At eight o'clock, in the home team's locker room, Danny Ainge is announcing the starting lineup.

Wilkins' injury is still a big problem for the Suns. Two of the three shooting guards are injured, and there is only one Kobe left at the second position, and there are no substitutes.

In addition, Horry no longer has the first substitute at the third position, so he can only use marginal players as substitutes.

"Old K, Troll, Extra Training King, Little Blacksmith, Lightning." Danny Ainge read out the starting list.

"Hahaha……"

The locker room was already laughing. Danny Ainge also laughed after reading the list.

Rasheed Wallace looked like he had stepped in dog poop and his face looked stinky.

Horry looked indifferent, "Who else would be the king of extra training? I will practice extra, and I will be honored."

"What's wrong with blacksmithing? Isn't that a profession?"

Rookie Kobe Bryant also had a bit of a bad look on his face and vowed to improve his efficiency and upgrade from a little blacksmith to a big blacksmith in the future.

"well!"

Kidd is a little sad. The little blacksmith is already in the starting lineup. When can he come off the bench?

However, he has begun to integrate into the Suns. From the beginning of the new season, he has begun to learn point guard skills from the Lightning. The Lightning is known as the devil point guard. He can compete with Magic at his peak, and Jordan cannot really suppress him on the defensive end.

He has a lot to learn, and Lightning is willing to teach him.

At half past eight, the game starts.

Tim Hardaway's second contract with the Warriors expired. The Warriors acquired Divac from the Lakers. The lineup was already very strong. Of course they wanted to keep Hardaway, but unfortunately they didn't have enough space and the contract they offered was a bit small.

Then Hardaway chose to join the Heat.

His five-year contract with the Heat was worth 30 million, with the final year worth 12 million. The first four years were much lower, because he had to match the team's space.

The Heat acquired Hardaway and teamed up with Mourning inside and outside to form a dual-core team inside and outside, which has carried the Heat. It is still in the process of getting used to it, with 8 wins and 4 losses in the first 12 games. The record is not bad and the potential is full.

After three quarters, the two teams were tied at 80.

Injuries have led to insufficient rotation, and the thickness of the substitute lineup has been greatly reduced, leaving only a few marginal players with little strength, which has a great impact on the Suns.

In the main lineup, Kobe Bryant is too weak at the second position and cannot handle this main scoring position, so injuries have a great impact on the main lineup.

At the beginning of the final quarter, the Suns attacked.

Wang Tiejun was in the low post on the left wing asking for the ball. The Heat's main center PG Brown neither blocked the defense nor moved forward, but pursued him in a tangled manner.

Brown and Lao Wang were drafted in the same year. They were picked No. 2 in the second round. The height of their shoes is 211 centimeters. Including wingspan, there is at least a 20 centimeter difference in height. This height cannot be used to get around. And his tonnage is only 110 kilograms, which is like a thin bamboo pole.

It's even more impossible to defend against.

He plays the power forward and center positions, and his main position is actually the fourth position. There is nothing he can do against Lao K at the fifth position, because the Heat have no one else.

Mourning's shoes are only 208 centimeters high, while Old K's shoes are 219 centimeters high. Now his tonnage is only 119 centimeters. He can't defend Old K at all, and he can't withstand him. The effect of assisting defense is better.

When the Lightning passed the ball, Mourning tried his best to help defend from the right wing, but Rasheed Wallace was pulled to the three-point line, so his defense distance was too far and he could not complete the early double-team.

The ball fell into Lao Wang's hands, and PG Brown skillfully used a dirty trick and took a handful from underneath.

"Damn wretched man!"

This blow made Lao Wang's eyes widen instantly, and his body couldn't help but stiffen.

Brown, the wretched man, took this opportunity to get up and hit Lao Wang, then stabbed the ball in his right hand with his left hand.

Lao Wang instinctively moved his right hand to pass Brown's stabbing action, turned around, and was about to enter the paint area, but at this moment, Mourning's help arrived.

"squeak!"

Fortunately, Xiong Bu was really good. He braked suddenly and did not hit Mourning, but he was already double-teamed.

"here."

The voice of the troll rang out from under the basket, and it turned out that he had followed Mourning into the paint area.

"Crack!"

Lao Wang made a ground pass and passed the ball from Mourning into the paint.

"Bang!"

The troll caught the ball and completed a two-handed dunk.

"Oh, why didn't I cut in just now?"

Seeing the troll making a back cut, Kobe on the outside realized that he was not aware enough of the cut and could not seize the opportunity.

Heat offense.

Lao Wang defended Mourning behind him. He has always been like this tonight. In the first three quarters, he had blocked Mourning three times, which was very enjoyable.

Mourning made 3 of 12 shots in the first three quarters, and was completely embarrassed by Old K. He was on par with Kobe. He was already very skilled in the heat of the iron, and now he was also full of energy. He asked for the ball again regardless of Old K behind him.

Little Bug Hardaway was very generous and passed the ball in.

Mourning caught the ball and made two moves. Not only did he not hit Lao Wang, but he was pushed forward by Lao Wang, further away from the basket.

Pat Riley shook his head. It was not that difficult for Mourning to play the three super centers, except that he couldn't touch Old K and O'Neal.

"Crack!"

Mourning turned around and made a strong shot. Lao Wang blocked the shot with both hands and grabbed the ball directly.

Amid cheers from the entire court, the Suns advanced steadily, not playing fast breaks but still playing positional warfare.

Lao Wang once again came to the low post on the left wing. This time when the lightning passed down, Mourning still used help defense and directly lost Rasheed Wallace.

But this time, Lao Wang did not slip to the bottom, but turned up. Not only did he get past Brown, but he also avoided Mourning, who was helping to defend from the bottom line.

"Bang!"

Brown was pursuing the defense and blocked the shot from the side, but was knocked out of the air by Wang. At the same time, the Heat's basket was also exploded.

"yeah!"

The whole audience burst into cheers.

"PG Brown is injured, what should the Heat do now?" an on-site commentator asked excitedly.

"In the words of Lao K, it's cold." My partner laughed.

Pat Riley replaced the injured Brown and replaced him with backup center Austin.

This is a human shield-type center that is 208 centimeters tall and weighs 130 kilograms. The original tonnage was not that big, but it was later modified.

It is said that in recent years, because of Lao Wang and O'Neal, every team has been forced to build their own human shields. Many human shields will no longer be used after a few seasons, and they will withdraw from the league. New human shields are constantly being added.

The two of them can be regarded as adding a lot of high-paying employment opportunities to the United States.

However, such a human shield is destined to be unable to defend against Old K.

Three minutes later, the Lightning broke through with the ball, and then passed the ball to Lao Wang. Lao Wang turned around, passed Austin, entered the paint area, and flew up against Mourning who was returning to defend the basket.

Mourning's expression changed. He was a 135-kilogram beast full of explosive power. He jumped and flew to attack the basket with extremely powerful force. Can he stop it?

Even if he hits the ball again, he doesn't hit it to this level. O'Neal doesn't dare to guard against Old K's ball, let alone him?

"Bang!"

The moment he stepped aside, the basket above his head exploded. Old K's huge body swung past his eyes, and he felt tremendous pressure amid the howling wind.

"Ouch!"

The entire arena at America's West Arena exploded into flames.

In the end, Wang Tiejun took over the offense in the final quarter, played crazy output, and relied on his overwhelming combat power to defeat the tough guy Mourning. He still won the game at home and won his 12th consecutive victory.

In 46 minutes, he made 17 of 27 shots, a shooting percentage of 63%, and 9 of 14 free throws, a shooting percentage of 64%. He scored 43 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 7 blocks, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls.

In today's game, he was whistled for an illegal shoulder violation. This was also the first time he violated this rule.

However, he sent 5 big shots to Mourning today, including two big shots in the last quarter, which made the man of the same year look bloody. The two of them also got angry, and there was a little conflict on the court.

Kobe played 38 minutes, 6 of 15 shots, 40% shooting, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 28.5% shooting, 3 of 3 free throws, 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 4 turnovers and 4 fouls.

data.

The Lightning performed well today, scoring 21 points and 12 assists, showing their peak performance.

This season, he started shooting three-pointers, averaging three three-pointers per game. Because he is one year older, adding some outside shots can effectively delay his career.

Even inside, the older you are, the farther away you are from the basket, because you will face less defensive pressure.

He was not good at three-pointers in the past. In order to make changes during the offseason, he specifically practiced three-pointers. The effect was not bad. His three-point shooting percentage reached 44%, ranking first in the team. This shows that someone like him is not good at three-pointers.

In the past, it was just because I didn't pay enough attention to the outside line that I couldn't practice it.

After losing the game, Pat Riley couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The Suns injured two generals in a row, but the Heat still couldn't beat them, which made him very disappointed.

Mourning's height and tonnage are really a flaw. On the defensive end, he can't withstand it.

Today, Mourning faced Old K and was defended, making 4 of 17 shots, with a shooting percentage of only 23.5%. This efficiency is even lower than that of the Suns' rookie Kobe Bryant. For a center, this is a shameful efficiency. No wonder

He was disappointed.
To be continued...