126: It's over, there will be no more Miami Heat (asking for monthly votes!)_3

"But Pat, if Roger's touch is still off in the second half..."

"No ifs! Get your outfit sorted out, Stan, and stop acting like a deserter!"

Riley was adamant about sticking to his defensive strategy.

Pat Riley had always been extreme in terms of tactics, able to play the fastest and most fluid extreme offense with the Lakers.

Or switch to the slowest and most intense extreme defense in New York.

Tonight, he extremly relied on Roger to score alone. He was convinced that this extreme strategy would eventually wear down the person he hated the most.

For Roger, tonight would definitely be a slow death!

After the third quarter started, Roger's output and efficiency indeed declined.

He scored only 10 points this quarter, and the Heat narrowed the gap to just 1 point.

A faint smile finally appeared on Riley's face, the first time he showed his emotions on camera today.