795: Player from Hell
"Wade is a player from hell" – Kobe Bryant. Bryant
As a second-generation star, Kobe's childhood was actually quite good. Although he has few friends due to his frequent moves, he was very lonely when he was a child, and could only be accompanied by basketball. However, compared to Wade, Kobe Bryant is like growing up in heaven.
As a child born in the slums of Chicago's South County, Wade was accompanied by death and despair from an early age, and the poor situation of his parents made him spend a bleak childhood in the midst of displacement.
At the end of high school, Wade was unable to even play for a point due to a failure in the entrance exam. After finally going to college, the bad news is not over. In his sophomore year, Wade suffered a devastating injury with a torn meniscus in his left knee. Under normal circumstances, if an athlete suffers a severe blow to his meniscus, his athletic career is essentially ruined.
Wade was in the midst of hellfire, he was bitten and burned. But there was only one thing, he didn't sit still.
He found Tim, the trainer who had helped Jordan and Kobe. Grove devoted himself to rehabilitation and training. He describes himself as a "warrior" who ignites the fire in his heart to burn his anger, turning the whole disturbed world into a solitude between him and basketball.
And it is this warrior who never wants to admit defeat that can always surprise everyone in the playoffs.
In the second round of the playoffs in 2006, the Heat played against the Nets. The Heat won four games in a row after losing Game 1 to the Nets, beating the Nets 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Among them, Wade's play is the key to the Heat's ability to change their lives.
The most famous comeback of the Heat was the Finals between the Heat and the Mavericks in 2006, when the Heat won four games in a row after falling behind 0-2 to defeat the Mavericks and win the championship. Wade's performance in that series can only be described by the word "God descends to earth".
In the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat faced the Celtics, the final meeting between the old and new Big Three. The Heat slackened after winning both home games and were beaten three in a row by the Celtics. Fortunately, Wade adjusted his mentality in time and led the team out of the predicament.
There are countless examples of Wade saving the Heat in the playoffs, and his defiance and unyielding to fate are faithfully etched in his game.
Although he is 32 years old, he is no longer the fastest player in the league, not even one of the fastest. But the indomitable spirit in his heart remained, and he still didn't believe that he would be defeated by fate.
As Kobe Bryant said, he's a player from hell. The things he had encountered were much more difficult than the difficulties in front of him.
So today, Dwayne. Wade once again opened the road to redemption for the Heat.
Mike. When Conley got the ball in front of Wade, he was quite nervous. Because in the past few minutes, he has tasted Wade's awesomeness.
Today, in the first round of the match, Wade gave Conley a dismissal.
In the first round, while Conley was stunned, Wade suddenly sprinted forward, made a precise move, and stole the basketball in Conley's hand!
The steal in the opening round showed how hungry Wade was for victory today.
After the steal, "The Flash" ran wildly, shook off Conley, and then solved the offense with a beautiful two-handed dunk.
In the first goal of the opening game, Wade played with momentum.
After that, Wade was out of control. Conley didn't seem to be adjusting to his new opponent yet, and the offensive end was completely eaten to death by Wade.
After Conley was eaten to death, the entire Grizzly Bears' offense became messy.
After all, Wade is also a player who has been named to the All-Defensive Team three times. Although they are all second-team, this is already a remarkable achievement for Wade, who is slightly inferior in height in the second position.
And don't forget, Wade is the guard with the most blocks in the league except for Jordan. Just a few years ago, he also managed to send 4 big performances in 55 seconds.
He came to defend Conley, which undoubtedly put Conley under a lot of pressure.
Conley, as a playmaker, will not be able to play a lot of cooperation once he is out of order. And this is the real reason why Spoelstra used Wade to defend Conley.
Since Link can't be contained, let's start with Conley, the source.
In addition to his superb defense, Wade was also perfect on the offensive end today. After the opening dunk, Wade hit another three-pointer and a mid-range shot. Before the first quarter was played, he scored 7 points efficiently.
So when Conley now faces Wade again, he's pretty nervous.
He knew he had hit the muzzle of a gun today.
At this point, Link was going to come out to catch the ball, but Wade took the lead in blocking Conley's passing lane.
In the end, Conley still sent the ball to Link with a ground-hitting pass, but because he was delayed by Wade, both Conley and Link missed the best time to attack.
When Link received the basketball, James had already posted it. Although he had cramps in the last game, James still didn't let up today. On the defensive end, the old man does not "discount" Link at all.
Link was so immobilized by James that if Conley's ball could have been delivered a second earlier, no, even if it was half a second earlier, Link would have been confident of finding a flaw in James' defense.
But after being tapped to the ball, Link was a little helpless.
That's Wade's role in defending Conley, and as long as Conley is restricted, it's a matter of pulling the whole body.
In desperation, Link had no choice but to hoist the ball to Randolph and let him try his hand at singles on the inside.
Randolph struck Lewis twice, but pushed some distance. But by the time Randolph rolled over for a jumper, Lewis' strength in height and arm length was on display.
Randolph is not tall in the interior and belongs to the short and fat type. So when Lewis is tall and has long arms, which can effectively interfere with the alignment of the shot, Randolph is very uncomfortable.
Under the block of Lewis, Randolph's turnaround jumper finally knocked out of the frame. Bosh got the rebound, and the Heat will have a chance to extend the margin to more than 5 points!
Bosh handed the ball directly to Wade, who immediately broke through and caught Conley off guard.
Iguodala struggled to weave through the crowd, parallel to Wade. He saw Wade's position, and he believed he could get back to the basket and complete the block.
Eventually, when Wade jumped for a layup, Iguodala arrived at the same time and leaped high.
But alas, Iguodala has always been one step slower. Wade still scored the ball under Iguodala's fierce collision, and the referee didn't hesitate to give Iguodala a defensive foul!
Wade easily got a three-pointer opportunity!
After landing on the ground, Wade didn't celebrate too hard, but just put his hands on his chest in front of the stands.
It's as if scoring against Iguodala is an easy thing to do.
Link shook his head, Wade will never forget to pretend as long as he seizes the opportunity.
However, Wade does have the capital to pretend today, and Link even thinks that Wade is even more terrifying than James today!
After standing at the free throw line, Wade's free throw hit steadily. The Grizzlies are 7 points behind, the biggest point difference in this game!
And Wade's individual score has reached double digits.
This player from hell is going to drag the Grizzlies into hell today!
After Wade opened up the situation for the Heat, the Heat finally played a quarter of the game that suppressed the Grizzlies.
26-19, the Heat actually let the Grizzlies score less than 20 in a single quarter!
"Dwayne. This change in Wade's defense of Conley has turned the Heat's defensive quality upside down! ”
After the end of the first quarter, even Hubi. Brown also has to acknowledge what the Heat have been doing on the defensive end.
Throughout the first quarter, the Grizzlies made as many as seven turnovers. The Grizzlies also had a below-average offensive efficiency in the first quarter due to the inability to execute the tactics.
If there were still people who ignored Conley in the past, they thought he was a championship point guard who didn't live up to his name. So today, Conley undoubtedly showed his value to the fullest.
Because when he was blocked, the Grizzlies' offense was completely different from before.
However, Conley certainly didn't want to highlight his importance to the team in such a way.
Dave. Joggle really didn't expect Spoelstra to suddenly use Wade to defend Conley, who has always been tepid, so many opponents don't really pay much attention to him.
But today, the Heat gave everyone the most correct demonstration of defending the Grizzlies. It's not going to work if you just go to Link. But if you value the rest of the grizzly bears, the effect is very noticeable.
It was a beautiful move, and the Grizzlies' offense in the first quarter was a mess because of it. Dellavedova who came off the bench was originally a defensive guard, so he was even less likely to save the Grizzlies' offense.
The Grizzlies' immediate priority now is to find a second point of organization. Almost without thinking about it, Joggle gave the task to Link.
"In the second quarter, I need you to organize the offense!" Joggle knows that Link has been the Grizzlies' second engine. No one but Conley could have done a better job organising than Link.
But if you want to solve the problem, it is certainly not as simple as handing the ball to Link.
When the time comes, James will use the same tight defense against Link. Maybe the Heat's tactic is to force Link to organize the offense.
It's still unclear how far Link can go with James' defense without Conley's support. But now, I can only give it a go.
On the other side, Spoelstra also prepared James for the rest.
"In the second quarter, the Grizzlies will definitely let Link start playing point guard as a guest. LeBron, it's up to you then. You can't let their offense work together, you can't! ”
James nodded lightly after hearing this, this time, he will not be physically exhausted in the third quarter!
What Wade can do, he can certainly do.