Chapter Seventy-One: Tearing the Nets
In the final three minutes of the first quarter, Spoelstra was ready to bring on the second lineup, and the course of the game was still in his expectations.
Delong. Williams moves off the ball to the left low post and receives Mason. Plumlee's pass, he stuck Addison firmly behind him: "Your defense is not a threat to me, it is completely futile. ”
Addison's face showed a rare hint of chagrin, and he concentrated his body's strength as much as he could, resisting the impact of his opponent.
Delon's body surged backwards, and this time Addison wasn't knocked open, his teeth clenching at each other, desperately resisting the other's squeezing.
Delon was slightly surprised, but the second time he arched back with his hips, Addison couldn't resist it, and the whole person took a step back. Delon took advantage of the split second gap and leaned his shoulders toward the baseline, attracting Addison's attention before slamming over from the opposite direction for a jumper.
The sound of the basketball drilling into the net made Addison's eyes flash a hint of helplessness, this kind of real defensive failure he had not experienced a few times since he entered the league, but today he really tasted it.
Delon had already scored nine points in the first quarter, along with two assists, essentially declaring Addison's defense against him a complete failure during that time. Even so, the Heat still lead the Nets by four points, and the poor defense of the opposing team has allowed the Miamins to easily play the transition on the offensive end, especially Wade and Bosh tonight in the mid-range are quite hot.
Spoelstra called a timeout and brought on the substitutes. He patted Addison who walked down: "Good job, Add, that guy is a super point guard who 'lessons' CP3 every time, and you've done a good job." ”
The Chinese boy smiled at the head coach and sat down in the corner of the bench without any reaction.
Spoelstra was right, Delon. Williams, a player who has been overlooked since he entered the league, would have been better than Chris if it weren't for his attitude and injuries. Paul is a stronger and more well-rounded point guard. Therefore, a rookie like Addison can score 5 points and 4 assists in the first quarter with Delon, which is already a very good performance. After all, looking at the whole league, no one can completely restrain this fat man.
It's just that Addison is not reconciled, his paranoia does not allow himself to be continuously broken on the court, and he continues to become the background board for the opponent to score.
Although I know that if you want to defend against the back-to-back attacks of high-tonnage players, the first thing you need to do is to gain weight. But until then, if you don't even have the attitude to prevent it, then you don't have to talk about it......
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The competition between the two sides in the rotation lineup is half a pound and eight taels, and the Heat team is represented by the veteran captain Udonis who has returned from injury. Haslem presses, Norris. Cole, Daniel. Granger and James. Ennis played a good outside firepower. And the Nets' Jarrett . Jack and Mason. Plumlee's brilliant performance kept the score tight, and Spoelstra was a little surprised, and it was clear that the opponent showed a lot more tenacity than he thought.
Prior to this game, the Nets had a 3-6 record, which is a far cry from management's expectation that they would continue to play in the playoffs this season. Therefore, the Nets also have the belief that they must win this game, and they have a good lineup configuration, and they don't want to sink like this.
Five minutes into the second quarter, Spoelstra reintroduced Addison and Bosh as the home team trailed the Miamins by just five points.
"See you again, rookie...... I'm happy with your performance in the first quarter and I hope you don't let me down. "Deron with a beard. Williams looked at Addison and smiled, and to be honest, he really admired the yellow-skinned rookie. If he was a little contemptuous of Addison before, in the first quarter, the rookie fought with himself at least evenly on the court, which surprised DeLong.
It seems to be back to the feeling of being a young man and CP3 in the arena...... This made Delon have a strong desire to attack again.
With the force of his side continuing to hit Addison, Delon cut two steps to the three-point line, then suddenly handed the ball from his crotch to his left hand while twisting his body to the left. Addison moved half a step to the side, and when he saw Delon return the ball to his right hand with a flick from behind, he was about to shift his center of gravity to follow, but the next moment he collided directly with Brooke, who was covering. Lopez.
- It's really terrible!!
The boy shouted in exasperation, but by this time Delon was out of his control. Facing Chris who came over to make up for the defense. Bosh, Delon took advantage of the sudden change in tempo to quickly pull the ball and turn past the opponent, and came to the basket to score a backhand layup.
Nets fans cheered loudly, and Delon challenged the Heat's entire defensive system by himself, from breakouts to layups.
"How am I taught, Dwyan? Isn't that impressive? After the goal, Delon shouted to Wade, who was sitting on the sidelines to rest, in exchange for only a roll of the eyes of the 'Flash'.
Despite Delong. Williams was on fire on the offensive end, but back on the defensive end, the Brooklyn team still couldn't defend themselves against the Miamins' pick-and-roll offense. Addison and Bosh grasped the shortcomings of Garnett's aging mobility ability, and firmly set the firepower point in the middle distance, an area that the old 'wolf king' couldn't help.
Some can't stand Brooke. Lopez wanted to help defend, but Addison instantly saw his movement and passed the ball directly to Shaun, who was unguarded outside the three-point line. Williams in hand. With a knife in his hand, a clean three-pointer hollowed into the net made Lopez no longer dare to recklessly abandon the opposing player to make up for the defense.
In the third quarter, when the offensive firepower of both sides was a little reduced, the first two quarters focused most of the attention on defending Joe. Johnson's Wade stepped up and took over the Heat's offense. Taking advantage of Garnett's exhaustion break, the 'Flash' continued to unscrupulously attack the Nets' interior and face Joe at the free throw line. Johnson made it 2+1. The difference between the two teams quickly widened to double digits due to Wade's periodic outburst, which Hollins never imagined, and Wade, who only scored a total of 9 points in the first half, scored 11 points alone in the third quarter, showing signs of returning to the top.
However, everyone knows that this is just a sudden outburst of Wade for a short time, and the injured 'Flash' will not return to the high-intensity killing appearance of 40 minutes in a row anyway. Concentration and energy when the team needs it most is a common trick used by seasoned veterans in the league, who know they can't go crazy all the time, but they can step up and support their teammates when their fighting power drops.
In comparison, Joe. Johnson didn't seem to be doing enough of that tonight, Wade, Ruel. Deng and James. Ennis's rotational marking of him prevented him from finding a breakthrough to play to his strength, and he only shot 2-of-10 in the third quarter, failing to effectively play for Delon. Williams shared the duties.
As for the Nets' interior core, Brooke. Lopez, he probably didn't expect that Bosh, who had been baptized by a group of excellent center forwards, was fully prepared defensively tonight, so he didn't take advantage of anything on the offensive end. And when defending, you have to follow Sean. Williams ran around from beyond the three-point line, and Lopez was out of shape for the whole game, scoring only 6 points and 1 rebound on 3-of-9 shooting, and even the contributions on both offensive and defensive ends were outnumbered by the nearly 40-year-old Kevin. Garnett covers the past.
The core teammates are collectively not strong, and even if Delong plays 100% of his form, he still can't recover the point difference for the team. By the 7 minutes of the fourth quarter, the margin had widened to 14 points, and with the Miami people dominating the pace of the game, basically everyone on the Nets had given up except for Delon, including Kevin, who was once so unruly and paranoid. Garnett.
Pushing in with his back all the way from beyond the three-point line, Addison was pushed back helplessly. As the Chinese boy retreated, Delon turned quickly with a quick agility that didn't match his size, stepped back to the three-point line, and made a resolute jumper. Addison pounced back as fast as he could, but couldn't stop the basketball from swiping through the net with precision.
With this three-pointer, Delon. Williams' stats for this game have come to 30 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal. Addison knew very well that he would definitely be attacked by the media and basketball experts after the game, and Spoelstra would probably be criticized because the Filipino had not arranged for Wade or James. Ennis switches to Delon. Williams.
"Personally, I think I've taught me a lot, Addison." Delon's voice was slightly panting, he had barely rested since the second half, and he really wanted to win, "So, what have you learned?" ”
Addison looked directly at the opponent who had blown him up with his usual indifferent eyes, but this time there was a bit of sharpness in his eyes. A few smooth crotch dribbles in a row, the center of gravity twisted and quickly broke to the right, while Bosh tacitly made a cover for him.
DeLong doesn't have more stamina to desperately chase down the defense, Bojan on the flank. Bogdanovic was just about to make up for the defense, but he saw Addison pull the ball and retreat, and the whole person retreated to the three-point line, and resolutely jumped up.
It was his second three-pointer of the game and the first time he made a three-pointer against a defender. The Chinese boy who jumped up had eyes that were so clear that he could not hold anything but a basket in the distance.
The basketball was thrust out and over Bogdanovic's blocked arm, leaving a graceful arc on the retina of everyone who stared at it......
"!!Shh The crisp sound echoed across the court, and Addison's shooting arm was still raised in the air, and he smiled at Delon to the boos of the audience.
- I don't know how much I've learned yet, but I at least understand that I can trust myself!
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Five minutes later, the Miami Heat had a 12-point lead over the host Nets at 105-93 to improve their team record to 6-3.
"Black haired, don't forget to gain weight!" Delong. Williams and Addison hugged vigorously, then patted the boy on the shoulder and walked towards the players' tunnel.
No compliments, no criticisms, not even symbolic remarks...... The Chinese boy blinked a little dazedly, but Wade next to him smiled.
"Hear me, boy, you've got to gain weight! Otherwise, that fat man will definitely see you once in the future, and he will give you a lesson! ”
Addison pouted, he certainly knew he needed to gain weight to better fit in this league. However, there is no urgency in this kind of thing, and no team will make players gain weight during the season, which will affect the player's shooting, fitness, injuries and other aspects.
He's going to gain weight, but not until his rookie season is over.