Chapter 80 The tug of war
Because James started very active, the Heat took the lead and beat the 76ers away. After several rounds of attacks on both sides, when the score became 16:10, Coach Stevens finally couldn't sit still and immediately requested a timeout.
It’s not that the 76ers were playing around today, and their tactical execution was fine. They did all of them, how to pass the ball, pick-and-roll, and how to run, but their opponents were too strong. The defensive pressure brought to them by the Heat was far beyond their imagination, especially the activity of James and Wade, which made the Heat’s outside defense stronger!
I won’t talk about the inside, Big Z’s size is too huge. When Whiteside and Big Z were one-on-one in the inside, they felt that they had become children in an instant and had no way to cross this mountain.
This is normal. Who made him only over 100 kilograms now, he was as thin as a match, and had no offensive skills, so he could only rely on tip-offs or eating cakes. As long as Big Z occupied the position, Whiteside would be difficult to achieve.
Brand felt bad today. Han Miao fed him several goals before he scored one. He was not efficient in facing Bosh and spent too much energy on getting rid of defense, so he was always soft when shooting.
"Change the formation, Schbinger, Elton comes down to rest. You two big men try the double towers in the inside, and then play pick-and-roll more, not once twice, not twice twice, and not twice, we are too casual in the attack now."
Stevens was still very good. He removed Brand from bad performance and replaced Hawyce to play with Whiteside to partner with Whiteside in the inside. These two were quite compatible. Hawyce had a basket and Whiteside had rebounds. And both of them were young, unlike Brand, who could no longer run.
"OK."
Brand didn't say much, and indeed he had nothing to say. It was embarrassing. He took a lot of shots today, and he remembered this. But he had no idea why, but he felt bad today. Many goals he thought he could score were hit on the basket and bounced out, which made him unable to do so.
God won't let me score!
"You two, after the double screening at the high position, if you have the chance, you will be at the same time. I will pass the ball to you at any time!"
Han Miao discussed with the two insiders that if you want to score more points now, you will be more confident in playing in the inside. Especially Hayce has a basket, so the probability of scoring is higher, at least it is much better than Hayward and others who were strictly guarded by James and Wade.
"Gordon, if you and I have the chance to make pick-and-roll substitutions on the outside, let me fight James alone, and then you will be better off playing in the wrong place."
Of course, the outside side is not unchanged. For example, Han Miao and Hayward can be replaced at any time, but after the change, Hayward is likely to be going to beat Wade.
"clear."
Hayward's touch today is average, two out of four, but considering that this is the data achieved under James' forced data, Hayward is actually very good.
So, after the timeout, the 76ers attacked again, and Hayward decisively raised the pick-and-roll, and then took Wade away from a distance, allowing Han Miao to face James one-on-one.
"It's finally here."
James obviously waited for Han Miao to come and fight one-on-one for a long time, and James was also very happy after finally waiting for the person he was waiting for.
"I heard that you have a good breakthrough. Come on, try to hit me?"
He pressed closely when he came up, and James was not polite at all. Han Miao could only protect the ball sideways and stabilize his body.
There is no way, James is too powerful, there is no way to go against the front, so he can only try sideways.
While changing direction under his crotch, he avoided James's attacking hand, Han Miao used his eyes to signal the inside to invite someone to help.
Whiteside and Hawyce quickly came out and pulled out to the outside of the three-point line to make a big pick-and-roll. Han Miao took advantage of this double pick-and-roll and suddenly accelerated and changed direction, successfully breaking through from the outside!
"Bang!"
James didn't expect it to be a double pick-and-roll, so he hit Hawyce head-on. Good guy, this power is quite terrible, which almost made Hawyce, a 7-foot man, almost fall down. Fortunately, he finally stood firm.
"Fill in the inside!"
James wanted to chase him, but was blocked by Whiteside and Hawyth, one left and one right, and could not go back for a while, so he could only ask his own insider to make up for it.
"Hey! This road is blocked!"
Big Z moved his huge body, blocking Han Miao's breakthrough path to Bi Jing. If his height was specifically used as a roadblock, the effect would be very good!
But Han Miao is not afraid, it’s just a roadblock, just stepping over it. What’s there to be afraid of? Big Z cannot jump, and the defense speed is slow, so it’s not a fear at all.
He immediately pulled the ball with both hands and hugged it around his waist. Then Han Miao took the European step and prepared to make a layup!
The European Step is really suitable for small-shot big steps. Big Z has poor legs and feet, and even worse waist. When Han Miao stepped on the European Step to his dead corner, Big Z could only wave his arms awkwardly (waving blindly), trying to try his luck to block Han Miao's ball.
But how is this possible? Before Bosh made up for defense, Han Miao easily scored a layup.
"Return to defend!"
Han Miao asked everyone to return to defense. Anyway, the Heat's Big Z is not running fast, so don't worry about him. Whenever there are anyone who rushes to the inside, they will go up and double-team!
Wade still ran the fastest, but this time he couldn't play fast attack because he was entangled by Han Miao, and James was entangled by Iguodala on the other side. He couldn't throw the long pass, so it was useless for Wade to run again.
But one of the things the Flash likes most is to run around with his opponents. Since there is no ball in his hand now, don't blame him.
So he ran around in the 76ers' inside line. Even though Han Miao was already staring at him, he still couldn't calm him down and could only try not to let Wade catch the ball.
But at this time, James, who was in possession of the ball, keenly grasped the loophole in the 76ers' defense line, pushed Iguodala away, turned his back and touched it in, and was about to break into the inside to make a layup!
Hayward lets go of Chalmos and comes from the side to make up for defense. He bets that James will not pass the ball, and at the same time, he bets that Chalmos will not make a shot!
Of course, James saw Charmos who was defending the air, but he did not pass. He pushed forward with Hayward. Although he did not score, he caused Hayward to make a foul.
“Mine mine.”
Iguodala said that if he hadn't been pushed away, Hayward wouldn't have been fouled.
"Swish, swish"
Two free throws were successful, and there was no big problem. James opened fire at the beginning!
However, after the 76ers adjusted their tactics, everyone did a good job. Han Miao, Hayward, and even Iguodala took turns to attack the Heat's inside line. For a while, they played a squad with the Heat.
The current situation is that if the Heat can score goals, 76ers can get one. If the Heat doesn’t score, 76ers may not score. As the two sides are fighting, it actually becomes a tug-of-war!
At the end of the first quarter, the Heat temporarily led by 4 points with 26:22!
Chapter completed!