Chapter 371

When a team has a globally famous super playboy like Fan Xi, your private life is hard to be discovered and reported by the media, and the whole world will default to you being a good person. At least compared to Fan Xi, who isn't a pure and innocent young man?

Even someone like Arenas, who arrived in Los Angeles, hasn't had any male-female issues exposed.

It's like a house with the front door smashed in; who would care if there's a hole in the window?

Nowitzki just encountered this matter.

When Fan Xi and his group walked towards the long player tunnel and were about to turn into the locker room, they encountered love at the corner.

A blonde woman rushed out; she was very beautiful, and her figure was very tall, and her height was also outstanding.

"Dirk!"

She shouted a name and screamed: "I'm pregnant with your child."

This woman was obviously premeditated; otherwise, with the security intensity of the Finals, she wouldn't have been able to break in.

And when she shouted Dirk, Fan Xi was even a bit dazed, and Arenas and Xiao Qiaodan also subconsciously protected Fan Xi...

Fan Xi heard something like "pregnant with your child" and immediately calmed down; this definitely had nothing to do with him.

Sure enough, that tall blonde woman hugged Nowitzki, the King, on the side.

Xiao Qiaodan and Arenas were both a bit dazed, and he even looked at Fan Xi suspiciously...

Fan Xi was hurt by this suspicious look: What? Not me, are you disappointed?

Security personnel quickly ran over, intending to pull this woman away.

But Stephen Nash ran over to stop them and let Nowitzki talk to this girl who was crying like rain.

It can be seen that Nash should know her.

Nash and Nowitzki have known each other for many years, and they have a tacit understanding.

Teammates also walked into the locker room one after another, creating an environment for them to talk alone.

This was just a small interlude in the game.

NBA players have seen such scenes many times, and no one takes it to heart. These young multi-millionaires and billionaires with high male hormones and generally little culture, who hasn't had some messy male-female relationships?

Even the substitute player at the very end of the NBA bench is a big killer in the female market. You know, the NBA gathers the four hundred best basketball players in the world. They have money, they have bodies, although their looks might be strange. But tall, rich, and handsome, occupying two of them, wouldn't they be big killers?

Back in the locker room, the players didn't even gossip about Nowitzki's affair. It's highly probable that Nowitzki found a confidante somewhere and had an accidental encounter.

This is normal.

The most common thing in the NBA is illegitimate children. There was Shawn Kemp who went bankrupt because of too many illegitimate children, and Dwight Howard who has groups of illegitimate children, with child support costs shockingly high.

"Winning this game basically means the overall situation is settled."

Bilupusi said steadily in the locker room.

Historically, no one has ever been reversed after a 3-0 lead.

So, Bilupusi's words are a golden rule.

Of course, there is another reason for Bilupusi, a steady and prudent person, to say this: the Heat already played their strongest form in the first half.

Even in this situation, the Clippers could not fall behind, and could even respond freely under high-pressure states.

Then the next step is just a matter of pushing the boat with the current.

It is very likely that after three victories, Miami will collapse from within, and the Clippers will take the fourth victory in one go.

During halftime, the atmosphere inside the Clippers was very stable.

Although the situation in the second half will be more severe, everyone's heart is full of confidence, and everyone has the idea of taking it in one go.

In contrast, the visiting locker room not far away seemed exceptionally solemn.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were speaking loudly in the middle of the locker room, motivating every teammate, telling them in excited voices.

"The Clippers have reached the limit of their ability; as long as we win this game, we can counter-kill them."

"Trailing 0-2 is definitely not the end. We can completely create a miracle, just like we played in the first half; we persist, grit our teeth, and no matter how flexible and changeable they are, they can't change the fact that their strength is inferior to ours."

"In 2006, we once turned defeat into victory from a 0-2 situation. Now, we can still do it!!"

"Nothing can stop our determination to win the championship."

James and Wade cooperated very tacitly, taking turns shouting.

The locker room was exceptionally inspired.

Moreover, LeBron James showed his leadership ability at this time. "I can guarantee that after winning the championship, every teammate who fights side-by-side with us will get a super-value contract. I will appear at your negotiation table, remember, every single one!"

James said forcefully.

James is very authentic in this regard. Just as he said, he fights for big contracts for all the little brothers who follow him.

In Cleveland, he had the title of Manager James, and he never treated the little brothers who followed him loyally unfairly.

This is also his personal charm.

Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men; the atmosphere in the Miami Heat locker room rose silently.

The second half of the game started quickly.

Nowitzki followed the team when his teammates returned to the court.

He looked like nothing was wrong.

Arenas on the side also thoughtfully said to him: "Things that money can solve are not things. I also have three illegitimate children outside, but I bring them all together to live, which can save a lot of child support. By the way, if you need a lawyer, I can introduce you; their business ability is quite strong."

Arenas is experienced in this regard. He could even use his ability in this area to become a leader of the NBA Players Association, because NBA players really need assistance in this area.

Beep!

The whistle blew, and the game continued.

The Clippers' starting lineup for the second half was: Fan Xi, Arenas, Grant Hill, Xiao Qiaodan, Yao Ming.

The Miami Heat's second-half starters were: Chalmers, Wade, James, Chris Bosh, Joel Anthony.

Neither side continued with their first-half starters.

Quite tacit.

"This is a standard probing move; neither of them thought about using their strongest moves right away."

Garnett said on TV.

Sure enough, the Heat's first offense was played with great patience. After Wade finished probing, he handed it to James; James probed Hill's defensive line, rubbed against it, no paint, turned and handed it to Bosh.

Bosh completed the finish with a jump shot.

Xiao Qiaodan's deterrent power outside the paint is not as good as inside the paint.

But because the Clippers are now playing dual centers, Yao Ming cannot defend too far out when participating in defense. In the past, when he was in his prime, he was torn apart by the Jazz's Deron and Boozer using pick-and-rolls.

Now that his prime is gone, he can't defend out even more.

Offense-defense transition.

The Clippers also played very slowly.

Fan Xi patiently combed the offense; he focused on probing the Heat's wings. As everyone knows, it is very difficult to kill into the wings guarded by James and Wade; only a few people in the league can do it today.

Fan Xi just rubbed against it and didn't enter the paint.

He handed the ball to Yao, wanting to play high and hard at the free-throw line, just like playing with a child.

Joel Anthony couldn't pose a threat at all.

Swish!

Hit.

As long as Yao stands on the court, he is a scoring point full of threats.

Although his current retreat speed is not fast, his lateral movement is terrible, and his help defense ability is loose.

Injuries have magnified his shortcomings.

However, the lineup the Clippers configured for him is the best since he started his career. If prime Yao Ming had the current configuration, even if Fan Xi's strength was discounted by 30%, the Rockets back then would have been championship favorites.

It's a pity that the Rockets back then were too stingy; except for Yao Ming and McGrady, most other players were leftovers, and there was no real recruitment at all. And Yao's physical fitness problem, he would become soft once he reached the fourth quarter; although Tracy McGrady once had the feat of 13 points in 35 seconds, most of the time, he couldn't get hard at critical moments... This also has to do with his physical fitness; after joining the Rockets, injury factors turned him into an attacker who relied mainly on jump shots... His breakthrough and killing ability was greatly reduced compared to his scoring champion period.

Turning back, the Heat were also combing in an orderly manner.

Finally, Joel Anthony passed Yao with a quick and agile spin, then received a wonderful pass from James and made a reverse layup.

Both sides maintained great strategic patience, advancing the game in a gentle way.

They took turns completing the lead in scoring.

Kevin Garnett said on TV: "Playing like this seems unfavorable for the Heat. As everyone knows, the Heat's tactical changes are not as good as the Clippers', and the Clippers still have Nowitzki who hasn't appeared."

Kevin Garnett said this at the 7th minute of the third quarter.

At this time, the Clippers led by 1 point, and the Heat had possession.

As soon as the words fell, Wade suddenly accelerated; he rushed to the frontcourt like lightning. Before this, James had already accelerated in advance; they were like two racing drivers full of tacit understanding, decisively taking a drain drift at the corner.

Grant Hill didn't keep up.

Boom!

James and Wade's alley-oop was completed, and James finished with a tomahawk.

Very visually impactful.

James is that kind of beast-style violent dunk master; he has never participated in the dunk contest because he neither wants to be labeled as a dunker, nor because his dunks are just actual combat, without so many performance components.

After James dunked, the Heat entered substantial high-intensity confrontation, and they accelerated.

And when Yao Ming received the ball again, they adopted a double-team; James and Joel Anthony firmly trapped Yao Ming. Yao Ming was a bit embarrassed; just as he passed the ball out, Fan Xi ran over to support, but Wade had already flown out; he threw himself into the air regardless of everything and tipped the ball away.

Chalmers caught the ball and passed it to James.

James rushed to the frontcourt and shot outside the three-point line... Swish!

Hit.

In an instant, the Heat pulled the score to 4 points.

Beep!

The Clippers decisively requested a timeout.

Being able to hold on until now with this lineup, the Clippers have already achieved their strategic goal, although they are trailing by 4 points. However, this wave is not a loss.

Maikelbang walked over and high-fived them one by one as the players left the court.

Subsequently.

Subsequently, Fan Xi, Hamilton, Leonard, Nowitzki, and DeAndre Jordan were substituted in.

Maikelbang asked everyone to complete the lead before the end of the third quarter.

This is not an easy task, but everyone is full of confidence.

After going on court, they found that the Heat also substituted Shane Battier and Marcus Camby.

The hard battle began.

Swish!

Nowitzki hit a three-pointer as soon as he went on court.

At that time, Fan Xi deliberately called Nowitzki up to screen; the Heat's defense formed a misjudgment, and Wade and Bosh both leaned towards the direction of Fan Xi's assault, and Fan Xi decisively passed the ball over.

Nowitzki seized the fleeting opportunity and easily hit the basketball.

This is the instinct of a superstar.

"Dirk was not affected by halftime. A superstar is indeed a superstar." Bilupusi gave Nowitzki high praise on the bench.

"What does this count as." Arenas raised his eyebrows and said disapprovingly: "I have never delayed my career for women and children; men who do big things have this characteristic."

"No, perhaps it's because you have too many illegitimate children." Vince Carter teased.

Hahaha.

Relaxed laughter rang out from the Clippers' bench.

The game was still tense.

James launched an assault from the wing; before this, he had constantly probed the Clippers' left defensive line and found that Xiao Qiaodan's help defense was sometimes not timely; if entering from the left, this is not his usual side-turning direction.

Leonard's defensive intensity is higher than Grant Hill's.

But he still didn't stop James.

James took the defense deep into the paint, soaring forward; he predicted very accurately, and Xiao Qiaodan was indeed half a beat slow.

However, he didn't successfully put the ball in.

Because Nowitzki helped from behind.

Triple-team.

The basketball fell down.

Chris Bosh picked up the ball in the cracks, but was fouled by Leonard.

Bosh went to the free-throw line and made one of two.

Changing sides to fight again, Fan Xi and Nowitzki launched a pick-and-roll.

Fan Xi easily killed into the free-throw line, then he passed the ball out, and Hamilton ran into an open spot... Swish!

Another three-pointer.

"Shooters are very important. The Clippers' shooting ability is one dimension higher than the Heat's; Fan Xi's assault, Nowitzki's mid-to-long-range shooting, plus their highly compatible pick-and-roll, gave role players more room to play."

Garnett said from a tactical level: "Miami is very difficult to defend."

Miami launched an assault.

This time it was Wade rushing into the paint.

But he failed again.

He was blocked by Nowitzki.

Nowitzki chased behind him and slapped the ball out of bounds with a powerful palm.

And he roared loudly.

This is very inconsistent with his usual gentle image.

The audience in front of the TV was very pleasantly surprised.

The audience at the scene was even more booing.

"Nowitzki's obsession with the championship is too strong." Garnett said: "He is too eager. He stimulated another self; I like him like this; a power forward should be so wild."

However, the Clippers players on the bench didn't think so.

Arenas laughed and roasted: "It seems Dirk has turned trouble into motivation."

"Sure enough, only women can make men more focused on work."

"Compared to women, basketball is too simple. Hahaha."