Chapter 260: Chasing Blows
Whiteside's victory over Mozgov brought basketball to the Heat half, and he was far more mobile than the Russian center. The American Airlines arena also resounded with a warm cheer for the victory of the jump ball, Addison jumped up and easily received the basketball in his hand, his right arm raised to signal to his teammates to quickly settle down.
“Move! Move, guys!!! A hoarse roar reached the ears of everyone in the arena, and what should have been a common scene made Carey . Owen and the others couldn't help but glance sideways at Addison. Ennis and Ruhr. Deng invariably blew a flirtatious whistle and quickly ran towards the bottom corner and the high position.
The Chinese-American point guard dribbled the ball through the half, and the Cavaliers' No. 1 defensive strategy did not change. Shambaught was on guard to the extreme in front of the three-point line. Addison has almost no feeling for this defender, and to be honest, Shambaugh's defensive skills are still very good, but as a point guard, Addison has too many ways to shake off this inexperienced defensive swingman on the offensive end.
Ruhr. Deng tacitly raised from a high position and made a timely cover. Addison's ball-handler pulled and kicked the ground with both feet, and immediately shook off Shambaugh and covered from the top of the three-point line into the inside. Tristan. Thompson decisively made up for the defense, and the 6-foot-9 tall power forward moved at a good pace on the inside.
But this so-called good is the result of comparing with many inside lines, you must know that the last game was LeBron. James was in charge of the defense and didn't limit Addison's impact after taking cover, and the personal ability and physical function of the Chinese point guard have become the biggest nightmare for the Cavaliers' defense.
"Bang Bang !!" The rapid sound of two basketball hits on the floor, Addison, who faced Thompson's defense, first changed hands in front of his body, and the next moment he swam and pulled the ball with his left hand, he quickly slapped it back to the right side of his body along his back. Two consecutive torsional changes in the body's center of gravity make Tristan. Thompson was a little overwhelmed, his footsteps couldn't keep up with his brain's instinctive reaction, and Addison wiped the paint area along the left side of his body.
"Successful breakthrough! What is Addison going to do? Confronting Mozgov or looking for a match? Drexler said loudly as he looked at the scene in the arena.
Addison's drive down the right wing to the box drew Mozgov's strong vigilance, and the Russian quickly turned around under the basket, ready to give a sturdy hat to the Chinese point guard who dared to attack the basket. Tristan who was also passed away. Thompson didn't give up on defense and came back from behind, trying to sandwich Addison in the shadow of the two big men.
However, Addison didn't give the other party a chance to offer himself at all, and the corner of his eye kept paying attention to the movements of the assistant defense around him. At the moment of bursting to the edge of the paint area, his right hand suddenly sent the basketball from his crotch to the left side of his body, and his depressed center of gravity suddenly stopped. Tristan followed behind. Thompson passively followed the pause, while Mozgov reflexively stepped forward to prevent a pull-up jump shot from near the basket.
Due to their respective knee-jerk movements, the two inside players were stranded in a huge gap between the two sides, and Addison took the basketball with his left hand and threw the basketball along the gap from bottom to top. This kind of bottom-up pass could have been easily intercepted, but neither Mozgov nor Thompson expected Addison to have such a hand, so that the basketball flew past them, and neither of them could even react.
But Whiteside, who was vacated on the other side of the paint, was eyeing the opportunity, and he took a clever step to the basket before leaping to his feet! The Heat center's long arm grabbed the ball as it flew to the level of the basket and smashed it into the basket with both hands!
"Boom !!" The basket was struck and pulled by a huge force and let out a tooth-aching cry, and Whiteside, who was hanging from it, condescended to glare at Mozgov and Tristan viciously. Thompson glanced at it, and then fell back to the ground. The Heat center greeted the enthusiastic cheers and applause of the audience with a comfortable and enjoyable face, and he desperately needed such a dunk to vent the excess energy accumulated in his body after surviving the suspension.
"Well passed, Add! How about letting me blow up their baskets like that!! Whiteside pointed to Addison, who was returning to the halfcourt, and yelled, he was glad that he could meet such a point guard with a good sense of the big picture and passing ability after returning to the NBA, otherwise his average points per game data would have shrunk by more than half. You know, most of Whiteside's scoring now is the opportunity created for him by Addison's block, and many times he just needs to rush to the basket and "eat the cake".
"The Cavaliers put too much defensive focus on Addison...... As I said before, if they still pay attention to cutting off Addison from his teammates, the consequences will be the same as just now. "Hubby. Brown said in an unhurried tone, as if he were lecturing to the students in a college classroom, "Whiteside is not Alexie. Kinsa, whose physicality and feel for hitting the basket is much higher than the latter; And Addison is not the Addison of the last game, he has already shown a strong adaptability to the Cavaliers' defensive formation in the second half of the G2 game, and the same defensive strategy cannot limit this Chinese. ”
"A player whose brain is constantly absorbing analysis is more terrifying than a player whose physical strength is increasing all the time, because a player with an explosive body is only refining himself, while a player whose mind is constantly improving will lead the whole team to become stronger." Bill. Wharton continued with Brown's remarks, "Not to mention that Addison is a player who is growing in mind, body and skill at the same time, and I can't predict what the end point of his growth will be like now." ”
"In his rookie season, he started to kill in the playoffs...... Maybe this kid really has what it takes to become the next 'Smiling Assassin'...... It looks like he's still in great form. Drexler shrugged his shoulders with a smile, he didn't have the same strong subjective bias towards Addison as his old partner, but that didn't stop him from admiring the young point guard.
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Offensive and defensive transitions, Kyrie. Irving dribbled the ball into the Heat half and routinely handed the ball to LeBron, who picked up from the wing. James. The boos in the American Airlines arena exploded, and the decibels reached the top the moment LBJ received the basketball. Despite having experienced it in the regular season, James frowned unconsciously at this time.
The Miami booing was not only directed at James, but also the crazy boos and abuse that Addison encountered at Cleveland's home stadium in the 1 and G2 games made the online news of the "Players Forum", and caused a lot of buzz in the United States. After all, Addison doesn't have any feud with the Cavaliers, and he doesn't see it like Kobe Bryant or Curry who are treated as a thorn in the side of LBJ supporters because of fan rivalry...... So this makes it even more inexplicable that the crazy hostility of the quick loan center is quite inexplicable, so much so that many people with ulterior motives have come up with racist remarks to examine this hostility.
LBJ, who was booed in waves, distributed the ball to Iman in front of the three-point line. Shambaugh, the first quarter had just begun, and he didn't want to attack with all his might yet. Because he knows that the team's second team is extremely weak, James needs to save energy for himself in the second half of the season. This season, his efficiency in mid-to-long-range shooting is not ideal, and he will choose to play more inside when attacking, and the physical consumption will undoubtedly be more intense.
Shambaugh, who took over the basketball, was taken over by Daniel. Granger pressed hard, and BJ didn't stop the ball but changed hands and distributed it to Kyrie on the other side. Owen, seeing that there was not much time left to attack, hurriedly greeted Tristan. Thompson made a cover for himself, flashed into the three-point line and took two steps directly into the pull-up jump shot. Ruhr. Deng's defense was quite timely, interfering with the opponent's crosshairs, the basketball bounced off the outside basket, and was firmly protected by Whiteside and rebounded.
"Ball !!" A quick shout immediately caught Whiteside's ears, and Addison, who had come from the outside, was signaling to pass the ball quickly. Whiteside didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly pass the basketball to his teammates, which may be the only weakness of the Heat on the counterattack. Green grabbed the rebound like that, and he could directly dribble the ball to launch a fast break. Basically, every counterattack has to hand over the ball to an outside player like Addison or Wade who can attack with the ball, which will inevitably delay the counterattack to a greater or lesser extent.
Addison dribbled forward and countered, and while he wanted to make a quick chance with a long throw, the Cavaliers' James and Irving were both alert and didn't leave the Miami man a chance. The Chinese point guard immediately picked up the speed and sprinted towards the frontcourt, and LBJ kept an eye on Ruhr. Deng's case Carey. Owen and Shambaugh pounced on Addison at the same time, and Addison, who was sprinting, was basically unstoppable by himself, and his speed and explosiveness were the most powerful weapons when countering fast attacks.
Seeing the two players defending him, Addison slammed his shoulder before hitting the right three-point line, slapped the ball with his left hand and took a big step, making the momentum of attacking the interior from the left side at high speed. Carey. Owen immediately made a half-turn, and as Addison stepped back to defend, Shambaugh slid quickly to stop his opponent in front of the paint zone.
"A big sudden change of direction!! Addison pulled straight from beyond the three-point line!! Are you kidding me?! Drexler's eyes widened in surprise as he saw Addison's swift change of direction and retreat to the right side of the three-point line again, and then took advantage of the fact that both Irving and Shambaugh were pulling away from him, and jumped lightly.
“hat the F*ck??!!” Carey witnessing Addison's movements. Owen couldn't help but curse, and wanted to pounce back to block it, but it was too late. The opponent stretched out his body in the air and flicked the basketball out with moderate force with his left hand. The reddish-brown ball swept through the scorching air under the intense light of the court, and plunged into the net in the face of everyone's retinal brilliance!
“YES!!! YES!!! Let's go, Heat!!! Let's go!!! Miami fans jumped up from their seats in excitement, and this three-pointer doubled their momentum and confidence! Instead, it was David who was standing on the sidelines. Blatter waved his arm in chagrin and amazement, unable to believe what he was seeing!
Does this rookie rookie have to give him some 'surprises' every game before he stops?! When did this guy's chasing three-point shot become so sure?!