Chapter 104: A Trip to Miami (1)

ps: I am late for class in the evening, please forgive me

The current Miami Heat is not the "Greater Miami Era" with the Jans, Dragons, and Flashes, nor is it the era when the original fame and many high-profile balloon stars (Shaquille O'Neal, Jason Williams, etc.) were prepared to win the championship. Now this Miami Heat is at a low ebb.

In September 1995, Pat Riley came from the Knicks and was appointed head coach and president by the Heat. Riley underwent a drastic restructuring of the team when he took over, trading All-Star centers Alonzo Mourning, LeRon Ellis and Pete Myers from the Hornets. In his first season in charge of the Heat, Riley led the team back to the playoffs.

In the 1996-1997 season, the Heat became the most surprising team in the NBA. This season, the Heat finished the regular season with a 61-21 record, topping the Atlantic Conference. In the playoffs, the Heat eliminated the Magic, then played seven games against the Knicks and finally reached the Eastern Conference Finals. In the game against the Knicks, the Heat once fell behind 1-3, but the Heat finally won three games in a row and turned the defeat into a victory. In the finals, the Heat met the Bulls and were eliminated again.

The Heat's feud with the Knicks began in 1997 and has intensified ever since. In the 1997-1998 season, the two teams met in the first round of the playoffs. The Heat led 2-1 in the first three games, but in Game 4, the two teams fought each other, and in the end, Mourning and Larry Johnson got into a big fight, and both were suspended, and the Knicks, who have a luxury roster, took advantage of the game and eliminated the Heat in two consecutive games (the first round of the playoffs at that time was a best-of-five system).

The Heat's feud with the Knicks continues. In the 1998-1999 season, the Heat were 33-17 and ranked first in the East, while the Knicks were only eighth in the East, and the two teams met again in the first round of the playoffs, with the Knicks winning Game 5 78-77 and eliminating the Heat again (Black Eight Legends).

In the 1999-2000 season, the Heat went 52-30 and reunited with their old rival Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but this time it was the Heat who lost 82-83 in Game 7.

At the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Alonzo Mourning accompanied the team and won the gold medal to maintain world peace. But after that, the Heat's results began to decline.

Alonzo Mourning was one of the last generation of NBA super centers in the United States, with a strong physique, a strong and domineering basketball style, a dedication to rebounding, and an iron will under the command of Pat Riley, and a career of nearly 15 years are his valuable assets. He can either wreak havoc on the opposition's interior in the low post or receive the ball on the perimeter

With a pull-up jump shot, he has a variety of offensive tools under the basket, including basket-to-back singles, layups, dunks, secondary offenses, and hook shots. His offensive ability inside and out allows him to score like a probe and get defenders to shoot when they don't react. As for the defensive side, that's not to mention. Georgetown has never had a shortage of defensive insiders. Before he entered the NBA, Georgetown graduates Patrick Ewing and Dekembe Mutombo had already shown what it means to be tough in the league. By the time he arrived, things were different: it was no longer just a matter of toughness. He was almost ferocious. In his first season, he played in all 78 games as a regular and averaged 21 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.47 blocks per game. With a height of only 2.08 meters, he is one of the few guys who dares to stare at the referee after making trouble with the big worm. Although he is not ranked in the four centers, he is the only guy who dares to compete with the four centers, and the four centers admire him.

But now he can't, although the man can't say no, but this time he really can't.

After the Sydney Olympics, Alonzo "The Big Zo" Mourning was diagnosed with a severe kidney condition that caused him to miss the competition, and now he has to sit on the bench and watch his teammates fight the enemy in a suit.

Parry Kleli sent away Mashburn and P.J. Brown in exchange for Eddie Jones to fill the guard line, and Eddie Jones, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 10th pick in the first round in 1994, quickly became the elite of the team and was named to the All-Star Game, known as Scottie Pippen's successor. He's light, he's playful, he's tough defensively, and he's a very good scorer. But that wasn't enough to scare Luke, but do you want to know who became the starting small forward after Parry Kleli traded Marshburn?

Bruce Bowen, "Uncle Bao".

How strong is his defense? If it's more official, it's more superficial, it's the master of perimeter defense, the litmus test of top swing people. The third uncle's defense is "steady, accurate, ruthless" The defense is steady, rarely deceived by feints, relying on the full concentration of defense, tough close interference, and huge pressure on the ball/receiver player rarely loses the defensive position. Have a good judgment on both on-ball and off-ball defense, make accurate shots, and can play a good role in interference or destruction. can prevent the peak Kobe Bryant from being a rookie Kobe. Comparatively, guards who are tall defensively and have the ability to carry the basket have a hard time. But many small actions are criticized.

If you want to really understand the real side of Uncle Bao, then look at the text.

Did you know that there is a group of people in the league called "Ankle Finishers"? They are a super group of super guards such as Allen, Marbury, Alstom, etc., who are extremely fond of breaking through, and they have the super characteristics of black streetball - feints, as if they are not a good guard if they don't shake people down every time. Defenders are often prone to ankle injuries due to their lack of reflexes. That's why it's called an "ankle finisher".

But there's a real "ankle finisher" in the league, and his name is Bruce Bowen.

The following incidents all happened in later generations: During the game against the Timberwolves, Szebiak was directly kicked in the face by Bowen when he broke through, and he was put on the spot. There is also a video of Bowen kicking a defender in the chest, causing the opponent to go into shock on the spot and be carried off the field on a stretcher.

On February 19, 2004, Carter, who was wearing a Raptors jersey at the time, injured his ankle in the loss to the Spurs, and the victim was Bowen. With 7:46 left in the fourth quarter, when the Raptors led 70-63, Carter stepped on Bowen's foot after landing on a jumper, and after falling to the ground, Carter covered his injured ankle with his hand in pain until two teammates and trainers carried him into the lounge together, and the Raptors won 82-86. Carter disparaged Bowen as a "liar" and a "murderer" after the game.

On February 12, 2005, when there were 9 minutes and 45 seconds left in the game between the Nets and the Spurs, Carter had switched to shooting the Nets, and after a jump shot landed, Bowen's legs stretched to the landing point, and the legs of the two twisted together.

After the Spurs played against the Suns, Bowen chased after Nash defense all over the court, and once when Nash held the ball, Bowen actually hit Nash's lower body with his knee, causing Nash to treat at that time, which was simply going to kill people.

I know why the "demigod" Carter couldn't fly later, it was his Bruce Bowen who caused the trouble.

If there is really anyone who dares to compete with Uncle Bao, I think there is only Bill Lambier who makes all the center forwards frightened, and of course his (Lambir) apprentice - "Big Bug" Rodman.

Any idea why the Heat won the championship this year? Because, you should remember, because our dear, filthy Uncle Bao has retired, otherwise, how dare the Heat team be arrogant? (You jump, you jump, you jump and then look at your feet, whether there are feet, whether you will fall, whether you will be injured)

Fortunately, Bowen is not as fierce as he was later, otherwise Luke would have had to bear it.

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