si-mexico 728 Curry assists his teammate!
728 Curry assists his teammate!
After Paul George received the ball, he found himself facing James's close defense.
Surprisingly, Paul George did not back down and chose to face off against James head-on.
He made several feints to try and shake off James, but the experienced James remained unmoved and firmly held his defensive line.
After several unsuccessful attempts, Paul George realized that this wasn't a sustainable strategy, so he decisively passed the ball back to Curry.
At this moment, time for the attack is running out.
Without hesitation, Curry jumped and pulled up for a shot. The basketball traced a beautiful arc in the air before landing steadily in the basket.
At that moment, the entire audience erupted in cheers, which were deafening.
With only thirty seconds left in the first quarter, every second felt incredibly precious.
The Heat are under immense pressure and must seize this last chance to take the lead.
James gestured to Haslem, asking him to pass the ball to him.
Haslem understood immediately and decisively tossed the basketball to James.
However, when he saw James with the ball, Wade's face showed a hint of disappointment.
Instead of actively participating in the half-court attack as usual, he stood silently in the backcourt, his eyes revealing a hint of helplessness and resentment.
James stared intently at David Lee ahead, secretly plotting how to break through his defense and score the crucial two points.
He began to employ low-post isolation skills, constantly engaging in physical confrontations with David Lee, and gradually approaching the basket.
Finally, James found the perfect opportunity to shoot. He unleashed a powerful hook shot, and the basketball flew accurately into the basket.
With this goal, the score was tied again, and the atmosphere at the stadium became extremely tense.
At this point, the Clippers had only six seconds left to launch their final attack.
Paul George quickly received the ball from his teammate, but instead of shooting, he observed the ball briefly before passing it back to Curry.
Curry smiled and called out to Paul George, "You take this shot!"
It turns out that Paul George hadn't scored in the first few minutes after entering the game, so Curry specifically gave him the ball in this game-winning possession, hoping to help him break his scoring drought, and also believing that he was capable of making this crucial shot.
This truly filled him with gratitude.
It's important to understand that in such crucial moments, it's usually the team's key players who take on the responsibility of ending the game.
However, at this moment, he actually gave up this precious opportunity to himself.
Paul George could hardly contain his joy; he was ecstatic.
At this moment, facing James's tight defense that was like a shadow, there was only one second left in the first quarter.
At this critical moment, Paul George, positioned beyond the three-point line, jumped and shot without hesitation.
The basketball traced a beautiful arc in the air before falling straight into the basket.
To the seasoned James, this guy was just a greenhorn. Yet, this seemingly unremarkable fellow dared to hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer right above his head.
With a gloomy and depressed look on his face, James had no choice but to turn around and walk toward the bench.
"Wow! This guy actually managed to hit such an amazing buzzer-beating three-pointer over LeBron James! It's unbelievable!" Barkley couldn't help but exclaim.
Miller chimed in, "That's right! As the saying goes, a newborn calf isn't afraid of a tiger! Who could have predicted this? Even James himself probably didn't foresee that final shot! It seems Paul George still has a lot of potential and deserves to be nurtured!"
When Paul George strode back to the bench, he was greeted by enthusiastic cheers and applause from his teammates.
Among them, Su Hao took the initiative to step forward and express his sincere congratulations to Paul George.
"Good job, young man! Keep it up!" Su Hao said.
Upon hearing Su Hao's lavish praise, Paul George's face instantly broke into a radiant smile, his wide mouth stretching out as if it could swallow the entire basketball.
This praise clearly gave him great encouragement and motivation.
As the referee blew the whistle to end the first quarter, the scoreboard clearly showed that the Heat were currently trailing their opponents by five points.
Looking at the somewhat disheartening number, James complained in frustration, "Damn it! We had such a good opportunity just now, and we failed to seize it and take the lead."
Wade, standing to the side, appeared relatively calmer, but his tone betrayed his disappointment.
"If everyone had been able to pass the ball to me decisively just now, we Heat might be in the lead right now."
After saying that, he turned his head slightly to look at James.
However, James merely glanced at Wade silently, his lips tightly pressed together, and did not respond to his words.
Just then, the Heat's head coach suddenly shouted, "Everyone, come and gather around! We need to discuss our next tactical arrangements."
Upon hearing this, all the players, including James and Wade, quickly gathered around the head coach.
As soon as he saw everyone gathering around, Wade couldn't wait to suggest to the head coach, "Coach, you really should have designed more targeted tactics for me and given me more possession of the ball. Only in this way would we have a better chance of winning this game!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Heat's head coach turned to James, who had been silent all along, and asked with a smile, "James, do you have any unique insights or ideas about the team's next tactical deployment? Feel free to speak up!"
It seems that the Heat's head coach takes James's opinion very seriously.
James then said, "In my opinion, more ball possession should indeed be given to Wade."
Upon hearing James's words, the Heat's head coach quickly picked up the whiteboard and began demonstrating the tactical arrangements to the team. After a short break, the highly anticipated second quarter finally began.
At the start of this quarter, the Clippers made a personnel change, replacing Curry with Su Hao.