Chapter 80: Tug of War
Because James started the game very actively, the Heat took the lead, pressing the 76ers on the road, and after a few more rounds of attacking on both sides, when the score became 16:10, Coach Stevens finally couldn't sit still and immediately asked for a timeout.
It's not that the 76ers are playing blindly today, there is no problem with their tactical execution, how to pass, how to block and dismantle, how to run, they have done it, but the opponent is too strong, and the defensive pressure brought to them by the Heat is far beyond their imagination, especially the activity of James and Wade, which makes the Heat's defense on the outside more powerful!
Let's not talk about the inside line, the volume of Big Z is too huge, and when Whiteside and Big Z are one-on-one on the inside, I feel like I have become a child in an instant, and there is no way to cross this mountain.
This is also normal, who made him only in his early 100s now, as thin as a match, and has no offensive skills, he can only rely on making baskets or eating cakes, as long as Big Z occupies the position, it will be difficult for Whiteside to make a difference.
Brand didn't feel good today, Han Miao fed him several balls, he only scored one, he was not efficient in the face of Bosh, and it took him too much energy to get rid of the defense, so that he kept being soft when shooting.
"Change the formation, Spencer up, Elton down to rest, you two big men try the twin towers on the inside, and then play more blocking and dismantling, one time not work twice, two times not three times, we are now attacking too casually."
Stevens is still very good, he removed Brand, who did not perform well, and replaced Hoyce on the court and partnered with Whiteside inside, these two are quite a good match, Hawes has baskets, Whiteside has rebounds, and both of them are young, unlike Brand, that guy can't run now.
"Okay."
Brand didn't say much, it was true that he didn't have anything to say, shame, he made a lot of shots today, he remembered this. But helplessly, I don't know why, I don't feel good today, and many of the balls he thinks he can score are knocked out of the basket, which also makes him helpless.
God won't let me score!
"You two, after double cover in the high position, if you have the chance, you can go down at the same time, and I will pass the ball to you at any time!"
Han Miao discussed with the two insiders, now they have to score more, and they will be more sure to play inside, especially if Hawes still has a basket, the probability of scoring is higher, at least much better than Hayward and others who were strictly guarded by James and Wade.
"Gordon, you and I have a chance to do a pick-and-roll substitution on the outside, let me go and single out James, and then you can play better in a different position."
Of course, the outside side is not impossible to change, for example, Han Miao and Hayward can be changed at any time, but after the change, Hayward is likely to play Wade.
"Understood."
Hayward feels average today, two out of four, but considering that this is a stat that was done under James' pressure, Hayward is actually very good.
Therefore, after the timeout, the 76ers attacked again, and Hayward decisively raised it to block the demolition, and then took Wade away from afar, allowing Han Miao to face James one-on-one.
"It's finally here."
James had obviously been waiting for Han Miao to come over and fight alone for a long time, and this time he finally waited for the person who was waiting, and James was also very happy.
"I heard that you have a good breakthrough, come, give me a try?"
came up and pressed closely, James was not polite at all, Han Miao could only protect the ball sideways to stabilize his body.
There is no way, James's strength is too great, and there is no way to do it head-on, so I can only try it sideways.
While changing direction flexibly under his crotch and dodging James's attacking hand, Han Miao motioned with his eyes to the inside line to quickly invite someone to help.
Whiteside and Hawes hurriedly came out and pulled outside the three-point line to do a big block, Han Miao took advantage of this double block, suddenly accelerated and changed direction, and successfully broke through from the outside!
"Bang!"
James didn't expect it to be a double pick-and-roll, so he hit Hawes headbutt, good guy, this force is quite terrifying, so that Hawes, a 7-foot man, almost fell, and finally stood firm.
"Make up for the inside line!"
James wanted to chase, but was blocked by Whiteside and Hawes left and right, and couldn't go back for a while, so he could only make up for it on his inside.
"Hey! This road is not working! ”
Big Z moved his huge body, forcibly blocking Han Miao's breakthrough path, if his height was used as a roadblock, the effect would be very good!
But Han Miao is not afraid, isn't it just a roadblock, just cross over, what is there to be afraid of? Big Z can't jump, and the defensive speed is slow, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
At that moment, he put the ball away with both hands and hugged it around his waist, and then Han Miao stepped on the European step and prepared to go to the basket!
The twisting and turning pace of the European step is really suitable for small and big fights, Big Z's legs and feet are not good, and his waist is even worse, when Han Miao stepped on the European step to his dead corner, Big Z could only wave his arm (blindly waving) awkwardly, trying to try his luck to block Han Miao's ball.
But how is this possible? Before Bosh came over, Han Miao scored an easy layup.
"Defend back!"
Han Miao beckoned everyone to go back to defense, anyway, the big Z on the Heat's side can't run fast, don't worry about him for now, James and Wade will go up to the bag whenever someone rushes inside!
Wade still ran the fastest, but this time there was no way to play a fast break, because he was entangled by Han Miao, and James on the other side was entangled by Iguodala, and the long pass could not be thrown, and it was useless for Wade to run.
But one of the Flash's favorite things is to run around with his opponent, and since he doesn't have the ball in his hand right now, don't blame him.
So he was running around on the inside of the 76ers, even if Han Miao was already staring at him, there was still no way to calm him down, so he could only try not to let Wade catch the ball.
But at this time, James, who was in possession of the ball, keenly grasped the hole in the 76ers' defense, pushed away Iguodala, turned his back and wiped it in, and was ready to burst into the interior for a layup!
Hayward let Chalmers go and came from the side to make up for the defense, he bet that James would not pass the ball, and he also bet that Chalmers would not shoot!
Of course, James saw Chalmers who was air-resisted, but he really didn't pass, and he forced the ball against Hayward, although he didn't score, but made Hayward a foul.
"Mine, mine."
Iguodala said he was to blame for the ball, and if he hadn't been pushed away, Hayward wouldn't have eaten the foul.
"Whoa, whoa"
Two free throws were successful, nothing was a big problem, and James opened with full firepower!
However, after the 76ers adjusted their tactics, everyone did a good job, Han Miao, Hayward, and even Iguodala took turns to impact the Heat's interior line, and for a while, they were on par with the Heat.
The current scenario is that if the Heat can score, the 76ers will be able to return one, the Heat will not score, the 76ers may not score, the two sides are fighting, and it has become a tug-of-war!
At the end of the first quarter, the Heat had a temporary lead of 4 points at 26:22!
This tug-of-war has just begun!