Chapter 266: No Ancients Before and No One After!
Two days later, the G3 match between the Heat and the Hornets moved to American Airlines Arena in Miami.
In this game, Curry, who served as a substitute, was the same as Wang Shuo expected before the game, but he played a better performance than the previous two games.
In the first half alone, he scored 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting and three-pointers for the Hornets.
TNT, in a review of the first half of the game between the Heat and the Hornets, Barkley said: "Wang predicted that the Heat would continue to adopt the bucket formation strategy they used when they returned to their home court.
Chris was the starter, not only to help the Hornets stabilize their position through positional battles in the opening stages.
And, when Stephen, who has unlimited fire, appeared on the Hornets' bench, he threw a century of problems to the Heat......
That is, I can let the MVP on my side play the sixth man of the team.
But you're never going to make any adjustments based on my tricks. β
In fact, as early as the regular season, Wang Shuo found that Paul would be better paired with Jefferson.
Coupled with this series, the Heat's interior line did not have a player who could match Jefferson, which is the biggest advantage of the Hornets in Wang Shuo's eyes.
Therefore, after the first two wars, Wang Shuo immediately made adjustments.
Seeing this, one might want to say......
Since Wang Shuo knew early on that the combination of Jefferson and Paul could give full play to the former's advantages on the inside......
So why didn't Wang Shuo do it from the beginning?
The answer, of course, is ......
No matter how good a theory is, it has to be practiced to arrive at the truth.
Moreover, as the head coach of a team, when deciding to put the big boss of a team on the bench list, even Wang Shuo has to consider the impact of this decision on the entire team.
For example, yes.
If it weren't for Wang Shuo, he was 100% sure of this......
If it weren't for the fact that the relationship between Wang Shuo and Curry was like father and son......
If Curry is the kind of "GOAT-type player" who would rather die than market his team's boss image for personal gain, the team can't do without me......
Even Wang Shuo is unlikely to use Curry to play the team's sixth man in this game with Spoelstra to give the opponent a fatal blow.
As Ross Barkley said at half-time......
This night, Wang Shuo's change of tactics has quietly changed the balance of this round of the series.
Because if you look at the NBA today......
and even look at the history of the NBA......
How many teams can use an MVP-caliber player as the team's Super Sixth Man like the Hornets?
Of course, when Paul is the starter, the Hornets starting lineup will not put as much pressure on the Heat on the outside as it would be when Curry was the starter.
But on the court, Paul fully awakened the power of Jefferson, a beast hidden by Wang Shuoxue for a whole season, on the inside through his combing and scheduling.
In the game, facing this Hornets team that did not have Curry in the opening stage......
The Heat's players are a little more relaxed......
In front of the Hornets who switched forms, even their inside line showed a rout as soon as the G3 battle came up.
Under the premise that Jefferson can't be stopped one-on-one, due to Paul's existence, the Heat's forward line cannot effectively cut off the connection between Jefferson and the Hornets' outside players......
Therefore, the Heat's forward line players are bound to use more joint defense and packing, to limit Jefferson from doing whatever he wants on his own inside.
"The heat is like a trapped beast, burrowing into the net that Wang Yu has woven for them in advance.
After the high-intensity consumption of the Hornets starting lineup......
Now, they must be in a state of residual blood to face Stephen Curry, who is about to come out at full strength! β
In the history of the NBA, there have certainly been players who have been able to maintain the intensity of the game in a 48-minute game.
It's a pity......
The player who could do all of the above was sitting on the Hornets bench at the moment, wearing a suit and chatting and laughing with Wang Shuo.
Dwayne Wade is not Michael Jordan after all.
No matter how many highlight shots the "Flash" had at the peak of his career.
On this night, we faced Stephen Curry, who was more physical and had the advantage of being a latecomer.
He was destined to become the backdrop for Curry to shoot through the Heat net as the sixth man in that helpless roar.
"It's cheating!
Can you imagine the Bulls in the '90s allowing Michael Jordan to rest a full quarter off the bench before coming in for a harvest? On the Heat's bench, Riley, who just wanted to pour himself a bucket of ice water in the second quarter, roared angrily.
On the side, at this moment, Spoelstra also looked helpless.
Because of this game, the game between Wang Shuo and him has gone beyond the scope of tactics.
Maybe it's not fair to say that......
But in this series, the Heat is like a whetstone.
Little by little, Wang Shuo grinded out the strongest form of this wasp.
In Spoelstra's opinion, the Wasps at this moment, after shedding their immature shells, have gradually revealed their royal appearance that will surely reach the apex of the alliance.
"Although I am very reluctant to admit it, the teacher ......
I think now only a miracle can save us. Before the start of the third quarter, looking at the scoreboard 71-57, Spoelstra said to Riley.
All right.
The NBA truly is a place where miracles happen.
But miracles......
How could it come when you wanted to?
After halftime, with Klay and Leonard erupting in turn......
The noisy American Airlines Arena in Miami has been transformed into the largest library in the southeastern United States.
At the end of the quarter, Jordan, who was in a very comfortable mood, put his arms around Wang Shuo's shoulders with a happy face and smiled: "In the field of basketball, New Yorkers are not wrong at all, even if God comes, you have to call you God." β
Hearing this, after shrugging his shoulders, Wang Shuo sighed and said, "Michael, if I can, I don't want to be so good." β
In this life, Wang Shuo no longer needs to prove anything to the world.
As he said when he coached in Washington:
- He comes, he sees, he conquers.
In the NBA, he has already written a story that resounded through the sky and was called the Road to Conquest.
At the American Airlines Arena, the Heat players and fans who returned to their home stadium ushered in the end of this G3 game in a burst of despair.
The finishing score was 130-104.
While the Hornets rewrote the big score of this round of the series to 2-1, they also turned the previous Jedi turnaround of the Heat in the G2 battle into an unexpected event.
A day later, the Eastern Conference Finals G4 match between the Heat and the Hornets continued at the American Airlines Arena.
Before the game, in the Heat's locker room, Wade, as the leader of the Heat, delivered an emotional and cohesive prewar speech that was no less cohesive than Captain America's.
Under the call of his good brothers, Anthony also abandoned all distractions in the game, and played his highlight moment in this G4 game, shooting 14 of 25 from the field, including 4 of 8 three-pointers and 13 of 14 free throws, totaling 45 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the Heat.
However, what is more desperate than Thanos' snap of his fingers is ......
When the man was on the sidelines in the third quarter, he was eating ice cream while crossing Erlang's legs......
The Hornets, who scored 47-27 in a single quarter, destroyed all the efforts of the Heat on this night in an instant.
In the final quarter, Barkley commented on the performance of the Hornets and Heat in the G4 game: "Throughout the first half, it was like watching two ancient Roman warriors duel.
Then in the second half, just as the Miami Heat-jersey-wearing Warriors pulled out his sword and stabbed at the Warriors in the Hornet-jersey......
Without saying a word, the Warrior in the Wasp jersey summoned a meteorite from outer space and smashed it into his opponent. β
At the end of the G4 game, Anthony held the collar of his jersey with a confused face, which can be described as a perfect interpretation of the mood of the Heat players and Heat fans on this night.
The full-time battle was over, 131-112.
The Hornets added another game in Miami and took the lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Speaking at a press conference after the game, Spoelstra said: "I can't find even a single flaw in this Hornets.
If any of you know what it takes to defeat this wasp led by the king, I'd be happy to hear from you. β
At the press conference, at this moment, basketball reporters from all over the world looked at Spoelstra, who was already physically and mentally exhausted, with a distressed face.
In fact, after the first four games, as long as the fans watched the first four games in their entirety, they would not blame Spoelstra in the slightest.
Because of this series, Wang Shuo and his hornets have become the world's ......
NBA's new big devil!
'The most frightening thing about them is not the dominance they play on the pitch.
It's not their impeccable game......
It's that every night, they're evolving! β
"I have no intention of offending Al Jefferson......
But before coming to Charlotte, when did you ever see Al play like Shaq?
The Heat's center is as ridiculous as a toy in front of Al......
In the first four games of the series, Al averaged 28.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game for the Hornets, shooting more than 60% from the field overall, and the most desperate thing for Heat fans was ......
With a staggering 90 percent of his first four free throw shots, they couldn't even use 'shark slashing' to deal with Charlotte's big shark. β
"In the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals, Stephen, who played averagely, was originally the only turning point in the eyes of Heat fans......
But with Wang unusually bold to put the NBA's regular season and Finals MVP on the bench, G3 and G4, Stephen's three-point shooting rate reached a staggering 60% (12-of-20 shooting......
He's like a switch for the Hornets to launch a general offense, and as soon as he starts scoring, the Hornets' offense will break down the Heat's proud defense in an instant like a drop of mercury. β
"Has anyone noticed how rock-in-the-rock Kawai has been playing in this series?
He's got Carmelo Anthony and Dwayne Wade......
But not only does he not have stage fright, but he can also inject endless energy into this wasp every night! β
"Klay Thompson has conquered me this year, and maybe he doesn't shine as well as the other players in the Hornets......
But every time he makes a shot, he gives me the feeling that this ball will definitely go in! β
"You can always trust Chris Paul who can play on the field.
Whether he and Stephen are paired together or off the bench, they can bring positive chemistry to this Hornets team.
I can totally understand how desperate the Hornets' opponents really are......
Because they even have to play against two Hornets with very different styles in the game, two super teams with championship strength! β
If anything, last season's Hornets were impressive enough.
Then this season's Hornets can only be described as terrifying.
Two days later, with a full-court free-throw ratio of 48 (Heat) to 12 (Hornets......
The Hornets, who were sitting at home, ended the series with a total of 20-of-41 three-pointers from the field.
After the G4 war, Wang Shuo thought that the alliance might interfere in the G5 battle for various factors.
But what about it......
In the first four games, the Heat's good outside defense system has always been maintained, but there were problems in this G5 game.
Due to the decline in physical fitness and the change in mentality, the Heat gave the Hornets a lot of open three-point opportunities in the game.
Of course, it must be mentioned that although this game the Heat received a whopping 48 free throws on the home court of the Hornets......
But in the game, many of the Heat's free throws were obtained through the life-and-death breakthroughs of the players on the court, rather than complaining.
Therefore, after the game, on the night when the team successfully advanced to the finals, Wang Shuo did not pick the referees' thorns in the penalty scale.
At the press conference, when giving a promotion speech, Wang Shuo said with a smile: "This is the tenth time I have led the team to the finals, and I hope that my business partner Michael Jordan has planned the team's championship parade this year in advance." β
Although in Wang Shuo's view, the finals will usher in a tough battle against either the Thunder or the Lakers and Hornets, but he doesn't mind giving the Thunder and the Lakers a little psychological pressure to the Thunder and the Lakers who are still fighting in the Western Conference at the moment.
At present, the Lakers and Thunder, who drew 2-2 in the first four games of the Western Conference finals, can at least get the sixth game to determine the winner.
Sitting on the mountain and watching the Tiger fight will not only allow the Hornets to have more physical strength to meet the next Finals, but at the same time, Wang Shuo's experience of leading the team to the Finals and winning the Finals nine times in the past will also increase the pressure on the Lakers and Thunder.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, Malone and Stockton later said when recalling their Finals with the Bulls......
Jordan's experience of winning the championship every time he reaches the Finals has in a sense made many Jazz players have the idea of being timid before the Finals begin.
And in the national competition chapter of "Slam Dunk"......
Inoue Yuhiko also spent a long time describing the psychological pressure brought by the success of the mountain king in the past to the people in Xiangbei before the game.
As the "God of Coaches", in the face of Wang Shuo's seemingly joking declaration of winning the championship......
Even if the Lakers and Thunder players don't want to admit it, they have to admit it......
The entire NBA is afraid of the fact that Wang Shuo is the conqueror.
Just like Wang Shuo's memory, the reason why every player who played against James in the finals was because there were too many successful experiences in the past that reminded the latecomers that James would personally deliver the crown to them......
This invisible psychological pressure that Wang Shuo brought to his opponents......
It's bound to affect the course of the game to some extent.
In the fifth game of the Western Finals, the Thunder and Lakers, who both wanted to solve each other's battles as soon as possible, fought for three overtimes before deciding the winner.
This season's Durant no longer has the possibility of being prevented from death in the game.
In addition, Stevens is not the kind of head coach who only shouts "we have to stick together" like Brooks, so in this G5 battle that can be called "Durant's individual show", the Lakers, who have the upper hand in overall strength, have never been able to give full play to their advantages in the lineup.
In the third overtime between the two teams, Ellis, who was "the strongest under Kobe", became the hero of the Lakers in the final 0.4 seconds of the game.
On the court, after receiving Kobe's pass of "Kobe Bryant is also dry" in James's eyes, Ellis hit a jumper and completed the stunner for the Lakers amid the sorrow of the Thunder fans at home.
TNT, while commentating on the game, Barkley teased O'Neal: "With this goal alone, Monta's status in Los Angeles is enough to surpass Shaq O'Neal!" β
On the side, after smacking his lips, O'Neill found that he couldn't contradict Barkley.
Because in this life, O'Neal lacks the experience of building a dynasty in Los Angeles with Kobe......
So don't say it, don't say it......
As the deputy of Kobe Bryant, the team's boss during the Lakers dynasty......
Ellis's future status with the Lakers is not necessarily lower than O'Neal's.
No doubt.
The loss of this G5 game was fatal for the Thunder.
Because of Ellis's stunner, in a sense, it also extinguished the fighting spirit of the Thunder, the Young Guards, in this year's Western Conference Finals.
In the G5 game, when Durant, who incarnated as the "God of Sticks", scored a new 54 points for the team's personal playoff career, the Thunder failed to win the battle of Tianwang Mountain with the advantage of the home court......
The Thunder, who don't have Westbrook or Harden, also exposed their biggest weakness.
That's ......
In times of desperation, they lacked an uplifting leader in the dressing room.
Rose, who has been in full bloom for many years in this life, has never been the kind of Captain America leader even though he has a much more cheerful personality due to the influence of Harden's early years.
Dragic, who swapped clubs with Harden, had some ability to guide in the later years of his career......
But now, he obviously lacks enough experience.
As for Durant......
As Wang Shuo, the famous "God of Frustration" in the former NBA......
After the G5 war, Durant's frustration from the inside out successfully lowered the morale and morale of the entire Thunder.
In Wang Shuo's view, after the first five battles, this thunder can be said to be defeated.
In order to win another championship with the Lakers before Kobe Bryant retires, the Lakers are obviously above the Thunder in terms of both spirit and desire to fight.
Moreover, after the first five games, if Vogel is still not sure of the Lakers' biggest advantage in this round of the series, it is in Wang Shuo's eyes......
This product is simply messing with himself for a year.
And the final result of this year's Western Finals also once again proved Wang Shuo's judgment.
Because in the sixth game between the two teams, the Lakers, who returned to the Staples Center, only needed half a game to defeat the Thunder, who exuded frustration from the whole team.
In Wang Shuo's original time and space, many fans thought that Durant was a role player dressed as a historical star.
In Wang Shuo's eyes, this evaluation does have some truth.
Because whether it is in his past life or in this life, Durant has proved with his performance that his mentality is extremely mismatched with his strength.
But then again......
In the long history of the NBA, Jordan is Jordan.
Isn't it because of ......
The storyline of the first and middle part of his career not only didn't kill him, but made him stronger?
On the night of the Lakers' promotion, Wang Shuo, who watched the G6 game of the Western Conference Finals with Jordan, sighed after stroking Jordan's shining head with an affectionate face: "The world is motivated to surpass Michael Jordan......
But after you retire, let alone surpass......
I can't even see a player who can get a little closer to you. β
In Wang Shuo's view, even Kobe Bryant and Butler in the future are only slightly closer to Jordan in terms of mentality.
And only to understand Jordan.
Learn about the sport of basketball.
You can feel ......
The god of basketball on the planet......
What heights he has reached in his brilliant career.
In Wang Shuo's eyes, there are only eight words to describe Jordan:
ββThere is no one before and no one after him.
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