Chapter 338: It's Just a Fairy Tale
Eddie, who scored 12 points in less than a quarter, was the next target for the Cavaliers, and Blatter even arranged for the flanks to assist Dellavedova in defending the Chinese point guard, just to limit this hot core point. Statistically, they did so, with Addison scoring just two points for the remainder of the first quarter, and his performance seemed to be a lot quieter than before, at least without doing anything to make Cleveland fans gasp.
However, the Heat still held the lead in points at 28-26, and Addison's cooling offensive firepower didn't seem to affect the team's offense. Kenny. Smith said as both teams went off the pitch for a short break, "Gerrard. Green is a firepower point that I didn't expect, and such a swingman with excellent shooting and fast-break shooting and some ability to score with the ball is less than $1.5 million a year, and if he continues to play at that level, it would be a great contract for the Heat. ”
"See, Kenny, Addison is not dumb, but he deliberately chose to restrain his previous desire to score. Since Dellavedova came on, Addison has only taken two shots in total, and has even become a splitter who only plays at the top of the arc. Barkley apparently disagrees with Kenny's perception that Addison is getting colder, "and that led to Gerald. Green's strong performance after coming off the bench, as well as Chris. Bosh suppresses Kevin. Lorefour's performance. ”
Bosh played nearly ten minutes in the first quarter, scoring 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal on 2-of-4 shooting, which was decent in terms of statistics. Of course, this is due to the fact that Addison took up a lot of shots in the first half of the game, and the usual No. 1 firepower player on the team was doing more work today to run and pull space. However, even so, Bosh has shown good quality on both ends of the floor, especially in the pick-and-roll defense and marking Lefou. As the Cavaliers' most relied on high battery, Love only hit one field goal in the first quarter under Bosh's marking and the Heat's defensive system, and the defense often couldn't keep up with Bosh's flexible running and air cutting. Lefou's best defense is to rely on his own tonnage to defend the opponent's low-post singles, but the Bosh he encountered today is a flexible big forward who doesn't like to wear in the low post. Lefu turned confused.
LBJ, who was sitting on the bench, gasped a little rougher than usual, and while it wasn't quite a playoff-level game, he really felt that the difficulty of leading the team in the first quarter reminded him of last season's Finals. The Cavaliers' model of building a team around James is to protect the basket meat shield and the Royal Marksman Regiment as a support, and now the meat shield has been removed because of the slow speed, and even the most stable Lefu in the Royal Marksman Regiment feels cold...... It couldn't have been nice to be alone from the first quarter, and James was looking forward to Kyrie. Owen's desire to return from injury has never been so urgent.
The second quarter opens with David. Blatter re-brought Morris. Williams was replaced, and the idea he had at this time was to emulate the Heat's use of Wade, hoping that Morris could play some form and lethality in the rotation lineup. The Cavaliers' second lineup is still unsightly, and Anderson. Valejo, Richard. Jefferson, Morris. Williams and other veterans are all on the line, facing the Heat led by Wade Stoudemire, McRoberts, Hollis. Jefferson, Josh. Richardson's lineup is really passive. In this lineup, which is different from the previous one, Wade plays the No. 1 position, which is equivalent to him facing Morris. Williams has a natural advantage.
David. Blatter didn't expect Spoelstra to use this method to limit Morris in a relative way. Williams, didn't expect Shabazz. Napier and Alexi. Atkinsa would be taken down, and he didn't expect Josh. Richardson's second-round pick will be so trusted...... The Heat's lineup is aimed at the shortcomings of the Cavaliers' veterans who are not too prominent, so Stoudemire replaced Akinsa, who is biased towards protecting the basket. Richardson and Hollis. Jefferson, two young rookies with little experience, relied on plenty of physical fitness and passion to play hard.
Under the offensive and defensive transition, Wade beat Morris in the waist position and at the top of the arc. Williams scored twice, once with a direct score and once for a defensive foul on the opponent, scoring four points between the two rounds. David. Blatter frowned, looked around the bench and couldn't help but be a little disheartened, the problem of the distortion between the team's main force and the bench has not been solved, he can't let LeBron from the beginning of the regular season. James played about 40 minutes per game......
In desperation, Blatter replaced Dellavedova and put the Australian as the shooting guard, but on the defensive end, he had to switch to Wade, who played point guard. The adjustment played a role, with Wade attacking Dellavedova against Morris. Williams was a lot more difficult, but 'The Flash' also adjusted the way he played to be more of a team-mate.
"The only thing I think has some fuel in the Cleveland lineup is Richard, who can even force a score with the ball on the baseline. I gotta say he's been in good shape, really good. "Reggie. Miller looked at Richard with interest. Jefferson's performance on the field couldn't help but give praise. The Cavaliers brought in Richard this season. Jefferson may have been the only successful addition to the bench by management, and the 35-year-old veteran still has the energy and ability to prove himself, just like his former teammate Vince. Carter the same.
However, the Heat's rotation lineup is obviously more impactful, both in terms of mobility and strength, especially the 82-year-old Stoudemire is quite motivated against Valejo, who is also an 82-year-old. At the peak, the 'Little Overlord' was tricked by the off-the-market tricks of the 'Brazilian actor', and now the two of them are already veterans, and they have long understood each other well. Stoudemire has been tepid since joining the Heat since the start of the preseason, but today he showed quite active excitement, although the shooting percentage was not high, but the offense was very aggressive.
David. Blatter endured for nearly 4 minutes before LeBron, who was close to playing the first quarter. James restarted the game when the Heat were leading the home team by six points at 37-31. Maybe both Miami and Cleveland are reluctant to lose to their opponents, but David . Blatter is so persistent that he must consider the rational allocation of LBJ's physical strength in order to cope with the next 79 regular season games. If the quick loan center loses to the Heat tonight, it is not an unacceptable result in Blatter's opinion, after all, the new season has just begun. For a team like the Cavaliers, which is dominated by veterans and Mesozoic players, the slow start will not dampen their thirst for victory and glory in the future.
Addison and other key players were basically substituted at the same time, and the decisive time in the first half was about 8 minutes left in the second quarter, which will directly determine the rotation strategy of the two teams in the second half. Whether this match will be in Hard or Normal mode will be known in these 8 minutes.
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Addison took the ball and slapped it hard, trotting towards the opposing half. Dellavedova was well positioned near the halfway line and looked like she wanted to go all out to entangle the Heat point guard. Dellavedova's performance in the second half of the first quarter made David. Blatter gained more trust in the player, and even when he changed to the main lineup, he did not remove him, but let him play the No. 1 position to continue defending Addison.
Addison, who came to the halfway line, pressed his center of gravity and slowly pushed the basketball forward with the basketball under his crotch. Dellavedova did not dare to apply direct pressure in this state, otherwise he would likely be punished by the referee for a defensive foul on the cylinder style, and he could only keep half an arm's length apart.
"Let me guess, the situation in the first quarter must have made you feel confident, right? You think you can restrain me, keep me silent, don't you? Addison's slightly hoarse voice penetrated Dellavedova's ears, full of banter and dismissiveness.
The Australian, of course, heard the provocation in his words, and he stared viciously at Addison's dribbling while responding in a gruff voice, "So what? You're doing nothing against my defense, yellow boy! ”
Before the words fell, Dellavedova took the initiative to step forward and wanted to give Addison some collision confrontation, the 90-kilogram Australian is indeed very powerful, but it is nothing for Addison, who has already competed with many power point guards. The Chinese point guard did not stumble or be embarrassed under the impact, and pulled the ball with his right hand and moved it to the right to re-open the distance with the opponent.
"You're still immersed in the fairy tales I weave for you, buddy, or rather the false dreams you buried yourself...... Hasn't Curry in the Finals made you understand that your so-called defense is naïve? Beware, waking up from a dream can be painful. Addison continued to carve wounds in Dellavedova's heart with his unscathing words, not believing that the Australian could restrain himself.
"Whoever is dreaming will soon find out!" The two are close to the top of the three-point arc, and Dellavedova will no longer let Addison push forward, adding the physical confrontation entanglement that he does best. In the first two games of last season's finals, he used this non-stop continuous confrontation to make Stephen . Curry struggled to adapt for a while, but eventually found a way to crack it by the Warriors' core.
At the moment when the two men collided, Dellavedova stealthily reached up with his right hand to attack Addison's waist and abdomen, but before he could succeed, he felt a dull pain in his left rib, so that his feet moved a beat slower under the tremor of his body. And Addison took advantage of this moment of gap to accelerate suddenly, and wiped from his side into the three-point line like lightning!
“S*it!!! This bastard!! Dellavedova turned around despite the pain in his ribs, but before he could take a step, he bumped into Chris. Bosh was forced to stop again and "make up for it!! Quick Replenish !! ”
Kevin. Love was forced to face Addison, who was close to the free throw line, and the Chinese point guard switched to a left-handed dribble with his center of gravity to move to the left corner of the bull, and he suddenly collected the ball and pulled it to his waist, while making a light step back. Lefou's habitual thinking made him think that Addison wanted to step back and jump shot, so he hurriedly pulled up his center of gravity and raised his arms to block. saw that the Heat point guard just slashed the ball on his waist, and when Lefou's center of gravity was raised, he sent the basketball from the opponent's side into the inside restricted area.
Inside line Whiteside rollover card is located in Tristan. Thompson received a pass before the destruction, he took a big step along the outside with his left body, held the basketball in his right hand and jumped up directly ignoring the opponent, and slashed at the basket with his long arm span!
"Boom !!" The sound of the basket being ravaged and pulled suddenly echoed in every corner of the quick loan center, with Tristan in the background. Thompson was caught off guard by the rush that was crushed under him.
"Is there anything dark about your fairy tales, sir? It's just that I appear in fairy tales in a darker image than that!! Addison, who watched Whiteside dunk the dunk, turned around and said loudly to Dellavedova with a smile, watching the other man's face turn blue at a speed visible to the naked eye.