"Jump ball! This is a confrontation without suspense! "Bill. Wharton restrained his emotions and officially began to explain the game, "Bosh is in good physical condition, but with DeAndrew. There is still a gap in Jordan's comparison! ”

Chris. Paul took the basketball and walked through the half court without hurrying. Addison didn't dare to step forward recklessly to steal, and doing so in front of Paul would only end up being easily passed.

"Don't be nervous, Addison, tell me what you had for lunch?" CP3's eyes were watching his teammates' movements, but his mouth was chattering to the Chinese boy, "I heard that Miami's South American cuisine is very good, is it true that all the steak meat here is transported from the Pampas?" ”

Addison knew that Paul was distracting him with trivial words, so he ignored it at all, and just stared intently at every subtle movement of Paul.

In his sight, CP3's center of gravity suddenly rose a little, and Addison's nerves suddenly tensed, but he saw the ball in Paul's hand flying out of the left three-point line.

JJ Redick, who was originally in the bottom corner of the right side, had already run over the bottom line, and Wade, who wanted to chase and defend, was blocked solidly by Jordan Jr. Redick, who rushed to the right side of the three-point line, did not hesitate to catch the ball and shoot, completely ignoring Ruhr who pounced on the other side to block. Deng.

"!!Shh The sound of a basketball hitting the net plunged into a brief silence at the American Airlines arena, and Redick and Paul clapped their hands and retreated unhurriedly into the halfcourt.

"How about I have a treat tonight? Think of it as a way to make up for your losses! Paul said this to Addison and Wade at the same time, and he has always had a good relationship with the Platinums of the class of '03.

"This cocky bastard......" Wade shook his head, "don't take it personally, Add, you're going to have to get used to his big squirting mouth when you play against this guy." ”

The corners of Addison's mouth curled, and he had been prepared for this. The scouting report is very clear that Chris. In addition to his skills, Paul is also the epitome of the NBA's "dark arts." And trash talk, naturally, is also part of the "dark arts".

To be honest, Addison would love to try the feeling of trash talk on his opponent in the ring, but unfortunately he couldn't speak, and his aphasia made him a lot shackled in this regard.

Dribbling the ball to the top of the arc, Addison had to devote some of his energy to protecting the ball this time. Paul is just as scissor-handed, especially good at surprise tackles, and he doesn't want to be the backdrop for CP3's brilliant tackles on the dribble.

The right hand stretched out four fingers, Sean. Williams came out of the interior to block for the Chinese rookie. Addison moved to the left with the ball and was immediately confronted by Blake. Griffin's change of guard. As an interior lineman, Griffin can move as fast as most small forwards, and is a powerful weapon for defensive pick-and-roll.

Addison didn't hold the ball and attack, but passed the ball to Wade, who received it on the same side, and at the same time stood up and made a cover for him, temporarily blocking Redick, who was not very strong.

The handover between the two backcourts made the Clippers' perimeter defense a little messy, and Wade quickly ran to the right side with the ball. Jordan Jr. in the penalty area hurriedly mentioned that he was ready to block near the free throw line, but he didn't expect Wade to pass the ball to the outside again. Addison had already retreated to the top of the arc, and after taking the basketball, he threw it near the basket.

"Boom !!" A tall and thin figure took a leap from the penalty area and rose to the ground, dark and swift, catching the basketball with both hands and pressing it into the basket hard!

At this time, Griffin and Jordan Jr. were still outside the three-second zone, and they had no time to return to defense, so they could only watch Bosh play an empty catch......

The fans at the American Airlines arena were instantly enthusiastic, in fact, almost no one expected that the Heat's opening first attack would be so strong and freehand.

"The Miami people actually performed the air catch slam dunk in front of the air pick-up team!" Drexler was taken by surprise, "It's hard to imagine that both Griffin and Jordan are ignoring the penalty area at the same time!" This gave Bosh a better chance! ”

"From the moment Williams was covering, Addison had planned to score from an open pick...... Doesn't that mean that the next defensive reaction of the Clippers is all expected by him?! "Bill. Wharton's eyes widened and he shook his head in disbelief, "If that's the case, oh my God, I'm getting a chill down my spine!" Isn't that kid's ability to analyze the arena a little too scary? ”

Doug on the sidelines. Rivers thought the same way, and he gestured to Paul and motioned for CP3 to step up their defense of Addison.

"You just passed it beautifully, Addison, there aren't many people who can fool me in the ring." Paul dribbled and whispered, "We're now tied 1-1. ”

The rhythm of the dribble, which almost blended with his body, tested Addison's concentration, and Paul's shoulder suddenly tilted to the left, but Addison, who did not make a prediction, was unmoved, and only took a half-step back with his right leg to leave some cushion space for himself.

Paul's next move followed, the tilted center of gravity quickly pulled back, and his right hand slapped the ball hard, and the whole person rushed towards Addison's right. The Chinese rookie tried to catch up, but ran into Griffin's strong body.

Paul, who rushed to the three-point line, did not give the opponent any face, and quickly changed direction to put Sean. Williams shook off his position, then immediately hit a shot and scored steadily.

"CP3 looked in good shape tonight and he hit his first shot." Hubi. Brown smiled and said, "Addison can learn from Christo, Chris is a master when it comes to mid-range shooting." ”

After the goal, Paul once again showed his bright smile: "2:1, my little handsome guy, I'm waiting for you to fight back!" ”

Addison chose to ignore such ridicule, and he understood that CP3 was using psychological cues to get him into a scene where the game would turn into a showdown with himself.

Sure enough, it is a terrifyingly cunning opponent who uses all the means at his disposal on the field......

***

The Clippers are undeniably a rather formidable team, but that doesn't mean that this team doesn't have weaknesses, on the contrary, the Clippers have a weakness that can't be ignored.

This team's perimeter shift defense is pretty bad, yes, pretty bad......

Chris in his early 180s. Paul, JJ Redick, who is 1.93 meters tall and has an arm span of 1.91 meters, and Matt, who weighs no more than 95 kilograms. Barnes, once such an outside configuration encounters an opponent with strong mobility and good at rotating positions, it can be easily broken down by the whole line.

A closer look at the Clippers' failures shows that their interior is rarely suppressed, and basically losing is losing on the outside. CP3's defensive excellence is mainly due to his grappling ability and strong sense of assisting, but his physical disadvantage can put him at a disadvantage when it comes to opponents with a dominant height and weight.

For example, in the past two seasons, the Clippers' two major sufferers - the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors.

One is an absolute physical talent advantage in the outside matchup, and the other is that the outside offensive rotation is insanely strong, and the offensive ability is at the top of the league pyramid.

Although the current Heat team's outside firepower is not so terrifying, it can still use the opponent's fatal flaws to cause damage.

After passing the ball a few times and covering each other with outside players, Wade held the ball on the wing and faced Chris. Paul, directly chose to attack with his back.

Withstanding a strong squeeze of nearly 100 kilograms of tonnage, Paul was still unable to resist retreating no matter how hard he tried. Before Barnes came over, Wade turned from the right side and squeezed Paul into the restricted area, shaking off Jordan Jr. for a layup with his 'lost step'.

For the next period of time, the 'Flash' became the offensive arrow of the Heat, constantly using cover to find opportunities to play against Paul, or simply holding the ball to attack Redick, who had a disadvantaged in terms of reach and weight.

However, the Heat themselves have been in big trouble on the defensive end, and their interior line has almost completely collapsed, with Griffin and Jordan Jr. grabbing frontcourt rebounds in the Miami box. Blake. Griffin is no longer the violent interior player who was only known for dunking, but now he has a mid-range range, excellent offensive ability to face and back the basket, and has learned to play with the organization, and can even become another absolute core in Paul's absence, scoring the organization with one hand.

Sean. Williams tried hard enough on the defensive end, but he still couldn't stop the incomparable Griffin, and after Bosh wrapped the defense, Griffin made several wonderful passes to Jordan Jr., so that Miami's basket was almost blown up at one point.

Spoelstra on the sidelines looked helpless, although he expected the team to suffer a lot inside, he didn't expect it to collapse so quickly and completely.

My God!!! I need a young and strong insider!! Inside!!!

The first quarter of the game turned into a stage for Wade and Griffin, leaving many fans looking forward to seeing the point guard duel at a loss as to how to react.

"Even though the two teams are playing extremely hot right now, I still want to see Addison and Paul appear more on camera than disappear from the court." Bill. Wharton held his chin in his hand and muttered with a complicated expression.

"Adam. Didn't Xiao Hua teach these referees what a business alliance is? It's time for them to limit Griffin and Wade in their own way and divert the focus of the game to the two point guards! "Hubby. Brown pouted and expressed disapproval to the referees who officiated the game, "I don't mean to belittle Dwyane and Griffin, but do you know how many people in the United States are paying attention to this game to see Addison vs. CP3?" ”

"Old man, I think you'll make a lot of money if you go to be a referee! You know this alliance better than Mr. President himself! Drexler exclaimed in amazement.

***

At the end of the first quarter, the Heat trailed the Clippers by two points at 26-28. Wade scored 10 points, 1 assist and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, and Griffin scored 12 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds in a single quarter.

The coaches of both sides invariably put the two players who played for a long time off the bench in the second quarter, while Paul and Addison, two point guards who had previously seemed to have a thin presence, began to regain the initiative.

Outside the three-point line on the right, CP3 held the ball and performed a standard triple threat move, making two tentative steps in succession with his right leg. Addison was unaffected by this and remained in a good defensive position.

Seeing that there was no good chance in the singles, Paul once again used the substitute center Sesbin. Hawes's cover moves. This time, Addison didn't entangle with the cover man more, but chose to go around the back. From reading the scouting report, he knew that Paul's three-point shot was more likely to be shot at the top of the arc or in the 60° area on either side, and that a place like this near the bottom corner was not a hot spot for CP3.

Sure enough, Paul did not choose to shoot a three-point shot, but broke through by covering, and Addison, who was behind him, blocked the opponent's footsteps again.

CP3 didn't panic at all, and the rhythm of the dribble didn't spread out at all, he struck the ball out of his crotch, bounced it back into his right hand from behind. Then he pulled the ball in his right hand in the direction of the baseline, and Addison followed with a move, only to see Paul immediately in front of him with a quick turn and change hands to wipe himself.

Paul, who attracted the defender, hit the ground and passed the ball to Glenn near the free throw line. Davis gets open and makes an easy shot.

"Turning around smoothly, Davis is even more comfortable with this shot than in training!" Drexler's tone was full of appreciation, "CP3 has taught Addison another lesson, the rhythm of the offense is exquisite!" ”

Looking at the expressionless face took Daniel. Granger's serve Addison, Bill. The corners of Walton's mouth curled up unconsciously: "The game is finally starting to develop the way the fans are expecting, and I'm suddenly looking forward to Addison's ripost, guys." ”

Hubi. Brown and Drexler looked at each other and laughed.

"Me too, Bill."