Chapter 52: The City of the North

Perhaps because of the large gap in strength between the two sides, Spoelstra waved his hand 7 minutes into the first quarter of the game, allowing the second team to play.

In the second quarter, on the bench Alexei. Under the leadership of Sherved and McDaniels, the 76ers had the momentum to catch up with the score. However, the Heat relied on Norris. Cole and Daniel. Granger's experience stabilized the position, and then Granger and Andre Anderson. Dawkins hit back-to-back three-pointers, and the margin was opened up again.

At halftime, the Heat led the home team by 15 points and went into the locker room, and the whole team was quite consistent. Due to the excellent play of the second team, Addison was substituted after only playing about three minutes in the second quarter. Spoelstra is also happy to see such a scene, after all, they are facing back-to-back consecutive away games this round, and tomorrow they will go north to Toronto to challenge the strong Raptors, and the main lineup should rest a little more at this time.

After returning to the court in the third quarter, Addison deliberately strengthened his blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation with Bosh. The 76ers' defensive formation was disrupted by the increasingly skillful pick-and-roll tactics of the two insiders, and they were able to create good scoring opportunities with a pick-and-roll and an open cut from the wing players.

Brett. Brown switched to all starters at the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter and declared defeat. Spoelstra also had no intention of widening the gap and also fielded a full bench lineup.

In the end, the Miami Heat defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 114-92 on the road, and none of the five starters played more than 25 minutes.

Chris. Bosh is still the most eye-catching stat on the team, playing 25 minutes, cutting 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and still performs comfortably under the 76ers' interior defense.

Wade did not play the leading role in this game, only played 24 minutes, and scored 13 points and 3 assists. However, he shot 5-of-9 from the field and looked in good shape.

Addison was also suppressed for less than 25 minutes, but with a strong individual offense in the first quarter, he scored 15 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, completely suppressing Tony. Rotten had nine points, four assists, five rebounds and five turnovers.

All seven players on the Miami Heat team scored in double figures, and the second team played a huge role and contributed strong offensive firepower. While that offensive firepower exploded against the Philadelphia 76ers, who are at the bottom of the league in defense, it was enough to satisfy the uniforms.

***

The victorious Heat players didn't have time to calm down for an interview, and the whole team hurriedly took a shower, packed their bags and boarded the American Airlines plane.

Their next stop is Canada, the capital of Ontario, and Toronto, the most prosperous city in the northern country.

The Toronto Raptors, as the only NBA team outside the United States, has not been established for a long time, but the speed of its development is commendable.

After the 'Dragon King' Bosh left the Raptors in 2010, the team fell into a slump for a while. However, with the help of the 'little steel cannon' Kyle. Lowry's joining and DeMar. DeRozan's rapid growth and regrouping of the Raptors with two guns in the backcourt are now a very competitive team in the Eastern Conference.

Now this northern team is gaining momentum, with a strong two-gun strength on the outside, and Lithuanian center Younas on the inside. Valanciunas is growing steadily. They have the same record as the Heat this season, with 2 wins and 0 losses, which makes Toronto fans look forward to the team.

The Heat arrived in Toronto in the early hours of the morning, and after arriving at the hotel, Addison fell asleep, his body clock was so regular that he had to sleep when he should.

On the other hand, he wakes up on a very punctual basis. At 5:30 a.m., Addison opened his eyes without any alarm alerts.

The team arranged a two-person hotel room, and the boy took a good time to look at the other bed, and Anderson, the 'birdman', was sleeping soundly, and the snoring echoed throughout the room.

Addison couldn't help but smile, got out of bed and did a few sets of stretches, washed up and walked out of the room, planning to go to the dining hall on the first floor to see what to eat for breakfast.

There were no other members of the team down the hall, just Spoelstra and a few members of the uniformed team, sitting here and there sporadically eating breakfast and discussing.

"Good morning, Add, you woke up early." When the head coach saw the boy walk in, he said with a smile on his face, "It's a good habit, keep it up." ”

Addison shrugged at him, then picked up the plate and tongs and walked to the buffet to select them.

"I recommend the beef sandwiches here, they taste very pure and taste like those Texas guys are picnicking." Spoelstra said casually, then continued to look down at his newspaper.

Addison raised an eyebrow, sandwiched two beef sandwiches and a bacon sandwich, and asked for a glass of orange juice. Just sat down and assistant coach David. Fitzdale handed over a newspaper.

"I think you'd love to see this right now, Add."

The boy took the newspaper and found that it was Toronto's local sports newspaper, with a large front page recording several of the league's games yesterday.

Skipping his own game, Addison focused on the Bucks and Wizards. After the discomfort of the first game of the regular season, Jabari . Parker seems to be gradually catching up with the pace of the NBA. In the game against the Wizards, he shot 5-of-11 from the field and finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 2 steals. Parker has begun to show the league that he is truly capable of an 'offensive kaleidoscope,' and his individual offensive maturity and versatility are at the top of this rookie's ranks, which Addison can't match in any way.

The newspaper even put Addison, who had a good performance in the first two games, and Jabari, who started to pick up form. Parker conducted a comprehensive comparison, and the results showed that Addison only had an advantage in passing skills and speed, and lost to his friends in personal ability, charisma, and leadership temperament on both offensive and defensive ends.

Addison didn't say anything about it, he smiled and put the newspaper aside, and began to eat breakfast earnestly.

***

Toronto's night is very busy, and the 'Hollywood of the North' not only has a dense population, but also has a developed economy and technological level.

The Aviation Center was packed tonight, and the Raptors' recent hot momentum has made fans more enthusiastic about watching the game than ever before. Moreover, there are many Chinese and Chinese students living here in Toronto, who are not only here to support their home team, but also to see the Chinese rookie who is now in the limelight in the league.

The biggest boos received from the visitors when they came out was Chris. Bosh, who broke off with the Raptors in order to join Miami, almost made Bosh the city's most resistant public enemy.

But Bosh is used to the sight, and he's been playing on the road in Toronto for four years, so if he's intimidated by the boos, he might as well not survive in the NBA.

Addison carefully looked at the opposing team's main point guard, Kyle. Lowry. Lowry is a sturdy body, and although he is just over 180 centimeters tall, he is said to weigh nearly 90 kilograms. Addison wasn't very worried about this, his muscle strength was not proportional to his tonnage, and he was generally able to cope with opponents whose weight difference was no more than 20 kilograms and who couldn't sit with his back to fight.

Addison was fortunate that he hadn't come across the kind of tank guard who excelled at back-to-back singles in the first few games of his rookie season, and as the league's small-ball trend has become more popular, there have been fewer and fewer guards who have mastered the technique.

…… If you say that, I don't know whether to say lucky or unlucky......

The two sides had already taken their positions in the middle of the field, and Addison let out a long breath, his face lightly arranging his arm pads and elastic knee pads.

With the referee's whistle, Bosh and Valanciunas jumped at the same time. Bosh grabbed the first touch of the basketball with better bounce and flicked towards his own half.

Violent boos immediately rang out in the stadium, and today Bosh drew most of the firepower from Toronto fans. Wade received the ball and passed it to Addison and ran towards the front court.

The boy walked through the half court unhurriedly, looking at Lowry standing on the three-point line, he glanced at his teammates' positions and movements.

Chris. Bosh received the boy's eye and pulled him out from under the basket to give him cover. Addison slapped the ball hard with his right hand, and his leg instantly exerted force, and he got up to speed away Lowry and burst into the three-point line.

The rookie's first step explosion was something Lowry never expected, and Valanciunas, who was in charge of blocking at the free throw line, was also a little flustered. Addison, who rushed over, took a step forward with his right leg to the side before colliding with the opponent, Valanciunas just followed and moved the center of gravity, Addison quickly pulled the ball with his right hand, and the whole person turned to the left side of the opposite direction, and immediately passed the Raptors center cleanly.

There was a cry of surprise in the stadium of the Aviation Center, and Addison's dexterous and quick pull ball turned and passed so delightfully that even the fans of the home team couldn't help but exclaim.

The boys who passed Valanciunas ran to the basket, and Raptors power forward Patrick Brown. Patterson hurriedly received the basket and prepared to make up for the defense, but saw Addison, who was breaking through, flick the ball from his back to the left bottom corner with his right hand.

There, Sean. Williams received the pass with a smile on his face, but no one was around him...... It seems that the Raptors players have ignored the fact that the big man of 6 feet 9 inches has a three-point shot.

With a knife in his hand, Sean, the most easily overlooked of the Heat's starting five. Williams opened the scoring for the visitors with a three-point shot from the bottom left corner.