Chapter 331: The Heat Strikes
The Kings are in the top four in the West, in the Pacific Division, just behind the Lakers.
Lakers fans found that this is like a remake of last season, the Lakers are one game ahead, and if they lose the game slightly, they are nervous, for fear of being overtaken by the Kings.
The Lakers have lost three in a row and are about to be overtaken by the Kings.
At this time, the Kings also came to a winning streak, starting in early December, in the game without Kidd, the Kings won 9 of 10 games, a 6-game winning streak and a 3-game winning streak.
The Kings' record soared to first place in the West in an instant.
Meanwhile, the Heat in the East began to pull out their momentum, winning wildly in December.
On December 8, the Heat embarked on a road trip to the West, visiting Utah, Golden State and other places, and then in mid-December, they came to Sacramento to challenge the Kings.
The Heat's Big Three are coming, and Sacramento is naturally empty.
Last month, the Heat's Big Three didn't play as expected, losing a lot of games, some of them were underdogs, and this became a crisis in Miami.
But this month, the Heat exploded, and they hadn't lost a game until they met the Kings.
The away game against the Kings is the most focused game in the Heat's Western road trip.
It was also Chris Bosh's return to Sacramento, which has a special meaning for Chris Bosh.
Chris Bosh is also embarrassed, Coach Wang Tomorrow is really strong, even without him, he immediately found a replacement player, and continued to maintain the Kings at a very high level.
What would it be like to return to Sacramento?
Bosh's thoughts were racing.
On that day, the two teams fought at night.
The Kings prepared a special championship ring award ceremony for Bosh, and the audience still enthusiastically gave Chris Bosh applause and cheers.
Bosh took the ring, and the two teammates looked envious.
Looking at the familiar teammates and coaches on the scene, with the golden championship ring in his hand, Bosh didn't know why, and there was a faint regret in his heart.
The Kings still love him, the arena here, the fans here, everything here, has been the backing of his struggle.
Wang Tomorrow hugged Chris Bosh.
This season, Bosh came to the Heat, the ball possession rate declined, and all aspects of the data shrank, in the Heat, he only averaged 186 points and 83 rebounds per game, an answer sheet from Al Harrington's prime.
Some people say that it is because Bosh does not have the ball and the data in all aspects declines, in fact, the more important reason is the decline in the number of rebounds in the front court of Bosh, so far this season, Bosh can only grab less than 2 frontcourt rebounds per game, in the Raptors and Kings, Bosh has to grab an average of 3 frontcourt rebounds per game, especially in the Kings team, Wang Tomorrow specially arranged Bosh to rush to grab the frontcourt rebounds tactics.
But Spoelstra puts more emphasis on retreat, and the Heat already have a stocky frontcourt rebounding monster like Haslem, so Bosh rarely rushes to the frontcourt rebound.
So it's easier to grab an extra frontcourt rebound per game, and convert it into 1 to 2 points.
"Congratulations Chris, Miami is a very nice city." Wang hugged Bosh before the game tomorrow, there is no contradiction between him and Bosh, Bosh wants to leave, he will not stay, that's all.
Bosh greeted his former head coach with a smile, "I miss my days in Sacramento, we had a great time here half a year ago, and time flies. ”
"Time has to move forward, but you're a good choice, Miami is a big city, and the three of you are the favorites to win the championship together."
Bosh was a little embarrassed by what Wang Tomorrow said, no matter what choice Bosh made, but leaving Sacramento is an indisputable fact.
The fierce battle of the Big Three, the entire Sacramento area, caused a sensation.
Before the game, in addition to presenting Bosh with a championship ring, the Kings also made a warm short video to pay tribute to Chris Bosh to thank the veteran who has made great contributions to the Kings in the past year.
The game starts on time with a countdown above the rebound.
As soon as the game began, James and Wade showed great aggression.
Especially Dwyane Wade.
The 29-year-old Wade, who had not yet accumulated water in his knee at this time, was still the fastest player in the league and the best player in the men-ball combination despite conceding a meniscus in the league.
The Kings used DeRozan to defend Wade, and DeRozan was full of physical fitness, but he also struggled.
Wade slammed into the Kings' box again and again, then burst through to teammates, or Haslem and Bosh jumpers, or James caught the ball to finish it.
At this stage of the Heat, the ball is still five or five between Wade and James, and even Wade has more balls.
James' deterrence is average, but James and Wade are in the transition between offense and defense, and no matter who has the ball or who does not have the ball, they are ridiculously strong.
So the foundation of the Heat is defense, and defense, you have to mention Chris Bosh.
Bosh played the same role as Kevin Garnett in the Heat, stealing, blocking, resisting, and doing everything but rebounding.
In the Kings, the king also uses Bosh to defend tomorrow, but Bosh is basically a Kirilenko state, a co-defense under various steps.
The use is different, so the Bosh also looks very different in his mental state.
On the Kings' side, without Kidd as the main control, the team's sense of rhythm was slightly worse, and there were a few transitions in the middle that were too rushed.
The Heat's counterattack was very successful, and the positional battle also relied on individual ability to score points, and finally formed a suppression on the road.
A win in Sacramentodo extended their unbeaten run in December.
In this game, Wade played well, scoring a game-high 36 points and 7 rebounds, James had 29 points and 8 assists, and Bosh also had a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds.
On the Kings' side, the highest scorer was Afflalo, who came off the bench and scored a game-high 22 points.
The game ended and both sides exited.
Wang Ming praised the dominance of the Big Three.
"I saw the shadow of their championship, they were three great lads, this summer, they made amazing decisions, the outside world was too harsh about them, but in any case, please remember that they are only three lads, three lads with dreams, three who want to share the joy of winning the championship with the best brothers, maybe the journey is difficult, but the scenery on the journey must be the best."
Wang Mingming's words brought tears to the eyes of the triumvirate.
It's been half a year, since the formation of the Big Three in July, no one has ever supported them so hard, although Wang Tomorrow is a well-known warm-talking man in the alliance, but such comfortable words, I really never get tired of hearing them.
"That's why I'm hesitant, he just has the temperament and wants people to work for him."
Chris Bosh clapped and said to his two teammates.
James and Wade were obviously also deeply shocked, James said privately: "If I hadn't come to Miami, I think I would really have gone to Wang tomorrow, because he has a championship-winning temperament and talent, and I can see in him the infinite possibility of winning the championship." ”
The battle between the Kings and the Heat ended, the Lakers breathed a sigh of relief, the Kings lost, the Lakers' record was more stable, and the next schedule was better.