Chapter 158: Traveling to Miami

Liang Xiao went to Miami with the team the next day for an away game, after winning the last home game against the Heat, now away against the sworn enemy, there is no reason not to want to win, for the Heat, this season is a bad season for them, head coach Pat Riley is very smart, the strength of the Heat in this season after Mourning's injury, there is no competitiveness in the league, simply hope in the next draft, get a good draft, In the '03 draft, the Heat got a superstar like Wade, and they really didn't have the heart to treat Pat Riley badly.

Miami is located in the southeast of Florida, where the climate is pleasant, there are few cold seasons throughout the year, it is the warmest city in the United States in winter, because of the good air and a lot of vegetation, good sanitation, it is the cleanest city in the United States, and it is also one of the richest cities in the United States and even the world.

Liang Xiao fell asleep quickly on the plane, after the first few times he was addicted to flying, now as soon as he gets on the plane, he can sleep immediately, as soon as he gets out of the cabin, he can obviously feel that it is warmer than New York, as long as he wears a thin coat, he can spend the winter in Miami,

The Knicks won a win after four consecutive defeats, and now in the away game, against the old enemy Heat, the Knicks want to get a win to consolidate the results, after coming to Miami, the Knicks have plenty of time to rest, most of the players began to fall asleep after arriving at the hotel, but Liang Xiao after a week of rest, the whole person is in a much better mental state than others, and now the Knicks have arrived in December, and all the players have begun to decline in physical fitness, This is unavoidable for the Knicks, and the current lineup is a big test for the Knicks as long as it encounters a strong team.

After the Knicks' on-court acclimatization after arriving in Miami, pre-game training was done at the loaned arena, which took place the day after the Knicks arrived.

Miami Heat 1988 joined the league has been nothing to say, as of 2002, the only thing that can be said may be Alonzo Mourning and the current head coach Pat Riley, I don't want to have the Big Three in the future, there are championships, there is glory, the current Heat has nothing, some are just messing up under the premise of hopelessness, as for Riley is now a clever woman who is difficult to cook, no good player, even a good coach is impossible** out of better results,

On the night of the game, the American Airlines Center Arena was full, although the strength of the Heat team has always been at the bottom of the league, although this game is a game between two not very strong players, but as long as it is a game between the Knicks and the Heat, as long as these two teams can let the fans of the Heat team come to the scene to watch, because the struggle between mortal enemies is always the most interesting, no matter which of them is strong or weak, they will be inseparable,

The current head coach and later general manager, Pat Riley is still wearing that straight suit on the side of the court, coupled with shiny hair, exuding a kind of charm, as a disciple Van Gundy is far from being as handsome as Riley, Fan is not so heavy, and it seems a little conservative and hurried.

Liang Xiao and the Knicks players came on the court together after the home players entered the court, and after a brief warm-up, the game started immediately, this game did not pay much attention to the American media, only some TV stations in the Eastern Conference were interested in the struggle between the two sworn enemies of the Knicks and the Heat,

In China, big channels such as Imperial Court 5 did not pay attention to this game, because it was not sent in terms of time, and this game was broadcast on sports channels in many places.

The biggest player of the Heat team is the current star Eddie Jones, and then the rookie Caron Butler who scores more points is this year, the two average more than 30 points per game, but in terms of players in other positions, it is not so good, in the last Knicks home game, the Knicks were defeated because their strength in several positions was better than the Heat, and now the Knicks players are definitely better than the other party in the guard forward position, If there is no super substitute like Liang Xiao in the defender, the strength may not be much greater, but with Liang Xiao, it is different.

After the game officially started, Harrington grabbed the first ball at the home court of the Heat, Sprewell was the first to shoot from a distance, but the ball did not go into the frame, it seems that at the beginning of this game, Sprewell's offensive end was not very powerful, after Butler grabbed the rebound, the Heat team carried out a quick counterattack, and Eddie Jones shot in the middle,

Before the game, Van Gundy told the players to strengthen their defense, for a team like the Heat, they all know the roots, the head coach said here, Van Gundy is Riley's apprentice, the master and apprentice are still very clear in their respective tactics and other aspects, in terms of players, the two teams are long-standing enemies, both sides are a few pounds and a few taels are in the two-pronged approach of players and scouts, are very clear,

The Knicks began to play positional warfare after the Heat's counterattack, for a team like the Knicks who are defense-oriented and very experienced, defensive positional warfare is still very suitable for them, but for the Heat, the advantage of this defensive positional warfare defect is not so obvious, because Pat Riley has used such a routine before, and Van Gundy has a bit of a feeling of playing a big knife in front of Riley.

There are not too many problems in Houston's guard-based offensive point, if all the Knicks players are not allowed, Houston is very stable, but the Knicks are not stable in Houston, Sprewell is like the first shot today, when he played in the first quarter, he was like sleepwalking, all four shots from the middle and long range were lost, only two breakthrough layups, and only four points were scored in more than six minutes on the court, no rebounds, no assists, which made Van Gundy very angry off the court, You said that if you can't shoot, it's good to pass, but Sprewell is not such a person, and in the end Van Gundy couldn't bear it anymore and replaced the madman with Anderson,

The madman was very unhappy after he got off the court, muttering and complaining in front of Liang Xiao, Liang Xiao joked in front of him if he didn't have a good rest at night, and wanted to do something else, Sprewell looked at Liang Xiao and smiled and didn't speak, after Sprewell got off the court, Anderson did a very good job in breaking through the ball, the two main points of the Heat are under the focus of the Knicks, although the madman scored nothing, but the scores of the two teams were not pulled away a lot, The Knicks trailed by three points, and with 2:49 left in the first quarter, Liang Xiao replaced Houston to rest.

Liang Xiao faced Eddie Jones after he came on the court, the 31-year-old veteran is still as old as Houston, and he is still very good on the offensive end.

In the last two minutes or so, Liang Xiao only got four points, the most important thing is that one of these four points is Liang Xiao got it when he attacked twice, that is, after Liang Xiao came on the court, there was not much outstanding play, at the end of the first quarter, Sprewell saw Liang Xiao's performance and laughed at it, 27-23, the Knicks fell four points behind and entered the second quarter of the game,

Van Gundy is very dissatisfied with his performance on the court, because now the Heat team is actually ahead, and the strength of the interior is almost the same, but there is not much to say on the outside, because on the outside of the middle and long distance, today's Knicks' guard line is only Houston's shooting rate is a little better, and the others are not outstanding.

On the court in the second quarter, Liang Xiao replaced Easley on the court, Houston, who had only rested for more than three minutes, was going to be sent on, and the Heat team continued to rotate the lineup, at this point, Pat Riley was much better than Van Gundy, not so conservative and stubborn, it stands to reason that Houston needs to rest more now, if this is the case, what will the Knicks do in the second half, won't this fight between sworn enemies be lost,

But fortunately, in the second quarter, Harrington on the inside and Houston on the outside plus Anderson's breakthrough on the court increased, the score was overtaken, Liang Xiao's performance on the court can only be said to be average, because usually, Liang Xiao, who can score more than a dozen points in the first half, but in this game, only seven points were scored in the entire first half, and five assists were sent in the second quarter.

At the end of the second quarter, the Knicks overtook the score by two points, 47-49, but the Heat's main rest time was more than the Knicks's, after the end of the first half, Van Gundy's face in the locker room was as bad as thunder and rain, Liang laughed in the first quarter and scored three points, and the madman Sprewell was in the second quarter, Van Gundy completely pressed him to the bench and let him reflect well,

Before the start of the second half, Van Gundy didn't talk too much about defense, because in terms of scoring, now the Knicks are like a child who has not eaten enough, and the shooting rate is too low, nearly 8 percentage points lower than usual, Van Gundy emphasizes the need to break through and constantly create trouble, so that the Knicks can better grasp the initiative in the second half, because Van Gundy knows that Riley is definitely not a vegetarian guy,