On the afternoon of March 4th, the basketball hall of the hotel.

Under D'Antoni's arrangement, the Nuggets began regular tactical training to prepare for the night's game.

Glancing at McDyce, Chi Liang always felt that he was a little absent-minded, and seemed to be completely out of shape, running the wrong tactics twice in a row.

In addition to McDyce, Stich and others also make mistakes all the time, which also gives people a feeling of exhaustion.

D'Antoni also spotted the signs, but after all, he was only a rookie coach and had no experience in coaching, thinking that they were only temporary, but he didn't know that they had secretly gone to a nightclub.

When they were ready, the Nuggets took a bus to the American Airlines Center to prepare to take on the Heat on the road.

Similar to the Pepsi Center, the American Airlines Center was also recently completed and can accommodate nearly 20,000 visitors.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the night in Miami was still a little chilly, but this could not stop the enthusiasm of the fans, and the entire arena was filled early.

Since Pat Riley was appointed head coach and president by the Heat, the Heat's record has improved dramatically, and they have made consecutive playoff appearances.

In this shrinking season, the Heat have shown strong competitiveness, and they have a 10-4 record in a total of 14 games, temporarily ranking first in the East.

Under the warm-up of the Heat DJ, the members of both teams began to play enthusiastically.

Nuggets starting lineup: McDyce, Fortson, Ji Liang, Billups and Alexander.

The Heat's starting lineup

Centre-forward: Alonzo Mourning

Power forward: PJ Brown

Small forward: Dan Marley

Shooting guard: Rex Waters

Point guard: Tim Hardaway

The heart of the Heat team is undoubtedly Alonzo Mourning, known for his strong physique, tenacious will, and famous iron-blooded tough guy in NBA history.

Now Mo Ning is at his peak, he is a real top center in the NBA, he is in good physical condition, and naturally he does not have the title of kidney fighter!

In addition to Mourning, 'Bug' Tim Hardaway also has a strong threat, and now he is still at the end of his prime, a veritable master of ball control in the NBA, and the unpredictable crotch dribble is Hardaway's signature move, and is considered the godfather of the NBA league's crotch dribble.

The jump ball started, with a faster reaction, Mourning took the first step to shoot the basketball, and Hardaway immediately caught the basketball, and it was a quick drop in an instant.

Alexander clinged to Hardaway and secretly tugged at Hardaway's jersey to interfere with Hardaway's movements.

In the end, Hardaway has an excellent sense of the ball, even if he is interfered with by Alexander, he is still not affected, but after running into the three-point line, he uses his crotch to dribble and break through to the other side.

Maybe the floor was too slippery, or maybe it was because he touched his other foot, and Alexander slipped and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hardaway took advantage of a layup and easily scored two points.

After switching between offense and defense, Alexander cautiously dribbled the basketball and finally passed the ball to McDyce.

His opponent is PJ Brown, a typical defensive interior player who has worked hard throughout his career, especially on the defensive end, with a strong interior defense, who often played double-doubles in his prime, and was named to the NBA's second defensive team.

Although McDyce is strong, facing PJ Brown in his prime, McDyce feels very uncomfortable under Brown's strong defense.

On top of that, McDyce felt that his legs were still a little weak, and he felt that he was 'unrestrained' in the nightclub in Miami, spending too much physical strength and energy, causing his body to be in a state of weakness.

After catching the ball with both hands, McDèce leaned in, and Brown behind him shook a little, his weight was not as good as McDyes, but his strength was no less than that of retreating.

The next moment, McDyce sank his center of gravity, with his right foot as the axis, and wanted to break to the right.

Brown reacted quickly and immediately moved his feet, instantly blocking McDyce's breakthrough.

In an instant, McDice lifted his right foot and began to turn in the other direction, and the moment he completed the turn, he immediately threw the basketball.

Surprisingly, Brown didn't lose his position and jumped up as well, and although he didn't complete the block, he also interfered with McDyce, which eventually led to a shooting iron.

With a keen sense of smell, Mourning immediately jammed the position, stuck Fortson behind, and easily pocketed the defensive rebound.

The Heat's offense, Hardaway dribbled the basketball steadily, and with the help of Mourning's blocking, Hardaway temporarily got rid of Alexander and began to assault the restricted area.

At this time, Fortson stepped forward and wanted to help defend Hardaway.

After successfully attracting the defence, Hardaway did not waste the shot, but scored the ball and passed it to Mourning, who ran to the edge of the box.

Ignoring Alexander's defense, Mourning jumped straight to his feet and hit the basket with ease.

There is no way, the height difference between the two is too big.

Boom~

Soon, it was McDyce again, and with Brown's strong interference, his shot hit the iron again.

If he was in his prime, McDece would naturally not be afraid of Brown, but now that McDece is in no state, it is difficult to maintain a shooting percentage under Brown's strict defense.

Boom~

It didn't take long for McDyce to receive the basketball again, he didn't pass the ball, but continued to shoot, but unfortunately still did not escape the fate of the iron.

After Mourning grabbed the rebound, he threw the ball hard to the frontcourt, and Hardaway was already in action, using a coquettish crotch dribble to dribble past Alexander, and finally scored the ball with an easy layup.

10:0

In three minutes, the Nuggets did not make an offensive attack, while the Heat maintained a high shooting percentage and had established a double-digit advantage.

Beep~

Seeing that the situation was not good, D'Antoni applied for a timeout and began to deploy tactics to the players, arranging Ji Liang to act as the main attacking point.

After the timeout, soon Ji Liang received the basketball, and Dan Marley's center of gravity was slightly heavy, and he was only half a step away from Ji Liang.

For Dan Marley, Chi Liang did not have any contempt, but was full of solemnity.

Nicknamed "Ben Ray," Dan Marley has everything a professional footballer needs, is well-rounded, and an All-Star player, arguably one of the best goalscorers of the entire 90s and beyond.

Dan Marley's quick-paced, aggressive, experienced and, most importantly, bloody, early dunking career, is not afraid of physical confrontation and can make his opponents cry like a plaster.

In terms of style and experience, he is very similar to Ray Allen, first proving his explosive physical fitness with a dunk, then proving that he has first-class delicate skills with a three-point shot, and then using the three-point shot as a main offensive weapon and physical fitness as a defensive shield, he can be considered the best perimeter white defender.