The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 194
At Miami International Airport, Yang Feiyu's eyes were red.

The season is still going on, and Yang Feiyu returned to the other side of the ocean to celebrate the Spring Festival on behalf of the two.

After going to the other side of the ocean this summer to hold a homecoming banquet, the two will be together to watch the new year next year.

Next, Yang Feiyu will be preparing for the sports brand there, and the two will only meet by video call for a few months.

After seeing off his wife, Zhang Xiaotian was not used to returning home alone.

But this is for their better future, and it is nothing to be separated for a few months.

The team will play against the Thunder at home next. The Thunder only made minor repairs last summer. In order to save money, they did not keep last year's sixth man Kevin Martin.

Moreover, Russell Westbrook, one of the double minors, has had knee surgery and is still on truce. Even so, their record is still second in the Western Conference.

No, because the Heat killed the Spurs, and now they are No. [-] in the Western Conference.

The reason why they are so hanging, Durant must be the biggest reason, and now Durant is staying at the top of the scoring list, surpassing No.2 by a lot.

However, everyone is used to this phenomenon. Durant has been recognized by the league as the man with the strongest scoring ability.

Without the strong point of Westbrook, the possibility of the Heat winning the opponent is still very high.

At the beginning of the game, it seemed that this was the same development. The Heat played a small climax of 18:2 at the beginning.

It was also the Thunder who committed suicide by themselves. Facing the Heat, they put up a regular lineup, with Kendrick Perkins playing at the fifth position.

But Perkins couldn't get out defensively, and the offense was not threatening, so he was directly killed by the Heat.

Four minutes later, Thunder coach Scott Brooks quickly replaced the sophomore Jeremy Lamb and changed the lineup to plug the loophole.

After leaving only Ibaka inside, the Thunder's offensive and defensive capabilities have improved to a higher level, and they began to chase points.

The Heat didn't underestimate the opponent, they just relaxed a little, and it's normal to be recovered a few points.

But something went wrong during the rotation period. In this game, Wade returned to the main force. Logically speaking, there will be no major problems during their rotation period.

What I didn't expect was that Thunder veteran Fischer and Lamb, who had been replaced before, hit six consecutive three-pointers. Ray Allen wanted to fight back but hit all iron.

The Heat suddenly became ahead by more than ten points and fell behind by 5 points at the end of the first half. This was considered an unexpected situation, and the Heat were a bit unexpected.

As for the defense against Durant and Ibaka, it is actually only average.

Ibaka frequently grabbed offensive rebounds. As for Durant, this buddy's scoring ability is too strong. James personally defended him and let him score 16 points in the first half.

Of course, James also scored 15 points. The main lineup of the Heat still did not lose. It was completely a problem during the rotation period, and what happened was that they were not prepared.

Maybe they are a little proud. Fortunately, this is the regular season and they have the opportunity to correct it.

At halftime, they all believed they could win.

But they were slapped in the face at the beginning of the second half. The Thunder fired from the outside and hit an 11:2 spurt, and then Durant continued to start the scoring mode.

On the Heat's side, James was indeed in a hurry. He began to increase the number of singles, but he did not effectively connect with other players, causing the Heat's shooters to misfire.

Zhang Xiaotian wants to review, he played very comfortably in the last game, but in this game against Sappor Sefolosha's defense, he did not give the team strong support.

During the rotation period, the Heat suffered again, and the Thunder's lead was about to go to 20 points.

The Heat did not have the habit of giving up, and James directly gave up the rest time.

But the point difference was already too big, plus Bosh was terribly defended by Ibaka, and Wade was not in his best form. Although Zhang Xiaotian started to show his power at the end of the quarter, it was still not enough.

When the game entered the last 2 minutes, the Heat finally chose to come on the bench.

Losing to the disabled Thunder, the Heat generals were depressed but also began to reflect.

To win the championship, there are more than one or two opponents, and only the strongest team can have the last laugh.

The Heat have to get better, the offense has to be more tactical, and the defense has to be more aggressive.

At the same time, the health of the players must be guaranteed. Now that many young players in the league have grown up, they must enter the playoffs in the strongest state to have a chance to reach the top.

After this game, the tune that the west is strong and the east is weak has a market again.

Whether the East is strong or the West is strong, these all exist objectively, and they will change with the replacement of players.

But those tunes are not an away game analysis, but to divert the tone to the black team to catch the heat.

There are ghosts and ghosts in business alliances, and there is no way around this.

Those who can withstand all pressure and do their best are the strongest.

Zhang Xiaotian also accepted an interview and talked about the current situation of the team, "The season is long, and every team will have some problems. Finding problems and solving them is the attitude of a professional team."

"Our current record is No. [-] in the Eastern Conference and No. [-] in the league. That's the truth."

"When it comes to the playoffs, we're going to be stronger, and I'm going to be stronger... It's okay to talk about the playoffs now, but there is no problem for the Heat to make the playoffs. "

Zhang Xiaotian was full of confidence when he was interviewed. No matter how others slander him or the Heat, his achievements are hard to be denied, so athletes have confidence if they have achievements.

For a player like him who works hard and has no negative news, there is no problem with being a little arrogant in his tone, and his fans like it very much.

Since entering the league, his fans have also been growing, which is why he has the confidence to invest and start a business.

Come February, the Heat's first game is against the Knicks.

Compared with the last time, the Knicks lack Bargnani, but JR Smith and Tyson Chandler are there.

Like James, Anthony has been playing the four during this time.

For strikers of their level, switching is easy. They are not indifferent, but they can play well in the third and fourth positions.

With Chandler around, the Knicks' defense inside will be stronger.

During this period of time, JR Smith, the best sixth man of last season, was at the starting third position, and the sixth man became rookie Tim Hardaway Jr. This style of play has advantages and disadvantages.

No matter what, what Zhang Xiaotian will face today is JR Smith, a player with great personality.

This guy has untied his opponent's shoelaces twice before, and after being punished internally, he has become more honest these days.

However, in the face of the Heat, the boss of the Eastern Conference, JR Smith wants to let go of his heart and is about to move.

He couldn't help spouting trash talk at Zhang Xiaotian when he came up. JR Smith didn't like Zhang Xiaotian, a player who became popular out of nowhere.

(End of this chapter)