Chapter Seventy-Two: Invincible (I)
The preseason is more about running in the lineup, so most of the main players on both sides left the court in the second half of the first quarter.
Liu Hao and Iverson both stayed on it.
The former is because of Dazhi, and the latter simply wants to be against Liu Hao.
In the entire first quarter, Iverson scored a total of 10 points and 3 assists, and almost all of them scored against Liu Hao.
And Liu Hao is not bad, scoring 6 points and 5 assists, and most of the time is organizing teammates.
The Heat temporarily led the 76ers by six points at 26-20.
In the second quarter, the Heat replaced Alston, Grant, Haslem and Wang Zhizhi.
In this lineup, the obvious deficiency lies in the agility of the outside line.
Having Haslem play as a small forward is hard to unleash his excellent rebounding ability.
However, this lineup is more focused on interior defense, and Haslem and Grant are good defenders.
And Dazhi's words, according to Riley, are of other uses.
"Huh?"
Seeing such a tall lineup, Iverson couldn't help but be secretly happy.
This kind of lineup is completely letting yourself break through, who can resist your own speed on the other side?
The idea was wonderful, but the reality was that when Iverson passed Alstom, he would face two interceptions from Haslem and Wang Zhizhi.
The Heat's defensive plan is simple, shrink the interior to create a defensive range of 2 outside and 3 inside.
In this era of lack of pitchers, the Heat's lineup is simply a nightmare for countless guards who love to break through.
Besides, with Liu Hao and Alston on the outside, there is enough rebounding supply, and it will rain three points at any time.
The "answer" broke through and Alston advanced into the half.
The ball was given to Liu Hao, and just when everyone thought he was going to throw, he actually passed the ball to Wang Zhizhi, who was ambushed outside the three-point line in the bottom corner!
"Probably not such a tall big man...... one fan muttered.
Hmmm——!
However, the sound of brushing the net one after another made their eyelids jump, and this yellow-skinned center actually went outside to shoot three points!
The 76ers' home DJ's voice was a little sluggish and called out Wang Zhizhi's name.
It's incredible!
Because this game is a preseason game, CCTV did not broadcast it, but many fans still managed to find a live broadcast.
Seeing the connection between Liu Hao and Wang Zhizhi, people on the other side of the ocean jumped happily.
Iverson, on the 76ers' side, responded immediately, using his lightning speed to beat Alston and Grant in a row.
In the face of Dazhi and Haslem, Iverson assisted Samuel to score with a clever behind-the-head pass.
Looking back, because of the three-pointer just now, the 76ers' defense has now increased their attention to Dazhi.
The latter also uses this to pull the opponent's defensive line outward, allowing enough space on the inside.
Liu Hao took the opportunity to pass the ball to Grant, who turned and scored under the basket.
Next, Alston also used his dribbling skills to score three points above Iverson's head.
The latter immediately returned to color.
The Heat always maintained the lead, and Liu Hao was also immersed in the joy of organizing the offense.
After playing the first half of the second quarter, Liu Hao was replaced, and at this time he had already scored a double-double of 11 points and 10 assists.
Most of these 11 points were scored above Iverson's head, no way, the height of the answer made him a loophole that everyone wanted to exploit, including Liu Hao.
Once Liu Hao accelerated up and made a stop-and-go jump shot, Iverson basically couldn't do anything about him.
With the help of Liu Hao, Dazhi scored 7 points and 2 rebounds.
Now he has changed his previous casual attitude, although the rebounding ability is still lacking, but at least he has a positive sense of scrambling.
The rest of the time was basically performed on the bench, and this season the Heat's bench is powerful, and the 76ers have no way to fight back.
In the end, the Heat won the game 113-102.
The second game of the preseason is an away game against the Hawks on October 11.
Atlanta still inherited last season's pseudo-"triple no-shot" shot, but replaced Glenn Robinson with Stephen Jackson.
Sheriff and John Terry remain the team's top scorers.
The team was not as strong as it seemed, and it took only one quarter for the Heat's starting five to stretch the score to 31:16 to a full 15-point gap.
The Eagles also surrendered early and entered the training mode.
For this reason, Riley couldn't help but scold Hawks head coach Terry Stokes in the coach's box: "Idiot, if a team doesn't even have the desire to win, then what's the point of training!?" ”
A team like the Hawks, whose roster is obviously not bad, could easily enter the playoffs in a place like the East, but they are getting worse and worse.
In the end, the Heat won the game 121-101.
Among them, Dazhi played 20 minutes and scored 8 points and 5 rebounds, which can be regarded as a solid position as a substitute center.
On October 15, the Heat finally ushered in a difficult game.
The opponent is none other than the defending champion San Antonio Spurs.
After winning the championship last season, "Admiral" Robinson officially retired, and the Spurs officially entered the era of GDP.
Don't look at Tony Parker and Ginobili's stats are just the same as the average player, but their role is not what the stats show.
In Liu Hao's previous life, some people said that the real first person in basketball in recent years should actually be Ginobili.
Because this one has won almost every basketball award.
A trio like GDP that maintains a super high net score per 100 rounds whether it is disassembled or played at the same time is really rare to see in history.
And the Spurs have a strong defensive system, coupled with the existence of Duncan's bug, making them the powerhouse of the NBA in the new century.
At the start of the game, the Spurs put Ginobili at the shooting guard position, with the notorious Bowen as the small forward.
Butler couldn't help but shudder at this, how could Nima be in opposition to Bowen!
The GDP combination is smart and unpredictable, and although the Heat have two strong guards with strong defense, Liu Hao and Wade, they can't withstand the Spurs' excellent teamwork.
Duncan's inside lineup limits Wade's breakthrough greatly.
During this period, Wade had not yet developed a mid-range shot, and his shooting percentage was not very high.
And Butler is almost difficult to shoot under Bowen's intimidation, Odom can't beat Duncan on the inside, and Chandler is mainly defensive.
So the focus of the offense naturally fell on Liu Hao.
In the face of a small man like Parker, who is average in defense, Liu Hao first made a three-point shot to teach him to be a man, and then continued to ask for the ball in the low post to single Parker.
After being beaten twice in a row by Liu Hao, Zhuge Vic made adjustments and let other players wrap Liu Hao.
After a selection, it was decided that Ginobili would take care of the clip.
The reason is very simple, because Wade, who he defends, does not have strong outside strength, but he can put it in moderation.
Liu Hao laughed secretly at this, I'm afraid you don't know how fast this person is!
Wade, who received the ball, did not hesitate, like a lightning bolt swept towards the basket, and scored the ball under Duncan's defense.
The next ball was the same, and this time Duncan was ready early for Wade's arrival.
But how can you be prepared to intercept it!?
Wade hit another shot against Duncan's defense, and the Spurs immediately made a timeout.
See, this is a strong team that strives to win even a pre-season game.
Coming back, the Spurs directly let Bowen defend Liu Hao, and Wade handed it over to Parker to resist.
It's useless, Parker's defense will definitely not stop Wade!
Without any hesitation, Liu Hao gave the ball to Wade.
What a strong trust in a teammate!
In fact, Liu Hao doesn't want to do such a thing as a breakthrough Bowen, and it would be a great loss to exchange health for a breakthrough.
Wade went inside to open Parker for two more points, giving the Spurs another timeout.
At this point, fans were surprised to find that the Heat had become so powerful unconsciously!
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