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565 The Overlord Lifts the Tripod!
David Lee calmly passed the ball to Curry.
Curry dribbled the ball forward at lightning speed, like a bolt of lightning.
In the blink of an eye, he was facing Wade's tight frontal defense.
However, surprisingly, Curry did not take the three-pointer as decisively as usual this time.
Instead, he cleverly chose to pass the ball to Rasul Butler, who was closer to the basket.
After receiving the ball from Curry, Rasul Butler immediately passed it to Su Hao without hesitation.
The whole process was smooth and the coordination was seamless.
The Heat had no time to react effectively and could only watch helplessly as the ball was successfully transferred to Su Hao.
These seemingly simple passes left the Heat completely helpless, unable to come up with any countermeasures.
The instant Su Hao received the ball, Haslem's face turned deathly pale, and he thought to himself, "Oh no!"
However, the situation was now completely out of his control.
Despite Bosh's best efforts to rush over and assist in the defense, the distance was simply too great, making it impossible for him to reach Su Hao immediately and form an effective defensive link with Haslem.
It should be understood that even if Bosh could arrive in time, with Su Hao's terrifyingly powerful strength, the two of them alone would probably find it difficult to stop Su Hao's fierce offensive.
Su Hao stood steadily under the basket, raising the basketball high with one hand. His movements were as natural and fluid as flowing water, without a single unnecessary fancy move.
Immediately afterwards, like an incomparably powerful lion, he simply and directly used the move "Overlord Lifting the Tripod," slamming the ball into the basket with one hand with overwhelming force.
Faced with such a powerful dunk, Haslem, standing in front of Su Hao, seemed to be frozen in place, completely dumbfounded, unable to even muster the slightest thought to step forward and stop him.
Meanwhile, murmurs of dissatisfaction and complaints emanated from the audience.
"Oh my god, look at him, you just let him dunk so easily? This is a major event that's being broadcast globally!" an excited fan couldn't help but shout.
"Exactly! What's wrong with this Heat center? He can't even do the most basic defense. Is he just here to be a benchwarmer? Can this even be considered a real game?" another fan criticized mercilessly.
Immediately, various doubts and criticisms resounded throughout the arena, and many spectators who had been full of expectations shook their heads and sighed, expressing their extreme disappointment with the Heat's performance.
As passionate fans from a major Eastern country, they simply could not tolerate the Heat's defensive attitude on the court.
You should know that these loyal fans are willing to get up early and eagerly wait in front of the TV so as not to miss this highly anticipated and exciting match, just to be the first to witness the glory of their favorite team.
However, to everyone's astonishment, such a crucial match that attracted countless eyes and garnered immense attention actually produced such a clumsy and low-level defensive performance.
The pent-up frustration of the fans erupted like a volcano.
On the court, Wade lowered his voice and muttered to Haslem with a hint of reproach, "Why won't you even make a single defensive move?"
Faced with his teammate's questioning, Haslem gave a helpless wry smile and replied, "Brother, it's not that I don't want to do it, but even if I try my best to make those defensive moves, I still can't stop the opponent! Besides, if I accidentally commit a foul, wouldn't that be a double loss? It's too much of a loss!"
Hey, I have to say this guy is pretty clever. Since he knows he can't defend against it, he might as well just give up on defense altogether.
Even if it leads to misunderstandings and criticism from the public, at least it won't cause the team greater losses because of the foul!
Seeing this, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra raised his hands without hesitation, signaling the referee to call a timeout.
At this point, the audience couldn't help but whisper among themselves: "Wow, the Heat are calling timeouts way too often! But it doesn't seem to be having any noticeable effect!"
As the whistle blew, both teams' players returned to the sidelines.
Su Hao quickly walked to the bench and plopped down heavily.
Just then, a staff member quickly ran up and handed Su Hao a bottle of mineral water.
Su Hao extended his large left hand, which resembled a palm-leaf fan, and took the bottled water from the staff member.
Because his hands were so large, the entire bottle of mineral water looked unusually small and delicate when he held it in his hand, as if it were not a bottle of water but a thin syringe.
Immediately afterwards, Su Hao tilted his head back and began to drink water in large gulps.
"Glug glug..." With the sound of swallowing, in just a few seconds, more than half a bottle of mineral water had already entered his stomach.
In the blink of an eye, he drank the entire bottle of water in one gulp!
After finishing his drink, he let out a long sigh of relief and wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth.
Looking at the situation on the field, the progress of this match was clearly quite different from the media's pre-match predictions.
Everyone initially thought the Heat would put considerable pressure on the Clippers, but judging from the performance of both teams in the first half of the first quarter, the Clippers played with ease and confidence.
On the other hand, the Heat were completely on the defensive.
They not only lack offensive firepower, but their defense is also riddled with holes, forcing them to rely on constantly calling timeouts to try and adjust their tactics.
As the Heat players returned to the sidelines, head coach Erik Spoelstra immediately pulled out his clipboard and quickly gathered the players around him.
His expression was serious as he gestured with his fingers on the tactics board while explaining his new tactics to the players in detail, hoping to turn the tide of the current unfavorable situation.
"James, are you really alright?" The head coach asked James again with a worried expression, his brows furrowed and his eyes full of concern.
It's important to understand that while winning a game is crucial for a team, the players' health is even more paramount.
Especially James, as one of the Heat's "Big Three", joined the Heat this season with the intention of competing for the championship.
It would be a real shame if I got injured at this time!
James confidently patted his strong, powerful arms, then grinned, revealing a set of clean, white teeth, and laughed heartily, "Haha, Coach, don't worry! I'm perfectly fine!"