Chapter 365: It

Kobe's commentary gives everyone a clearer understanding of the game, including those fans who have never watched basketball, who have a more intuitive understanding of what is happening on the court.

This is a necessary condition for a good commentator.

So, if Kobe becomes an excellent commentator after retirement, there is no problem at all. The only problem now is... which TV station can pay Kobe's salary. Kobe is not a player who has never made big money in his career; according to current estimates, Kobe is very likely to get a contract of more than 100 million US dollars from the Lakers.

The Lakers are never stingy in this matter; this is their advantage.

Fan Xi and his party returned to the locker room, Nowitzki is still very angry, he said loudly in the locker room: "This is Miami's ecology, the League always takes care of them, the League always treats local players better than international players."

Nowitzki has already experienced one such failure, he doesn't want to fall under this unspoken rule again.

His entire career has been fighting against the arrogance and prejudice of the American basketball circle; clearly he is a tough player, but he is labeled as a softie.

Every place and every region will have exclusionary emotions.

Fan Xi also has a lot of say in this regard.

Based on Fan Xi's experience in the past two seasons, if he were a black African-American, he would be blown to an incomparable height, and he would have been a presence comparable to Jordan and Magic Johnson long ago.

However, in the past two years, he still received highly critical criticism from the American basketball circle; he is always pointed out. If it weren't for Fan Xi constantly breaking doubts and constantly creating miracles, he would very likely be strangled by all aspects and hit the rookie wall, and then become an ordinary All-Star... Americans can accept an ordinary foreign All-Star, but if you want to rule the League, you will get strong resistance, some resistance is even immoral and completely tearing off the face.

"These things will not rewrite the result, Dirk, believe me, the help they get will make them short-sighted," Fan Xi said very seriously to the German superstar: "Fate is in your own hands, only ourselves can master the result."

Nowitzki is still a bit depressed.

He wants to remind Fan Xi that it's because you don't know how tricky they are and how good they are at interrupting the game.

However, he didn't say much in the end.

The team needs morale. The Clippers are only trailing by 7 points now, and there is a great chance in the second half.

Fan Xi didn't say anything in the locker room; he just let everyone rest well and save physical strength.

The Miami home locker room is full of excitement.

Tonight James and Wade's hand feel are very good, and they are playing exceptionally smoothly; they are full of confidence in tonight's victory.

Haslem even shouted there: We should take a massacre-style victory, we want to crush Los Angeles in one fell swoop.

And, he very simply pointed out some unspoken rules: "Tonight's officiating is favorable to us, we can play more aggressively. While the Clippers will inevitably be timid. This is our opportunity. God is on our side, we have no reason to let Los Angeles people go home with a smile."

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Beep!

The whistle blows.

The second half of the game continues.

Nowitzki returns to the court; Fan Xi, Hamilton, Leonard, Nowitzki, and Xiao Qiaodan form the half-court lineup.

The Miami Heat are Wade, Battier, James, Bosh, and Joel Anthony.

Wade brings the ball to the front court, he completes a pick-and-roll with Bosh at the high post, he kills into the paint, and uses a floater to score.

Tonight Wade and James's hand feel are very smooth.

According to this trend, they are very likely to score 30 points each.

Fighting again, Fan Xi and Nowitzki run a pick-and-roll, Fan Xi enters the free-throw line and passes back to Nowitzki.

Wade slaps Nowitzki on the shoulder, but the head referee doesn't blow the whistle.

Fortunately, Nowitzki tenaciously hits this high-post jump shot, getting his first score of the game.

He looks at the head referee very depressedly.

The head referee's eyes are calm.

Mike Breen says nonsense on TV: "In the Finals, the defensive intensity will increase."

But in a flash, Leonard just bumped James when defending his back-to-the-basket, and the whistle blew.

Gave Leonard a defensive foul.

Fortunately, James missed the shot.

Bang!

Swish!

One of two free throws.

This is a very obvious double standard.

This is a very typical home-court whistle, the scale is stricter for the visiting team and looser for the home team.

Kobe raises his eyebrows; this kind of thing is relatively common in the NBA.

So this also caused many stars to be dragons at home and worms away.

Nowitzki's mood is not good.

After Fan Xi catches the serve, he says to Nowitzki: "Dirk, don't think about these things in your head. If you are bound by these things, you limit yourself invisibly."

Back to the half-court, Fan Xi and Nowitzki continue to run a pick-and-roll at the high post.

After the screen, Fan Xi kills into the paint rapidly, he jumps high, Joel Anthony blocks, just as the two are about to collide, Fan Xi suddenly makes a layup, his body turns in the air... perfectly bypassing Anthony, and puts the basketball in with one hand.

Calm, elegant, impeccable.

The point spread narrows to 4 points.

Fighting again, James kills into the paint; he draws a foul from Xiao Qiaodan.

One of two free throws.

Afterward, Fan Xi takes advantage of Wade's inattention outside the three-point line, two meters away from the three-point line, and shoots directly... Swish!

Hits, the point spread narrows to 1 point.

As long as Nowitzki stays on the court, the defender will inevitably be distracted.

Giving Fan Xi a chance to insert a needle in the gap.

"No one is better at seizing opportunities than Jack; even if it is fleeting, he can seize it calmly," Kobe praises greatly on TV.

However, back to the half-court, Nowitzki just reached out to defend Wade who was attacking, and the whistle blew.

The body-hair whistle reappears.

Nowitzki commits his third foul.

And, he complains loudly to the head referee: "Are you the second Donaghy?"

Beep!

He is blown a technical foul.

Nowitzki returns to the bench incomparably angry; he even kicks the seat fiercely.

His mindset is a bit broken.

The last time he entered the Finals, he also encountered such treatment in this arena; his Grand Champion trophy that was already in hand was stolen. Now, having finally entered the Finals for the second time, it is such a situation again.

Roar!

He lets out an unyielding roar on the bench.

He is really broken.

Kobe raises his eyebrows on TV and says: "It seems very unfavorable for the Clippers; Dirk needs psychological counseling. His three fouls tonight have some problems; I can't say he must have received unfair treatment, but if it were me, I would also complain loudly."

"I think the Clippers are very dangerous now. This is Dirk's heart disease; he suffered the same failure in the '06 Finals. If he is deeply trapped in it, the Clippers' combat power will be greatly reduced. Maybe it will be hard to see the perfect pick-and-roll reaction between Jack and Dirk like in the last game."

Reggie Miller says worriedly.

Although this ESPN channel is very unfriendly to Fan Xi, Reggie Miller likes Fan Xi very much; he often brings private goods when commenting on the game, forming praise for Fan Xi.

"Yes," Kobe nods. "However, I think Jack can solve the problem."

"Oh?"

Mike Breen raises his eyebrows and questions: "Can the Clippers still win in the absence of two important rotations and the inside core Nowitzki?"

Kobe shrugs his shoulders and spreads his palms; he doesn't speak, but his smile is a bit strange.

Nowitzki has heart disease when facing the Heat because he was once hurt. However, don't forget, Fan Xi has a psychological advantage when facing the Heat. Last season, the Lakers were so difficult, and they didn't even have a regular season starter by the end, but... the Lakers won a three-peat.

The Heat hit the free throws and got the ball possession from the technical foul.

The Clippers used Grant Hill to replace Nowitzki.

Fan Xi follows Wade closely. Wade passes the basketball to James, James attacks the paint, he is about to collect the ball for a layup, Fan Xi suddenly kills from the side, he is like a flash of lightning... slap!

He directly slaps James's basketball away; the speed is sharp, the action is crisp, and everyone is caught off guard.

Fan Xi grabs the basketball and sprints to the front court.

When he kills into the paint like lightning, the Heat's defense also crazily squeezes in, Fan Xi throws the basketball to the sideline at will in the paint, Grant Hill arrives, he catches the basketball and jumps to shoot... Swish!

Open three-pointer hits easily.

The Clippers stabilize the decline.

The game continues.

The Heat lowered the offensive rhythm; they won't be fooled by the first quarter again.

They press and play.

Let Bosh attack.

But Bosh's hand feel tonight is not very good, and Marcus Camby doesn't have enough offensive ability.

Plus Xiao Qiaodan is exceptionally hardworking; Xiao Qiaodan's defensive rebound is protected very well.

This makes the Heat's inside offensive not take effect.

Although they got some officiating scale advantages, in the third quarter, they got 8 more free throws than the Clippers.

However, after the third quarter.

The Miami Heat only lead the Los Angeles Clippers by 5 points.

Equivalent to them losing one point in a single quarter.

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Fan Xi returns to the bench; he finally has a chance to chat with Nowitzki.

Nowitzki played for 3 minutes in the second half of the third quarter, but the effect was minimal; he missed 2 shots, and was blown for 1 foul again; he now has 4 fouls.

"Dirk, what are you worried about?" Fan Xi says openly to the German superstar.

"Jack, do you know? They are always like this; when we start to gain momentum, those terrible whistles will arrive. When they are in crisis, there will always be some additional free throw whistles to help them. I lost the Finals like this before, in 2006. Now, they are doing it again."

Nowitzki says very unhappily.

"Now is 2012, not 2006," Fan Xi holds Nowitzki's shoulders tightly, he stares at the German superstar, and tells him very definitely: "Now your teammate is me, it's us. No power can stop me, who am I? Miracle Child, what is a miracle? Believe in miracles, and there will be miracles."

"Since they want to blow your foul, then why don't you let go and play next? Anyway, they want to beat you down, so why don't you go crazy before you go down? Dirk, you are not a weak person. Take out your energy, at least before they get you off the court, make them uncomfortable!"

Fan Xi says very definitely.

His voice is extremely penetrating; he makes Nowitzki's eyes clear and firm.

Yes, since they want to mess with me, why don't I directly beat them down, even if I am beaten down, it is better than self-pity now.

As long as a person's thinking turns the corner, they will soon be unstoppable.

Nowitzki is not a fool, nor a softie; he just lost his way temporarily because of the shitty whistle. Now, he returns to the right path.

"Right, Jack!"

Nowitzki says firmly: "I have to make them pay the price, I have to vent the anger and frustration in the right place."

Beep!

The whistle blows.

The game continues.

Fan Xi brings the ball across half-court, the Heat are organizing the pick-and-roll between him and Nowitzki, Fan Xi directly passes the basketball to Nowitzki.

This breaks the Heat's plan.

Chris Bosh rushes to defend, but Nowitzki taps lightly, he jumps up, Nowitzki takes the opportunity to kill into the three-point line, Bosh rushes to chase.

At this time, Nowitzki makes a very rare move; he stops suddenly, then steps back outside the three-point line, he jumps and shoots... Swish!

Three-pointer hits.

The point spread is only 2 points left.

After scoring, Nowitzki reveals a faint cold smile; he looks at the Heat players in front of him calmly.

His expression is full of playfulness and irony, as if saying: Come on, what other dirty tricks do you have?

Kobe captures Nowitzki's emotion.

He soon laughs and says to the TV audience: "It seems that Nowitzki has found the best psychological counselor."

"I forgot, Jack has always been a player who is very good at adding buffs to teammates. I remember when the Lakers were most desperate in the Finals last season, it was he who shouted 'The Armor Still Remains', that sentence encouraged everyone. In terms of being a leader, I am not as good as him."

Kobe admits very frankly.

This makes the admiring voices in front of the TV more: My husband is really great.

And the game continues.

When Dwyane Wade breaks through the defensive line and kills into the paint again, and rushes toward Nowitzki, Nowitzki doesn't dodge, nor does he tentatively reach out to steal, he jumps directly, he pounces on Wade... when narrow roads meet, the brave wins.

Wade has to pass the ball, but... the basketball makes a mistake and passes out of bounds.

"Don't think about defeating me with those damn body-hair whistles again; now is 2012, it's your doomsday!" Nowitzki rarely talks trash; he is a foreigner. But now, his voice is especially loud.

Fan Xi gave him confidence.

Gave him the courage to face fate and finish off fate.

He stares at Wade with burning eyes, staring at the man who swept the Mavericks four games in a row back then.

Wade is not to be outdone; he says to Nowitzki: "You will fall more miserably."

"Is that so?"

Fan Xi's voice comes coldly, piercing Wade's eardrum sharply.

Wade turns his head; he sees the strong and confident Fan Xi.

At this time, he realizes that 2012 is indeed very different from 2006.

… ===== CHAPTER 366 =====