Chapter 135: How Does It Feel to Hug Your Thighs?

After taking a deep look at Wang Xiao, Spoelstra didn't know why this young man from China had such confidence.

Spoelstra has been in the NBA for 15 years since he came to work for the Heat in '95.

In the past 15 years, he has met so many people, players, coaches, assistant coaches, scouts......

But it was really the first time he had encountered someone like Wang Xiao.

Although Wang Xiao's previous remarks looked like he was bragging and saying big things, I don't know how, Spoelstra always felt that the other party was serious.

"What do you want to do......

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At this point, the players on both sides are already in position on the field, ready to jump the ball.

The Wizards' jump ball is Jordan Jr., who is very explosive and bounced, while the Heat team's jump ball player is a big Z who is 2.21 meters tall.

Although he has an absolute advantage in terms of height, the 35-year-old Big Z's bounce and reflexes have seriously declined, and the basketball was easily put on the side of the Wizards by Jordan Jr. relying on his physical fitness.

Curry immediately advanced after receiving the ball, and the Wizards players also moved towards the Heat backcourt.

"Hey, LeBron, how does it feel to hug your thighs? It should be comfortable playing next to Wade. Butler spewed trash talk at the beginning of the day.

James' face was a little ugly.

As the saying goes, you don't slap your face when you fight, and you don't expose your shortcomings when you scold.

Butler clearly poked James in the most hated sore spot.

"Caron, if I were you, just shut your mouth and concentrate on playing, and the province will be blown up." James shot back.

When he was with the Cavaliers, James had several playoff meetings with the Wizards, and James was playing against Culon. Butler.

Although Butler is a very powerful player and has been selected as an All-Star, there is still a big gap between him and the top superstars in the league like James.

Even if Butler now laughs at the other party's thighs, James is still the top player in history.

James averaged 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game against Butler in the playoffs, compared to Butler's 18.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

Of course, at that time, the main core of the Wizards team was Arenas instead of Butler, and James had more balls and shots than Butler, but the difference in strength between the two could still be clearly seen.

"Hey, so what? You can hug Wade's thighs, and I have a bunch of good boys here! ”

Butler smiled, not angry at all.

"But one thing I'm curious about is what if the Heat can't win the championship, lose the shame, and still don't get the honor you want?"

Butler's words made James slightly stunned.

Honestly, this is a question that James really hasn't considered.

From his point of view, the reason why he partnered with Wade and Bosh was to win the championship, and the three of them joined forces, how could they not win the championship?

But what if it's really like what Butler says? How should he choose?

"Brush!"

James was still stunned when the sound of the basketball swiping into the net came.

Turning his head to look, James saw Curry holding the shooting posture with his hands raised high, and Chalmers in front of him who raised his hand to try to interfere.

"Well done! Lad! ”

Butler left James and high-fived Curry in celebration, "Let's these guys!" ”

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At the beginning of the game, Curry hit a three-pointer from the top arc to open up the game for the Wizards.

But immediately after, the offense from the Heat's side came.

Chalmers dribbled the basketball to the front court and passed it to James.

James stood on the outside with the ball in front of Butler, and said coldly, "Are you ready?" I'm going to get over you! ”

As soon as the words fell, James suddenly activated, and in an instant, his entire body had rushed out more than half a meter.

Years of playoff confrontation have given Butler a good understanding of James' offensive methods, but understanding is one thing, and it is another thing to be unguarded.

He only had time to move his feet to block James's side, and the moment the two made physical contact, James's tank-like body knocked Butler to a stumbling side, taking advantage of Butler's unsteady footsteps, James immediately accelerated, immediately opened the distance between him and Butler, and rushed into the interior first.

At this time, the Wizards' interior line was guarded by Jordan Jr. alone.

Although today's little Jordan has the training bonus of Wang Xiao's coaching system, his strength is far from being comparable to that of Little Jordan in the same period of time in another period, but after all, he has not reached the strength of when he was selected to defend for a while at his peak, and even if he is Jordan at his peak, he can't stop James from hitting the basket.

James almost carried Jordan Jr., who pounced on the defense, and forced the basketball into the basket, while the whistle sounded.

Iconic forced 2+1!

Wang Xiao on the sidelines couldn't help but take a deep breath, James at his peak was really unstoppable!

And unlike the Cavaliers period, James during the Heat period had a Wade next to him who broke through and was not inferior to James in terms of lethality!

"Shrink the defense, break through the main defense, and let them shoot from the outside!"

Standing up from the bench position, Wang Xiao walked to the sidelines and said loudly.

If James and Wade, the two top superstars in the league, have any obvious shortcomings, then there is no doubt that they are mid-to-long-range shooting ability.

Whether it is James or Wade, they are both breakthrough-oriented players, James' career three-point shooting rate is only about 33%, and Wade is less than 30%, and the best three-point shot in the Heat's starting five is 35% of point guard Chalmers.

But shrinking the line doesn't mean you're going to be able to kill James and Wade.

A lot of teams will choose this kind of defense when facing these two guys, but they can still score.

Therefore, Wang Xiao understood early on that in the face of such a Heat team, it is impossible to win by blindly focusing on defense, and the defense is as strong as the Celtics have lost to the Heat team for several consecutive years, not to mention the Wizards team who are not good at defense? If you want to win the game, you still have to attack.

James missed a free throw, Jordan Jr. grabbed a defensive rebound and handed the ball to Curry, who controlled the ball and lunged hard, making the Heat nervous.

Although he has only played for one season, Curry's strength has made no team in the league dare to underestimate him, who dares to underestimate the guy who can shoot 354 three-pointers in one season?

Curry's three-point shooting average this season hasn't increased much from last season, and because all teams take Curry seriously, his shooting percentage has dropped slightly from last season, from 43 percent to 41 percent.

But even a 41% three-point shooting rate is quite terrifying, because the former three-point king Ray. Allen has only shot 44 percent from three-point range so far this season, while Ray has shot just 44 percent from three-point range. Allen took almost half the less three-point shots than Curry.