395: The toughness of the defending champions
For this match, most people felt that there were only two scenarios that would occur. Either the scores of the two sides alternate fiercely, or the Heat explode to beat the Grizzlies in one fell swoop.
But the opening Grizzlies stopped the Heat 8-0? This is indeed beyond most people's expectations.
After James walked off the court, he immediately asked for a towel and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Although the game was only a few rounds, James was already feeling the intensity of the Grizzlies. Looking at the whole league, the Grizzlies are also one of the toughest teams to play!
Neither Iguodala nor Link was an easy job. Normally, most teams can't put too much pressure on Wade and James at the same time. But the Memphis Grizzlies have done just that with their tough wing defensive chain.
Now that the team is down 8-0, James and Wade have also adapted to the Grizzlies' defensive intensity. The two looked at each other and nodded slightly.
It's time to get the game back on track.
"Breakthrough, resolute breakthrough to create kill! I know that the presence of the Grizzlies in black and white makes it incredibly difficult to attack in the restricted area. But if we want to get out of it, we have to rise to it, you know!? Spoelstra's roar reached the ears of all the Heat players, they are the defending champions, and they are not weak enough to be completely knocked out by a wave of 8-0.
"Listen, get in tune! I would say that being down 0-8 is not an exaggerated number! As long as we work together, it's not difficult to reverse the score. Let's all do a good job and give the grizzly bear some color! ”
"Roar!"
After coming on the court, James gave another short speech. In an instant, the morale of the Heat team was lifted.
This time, when the Heat players get closer to the Grizzlies defense, Link seems to have a burning sensation.
James is a natural leader, and he has heated up the whole Heat team!
Link and Iguodala are both clinging to their counterparts, and those two guys are the two most dangerous men in the Heat after all. But instead of passing the ball to Wade or James, Chalmers gave the ball to Bosh, who was asking for the ball with his back in the middle distance.
As soon as Bosh received the ball, Wade, who was originally strolling around, suddenly passed past Link! Link must admit that he didn't react in the first place!
After cutting in, Wade received Bosh's pass, and at this time, Gasol Jr. had been pulled to the middle distance, and there was no heavy center under the basket! Wade then took two big steps, and in front of the chasing Link, he slashed with one hand vigorously!
"Boom!" When Link saw Wade's dunk, he was shocked.
That's what a superstar is capable of! Even if the knee is not good, even if the team is 0-8 and is on the passive, they will always find a way to move back to the disadvantage!
Wade's ball was dunked, which made Link extremely amazed. This is still a Wade whose knee has become full of holes, if it is the peak Wade, it should be so incomprehensible.
If James's shouting just now was just pouring fuel. Then Wade's dunk belongs to ignition!
After Wade's dunk landed, the hearts of all the Heat players became extremely hot. Now, the defending champions are very bloodthirsty!
"The Grizzlies have to hold on, and if the Heat were so easy to beat, they wouldn't have won a championship last season. Therefore, the opponent's counterattack must be very fierce! Let's see what obstacles the Grizzlies will encounter this time around. ”
After the Heat was completely ignited, James became more rough on the defensive end. He always gives Link physical contact, intentionally or unintentionally, to disrupt Link's offensive rhythm. Link couldn't run for half a day, and Conley had to let Gasol Jr. continue to play inside.
However, Bosh is also a scrappy guy. As a former All-Defensive Second Team selection, Bosh's defense, although criticized for the past two years, is actually above the passing line.
Gasol singled Bosh with his back and finally turned around and hooked. It's just a pity that the Spaniard was never a scorer, and his hook didn't always hit the target.
For the second time in a row, the Miami Heat successfully defended the Grizzlies' offense! Link gritted his teeth unwillingly, this round was actually prevented by James and couldn't catch the ball, it was too passive!
The Heat's footsteps still didn't stop, and after the next offense, James broke through with cover as he had just done. Gasol Jr. immediately rushed to the basket and prepared to continue to block James.
But James didn't shoot himself this time, and he suddenly pulled up a pull-up jumper from mid-range to catch the Grizzlies off guard.
James' shooting consistency has always been very poor, but to be honest, a star of this level actually has no fatal flaws at all.
James' shooting is indeed a little less efficient than his breakthrough finishing ability, but it's not completely out of the game.
This time with a pull-up jump shot, when Iguodala was half a beat slower, James hit the ball steadily!
The score instantly became 4-8, and the Grizzlies were unable to maintain their advantage as usual.
In the previous five games, as long as the Grizzlies pulled the score away, their opponents would basically start to run hard. Because of the Grizzlies' solid defense, it is difficult for the opponent to play an offensive climax.
But this time, the Heat broke that rule. They have proved that even if it is a grizzly bear, it is impossible to be stable to the end every time!
After the next ball, Link cut into the basket to catch the ball and lay up, but under James's strong block, Link's layup in the air was directly deformed. There is no doubt that basketball will not be able to hit.
At present, Link's confrontation ability has no advantage compared to James. No wonder in the first year, he was completely crushed by James.
The Heat got another chance to close the score, this time, James directly controlled the ball himself, and in the critical round, James wanted to carry the banner.
James still called his teammates to come up and block the pick-and-roll, but this time, it was no longer Haslem who came up to block the pick-and-roll, but Bosh!
After James broke through, Bosh did not follow him, but bounced outside the three-point line!
Between James' performance just now, Gasol Jr. finally decided to block James with Iguodala, and Bosh was abandoned outside the three-point line!
James's thinking was very clear, seeing that Gasol was also around him, James directly didn't look at a back pass, and decisively sent the ball to the unmarked Bosh outside the three-point line!
Link could see Bosh's emptiness, but he was too far away from Bosh. So, I can only remind my teammates with shouts.
But it's too late, Bosh is waiting for this opportunity, how can he easily let it go! Outside the three-point line, Bosh held high and shot calmly!
Since moving to the Heat, Bosh has sacrificed a lot for the sake of tactics. For example, his style of play began to shift to the perimeter, and his offense began to focus on shooting and less singles under the basket. As a No. 4 position, he also has to often top the opponent's No. 5 muscular man.
As a result, Bosh has long been accustomed to the offensive rhythm of catching and shooting from the outside. The arc of basketball is very high, and it seems that the big man shoots in a high arc.
By the time the basketball flew to the top, Link was already sighing. He could see that if he continued to fly with this arc machine, the basketball would definitely fall into the net!
"Brush!" Sure enough, in the next second, the basketball hollowed into the net. Bosh raised his arm and gestured three fingers.
With a three-point shot, the Miami Heat narrowed the gap to 1 point! The defending champions relied on their strong will and ability to break the Grizzlies' idea of pulling away in waves.
At this point, Stevens also called a timeout. The Heat are already on the rise, and they can't afford to keep them going crazy.
At the same time, Stevens was wondering if it was time to make some personnel changes.
So, Stevens' eyes fell on Nick, who was high-five the players who were going off the court one by one. Young.
Sometimes, it doesn't have to be the core players who change the situation......