Memphis, Tennessee.

This is a city that Wade was extremely unfamiliar with for the first nine years of his career.

At that time, the Heat couldn't play a few games in Memphis in a season. After all, after entering the playoffs, there is no possibility for the two teams to meet again.

Therefore, the Grizzlies team has always had little weight in Wade's eyes. They don't have a presence in the regular season, and they don't exist in the playoffs.

But since last year, everything has changed.

That team that had no weight, after two consecutive defeats in the division finals, finally made it to the finals and had the last laugh. The team, which had no weight, had already hung several pennants of honor on the dome of their arena.

That team that had no weight now has the strongest stars in the league......

Wade, who enjoyed the night view of Memphis through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel, shook his head, it was really thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi.

Wade is well aware that if the Heat lose again this year, his championship dream may end here.

Before James arrived, Wade already had a championship trophy. But there is no doubt that one is certainly not enough. As one of the most famous players of the '03 generation, Wade didn't want to live in the summer of '06 for the rest of his life.

He's hungry for more championships, he's hungry for regular season MVP. Well, the regular is MVP. Many people may not believe it, but Wade has never won the regular season MVP honor.

However, after James arrived in Miami, Wade was destined to miss the regular season MVP. After all, James' arrival means that the ball will be diluted, and he will no longer be able to play MVP-level numbers.

But that doesn't matter, as long as he can win for Miami, Wade will put aside his personal gains and losses.

Therefore, the only thing Wade wants now is a championship. More than ever, he wants to get the O'Brien Cup away.

And tomorrow's result will be the key to whether he can achieve his dream!

If he loses tomorrow, he knows very well that the Heat will be no different from falling behind 3-0. And if the Heat eventually loses the Finals, it's a question of whether the Heat's Big Three still exists......

Wade has long been mentally prepared for this, James has not agreed to the Heat contract extension until now, and Wade knows why.

Wade wasn't stupid, he could see James' intentions. It's just that he respects other people's choices, so he never talks to James about this kind of thing.

If the Heat's Big Three are really disbanded, will the Heat still have any hope of winning the championship in the next five years?

Wade must admit, it was hard!

So, the next race will not only affect this season, but the trajectory of his entire career! Whether he can win the championship in the future depends on the result of tomorrow's game.

If tomorrow's game is lost, it will cause a series of chain reactions that Wade could not have predicted.

Thinking of this, Wade lay down on the bed early and didn't think about it anymore.

If there's one thing Wade learned from the loss in the first game, it's definitely rest!

Resting well before an important game can sometimes be more effective than going crazy to train, isn't Link a living example?

Wade knows Link's strength, and he knows better than anyone how strong Link really is. At Link's training camp last summer, Wade got to know the guy better.

So, in the next game, Wade must fulfill the task given to him by Spoelstra.

Only in this way can the Heat have any hope of winning! will not leave regrets in his career.

Wade turned off the lights and silently closed his eyes.

The turning point of the career is tomorrow night.

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June 8, the day the second game of the NBA Finals begins. After Link arrived at the arena, he was most concerned about the air conditioning system of the Federal Express Arena.

"Don't worry, we've got it all overhauled. Not only today, but from now on, there will be no more problems with the air conditioning here. The stadium staff scratched their heads in embarrassment, and they knew that the accident last time was really serious.

Although the game was not delayed, it was still more or less audible to the progress of the game.

In the past two days, Heat fans and local media have also used the high temperature as one of the excuses for their loss.

Some conspiracy theorists say that the reason why the air conditioning system of the Federal Express Arena suddenly had a problem was deliberately caused by the Grizzlies!

The variety of reports is dizzying, but it is really just an ordinary air conditioning failure.

"As long as I don't play at 40°C anymore, it's fine." Link pouted, not to mention that James couldn't stand the game just past, Link himself didn't want to go through it a second time.

After the first game of the series, Link always felt that he couldn't lift his energy, and he was tired after playing on the training ground for a while.

Saito said it was because he hadn't fully recovered his fitness. Therefore, Link was also afraid of the situation that day.

Luckily, there were two days between Game 1 and Game 2 of the series, and if it was only one day apart, Link would have seen his form plummet.

The Grizzlies players had only arrived shortly after the Heat arrived.

Today, the Heat also came early, enough to see how seriously they took this game.

Everyone knows that today's team is as important as a life-and-death battle for the Heat. Without the protection of the 2-3-2 format, they can't take a chance with a 0-2 comeback.

James did not warm up directly after entering today, but was the first to receive a courtside massage from the Heat's physiotherapists.

It can be seen that James is also paying extra attention to his physical condition today.

In the last game, when James went off the court with cramps, the gap between the Grizzlies and the Heat was actually not that big. If James is there, God knows what the outcome of the game will be.

Therefore, many local Miami fans believe that as long as James can play the whole game in good health, the Heat still have a chance to win.

But for now, it's not just Heat fans who think so.

Link will also have to admit that without the 40°C heat, James will be more difficult to deal with.

Today's James will not become exhausted at the end of the third quarter.

As always, everyone, including Link, has their eyes on James.

And Wade, who was warming up seriously, was ignored.

Since last season, Wade seems to have fallen off the altar. His knees were getting worse and worse, and he couldn't play flashy anymore. A lot of the time, Wade isn't even a "giant" level player.

Many games of the Heat this season seem to have made people see the shadow of the former Cavaliers. Because from beginning to end, James was the only one who was exerting his strength. The Miami Heat seems to have become a team in Cleveland that is supported by James alone.

But Wade himself hadn't given up on himself yet, if he had been beaten so easily, he had thrown in the towel when he had his meniscus removed in college.

Wade can insist on entering the NBA and becoming a superstar of a generation, relying on this spirit of not being afraid of death!

Before the game began, Rachel interviewed Link and James respectively, and the biggest stars of both teams also gave their own perspectives on the game.

While jumping the ball, ESPN gave Link and James a split-screen close-up, respectively, to capture their pre-game expressions.

Once again, Wade is excluded from the ranks of the protagonists.

It's as if this whole series is a heads-up showdown between Link and James.

Wade is not envious of this, nor is he uncomfortable. He just held his breath and was ready to bloom hard in the game!

The referee blew the whistle and the second game of the series began with Gasol's scrum victory.

Conley unhurriedly possessed the ball through the half, ready to organize the Grizzlies' first offense.

However, the man who stood on the three-point line to defend Conley left the All-Star point guard stunned for a few seconds.

Today, instead of using Chalmers to defend Conley, the Heat switched to Wade to defend the Grizzlies' No. 1 position!

This seemingly simple change is the key to the Heat's victory! All Spoelstra's hopes are pinned on this change!

Wade's eyes were focused and meticulous.

The feeling of oppression he exuded alone made Conley's heart beat faster.

Miami's team spirit will personally lead his team out of the difficult situation today.