The Heat's first goal was fluid and natural. Bosh stood at the top of the arc to provide cover for Addison, and the Chinese point guard dribbled past Kemba Walker to grab the three-point line before PJ Haylston's sense of help could react. Face Marvin. Williams' switch Addison easily changed direction and shook his shoulders to shake the 6-foot-9 forward out of position, and he immediately accelerated from the outside with his right hand dribbling to get past Williams diagonally into the box. El under the basket. Seeing this, Jefferson hurriedly came up to make up for it, but saw Addison gently send the basketball to the other side of the penalty area with both hands at a half-high angle, and the ball slid leisurely past Jefferson's side and came to Whiteside, who just cut into the basket.

"Boom !!" The Heat center's two-handed dunk ignited the still-dormant enthusiasm of the American Airlines arena, and opening the Heat's scoring account for the new season in this form is obviously a good sign. Whiteside glanced down at Al, who was trying to defend unsuccessfully. Jefferson: "Please call me Hercules, short man, you can't stop me!" ”

Compared to Whiteside, who is 7 feet tall, Al . Jefferson is indeed a short man, although his official height is 2.08 meters, Addison seems to be a little taller than Marvin Williams, and it is estimated that he is only about 206 centimeters when he is fully calculated. Al, who is 30 years old. Jefferson was naturally not stimulated by Whiteside's provocation, he had played in the league for 10 seasons, and his mind had already been honed and matured; What's more, he is an interior player with a much greater offensive role than a defensive role, and the Hornets coaching staff did not bring him in to let him guard the basket in the restricted area tightly and firmly, but to let him be the team's interior battering ram to destroy the city.

"If you are Hercules, then what am I? Caron? Addison, who had retreated, teased softly as he high-fived Whiteside, feeling that he fit the centaur image of the great Greek sage. Keron was Hercules' mentor, and he helped Whiteside a lot when he first joined the team, so he can be regarded as half a mentor......

Whiteside thought about it and uttered a name that left Addison speechless: "Hmm...... Iasson?? ”

"To hell, I'm not going to be that hypocritical and emotionally unfaithful Thesalia scum, even if he's one of the Argonauts!" Addison pouted disapprovingly, he didn't have any affection for the guy in Greek mythology who had recruited a shipload of heroes and only sat at the stern of the ship and cowered.

The Chinese point guard who returned to the defensive end was guarding the three-point line, and Kimba was the post-90s point guard in the NBA. Walker's individual strength is still very good, and his personal style is also very distinct. Walker is a typical offensive point guard, with good breakthrough ability, good at pull-up jump shots, and assists basically come from breaking points; His height and weight are similar to Addison's, and Addison, who has managed to gain 80 kilograms, has even more muscle strength. Before the game, Spoelstra stressed the defensive Kemba. Walker's importance, this point is the most important part of the Hornets' outside offense, and last season they had at least 50 percent of their offense led by Kemba. Walker's initiation, of course, is also the reason why the Hornets had too few offensive points with the ball before. An opponent like this who is accustomed to using speed and technique to attack the basket is Addison's very restrained type, unless the individual strength is strong enough for Carey. Irving's level, otherwise Addison can generally complete defensive tasks with relative stability.

But Kemba. Walker also did not dominate the team's first-round attack, and under Addison's interference, he couldn't pass the ball smoothly to the inside, so he had to dummy the ball to Nicholas on the wing. Batum. Batum, who just moved from the Trail Blazers this season, has been a huge addition to the Hornets' wing, and ESPN has described him as "better than Andre. Kirilenko is a much better all-round forward on offense", which shows how impressive the French wing has been in the American basketball world.

Batum received the ball as fast as he could, and the basketball was raised to the left low post, where Al. Jefferson just took advantage of the card and held his ground two steps away from Whiteside's edge of the paint. The Hornets quickly pulled outside and ran as soon as Jefferson received the ball and prepared to attack in the low post, giving Jefferson as much space as possible. Originally, Bosh also wanted to help Whiteside help defend, but his opponent Marvin . Williams has a perennial three-point shooting rate of nearly 40%, forcing Bosh to follow him to the perimeter.

Seeing the situation, Jefferson decisively used his strong body and wide ass to arch Whiteside in the low position, and Whiteside, who suffered a loss in tonnage, was pushed back step by step by the opponent, and it was still too difficult for 110 kg to carry 130 kg. Jefferson, who was squeezed into the paint area under the basket, suddenly turned to the outside, attracting Whiteside's center of gravity to lean forward and move his feet suddenly, his left foot continued to turn 45 degrees, and his right hand held the basketball a low board and easily put it into the net.

Whiteside's block was a beat slower, nearly hitting the opponent's arm and causing a defensive foul. After scoring, Jefferson pretended to be calm but squinted at the Heat center, he won't bother with such a young and vigorous junior, but it doesn't mean that he really looks up to a player like Whiteside who has been hailed by the media as a top defensive interior player just by one season.

"Actually, you could have secretly stabbed him in the waist just now when he turned around, and the effect must have been very good." Addison watched a somewhat annoyed Whiteside walk towards the bottom line, and he smiled and gave his 'advice'.

"Really?" The young center sent the ball out, and asked with a serious expression as he followed Addison forward court. He hadn't even thought of such a method before, because his defensive skills hadn't been mastered enough to be able to cultivate small court movements such as stabbing the waist and eye, and the top leg socket.

"Of course it's true, but only if you try to avoid the referee and the camera ......as much as possible," Addison's right hand slapped on his teammate's back and signaled him to hurry up and get into position, it is impossible to make Whiteside penetrate the 'dark arts' on the court in a short period of time, not to mention that the most important thing for players is to keep themselves, and letting Whiteside learn these small moves may affect his defensive instincts.

Addison already had a hunch that the game against the Hornets would not be easy, and now they have the size and quality of a playoff-caliber team against one of the most obvious roster improvements this summer...... No team at a playoff level is easy to play against.

***

Spoelstra pulled Dwyane down about six minutes into the first quarter. Wade, replaced by Gerrard. Green, the same rotation strategy as last season, except that Daniel. Granger becomes Gerald. Green only. Wade didn't seem to be excited enough in the first quarter, shooting 0-of-2 from the free throw to get 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, but PJ Hairston, who was opposite him, didn't play very well, and the number on the scoring column is still 0.

Speaking of which, Hairston was still a rookie traded out by the Heat last summer to get Addison, but he didn't expect to end up with the Hornets. However, his lack of consistency last season seems to prove the wisdom of the Heat management, who is now nothing more than a pseudo-starter, unable to get much of the ball and only occasionally shoot in the open space.

After Wade left the court, the Heat had almost all of the ball in Addison's hands, and his frequent pick-and-roll cooperation with Bosh made the Hornets' slower-moving interior defense much tighter. Green & Ruhl. Deng's three-point shot combined with an air-cut shot also got more and more room for threat, and for a while, the Hornets' defense was in turmoil. On the offensive end, Kemba. Walker failed to score several times in a row under Addison's pestering interference, and a somewhat impatient Walker was desperate to open the scoring account, which also caused the Hornets to start to mess up. With about 4 minutes left in the first quarter, the Heat led by 8 points at 23:15, which gave Hornets coach Steve Brown. Clifford frowned rather disgruntled as he turned to Jeremy Lin and Cody on the bench. Zeller beckoned, and after a few words of advice to Jeremy Lin, he asked the two players to wait at the technical table.

"It's finally here......" Spoelstra pursed his lips when he saw the scene, he was wary of the Hornets' rotation, especially Jeremy Lin. The Harvard point guard is too good at playing to his strengths and avoiding weaknesses, his ability to use pick-and-rolls to cause damage is no worse than that of any good guard in the league, and his projection has steadily improved year after year.

On the field, Addison passed Kemba. Walker's defense later attracted Marvin. Williams defended and immediately deftly distributed the ball to Gerrard, who cut in from the right. Green, Green strides straight to the basket with the ball and forces the basket to the basket. Jefferson received his second personal foul of the game.

Jeremy Lin and Cody. Zeller took the opportunity to enter the field and replace Al. Jefferson and PJ Hairston, while the Heat also made substitutions, with Josh McRoberts replacing Chris Bosh and rookie Hollis Jefferson replacing Ruel Deng. Now that the Heat's on-court lineup has been replaced by rotation players except for Addison and Whiteside, Spoelstra wants the two to play more time in the first quarter and get acquainted with Jeremy Lin and Kemba. Walker's offensive strategy.

"What, man, you can still play a double guard?" Addison waited for Gerald. When Green walked to the free throw line, he complained in Jeremy Lin's ear as if he was trolling, and now no matter who comes up, he wants to complain to the other party, presumably because of the sequelae of forced silence for too long in the previous years, "I thought you were tired of partnering with guards who like to control the ball." ”

"I'm very adaptable, Add, and you should know that." Jeremy Lin replied with a disapproving smile that he had already learned how to be a good two-way guard in order to gain a foothold in this league, and he had paid more than the vast majority of the league to stay here.

Gerrard. Green missed his second free throw, and Addison immediately shouted and ordered his teammates to quickly complete the defense to prevent the Charlottes from launching a counterattack. Kemba who took over the basketball. Walker failed to dribble the ball quickly across the half court under Addison's timely frontcourt pressing, a scene that Clifford on the sidelines had to silently praise Addison's defensive awareness and overall vision from the bottom of his heart. Walker in front of the arc didn't attack blindly again, but swept his eyes across the entire half in search of a connecting point.

Jeremy Lin, who had just landed on the flank, quickly turned back to grab the top of the arc area. Walker also immediately passed the basketball and crossed with Jeremy Lin to disrupt the Heat's local defense. However, Addison almost immediately saw this and motioned to Gerald to chase after him. Green switched defenses and dealt with Jeremy Lin who got the ball by himself.

At this time, everyone could see that Jeremy Lin was leading the offense more than Kemba, who only thought about scoring with impact. Walker is much better, and cutting off the opposition's dominant outside offensive core is naturally Addison's duty, and he won't let anyone else take on this task for him.