Chapter 156: List of Entrants
At 106:101, the Miami Heat finally defeated the San Antonio Spurs by 5 points after overtime. After playing overtime, the score of the two teams was able to break 100, which shows how amazing the offensive and defensive rhythm and defensive intensity of this game are.
Tim. Duncan played 30 minutes, got 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, and the 38-year-old 'Stone Buddha' is old and strong, and his combat effectiveness at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is still among the top in the league. However, in the second half of the game, he was forced by the Heat's pick-and-roll tactics to continuously empty the basket, resulting in a lot of defensive efficiency than usual.
Tony. Parker 14 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds. Ginobili had 10 points, 3 assists and 1 rebound, and the two veterans played well, but neither had explosive performances. Parker, in particular, was under Addison's care, and his breakthrough and mid-range kills were not a small constraint.
The Spurs' best player was Coy. Leonard, the future leader of the Holy City, not only froze Chris on the offensive end tonight. Bosh also got 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, including 3 of 5 three-point shots. Leonard's all-round play on the offensive end is constantly improving, and as Vicky commented, there is almost no limit to the growth of this young man, unless one day he wants to stop.
Dwyane on the Heat's side. Wade had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, but those 22 points were earned on 20 shots. Danny. Green's restriction on 'The Flash' is substantial, and two consecutive matchups in the Finals have allowed him to get a feel for his opponent's habits and hot spots.
Hassan. Whiteside had 14 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. Duncan's matchup is a great stat for him, and his excellent physicality allows him to scramble for frontcourt rebounds to suppress the Spurs' interior line. However, the opponent's foul tactics affected his mental mood at the end of the game, which caused him to be pressed to the bench at a critical moment, and also made many people see the shortcomings of this sudden young center can be caught.
Addison had 20 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals in this game, and when the team's offense came to a standstill, it was the Chinese point guard who took over the scoring task and helped the Heat bite the score. It's fair to say that Addison's performance in this game was more important than his performance when he had a magnificent double-double, and he really managed to stand up and hold up when the whole team was in a slump.
But the most media attention in this game was not the Chinese rookie, but a young scoring guard who made his first appearance for the Heat. Johnson. With a height of 193 cm and a weight of 85 kg, it is not a particularly outstanding physical fitness no matter how you look at it...... The young man seemed mediocre in everything, but he scored 13 points in the game, shooting 5-of-7 from the field and hitting a crucial shot in the final quarter that sent the game into overtime.
Countless media reporters began to praise the insight of the Heat management, from Whiteside to Taylor. Johnson, the youngsters they picked from the free agent market all seem to be doing amazingly. Taylor. Johnson was surrounded by reporters from the end of the game, wanting to get a first-hand account of the little-known newcomer.
"You newcomer looks pretty happy," Duncan said as he exchanged views with Wade as he looked at Taylor, who was surrounded by reporters. Johnson, "You have to remind him that only one show like that doesn't leave the things he likes. ”
The Heat looked over and laughed, "I understand, Tim, but let him have fun now, at least he can win a contract that's much longer than 10 days." ”
Duncan's expression remained distinctively confused, and he blinked: "That's good, that guy at Buford just cut McCollum last month, and I kind of like that young man...... He understood my joke for the first time and laughed a lot every time. ”
“hoo…… Is there really such a person?! Wade said that he was shocked, and he had heard of Duncan's sneering jokes, "Then he also has a specialty, doesn't he?" ”
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- Great, another win! I almost screamed in cram school!
This look is the message sent by Lin Xiaoxiao, the kind of language with various emojis Addison has always felt a little childish, but it is very funny. Under the influence of Lin Xiaoxiao, he is getting in touch with a Chinese specialty called 'emoji', and has collected a lot of them and saved them in his mobile phone, and each time he gives them to his teammates or Sam. Bernie can bluff the other party for a long time when he sends it......
- Lin, are you watching the live broadcast in class again? If I were your teacher, I guess I would be by now......
- How do you know?! I was just called into the office by the homeroom teacher and that's what she said!
Addison was speechless with his mobile phone, and he didn't know if the little girl was joking or really cute to a certain extent, and every time he chatted, his worldview could be cleansed.
Before he could reply, he received another message, but it was not from Lin Xiaoxiao. It's an account that was just added as a friend just a few days ago, and they had their first face-to-face meeting a few days ago.
- Congratulations on winning again, I watched the live broadcast, although I don't understand it very well...... Sister Yue said that it was very difficult for you to win this game, right?
I can't help but think of the fair face that is as delicate and graceful as an ink painting, and the words sent by the girl are very similar to the characteristics of her speech, the same calm and gentle (I guess I haven't really understood it yet...... )。
- It's really tough, the opponent is a super strong team, but I finally won.
- Well, it's good to win, it's good to win......
- Speaking of which, what are you doing now? Is it noon in S City?
- Me? The members of our group basically spend a day in the announcement and performance. However, we have recently been invited by two local satellite TV stations to participate in the performance of the Spring Festival Gala, and we have been rehearsing recently, and we will officially rehearse in two days.
Spring Festival Gala? It turns out that the Spring Festival is coming......
Leaning on the bed, Addison couldn't help but be a little dazed, during the time he lived in Harlem, his father would decorate the house very lively during the Spring Festival every year. They also set off some fireworks and firecrackers in the evening, or go to Chinatown to join in with the Chinese there.
But after leaving New York, that feeling faded a lot. Although Joe will also enjoy a hearty meal with him during the Spring Festival every year, Daddy's attention to this festival is not high after all, and Addison gradually loses interest in the Spring Festival. Even though he still watches the celebration programs held by Chinese people in the United States every year during the Spring Festival, Addison is still more interested in the Super Bowl.
It's about to be the Spring Festival...... At this time last year, he was still training hard at Duke University with his teammates to prepare for the NCAA Tournament......
At that time he didn't know Dwyan. Wade, for those superstars in the league, is also more seen on video; He doesn't know Sam either. Bernie, everything in his career is unknown; Of course, at that time, he didn't know Lin Xiaoxiao, Li Jingyi and others, and the exchange and contact with the local Chinese people was almost zero.
What a year flies...... It seems that in the blink of an eye, he has changed from a college student to a professional basketball player, earning a salary that others seem to be expensive, and shining on the court......
But spending most of your day in training seems to be the same as before...... In addition to training more professionally, it is also more teamwork......
Addison loves this kind of life, and he feels that he has a fulfilling day now, and the pace is fast and intense, but there are also times when he relaxes.
It's just that after leaving the arena and training ground, a person's life is a bit boring......
Should I take some time to buy a pet or something......
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On February 7, the day after the defeat of the Spurs, the NBA officially announced the list of players participating in the various challenges of the Saturday night of the New York All-Star Weekend.
On the Heat, Chris. Bosh teamed up with Dominic. Wilkins and Sven. Cash signed up for the 'Shooting Stars' tournament, a team that has already won two teams in the previous two Shooting Stars competitions, and it looks like they want to win three in a row.
Addison, on the other hand, signed up for the Skills Challenge, where he will compete with John. Wall, Jimmy. Butler, Kyle. Lowry, Jeff. Teague, Mike. Carter. Williams, Isaiah Jr. Thomas and Blanton. Knight competes for the title of the competition.
Originally, the league also invited Addison to participate in this year's slam dunk contest, although the league's dunk boom gradually faded, and the dunk contest began to decline more and more during the All-Star Weekend. The league management led by Xiao Hua wants to save the vitality of this event, so they have been inviting those players with physical fitness to participate in the slam dunk contest for the past two years.
However, Addison declined the invitation, and he did like to dunk when he had the opportunity to dunk on the court, but the Chinese rookie felt that his dunk was not enough to be seen as a work of art. He had a hunch that if he went to participate in the slam dunk contest, he would probably lose badly......
"Boy, don't embarrass me, my brother won the Skills Challenge back then!" Ever since he heard that Addison had signed up for the Skills Challenge, Wade would occasionally talk about his championship in the ears of the Chinese point guard, and then swelled himself triumphantly.
Jokes aside, the schedule continues. Two days after the away win over the Spurs, the Miamins host their next opponent at home, one of the league's most notable opponents.
Of course, they're not famous because of how strong a team they are, which is now sitting at the bottom of the East, and most believe that their future is even more bleak.
Black Hole, a star from the Big Apple, is the New York Knicks, a team that the national basketball world is about to treat as a joke.
"I think what we need to focus on is not whether the Knicks can win, but how they can hold on to the first few quarters with the firepower of third place in the East...... I'll give you my thoughts, I guess it's less than half time. ESPN's basketball expert Moel. Eriksson wrote sarcastically in his column.