When receiving the ball, Caron Butler felt like he was wrapped in tremendous pressure.

But he quickly adjusted his shot.

And the moment the ball hit the basket, the huge pressure in his heart suddenly dissipated.

This three-pointer was very crucial.

Just look at Stan Van Gundy's reaction on the sidelines, and you can see a noticeable "wave" shaking throughout his jaw.

The Nets fired back, this time after Jason Kidd broke through Odom, and Woody resolutely stepped forward to interfere.

Jason Kidd didn't expect Woody to be so decisive this time, he hadn't even observed Kenyon Martin's position, and his memory was still the one he glanced at before the breakthrough, Kenyon Martin's position.

As a result, he made a mistake with Kenyon Martin.

When Woody pounced, the Nets "beast" subconsciously rushed to the basket, and in his opinion, it was a good opportunity for an empty catch.

The ball flew straight into the hands of the New Jersey fans in the courtside seats.

Jason Kidd made the first mistake of the game.

It was also his fourth turnover, including this one, and with 18 assists in the first two games, Kidd only had three turnovers in total, which shows how easy he has been in the last two games.

And in this game, Caron Butler's three-point shot obviously surprised the entire Nets team!

Still in the last two games, the Heat shot 5-of-20 from beyond the three-point line, shooting 25 percent......

The fact that this team found its groove outside the three-point line so early was an unexpected variable for the Nets!

"Okay, let's pull some more points!"

Odom controlled the ball steadily, and when he got to the front, he said it enthusiastically.

As he spoke, Woody immediately ran to the top to block and dismantle.

Kidd had a physical confrontation with Woody in advance, wanting to squeeze straight through. But he underestimated Woody's core strength, and the first time he fought together, he failed to squeeze Woody directly as he expected, but was firmly stuck in his position by Woody.

Odom just got to the basket, and Kenyon Martin went head-to-head, rushing to the basket and suddenly giving the ball back under his crotch.

Kenyon Martin's confrontation with him had just ended, and he was looking for the ball that was sent by Odom, and when he looked back, he saw that the Heat's No. 95 was holding the ball in his hand and was already jumping high. He subconsciously wanted to run, but it was too late.

"Phew!"

The snap of the pound sounded in Kenyon Martin's head.

It shook his whole body "buzzing".

At the same time, the referee's whistle sounded.

Kenyon Martin, who was standing in place in a reasonable collision zone, blocked the foul, and Woody made a successful dunk and could add a penalty!

“nice！”

Stan Van Gundy shouted again.

Woody high-fived Odom, and the return pass was just right!

The first block of the two tonight showed their destructive power under the basket.

Kenny Smith looked back at Odom's interaction with Woody in this round and pointed out the key points: "Kenyon Martin didn't miss the position, he did a good job of preventing Odom's first breakaway, but Jason Kidd couldn't stop Woody's follow-up, and there was another aspect ......"

He mentioned Caron Butler.

"Cuarón's three-pointer made the Nets' wing dare not easily wrap up, which gave Woody a lot of offensive space and more 1v1 opportunities!"

In the first two games, Woody faced a situation where the whole space was stretched, and in this situation, Woody often didn't face Kenyon Martin 1-on-1, and Jefferson on the wing, or the rest of the Nets.

In this way, once he doesn't have a chance to score in the first place, then it is easy to be limited.

And in the case of stopping the ball, without the threat of outside projection, his passing will not make much difference. In the past two games, the Heat team often fell into an embarrassing "stop" link at this time, which tested the ball holder's singles ability very much.

But Wade was eaten to death by Kidd, and he couldn't do 1v1 to force the situation through personal ability.

"Stan Van Gundy's change of formation, at least for now, is very effective, and the effect is very obvious!"

Kenny Smith affirmed the set-up.

On the court, Woody hit the penalty with a steady boo.

With this free throw, the score of the Heat and the Nets came to 8-4!

The atmosphere of the scene was a little quieter than the noisy opening.

The New Jersey smiles faded.

The way it was opened was somewhat unexpected!

Not really!

Didn't we take the initiative in the first two games?

How to ...... tonight

On the contrary, the Heat have the initiative?

The head coach of the Nets called a timeout, but they didn't explain the change of lineup, and they returned to the court, still led by the nose by the Heat.

Odom's pick-and-roll coordination, coupled with Caron Butler's containment next to him, allowed Woody, who had a mediocre performance in the first two games, to shine in the first quarter.

Less than 7 minutes into the first quarter, Woody had already scored 9 points!

When he came off the court, he had 10 points and 4 rebounds!

got such data in one quarter, if you play 4 quarters, you won't have 40 points and 6 rebounds!

The performance is really exaggerated!

The smile on Stan Van Gundy's face couldn't be brighter.

Another person who makes him happy is Caron Butler.

How nervous "Straw Breaker" was before the game, how consistent he was in the game, he didn't have many shots, only three shots in the first quarter, but he hit them all.

This has a lot to do with the overall setup of the Nets.

They still changed their lineup according to the footage of the first two games, and they didn't think about the outcome of Caron Butler getting into the starting lineup.

But it's not their fault.

In the first round of the series against the New York Knicks, Caron Butler played just 11.4 minutes per game and averaged just 4.5 points per game.

After he returned to the bench, Stan Van Gundy's preferred use was actually Gerard Wallace.

So he suddenly appeared in the starting seat, but it was a "surprise soldier".

With 7 points, he can be regarded as having successfully completed his task.

When the two sides replaced the starting lineup and entered the bench rotation stage, the Heat, who had fallen behind 0-2 in the first two games of the series, took a seven-point lead on the home court of the Nets.

Wade is in the player waiting area waiting for him to play.

During the player exchange, he high-fived Woody, and his expression was a little more complicated.

Although he hoped that his sacrifice would bring good results.

But the result is ......

It's a little too good, right?

I really cheated the whole team!

Wade couldn't come to terms with the fact that the pressure came to him.

Stan Van Gundy saw this in his eyes and called a timeout to pull him aside: "Man, don't be too burdened, our change of formation was successful, it was all due to your sacrifice, it is your credit, and believe me, the fundamental reason why you didn't play well in the first two games is that you were not in the right position, now is the time, I believe you can make our advantage even bigger!" ”

Such words made Wade, who was originally in a complicated mood, suddenly stiffened.

The softest part of my heart was struck.

That is, the time is not suitable for the occasion, otherwise he will have to bow his head!

He thought that Pat Riley knew him well enough, but he didn't expect that Stan Van Gundy's trust in him was still at a new level!

How can I be virtuous!

can actually play in such a warm family as the Heat!

Wade's eyes were a little more confident and shining.

Stan Van Gundy knew the time was up and could safely let him play.

The Nets took a big gamble last summer when they traded for Mutombo from the Philadelphia 76ers.

In the eyes of Nets management, the root cause of their loss in the Finals is that they don't have enough defensive deterrence on the inside.

Mutombo, the inside gate who has played in the finals, can definitely sublimate this team and complete the last piece of the puzzle.

But as a result, the "African Mountain" came to the Nets and reimbursed them for injuries, and the Nets who had no choice but to send them out, and the result was that "the bamboo basket was empty", Mutombo did not get it, and the Nets also lost a lot of good improvisation in the transaction!

In the "long river" of the NBA general manager circle, "Baylor" is a typical "warmth", but if you really want to say it, Nets general manager Billy King is also an absolute "talent", "the leader in "timely rain", and the two of them can be regarded as "momentary brightness".

That is, the loss of combat power has led to problems with the combat effectiveness of this year's Nets bench rotation lineup, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a group of little sheep.

Now it is such a circle of "little sheep", meeting Wade, who sharpens his knives, and wants to prove that he was the "big bad wolf" who was put in the wrong position before, and more importantly, there is also an enthusiastic "all-round warrior" Gerard Wallace next to this "big bad wolf".

Dangerous!

A big red exclamation point appeared on the head of every Nets bench player who came off the court.

In the remaining 2 minutes of the first quarter, Wade and Wallace slashed all the time, and played a wave of 8-3 "scoring tide", Wade scored 5 points, Wallace scored 3 points, and the two of them took all the Heat scores during this time, expanding the difference to 12 points!

This is almost higher than the final point difference between the Nets and the Heat in the whole game!

The New Jerseys on the scene were completely dumbfounded.

They didn't expect the Nets to be won by the Heat by 7 points in the main stage.

They didn't expect that in the bench rotation stage, the Heat caught the Nets and beat them even more!

The leader is still the "big cheeks" who scored less than 10 points in the last game!

This......

Is it awakening?

When Wade left the game, he was refreshed, and his whole expression was completely high.

In the space of more than two minutes, the depression he had suffered from the first two games dissipated.

He really didn't expect it to be so cool to play the substitute rotation stage!

Say it early!

I would have died earlier!

As soon as the second quarter came up, the two sides were still bench rotation lineups.

Wade continued to "explode", slashing indiscriminately, less than 1 minute, and got 3 points!

One breakthrough layup, another breakthrough layup successfully made a foul.

Anyway, it's right!

This scoring efficiency and speed directly paused the Nets, and the head coach of the Nets hurriedly pulled all the main lineups onto the court.

Wade saw that Kidd was not as worried as in the first two games, and he played with confidence, and he couldn't wait to shout at Kidd: "Da, old boy, you're finally here, come on, let's fight for another three hundred rounds!" ”

He was full of pride, but Stan Van Gundy "pulled" him at this time: "Man, it's time for us to move on to the next rhythm, your mission is done!" ”

But......

Wade wanted to say something, but thinking about his image in Stan Van Gundy's mind, he finally chose to nod his head in agreement.

Let's go!

Then let this old boy go first!

Immediately, he sat down on the bench.

During the period, he high-fived the Heat team who was about to play, and his voice was like a bell, repeating two sentences in his mouth: Come on, comrades, comrades have worked hard.

He played less than 4 minutes in total, but in these 4 minutes, he knocked his confidence back!

The reason Stan Van Gundy was in such a hurry to replace him was because he wanted him to keep his confidence.

He also wants to know if Wade, who is in this state, can break through Jason Kidd's defense and play better. If they can, then they will be more and more active in this round of the series.

But he didn't dare to bet!

This hard-earned self-confidence, if it gets lost in the matchup with Jason Kidd and affects his form in the bench rotation, it will be more than worth the loss.

In order to maintain the advantage of the bench rotation for the rest of the series, Stan Van Gundy chose to stagger Wade's playing time with Kidd.

Fortunately, Wade is really obedient and will do whatever he wants!

The Heat's starters returned to the court, and with a nearly 15-point advantage, they became more and more active in the next step, and the whole Nets were pinned to the ground.

However, the Nets are the team that has reached the finals twice, even if there is some weakening, but the core foundation is still there, and their tenacity is still there, starting from 6 minutes and 15 seconds in the third quarter, they suddenly burst out with ruthlessness and tenacity, and they chased the difference to 8 points.

Woody stepped up at this time, took the initiative to ask for the ball, against Kenyon Martin, and successfully scored the ball.

With that goal, Woody now scored 21 points in the game, a new series high. With enough space, Woody showed his advantage over the last 00 years.

But it can't be helped, the styles of the two of them are actually very similar.

But in all respects, Woody is better than Kenyon Martin.

All your advantages are the advantages of the other party, how can you play this?

Kenyon Martin can continue to resist in such a situation, and you don't care if his resistance is effective or not, just ask if you have resisted. It's really worthy of his "full of enthusiasm on the court".

Woody stabilized the margin at 10 points.

Then Wade was in the bench rotation time, and it was another "slash", and the difference widened to more than 15 points again.

The Nets came back from a game where they lost their first game back home, 90-105.

(End of chapter)