naaapseattle Chapter 712 Going to 2 cities in a row, the Heat's desperate situation?
Chapter 712 Going to 2 cities in a row, the Heat's desperate situation?
In the Heat's offensive round, Leonard predicted Chalmers' passing route, started ahead of schedule, and intercepted the ball in the air.
Then, he strode toward the heart of the Heat.
James ran wildly and followed all the way.
Leonard is not as fast as Jeremy Lin, but he wins in his height and length.
He also went straight to the frame without going forward, but he still tried to avoid the block when laying up and failed to make the ball.
But the next moment, a figure descended from the sky...
"BANG!"
There was a loud noise, it turned out that Xu Yong arrived in time and completed a powerful back button!
In just 1 minute, the Rockets hit a 7:0 shock wave, expanding the point difference to double digits in one fell swoop.
Heat coach Spoelstra hurriedly called a timeout, interrupting the Rockets' rhythm.
After the timeout, "Birdman" Anderson replaced the exhausted Love.
On the Rockets side, Mark Jackson replaced Curry with George.
The Rockets' lineup became: Leonard, Thompson, George, Xu Yong, Yi Jianlian.
Among the five players, except for Yi Jianlian who is slightly taller, the other four are all wing players of about two meters!
And because the UAE is equipped with the [Rodman Scramble Pack], its mobility is not inferior to that of the general flank.
This means that the five Rockets playing at this time can switch to any player on the other side at will!
Mark Jackson just wanted to use "unlimited defense changes" to restrain the Heat's pick-and-roll tactics!
After the adjustment, the Rockets' sense of oppression on the defensive end instantly improved a lot.
In the Heat's offensive round, Wade and Anderson played a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.
The Rockets switched defenses decisively and asked Yi Jianlian to match up with Wade.
Wade tried to break through, but was blocked by a sideways movement of the United Arab Emirates.
The Flash changed his tactics decisively and called for cover again.
This time it was Haslem who came off the bench to pick and roll.
It was Xu Yong who was brought up together with Team Harbin.
This is already Wade's chosen attack target after careful consideration.
Leonard and George are players who have entered the first defense. Yi Jianlian is the insider with the highest efficiency in big defense and small defense this season. Thompson also performed well on the defensive end this season...
The only one who is not famous is Xu Yong!
It wasn't until the last month of the season that Xu Yong began to get stable playing time.
Wade knows very little about Xu Yong, and has only watched the latter's playoff highlights for a few minutes.
The Flash subconsciously believed that this young winger from China must not have the same defensive ability as the others.
Persimmons should be picked softly.
Xu Yong is the breakthrough that Wade thinks!
Xu Yong naturally didn't know that he was being treated as a persimmon.
After integrating Pippen's full skill set, he not only made a qualitative leap in his skills, but also restored his self-confidence and competitive spirit.
When he saw Wade beckoning his teammates to pull away after switching defenses, Xu Yong made up his mind to let Wade know his defensive ability!
I saw Xu Yong spread his arms and strode forward, adopting a standard defensive posture.
When Wade made the Crossover, Xu Yong moved sideways and firmly blocked Wade's path.
The Flash failed, so he immediately turned around while leaning on Xu Yong with his left foot as the axis.
His turn has both speed and range.
In this turn, as long as he can seize half of his position, Wade is sure to send the ball into the basket!
But...Xu Yong didn't agree!
His reaction was extremely quick, and he moved laterally with a large stride, blocking in front of Wade.
This block directly made Wade stop the ball...
Wade still didn't give up, and made a fake shot on the spot, trying to trick Xu Yong into fouling.
But in Xu Yong's mind, there is Pippen's 20 years of rich defensive experience.
Facing Wade's feint, he remained motionless.
Only when Wade finally took off and made a shot, Xu Yong jumped high and stretched out his long arms to try to block the shot.
"despair..."
Xu Yong's fingertips really touched the basketball.
As a result, Wade's shot began to fall halfway.
Seeing this, James slammed his feet on the ground, and rushed towards the falling basketball like an arrow from the string.
At the same time, Leonard and Yi Jianlian also rushed to basketball.
In the blink of an eye, Ah Lian had an idea, stretched out his right hand, and raised the falling basketball from bottom to top...
[???]
Both James and Leonard showed puzzled expressions.
The next moment, when the two landed on the ground, Yi Jianlian jumped lightly and easily received the rebound!
"woo..."
The fans at the scene couldn't help but marvel at Yi Jianlian's wit.
And our old friend Zhang Weiping also sighed:
"Watching the UAE play now, especially when grabbing rebounds, it always gives me a feeling of Rodman leaning over..."
"I've only seen Rodman's game like this four-two-handed ball-grabbing action just now."
After Yi Jianlian received the rebound, he also passed the ball to George immediately.
Pickled Pepper stepped up her long legs and rushed towards the hinterland of Heat.
The two of James and Wei struggled back to the defense.
But they have been fighting all the way from the beginning to the present, and their physical fitness has reached the first bottleneck period.
With this ball, the two of them didn't keep up with George.
Paojiao found that there was no one chasing after him, so he slowed down a little, but when he finally took off, he went all out again!
"BANG!"
George's stunning windmill dunk completely ignited the audience!
The morale of the rocket generals also soared.
In the next 3 minutes, they used unlimited defenses to defend the Heat without scoring a point!
The Rockets can guard everyone, and everyone can guard anyone...
How is this still playing?
Seeing that the mentality of the players had reached the brink of collapse, Spoel could only call a timeout again.
During the timeout, Pat Riley in the stands murmured:
"Is this the ultimate basketball I imagined..."
............
After the timeout ended, the Heat replaced Love again.
After Eros came on the field, the Heat's offensive space has increased, but there is still no good way to deal with the Rockets' unlimited defenses.
In the end, James could only use a tank layup to solve the problem.
But it was either Leonard, or George, or sometimes Xu Yong who defended him...
In short, it is very difficult to beat any one of them.
This can be seen from the fine sweat on James' forehead.
And when the Heat finally adapted to the infinite defense changes and stabilized the situation...
With a wave of his hand, Mark Jackson replaced Curry and Yao Ming back on the field.
As soon as the two cores, inside and outside, came on the stage, they made achievements on the offensive end.
Under the leadership of the two, the Rockets maintained a 15-point advantage until halftime.
In the second half, the Heat launched several counterattacks.
But every time they are about to gain momentum, someone on the Rockets side will stand up and kill their momentum in the bud.
Either Curry's three-pointer, or Yao Ming's low-post attack, or Leonard's post-up single...
After the Heat failed to counterattack several times, morale gradually slumped, and the Rockets took the opportunity to continue to expand the point difference.
At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets' lead reached as many as 22 points!
The last quarter of the game was still uneventful.
The Rockets firmly grasped the situation and did not give the Heat any chance of a comeback.
In the end, the Rockets sat at home and beat the Heat 120:102, winning the first victory in the series!
As soon as the game was over, James left the player tunnel without looking back.
Wade looked a little lonely.
He put a towel over his head and walked slowly back to the locker room.
Wade prepared a lot for the Finals...
In addition to taking the knee fluid before the game, he also invited a special physical therapist.
Once the game is over, he will go to therapy to keep him in good shape throughout the finals.
But... Wade is already in a very good state today, but he still can't control the trend of the game.
............
After the game, James and Wade attended the press conference together.
TNT reporter Gini Teme asked: "What caused the Heat to be suppressed throughout the whole process? What do you think you are not doing well enough?"
James shook his head and replied:
"Seriously, I think we played well, we played everything we prepared before the game, but we still couldn't win the game..."
"We will think about new strategies. Spoelstra is the best coach, and he will come up with a good way."
............
Two days later, it was still in the Huaxia Times Arena.
The second game between the Rockets and the Heat is coming as scheduled!
As soon as the second game came up, the Heat showed their determination to win!
Both Wade and James have entered offensive mode.
The two no longer count on scoring from long shots, and almost every shot is a breakthrough to the inside.
In order to protect the basket, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian received two fouls early in the first quarter and had to rest.
But the depth of the Rockets' bench is terrifying. The Huaxia Twin Towers went down, and the No. [-] combination of Oden and Griffin immediately topped it.
Relying on their natural advantages, the two turned the tide inside the Heat.
Love and James have leisurely heights after all.
When Oden held high and fought hard, Love was helpless.
When Griffin turned back and hit the basket for a layup, James struggled to interfere.
However, due to physical problems, he was unable to take off sufficiently, and in the end he could only watch Griffin complete the layup.
At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets were still as steady as an old dog, leading the Heat by 7 points!
In the second quarter of the game, the Huaxia Twin Towers reappeared, and Curry also started the "day and day" mode.
In an offensive round, Curry used Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll at a 45-degree angle on the left to get rid of Chalmers' defense.
After taking a step in, Curry didn't hesitate to rush in.
He glanced at the position of the Heat players and found that the breakthrough was more difficult, so he used a freehand dribble behind the back and passed between Haslem and Chalmers who were helping to defend.
But Curry's "wearing" is not going into the penalty area, but going outside...
I saw him push the ball forward, send the ball beyond the three-point line, then rushed to the outside line with a step, caught the basketball, turned around and shot!
Chalmers almost broke Curry's back dribble a second ago, and then he almost blocked the shot.
But the two defenses that were close at hand were all very close, and the result was naturally a thousand miles away...
Curry's three-point arrow drew a beautiful arc in the air and hit the net hollow!
This ball fully embodies Curry's agile style of play.
He is like a gust of wind on the court, and opponents can't catch it.
His shooting looks effortless, even some very difficult shots, he handles them with ease, as if he just completed a simple thing!
The Rockets' substitute players are already on the bench at the moment.
The audience at the scene also began to shout MVP in unison!
But Curry's show has only just begun.
In the next round, James shot a cold arrow from outside the three-point line but failed.
Yi Jianlian received the rebound and handed the ball to Curry again.
Curry advances quickly with the ball.
During the period, Wade stepped forward to try to steal, but was passed by Curry with a change of direction.
Mengshen dribbled the ball to two meters from the three-point line, pulled it up and shot...
While the ball was still in the air, Curry turned around and ran to his own court.
Meanwhile, both Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming raised their hands, ready to celebrate.
Yi Jianlian is even more amazing...
He, who has always devoted himself to the rebounding business, didn't even look at the basketball, and started to move towards his own half.
It looks like there is no need to grab the rebound for this ball!
next moment...
"Shu~"
The basketball hit the net in response, brushing the net upside down.
"Wow~"
"OMG, isn't this ball too handsome?!"
"Stephen is good at pretending, but I like it so much..."
The place was completely boiling.
Relying on Curry's two consecutive three-pointers, the Rockets successfully opened the point difference to double digits!
After halftime, the Rockets led the Heat by 70 points at 55:15.
In the VIP box on the stand, Ajiali said with emotion:
"The Heat can't defend the Rockets, but the Rockets can defend the Heat. If this continues, it's only a matter of time before the Rockets win. The Heat lost their bet on Love!"
Shen Fei smiled noncommittally.
Pat Riley has no calculations, and he can't calculate that Love will be out of order in the playoffs.
It stands to reason that his style of play does have some restraint on Yao Ming.
But until now in the finals, Love's aggressiveness is not enough at all.
With the help of his teammates, Yao Ming is not in a mess on the defensive end.
And when it came to the offensive round, Dayao was able to control the Thunder in the low post...
Players with high hopes are limited on both offense and defense, and the Heat's defeat is incomprehensible.
In the second game, the Rockets won another 20-point victory!
The total score of the series became 2:0!
After the game, the major media and fans were basically not optimistic about the Heat.
Although these two games were away games, the Heat lost so simply that they didn't even make any "struggle"...
Even the Heat's own fans were a little discouraged.
They can only hope that after returning to the home court, James and Wei can lead the team to fight back!
............
Three days later, the third match of the finals came as scheduled!
After returning to the home court, the Heat started high-pressure defense from the first quarter.
The two of James and Wei took out their housekeeping skills-high-position press, encircling Curry time and time again!
The Heat's strategy is simple-team battles can be lost, and Curry must "die"!
Such a policy is simple and crude, but inexplicably effective.
In the first quarter of the game, the Rockets' rhythm was disrupted and they only scored 20 points!
This is their lowest score in a single quarter since the playoffs this year.
Relying on their excellent defense, the Heat led by as many as 15 points in a single quarter!
This scene, is there a play?