The Suns lack bench depth, but their starters are very strong.

Based on this season's strength, the comparison of the main players of the Heat and the Suns is roughly as follows.

Point Guards: Nash 8600, Kidd 8100

Shooting Guards: Joe Johnson 6300, Dwyane Wade 8200

Small Forwards: Wei Guo, Miller 6100

Power Forwards: Marion 7500, Haslem 5200

Centers: Stoudemire 8100, O'Neal 8500

In comparison, the Heat are only slightly stronger than the Suns at the shooting guard and center positions, but at the small forward position, Wei Guo completely dominates Miller.

certainly...

Wei Guo is capable of any position, and in any position, he is the pinnacle of combat power.

This season, Nash's strength is no less than O'Neal's, so the Suns have a duo of big men and small men. If their bench depth is sufficient, they will be unstoppable.

......

With 3 minutes and 16 seconds left in the first half, Wei Guo received a pass from Nash beyond the three-point line.

Haslem is more than ten centimeters shorter than Weiguo!

Glancing at Haslem lunging at him, Wei Guo calmly launched a three-pointer. The basketball grazed Haslem's fingertips; this was Haslem's limit. Even if he had ninety-nine more chances, he couldn't jump any higher.

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the net.

45:46!!

The Suns took a one-point lead.

Not counting the opening basket, this was the Suns' first time taking the lead.

Van Gundy's mind was once again clouded. Just like the coaches in the first round of the playoffs, Ford, in the second round, Avery Johnson, and in the Western Conference Finals, Popovich, under Gentry's coaching, the Suns were a very stable team. Once the game got heated, the team rarely made mistakes.

Take the regular season for example...

The Suns were trailing from the first quarter until the end of the game.

Once the Suns take the lead... their chances of winning the game are more than 90%; you could say they've hardly ever lost.

......

"Heat calls a timeout!"

......

Van Gundy must call this timeout to prevent the Suns from gaining momentum.

There are still more than three minutes left in the first half. A lot can happen in those three minutes. If the defense isn't good, the Suns could go on a mini-run.

Just look at that three-pointer Wei Guo just made.

Such a decisive move...

Haslem was giving it his all, wishing he had long fingernails so he could have scratched the basketball.

"This offensive play is crucial, we must score... We can't let the Suns take the lead. When you come back on the court, Wade and Miller will draw the defense on the perimeter, like this... like this... As long as O'Neal gets into a one-on-one situation under the basket, regardless of whether Stoudemire fouls or not, the shot must be taken decisively!"

The Heat players surrounded Van Gundy, listening to him explain the tactics.

The Phoenix Suns' bench.

Gentry had just finished speaking when he added, "If Wei goes to guard Wade, the Heat are most likely to target O'Neal. If Stoudemire can't guard him, foul him. If O'Neal misses both free throws... hehehe."

"You fucking..."

Wei Guo tilted his head, his nose, eyes, and eyebrows all scrunched up. "Are we going to use the shark-cutting tactic again?"

"It's because O'Neal's free throws are so bad."

Gentry shrugged. "If he had your free throws, who would dare foul him?"

......

The timeout has ended, and the game has resumed.

We can't leave Wade open, and we can't leave Miller open either. Kidd only dribbled the ball a few times, and the Heat spread out the floor. O'Neal received the pass under the basket and backed down Stoudemire.

1v1!!!

O'Neal was still very confident. He spun around, squeezed past Stoudemire, and leaped out of the air!

It didn't come off...

"Beep!!!"

The referee's whistle blew.

The moment O'Neal jumped, Stoudemire grabbed him. It was a clear foul, but not exactly a malicious foul. Stoudemire's action was gentle. Moreover, he only released O'Neal after the referee blew the whistle, protecting O'Neal from injury.

The atmosphere on the field was somewhat ambiguous...

O'Neal didn't glare at Stoudemire; he calmly walked to the free-throw line.

Van Gundy instructed that even if they were fouled, the Heat had to make both free throws; they absolutely could not fall behind!

This game is extremely important. Take the Spurs as an example... if you're down 3-0, the fourth game will be a massacre. Although being down 3-1 is better than being down 3-0, the psychological pressure is almost the same.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

O'Neal dribbled the basketball three times, his eyes fixed on the basket.

The first free throw was taken.

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the net.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

O'Neal dribbled the basketball three more times, his eyes still fixed on the basket.

The second free throw was taken.

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the net.

47:46!!

The Heat took the lead.

This is exactly the result Van Gundy wanted. As long as he could take the lead, he would disrupt the Suns' rhythm and prevent them from launching an offensive surge.

......

The first half has ended.

53:51!!

The Heat lead by 2 points.

......

After O'Neal made both free throws, there were only a little over two minutes left in the first half.

In those two minutes, Wei Guo scored 5 points, including a powerful dunk, a long-range three-pointer, and two free throws. For the Heat, Kidd and Miller each made a three-pointer.

Entering the second half with a two-point lead gave the Heat confidence to win the game.

The Heat's general manager is Pat Riley, a cunning old fox. He never gets involved in those trivial matters. For example, in the last game, I don't know whose idea it was, but they had the cheerleaders posing and cheering for Wei Guo, and it worked very well... Wei Guo had to wear earplugs to play seriously in the second half.

Someone caused trouble again tonight, and even made a huge blunder.

Miami is already hot, and it's June, so the air conditioning in the arena was blasting, but it couldn't dampen the fans' fiery enthusiasm.

During halftime... the Heat also provided free ice cream for their fans.

Every fan can receive one.

The incident happened here: a girl was passing by the staff and wanted to get an ice cream. The staff looked up at the pretty girl with yellow skin and said that there was no more ice cream.

It's nothing...

The girl shrugged and left, but when she turned around, she saw a blonde, blue-eyed woman with a big bottom holding an ice cream cone, and the staff kindly told her how to eat it.

The girl immediately took out her phone to capture the scene and then posted it in a QQ group to complain about the unfair treatment.

The QQ group was mostly made up of Chinese students studying in the US. They immediately posted the news online, and coincidentally, the most talked-about event in the past few days was the NBA Finals, so the matter quickly escalated.

What a coincidence...

Wei Guo's cousin was also in this QQ group, and she was at the game, sitting right next to the Suns' bench.

......

The second half of the game is about to begin, and the players are returning to the field one after another.

"elder brother..."

Cousin waved to Weiguo.

Wei Guo walked over, and his cousin immediately took out her phone to tell him about the discussion in the QQ group. She also called the girl who hadn't received her ice cream over to testify for her.

"There might not be any left when it's your turn."

Wei Guo smiled, said nothing more, and walked onto the field.

......

The second half begins, and the Heat are on offense.

Wade broke through and passed the ball to Haslem. The moment Haslem received the ball, Wei Guo came up to help defend.

Facing the defense of the country...

Haslem took a step and launched a floater.

Cummings laughed, "Wei is about to deliver a huge block; Haslem is really courting death."

As expected...

*Smack!!!*

Wei Guo delivered a powerful block, shutting down Haslem's floater.

Wei Guo's help defense was too quick, leaving Haslem with very little room to shoot. Given Wei Guo's height and wingspan, forcing a shot in front of Wei Guo was the worst option.

Even more terrifying is...

Wei Guo had already guessed that Haslem would force a shot, so he even judged the direction of the block. The basketball was swatted to the three-point line, and Nash jumped up to catch the ball. Without the slightest hesitation, Nash launched a fast break.

"Dunk! Dunk! Dunk!"

Cummings clenched his fist and muttered something to himself.

Whether Nash can dunk has always been a mystery; at least he has never demonstrated a dunk in an official game. In this fast break... no Heat player could keep up. If Nash can score with a dunk, it will definitely ignite the team.

Cummings was disappointed...

"Whoosh!!!"

Nash still opted for a layup to score.

53:53!!

The Suns tied the score.

The Finals do not allow for any mistakes, especially when the teams are evenly matched. This is definitely the most intense Finals in recent seasons. One mistake can lead to defeat. For example, in the last game, Joe Johnson almost lost the game because he didn't pass the ball in the final moments. Fortunately, Wade also made a mistake. He didn't check his surroundings when he went for a layup and was blocked by Joe Johnson.

Haslem's one-on-one play against Weiguo was a mistake, which resulted in the Suns tying the game.

"I acted impulsively just now..."

"It's alright, your courage is commendable..."

"???"

Give me the ball.

Kidd urged him on, but Haslem, standing outside the baseline, just chatted with him without taking the free throw.

"oh."

Haslem passed the ball to Kidd.

Years later, Haslem, the Heat's village guardian, became known as Captain Haslem, and everyone on the team respected him. But right now... he's just a second-year rookie. Although he's in the starting lineup, most of the team's players are more experienced than Haslem, and their abilities are no less than his.

Young players like Haslem are afraid of making mistakes.

Before entering the league, Haslem had heard a lot about the league, such as the tradition of rookies being bullied by veterans.

even...

I've also heard stories of rookies making mistakes and being scolded to tears by the team's star player.

Kidd had already dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, and Haslem followed up, positioning himself in front of Marion to create a receiving opportunity for his teammate.

Miller cut along the baseline to the basket, received a pass from Kidd, and jumped up. His shooting space was blocked by Wade, who came over to help defend. Miller could only move the ball around and pass it to Wade outside the three-point line.

Wade receives the ball and shoots a three-pointer!

A thought flashed through my mind: "Practice your three-point shot this summer, it won't hurt..."

This was Wei Guo's advice to himself after losing to the Nets in last year's playoffs, and Wade remembered it... He really did practice three-pointers last summer.

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the net.

Wade raised his fist, slowly spreading his little finger, ring finger, and middle finger to make a three-point gesture. So far in the game, Wade has made 3 of 5 three-pointers and has scored 23 points.

"Wade really did explode," Gentry said.

As expected.

If one-on-one defense can't contain O'Neal and Kidd, then Wei Guo will need to help on defense, which will create scoring opportunities for Wade, and the Heat will definitely seize those opportunities.

only...

Gentry noticed that something was wrong with Wei Guo.

After the start of the second half, Wei Guo didn't say a word. There are only two possibilities for this: either the game was too boring, or someone had offended Wei Guo... We can ignore the first one. This is the finals, the strength is similar and the score is close, so it's not boring at all. That leaves the second one.

Who exactly upset Wei Guo?

seem...

This wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Gentry was a little dumbfounded, but he also felt that the game was in the bag.

......

When the Suns were on offense, Wei Guo remained more composed.

Joe Johnson made a direct pass to Wei Guo, who jumped past Haslem and leaped again, his body rising higher and higher... He switched hands in mid-air to avoid O'Neal's block.

"Bang!!!"

A left-handed dunk!

Switching hands in mid-air is difficult enough, let alone dunking after switching hands; the difficulty level is four stars.

56:55!!

The Suns are still down by one point.

This is just the beginning...

Kidd missed a mid-range shot, and Wei Guo rushed over to grab the rebound.

Nash and his three teammates quickly ran towards the frontcourt...

Wei Guo didn't pass the ball, but instead dribbled behind his back to get past Wade. Facing Haslem who was helping to defend, he used a crossover dribble behind his back to get past him again.

Only O'Neal remained in front of him!

Wei Guo took a big step and jumped, using his left arm to shield O'Neal, and then slammed the ball over O'Neal with another powerful dunk!

"Bang!!!"

After dunking, Wei Guo tugged at the rim before the ball landed on the ground.

This is the second time O'Neal has been dunked on this year. The first time was in the second game of the Finals, when Stoudemire dunked on O'Neal. Fortunately, this time it was Wei Guo who dunked on him, so O'Neal can accept it more.

56:57!!

The Suns took a one-point lead.

Van Gundy thought to himself, "He scored with two consecutive dunks. Wei Guo's killing intent is so strong. Has he been bewitched or has someone provoked him?"

In short...

The stronger the enemy's killing intent, the more difficult the Heat's situation becomes!

"Mourning, go and substitute Haslem!"

Van Gundy patted Mourning on the shoulder, "Wei Guo is on a killing spree, Haslem can't stop him."

"Um..."

Mourning nodded, thinking to himself, "If Haslem can't defend against it, neither can he."