The Christmas game was in Miami, and the Bulls flew to the game the day before the game.

"What do you think of what he said?" Yao Ming and Xu Yong sat together chatting.

"What do you think?" Xu Yong knew that he was talking about James, and asked with a smile.

"The more a person lacks something, the more he will emphasize something." Yao Ming replied seriously.

Xu Yong was directly happy after listening to it.

In fact, James's words will be more familiar to him, because in the playoffs last year, James once said to him in the game, "This is the last time you don't respect me", and it is indeed like what Yao Ming said, he has always talked about respect, indicating that he really lacks the respect of others.

Because it's hard to imagine Jordan or Kobe Bryant saying something like that.

And he now understands Grover's theory of the passive, the competitor, and the ruler.

"Passive people rely on others to judge their success."

James, in that category, should be classified as a passive.

Therefore, this classification should not only refer to strength, but also mentality.

That mentality doesn't necessarily determine a player's career, but it does determine the final evaluation he gets from the fans.

When everything is closed, it's basically true.

So if you distinguish like before, the Heat Big Three, one passive and two contenders, this is indeed a point that can be exploited in the game.

"Xu, I'm going to live in the city center." When they got off the plane in Miami, O'Neill suddenly found Xu Yong and said.

"The traffic jam is so torturous." O'Neill went on to explain.

Xu Yong laughed after hearing this, but he didn't expect that it was O'Neill who couldn't stand it first.

But yes, Yao Ming's character is still very enduring, but at this stage of O'Neill's career, he just wants to be comfortable, and it is indeed a little difficult for him to get stuck in traffic every day.

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Miami is a port city with a long coastline and stunning palm beaches, making it a world-renowned vacation destination.

Especially during holidays like Christmas, Miami's beaches are bustling.

Of course, for the Bulls, because of the Christmas game, they spent Christmas Eve on the plane, so they don't have time to enjoy these beautiful scenery of Miami for the time being.

On this night, the American Airlines Arena, located on the waterfront and surrounded by water on both sides, was bustling with activity, and the fans' festive enthusiasm was completely on their faces.

While there have been a lot of doubts about the Heat, Miami fans have certainly been in a beautiful mood lately, with an 11-game winning streak marking the team's full run-in and getting on track, and they have reason to believe that the Big Three can beat either team.

In the front row of the audience, there were also many shadows of stars.

In addition to being a vacation destination, Miami is also a popular city for the world's wealthy.

There are reasons why you think Beckham should take a stake in the Miami team, and why Boss May should join the Miami team.

When Xu Yong came out of the players' tunnel, he saw Swift again in the front row of the audience.

And when he saw him, Swift was still there and stretched out his hand to greet him.

It gave him the illusion that Swift had come to Miami to watch him play.

Xu Yong just responded with a smile, and then put his concentration on the field.

As the saying goes, strategically despise the opponent, but tactically value the opponent.

While there are Eastern Conference welfare reasons, the Heat's 11-game winning streak shows that they are not the same team as they were at the start of the season.

If they underestimate their opponents because of their experience in the opener, they will be the last stepping stone before the Heat reach the top tonight.

And James's seemingly slightly funny remarks will also become a big asset for Jammy's bragging.

In competitive sports, the winner is always king.

So before the game was over, he didn't have the heart to think too much else.

The warm-up on the field ended quickly, and the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starting lineups of both sides were also released one after another.

Bulls: Rose, Xu Yong, Artest, O'Neal Jr., Yao Ming.

Heat: Arroyo, Wade, James, Bosh, Joel Anthony.

On the Bulls' side, O'Neal wore a suit tonight and hung up a no-play card.

The game started immediately, James walked to the technical table and continued to find the camera to throw magnesium powder, and deliberately added an extra chest beating and roaring action, which was full of pre-game pre-game.

As the whistle blew on the sidelines, Anthony flicked the ball back to the Heat half, officially kicking off the Christmas game.

After the Heat advanced to the frontcourt, James held the ball at the top of the arc, but the team's tactics were launched around Wade.

Obviously, as Xu Yong analyzed before, the key to the Heat's victory is to clarify Wade's offensive core position.

Xu Yong struggled to keep up with Wade, but he soon discovered that although he could get around the pick-and-roll, it was difficult for him to keep up with Wade's speed.

At this time, Wade was at his peak, and "The Flash" was really fast as lightning.

When Wade moved to the right side of the free throw line through the cover, James' pass was immediately given, and Wade received the ball and threw it quickly and suddenly.

Xu Yong passed through the cover at this time and struggled to pounce to give interference.

But Wade still had a shot before that.

"Huh!"

Basketball is in the pocket with precision.

Wade glanced at Xu Yong after scoring the goal, and from his eyes, Xu Yong felt the fierce fighting spirit.

Yes, while James drew much of the outside world's attention with his words and actions, few would have noticed Wade's fire of revenge tonight.

"The next time we meet, we'll be stronger."

That's what Wade said after the opener, and as a contender, he's really done it now.

The Bulls fell into position, Rose and Yao Ming played blocking and dismantling, and the Heat directly chose to pinch Rose and interfere with his ball.

The strategy was successful, Rose's passing ability was not very strong, and Anthony moved faster than Ilgoskas, giving Rose a lot of pressure on the ball.

Just when Rose thought he had found an angle to pass the ball and stuffed the ball to Yao Ming, Wade suddenly came out of the diagonal side and directly stole his pass.

Wade sparked after a steal, shook off the Bulls' defense and flew to score two more points.

The scene instantly erupted in cheers from Miami fans.

0 to 4.

The Heat swept away the haze of the opening game and gave the Bulls a dismount.

And from the round just now, you can see the defensive changes of the Heat, they are using the rotation advantage of the Big Three to exert defensive pressure on the ball carrier.

Judging from the results, Spoelstra's ability to create a suitable tactical system based on the characteristics of the Big Three is quite effective.

As a result, the pressure on the ball carriers on the Bulls' side will become very high.

However, next to Thibodeau, Malone saw through the weakness of the Heat's tactics at a glance, and after a whisper with Thibodeau, Thibodeau immediately made a tactical gesture at Rose.

As soon as the Bulls advanced to the frontcourt, they immediately showed a change in tactics.

The ball was in Xu Yong's hands, but Xu Yong did not play blocking and dismantling tactics with Yao Ming, but waited for Yao Ming to take the position in the low position, and then fed the ball directly.

That's right, Malone keenly spotted the weak point of the Heat's interior after starting with Anthony.

Compared to Ilgoskas, Anthony's short, black, rough and hard is an ATM level for Yao Ming.

It quickly turned out that although Malone was only an assistant coach, his tactical ability was excellent.

After Yao Ming received the ball, he directly hit it with a small hook hand for aerial work.

Anthony couldn't stop him at all.

And Yao Ming plays in the low post all the year round, and his shooting speed is very fast, and he doesn't give the Heat a chance to hit at all.

Spoelstra's expression was a little serious at this time, and he didn't expect the Bulls coaching staff to react so quickly.

However, he did not adjust the lineup, because the Heat have been able to turn around the decline in the past month by this style of play, and if he gives up and returns to the opening game of play, the Heat still have no chance of winning.

Wade quickly proved his choice right, and after another no-ball run, he went inside to get a foul on O'Neal Jr. and earn two free throws.

During the 11-game winning streak, Wade averaged nearly 30 points per game and was in hot form.

Thibodeau turned his head to look at Aaron at this time, but there was still no substitution.

Although Allen can keep up with Wade's speed, the defensive effect will be better, but the Heat team has now adjusted the style of play, and Yao Ming will inevitably be pinched in advance if Allen plays, and the gains outweigh the losses.

So at this stage, it depends on who Yao Ming and Wade will wear through the opponent's defense first.

Wade made both free throws after adjusting his breath, and he scored all six points of the Heat's opening game.

The fans cheered.

Wade is the man who helped the Heat win the first championship in franchise history, and he is the true king of Miami.

The Bulls' offense, Xu Yong continued to feed the ball inside.

Anthony sank his weight this time and pushed Yao Ming outward, but Yao Ming turned around and hit the basket, and a small easy throw shot scored the ball, which also caused Anthony's pulling foul.

What is called relaxation and pleasure?

Yao Ming beat Howard with ease, and this bankrupt version of Anthony is really not too easy.

Xu Yong, who didn't forget to pass the ball after Yao Ming scored, stretched out his hand and pointed at him.

Xu Yong also smiled happily on the outside, and he also experienced the joy of what is called brushing assists.

And speaking of which, in the history he knows, in the 2013 Eastern Conference finals, Hibbert averaged 22 points and 10 boards per game on the Heat.

At that time, the Heat was not much different from the current style of play, that is, Spoelstra's set weakened the role of the interior line, increased the rotation speed and pinched the ball carrier.

If it weren't for the fact that Stern found out that no one could only praise James, and introduced some vertical jump rules, the Heat might not have been able to get out of the East.

But this season, the Heat has no whistle, and what the Bulls have is not a "black Yao Ming", but Yao Ming himself.

Judging from the smile on Yao Ming's face at the free throw line, he probably didn't expect that he would suddenly play so easily in the rematch.

Yao Ming's penalty also hit steadily, and the score came to 5-6.

Switching offense and defense, Xu Yong adjusted his defensive strategy, he no longer ran with Wade, but focused on James' passing route and restricted Wade from receiving the ball.

Because James's passing is different from the point guards like Nash and Rondo, although he occasionally has bright passes, but more tactical passes, so it is easier to cut off.

The strategy worked, and Wade ran to James twice in a row, but James didn't dare to pass the ball on either occasion because there was a big risk of being cut off into a miss.

There was not much time left on offense, James held the ball and attacked on his own, and in the face of Artest's defense, he chose to make a strong layup.

In terms of confrontation, James after gaining weight is much stronger than Artest, but Artest has a lot of defensive experience, and he knows that James will not stop with his back and be unstable, so he riveted his strength not to accelerate James.

So although James broke through to the three-second zone, he didn't have a good shooting angle.

And there is a high probability that he will be blocked by Yao Ming in the future, and between the lightning and flint, he threw the ball to Bosh on the bottom line.

After Bosh received the ball, there was only 2 seconds left in the offensive time, and there was no time to do offensive actions at all.

O'Neal Jr.'s long arms interfered enough, and Bosh could only raise the arc as high as possible, and the shot was like a super high throw.

"Huh!"

But Bosh threw the ball in!

James waved his arms excitedly, but Bosh, who scored the goal, was expressionless.

It's really not a pleasure to score this kind of goal.

But that's a good thing for the Heat, who don't have to face the Bulls' defensive counter-attack.

The Bulls were forced to continue grinding their positions.

Tonight, however, the positional battle was easier for the Bulls.

The Heat team pinched Yao Ming in advance this time under Spoelstra's signal, but Yao Ming was pinched every day during the Rockets period, and reacted quickly and returned the ball to Xu Yong on the outside.

The Heat's defense rotated, James supplemented Xu Yong, and Xu Yong seized the opportunity to distribute the ball to Artest at the top of the arc.

Artest made a decisive three-point shot.

The ball was shot right, but unfortunately it was a little too strong, and the ball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced.

Just when the Miami fans were glad that the team finally made a round, Yao Ming judged the landing point of the basketball and grabbed the offensive rebound.

Because Anthony had already committed a foul, he didn't dare to make his defensive moves bigger, so he could only jam Yao Ming at the bottom for a second offense.

And at the same time, James quickly retracted to the basket, and was ready to block Yao Ming's shot when he saw the opportunity.

Yao Ming was originally about to hook his hand, but after seeing James, he changed his mind, he first gave Anthony a hard confrontation to knock the other party away, and then exerted force......

"Bang!"

James, who hadn't jumped yet, smashed the ball directly into the basket!

After completing the dunk, Yao Ming waved his arms again and enthusiastically presented a tomato to James.

Be respectful, right? Come, that's the most direct respect!

The live footage was given to Spoelstra for the first time.

The Heat coach's expression at this time was constipated.

He thought about the threat that Yao Ming might pose to the Heat's interior line, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly and so quickly.

The Miami fans at the scene were also restless.

In the opening game, Yao Ming's performance was decent, and they almost forgot that the big man in front of him, 2.26 meters, was the top two in the league, and the center nicknamed the little giant.

If the Heat play like this, the inside line is really not enough to stuff Yao Ming's teeth!

(End of chapter)