Chapter 382: How to Prevent Doon?
On December 25th, the annual Christmas War kicked off at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.
With Doon's encouragement, Whiteside was indeed in full shape from the start, helping the Bulls jump to the ball.
The Bulls attacked first, and Doon directly called White Edge to block and dismantle high.
Because of the salary structure, the Big Three of the Heat have played for so many years, but they still haven't been able to recruit a powerful center, so they are still in the top five position of Bosh.
Because Doon has regained most of his shooting touch, and now Doon is blocking and dismantling with the white side outside the three-point line.
In order to prevent Doon from shooting a half-open three-point line with cover, Bosh could only follow the white side to the outside of the three-point line, interfere with Doon's shot, and delay Doon.
However, Doon's speed was still fast, and Bosh's lateral speed dropped slightly after being injured, and he was directly passed by Doon's acceleration.
In order to prevent Doane from attacking the basket this time, James and Haslem shrank the basket together, but Doane stopped early, threw the ball into the sky, and fed the ball to Baibian's mouth with flowers.
Boom –
It will be the top of the mountain, and the mountains will be seen at a glance.
The white edge of the empty hands was still hanging on the basket for a second or two, and he condescendingly saw that there was no one under his feet, and then he got off the basket with high interest and turned back to defend.
In the Heat's offensive round, Wade dribbled the ball across the half court and then handed the ball to James in the low post.
Now that Wade and Bosh have both declined due to injuries, the core of the Heat's offensive tactics has shifted to James.
In order to help the Heat win the championship, James has also developed more offensive skills, which can be hard chiseled in the low post to make up for the lack of a big center in the Heat.
However, James played the No. 4 position, facing Ibaka, who was physically strong and was thinking of attacking the Eastern Conference All-Star starting forward.
James couldn't get any convenience from Ibaka, and tried to turn around and take a few more steps to the basket, but was also assisted by the white side.
In recent times, White Edge has averaged 2.6 blocks per game, and James is not easy to play against a big center with strong frame protection ability like White Edge.
Now that he finally got to the basket, there was still a strong enemy in front of him and a chasing soldier behind him, and he was sandwiched into a sandwich by Whiteside and Ibaka, which could only pass the ball to Danny Granger in the corner.
Once upon a time, Grant was also one of the Pacers' leading stars, but due to injuries, he has basically been reduced to a role player in recent years.
As early as last year, Grant's big contract was bought out, and in the offseason, he was recruited by the Heat, wanting to win a championship before retiring.
Grant's physical fitness has declined a lot due to injury, but the basic shooting ability is still there.
The Heat recruited Grant in the hope that his fixed-point shooting could add some outside threat to the Heat.
In the previous game, Grant's performance was indeed okay, but tonight against the Bulls, it was different.
I saw that after Grant received the ball, he just lifted the ball, and before he could raise it above his head, Xiaoka pounced.
Xiao Ka's big hands that cover the sky and the sun, the interference ability is not too strong, Grant's three-point shot was originally less than 40%, and this time he was scared by Xiao Ka, and he was even more inaccurate.
Brush –
The basketball brushed the net, but it swiped under the basket and didn't touch the basket at all.
At this time, Ibaka, who was in the basket, protected the rebound, and waited until James quickly retreated, and then passed the ball to Doon's side.
After receiving the ball, Doon walked down the middle and put on a direct conversion stance.
Seeing this, Wade and James immediately flanked up and stopped Doon from making this switch.
However, before the two could get in the circle, Doon passed the ball to the next fast break and ran to Curry at a 45-degree angle on the right.
In the chart of the NBA regional scoring champions, Curry's scoring champion zone belongs to the left and right two 45-degree angles.
This time, with the opportunity to convert the offense, Curry did not disappoint Doon, and there was no need to adjust after receiving the ball, and raising his hand was a steady and ruthless three-point shot.
Brush –
It was the same sound of basketball brushing the net, Grant's three-point shot crossed the basket, but Curry was hollow into the net.
5-0, the Bulls, who were fighting away, gave the Heat a dismount as soon as they came up.
It's worth mentioning that both of the Bulls' scoring offenses were related to Doon, and Doon got assists.
Doon knows how to win, and he also knows that he is there, and the Heat Big Three will take him very seriously.
Therefore, in the next game, Doon also took the ball to attract the defense, and even took the initiative to run low singles to consume James.
After all, now the Heat is more capable of playing with a James on the surface.
Once James puts too much energy on the defensive end, then the Heat will have few people who can play the ball.
If you want to talk about Wade in the past, it must be no problem. But now, it belongs to the heart more than enough but not enough.
Perhaps, this season's James has also regretted staying to play for one more year.
However, there is no regret medicine in this world, and when he chooses to bring his talent to the South Coast and walk out of this most difficult path, there is no turning back.
Let's get back to the game.
In the first quarter, Doon's offense with the ball was mainly attrition, and in fact, Doon himself did not score much.
A lot of the time, the low post has his back to the ball, or to attract the attention of the Heat's other interior players, and then help Whiteside or Ibaka score in the restricted area.
After Doon played more than seven minutes in the first quarter, after the break, the Bulls asked George, who was supposed to play the sixth man, to come up and play against James.
To mention a little, before Dhorn cleaned up the internal contradictions of the Bulls, the main thing was to make an example of George and bring George from the starting line to the bench.
I have to say that the complete Bull has too many forward resources.
And Doon, George, and Xiaoka appeared on the court together, and they all needed to attack with the ball.
In addition, Ibaka and White Edge are also brushing data and hitting the All-Star.
After all considerations, George, who had already expressed other ideas, was naturally taken down as soon as possible.
However, when it comes to the bench lineup, George has more ball possession and the opportunity to travel off-peak, which can brush up on a better statistic.
The Bulls, on the other hand, use Doon and Jr., George and Jr., Doon and George's constantly rotating wing lineups to strangle other teams' wing stars.
The Bulls' forward configuration is only stronger than the supersonic super forward group at its peak.
Olajuwon, who is good at fantasy dance steps and integrates offense and defense, can be limited by the super forward group, and it is more than enough for Doon, Xiaoka, and George to join forces to get a James.
At the end of the first half, the Bulls relied on the advantage of the front line to play a huge 56-42 point difference.
In fact, the Bulls led the Heat by 14 points at halftime.
The most important thing is that the Bulls relied on excellent defense to limit the Heat, the No. 1 team in the East, to only 42 points in the first half!
This season, all teams have seen their points per game drop as the whistle blows stricter.
But a strong team like the Heat can still average 105.6 points per game.
Judging by tonight's situation, it is clear that the Heat have no chance of reaching their season average.
And if you want to see the real strength of a strong team, you often have to look at the game of strong dialogue.
In tonight's Christmas game, the Heat, who are fighting at home, have undoubtedly gone all out.
The problem is that even then, it was pressed and beaten by the bull.
So what kind of strength is the bull?
Why were the remnant Bulls able to narrowly beat defending champion Thunder in their opener? Why can the Bulls beat the No. 1 Heat in the East in the Christmas game?
It is worth mentioning that the Thunder are currently in first place in the West......
The Bulls played against the No. 1 team in the East and West this season, and instead of falling behind, they seemed to have a slight advantage.
Obviously, this is still the level at which the Bulls played when the league ruled that the penalty was not in favor of the Bulls.
"Didn't you say you were going to limit Doon's play? Why did the league adjust the penalty scale in favor of the Chicago Bulls? ”
"It's bad, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid it's not the Bulls who will win the championship again!"
"I said a long time ago that the first person in history like Doon, no matter how he adjusts the punishment and changes the rules, he can't be restricted!"
The Christmas battle between the Bulls and the Heat has not yet ended, and many fans have already reacted, and the Bulls, under the leadership of Doon, are afraid that they are going to win the championship again!
Indeed, judging from the current situation, the Bulls, who blow the whistle strictly, have more talented players, and are better at using their physical talents, can play more easily and win the vast majority of games even when the on-court penalty is unfavorable.
Now the Bulls are in fourth place in the East for the time being, mainly because of various problems in the past.
With the recovery of Doon's form, George and Xiaoka have made a comeback, and the competitiveness of the Bulls can only be described as unfathomable!
"The game isn't over yet!"
"A miracle is happening!"
"Dwyane Wade, he's standing up again!"
The game came to the beginning of the fourth quarter, and Doon and others were already preparing to open the third quarter, after all, after playing the third quarter, a 22-point lead had been established.
It's just that unexpectedly, Wade broke out at the beginning of the fourth quarter, scored seven points in a row, and boosted the morale of other players in the Heat by taking the lead in the charge.
Under the leadership of Wade, the Heat played a wave of 11-2 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and the difference narrowed to 13 points at once.
Since tonight is the annual Christmas game broadcast live in the United States, the main players of the Bulls originally wanted to play more.
In particular, if you want to take this opportunity to brush up on some more data and brush up on some impression points, Ibaka and White Edge, if you have the opportunity to continue to play in the fourth quarter, you will naturally not miss it.
It is precisely because of this that Doon and others quickly returned to the court with the help of a timeout.
On the first offense after the timeout, Doon singled Wade with the ball in the high post.
Wade was in good shape in the fourth quarter, and Doon naturally had to wear Wade with offensive defense.
And no matter how fast Wade reaches out for the ball, it is impossible to directly cross Doon's body and destroy Doon's dribble.
Doon's back to Wade was completely a one-sided crushing of physical fitness.
Wade couldn't hold on, and the Heat wing players could only come to help defend.
However, the quick-witted James had already shrunk to the basket, and Doon didn't have eyes behind his back, but he didn't notice it.
After backing Wade to attract Bosh's pinch, Doon passed the ball to White, who had already stepped into the box with half a foot.
After taking the ball on the white side, he took a step further under the basket, and when he got up, he was a one-handed dunk that was burning the sky.
Unexpectedly, James suddenly came out from the side and slapped Bai Bian's inevitable dunk in one fell swoop.
It's just that James didn't expect that the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches were behind.
Ibaka had noticed James before, and this time James completed the block, which was also expected by Ibaka.
So Ibaka adjusted his position in advance, and happened to reach out to stop the basketball that should have been shot away.
After holding the ball, this side immediately went straight into the spear, re-killed in the penalty area, and faced James's defense, which was a shocking dunk!
"I'm going to put you in my highlights!"
Boom –
The basketball was stuffed into the hoop and James was slammed to the floor.
However, few people cheered at the American Airlines Arena.
The violent buckle should have ignited the enthusiasm of fans to watch the game, and at this time, it was slightly more lively than the library.
"The local fans are so rude!" Doon stepped forward and gave Ibaka a high-five.
I have to say that Ibaka's goal is too morale-boosting.
Although before the start of the fourth quarter, the Bulls were basically sure that they could win this game, but after being chased for so many points in a row, there was still a little bit of pressure.
And Ibaka helped Bai Bian pick up the gaps this time, grabbed the offensive rebound, and the second offense was completed, and it was the most violent dunk!
It's so energetic, it's so beautiful!
Ibaka's dunk did not ignite the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene, but it ignited the enthusiasm of the Bulls players to win.
After this battle, the morale of the Heat also plummeted, like a frosted eggplant.
On the other hand, the Bulls are mainly going to improve the quality of their defense, and all the players are doing their best on the defensive end to win the all-important Christmas game.
There are not too many surprises, although the Heat players are also very hardworking, but the difference of more than a dozen points is not so easy to chase.
Not to mention, the Bulls players have longer rests and the forward players have more energy.
Relying on wave after wave to resist the Heat's offense, the Bulls still won the Christmas battle 102-93.
After the game, the Heat's Big Three were interviewed by the media and asked how to defend Doon.
Wade smiled bitterly: "I don't know, I want to know too."
We never seem to have found the right way to defend Doon.
It's like in the 90s no one was able to find the right way to defend Michael Jordan.
Doon is good at all offensive skills, Doon is too versatile!
As soon as we take the trick of trapping Doon, we will be killed by Doon's pass. ”
James also said: "Superstars can't be defended, they can only be limited.
We need to start defending Doon as soon as Doon gets off the plane and drain his stamina.
By the time Doon entered the arena, he was not in a position to play the full 48 minutes.
Maybe we'll be able to keep Doon at bay.
However, the rules of the game only allowed us to defend Doon on the pitch. ”
"Yes!" In this regard, Bosh can only make the same comment as me. (End of chapter)