Chapter 276: Six Steals in Three Minutes

"That's satisfying! So satisfying!"

Chinese fans watching this scene cheered with excitement.

The mysterious Chinese power protected Wade Dong, and this was the consequence of blowing the whistle on him.

The game was interrupted for about ten minutes.

...

Although the referee was replaced, Wade Dong couldn't continue playing in the second quarter.

Without Wade Dong, the Suns were completely overwhelmed on both offense and defense.

"From the second quarter, it's clear that without Dong Ge, the Suns don't have the strength to compete for the championship."

Yu Jia analyzed the game with Coach Zhang.

In fact, everyone could see that James and Wade kept attacking the Suns' paint, trying to widen the lead while Dong Ge was off the court.

The referee blew the whistle, and the first half ended.

The score was 43-58!

The Suns trailed by 15 points.

The score in the second quarter was 37-16, and the Suns only scored 16 points, with 5 of those points scored while Dong Ge was on the court. In other words, in the ten minutes after Dong Ge left the court, the Suns only scored 11 points, completely dominated by the Heat.

Curry was held to just 2 points by James, and of those 11 points, 7 were scored by McGrady. Aside from McGrady and Curry, the other players on the court only scored 2 points combined.

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In the Suns' locker room.

Kerr said, "Everyone, don't be discouraged. We're only down by 15 points, and we'll catch up soon."

"Without Dong Ge, there's still a gap between us and the Heat."

The Suns players were still a bit dejected. This season had been too smooth, with consecutive sweeps of the Warriors, Clippers, and Thunder to reach the Finals, giving many players the illusion that the Suns were invincible.

Wade Dong smiled, "In the crucial fourth quarter of the last game, I didn't play either, and we still won against the Heat."

This year's Finals had been a bit up and down for Wade Dong. In the previous game, he was stepped on, and in this game, he was troubled by fouls. It seemed like it might go to a Game 7.

Kerr arranged the tactics for the second half and asked Dong Ge, "Dong Ge, to avoid foul trouble, why don't you continue playing the shooting guard position in the second half?"

"No need~"

Wade Dong shook his head, "Everyone knows that I only committed one foul in the first half. At this rate, I can continue playing power forward in the second half without a problem."

Kerr said, "Then Gortat, help Dong Ge out on defense and relieve some of the defensive pressure. Try to protect Dong Ge and prevent him from committing fouls."

In fact, Gortat already had three fouls, but compared to Dong Ge, he seemed dispensable.

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During halftime, Chinese fans were also discussing the Suns' tactics.

The main point was whether Dong Ge would be cautious on defense in the second half due to foul trouble.

However, after the discussion, Chinese fans unanimously believed that with Dong Ge's personality, he wouldn't be timid on the court.

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The second half began, and Dong Ge returned to the court.

Spoelstra also made significant adjustments to his tactics for the second half.

Previously, the Heat's offense avoided Dong Ge because his defense was too good, and it was difficult to attack him. But this time was different. Spoelstra instructed James and Wade to actively engage Dong Ge on offense and try to draw fouls on him.

As long as Dong Ge committed his fifth foul, the Heat would win this game for sure.

The Heat went on the offensive.

Seeing Dong Ge defending James, Wade passed the ball to James.

"So arrogant?"

Wade Dong smirked, thinking that the Heat considered him an easy target just because he had three fouls.

"587..."

Wade Dong checked his talent points, which were still over 500. Recently, he had been consuming quite a few talent points, almost 100 in the past few days.

"Prophecy Potion..."

Wade Dong exchanged a bottle of Prophecy Potion.

He would use up his talent points first, and during the off-season, he could organize a one-on-one tournament among the employees of Wade Dong Group, which now had over 8,000 employees.

After using the 'Prophecy Potion', James's next offensive move flashed through Wade Dong's mind.

"Clap!"

Wade Dong predicted the basketball's landing point a step ahead and stole the ball.

...

Yu Jia, "Oh yeah, a steal!"

Coach Zhang, "Dong Ge's prediction ability is truly amazing!"

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After the steal, Wade Dong quickly went on a fast break, with James defending him.

But... no one in the league could match Wade Dong's speed.

"Bang!"

From the steal to the dunk, Wade Dong only took three seconds!

The score was 45-58!

Bosh inbounded the ball, and Wade Dong slowly walked back to his own half, exchanging another bottle of 'Prophecy Potion'.

"Hmm, such a casual inbound pass!"

Wade Dong already knew what Bosh was going to do, so he stopped as Bosh prepared to inbound the ball.

The ball left Bosh's hands, and Wade Dong sprinted back!

"Clap!"

James had just touched the ball when Wade Dong swatted it away.

"Damn..."

Seeing his inbound pass being stolen, Bosh quickly positioned himself under the basket, trying to block Wade Dong.

"Bang!"

But Wade Dong was too much for Bosh to handle, and he dunked over him!

The score was 47-58!

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Yu Jia, "Oh yeah, another steal!"

Coach Zhang, "If Dong Ge's stealing ability is ranked second in the league, no one dares to rank first."

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At the beginning of the third quarter, Wade Dong's two steals announced his return, and the Suns players shook off their second-quarter slump and rallied.

"I will always believe in Dong Ge!"

Kerr was delighted and even forgot about suing the referee after the game.

The Heat couldn't afford to be careless.

James passed the ball to Wade, who drove past Nash's defense, with McGrady coming over to help.

Wade made a no-look pass to James, who was cutting to the basket.

But someone was faster than James and appeared in Wade's passing lane, stealing the ball. That person was Dong Ge.

After the steal, Dong Ge went on a fast break.

Chalmers and Wade quickly retreated to defend, but Dong Ge wasn't intimidated by the two-on-one situation!

He jumped into the air and made a layup, avoiding the defense of Chalmers and Wade, and the shot went in!

The score was 49-58!

The deficit was reduced to just 10 points.

The fifth steal...

The sixth steal...

In the first three minutes of the third quarter, Dong Ge stole the ball from the Heat six times, turning those six steals into 13 points.

The score was 56-58!

The Suns were only down by 2 points.