Chapter 289: The Christmas War
The Bobcats and Heat game was played in the next game, with both sides treating each other as imaginary playoff rivals.
Miami, South Coast, USA.
American Airlines Center Arena.
In a festive atmosphere, Miami citizens flocked to the Heat's home stadium on the coast.
Bobcats starters: Wade, Bale, Josh, Dazhi, O'Neal.
Heat starters: Jason Williams, Carter, Maddy, Webb, Haslem.
At the beginning, the Kings straightened "White Devil" Bibby, and after being abandoned, "White Chocolate" briefly went to the Grizzlies for two years to work as a short-term job.
Webb also left the Kings this season, and the two were both out of the game, so Williams simply followed Webb. rejected the Grizzlies' two-year, $13 million contract, and instead signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Heat.
Although the Grizzlies give a large contract, they will never be able to enter the inner circle of the league. White Chocolate is also almost 30 years old, no longer young, and he wants to pursue a championship ring with the few days left in his prime.
The 1.85-meter-tall white guard has no aura, domineering dunks, no 100-step stunts, no dazzling dribbling, no projections, but he uses his unbelievable and unsuspecting passes to gain a foothold in the NBA. Watching his passing can transport you to a world full of suspense, where even the opponent who defends him doesn't know how he's going to get the ball out.
The old kings gang seems to be such a group of people: although their lives are thinner than paper, their hearts are higher than the sky. In its heyday, Webb's high-low connection, Divac's high play, Peja's long-range shot, Christie's counterpoint, or the indescribable teleportation of white chocolate were all works of art where ingenuity prevailed, and the brain trumped the body. They're not masters of winning or losing, but they know the other side of basketball — the parts that don't matter winning or losing, but are refreshing. And white chocolate goes the furthest – perhaps a little too far – in this regard.
Either way, Williams' arrival makes up for the Heat's lack of point guards. So that Riley's employment is no longer stretched. And, no one can deny that Williams is one of the league's top point guards in the passing and control level, and if he doesn't indulge in showmanship, he has the ability to sort out the offense of the entire team.
The Heat seem to be another Kings team under Pat Riley's tutelage, and no, they're more talented than that. After all, there are top superstars like Maddie and Carter on the team.
As soon as the game started, the Heat gave the Bobcats a dismissal at home.
After the Bobcats successfully jumped the ball, they missed the first attack.
White Chocolate pushed back, the whole Heat team went down, and none of them were unhappy. Sacrifices the height of the inside line, but has dexterity.
After a few feints, the white chocolate dodged out of the air, and sped on the right side, driving straight in.
Wade spread his legs and chased after him, relying on his taller stature to still threaten White Chocolate from making a move.
The deeper he chased, he never had a chance to shoot.
Seeing that the white chocolate was about to be chased out of the bottom line, he took the initiative to jump forward, flew out of the bottom line, and before his feet landed, he flung his right hand, and the ball went to Webb's hand in the bottom corner of the other side.
The scene was full of exclamations, what a beautiful pass, it seemed to be in a desperate situation, and it was indeed desperate.
Pat Riley touched his shiny hair with a headache on the sidelines, although this is a good ball, but it is not the style of play Riley wants to see, and his requirements for Williams are to drop those flashy dribbles and passes, stabilize the tempo, and be patient to be a real playmaker.
But I didn't expect Williams to give him such a thrilling performance as soon as he came up, coughed, Riley stood up, and just wanted to remind the white chocolate to be steady.
At this time, Webb dribbled a step forward, attracted the defense of Josh on one side, and quickly transferred the ball to Maddie from 45 degrees beyond the three-point line.
Bell ran from the top arc to interfere, the opportunity was fleeting, Maddie did not relent, and hit a three-point shot directly.
"Tick!"
The whistle blew, the goal was valid, and the Heat opened the game with a three-point lead.
The words in Riley's mouth were a little choked at this point. White Chocolate looked at the coach's seat and saw the coach stand up. Riley's words came to his lips, and he didn't say it for fear of hurting his morale, so he had to applaud and say that he had played well.
Although this attack only passed the hands of three people, it played its own characteristics, breaking through the connection and transferring the ball, and one set down smoothly. It was indeed a morale-boosting goal.
But Hu Qingniu's Bobcats team is not a weak team, Hu Qingniu is very confident to sit on the bench without moving, waiting to see the team's counterattack.
The players didn't let him down.
This time, the Bobcats sent their usual tactics.
Wade held the fairway in front of the court and Dazhi outside the three-point line to block and dismantle, and after passing the ball to Dazhi with his hand, Wade cut directly to the inside hinterland.
Just as the Heat team's attention was focused on Dazhi, Dazhi didn't stop at all when he got the ball, and smashed the ball forward with both hands.
Wade, who went down, was like a long eye in the back of his head, and he copied the ball with one hand, with a lightning step, a slight bow at his knee, and an instant bounce, swinging the bow like the moon.
At this time, the fat man had already viciously suppressed Haslem behind him under the basket, unable to move at all.
A tomahawk slam like the Demon God descented exploded the entire American Airlines Center and the studios of various TV stations.
The Bobcats' show isn't over yet, and there's more to their offense than just lightning-fast Wade.
Another round, still the old routine, Wade handed the ball to Dazhi at the top of the arc after blocking and dismantling.
After that, the Bobcats' three outside players scattered and lay in ambush outside the three-point line.
Webb looked at Dazhi, who was holding the ball with his eyes and observing, his head burst out, and he complained.
"Boy, are you trying to beat me alone...... it! ”
Before he finished speaking, Dazhi raised the ball above his head with both hands and threw it hard, and the ball went straight into the heart of the heat like a cannonball.
The Heat contracted quickly, but O'Neal still got the basketball before the three-man package was complete.
Immediately, his waist and abdomen strained, his shoulders shook, and he turned around, and Haslem behind him had been bounced away like a kite.
In the face of Webb and Maddie's belated bag, O'Neal showed no mercy, opened the way with an iron elbow, and with a wave of left and right in the air, the two were drunk back.
The fat man of more than 300 pounds, with a slight jump, a big shark-style two-handed dunk, there is no difficulty, only the basket is shaken and squeaked.
The photographers and reporters on this side were all scattered, for fear that the fat man would bring the basket down again.
The fans at the scene watched this scene and laughed in unison.