Chapter 277: James and Wade Connect

Spoelstra had already called a timeout, and as Wade Dong walked off the court, the system's voice suddenly appeared in his mind.

"What do you mean?"

Wade Dong was puzzled, "I have plenty of talent points. I can exchange as many potions as I want. What's it to you?"

"The daily limit for potions is 8 bottles."

"System, are you doing this on purpose?"

Wade Dong was ready to argue with the system, as there hadn't been such a rule before.

"The rules are the rules! Otherwise, the system will self-destruct!"

This statement scared Wade Dong. Had the system finally grown a spine? It even threatened to self-destruct if he didn't comply. Wade Dong knew that the system had a bit of a silly personality, and you couldn't provoke it, or it might really self-destruct. If it did, it might take the host with it...

Wade Dong was so scared that he shuddered.

It was better not to provoke this guy. The system had been good to him, but Wade Dong still had a question, so he asked, "I've used more than 8 potions in a day before. Why didn't you stop me then?"

Wade Dong remembered two such occasions, one during the Olympic final and the other when he used ten bottles of 'Bad Luck Potion' on Zaza the other day.

"When it's for the glory of China, there's no limit!"

"Oh, my..."

Wade Dong was impressed. The system was quite principled.

"I also used ten bottles of 'Bad Luck Potion' the other day?"

"You only used 8 bottles that day."

"Why did you deduct 50 talent points from me?"

"..."

"Damn it!"

Wade Dong was stunned. Was the system making a profit?

...

Chinese fans were still in a state of excitement, even those who had been watching basketball since the Jordan era had never seen such an incredible performance.

Six steals in three minutes!

At this moment, Wade Dong was like a god.

"Dong Ge yyds!"

"Dong Ge yyds!"

"Dong Ge yyds!"

The Suns' bench players had started singing, and Wade Dong's stealing performance in these three minutes was enough to be recorded in the league's history.

Throughout basketball history, there have been a few performances comparable to these three minutes, but they all came from Wade Dong. For example, the five-double game, and the most impressive was the fourth quarter of last year's Olympic final, when it was said that the M country's men's basketball players were all left speechless. It took them half a month to recover from that loss!

Wally held the stats sheet, and Wade Dong's current stats were: 27 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 8 steals, and 1 block.

The number of steals was even higher than his assists and rebounds, which was quite rare.

...

After the timeout, the Suns were only down by 2 points.

The Heat made tactical adjustments and couldn't afford to attack Dong Ge as they had before.

Spoelstra breathed a sigh of relief because, although Dong Ge's defense was still fierce, his god-like prediction ability for steals was gone.

James made a three-pointer!

Then, Wade Dong responded with a turnaround jumper!

The scores were tied, and the game became a stalemate.

In the fifth minute of the third quarter, Kerr made adjustments to the players on the court, arranging a lineup of Dong Ge, Curry, McGrady, Tucker, and Whiteside.

Without the worry of fouls, Dong Ge played more freely.

The third quarter ended.

The score was 76-71!

The Suns led by 5 points.

...

During the timeout, Spoelstra had lost his cool! He had no more composure left.

"We must win this game!"

"Give it your all on defense. Can you do it?"

"Bosh, be more aggressive. Don't be like a woman! It's just Dong Ge defending you. He's also a person!"

"Damn!"

"If we lose this game, the Finals are over!"

On the Suns' side, since learning the 'Chicken Soup Method', Kerr had never scolded the players or even raised his voice.

"As long as we fight to the end, you are the victors."

Kerr slowly sipped his wolfberry tea, "As long as we don't give up, even if we lose, Dong Ge and I won't blame any of you."

"Huh?"

Wade Dong was puzzled, but the players were encouraged by Kerr's words.

...

After the timeout, both teams sent their main players onto the court for the crucial fourth quarter.

James had already played for 36 minutes without a single minute of rest. Wade had played for 32 minutes, Bosh for 33 minutes, and Ray Allen for 30 minutes.

The Suns' lineup on the court was Dong Ge, Curry, Thompson, Tucker, and Gortat.

At the start of the quarter, James made a three-pointer from beyond the arc.

The score was 76-74!

The Heat trailed by only 2 points.

"We must win this game!"

James had made up his mind. No matter what, he couldn't afford to lose again. He had already played in four Finals, losing the first three to the Spurs, Mavericks, and Suns.

The loss to the Spurs was because the Cavaliers were too inexperienced at the time, and they were swept by the Spurs.

However, since forming the Heat's Big Three, this was their third time in the Finals. In 2011, they lost to the Mavericks, making Nowitzki a champion. In 2012, they lost to the Suns, making Dong Ge a champion!

The wheel of fortune turns!

This time, it was James' turn to become a champion!

The Suns went on the offensive.

Curry dribbled to the frontcourt and saw that Dong Ge was already in position, so he didn't try to drive and instead passed the ball to Dong Ge.

Dong Ge received the ball in the paint, and James helped Bosh defend against Dong Ge. Dong Ge made a turnaround fake shot, and both Bosh and James were fooled!

The reason they jumped was not because they lacked experience, but because the ball had disappeared from Dong Ge's hands after he received the pass...

They thought Dong Ge had already shot, so they jumped to block the shot!

However, Dong Ge had anticipated this and, as he received the pass, he passed the ball from his waist to the corner three-point position, right into Thompson's hands.

Swish!!!

Thompson made the three-pointer, and the ball swished through the net!

The score was 79-74!

The lead was back to 5 points.

Then, James's shot was disrupted by Dong Ge, and Gortat grabbed the rebound and passed it to Dong Ge.

Dong Ge dribbled to the frontcourt, and the Heat players were already in position, ready to defend. Dong Ge broke through James's defense and passed the ball to Curry at the three-point line.

Then, Dong Ge turned and cut to the paint.

"Whoosh~~~"

Curry understood Dong Ge's intention and wanted to pass the ball to him.

But!

Curry's pass was read by James, who stole the ball and passed it to Wade, who sprinted to the frontcourt!

"Bang!"

The James and Wade connection was back!

James received Wade's pass and slammed the ball into the basket!

The score was 79-76!

The Heat had narrowed the gap to 3 points.