Chapter 438: Fierce Competition
The starting lineup sent by the Heat is: center Haslem, power forward Marion, small forward Beasley, playmaking guard Chalmers, and scoring guard Wade.
The Warriors' starting lineup is unchanged from before, although Billups is back from injury, the starting point guard is still Curry, the scoring guard is Iverson, the small forward is Jackson, the power forward is Ibaka, and the center is Chamberlain.
At the heart of the Heat is Wade, who so far averages the second-highest points per game in the NBA at 28. 7 points, second only to Chamberlain's 30. 2 points, last season's serious injury did not make him weaker, the summer Olympics proved this, Wade is a very motivated person, he basically soaked in the gym and stadium during the summer, this season is absolutely full of blood.
And the Heat picked up a treasure in the summer, and that is their current starting point guard, Mario Chanmos. MoneyMos is a second-round rookie, but has made six in the regular season so far. 3 points, 3. 7 rebounds, 5. 7 assists and 2. Comprehensive stats for 8 steals. His passing playmaking and stealing ability were quite outstanding, and he overtook the Heat's two veteran point guards, Antonio Bacchus and Chris Quin, to become the starter.
The game began to jump the ball, and the Heat actually sent a small forward to jump the ball, so Chamberlain and Beasley met face to face again.
Standing in the halftime circle, Chamberlain could only sigh in his heart when he looked at Beasley's silly smile, but the latter was full of kindness and said with a smile: "Brother, we met again, we had a good conversation last time, when will we communicate again?" ”
Chamberlain smiled and said, "When you go to San Francisco for the next game." ”
His words fell, Beasley suddenly bent over and was about to jump, Chamberlain thought that the referee had served, and subconsciously jumped up, but the referee's whistle sounded, the jump ball was violated, and he jumped before he served!
Beasley's duck-like quack laughed, and Wade laughed secretly.
Chamberlain was so angry, he always thought that this kid was brain-dead, fucking this guy is actually a monkey spirit, and he has always been invincible in jumping balls, and he actually let a rookie give him a shabu!
Chalmers rushed forward with the ball, Curry's defense was very tough, although he did not have the upper hand in the confrontation, but he still firmly went up to block, Chalmers changed direction and wanted to get rid of him, but Curry quickly reached out and almost steal the ball.
Chalmers was taken aback by Curry's speed, and hurriedly put away the ball and passed it to Wade, who came up to receive it, Wade reached out to catch the ball, and a black shadow 'whoosh' rushed by, directly clicking the ball he was about to reach. Fortunately, Wade reacted quickly, was fast, and explosive, and he turned around to hold the ball, otherwise he would have been tackled at the beginning.
Iverson is a pity, but it's a pity that he ran into Wade today, otherwise this sneak attack was a success.
The Warriors' defensive pressure at the beginning made Eric Spurstra on the bench frown, and he studied the footage of all the Warriors' games this season, and the pressure on the outside defense has never been so great, it is no longer normal.
The Warriors' defensive strategy is to press on the outside and defend on the inside, and the main task of the defenders is not to steal, but to compress the defense line to make the opponent unable to shoot smoothly from the long range, and must enter the restricted area to shoot, and enter the restricted area with Chamberlain to deal with them.
This is also the reason why Chamberlain blocks so much, and his teammates are also assisting him, all he has to do is to accurately predict where the opponent may shoot, and then rush forward with lightning speed, using his bounce and bounce speed to block the opponent.
Wade is like a calf, holding the ball and turning around to squeeze Iverson in, don't look at Iverson's thinness, in fact, the energy contained in his body is absolutely terrifying, and the strength is not small at all. Of course, it's still a lot worse than Wade.
Although he only gained a gap from hitting Iverson, Wade was like a loach in a crack in a stone, and he rushed over with two 'sighs', which was really worthy of his reputation as a flash.
Beasley shoved Jackson sideways to pick it up, and Haslem gritted his teeth and pestered Wade.
Wade's mid-to-long-range shooting doesn't need to be worried, his scoring means is to break through, break through and break through, and from him, old Heat fans can see the shadow of Tim Hardaway, and it is more lethal.
Beasley blocked Iverson, Jackson switched defenses, and in the face of the murderous Jackson, Wade's expressionless face showed a smile, his knee twisted into a strange arc, and he pulled the ball sideways with his left hand and his right foot followed by a step forward to the left.
Seeing this, Jackson subconsciously retreated, but Wade twisted his waist and shook his shoulders like a wheel, and was stunned to complete a fierce turn, sticking to Jackson's waist and spinning quickly, rushing into the restricted area in two steps, facing the jumping Chamberlain, he dodged in the air and dodged, and shook his hand to send the ball into the hoop.
However, Chamberlain and Wade's bodies inevitably collided together, Wade was very strong, but Chamberlain was a beast in the forbidden area, and he was directly knocked to the ground from the air.
After landing on the ground, Chamberlain was a little embarrassed, he reached out to Wade, who was stunned for a moment, and then also stretched out his hand to hold it together, and jumped up like a swordfish ashore.
Wade's bravery is admirable, but Nelson Sr. doesn't want his players to play like him, which is simply too long for his career. Although Wade was very powerful at this time, at most at the age of thirty, his knees and back could not stand such movements, and his ability would inevitably decline at that time.
Winnie invited Gilmer to teach Chamberlain, not only to teach him how to attack and defend, skills are secondary, the important thing is to tell him how to maintain competitive condition, recently Winnie and old Nelson discussed, and also planned to call Tiangou Jabbar, this guy's yoga fitness is very effective, until the age of 42, he can maintain combat effectiveness.
There is not much pressure in the Heat restricted area, Haslem is too thin and too short, Chamberlain is very confident in playing him, the more troublesome is the bag, if nothing else, he will encounter a three-man bag, Marion has not been out of the inside, Beasley kept aiming at him with those thief eyes, telling him clearly that he would also go to cover him.
Curry held the ball to the frontcourt, he looked at Chamberlain, and then pulled his foot to break through, his thin body bent slightly like a longbow that was pulled apart, Chalmers made a mistake and he rushed out, and Chamberlain lifted it, obviously the two had to cooperate.
Everyone thought that Curry would continue to break through to the inside line and create opportunities for Chamberlain, so Chalmers went directly into the restricted area to deploy and Beasley also withdrew to prepare to help defend, but Curry, who broke through, suddenly braked, and then surprised everyone, he did not stop the jump shot, but turned around and hit the three-point line, turned around again, he did not hesitate, shaking his hand is a three-pointer.
"Brush!" The crisp sound of the basketball falling on the net was extremely pleasant, but the fans were shocked by the treacherous offensive trick of Curry.
Chamberlain and Curry high-fived, and he exclaimed, "Man, you have a big heart and it feels like a microwave oven." ”
"But it's safer to play inside." Iverson teased.
Curry's handsome face showed a smile, and he smiled: "Since we can score three points, then why do we need to score two points?" ”
Wade happened to hear this, he glanced at Curry in surprise, although it was the first time to play against this rookie, and he knew that this rookie was very late in the draft, but he had a hunch that this kid's future was limitless.
Curry is not only firm in offense, but also stronger defensively, he is also familiar with Chalmers, the two have played against each other in college, so he will go up to entangle at any cost as soon as he pairs up, once Chalmers uses his physical advantage to knock him away, then he immediately retreats two steps back and then deploys the defense line to continue to pester him.
Chalmers was a little annoyed, he was very angry by Curry's provocation, the latter just made him envious, this time he did the same, as a result, Curry pestered him all the way to the inside, and when he finally got the opportunity to shoot, Chamberlain rushed up and gave him a big hat.
Iverson rushed up like an arrow from the string, grabbed the ball and rushed down quickly, without looking at his teammates and opponents at all, Wade gritted his teeth to catch up, and the fans in the American Airlines Center arena were dumbfounded for a moment and didn't dare to blink, the two were too fast, they were afraid that they would miss some wonderful shots in the blink of an eye.
The fans' fears were right, the two men were like two black dragons, roaring across the half court and crossing the three-point line, but they were only three or four seconds into the box.
After entering the box, Iverson glanced at Wade, who continued to slow down and then put away the ball and started three steps in his lower abdomen. Wade did not hesitate, gritted his teeth to adjust his posture, and when Iverson was accumulating strength, he jumped first, and waved his arms high and his big hand with a five-finger halberd, like a dark cloud hanging over Iverson's head.
Iverson didn't have the slightest expression on his face, he jumped up like a statue, his body twisted in the air and turned sharply, while looking back at Curry and throwing the ball up. Wade was surprised and turned to look, but when he turned his head, he didn't see the shadow of the ball!
"Brush", another sound of falling into the net, and then an earth-shattering shout sounded in the arena of the American Airlines Center, the sound was like a huge wave, whistling and slapping the walls of the stadium, destroying the withering and decaying!
Iverson staggered two steps to his feet, then waved his arm hard, fans chanted 'AI' to stand up, and many people dressed as Heat fans shouted the game's highest honor - "MVP!" ”
Wade looked up at the big screen, only then did he realize what was going on behind the road, Iverson jumped up in the air and threw the ball up, when he turned around, his other hand went up like lightning to catch the ball again, and then the two staggered, Iverson glided under the basket and threw a shot!
Chalmers couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this scene, is this a superstar? Even in the second half of his career, there is still no one to stop when he wants to attack.
Wade was full of pride, looking at Iverson with his right hand on his ear to make a trumpet, he said confidently: "The next ball, I'll play!" ”
He wanted to play but couldn't, Iverson defended Curry to wrap up, Jackson was still watching from the sidelines, Wade fell into the sea of people, but Iverson and Curry were full of aggression in defense, and they both wanted to steal his ball, and he had no choice but to pass the ball back to Chalmers.
Jackson switched defenses, Chalmers passed the ball to Beasley, and Curry pounced like a rabbit.
When the ball arrived at Beasley, he didn't plan to pass it, he learned from Jordan to pull the ball behind him with one hand, and then looked at Curry and sneered proudly, shouting: "Mole ant...... it, sneak attack! ”
Not only did Curry pounce to defend Beasley, Iverson was not slow at all, but he was more experienced and experienced in defense but hiding behind Beasley to look for opportunities, he believed that this rookie must not be cautious, and he would definitely have a chance to steal.
Sure enough, as soon as Beasley pulled the ball behind him, Iverson immediately stepped over and pulled the ball down, then turned around and counterattacked again with a fast attack.
Wade was about to be by Beasley, he was really sad, could this kid be the tease B that Riley chose to liven up the team's atmosphere? 'ants', you're a dragon knight you've read too many novels, right? But he didn't have time to slander, so he hurried back to defense.
Iverson was still rushing like a brace of the wind, and Wade's defense was like a chicken and a dog in his eyes.
Wade secretly said that this time Lao Tzu said that he would block you and make you rampant, but Iverson rushed into the box again and jumped again, this time he turned his head and threw the ball up. Wade was furious in his heart, and secretly said, Do you think Lao Tzu is also teasing B? If you want to do it again, you give it to me...... it, what about the balls?
Curry followed up quickly, he received Iverson's pass and jumped up, grabbed the ball with his right hand and raised it high above his head, rushed to the hoop and pressed his wrist, stunned to dunk!
Eric Spurstra wanted to cry without tears, he just wanted to say Zhang Weiping's mantra: This is unreasonable, what is wrong with the Warriors outside today.
Billups knew the answer, his return brought pressure to Curry and Iverson, which made him smile bitterly, he must not be injured in the Warriors - last year Davis was injured Chamberlain became the boss, Ellis was injured Morrow and Curry rose, and when he was injured, this was even more fierce, Iverson came!
The Warriors are under a lot of pressure to compete on the outside right now.