With 21 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals, Addison's play surprised countless media experts who predicted that the Heat would collapse in the fourth quarter after Wade's injury retreated, but they had to flock to interview Chinese rookies.

James. Harden had 29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, but the team's loss prevented him from being the center of attention. At the post-game press conference, Harden still politely praised Addison and hoped that Wade's injury would not affect him too much.

The Heat's uniform team now faces a dilemma, as Addison's on-court performance has become more consistent and outstanding, and more and more media have asked the Heat to have Chinese rookies appear at the postgame press conference.

Originally, the uniform team did not plan to let Addison attend the press conference for the time being due to his aphasia, and Addison's growth rate was far beyond what the uniform team expected of him before the season. Now that a large number of media outlets have been dissatisfied with Addison's inability to attend the post-game press conference, getting first-hand news materials from this Chinese American is the top priority of major sports media in the United States.

Therefore, the uniform team is now considering having a specially hired sign language technician accompany Addison to attend the post-match press conference, so as to at least ensure that Addison can communicate smoothly with the media reporters.

At the same time, the uniform team is also negotiating with the management, hoping that the team can hire a good psychiatrist to try to treat Addison's aphasia. The Chinese point guard has exceeded their expectations, and he now has the qualifications to allow the team to invest more in him.

Once Addison's aphasia can be cured, it will not only be beneficial to his commercial value, but also greatly improve the team's combat effectiveness and cooperation.

"How's Dwyan's injury? Is there a result? Spoelstra asked the members of the coaching staff who were in charge of this after the game, saying that the team was now in a red state and that he didn't want a team leader like Wade to be out for an extended period of time due to injury.

"The result of a comprehensive examination is a severe hamstring strain in the right leg, although there is no ligament and Achilles tendon injury, but the situation is still not very promising."

When Spoelstra heard the word 'severe', he couldn't help but frown vigorously: "What about recovery time?" ”

"The estimated recovery time is two weeks...... If you want to heal, I'm afraid it will take even longer. ”

"What the hell...... the head coach grumbled softly as he pinched his eyebrows with his hand, "you mean I'm going to lose the team's best attacker on the perimeter for most of the month, right?" ”

"I'm afraid so."

Spoelstra shook his head wordlessly, Wade's prolonged absence would not only disrupt the team's tactics, but even affect the uniforms' plans for the team's future.

Given the team's current abundance of salary space, all he can do is continue to tap into Addison's potential and make the Chinese rookie stronger and more responsible before Wade returns.

He didn't know if it was a good thing for Addison, but in the face of reality, he had no choice.

***

Lose the leader! Winter is coming for the Heat! - USA Today

Injury! Dwyan. Wade's Achilles' heel! - Los Angeles Times

How long can the Miami Heat stay in the playoffs? —The Washington Post

Who will lead the Heat forward? —The Miami Herald

……

It seemed like overnight all the media focused on Wade's injury, but the Heat's win and Addison's double-double stats didn't attract much attention.

As if to confirm the pessimistic predictions of most of the media, the Heat returned to their home court with a four-point deficit to the Brooklyn Nets, who had won both of their previous games, and their loss this season has also increased to 10 games.

Addison did his best to defend Delon. Williams, but still allowed the opponent to cut down 26 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds; At the same time Joe. Johnson also returned to form, finishing with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Ennis' defense failed.

Wade lost the first game he missed, and the Heat immediately became the target of media ridicule. Addison, on the other hand, has become the focus of the satire, and countless so-called experts have jumped out to claim that the Chinese American's previous performance was based on Wade's protection, and he is nothing without 'The Flash'.

Addison couldn't come up with the facts to refute it, and he certainly didn't intend to refute anything. In this match he faced Delon. Williams only handed over 13 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, and was comprehensively suppressed by the opponent.

"It's a mess out there...... Spoelstra sighed softly as he sat in his office, sorting through the file on his desk and preparing to go home for a good night's rest.

But when he walked down the second floor, he found that the court of the training hall was still lit, and there was a faint sound of a basketball hitting the floor.

It's almost 10:00 p.m., and who else is left to train in the training hall at this time?! You must know that the Heat team has just finished the game today, and everyone should go home to rest at this time.

Spoelstra walked into the court in surprise to see only a thin and solid figure in the entire empty court, constantly practicing stop-and-go jump shooting in the half.

The wide training uniform was soaked with sweat, but the figure didn't care, holding the ball over and over again and quickly to the area between the three-point line and the free throw line, and then threw the ball out of his hand.

There were a lot of basketballs scattered on the floor of the court, and there was a cart for basketballs next to it, but it was empty.

"Sure enough...... Only this paranoid person would do that......" Spoelstra whispered, the expression on his face was quite complicated, with both relief and criticism.

"Add!" After watching it for a while, the head coach still interrupted the seemingly boring training of the Chinese rookie, and he walked over to stop the other party, "It's almost ten o'clock, it's time to go back and rest." ”

Addison wiped the sweat from his face, smiled at the head coach, pointed to the electronic watch on the court, and motioned for himself to leave the training hall at ten o'clock.

"At that time, you have to turn off the lights on the stadium yourself...... Spoelstra couldn't resist the other party's insistence, so he had to complain helplessly.

Before preparing to leave, the head coach looked at Addison's sweaty appearance and couldn't help but advise: "Add, this is just your first season, don't be too yourself...... You've done a great job. ”

The Chinese point guard paused in his shot, turned his head to look at the head coach, smiled and nodded at the other man. Spoelstra could see that Addison wasn't listening to his own advice, and that paranoia was like that, they had their own standards for themselves, and they were often crazy.

In Addison's view, Wade should lead the team to continue winning after his injury, and he should not let the team's record worse, which is his responsibility. When the 'Flash' returns, he will hand Wade back to a Heat team that is still strong.

What he promised, he must do.

***

On January 5, 2015, the NBA officially announced the winners of the Eastern and Western Rookie of the Year for December.

The Western Conference Rookie of the Month is Andrew Brown. Wiggins, who averaged 14.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in December, is the best overall rookie of any rookie in the West.

The Eastern Rookie of the Month went on to be won by Addison. Ahn averaged 15.5 points, 10.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game in all of his games in December.

However, there are still many media outlets, led by those in Milwaukee and Minnesota, who bitterly ridicule Addison's stats for relying on the protection and cooperation of his star teammates.

- This rookie has Wade, Bosh, and Ruhr by his side. Deng...... If Jabari and Andrew were around these super teammates, they would definitely perform better than that yellow-skinned!

Of course, that's not what they said at the start of the season. Wade was an old guy who was about to be ruined by injuries in their eyes, and Bosh was a soft guy who could only shoot jumpers. Deng is a chicken rib type player who has been outcast......

Fortunately, Addison never paid much attention to the comments of the outside world, and this time he didn't hear them at all, and he said whatever others liked.

All he's going to do now is to prepare for the team's next game and bring a win to Miami.

On January 7, the Heat will take a passenger plane to Portland, a city in Oregon, USA. Here, they're going to take on one of the league's strongest teams in the West, the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers are ranked second in the West with an impressive 27-8 record so far this season, beating the Grizzlies, Spurs, Clippers and other top powerhouses.

Lamarcus on the inside. Aldridge, Darmian on the outside. Lillard, plus Wesley. Matthews and Nicholas. Batum and other excellent players, the Trail Blazers' lineup can be called strong.

29-year-old LaMarcus. Aldridge has reached the peak of his career, and his reputation as the 'mid-pitch king' has resounded throughout the league, and he has also developed a good low-post singles ability, strong and well-rounded; Lillard has been known for his offensive firepower since his first year in the league, especially when it comes to crunch moments.

Because of this, the outside world basically does not think that Dwyane is missing. Wade's Heat were able to beat the Portland Trail Blazers.

"To be honest, I love Addison's game and it's a pleasure to watch him play!" Damian. In an interview with the media, Lillard unexpectedly praised Addison, "It will be a great thing to be in front of him, and I am very much looking forward to it!" ”

Compared to the Trail Blazers' locker room, the atmosphere on the Heat's side is a little more somber. In the past, Wade mobilized everyone and boosted morale before the game, but now that the 'Flash' is injured, there is no one in the locker room who can do this for a while.

Addison couldn't even speak, he hadn't done anything like that since high school, and he would always sit in the corner quietly tidying up his jersey gear or listening to music with headphones on.

In desperation, it can only be Chris. Bosh stepped up to mobilize the whole team, and Bosh was indeed the team leader when he was with the Raptors, but he hasn't done this kind of task in years since he came to the Heat.

"Listen to me, guys, give me a good call! We're going to show the Portlanders how powerful we are on the territory of the Portlanders! "The 'Dragon King' stretched out his long arm and roared loudly.

Everyone on the Heat team stretched out their arms and pressed them together.

"Kill the Portlanders!!"