Chapter 108: He Is a Symbol
Beverly and Addison were half a body apart, and he didn't think about clinging to it to give the rookie some shade, but he immediately gave up on the idea. He remembered very well that in the previous game, he had tried to Addison once, but he was counterattacked on the spot by a seemingly harmless Chinese point guard, and his ribs were beaten to the core.
This rookie is much more cunning and ruthless than he looks, and Beverly thinks that one lesson is enough......
Addison dribbled the ball with his left hand, raised three fingers with his right hand, and then thumbs up horizontally. This gesture of understanding each other for a long time made his teammates understand what he meant, and the Heat players began to step up their running.
Whiteside on the inside came up to block Beverley, and Addison switched to right-handed control and moved to the right, only this time he seemed to move a little slower than before.
And on the right side of the three-point line, Ruhr, who had just been running slowly. Deng suddenly accelerated, cutting inside with all his might. Defend his Trevø. Ariza was startled and hurriedly followed, but before she ran two steps, she was killed by Chris. Bosh blocked.
Shaking off Ariza's Deng was replaced by Josh. Smith blocked, the two men were about the same height, and Josh's speed was no slower than Deng's. But Ruhr. Deng was extremely experienced in running empty-handed, and his gesture of forcing a cut made Josh subconsciously take a step, but he took the opportunity to turn and run backwards to the outside.
Addison, who was still moving with the help of cover, immediately pulled the basketball out with his fingertips, and according to the prediction, the advance amount of the basketball hit the ground and bounced to the Ruhr. Deng ran to the position.
The Briton catches the ball and shoots a long two-point shot from the right three-point line!
"Ruhr. Deng! Running off the ball to find opportunities! Drexler shouted his appreciation, "Dwyan's strong play in the third quarter once made people forget the existence of the British, and now Deng tells us that he is also an important member of the team!" The Heat want to win the game on a solid footing, and Ruhr. Deng's off-ball offense must be brought into play! ”
Half of the credit for this goal goes to Addison, whose deep pass found Ruhr with precision. Deng. "Bill. Walton's focus is not quite the same as that of his partner, "When we measure a point guard's passing ability, a lot of times it's not about the number of assists he makes in a single game, it's the number of deep passes he makes. Even if a guard contributes 20 assists in the whole game, if all of those assists come from the breakaway, then his actual passing ability is still not as good as a guard who is good at controlling the whole team with deep passing. ”
The Heat's goal made McHale pat his forehead in annoyance, he didn't expect that even with all the main players, the difference would still be stretched to 10 points.
"Success rate! Success! McHale shouted to the players on the field, "Guaranteed success rate every round!" ”
James. Harden dribbled the ball across half court, and Ennis spread his arms to the extreme, distracting the opposition's view as much as possible. Ennis, who is 6'7", did suffer a bit from his desperate block, and with a frown, he passed the ball to Beverley.
When the game reached a critical moment, Beverley also put away his desire to attack, he knew that Harden was just letting himself help him control the ball for a while. Sure enough, within two or three seconds of passing, Harden ran to catch it again, and Beverley had to pass the ball back.
'Bearded' used Howard's block to shake off Ennis, who was slower than him, and then used his European step, which he excelled, to trick Whiteside into making a layup.
McHale is a little more relaxed, and at least Harden can be trusted on the offensive end. As long as the margin doesn't widen, they have hope of winning.
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"Rick, how much room do you have left for the team to sign?" Pat. Riley abruptly turned his attention away from the live game and asked his old partner.
"Signing space?" Attention is completely drawn to the game by Rick. Djole was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "What are you thinking, old man?" We're letting LBJ, Chalmers, and Ray go. Allen and others managed to lower the team's salary below the luxury tax threshold, and even then it still exceeded the salary cap for this season. If you want reinforcements, we can only trade them. ”
Pat. Riley's eyes narrowed slightly, and his right hand shook gently in the air, as if conducting an invisible orchestra.
After a while, Riley turned off the live game on his computer, pulled up the team's player salary list for the season, and carefully skimmed through it.
Chris. Bosh 2064, Dwyan. Wade 1500, Ruhr. Deng 971, Chris. Anderson 538, Josh. McRoberts 531 ...... Addison. Ann-275, Hassan. Whiteside 77 ......
"At least in this regard, we're doing a pretty good job......" Pat said. Riley muttered to himself, Rick. Deyol didn't hear what he was saying, so he waited quietly.
"Rick, do you think Dwyane will opt out of his contract after this season?"
Djole glanced at Riley, who looked calm, and he didn't know why the other party was asking him this question: "I'm not Dwyan, old fellow, I can't understand his thinking. ”
"Yes, I can't ...... either," the old man nodded thoughtfully, "then, if Dwyane chooses to jump out of the contract and renew it with a higher salary, should I still agree?" ”
Rick. Djol only felt a twitch in his heart, and he looked at Pat in surprise. Riley, however, the old man just stared at the salary list on his computer, undistracted.
After a few seconds of silence, Dwyane whispered, "Dwyanne has always been a symbol of the Heat, hasn't he?" ”
"Symbol, ......" Pat. A smile crossed the corner of Riley's mouth, and he raised his eyebrows, which were already white, "Symbol of the Heat......"
After a few moments, Riley's smile faded away, and a faint cold snort came from his nose. Although the voice was not loud, this cold snort sent chills down Deyol's spine.
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"With two minutes to go until full-time, the Houstonians have narrowed the gap to six points." Bill. Wharton couldn't hide the worry in his tone, "Addison has been a little calm in the past few minutes, and he is more of a passer to organize the offense. But now the Heat don't just need his passing, especially when Bosh isn't playing well, Addison has to do more. ”
"yes, I think everybody would like to see Addison do better." Drexler nodded in agreement.
Rockets fans who watched the live broadcast scolded when they heard this: "We don't want that yellow-skinned rookie to do better, we wish he was invisible on the court now!! ”
Beverley sneered and blocked in front of Addison, and these few minutes of defense made him regain a lot of confidence: "Rookie, you have been silent for a long time, have you lost your previous confidence?" I can understand that, because that's your delusion! ”
Addison glanced at his opponent, and the guy's chattering mouth struck him as funny, not irritated, but funny.
The Chinese point guard passed the ball to Ruhr on the wing. Deng hand.
"Don't you dare—F*ck!!" Beverly was about to make a mockery, but Addison ran away with superior startup speed, and almost disappeared from Beverley's vision.
Addison raised his right hand in the air as he ran and made a '5' gesture, and Whiteside on the inside immediately began to run to the right side of the three-point line.
Gesture to meet the Ruhr. Deng's Chinese rookie suddenly braked suddenly, Beverley didn't expect this, and hurriedly followed the emergency stop, but Addison turned around and ran back to the top of the arc the next moment. A frustrated Beverley turned his weight back and was about to catch up when he bumped into Whiteside, who ran over to cover.
Addison ran out of space at the top of the arc, and Ruhr. Deng's pass followed.
"It's not a normal tactic for the Heat, but it's executed well! Addison shoots a three-pointer at the top of the arc! If I'm not mistaken, it was his first three-pointer of the game! Drexler said as he looked at the Chinese point guard who was shooting.
"Hit! Three points for Edison!!! "Bill. Wharton cheered directly, "Addison has already scored 19 points, and he only scored 11 points in the first three quarters!" Coupled with the fact that he has already assisted 10 times in this game, Addison is likely to get a luxury double-double of 20+10! ”
At this time, the big screen at the scene also played Addison's data, which surprised many Houston fans.
"Wow, this rookie is going to get a large two-pair?!"
"Surprised, it's just data, if Harden also plays like this, he can often get such data!"
"That's right, it's just a data brush......"
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"Keep an eye on him! Keep an eye on him! Is that rookie Aaron? Iverson?! Don't tell me you can't guard against a rookie! McHale yelled from the sidelines, and he was about to go crazy when he saw Addison widen the margin that he had so narrowed again.
On the offensive end, Harden was caught up in Ennis's desperate clinging, while Ruhr on the wing. Deng is always ready to help. Ariza was in pretty bad shape in this game, and Spoelstra allowed Deng to let Ariza go when necessary to focus on Harden.
Hardenton, who was frantically defended, felt irritable for a while, in fact, the core of the Rockets team had nothing to reverse the heart, and Addison's three-point shot just now made him feel helpless.
Harden, who was not interested, simply passed the ball to Howard, who was brought up from the basket, and Howard, who was limited by Whiteside for a whole game, was in a state of fire in his heart. After receiving the ball, he didn't plan to pass it, he turned around directly and wanted to use his strength to beat this unknown man who he didn't like how he looked at it.
But just as he collided with Whiteside, the young center, who had been fanatical about wrestling with him, fell straight backwards, looking so weak......
"Drip !!" The referee's whistle sounded sharply, pointing directly at Dwight, who was stunned with the ball. Howard.
"Offensive fouls?! This guy is obviously acting! He's been me all the time!! Howard's anger exploded, and before he could finish speaking, his teammates gathered around him and pulled him away, lest the angry 'monster' receive another technical foul.
Whiteside got up and high-fived his teammates excitedly, he just had the idea to try to make a foul, but he didn't expect it to be so successful!
McHale was completely disappointed this time, with only about 1 minute left before the end of the game, and with a 9-point difference, the Rockets were basically gone.
Next, Addison broke through to a mid-range pullup jump shot with the help of cover, and the margin was stretched to 11 points. McHale applied for a timeout, replacing all the main players and announcing that he conceded defeat.
The game ended at full time a minute later, with the Miami Heat winning 108-96 on the road against the Houston Rockets.