After returning from the timeout and returning to the court, the point difference continued to widen.
The commentators on the scene were all "unbelievable!" In the past, this kind of exclamation was only after Wade scored a wonderful goal, but in this game, it was the disbelief of the game scene.
The Heat's poor opening performance was just a microcosm of the entire game. This team has many problems. After winning the championship, the veterans lost the spirit of last season. They lost their concentration in training and games and declined.
It is very obvious; Wade participated in the World Championships in the summer when he was playing. He did not have enough rest time and his physical condition was obviously not adjusted properly. Coupled with the slackness of other players, it was reflected in the game, that is, the spirit and concentration of the game were different from the
The Eagles can't compare.
"It has been difficult to conquer the world since ancient times, but it is even harder to defend the world." This is the truth. Especially for this kind of veteran, their desire for the championship before winning is directly proportional to the decline after winning. This is why "dynasties" rarely appear in the NBA.
The reason is that sometimes it is not just your opponent who defeats you, but more often than not, the fortress is dismantled from within.
Paul successfully stole the ball from Wade, and the fast break attracted Peterson to defend and pass the ball to the right side. Joe Johnson made a three-point jumper from the wing. Haslemi was slower in pursuit and hit another one. The score reached 12:27.
The score difference widened to 15 points.
The Eagles bench all stood up and cheered, and Ke Yan also stood up to applaud the players on the court.
Zhang Lili exclaimed: "This is the Eagles' fourth three-pointer since the start of the game. The Eagles feel hot from the outside today. In contrast, the Heat are lacking. So far, they have made four shots and none of them have hit."
Yoga continued: "In last season's finals, the Heat suppressed the Mavericks by relying on breakthroughs and free throws. It is conceivable that if Ke Yan coaches the Mavericks, he should place the defensive focus on defense in the penalty area and appropriately open up the Heat's perimeter. If this is the case,
If so, maybe the result of the game will be a little different."
This is a bit of a catch-all, but it is not completely pointless. In many interviews, Ke Yan has "revealed" his own attributes. Therefore, there are also Mavericks fans who have commented on the changes that Ke Yan's coaching of the Mavericks will bring to the Mavericks. Yoga should also be watched
It was only after these discussions that we came up with this discussion.
The Heat attacked, Wade passed Joe Johnson with the ball, and finally scored two points with a pull-up jump shot. 12:27.
The Eagles' defense also has weaknesses. After Posey left, the team's perimeter defense has obviously declined. Against passing masters Williams and Flash Wade, they can easily penetrate the defense if they rush to the line and double attack. If they defend alone,
Neither Joe Johnson nor Anthony Parker can keep up with Wade, and neither their defensive skills nor their dynamic talents can cause trouble for the Flash.
Garnett can help make up for the situation once or twice in the paint, but he can't wipe his butt clean every time.
From this perspective, if it were the full-blooded Heat team last season, the current Hawks might not be able to suppress it.
Of course, the matter of Guan Gong's battle with Qin Qiong should be left to the fans to discuss, and the Eagles should be responsible for picking up the head of this Heat team in its weak period.
The Eagles attacked, Diaw organized outside the three-point line, Anthony Parker attracted the defense in the right corner, Paul ran to catch the ball, and the three formed a triangle on the right side.
Paul broke through with the ball. Williams pressed hard and bumped into him with his body. Paul pulled the ball and still controlled the ball steadily despite the impact of Williams. At the same time, he was looking at the position of his teammates.
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Garnett ran out from the inside, and Haslem followed.
Garnett's movement diverted the opponent's attention, and Paul dribbled the ball behind his back, leaning on Williams to forcefully accelerate.
Williams reacted and was blocked by Garnett. Haslem dropped Garnett and switched defenses, but his steps were not enough in front of Paul, and Paul changed his direction and left the space.
He stepped hard with his left foot and quickly threw himself into the air. Paul raised the ball high with his right hand and faced O'Neal.
"???" O'Neal, who had been depressed for almost a quarter, raised his arms and slapped the basketball in Paul's hand directly with his big hand.
A height of 2.16 and a weight of 325 pounds.
A height of 1.83 and a weight of 175 pounds.
Under O'Neal's pressure, Paul looked like a small boat in rough seas that could capsize at any time.
O'Neal's big hand and the basketball in Paul's hand are getting closer and closer, and their bodies are about to collide.
Paul exerted force on his waist, put the ball in his hands, and folded his whole body in the air. O'Neal's big hand was directly slapped in the air.
"Wow!" the on-site commentator exclaimed, and Paul in the air attracted all the attention.
After dodging O'Neal's body, Paul forced his body to twist and turned to pick the ball toward the basket!
Whoosh!
The ball quickly passed through the net and fell to the floor.
Playing against various superstars in the Dream Team during the offseason, Paul honed his offensive skills and looks more offensive!
O'Neal had a speechless expression on his face as he landed, perfectly explaining the shock that Paul's attack had just given him.
Paul walked out of the penalty area with his fist raised high, and was slapped on the head by Garnett.
It seems that every No. 21 power forward likes to touch other people's heads! Duncan does the same, and so does Garnett. Jordan and Kobe have both had their heads touched by Garnett.
"Wonderful score, Chris Paul scored a Wade-style goal. Now, it's Wade's turn to respond." The on-site commentator insisted on explaining from the perspective of the home team, hoping that Wade can lead
The team fights back.
However, the Hawks' strategy of preventing breakthroughs but not shots still limited Wade. Wade successfully broke through Joe Johnson, but his pull-up jumper hit the basket directly.
O'Neal committed another foul while fighting for an offensive rebound. The referee was merciful and did not call him a foul. But this also showed the Heat's impatience.
In the last few minutes of the first quarter, the score difference continued to widen.
Adhering to the principle of "Kill you while you are sick", Ke Yan allowed the main players to play the entire first quarter, and the score difference was directly opened to 21 points. (18:39) The fans watching the game at the American Airlines Center were stunned.
Already.
In the second quarter, the Eagles were five up and five down. Daniel Gibson, Bobby Jackson, DeShawn Stevens, Millsap, Milicic.
DeShawn Stevens is at the No. 2 position, and his size suffers slightly when playing at the No. 3 position. In fact, the Hawks' lineup is indeed short in height in the backcourt, and Ke Yan is also ready to use it at any time.
Hassell replaced Bobby Jackson or Gibson, allowing Stevens to return to the second position.
However, the Heat did not have the ability to capitalize on the Hawks' weakness and punish them.
Gibson and Stevens spread out, Bobby Jackson and Millsap played pick-and-rolls, and the shooting threat was great. The Heat's old arms and legs really couldn't keep up.
Looking back, the Heat's offense also hit a wall on the Eagles' side. Compared with last season's "heavy offense and light defense", the Eagles' lineup this season is more balanced. Except for Bobby Jackson, the substitute lineup is relatively weak defensively.
, everyone else is above the level. And without Wade and O'Neal, the Heat's offensive power is not enough.
The point difference continued to widen, heading straight for 30 points. Pat Riley had no choice but to wait until the official timeout before making adjustments. Wade and O'Neal came back to strengthen the offense.
The Hawks also replaced Paul, Garnett, and Anthony Parker, and paired with Stevens and Milicic, they easily curbed the Heat's counterattack momentum.
Partnering with Milicic, Garnett can expand defense more unscrupulously. No matter who the Heat is, as long as they press the Hawks' penalty area, they will have to face Garnett's defense. The pressure on the outside offense is too great.
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The home fans sighed for the team's performance, but Ke Yan had a clear expression on his face, as if he was not surprised by the situation of this game.
In fact, this is the case. When talking about the topic of "the speed of light of the championship team", many people's first reaction is the 2011 Mavericks. Cuban exiled the entire team except Nowitzki in the two years after winning the championship.
All the heroes, and then the team also declined step by step. Even he himself was labeled as "cold-blooded" and "only good to Nowitzki."
As everyone knows, the team that fell faster than the Mavericks was the Heat team in front of them. Historically, they were beaten by the Bulls by 42 points in the opening game, setting a record for the largest point difference in a championship opening game.
In the playoffs, facing the same opponents, they were swept 4:0; and in the 2007-08 season, they plummeted even further, finishing last in the league with a record of 15 wins and 67 losses. The Mavericks had never been so miserable.
The Heat's lineup structure has a big problem. O'Neal, who is in decline, needs more space inside than when he was young, but the team's outsiders, whether Williams or Wade, lack stable outside shooting ability, including
Peterson is only an average 3D, which further limits O'Neal's deterrence.
Ke Yan seized this point and stationed his troops in the penalty area, leaving a certain amount of space for the Heat. However, Williams and Wade really couldn't seize the opportunity. Even though Wade could rely on his excellent explosive power to rush in again and again.
How many times can we hit the magic ball inside?
The defensive end firmly held the Heat's throat, and the Eagles' advantage continued to expand. At halftime, the score was fixed at 41:72, and the point difference was fixed at 31 points. Heat fans no longer expect the team to win, but only hope that the ball will win.
As long as the team doesn't lose and break the record.
If it were another opponent, with a 31-point lead at halftime, Ke Yan might choose to call it a day and call it a day, with the main players giving a symbolic performance to the substitutes. But the Heat are the defending champions and swept them 4:0 last season.
Eagles, Ke Yan didn't want to let go of this opportunity to write himself into history.
In the second half of the game, Diaw and Anthony Parker got a chance to rest, Joe Johnson was moved to the small forward position, and the second position was left to DeShawn Stevens. Milicic also got a chance to play.
In such a game, these players who "hungry for big contracts" are given more opportunities to perform, and they will only sacrifice their lives when their lives are at stake.
Moreover, in terms of lineup targeting, Milicic can cause O'Neal more trouble than Diaw, and Stevens, who has excellent athletic ability, can face Wade better than Parker and Joe Johnson.
The Eagles continued to dominate both offense and defense, and the referees favored the Heat in chasing points as much as possible on a national live broadcast scale. However, they finally managed to score a 6:0, and when they turned around to greet the Heat, the Eagles were even more swift.
By the end of the third quarter, more than half of the fans in the American Airlines Center Arena had left, and the remaining fans were regretting why they left without watching the awards ceremony and stayed here to suffer!
Despite the referee's unfavorable penalty, the Eagles entered the fourth quarter with a 38-point lead.
In the last quarter of the game, Ke Yan avoided injuries to the main players and sent in Gibson, Stevenson, Hassell, Millsap, and Milicic, a lineup that was completely training newcomers to improve their statistics.
The Heat's main force faced off against the Hawks' bench, and their strength advantage was obvious. Wade made a sudden outside shot and scored 8 points in a row, helping the team narrow the point difference to 33 points.
Feeling that the efficiency of chasing points was not high enough, the Heat players jumped in when they had an opportunity from the outside. They continued to hit the ball under interference, and the point difference was widened again.
Falling behind by a huge margin, the starters and substitutes couldn't catch up. Pat Riley had been embarrassed countless times in his career. This time he couldn't accept it. The key was that the two core players, Wade and O'Neal, were no longer able to move on the court.
After careful consideration, Pat Riley replaced the main players without even giving up his "face".
The Heat's substitutes could not beat the main players of the Hawks. The final scoreboard recorded a score of 74:116. The 42-point difference directly created the record for the largest point difference in an NBA opening game.
In the whole game, 6 players from the Hawks scored in double figures. Garnett played 28 minutes, scored 2312 points, and was awarded the best player of the game. Paul and Joe Johnson scored 18 points respectively, and Milicic scored 16 points.
In a double-double with 10 rebounds, Bobby Jackson and Anthony Parker scored 11 and 10 points respectively.
For the Heat, only Wade performed normally. Without adequate rest, he played 38 minutes, making 10 of 23 shots, 2 of 9 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists.
With his teammates unable to give him enough support, Wade's scoring of this data is already very impressive.
In his debut with the Hawks, he defeated the defending champion. At the post-game press conference, Garnett was the focus of media reporters.
"What I value more than winning is the match between me and the team's tactics. Before I decided to come to the Eagles, Kimi came to me and discussed a lot of tactics with me, saying that I had a problem with the team's tactics.
What a perfect match, and how many good results we can achieve together. To be honest, before today, I had some doubts, can your approach work?" Garnett put on a questioning expression, quite
He said with joy, "But being able to win in Miami today, I started to believe what he said."
Paul expressed his respect for Garnett: "There is no doubt that CG is one of the best power forwards in history. It is a blessing for me to be able to join forces with him. I think we can
Together, we can achieve something great. It will take time to prove it, but we will work together."
Although Paul performed well last season and gained the love of Atlanta fans first, his reputation is incomparable to that of a giant like Garnett. The "boss" of the Hawks obviously has to be Garnett.
However, after leaving the Timberwolves and joining the Hawks, Garnett's goal was a championship. He did not intervene strongly in the Hawks' locker room and establish his own rules. Instead, he said to the outside world that "the Hawks are Paul's team."
", this is a move of high emotional intelligence.
The next day, the media praised the Hawks for slaughtering the Heat, saying that their operation in the summer was extremely successful. Garnett had changed the temperament of the Hawks and the team became tougher!
As a result, the Hawks almost lost the game that night. They challenged the 76ers who were in chaos back to back, and Iverson ushered in a full-scale explosion.
Facing the league's new "No. 3" representative, Iverson made sudden outside shots and took crazy shots, destroying the Hawks' perimeter.
In the whole game, Answer made 14 of 31 shots, 10 of 11 free throws, and scored 41 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. He once again "single-handedly" supported the 76ers' offense.
The 76ers' lineup has not changed much from last season. The team is still built around Iverson. His offensive efficiency is high, and the 76ers' combat effectiveness is reasonable. With Korver, Iguodala, and Dalembert,
Due to the progress of these young people, the 76ers once suppressed the Eagles in the first three quarters.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Joe Johnson became the key player for the Eagles. Ke Yan arranged for Joe Johnson to lead the bench at the beginning of the fourth quarter to continue the team's firepower. Joe's singles at this time ushered in an explosion. First, he held the ball and singled out Aaron McGee.
, hit a pull-up three-pointer; then he beat McGee with two consecutive low-post backs, both of which ended with a turn-over jump shot; finally, he used excellent off-ball movement to bypass Iguodala's defense and hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.
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Under the leadership of Joe Johnson, the Eagles completed an 18:6 attack wave and turned the situation around in one breath.
Subsequently, Garnett and Paul came on the field to harvest heads and helped the team preserve the fruits of victory.
At 102:108, the Eagles defeated the 76ers without any danger and won two consecutive victories.