"Addison's breakthrough! Tear open the entire line of defense! Sean's chance! Shot！！！ "Bill. Wharton excitedly exclaimed, "Perfect breakout!" The Torontonians ignored Sean. Williams' three-point shooting ability! ”

The Eastern Conference matchup was the most watched game of the day in the United States, and ESPN won the live broadcast rights of the game. Wharton, Clyde. Drexler and Chris. Webb's lavish commentary lineup.

Seen Bill. Anyone who commentates on the NCAA game knows that this guy is a supporter of Addison, and he always has a bit of subjectivity when commenting on the boys' games. The Hall of Fame-level former super center seems to be inexplicably full of affection for the Chinese, as he did with Yao Ming before, and now he treats Addison the same.

“Whoo…… It's fast and the technology is good. Drexler hadn't commented on Addison's game before, and he was visibly taken aback, "Looks like Kyle is going to have some trouble tonight." ”

Lowry dribbled through the half, slowly lowering his position in front of Addison's defence. 'Little Gun' has been up and down in the league for all these years, and now has a quasi-All-Star level, but he and Addison have played against John Brown. Wall is different, he doesn't have a particularly good view of the big picture, and is generally more of an offensive point guard.

Lowry sped up the pace of his dribbling, trying to bring his opponent into his own routine, and then suddenly the rhythm changed, and the ball was handed to the left hand and quickly broke to the left.

Addison's speed and explosiveness are stronger than his opponent's, and he predicts Lowry's change of direction correctly, moving sideways to block the opponent's breakthrough, while reserving a certain amount of space to prevent Lowry's next move.

'Little Gun' underestimated the boy's defensive ability, especially the languid-looking rookie's ability to fight. He struck the ball from behind to his right hand, took a step back and moved to the right. Addison tries to keep up, but bumps into Patterson, who comes to cover.

Kyle. Lowry moved to the right near the horn position to face Sean. Williams' defense made a direct shot. The ball bounced off the basket, but Valanciunas grabbed the rebound. The Lithuanian turned his back to Bosh and made a shoulder shake to the baseline, then quickly turned to the other side and hooked the ball into the basket with his left hand.

There was a burst of cheers in the court, and the Raptors' interior configuration was not bad. Valanciunas has grown quickly and is now capable of playing in the low post. Patrick. Patterson is also an excellent high battery, and there is also James on the bench. Johnson is a very mobile striker. This Heat team will indeed be tested on the inside.

***

Turning around, Addison didn't have the ball in possession and handed the ball to Wade on the wing.

Opposite 'The Flash' is Terrance. Rose, although he is 6 feet 6 inches tall and has good physical fitness, he weighs less than 90 kilograms, and his strength is very average, and Wade can form a relatively obvious strong and weak confrontation on the court.

Wade received the ball and turned his back to Terrance. Rose, his strong body pushed back, and the thin Rose couldn't help but take a step back, and with another impact, Rose was knocked back again.

The Heat took advantage of the moment when the opposite direction staggered and quickly turned from the baseline and squeezed past Terence. Rose cut to the basket and made a small pull against Valanciunas' defense and put the ball in the basket.

Although the Lithuanian center has good offensive skills, on the defensive end, due to the mediocrity of athleticism and his own tonnage, his ability to assist in defense is not good.

"Pass me the ball later and I'll try their flank defense." DeRozan gave the ball to Lowry and whispered to his teammates.

Lowry nodded, the biggest problem for the backcourt to play their strength is to do a good job in the distribution of the ball. Fortunately, Lowry and DeRozan are not very paranoid people in this regard, and they are more tacit and clear about the distribution of the ball.

'Little Steel Cannon' came to the frontcourt, and sure enough, he didn't entangle with Addison more, but guided the ball to DeRozan, who was 45° on the right side. 'New Dragon' took the ball and made the standard triple threat move, bowing his back slightly and looking at his defenders with gloomy eyes. Deng.

Demar. DeRozan, the physically fit swingman at the wing, was a pre-game focus for Spoelstra, even allowing teammates at the top of the arc and on the flanks to drop their opponents when necessary.

DeRozan is one of the few classic swingmen left in an increasingly impetuous league whose individual offense is commendable for his versatility and consistency. As Kobe Bryant. Blaant's avid admirers, and it's no exaggeration to say that DeRozan has mastered at least 80 percent of his idol's offensive skills. Especially on the wings, his scoring ability is sharper than most of his peers in the league.

DeRozan may be mediocre on the three-point line, but his chances of hitting three-pointers will be greatly improved at critical moments.

Very good scorer, efficient and stable in scoring, and has a strong enough heart. This is Spoelstra's evaluation of the Raptors No. 10, and the praise that can be obtained from the mouth of the Filipino is enough to prove the strength of the other party.

DeRozan lowered his center of gravity and made two tentative moves, Ruhr. Deng couldn't tell the authenticity of the other party's movements, and couldn't help but take a step back with his right leg. DeRozan immediately cut to the free-throw line with the ball in his left hand along his opponent's right side. Deng was experienced defensively, and although he suffered a small loss, he slid sideways in time to block the opponent's cut.

DeRozan in with Ruhl. Deng suddenly handed the ball from his crotch to his right hand when he was fighting, and after shifting his body's center of gravity to the right, he suddenly raised it high, and quickly raised the ball with both hands. Deng who thought he was going to make a shot also followed closely and moved his center of gravity and raised his arm high to block, but he didn't expect DeRozan to retract the ball the next moment, and at the same time turned outside with his left foot as the axis, and neatly turned over and threw a backward jumper, just staggering Ruhr. Deng blocked the arm.

"!!Shh The ball was thrown into the net with precision, and Dero praised the shot with his right hand backwards, enjoying his own cheers.

"Demar's turnaround jumper scores!" Drexler, a shooting guard who was still famous during the Jordan era, was very happy to see this, "This set of wing singles is quite good, and I would say that there are not many people in the league who can do this kind of singles now." ”

"The league is too much about speed and empty flashiness, and these young people have lost so much." Chris. Webb agreed, "DeMar is good, and in that respect, he's very good. ”

***

Lowry, who returned to the defensive end, looked at Addison, who had covered up, and he couldn't help frowning. Lowry is not a fool, and from the opening attack, he can see that his speed and flexibility are not as good as this yellow-skinned rookie.

But the biggest headache for him is the Heat's pick-and-roll offense, Lowry has seen Addison's previous game footage and knows that this rookie and Bosh's pick-and-roll offense is quite lethal. On the Raptors' side, Valanciunas was too slow to move to the upper line to defend the pick-and-roll. And once Patterson brought it up, Sean. Williams, who can shoot three-pointers, will be empty, but Addison is still good at passing, and he can pass the ball wherever there is an open space on the court.

As he expected, Addison still didn't go head-to-head with him this time, Bosh came up to cover, and the boy sped up and rushed towards the right horn.

The Raptors didn't switch defenses, and Lowry went around to chase Addison. DeRozan on the right took a few steps back to stop Addison, but was distracted by a passing feint from the boy to the outside. Addison changed hands behind his back to speed up the distraction of DeRozan, at this time Lowry had already chased after him, Addison squeezed him with his left arm and took a strong step inside, attracting the attention of Lowry and Valanciunas. Then his right hand flicked his wrist as he dribbled, and the ball flew quickly to the ground.

Bosh, who had just finished the screen, didn't go down, just stood two steps in front of the free throw line and waited, and the basketball came to him as he wished. The jumper in this position was as easy for Bosh as shooting practice, and he scored the ball steadily.

"Beautiful pick-and-roll offense, deceptively simple but very efficient!" Bill. Wharton said with a smile, "Speaking of pick-and-roll, don't you think the Heat's current pick-and-roll offense is very classic? ”

"Yes, they have an interior player who can shoot anywhere from the three-point line, and a No. 1 who is at least good at passing from these games." Chris. Webber nodded, watching the game in the arena with interest.

"It's like a John with a weakened projection ability. Stockton and a Karl who won't attack in the low post. Malone played the same on the court. Drexler shrugged, he hadn't seen much of Addison's game, but he described it vividly.

As the game progressed, Addison gradually discovered the Raptors' shortcomings.

This team's offensive tandem is rather poorly done, or rather, this team's offensive tactics are too simplistic. Unlike the Heat's Addison, Bosh and Wade on the offensive end, the Raptors' Lowry, DeRozan and Valanciunas are more like equalizing the team's offensive power.

Lowry is an offensive point guard who struggles to connect the team's offense. So the Raptors' offense looks like they're taking turns with the individual abilities of the three cores, and Terence. Rose and Patterson were left to the side, remembering to pass you the ball, and standing there without remembering.

After discovering this, Addison took the initiative to change his defensive strategy, and made two gestures to his teammates to change the defensive style, and instead mainly cut off Lowry's and the other two points of passing space. Especially after the pick-and-roll, Lowry with the ball will immediately hit Wade or Ruhr who has switched defenses. Deng and Bosh continued to follow Valanciunas, while Addison switched to Terrence. Rose or DeMarr. DeRozan.

With such a defensive strategy, Lowry always found that the point of contact was cut off after every block, and he was forced to fall into a solo battle. 'Little Steel Cannon''s offensive stability needs to be improved, and his shooting percentage is not high under consecutive singles.

However, the Raptors can be called a strong team, and there are still its advantages. Demar. DeRozan was in hot form this game, hitting consecutive heads-up or covering shots, showing a strong scoring ability. And Valanciunas didn't receive the ball much under the Heat's targeted defense, but every time he received the ball under the basket, he would make Bosh who defended him quite helpless.

With the strong play of these two people, the Raptors were only slightly suppressed on the court. At the end of the first quarter, the Heat only led by three points at 28:25.