On the other side, as the game entered the final quarter, Wade's individual offense became even more ferocious!
Tang Long had provoked him, daring him not to break through. This time, he had to dunk over the Dragon Country big man, or he wouldn't know what the NBA truly was.
"All of you spread out. I don't need you for screens. Just get out of my way past Alexander, then I'll drive into the paint and dunk on that Dragon Country kid!"
After telling his four teammates, Wade immediately launched his assault.
Getting past Alexander was no challenge for Wade.
With a single "phantom step" crossover, Alexander was nowhere to be seen.
After all, Wade was known as Flash precisely because of his sharp and elusive crossover drives.
The fans in the arena, witnessing Wade's dazzling phantom step as he sprinted towards the paint, all roared with excitement.
"Here he comes, our most familiar Flash, he's used his absolute speed to shake off Alexander and is charging into the paint!"
"Wade, dunk on that Dragon Country big man for us, let him know that the NBA isn't their domestic CBA; this is the highest temple of basketball!"
The Miami fans shouted at the top of their lungs, while Wade, ball in hand, drove down the lane and was in the paint in an instant.
"Cheekbones, you couldn't resist coming in, could you!"
Tang Long chuckled. He was afraid Wade wouldn't drive; now that Wade had entered, he couldn't blame Tang Long.
"Murasakibara's Absolute Defense. I don't believe you can dunk this!"
Tang Long's eyes showed determination. The moment Wade jumped, he jumped too.
A pair of palms, the size of fans, swatted down towards the basketball in Wade's hand.
"Get down!"
"Shit... Damn it!!"
Wade saw that things were going south. He had clearly used his phantom step, his body swaying unpredictably as he moved forward. Normally, a power forward would have been out of position by now.
However, Tang Long hadn't lost his position at all and was still locked onto him.
Even when he drove into the paint, there was a subtle detail: he shifted from right to left, intending to confuse Tang Long.
But even in this situation, Tang Long didn't lose his position, and his terrifying defensive coverage was still able to block him.
"Slap!"
As Wade had expected, even with his signature phantom step, he was still blocked by Tang Long.
It was a rim-rocking block, Wade had nowhere to hide and could only watch as the basketball was swatted down by Tang Long.
"God! Are you kidding me? Dwyane clearly used his signature phantom step, and still couldn't shake off China Tang, and then gave Dwyane a rim-rocking block!"
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it was real!"
The commentator at the scene broke out in a cold sweat.
He had to marvel at Tang Long's lateral quickness and incredible defensive range, which were absolutely terrifying!
"China Tang once again blocked Dwyane's layup. This is already China Tang's fourth block of the game!"
The previous three blocks were against Joel Anthony once, Marion once, and Wade twice, totaling four blocks.
He was only three blocks away from completing the system's assigned mission.
And the final quarter had just begun, Tang Long felt that getting seven blocks in this game would be a piece of cake.
"Dwyane, are you still going to try to break through our Cavaliers' interior?"
Wade, whose shot had been swatted, had his cheeks puffed out. Tang Long saw this and joked with him.
"Damn it, Tang, I'll remember you forever. But your defensive coverage is truly impressive. I was already to your left, and you could still block me!"
Wade shook his head slightly, thinking that this Dragon Country kid had some skills.
Offensive and defensive transition, the Heat continued their attack.
The rim-rocking block from earlier had fallen perfectly into Udonis Haslem's hands.
This guy had a hard head and wanted to try to score a layup like Wade, ignoring Tang Long.
"You dare to come too? Get down!"
"Slap!"
Another block. Haslem couldn't escape Tang Long's grasp either.
That's the fifth block!
"Oh my god! That Dragon Country kid has gone completely wild, two consecutive blocks, he blocked Haslem's layup too."
"Can the Heat even get the ball back?"
This time, possession was controlled by the Cavaliers. Drew Gooden was quick to react, snatching the ball when Tang Long blocked Haslem for the second time.
"Pass!"
LeBron James stood on the perimeter, already waiting to launch a fast break.
Drew Gooden quickly flung the ball to James, who streaked down the court to the Heat's basket and unleashed a powerful one-handed dunk!
"Bang!!"
The sound of the dunk echoed as James slammed the ball fiercely into the Heat's hoop, further extending the score.
On the sideline, head coach Pat Riley had a grim expression. What kind of basketball were the Heat playing?
Don't tell me these are players he coached!
"Steady yourselves! Damn it, you guys, steady yourselves! Don't easily try to score against that Dragon Country kid. His defensive coverage is huge, you're asking for trouble!"
As an NBA "fire and brimstone" coach, Riley's iron-fisted methods made it difficult for many NBA superstars to adapt.
Even superstars like Wade had to obey him.
On the next Heat possession, Wade had learned his lesson and no longer recklessly drove to the basket. Instead, he used his drive to draw defenders.
His phantom step was unstoppable by ordinary defenders.
At this moment, with the Cavaliers playing zone defense, one of the Heat players found himself open.
Jason Williams, lurking in the corner three-point line, received a pass from Wade and decisively took a three-point shot.
"Swish!"
The ball traced a beautiful arc through the air and hit nothing but net.
At a crucial moment, a three-pointer was always more exciting.
Seeing this, Pat Riley shouted, "You should have played like this earlier. Don't be reckless. That Dragon Country kid is strange; he's not someone you can easily ignore."
On the Cavaliers' possession, LeBron James had the ball at the top of the arc, and Tang Long came to set a screen for him.
Then, he cut inside and rolled to the basket. LeBron's pass was rhythmic.
A chest pass through the legs, accurately delivered to Tang Long.
With LeBron's driving threat, Tang Long had a very comfortable layup.
Joel Anthony was already too late to chase after Tang Long.
On the Cavaliers' side, through the high-post cooperation between LeBron and Tang Long, they scored another good basket.
Mike Brown, wearing his small glasses, looked relaxed. The LeBron-Tang combination, this play was great.
Although the two hadn't played together much, their chemistry from the start felt stronger than that of Zydrunas Ilgauskas and LeBron.
"Good, this was a great play. The pass was good, and Tang's cut after the screen was very aware!"
Mike Brown couldn't help but praise the play by LeBron and Tang Long.
And so, time ticked by second by second.
As the final quarter neared its end, the Cavaliers were still leading the Heat by twelve points.
In this situation, as long as the Cavaliers didn't commit too many turnovers, they would definitely win this game.
And at this moment, Tang Long also completed the system's assigned mission, recording seven blocks and activating the [Godly Block] skill!