Chapter 929: It's Not Just the Regular Season
Warriors vs Heat, this is the regular season opener, but there are still two games on this day, which are the Suns vs. Celtics, and the Rockets vs. Lakers.
However, although those two games were also heavily hyped, they were far from being comparable to the Warriors vs Heat.
This game is more than just a regular season!
This is basically the first preview of the Eastern Conference championship and the Western championship, and it also represents the direction of the NBA championship in the coming seasons.
Looking at the lineups of the two teams, the Warriors have veterans such as Jamison, Carter, Iverson, and Hill, and the Heat are even more so, with House, Magloyer, Ilgoskas, James Jones, and Mike Miller as veterans.
That's the beauty of championship teams, which can attract veterans who are ready to win championships in the twilight of their careers with a base salary or a small price.
A lot of veterans are just waiting to see if the Warriors are stronger or the Heat are stronger in the end, and then choose the opportunity to join.
The Warriors' starting lineup is: center Chamberlain, power forward Ibaka, small forward Jackson, playmaker Outdoor West, and scoring guard Carter.
In the TNT live broadcast room, Barkley said enviously: "Old Nelson got a good hand this season, now let's see how he plays his cards." We all know that when it comes to gambling, a good hand doesn't necessarily mean a win, and that's true for the Heat as well. ”
The Heat's starting lineup is: center Haslem, power forward Bosh, small forward James, playmaker Mario Chanmos, and scoring guard Wade.
Ten players on both sides came on the court, and Kenny Smith exclaimed: "I have the feeling of watching an All-Star now, with Chamberlain, West, Carter, James, Bosh and Wade on the court, and Iverson, Jamison, Curry, and Ilgoskas off the court. ”
Chamberlain and Haslem stood on the halfway line to jump the ball, James and Wade whispered something, Chamberlain stared at James, who asked, "Is there anything wrong, rookie?" ”
Hearing the word 'rookie' that no one had said for a long time, Chamberlain laughed, and he said happily: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about when I'm going to play with Oden and Durant, I can play power forward, right?" ”
This is obvious sarcasm, James's face is very ugly, Wade shouted: "Z, pay attention to your words, don't talk nonsense!" ”
Chamberlain smiled unscrupulously and said, "What, you are allowed to do it, and we are not allowed to say it?" Damn, we have a saying in China that only state officials are allowed to set fires and not allow people to light lamps, can the NBA also issue a sentence that only Zhan Weibo is allowed to hold together and no one else is allowed to speak? ”
Bosh said unconvinced: "Basketball is originally a five-person sport, and you have the ability to play on a team by yourself." ”
This is really the thoughts of Bosh and others, you Chamberlain is MVP and FMVP, and the championship also won two, this is a full man who doesn't know that a hungry man is hungry, what about us? We don't have any bullshit now, if James didn't even win the MVP by relying on the unspoken rules last season, what would they do if they didn't huddle?
Chamberlain didn't bother to bother with Bosh, and said disdainfully: "It turns out that when you led the team before, didn't five people play together?" Tell me, who the isn't on your team? Hmph, is it reasonable to hold at the peak? ”
The disdain of James, Wade and Bosh is not the huddle, but the peak huddle, which everyone didn't expect before, because it's so shameless that most famous stars don't bother to do it at the top.
The rules of the NBA are that in the twilight of their careers, superstars who have not won a championship will go together, such as Barkley, Olajuwon, and Drexler in the Rockets in their later years, such as Garnett, Pierce and Gentleman Ray also gathered in Boston in the later years of their careers, not to mention that in the 2003-04 season, Malone and Payton went to Los Angeles to form F4 with O'Neal and Kobe Howe.
Fans don't despise and detest this kind of behavior, and the stars have been carrying a team for too long, and they have given almost everything to their team, so it is understandable that they choose to come together for the championship in the end.
But it's not okay to huddle at the peak, and the huddle is not the same as the trade combination, the Green Shirts almost donated the whole team except Pierce in order to get Garnett and Junzi Lei, and even if Garnett and Junzi Lei go, they also left the team with the seeds of a comeback in the future.
What about Bosh and James? They left in the contract year, and the parent team didn't get anything at all, of course, James finally politely came to the so-called sign first and then trade, the Cavaliers only got the Heat's draft picks, but this bullshit is not, everyone knows that for a few seasons, the Heat must be the top three in the league, and their draft picks are useless.
The referee blew the whistle, Chamberlain and Haslem stood face to face, the ball flew up, Chamberlain was no longer the posture of jumping the ball at will, he stomped on the ground with both feet like a dragon out of the sea, and pressed his arm high on the ball, and slapped it hard.
West stepped forward to get the ball, waved his arms and shouted, "Warriors, charge!" ”
The soles of his shoes made a sharp and screeching sound against the floor, and West's calf muscles tensed, and his figure turned into a sharp arrow, whistling forward.
Wade came up to force the defense, West's body shook suddenly, and then the crotch dribbled quickly and changed hands, cutting Wade and rushing to the three-point line.
In the face of Wade, West also exploded the small universe, and he has always been called the trumpet Wade, which makes him very unhappy.
Oxlain rushed to the box from the middle of the field as soon as possible, and West looked inside, James had come up to change the defense, and he passed the ball to Carter.
Wade switched to Carter, and the UFO reached forward with the ball, then stepped back and passed the ball to Jackson.
Jackson faced the replaced Chanmoss, who was the MOP of the NCAA Final Four and a guard on the NCAA All-American Defensive Team that year, but Jackson had the strength and height advantage in the face of him, pushed inside, and jumped sideways.
Chanmos defended Jackson's pass, but he didn't expect the opponent to launch a general attack.
Nelson Sr. has never been a rule-maker, and the first tactic he has for his players is – when you think you have a chance to score, shoot and don't grind like a!
The basketball smacked into the hoop, and Chamberlain pushed away Haslem who was stuck in him and ran backwards, and Wade then caught up, and he himself drove the ball forward as fast as the wind.
West cats on his heels, and Wade lunges in, and he steps on it and slams it hard.
The Heat's offensive and defensive rhythm changed quickly, but the Warriors' defense was also very firm, Wade and West collided, and two macho men of similar size collided together, as if Mars hit the earth, it was that kind of strength!
Wade was not greedy for the ball, and as soon as West blocked him, he immediately switched the ball and passed it to James.
Jackson was clinging to James' side, and when Wade passed the ball, he rushed forward to steal, forcing James to scramble.
Old Nelson couldn't help but shake his head slightly when he saw this scene, Carter was too passive and not active enough on defense.
If Carter can also cooperate with the bag when Jackson is pressing, then James must lose the ball.
Carter has always defended Chanmos, and it is true that the latter is useless, but against a Chanmoth, can it be so difficult? For example, Chamberlain let go of Haslem at this time and defended Bosh on the outside.
When James got the ball, he was immediately murderous, and he turned flexibly. And at the moment of turning, he stepped his left foot to the side, changed direction in front of his body to hand the ball in his left hand, and quickly stepped past Jackson and rushed to the basket.
Chamberlain shoved Bosh behind Ibaka and looked at James with a solemn expression.
One after the other, James was caught by Chamberlain and Jackson, so that the little emperor had no rut, and he thought of the third point of the Big Three, which was Bosh.
Bosh is certainly a good player, averaging 24 per game in 2009-10. 0 points 10. 8 rebounds 2. 4 assists 1. 0 cappings, an astonishing efficiency value of 25. 11, not only is it the highest-ranked of all power forwards, but it's also the fifth-ranked superstar of all players – behind Chamberlain James, Dwyane Wade, and Kevin Durant.
But if you think that Bosh can maintain this kind of efficiency in this moment, you may fall into the trap of overestimating Bosh.
Bosh is indeed a very efficient player, but his efficiency is built on the premise that he is at the heart of him - last season, Bosh averaged a career-high 16 shots per game. 5 times, although the shooting percentage has also improved to a career-high 51. 8%。
But now in the Heat, due to the storage of James and Wade, it is difficult for Bosh to maintain such a high number of shots. And because the Heat lack of interior talent, Bosh can only reluctantly team up with Udonis Haslem to form a twin tower in this game.
Bosh hates the center forward position the most, because he is underweight and his more fluid style of play, which is not suitable for the center forward. But now it seems that there is no point between him and Haslem who is the center and who is the power forward, and the Shuai arranged for the two to be in charge of the penalty area, so they can be said to be center forwards.
James wanted to pass the ball to Bosh, but Ibaka stuck Bosh, which made the little emperor a little depressed, but at this time, a figure rushed up to answer - Wade.
James is very versatile, and Riley has even said that he is going to play playmaking guard, which is a testament to how good his passing awareness is.
But this sense of passing is also a constraint on James's achievements, and most of the top stars in NBA history, whether it's Jordan Bird or Magic Kobe, are fierce men who go to play alone in key moments, they don't pass the ball, they don't put hope on others, and they don't hand the pressure to their men.
James has this shortcoming.
But now at this time, his passing choice was correct, Wade got the ball, Haslem cooperated with him for many years, came up to help him block a smooth road, and directly made a quick layup to attack.
In one round, the two sides played a draw, but the adrenaline of the fans was secreted wildly, and the opening goal was so exciting, so wouldn't the expectations be even higher?
West pushed forward and Carter began to exert his power, and he was playing against Chanmos, who was slightly shorter than himself, slightly slower than himself, and slightly less explosive than himself, and all these factors combined to mean that he could crush Chanmoss.
But Carter was cautious and didn't choose a single, he got the ball and ran two steps, and suddenly passed to Chamberlain on the inside.
Bosh is not a very good blocker, averaging just one per game in the last three seasons. 0 blocks, this is a point that Chamberlain can use to make a big fuss, Haslem is full-time defense, that's true, but he can't defend a big guy like Chamberlain.
When the ball was in his hand, Chamberlain suddenly turned around and raised his arm to hook his hand, Haslem hurriedly pasted it, and Bosh also squatted down and was ready to block.
At this time, Chamberlain calmly withdrew the ball, slammed it back and pushed Hasler away, Chamberlain turned around and delicately dribbled the ball under his crotch, cut into the basket in a wrong step, and suddenly turned around again, turning Haslem around.
Bosh's bag is useless, his strength is too poor, Chamberlain's last shot, just jump up against him and go to the basket, Bosh can't stand Chamberlain at all, he can only watch the basketball enter the hoop.