuo thought to himself.
At the same time, Xu Nuo suddenly stopped and his hands still firmly controlled the ball. At the moment when Xu Nuo made an emergency stop, Norris Cole's defense was a little lax. Xu Nuo seized this opportunity and started again, quickly passing Norris Cole's defense.
"Well done!" Danny Granger said loudly off the court.
Promised to break through Norris; Cole's defense immediately rushed to the Miami Heat's basket with the ball. At the same time, Miami Heat small forward Sean Battier and power forward Udonis Haslem moved at the same time, blocking the line that promised to continue to break through. "Did you promise to pass the ball?" The other Indiana Pacers players on the court thought in their minds and got ready to catch the ball.
However, Xunuo did not choose to pass the ball. Instead, he used his speed and flexibility to get past the defense of Sean, Battier and Udonis, and Haslem, two veterans, and instantly reached the Miami Heat basket. Down. At this time, there was only one opponent left in front of Xu Nuo, and that was Miami Heat center Joel Anthony!
"You can't stop me at all!" Xu Nuo said coldly, facing Joel; Anthony's defense jumped up. Joel Anthony also jumped high and stretched his arms to block the promised layup. Xu Nuo used his body to protect the ball, and under Joel Anthony's defense, he made an air pull action. His body instantly came to the other side of the basket, barely avoiding Joel Anthony's defense.
"What?" Joel Anthony thought in surprise, "This kid's ability to stay in the air is actually so strong!"
After avoiding Joel Anthony¡¯s defense, Xu Nuo only had eyes for the basket. Xu Nuo relaxed his arms and gently turned around to put the ball into the basket.
"This is your true strength, promise!" Coach Larry Brown, who was sitting on the sidelines of the court, said in his heart, "You have to believe in yourself and believe that you also have the ability to turn the tide and change the world in one fell swoop!"
In less than three minutes after the start of the fourth quarter, Xu scored seven points in a row, instantly helping the Indiana Pacers lead the Miami Heat by eight points with a score of 77:69. Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra had no choice but to stand up and request a timeout.
The two superstars of the Miami Heat, "Little Emperor" LeBron James and "Flash" Dwyane Wade, who had been sitting on the bench before, couldn't sit still and came to Eric Spohr. In front of Coach Stella.
"Eric, we can't continue to sit under the court, we have to play!" "Flash" Dwyane Wade said categorically to coach Eric Spoelstra.
Puppet coach Eric Spoelstra looked at LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, only nodded and agreed to Dwyane Wade's request.
;Looking at LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, he only nodded and agreed to Dwyane Wade's request.