Chapter 81: Kill them all
The Miami Heat got off to a decent start to the season, and after a dismal season after trading O'Neal Jr., head coach Pat Riley chose to step back into the background and put assistant coach Spoelstra in the head coach's position.
In his first season in charge, Spoelstra led the Heat back to the playoffs with an incomplete lineup.
This season is Spoelstra's second season in charge of the Heat, and the team is under the operation of Pat Riley, not only Wade, but also O'Neal Jr., who is still catching the tail of his prime, and Michael. Beasley.
With such a lineup, it is not easy to get a high ranking in the East, but if the goal is only to enter the playoffs, it will not be too difficult, at least in the eyes of many media, the Heat team is at least much better than the current Wizards, who have great flaws in both lineup and tactics.
But from the start of the game, the Wizards held the lead on the Heat's home court.
In this game, it was the Wizards' All-Star power forward Jamison who broke out.
At the beginning of the game, Jamison hit two three-pointers in a row, and then hit mid-to-long-range shots in quick succession, helping the Wizards establish a double-digit advantage from the start.
Opposite Jamison is O'Neal Jr., also an All-Star caliber small forward.
O'Neal Jr. at his peak is much bigger than Jamison in terms of fame and strength, but unfortunately, due to injuries, O'Neal Jr.'s peak period is much shorter than other players, and now O'Neal Jr. relies more on rich experience when playing on the court.
When O'Neal Jr. faced Jamison, it was difficult for the injury-ridden knee to keep up with Jamison, who was constantly running.
Whenever Jamison started running frequently, O'Neal Jr. would be out of position, and the result was that Jamison could shoot without pressure by exposing the gap.
Halfway through the first quarter, Jamison had already scored 16 points, and Spoelstra had to replace O'Neal Jr. for Haslem on top of the game.
But as soon as O'Neal Jr. got off the court, the Heat's interior height immediately dropped a notch, Haslem 2.03 meters, Joe. Anthony is 2.06 meters, and neither of them belongs to the kind of interior with strong athleticism, and the Wizards' three centers, whether it is Haywood, Jordan Jr. or McGee, can all have an advantage in the interior card position to compete for rebounds, and this advantage also makes the Wizards' outside shooters more unscrupulous in shooting three-point shots.
The Heat, on their side, relied entirely on Wade's constant use of his personal ability to impact the basket.
Whether it's Danny. Green or Beverley are helpless when facing Wade.
The current Wade is at the peak of his career, and he can't be blocked casually at all, and if he wants to stop him, he can only carry out targeted trapping tactics.
Wang Xiao did not arrange the bag and clamp tactics, because it was not necessary, not to mention the defensive ability of the Wizards, whether the bag and clamp tactics could be effective, even if Wade was allowed to continue to play alone, it would not have any impact on the situation.
As long as Wade can be cut off from other players, no matter how many points Wade gets, it is useless, and a person's ability is limited.
In the first quarter of the game, Wade alone rushed into the interior and caused 5 fouls, Haywood 3 times, and Jordan Jr. replaced Haywood 2 times.
The Wizards' interior center frequently fouled under Wade's impact, but Wang Xiao was unmoved.
The current Wizards have no shortage of outside shooters, and there is no shortage of blue-collar players who grab rebounds on the inside.
Haywood and Jordan Jr. were sent off, and McGee, who went down, and Brackey.
Wang Xiao has a blue-collar center, but there is only one Wade on the Heat's side, and he will eventually feel tired.
Sure enough, shortly after the start of the second quarter, Wade was substituted off the court, and without Wade to lead the team, the Heat was on the court to direct the offense, point guard Mario. Chalmers.
The Wizards widened the gap in the blink of an eye, and by the time Wade returned to the game, the gap had widened from a dozen points to more than twenty.
In the face of the constantly accelerating offensive tempo, the Wizards who used blocking and dismantling to find gaps to grab three-point shots, the Heat team, which mainly played positional tactics, was powerless.
By the time the first half was over, the game had even lost its suspense.
At 68:45, the Heat dug a 23-point hole in just half a game at home, and let the Wizards score 68 points in the half!
At halftime, the Wizards players were feeling relaxed, and if nothing else, this game should be winnable, and a three-game winning streak awaits them.
"In the second half, don't relax, keep me scoring in every way! Keep the score gap widening! ”
Wang Xiao's words made many players slightly stunned, and his tone was very serious, as if the team was not leading by 23 points at this time, but trailing by 23 points.
I don't really understand why a manager is like this, but as a professional footballer, following the manager's words is the most basic truth, and who doesn't love scoring? The higher the score, the more proof of a player's ability, which has a direct bearing on their future position in the team and the size of their contract extension.
After the start of the second half, the Wizards fought for every ball and spared no effort, Curry, Harden and Jamison Butler and others all launched a bombardment on the Heat's already overwhelmed interior line.
That look as if it was three or forty points behind made the fans at the Heat's home court baffled.
"The Wizards are really in a hurry!"
On the bench, Wang Xiao sat upright all the time, and there was no movement from beginning to end, but there was a smile on his face.
In this game, as the general manager of Pat. Riley wasn't on the field, but Wang Xiao believes that as the team's general manager, he must be watching the game, maybe the guy is watching the game in a private room right now, or maybe he is watching the TV broadcast in his office.
No matter what way it is, Wang Xiao wants to give him this gift.
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The relentless furious attack of the Wizards players also made the game completely lose suspense before the end of the third quarter.
When the margin widened to more than 35 points, Spoelstra chose to give up, replacing all the main players and replacing them with a substitute lineup.
When the lagging side changes to the bench, the leading team also replaces the main team, which is an unwritten rule in the NBA and a rule that every team must abide by.
Wang Xiao is not prepared to violate this unspoken rule, but that doesn't mean he has stopped.
The Wizards' bench lineup was point guard Beverley, scoring guard Nick Young, and small forward Mike Young. Miller, power forward Brach, center McGee.
This lineup can be entangled for a while even against the main force of those bottom teams in the league, and Wang Xiao also specially advised them when they played: "I will decide the playing time in the subsequent games according to your performance on the field." ”
As soon as these words came out, the others didn't care, and Nick Young and Blatch's eyes were red.