Chapter 47: The veteran scores three points
"Humphries!" Whitman, whose face was a little stiff, called out to the bench. Humphries hurriedly stood up and walked over to the head coach.
"Wait for the chance of the dead ball and get ready to play." Whitman stared blankly at the arena and said, "Pay attention to the defense, and help that Pole if necessary." ”
"I see, sir."
The head coach of the Wizards was a little helpless, and it was really forced to replace Humphries on the court. After all, since and Kim. After Kardashian's relationship, Humphries is not the potential inside genius. But on the field Drew . Gooden's condition is really poor, the defensive end is unconscious, the pace is slow, and the offensive end feels cold. In this way, the Wizards' No. 4 position will be used by the opponent as a loophole and directly exploded.
At least Humphries still has a strong body and residual consciousness on the defensive end, which is better than the 'pianist' who is like a walking dead on the court.
The Wizards converted offense and managed to play once. Wall took cover to the right, and although Addison blocked the opponent's footsteps in front of the free-throw line, he was suddenly turned away by a quick pull from Wall. Wall, who burst into the three-second zone, drew the attention of Bosh's defense and passed the ball to Gortat, where the Polish center's soft touch easily put the basketball into the basket.
On the other hand, Addison wanted to launch a quick counterattack after receiving the serve, but saw Wall blocked in front of him. 'The league's fastest' was going to press Addison from the front, and he wanted to force the rookie to make mistakes.
Obviously, John, who was serious and wanted to prove something. Wall is not easy to deal with. Addison was able to get the ball across the half court with the same ease, but it took about three seconds longer than usual.
It's sometimes not a good idea to use a strong point to hit the opponent's strong point on the court, Wall in front of the boy is definitely the strongest point of the Wizards, while Temple in front of Wade and Gooden in front of Bosh are relatively weak points.
Thinking of this, Addison passed the ball to Wade, who came to the top of the arc to answer, and began to go to the bottom corner.
'The Flash' did two crotch dribbles and then used Sean. Williams covered the three-point line, made a lateral move and ignored Drew who was blocking off the free-throw line. Gooden, pull up and jump shot.
"Huh!" After the opening minutes, Wade's hand began to warm up.
As he got older, Wade's offensive style gradually changed. In addition to a certain amount of weight loss, he now rarely relies on his body to force points unless he is in a pinch, and uses more air cuts or jump shots. For a star player like him, who has frequent injuries, this transition is very important if he wants to continue his form after the age of 30.
The game gradually entered a state of back and forth, the Wizards gradually got rid of the cold hand state in the opening game under the organization of Wall, and the offensive efficiency of the Heat team also maintained an efficient level.
About eight minutes into the first quarter, Wade was replaced. This season, the playing time of the 'Flash' began to be strictly controlled at around 30-32 minutes, which is also for Wade to play more games. Addison played the first quarter with a half-bench and half-main lineup, keeping the difference between the two sides at about 5 points.
At the end of the first quarter, the Heat led the Wizards by six points, 28-22. Addison had 7 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in 12 minutes of playing time. What Wall got on his head is something worth savoring. You know, Addison didn't make a mistake in the whole quarter, including the time when Wall pressed him.
That's why 'Magic' Johnson exclaimed to his two commentators at the end of the first quarter.
"This level of possession is far beyond my imagination! We have to see that this rookie was in John's position for more than five minutes. Under Wall's tight defense, even then he didn't get a frontal steal even once! ”
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In the second quarter, Spoelstra made Chris. Bosh came on the court with a second team to put a point on the court that could cause damage both high and under the basket, so that the second team could continue to score points.
However, the reality was a bit different from what the Filipino had thought, and after five minutes of the second quarter, the score became 32:33, with the home team in front and the away team behind. Yes, the Heat were beaten 11-4 by their opponents in 5 minutes, and the score was directly overtaken.
Spoelstra, whose face was black, hurriedly put Wade back on the field, hoping that the team's spirit could calm the field. The Filipino looked at the field with slightly anxious eyes, and he could probably see what was wrong with the team during this time.
Addison, who had been sitting quietly on the bench, also saw that he actually understood the problem when he saw the Heat's offense on the court blocked.
The problem is Chris. Bosh, who is now relied on by the Miami on the inside.
Although the 30-year-old Bosh has not aged much physically, as Addison had previously thought, there is one thing about him that has been seriously weakened compared to the Raptors.
That's the ability to attack with the ball.
In the Raptors era, Bosh was able to break through with the ball like the No. 3 position to complete various offenses, and in the four seasons in Miami, he was used as a high-level battery or even a three-point battery for a long time, which made Bosh's offensive ability with the ball plummet, and he may have lost about 7% of his skills in this area so far......
For four seasons, the task of taking the bench to the court to grab points has been done by the two Jenaways, and Bosh now has been used as the main point of attack on the court, and he doesn't even know what to do for a while.
The shortcoming didn't come to light in the preseason because Bosh was only about 20 minutes a game at the time, and Addison was also present when he came on, and most of his offense was to pick up the boy's pass and shoot directly.
Spoelstra's eyes narrowed slowly, and Bosh's offensive ability with the ball had dropped so much that he had not expected it before. In this way he will not only have to make changes to the team's overall tactics, but, most importantly, ...... Is a Bosh who has lost most of his offensive ability with the ball still worth a cap salary of 100 million in 5 years...... That's the debatable question.
On the court, due to Wade's return, the rotation lineup's offensive ability has improved, but the Wizards' Wall followed closely and returned to the court, using speed and power to bring Norris to the court. Kerr's defense was torn apart, and Otto was assisted one after another. Porter and Garrett. Temple hit a three-pointer and was on the Heat's bench at center Chris Brown. Anderson made a free throw.
"Addison, Sean, get ready to play!" Spoelstra on the sidelines couldn't stand it, although during this time Norris. Kerr did okay on the offensive end, but he really couldn't guard against John. Wall, the only one on the Heat team who can keep up with Wall's sprint speed is Addison.
Boy and Sean. Williams took off his long-sleeved jersey and walked to the technical desk to wait.
Seeing that the difference between his playing points still did not narrow, Wade was slightly angry. After receiving a high pass from Bosh, he suddenly got up to speed and swept past Garrett. Temple, as if he had burst out of his peak speed. After hitting the basket, he jumped up against Humphries without hesitation, and in the violent collision, he deftly picked the basketball towards the basket with his right hand, and then kept the safest position and fell to the ground.
The picked ball bumped into the basket before it went into the net, and the referee whistled for a foul on the defender!!
The cheers in the American Airlines stadium suddenly rang out, and the 'Flash' got up from the floor, pointed to the ground with his right hand, and said word for word to Humphries:
“Thisismyhouse.”
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Watching the team boss play a majestic role at his opponent, Addison couldn't help but laugh. At the same time, he was also in contact with Sean. Williams was substituted for Chris. Bosh and Norris. Cole.
"Next you have the ball, Eddie, I'm not fit for this right now." Wade whispered in the boy's ear, touching his slightly stiff right knee with some self-deprecation, "It's really old, it seems that you need to pay attention in the future." ”
With that, Wade walked to the free throw line and threw the extra free throw safely. The score changed to 39-42, and the Heat trailed by three points.
Wall came over with the ball to cover up, and the corners of his mouth turned upwards when he saw that the opponent was replaced by this Chinese rookie. It's still exciting to play against high-level opponents...... That Norris before. Cole was too boring for him to keep up with his pace and rhythm at all......
Wizards point guard gestures to Otto. Graham Potter blocked, took cover and dribbled to the right.
Changing the defense Otto. Porter Addison didn't resist, this guy was a small forward but he was very skinny, and he was a 3-and-D player. But he's worried about Daniel, who has experienced a major injury. Granger couldn't keep up with Wall's onslaught, so he took a few steps closer to the right, keeping an eye out for Wall's return passes.
Sure enough, Wall, who moved to the wing, made two cross-steps in a row, and then suddenly made a big change of direction in advance, and passed Granger cleanly, took a step forward before making a sharp stop, and raised the ball above his head with both hands.
However, Wall, who was about to make a jumper, didn't notice that suddenly a figure swooped down on his left side, jumping up almost at the same time as him. The slender arm was raised, and the fingers struck the basketball that Wall had just flipped his fingertips on.
Whatthehell——!!! Stunned, Wall came back to his senses and saw only short dark brown hair and yellow skin......
Amid the Miami's drumming, Addison stepped forward to pick up the basketball that had been filmed, and then launched a long pass with both hands without a pause.
Wade, who was fast enough, had run to the halfway line, picked up the basketball and protected the ball while advancing to the three-point line at no reduced speed. In the face of Temple and Porter, who followed him back to the defense, Wade did not force a breakthrough, but suddenly passed the ball to the top of the arc, where it was Daniel who ran over. Granger.
The injury-stricken veteran catches the ball and slams it in front of the three-point line, then throws it out in a stretchy motion.
The crisp sound of brushing the net sounded, and the white waves flew and danced. With Daniel. Granger hit a three-pointer and the Miami Heat tied the score with nine minutes and 12 seconds left in the second quarter.