The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 148 Who to choose at the critical moment
Pierce rushed forward after a tentative step, and immediately retreated and pulled up after the body contacted, and made a mid-range shot.

After killing two insiders, Pierce became a little excited. This was the first time he succeeded in singles against Zhang Xiaotian in this game. He didn't need to cover, just as chic as he was in his peak.

Then he shouted to Zhang Xiaotian: "Little guy, I can beat you up anytime, you have to learn to respect your seniors."

Zhang Xiaotian responded without thinking, "Well, old man, I am respecting the elderly now. I haven't exerted myself at all. You will know at the end of the day that you can no longer keep up with the footsteps of young people. Take care of yourself and take care of yourself." good."

He has long discovered that the power of skills is very suitable for trash talking, and now he has become more and more accustomed to integrating this part into provoking opponents.

"Also, old man, if you're not afraid, we'll fight one-on-one on the court. Nobody calls cover. Whoever doesn't come is a coward."

Pierce didn't expect Zhang Xiaotian to be able to spout quite well, and immediately spit out words starting with F, "Boy, you will cry soon."

Everyone is playing in a small lineup, which is actually more tiring than playing standing up in a regular lineup.

The star effect of the two teams is about the same for the time being, and the Nets are still strong inside.

There's no need to fight Brac's defense with zero help, because it's hard to fight, but on the offensive end, the Nets still have more choices than the Heat.

If the Heat don't follow the conventional path, they will definitely have to pay the price.

After Ray Allen and other shooters are targeted, what should they do? The answer is already in the tactics, that is, the unreasonable scoring of James, Wade and other leaders.

When they failed, the Heat fell behind by double digits just like when Lopez was alive and well in the first quarter.

Zhang Xiaotian was replaced, and the Heat now need a pure shooter.

At the end of the third quarter, James rested for 2 minutes, and then started to work hard again.

He was still a little hesitant between rushing and shooting before. Seeing that the team was about to finish, James rushed in. Anyway, everyone has no inside.

Now standing in front of him is Kirilenko, who used to be a ruthless defensive player, but now Kirilenko still has a defensive awareness and can grab offensive rebounds, but his feet are too slow, even if he has long arms, he can't limit him. live james.

James scored easily, and then Wade went in and caused Kirilenko to foul.

The two teams played in such a way that fouls were so foul that they could not be used at all.

On the Heat's side, Chris Anderson also committed five fouls soon, but he also stood up for a while.

Seeing the Heat chasing points, the Nets couldn't help but replace Lopez, but the big brother didn't last even a minute and was pulled down again.

Facing James and Wade, slowing down is fatal.

The Nets can only use Brac with peace of mind. This big brother will never try to block the Heat's players rushing in, and there is no danger of fouling at all.

After Chris Anderson was beaten, Bosh played and Zhang Xiaotian was also replaced.

At this time, just over three minutes into the final quarter, James and Wade played with substitutes, but the effect was not great. Spoelstra simply replaced the strongest lineup in advance.

As for the Nets, in addition to the substitutions caused by foul problems, they are still rotating normally.

Zhang Xiaotian faced Alan Anderson, a swingman with good physical fitness. This is a player who works hard both offensively and defensively. He has played both in Europe and on the other side of the ocean.

He didn't stay in the league all the time, mainly because he sometimes had problems with his choices on the court. To put it bluntly, he was a golf quotient.

After Zhang Xiaotian received the ball, he made a breakthrough posture, then pulled up and made a direct hit.

Obviously, in the third position, Alan Anderson is not tall enough and has long arms. If the ability to predict is not enough, only muscles are not enough.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Nets made a bold challenge, that is, the lineup suddenly became smaller than the Heat, and Pierce was also placed at the fourth position.

The inside line became Pierce who couldn't jump and Blatche with defensive loopholes. They probably thought that Pierce could stop James from rushing inside.

But there is no need for James to rush in, Zhang Xiaotian can overwhelm this lineup.

After Zhang Xiaotian hit the inside twice to score points, the Nets finally realized that it was not worthwhile to put Blatche inside, so Garnett, who had already made four fouls, stepped into the center position.

How should I put it, now Garnett's offense is almost useless, but relying on his height, wingspan and awareness, his interior defense is still much better than Blatche's.

But it's only second. After James hit Pierce in the low post, he assisted Ray Allen to hit a three-pointer.

This is Ray Allen's first three-pointer, which is of great significance. He can score a three-pointer. When James, Wade and Zhang Xiaotian go inside and kill, the Nets' defense will be afraid.

Seeing that the score was about to be tied, the Nets quickly paused and changed to the final decisive lineup. Compared with the starting lineup, there was one less five-offender Lopez.

This timeout was very effective. After resting, Joe Johnson scored two three-pointers and widened the score gap between the two sides to 10 points.

Joe Johnson is the best three-pointer among the Nets, and it can only be said that his reputation is well-deserved.

"There is still time, we just need to defend them three or four times, and then win the offense, we can win this game, I believe you are better than them."

During the timeout, the tactics that should be said have already been said, and Spoelstra just emphasized a wave of situations.

After playing again, James scored 4 points in a row. Zhang Xiaotian has been working hard to run, and by the way, he guarded Alan Anderson so that he didn't even have a chance to make a shot.

The key now is time. It is already the last 3 minutes. With a gap of 6 points, their offense and defense must be better than the opponent.

After the Nets didn't score a few rounds, Deron Williams caused Chalmers to foul in singles.

Spoelstra thought about it and replaced Ray Allen, who had just gone down.

Chalmers' face darkened, and he was very unhappy when he returned to the bench.

In fact, in terms of efficiency, he does not lose to Deron, and he refuses to let him end at the critical moment.

Spoelstra could only pretend he didn't see it. If he hadn't replaced Chalmers in the past, but after Zhang Xiaotian came, he was a little worried about which five people to use at the last moment when the staff was in order.

In addition to the Big Three, there are Zhang Xiaotian, Ray Allen and Chalmers. Zhang Xiaotian can hold the ball and has a big heart. The other two can catch and shoot without occupying the ball, and their hearts are not small.

He needs to be settled early, or the team may have conflicts.

And the most sufficient reason is undoubtedly that the team has become better.

Whether Zhang Xiaotian can make the team better at critical moments, this is what Zhang Xiaotian wants to tell everyone.

After running in a big circle, he finally received a pass from James. He didn't choose to catch and shoot. Spoelstra's heart tightened for a moment, but the next moment, he became excited.

(End of this chapter)