Before the game started, there was full anticipation, but a small moment of distraction mid-game, and when looking up, they were already 13 points behind, with the game nearing its end.
Just when Riley was lost in thought, Drexler pushed him and said, "Coach, the game's not over yet. Why did you call a timeout, to run ads?"
Riley glared at Drexler; ever since Olajuwon joined the Heat, Drexler seemed to have found support and sometimes even challenged the coach.
But at this moment, it was good for someone to speak up, and John Starks also said, "Coach, we need to do something, the game's not over yet."
Riley calmed down, restructured the defense, and took a risk on offense; they needed to quickly catch up.
The last 5 minutes, a 13-point gap was not an impossible chasm.
As soon as the Heat returned from the timeout, Drexler caught the ball outside and made a three-pointer.
92:82, the Heat closed the gap to 10 points.
Porter passed the ball inaccurately, and Drexler stole it.
