Chapter 272: Curry, Give It Your All

"Dong Ge, are you okay?"

The players on the court, returning to the bench, noticed Wade Dong's return and were all delighted.

Wade Dong joked, "Do you guys want me to be injured that badly?"

"Of course not!"

The teammates also relaxed, "Dong Ge, it's great that you're okay."

"Enough talk."

Wade Dong took the tactics board from Coach Kerr.

"There are only six minutes left in the game. As long as we maintain this lead, we can win.

In a moment, Whiteside will replace Nash, and Tucker will replace McGrady. You two, along with Thompson, Curry, and Gortat, will be on the court.

Whiteside and Gortat will form a twin tower in the paint, and your task is to do everything possible to stop the Heat from scoring inside. Thompson will defend Wade, and Tucker will defend James.

Don't let the Heat execute their tactical plays!"

"Okay!"

Curry and the other four nodded.

After explaining the defensive tactics, Wade Dong said, "Curry, Thompson, as long as you get a chance, shoot. Don't worry about making it. Whiteside and Gortat will grab the rebounds for you!"

...

The timeout was almost over.

Zaza suddenly walked towards the Suns' bench, and the Suns players naturally glared at him.

If it weren't for the fact that someone had already been ejected, some players might not have been able to resist punching Zaza.

The camera also turned to the Suns' bench.

Yu Jia, "Zaza is heading towards the Suns' bench!"

Coach Zhang, "He's too far away, I can't hear what he's saying..."

Yu Jia, "He's probably going to apologize to Dong Ge."

Coach Zhang, "Hmm... Dong Ge patted Zaza on the shoulder and seemed to be comforting him. That's the demeanor of a great man!"

...

What Yu Jia and Coach Zhang were saying in the live broadcast room was also just their speculation.

The real situation was...

"Dong Ge, are you okay?"

As soon as Zaza walked over, his eyes were fixed on Wade Dong's ankle.

Wade Dong said, "My ankle still hurts a bit. After the game, I need to get an MRI."

"You'll definitely be fine."

Zaza's eyes were full of apology, "I definitely didn't do it on purpose. I swear on Jesus' name!"

"Are you that serious about swearing?"

Wade Dong raised his eyebrows and patted Zaza on the shoulder, comforting him, "It's just a basketball game. Bumping into each other is inevitable. You don't need to take it to heart."

Wade Dong's words surprised the Suns players. When did Dong Ge become so good with words?

"Yeah!"

Zaza nodded vigorously, "I definitely won't take it to heart!"

The timeout was over, and Zaza prepared to go back on the court.

Wade Dong smirked and said, "Who knows if you'll break a bone by falling on the court tomorrow? Who knows which will come first, an accident or fate?"

Zaza, "???"

He thought Dong Ge wasn't taking the foot-stepping incident to heart, but the last sentence cast a shadow over Zaza's heart.

...

Less than a minute after Wade Dong was stepped on.

A netizen on a certain forum posted a thread with two animated GIFs. One showed Durant pulling back his foot when Wade Dong subconsciously moved his foot, and the other showed Zaza stepping forward when Wade Dong was about to shoot.

The players' qualities were clear as day!

Usually, when discussing players stepping on each other's feet, there would be a few netizens trying to defend them.

But this time, the entire forum unanimously cursed at Zaza. Because he stepped on Dong Ge, even if it wasn't intentional, he would still be cursed by Chinese netizens for generations.

...

With six minutes left in the game, the lineups had been adjusted.

Heat: James, Wade, Chalmers, Zaza, Bosh.

Suns: Curry, Thompson, Tucker, Whiteside, Gortat.

The Suns rarely used this combination.

It wasn't until Curry received the baseline pass from Whiteside and dribbled to the frontcourt that the Heat assistant coach told Spoelstra that he had just seen Wade Dong giving instructions to the players.

"Pft!"

Spoelstra spat fiercely, "Puppet coach!"

After Curry dribbled to the frontcourt, Gortat and Whiteside quickly positioned themselves under the basket, ready to grab the rebound.

Dong Ge said that as long as they secured every rebound in these last six minutes, the Suns would win the game!

"Clap, clap, clap!"

Facing Chalmers' defense, Curry did two crossovers, freeing himself and taking a three-pointer.

Swish!!!

The ball swished through the net!

The score was 89-100!

After the ball went in, Gortat and Whiteside raced back to defend their own basket!

The Suns' twin towers!

Their task was to protect the rebound and defend the Suns' paint.

However, James then got past Tucker and took a jump shot near the free-throw line!

The ball bounced off the rim and went in.

The score was 91-100!

"Great defense, brother!"

Even though James scored, Wade Dong stood on the sidelines and encouraged them, "As long as you ensure we don't lose the rebound, that's enough!"

Then...

Curry dribbled to the frontcourt and missed a three-pointer!

Whiteside grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to Thompson on the perimeter.

Thompson's shot also missed!

Gortat grabbed another offensive rebound and passed it to Curry, who made the three-pointer!

The score was 91-103!

Spoelstra stood on the sidelines and shouted, "Zaza, what the hell are you doing? You missed two defensive rebounds!"

On the Suns' side, after grabbing two offensive rebounds in a row, their defensive momentum was ignited.

Wade drove to the basket but was blocked by Whiteside!

"The Heat won't score in the paint I'm guarding!"

After blocking Wade, Whiteside pounded his chest and roared at Wade, even taunting him!

"This..."

Wade Dong shook his head.

If it weren't for the Suns intercepting Whiteside at the last moment, he might have joined the Heat in a couple of years and made a name for himself there...

Out of bounds, the Heat had the ball.

Zaza stood at the sideline and passed the ball to James, who isolated Tucker and made a jump shot.

The score was 93-103!

Two minutes had passed since the timeout, and there were only four minutes left in the game.

The Heat still trailed by 10 points.

Spoelstra stood on the sidelines and shouted, "Shut down Curry and Thompson! Don't let them shoot threes!"

Spoelstra had figured out Wade Dong's tactical arrangement.

This tactic wasn't complicated. It was to have the twin towers grab rebounds, and then Curry and Thompson would shoot threes. So, as long as they locked down Curry and Thompson, it would be fine.

Curry dribbled to the frontcourt, and Zaza came to defend him.

At 211 cm tall, Zaza could effectively limit Curry's three-pointers.

"Curry, give it your all!"

Seeing Curry defended by Zaza, Wade Dong shouted from the sidelines and then exchanged ten bottles of 'Bad Luck Potion', pouring them all on Zaza's head one after the other.