McHale's biggest reliance on the defensive end is Dwight. Howard, even if the 'Monster' is slightly lower than two or three years ago, as long as he is still standing in the restricted area, no opponent will dare to easily try to attack the basket.

However, McHale's biggest concern was also Dwight. Howard, because once Howard is drawn out of the basket, the Rockets' interior defense will immediately break down. As for Terrence. Jones or Motaiyunas and the like, it is better to expect McHale to return to the top than to count on them to defend the interior......

It's like last season when the Rockets played against the Trail Blazers in the playoffs. The reason why Aldridge, an All-Star power forward, can blow up the Rockets' interior line is because he mentioned hitting opponents with accurate mid-range shots in the high post when facing Howard's defense; When Howard had to come up defensively, he switched to the basket and went to the low post to single Terrence. Jones. The entire series of the Rockets' interior line was messed up by Aldridge, and all the low and high posts were lost.

And now Chris. Bosh continued to use his accurate mid-range jumper to score, which gave McHale another bad premonition. While Bosh doesn't have the ability to kill in the low post, the Heat have Wade and Luhr. Deng: These two flanks with strong air cutting ability. As soon as Howard is pulled out of the basket, the Miamins' air-cut offense will definitely be more unscrupulous, and the injury-plagued 'Monster', who is nearly 30 years old, can't move as fast as before.

But McHale didn't have a solution, and if he didn't let the 'Monster' expand his defensive range, I am afraid that Bosh would really shoot the Houstonians alive with a high-post shot......

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With six minutes to go into the first quarter, Spoelstra replaced Wade to give him an early rest, but did not bring on Daniel as usual. Granger. The Filipinos were worried that Granger's speed would not be able to keep up with Harden, who was in his prime, so he brought the young and athletic James to the team. Ennis sent on the court and asked him to mark the heart of the Rockets.

After Wade went off the court, Addison strengthened his blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation with Bosh, and the Rockets couldn't come up with a good way to stop the two guys from attacking after covering. Deng's air-cut coordination also annoyed them.

However, the Rockets are also in good shape on the offensive end, Howard has become a hegemon under the Heat's basket, and the thin Bosh can't defend the opponent's low-post attack at all, and he paid two fouls in the first quarter. Due to Howard's excellent offensive form, Harden did not exert too much force, but instead organized on the outside as the team's tandem point.

The first quarter ended with a score of 30-31, and the Heat fell behind the visitors by one point at home. Dwight. Howard overturned in the Miami people's restricted area, scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block in a single quarter.

Addison scored just two points in the first quarter but dished out five assists. I have to say that Beverley did have a big impact on Addison's individual offense, and the boys didn't choose to play alone in the face of Beverley's defense for the whole quarter, and concentrated on organizing the tandem team.

In the second quarter, Wade came on the court with a rotation lineup, and faced the newcomer Greek, Papani Koolau, who had just entered the league, played an unusually strong game, and led the team to play a wave of sudden throws to exceed the score by five points, which surprised McHale and hurriedly called a timeout.

The head coach of the Rockets may still have a perception of the team's bench that was stuck in the second team with super firepower last season, but he forgot that the reason why the Rockets' bench firepower was at the top last season was because it had a Jeremy Lin on the bench who averaged 13+4 data per game. Jeremy Lin definitely qualified to compete for the league's Sixth Man of the Year award last season, and he was able to not only connect the whole team, but also explode his own scoring Chinese Americans who could fully lead the Rockets' bench offense.

But Jeremy Lin has now gone to Los Angeles, and now the Rockets' bench guard line is dominated by a nearly 40-year-old veteran nerve knife Jason. John Terry and a point guard from the NBDL, Isaiah. Kanan's partner, if such a configuration can lead the attack, it is called strange......

The rotation lineup's victory gave the Heat the upper hand in the second quarter, and the home team led the Rockets by three points at halftime, 58-55, much to the cheers of fans at the American Airlines arena.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Addison first gave the opponent a downshot, shook off Beverley with the help of blocking people, went straight inside, used a passing feint to attract Howard's attention, and then accelerated past the 'monster', rushed to the basket and caused Terrence. Jones fouls. The boy hit two free throws to temporarily widen the gap to five points.

However, James, who kept a low profile in the first half. Harden burst out at this time with the strength of a superstar, he first forced Wade to score two points on a step-back jumper, and turned Ruhr. Deng missed the shot, and the Houstonians took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and the 'beard' suddenly scored a three-pointer when the Miami people were not all in place, and directly equalized the score.

The stadium suddenly fell silent, and the score that had just opened was tied in an instant, which was very difficult for Miami fans to accept.

This time it was Spoelstra's turn to call a timeout in a hurry, although he knew that Harden had super individual strength, but this guy's sudden outburst was really unexpected by the Filipinos.

Coming back from the timeout, Bosh grimaced to find Howard back on the court. However, Spoelstra reacted quickly and immediately took advantage of a dead-ball opportunity to bring back to the bench for centre-forward Chris Brown. Anderson came on the pitch. He asked the old 'Birdman' to defend Howard without remembering the cost of fouls, and it was best to let 'Monster' go to the free throw line frequently, anyway, Howard has not practiced free throws so far, and it is already considered God's mercy to be able to make one of two free throws......

The two sides went back and forth until the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, but the Rockets gradually began to gain the upper hand, and the margin was stretched to seven points.

Dwyan. Wade played just two minutes in the final quarter before being substituted, and his fitness was in trouble. With only one day of rest after the previous back-to-back away games, there was not enough time to recover for an injury-ridden veteran like Wade, and the first three quarters of the game were very intense, and Wade found that the knee of his right leg was starting to stiffen in the fourth quarter. Spoelstra immediately pressed the 'Flash' to the bench and stopped letting him play, and the Heat coach would rather lose this game than Wade miss a lot of the rest of the schedule because of knee problems.

"What's wrong, rookie?" Beverley grinned at Addison, who was dribbling at the top of the arc, and sneered, "Look at you, you don't know how to win, you're a wretched creature without D.Wade!" ”

Addison's eyes were coldly fixed on Beverley, who had only scored six points so far this time, and his performance under the opponent's crazy entanglement was indeed not as good as usual. Beverley's singles that made up his mind to strangle the boy, Addison's passing organization he couldn't prevent it, but he would definitely do everything to prevent the opponent from scoring.

The Chinese boy glanced at his teammates' runs, and as the game drew to a close, the Rockets' previously loose defense became more active, and he glanced at it and didn't find too many good opportunities.

Addison's eyes narrowed slightly, and he changed the ball to his left hand to dribble with his left hand while raising the thumb of his right hand to signal to his teammates that he wanted to play alone.

"Addison signaled that he wanted to play singles, and to be honest, I don't think it's a good choice." Doug. Collins shook his head and said, "This game he didn't have a lot of offensive efficiency under Beverley's defense, and he chose to play alone at the last minute, which is not the most beneficial thing for the Heat team who need to pursue a success rate." ”

"Does he have any other choice?" Reggie. Miller retorted, "With Dwyane off the court, Addison is the only point on the court that can attack with the ball, and looking at the Houstonian's crazy running right now, his only option now is to break Beverley's defense." ”

"I'm really looking forward to Addison's personal attack!" Kevin. Harlan looked into the arena with a glow, "Are you going to make a bet, guys?" I'm betting five dollars on Addison's goal! ”

Addison dribbled with his center of gravity down at the top of the arc and watched the time on the timer fade into the final 10 seconds. Beverly watched the boy's movements with a ferocious expression.

- Rookie! Don't try to rush in!

Addison clicked two broken steps and suddenly dribbled the ball to the right with his left hand, but the basketball bounced back to his left hand after hitting the ground, and the boy changed his center of gravity and took a big step to the left.

This change of direction did not stump Beverley, who moved quickly to block Addison's path. The Chinese rookie improvised, quickly changed hands in front of the body, pulled the ball with his right hand, and the center of gravity changed again.

Beverley followed his opponent to his left and took big steps......

"Bang !!" The muffled sound of the ball hitting the ground, Beverley only felt a strong wind pass through his crotch, but the basketball disappeared from his sight.

At the same time, Addison accelerated violently, swiped in from his right side, grabbed the basketball and went straight to the penalty area.

"Wow!! Crotch piercing!! It's incredible!! Kevin. Harlan exclaimed excitedly, "Haha!! Beverly was used as a backdrop again!! His luck was just too bad!! ”

The American Airlines arena was boiling again because of this brilliant crotch piercing, and almost everyone got up from their seats and shouted.

Addison rushed to the basket with the ball, and Howard immediately made up for it, and he wanted to make this rookie understand that the restricted area he was guarding was not something to be challenged casually.

The boy who rushed at high speed struck the basketball from behind to his right hand, and Howard followed the move to prevent the rookie in front of him from suddenly changing direction.

Addison's right hand didn't dribble at all, but directly pushed the ball back from behind his left hand, and at the same time made a light step towards the left side of the front, and came to the side of the 'monster'.

Without hesitation, he threw the ball towards the basket, and the moment Addison made his shot, Howard's outstretched palm hit his forearm, which was clearly seen by the baseline referee.

"Knock!! Swish!!! "The ball hit the rebound and crashed into the net.

"Drip !!" The referee's whistle then shrieked, and Howard clutched his head in his hands in frustration.

"Oh!! What do I see?! Jamal. Crawford's signature back-to-back layup!! Kevin. Harlan slammed the table and stood up, "This rookie is even more agile than Jamal!! Even more amazing!! ”

"This TM is simply amazing!!" Wade, who was sitting on the bench, saw this and jumped up directly waving a towel, as if all the fatigue in his body had been driven away.

The entire American Airlines arena was in a state of flux, but Addison himself didn't react, just sat on the floor and curled the corners of his mouth, and then exhaled.

Bosh and Ruhr. Deng rushed over and pulled the boy up, and the two of them rubbed his head vigorously, and the short brown hair was directly crumpled into a ball of straw.

***

The Heat narrowed the deficit to four points thanks to Addison's free throw, but it was the last resistance of the Miami of the game.

With James. Harden hit another three-pointer, and then Howard faced Chris. Anderson's defense resulted in foul kills, and the Heat completely lost hope of a comeback.

In the end, the Miami Heat lost 103-108 at home to the Houston Rockets, suffering their first home defeat and their first loss of the new season.