"Jimmy. Butler in the box! Throw! The ball was interfered with by Whiteside!! "Kenny. Smith loudly reported the Bulls' offensive move in the final stages, "and sure enough, the iron!! ”

Alexie. Atkinsa grabbed a defensive rebound before Gasol, and the basketball immediately went to Addison, who was withdrawn from the three-point line. At this time, there was about 1 minute left before the end of the game, and the Heat led the opponent by 6 points, and after getting the basketball, Addison no longer waited for the opportunity to launch a counterattack as before, but kept dribbling and slowly moving to the frontcourt.

Derek. Seeing this, Rose immediately and Jimmy. Butler lunged at the Chinese point guard, who knew all too well what the other side was up to, and the Bulls, who were trailing the score, couldn't afford to spend a little bit of time right now.

Rose fouled Addison on the ball and found the Chinese point guard again after serving from the Heat's sideline. However, this time, Addison took advantage of Atkinsa's backcourt back and forth cover for a few more seconds before being caught by Rose and sent to the free throw line through a foul.

"The Chicagoans played foul tactics, and they really should." Barkley's voice was dry, "If the Heat are allowed to wear time, the Bulls may not get more than two offensive rounds." However, the foul target they chose was too unfortunate, and Addison, who shot 90% from the free-throw line this season, simply wouldn't have made a mistake at such a time...... Unless the Bulls bet on all of their three-pointers in the next offensive round, the foul would be sending the opponent two points on the go. ”

"I'm afraid that's something that can't be done for the Chicagoans, and after seeing them foul play, Spoelstra is bound to let the guy with the most consistent free throws on the team hold the ball." Kenny. Smith responded with a smile, "The Bulls must be very bothered by the fact that Addison is a point guard right now. ”

The Chinese point guard who stood at the free throw line easily hit two free throws to widen the gap between the two sides to eight points. Tom. Thibodeau took advantage of the gap in the free throws to close the physical strength of the collapsed Paul. Gasol was replaced, and the 35-year-old veteran fought for 40 minutes and was almost unable to stand up straight.

Thibodeau also needed the Spaniard to play in the playoffs, and he didn't want Gasol to have problems in that situation, so he had to replace him even if he didn't want to. 6'9" Taji. Gibson was sent on at the last minute, and although Gibson's ability is good, he is still a lot less dangerous than Gasol.

This is actually a sign of Thibodeau's loss of hope in this game, and he thinks that unless the team can explode a miracle from the three-point line, it will be difficult to catch up with eight points in less than a minute.

The Bulls, who turned around and lost Gasol, had no central axis, and the basketball was a little chaotic, and they were almost stealed by Addison in a hurry. In the end, it's Jimmy. Butler took the basketball and stood up to Dwyane. Wade's defensive pull-up jumper. The 'Flash' timing of the jump jam was well-timed, as Butler's three-pointer bounced high into the backbasket for Whiteside to pick up his 15th rebound of the game.

Tom who saw this scene. Thibodeau shook his head, turned back to the bench and said nothing, knowing that there was no hope of a comeback. With Addison, who was fouled again, walking to the free throw line and hitting two free throws, Thibodeau didn't even plan to use the last timeout he still had, and he had completely resigned himself to thinking about the playoffs.

Half a minute later, the Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls 84-76 at home, extinguishing their opponents' hopes of competing for third place in the East and extending the team's tally to 50 games this season.

***

"If someone had told me at the start of the season that the Heat could get 50 wins this season and make the playoffs with a good record, I would have laughed at that person's imagination without thinking. As a professional basketball professional, everything I do is based on data and facts, so I was definitely not optimistic about the Heat team that lost LBJ and a large number of powerful players at that time.

"Let's face it, guys, Wade isn't the Dwyne he once was. Wade, maybe he can still average 20+ points per game, but his dominance of the game has long since declined. As for Chris. How much of a big man can Bosh, a big man who almost forgets how to attack when no one passes him the ball?

"Truth be told, as someone who grew up in Florida, I know Pat. Riley will be pushing for a ball handler to replace LBJ. The Heat traded Addison in the draft, and I'm supportive of that. I've watched a lot of games from Addison's college days, and I have a lot of admiration for this Chinese American.

"Of course, at that time, anyone would have been like me, looking at Addison's potential and talent, not what he could bring to the Heat this season. So when he faced John from the first regular season game. When Wall scored a double-double, when he had almost no barriers to fitting into the Heat's system, when he helped the team maintain a great record from start to finish, my inner shock is hard to describe in words.

"I've seen a lot of good point guards and see how those great No. 1 positions can make a difference to a team, like Jason. Kidd, like Steve. Nash, like Chris. Paul...... But I've never seen a point guard make a qualitative change to the team in his rookie season. Jackson failed to do that. However, Addison did it, he made the Heat's offense not as difficult as one might expect, he allowed the Miamis to play league-shaking pick-and-rolls and counterattacks, and he even made the team's defense at the No. 1 position no worse than Chalmers did.

"You may think I'm exaggerating Addison's ability and contributions, but the stats of 16.2 points, 10.1 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 steals, and 0.2 blocks don't lie, and 50+ wins don't lie, all of which tell us that Addison is never an ordinary role that a rookie of the best can take over his career, he has set an incredible record, and he will continue to do so.

"All I can say about that is that you did a great job, Addison. You're doing a great job too, Miami Heat. ”

ESPN's basketball expert Moel. Eriksen made this statement after the Heat's victory over the Bulls, and the basketball expert, who once made the statement that "Addison is the top point guard in the league", once again praised the efforts of the Chinese American point guard and the Heat team this season.

In contrast to the previous scenes, which drew ridicule from almost half of the North American media, this time Erikson's article provoked a very different reaction. Although there are still many 'Ai Hei' who are satirizing his remarks as stupid and subjective, there are obviously a lot more voices in favor of him this time.

After all, the facts are there, and even if many people want to refute them, they will be exhausted.

"It's a good article, but we don't need it right now, and Eddie doesn't need more inconsequential attention to put on him." When Spoelstra saw this text, he said helplessly, "I hope that when the playoffs come, there won't be too many flashes from the sidelines, and now it's not suitable to put more pressure on Eddie." ”

"But you also know it's impossible, don't you?" Assistant Coach David. Fitzdale said with a smile, "That kid is destined to attract the favor of countless people, at least in this rookie class, there is no one who can suppress him and divide the attention." Unlike when Dwyanne first entered the league, he had LBJ and Cameron in front of him. Anthony took most of the spotlight. ”

The best one naturally has to bear the most pressure...... There's nothing wrong with that......

***

After the April 10 game, almost all teams that could make the playoffs began to rotate in large areas. At this time, the league's top brass will no longer control their rotation schedule, there are no two or three games left, and now fans are no longer in the mood to focus on the regular season, and everyone's enthusiasm has been transferred to the upcoming playoffs.

On April 15, U.S. time, after the final round of the regular season came to an end, the 2014-15 regular season schedule officially ended.

A total of 16 teams in the East and West that entered the playoffs were all released, and the Miami Heat finally failed to snatch the second place in the East from the in-form Cleveland Cavaliers, and they could only face the Washington Wizards, who were sixth in the East with both strength and experience, in the first round of the playoffs.

The Atlanta Hawks' first opponent in the playoffs in the East is the Boston Celtics, who are still in their nascent stage, and the media for this series is almost one-sided in favor of the Hawks to easily eliminate the young Green Army 4-0. Coach Stevens' team is full of energy and hard work, but they are so young that no one but one or two players, including the coach, have any playoff experience.

The Cavaliers will face the Milwater Bucks, who are also very young, in the playoffs, and the Heat's long-coveted opponent is expected to be crushed by the LBJ-led Iron Horseman. Even Jason. No matter how resourceful Kidd is, the Bucks have no place to compete with the Cavaliers before anyone on the team has grown into a dominant star.

The Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors match, which should be a big attraction in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Both teams have a lot of quality and both have one or two big stars. The Chicagoans' suffocating defense against the Torontorians' aggressive offense, and this series is really exciting.

Compared with the already clearly divided east, the war situation in the west is even more tragic, and the chaos is staggeringly compact. Only the top three teams in the East have won more than 50 games, while in the West, with the exception of the New Orleans Pelicans, who are in eighth place, the top seven teams have won more than 50 games!!

Needless to say, the Pelicans are definitely going to play against the Golden State Warriors, who are ranked first in the West. The Oaklanders have a staggering 67-15 record this season and are the most powerful in the league in offensive firepower. There is no need to speculate too much about the outcome of these two teams, and the only thing to watch for the Pelicans is Anthony who is making the playoffs for the first time. What kind of form Davis can show.

The Dallas Mavericks, who are seventh in the West, will take on the Houston Rockets, who are second in the West, while the Los Angeles Clippers, who are third in the West, will take on the defending champions, the San Antonio Spurs...... It's definitely a two-game series, and the Dallas Mavericks, who seem to be the weakest of the four teams, have a 50-32 record this season, which shows how effective they are.

On the contrary, the matchup between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trail Blazers, the four or five places in the West, has not been paid much attention to, perhaps because these two small cities have been low-key for too long......

But in any case, in two days, the playoffs will be on the verge of burning all over the United States and the world...... Addison will also be on the fierce and crazy white-knuckle battlefield for the first time......