Chapter 429: The Heat's Five Stars' Frustration

Wade Dong has already dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, and Dwyane Wade is still stunned. 

LeBron James didn't call for Dwyane Wade to retreat either, so the frontcourt was in a five-on-four situation, and Wade Dong passed the ball to Tracy McGrady.

Tracy McGrady held the ball.

LeBron James, Udonis Haslem, and Mike Miller were all focused on Wade Dong and Kevin Durant, and Yinan Yi was completely left open under the basket. At this point, the Yi-McGrady connection was a must!

Tracy McGrady threw the ball towards the basket, and Yinan Yi made an aerial connection.

"Clang!!!"

A powerful slam dunk, and Yinan Yi scored 6 points.

...

The first quarter of the game ended.

33:24!!!

The Suns led by 9 points.

Yinan Yi walked off the court, excited like a child, unable to contain his excitement.

Alvin Gentry joked, "Anan is a bit out of control... In the second quarter, I'll have to put him on the bench to calm down for a while."

"Huh???"

Yinan Yi was flustered, and he had covered up so well that Alvin Gentry could see that he was out of control.

In the last minute of the first quarter, after Dwyane Wade stole the ball, Wade Dong took it back with a backhand. This was the most morale-boosting move, and the Heat's bench was in an uproar after seeing Wade Dong's steal.

"Big Brother Dong, P.J. Tucker, Klay Thompson, Hassan Whiteside, Vince Carter, the next five minutes are your show time."

Alvin Gentry wasn't just talking about chicken soup, because he was so well prepared before the game, so he could be so calm during the game, for example, letting Wade Dong play the full game, which was what Alvin Gentry prepared before the game.

"Yeah."

Wade Dong nodded and added, "The Heat may let Dwyane Wade and LeBron James rest, and the most likely lineup on the court will be Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Chris Bosh, Michael Beasley, and Joel Anthony."

This year's playoffs, the Heat team has always been seven to eight people rotating.

The bench depth is the Heat team's biggest shortcoming.

This is something that can't be helped, in order to build the five stars, even if Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul accepted a pay cut, the Heat team had no salary space to recruit soldiers, and the remaining players were mostly old and injured veterans.

"What a shameless guy!"

Erik Spoelstra couldn't help but spit again when he saw that Wade Dong was still on the court.

Alvin Gentry, that shameless guy, had so many elite soldiers, but he wanted Wade Dong to play the full game?

He really doubted whether he was a professional coach.

...

The second quarter of the game began.

As Wade Dong predicted, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade rested, and Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and Chris Bosh came on!

This means that the Heat's five stars can each play close to 40 minutes, which is Erik Spoelstra's most reasonable arrangement.

The Heat team attacked.

Chris Paul faced P.J. Tucker at the 45-degree corner of the three-point line, and Hassan Whiteside stood near the free-throw line, ready to defend at any time.

Chris Paul dribbled the ball under his legs and behind his back, and then moved to the left side.

Hassan Whiteside's defensive position just helped Chris Paul block the moving P.J. Tucker, and with this natural screen, Chris Paul broke through the bottom of the basket from Hassan Whiteside's side, and easily scored a layup.

"Clang!!!"

33:26!!!

Chris Paul was played.

Hassan Whiteside was a little angry and a little self-blaming.

"It's okay, buddy!"

Wade Dong patted Hassan Whiteside's back, "In the next round, give Chris Paul a big hat!"

When Wade Dong broke through with the ball, Vince Carter was completely open outside the three-point line, and Wade Dong would definitely pass the ball in such an opportunity.

"Whoosh~"

Wade Dong made a backhand pass, and the basketball went into Vince Carter's hands.

LeBron James was sitting on the sidelines, "Don't miss the defense!"

Such a big gap!

Vince Carter adjusted his shooting posture and then shot a three-pointer.

"Swish!!!"

The basketball went into the net with a hollow sound!

36:26!!!

The point difference finally reached 10 points.

There is a very scary thing, the Suns' bench players' hit rate is not lower than the main players, and they will be immediately replaced if their hand feel is not good or their defense is not in place after they come on the court.

After a few more rounds.

Chris Paul broke through the bottom of the basket again and strongly hit Hassan Whiteside for a layup.

Chris Paul is not tall, but he is very strong, and he has hit the center many times.

"G~~~"

This time, Hassan Whiteside put all his strength into it and slapped Chris Paul in the face with a block.

This ball was fouled, and not only was the ball slapped out of bounds, but Chris Paul was also slapped out of bounds by Hassan Whiteside.

"Beep!!!"

The referee immediately blew the whistle and indicated that Hassan Whiteside had committed a defensive foul.

"What the fuck!"

Chris Paul got up from the ground and pushed Hassan Whiteside with one hand, then pointed at Hassan Whiteside's nose, "Do you want to die?"

Carmelo Anthony also came forward to surround Hassan Whiteside.

Originally, it was just Chris Paul, and Hassan Whiteside was not panicked in his heart, but when Carmelo Anthony came over, Hassan Whiteside was scared and shrank back.

Just as he was about to retreat, a hand rested on Hassan Whiteside's shoulder, stopping him from retreating.

It was Wade Dong, and Hassan Whiteside was relieved, and he looked up at Chris Paul with a chest out and a head up, and he was not weak at all.

"Don't fight!"

Seeing that the conflict was not going to start, the referee came over and stood in front of Hassan Whiteside and Chris Paul.

Wade Dong pulled Hassan Whiteside away, and he felt funny in his heart, "I just wanted you to give Chris Paul a big hat, but you think you're DeMarcus Cousins? How can you do such a childish thing..."

If Hassan Whiteside's foul just now didn't have a bit of personal emotion, even he himself wouldn't believe it.

"Swish!!!"

"Swish!!!"

Chris Paul walked to the free-throw line and made both free throws.

43:32!!!

The Heat team still trailed by 11 points.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade returned to the court, and the Suns also brought their main lineup.

When both teams' main players were on the court at the same time, the Heat's offensive firepower was fierce.

The first half of the game ended.

57:52!!!

The Suns led by 5 points and entered the second half.

...

The away locker room.

Erik Spoelstra said, "Alvin Gentry's idea is to let Wade Dong play the full game, which is very unfavorable for us. In the second half, we still need to maintain the offensive efficiency of the first half and catch up with the lagging score."

"Wade Dong is just a stamina monster."

LeBron James also felt helpless, "In the first half, Wade Dong twice backed up and hit hard, and even I couldn't hold him down."

Chris Bosh was helpless, "I still remember the first time I played against Wade Dong in the playoffs. At that time, he played power forward, and he really gave me a hard time."

"Hassan Whiteside is really not a good thing!"

Chris Paul was still resentful about the foul in the second quarter, "That was an intentional foul!"

Carmelo Anthony said, "Tonight's referee also has a problem. The whistle is obviously biased towards the Suns."

"Speaking of which."

Chris Paul brought the topic back to Wade Dong, "I've also played against Wade Dong, and although I don't want to admit it, he is indeed the strongest 1st position in this league."

"I feel like Wade Dong is the strongest 2nd position in this league..."

Dwyane Wade said in a low voice.

"Okay, don't boost his morale and destroy your own prestige."

Erik Spoelstra was worried that chatting like this would hurt the team's morale, so he clapped his hands and said, "You guys be quiet and listen to me talk about the tactics for the second half..."