Chapter 188: Heat Crisis

It's completely different for a veteran to play and go all out, because it's the league's brightest Heat, and the old All-Stars will definitely show real skills.

Of course, someone like Joe Johnson can't be considered old yet.

Deron Williams is also out of action this time due to injury, and his replacement is started by Sean Livingston, a tall defender over 2 meters tall.

Joe Johnson is also tall, but Alan Anderson, who is opposite Zhang Xiaotian, is slightly shorter.

Both sides have made full preparations, the Nets have a truce but there are still many who can play, in addition to the guys who still have tens of millions of annual salaries, there are also a group of veterans who have been beautiful.

However, there are not many people playing on the Heat side, and Zhang Xiaotian is also ready to take responsibility from the first quarter.

It's just that the start of the game was a bit of a surprise to everyone, with the Nets using Joe Johnson to storm Ray Allen.

Ray Allen has been in good form, but when he really defended the opponent's first strong point, he found out that he was really old.

The 33-year-old Joe Johnson is no longer in his prime, but he still beats the 39-year-old Ray Allen.

James saw that the situation was not right, and he also hit Pierce with all kinds of strong hits.

The 37-year-old Pierce is not the ruthless character who broke his wrists with James back then, because of various reasons, the status of the rivers and lakes has added some grievances and hatreds, and everyone is a single defense in the first quarter, so there has been a situation where the strong points of heads-up have been cut.

James scored 16 points in Pierce's head in a single quarter, and Joe Johnson scored 22 points in an exaggerated manner.

At 32:33, the Nets led by one point to end the first quarter.

It's a joy for everyone, and everyone is happy.

In the second quarter, you definitely can't play like this, the outcome of the game is more important than other things, and it is more face-saving to be able to win the opponent.

The Nets' strategy was to swap Kirilenko for the main defense of James, and then pinch to free Pierce off the defensive end.

The solution that the Heat thought of was to change the defense, and Zhang Xiaotian went to defend Joe Johnson.

It will not be easy for Zhang Xiaotian to guard against Joe Johnson, but it will certainly not be blown up badly.

In addition to archery, Ray Allen's comprehensive ability is actually not as good as that of the young and strong Zhang Xiaotian.

Singles Qiao is not the type of fast-paced, Zhang Xiaotian can indeed consume the other party when he entangles.

Of course, the interior line also has to help him defend, James can work harder, and after the offensive end is targeted, the defensive end has to contribute more.

Fortunately, he is also willing, and James likes the feeling of dominating the court on both ends of the floor.

After the strong points are targeted, the two sides are thicker than the lineup.

The Nets began to consciously play inside, while the Heat did not have Wade, and the movement of the ball did not have the usual fluidity, mainly looking for opportunities on the outside.

It is Alan Anderson who defends Zhang Xiaotian, this guy has no chance on the offensive end in a bunch of stars, but he focuses all his energy on defense, and it is not so easy for Zhang Xiaotian to score points.

At this time, Bosh actually needs to step up, but Bosh is really unpredictable, as an All-Star player in his playing year, he can't suppress Garnett.

Bosh missed a couple of shots, instead allowing Garnett to make a few.

Back-to-backs away from home were a big reason and the players were feeling tired, but Spoelstra still had the urge to curse.

In the end, the coach still didn't scold, and Bosh was easily frustrated when he was scolded, which he didn't want to see.

Defense, at this time can only emphasize defense.

By the way, pour a pour of chicken soup, and when the score is deadlocked, only the team that holds on to it will win.

That being said, the defense of both sides did not give the opponent any chance to open the space.

But after Garnett hit a few key shots, Livingston used his height to hit Norris Cole, a defender who is good at playing back, and this Norris Cole really can't defend.

Because of injuries, Livingston, the hopeful star of the year, did not play, but he was very good at using high bullying to bully.

The Heat can't help it, because there is no one to replace at this time, at most, let Ray Allen top the No. 1 position.

Spoelstra was thinking that maybe the player still needed a third point guard, preferably a little stronger.

Organisingly, James and Wade can help, but defensively there is still room for improvement.

Of course, this game is a special situation, Wade and Chanmos are both suspended, which will make Livingston arrogant.

The Nets played a targeted game, and by the end of the first half, the Heat were eight points behind.

In the NBA, an 8-point margin is nothing.

But this is very unpleasant, the Nets have some old enemies, and the media have made a fuss about winning the preseason, and if they lose this game, they will definitely be angry again.

James and Ray Allen, in particular, entered the locker room without saying a word at halftime.

Spoelstra wanted to have some chicken soup and say a regular season game, they just had to play their own tactics, but seeing the atmosphere, they still gave priority to the tactical board.

In fact, compared to the Heat, the Nets should not have an absolute strong point, and even Joe Johnson, who was powerful in the first half, has been going downhill for two years.

James must still play this point, Garnett's defensive ability is far inferior to back then, and no one can stop James rushing in.

The other is the support of teammates, whether it is the three points on the outside, or Bosh and Zhang Xiaotian.

In the eyes of the head coach, Bosh and Zhang Xiaotian should be able to become strong points.

Zhang Xiaotian said that he would do his best, and whether he could become a strong point deliberately depended on time.

At the beginning of the second half, James broke through very resolutely, Garnett really could only make a show, James rushed in twice in a row and succeeded.

Zhang Xiaotian also made a breakthrough, and the Heat quickly closed the score.

The Nets quickly opted for a change, and their head coach Jason Kidd, although still a rookie in coaching circles, is a great playmaker who knows the situation on the court very well and has a lot of ideas.

Garnett couldn't help defend anyway, so he simply switched to Andre Bradge, who was more attacking.

As it turned out, the move was still good, and Brach scored as soon as he got on the field.

And on the rebounding ball, Blatch blew up Bosh again.

The score was pulled away again, and the Heat also adjusted, first letting Zhang Xiaotian rest, playing Lewis, and James with the pitcher's tactics.

The opponent also went to Kirilenko to increase his height, and all five people on the court were more than 2 meters, relying on their arm spans to compress the Heat's shooting space.

What Spoelstra didn't expect was that there was a big problem with the defense after getting on Lewis.

Pierce drew back-to-back fouls from Lewis, and the Nets' lead quickly reached double digits.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, James' tactics with shooters failed, and the Heat were in danger.

Wonderful!