Before leaving the arena, Wade Dong encountered Zhang Yang, who was preparing to leave with his daughter.
Zhang Yang asked, "Old Guo told me he wants to bring you to the Nets?"
Wade Dong chuckled and shrugged, "Old Guo may not be good-looking, but..."
"Dream on!" Zhang Yang finished Wade Dong's sentence and laughed.
"How about some late-night supper?" Wade Dong suggested.
"No need!" Zhang Yang waved his hand, "You still have three games to play. Rest is also important. Let's gather in Yanjing after the Finals."
Zhang Jianjia and Zhang Ruoshui saw Li Jiajia, and they approached her, holding her hand and greeting her in a soft voice, "Aunt Jiajia..."
"Jianjia... Ruoshui..." Li Jiajia smiled and responded, then bent down to hug Zhang Jianjia and Zhang Ruoshui.
As Zhang Yang left with his daughter, Li Jiajia's eyes sparkled like the stars in the sky.
Wade Dong smiled and asked, "Do you like daughters?"
"Hmm..." Li Jiajia softly replied, and her face immediately flushed. She gently punched Wade Dong's arm, "I like sons too."
"Then tonight I'll..." Wade Dong opened the car door and bent down in a very gentlemanly manner, "Ms. Li Jiajia, please get in the car. We need to hurry home... to make a baby!"
That night!
Until the sky turned light, and a bright star fell, Wade Dong and Li Jiajia fell into a deep sleep.
...
June 7th, sunny.
The second game of the 2013-14 season Finals began.
The Suns had rested for a day, but the Heat didn't slack off. They practiced for an extra day, and before the game, the Heat players had determined looks in their eyes, ready to win this game.
The starting lineup for this game remained unchanged.
"Beep!!!"
The game started with the referee's whistle.
Durant and Bosh jumped for the tip-off, and the Suns got the ball first.
Curry dribbled to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Wade Dong. Wade Dong received the ball at mid-range and set a screen for Durant. Thompson found an open position and received a pass from Wade Dong, taking a three-point shot.
"Swish!!!"
"Three-pointer!!!"
The crisp sound of the net and the DJ's voice echoed simultaneously.
The Heat went on the offensive.
Paul dribbled to the frontcourt to organize the attack. After a few passes, Paul reached the basket and called for the ball.
Anthony passed the ball to Paul.
With only Whiteside in the paint for the Suns, Paul faced off against Whiteside, a mismatch.
"Oh yeah~~~"
The audience immediately became excited.
Paul received the ball, turned his back to Whiteside, held the ball with his right hand, and lifted his left hand to fake a shot.
"Don't jump!"
Fortunately, Wade Dong's reminder kept Whiteside from being fooled, but Paul's show wasn't over. He turned to face Whiteside, held the ball with his right hand, and passed it under Whiteside's armpit, then lifted it up.
Whiteside thought Paul was going for a layup, so he instinctively turned to face the basket.
But the ball didn't fly towards the basket; instead, Paul brought it back up. Paul jumped, caught the ball in mid-air, and made the shot.
"Wow..."
Wade Dong covered his face; Whiteside had been played by Paul again.
Marbury had also used this move, and if this were a Heat home game, the crowd would have gone wild. But this was in the US Airways Center, and the audience just covered their faces, feeling a bit embarrassed for Whiteside.
Fortunately, Whiteside didn't get angry and embarrassed this time; he just silently ran to the frontcourt.
After a few more rounds, both the Suns and the Heat scored.
With less than three minutes left in the first quarter, Gentry subbed out Curry, Green, and Durant, leaving only Wade Dong on the court.
But Spoelstra's substitution strategy...
...
In the TNT studio, O'Neal and Barkley were also discussing Spoelstra's substitution strategy.
Barkley said, "Spoelstra only let Bosh rest, keeping James and the other four on the court. He's out of ideas to deal with the Suns."
O'Neal said, "The Heat's lineup shouldn't lose, but they've already lost three games in the playoffs this year."
Barkley said, "They should have let the Big Five play the whole game. In our time, we could play the whole game and still have two overtimes!"
O'Neal said, "Come on, you, a guy who never won a championship, are talking big..."
...
Spoelstra was indeed out of ideas.
Bosh only rested for less than three minutes in the first quarter and returned to the court at the start of the second quarter.
It was clear that the Heat's Big Five would all play over 40 minutes tonight... The only way to beat the Suns might be to exhaust the starters, given the weakness of the bench.
However, Gentry remained calm, and his substitution strategy was the same as in the first game.
Except for Wade Dong, who didn't rest, the other players rotated normally... But Yi Nan didn't perform as well as he did in the previous game. Facing the Heat's starters, his offense became challenging.
Yi Nan had the ball twice, got blocked by Anthony once, and had the ball stolen by Wade once...
In addition to Yi Nan, there was McCollum, who played for one minute and thirty-seven seconds. Paul made two three-pointers against his defense and another three-pointer after faking McCollum out.
...
The first half ended!
Suns 52, Heat 63!
The Suns trailed the Heat by 11 points.
Although Coach Zhang and Yu Jia were still commentating in the US Airways Center, Yi Nan was no longer in the mood for interviews. He returned to the locker room with his teammates at halftime.
Suns' locker room.
Gentry made some tea, "The Heat's defense is strong, and their offense is fierce, but they have a fatal flaw: stamina!"