Chapter 226: Re-appearance
"The embodiment of complete personal ability! Addison's breakthrough tore through the Wizards' overall defense! Barkley's face flushed with excitement, completely ignoring whose home he was commentating on, "Scoring 6 points in a minute in a row, is this a resounding riposte to Washington?!" β
"Whether it's a riposte or not, the Wizards have to be vigilant." Reggie. Miller's right fingers tapped lightly on the table, "People always define Addison as a more traditional point guard, but he doesn't have the ability to explode and score, and I think everyone who watched Addison play will never forget how he killed on the home court of the Trail Blazers." β
Randy. Whitman flicked his arm in displeasure, and letting the Chinese point guard hit a three-pointer was nothing, and Gortat's third foul of the game was the reason for his upset. The Pole is the only reliable center for the Wizards, along with others such as Humphries or Drew. Gooden is both in the No. 4 position, and he is not in good form in his own right. Once Marsin. If Gortat gets into foul trouble, the Wizards' interior will lose their biggest barrier.
"I don't see help from the flanks! I need your overall defense, not just exposing the interior to the opponent after the pick-and-roll!! Whitman shouted to the players on the court, the 19-point margin was pretty good, but he was already a little nervous.
Standing at the free-throw line, Addison slapped the basketball twice, and the home fans booed and all sorts of strange noises to distract him. The audience as far as he could see was 'dancing with demons', with posters, sarcastic slogans and inflatable sticks rattled.
Addison let out a chuckle in his heart and raised his hand to throw the basketball with the right amount of force.
The free throw was added to narrow the gap between the two teams to 18 points. There was a brief silence on the court when the Heat players retreated to the backcourt to defend, about a minute after Addison came on the court.
Spoelstra, who had a serious expression with his arms crossed, turned around and looked at the players on the bench: "Does anyone still think that we have no hope for this game?" Does anyone think we need to go back to our home stadium to finish off our opponents? β
There was a silence on the bench, and even the players who thought differently did not dare to speak at this time, and they wisely chose to obey in the face of the angry manager.
'Hassan, Dwyan, Ruhr, wait for the dead ball to get ready to play.' Spoelstra returned to the game after a remonstrance, and Wade, who was on the bench, smiled and shrugged his shoulders as he led his two teammates to the technical table.
'The Flash' didn't express his frustration at the manager's previous substitution of him as punishment, and he also knew that he had not done well in his previous competitive form and mental preparation. It's a knee-jerk behavior, especially since Wade has already won three championships, and he's almost instinctively less obsessed with winning. Most basketball people always say that Wade is only a millimeter away from Kobe in terms of ability. Perhaps the difference is not a matter of skill and talent, but rather of a degree of paranoia in the desire to win.
However, now that the head coach has been angry about this, Wade will not slack off anymore, and the on-court ethics of the 'Flash' are worthy of recognition.
The Wizards' offense failed to score this round. Beal cut in with the ball and drew the defense and gave the basketball to Marsin. Gortat. The Polish center's basket was played by Akinsa and James on the wing. Ennis teamed up to interfere and deflect the basket, and Ennis grabbed the rebound first.
"Back to the defense! Back to !! Wall yelled and motioned for the team to quickly return to the backcourt to defend. He knows that the Heat are the best at taking advantage of the opponent's unfavorable offensive mistakes to create counterattacks, and the Washingtonians almost didn't give the opponent a chance to counterattack tonight, and they were very timely after every missed attack.
Seeing this, Addison simply dismissed the idea of a quick counterattack, took Ennis's pass and led it through the half court step by step, waiting for his teammates to complete their positions. He is now partnered with all but Ennis, who are all members of the second team, and the team's mobility and counter-attacking sensitivity are not as good as the starters.
The Wizards flanks have stepped up their focus on Addison, Otto. Porter and Bradley. Beal was watching the actions of the Chinese-American point guards with his spare eyes. However, Addison's move this time was unexpected, he handed the ball to McRoberts, who was on high post, and ran empty-handed towards the left flank.
What's the situation? John. Wall was confused, but had to run after his opponent. Addison, who didn't have a basketball in his hand, was at least half as threatening, and the Chinese American's off-ball offensive ability was not so good. Therefore, Wall did not understand the meaning of Addison's move, and ran back and forth with the other party in confusion.
McRoberts, who held the ball in the high post, was strictly marked, and when Addison was not on the court, McRoberts was the core of the second team, and he did not dare to relax on him. McRoberts didn't plan to attack either, he handed the ball to James, who ran from the right flank. Ennis, who took advantage of the situation to make a cover for Ennis.
Shake off Otto. Graham Potter's Ennis took two steps inside with the ball and was blocked by ** and Gortat. Ennis's ability to hold the ball was not strong, and he didn't dare to force a breakthrough anymore but stopped on the spot, and just caught a glimpse of Addison who was coming to this side.
A close hand-to-hand pass, followed by Ennis's immediate straightening up for Addison to block John who was chasing after him. Wall. After receiving the ball, Addison just came to the left corner position, and the ** who had just changed to defend Ennis had to pay attention to the Chinese point guard, and Gortat, who was previously responsible for the blocking, had not been able to return to the basket in time, and there was a small gap between the two insiders.
"Bang !!" The basketball flew out quickly with the light shake of Addison's right hand, hitting the empty floor between ** and Gortat, and immediately bounced into the Wizards' restricted basket! It was too late for Gortat to turn around and return to defense. Aginsa smashed the basketball into the unguarded basket with both hands!
"Boom !!" A strong sound suddenly echoed throughout the arena, plunging the huge space into silence again.
βBingoοΌοΌοΌ What a delicate stop-and-cut fit!! Even O'Neill couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration, "Atkinsa got the opportunity to dunk almost effortlessly!" This kind of blocking and cutting coordination is so delicate that it doesn't look like you can see it in the playoffs! I have to say that Addison's pass was a stroke of genius! β
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Randy. Whitman called a timeout, and even though the Wizards still had a 16-point lead, he still used a timeout.
The Heat used three offensive rounds to recover the deficit by six points, something they hadn't been able to do before. The Miamins' offensive continuity has never been so fluid since the opening period, and that's where Whitman feels most uneasy. When the Wizards can no longer block the opponent's offense as they did before, with the Heat's scoring resilience that cannot be underestimated, it is likely that there will be a wave of counter-attacks that he least wants to see right now.
"Scary guy......" Whitman's gaze lingered slightly on Addison, who was walking to the sidelines, and then withdrew his gaze and took the tactics board handed by the assistant coach.
"The success rate, that's all I'm asking for now. We may not have as high an offensive success rate as we used to, but we can't afford to let Miami play a strong success rate on the defensive end, you know what I mean? The head coach's finger tapped heavily on the Wizards' halftime on the tactical board, "Whether it is a counterattack or a positional battle, the wings must assist the interior defense, and pay attention to the exchange and complement defense between each other." Our stamina is not to be wasted, at least defensively. β
The Wizards players nodded their heads, and although they were chased back by their opponents, the home team players put in the most enthusiasm in this game, and they were still confident of victory.
On the Heat side, Spoelstra did not arrange any tactics in a targeted manner, but said in a deep voice to the main lineup that was about to play: "Playmaker, scorer, blocker, basket protector...... You're all league-leading in your respective positions, and at least in my opinion, you're definitely better than the Washingtonians over there. Don't let them look down on you because of this game, and don't let them despise your hearts. β
The whistle blew at the end of the timeout, and the Heat, who had returned to the full lineup, reappeared. The lineup, which had lost by 22 points in the previous two-and-a-half quarters, is now hoping they can redeem themselves.
"The Heat's best lineup is back, and these guys have only been pressed to the bench for about two minutes after all......" Barkley pouted, "Spoelstra's punishment is too formal, guys, if it were me, maybe they wouldn't have been allowed to play until the fourth quarter." β
"It's a playoff game, Sir Charles, it's a stage for the masters." Reggie. Miller rolled his eyes, "No matter how dissatisfied Spoelstra is, he won't let Wade, Ruhr. Deng and Whiteside have been on the bench for long periods of time, and these three are the Heat's best scorers, blockers and interior gatekeepers at the moment. β
"I don't deny the strength of these three people, but don't forget their previous form and - wow!!" Barkley has yet to continue to refute Reggie. Miller's opinion, but a scene on the field made him instantly shift his gaze, and he couldn't help but exclaim.
John. Wall broke through to the penalty line with the help of screen, drew the attention of the wing Ennis's defense and passed the ball to Otto, who cut into the box in time. Porter. The Wizards forward relied on his excellent physical fitness to bomb the basket directly, but was caught by Whiteside, who turned quickly on the other side of the paint area. The young Heat center jumped up and covered the sky and blocked Porter's dunk solidly, not fanning, but directly pressing down!
Otto who lost his center of gravity in the air. Potter staggered to the floor after falling! Looking up at Whiteside holding the basketball in a daze!
"That's the end of the game! Then came the real war!! The emotional center roared loudly, and with a wave of his arm, he threw the basketball to the frontcourt!