The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 206
Last time the Heat killed the Spurs and helped the Thunder sit first in the Western Conference. This time they killed the Thunder, but the Spurs didn't seize the opportunity. They were still dead by the Suns.

The Pacers are still playing well, but they have just been fucked, and they are not as close to the Heat.

In this case, James has no problem resting.

Back at home, they are going to play against the Bulls.

The Bulls have also been unfavorable in recent years, and have been plagued by injuries every season.

Rose was injured again when he came back, and the team's first scoring point, Luol Deng, was also injured.

The point is that every time they get hurt a few times, their results are not bad, and then after the playoffs, they will fail due to the lack of core players, which makes them look extraordinarily sad.

In the previous game, Jimmy Butler, the rookie they focused on training this season, was also injured.

The Heat lost one James, and the Bulls lost several, so it's hard to say anything about this game.

However, both Noah and Boozer are inside the Bulls, and the Heat also intend to try a new lineup and let Greg Oden start.

Now the defensive ability of the Bulls lineup has declined a bit, and the offensive end mainly relies on throwing, but when it comes to the Heat, it is obviously more reliable to play inside.

Although there is no James, the Heat's perimeter defense is still good.

Greg Oden's starting effect was not as good as expected, and injuries have ruined him.

However, Bosh became active. There was a person standing under the basket, and it was more comfortable for Bosh to pull outside.

The Heat's tactics revolve around James. Bosh usually sacrificed a lot, but there is no way around it. If they surround Bosh, they won't achieve such a good effect.

The Bulls still wanted to play outside, but Hinrich's strength has declined, and Wade and Zhang Xiaotian's blockade on the outside is also very good.

Zhang Xiaotian's restrictions on Mike Dunleavy are very good, compared to the opponent's defense.

After forcing Dunleavy to make a mistake, the Bulls began to attack the inside.

In the face of the Heat's weak inside defense, Noah's inside line with average offensive skills also showed off.

The Heat's lead in the first few minutes was immediately chased up, and Spoelstra was also a little annoyed. He replaced the two starting insiders, and Ray Allen and Anderson played one and four.

Anderson has always worked hard inside, but his own ability is flawed.

However, one big and four small are the Heat's favorite style of play this season. In fact, they are not very used to playing double inside in the opening game.

The inside line also suffers during the rotation period. Taj Gibson also grabbed offensive rebounds consecutively after he came up.

Zhang Xiaotian felt that the team's rebounding should not be so poor, the players probably formed inertia.

Anyway, if you can't win, you can win if you can't.

This is a bad phenomenon, but fortunately, several bigwigs in the team don't agree with this kind of thinking.

Wade and Bosh began to work hard, as did Zhang Xiaotian.

His defense against Dunleavy was tighter, and he didn't give the big man who ran off the ball any chance at all.

There are actually disadvantages for big men running without the ball, because it is difficult to move at the speed of small men.

So big shooters who can't play with the ball will be much easier to guard seriously.

At the last moment of the first half, Zhang Xiaotian hit the buzzer, and the score between the two sides became 40:40.

Without James, there were more than a dozen fewer rebounds, and the tie was due to the desperate efforts of Zhang Xiaotian and Wade at the last moment.

The problem with the Heat is that the players are too accustomed to the performance of the Big Three. If Zhang Xiaotian hadn't been signed, the team would have suffered even more if James missed the game.

Of course, the Bulls lineup is even more flawed.

Without a few key players, their offensive power has been greatly reduced.

At halftime, Spoelstra analyzed the defense in the first half.

To limit the current Bulls, Noah is more important.

Spoelstra has a background in video analysis, and he is still very good at observing the details of the game.

Playing in the third quarter, the Heat's defense was fine-tuned to target Noah's ability to respond.

If Noah can attack casually by himself, anyway, this offensive ability is very average. Not to mention that the Heat completely restrict it, it is quite easy for him to play uncomfortable.

Facts have proved that this trick is very effective, and the opponent's other insider, Boozer, is also in a period of decline in strength and cannot cause too much trouble.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are also powerless now.

In the case of restricting the opponent's scoring, the Heat's offensive end was just a normal performance, and they quickly took control of the situation.

It just so happened that DJ Augustine, the strongest firepower on the Bulls' bench, was also guarded a little bit ineffective today.

When the rotation period came, when Taj Gibson was playing tricks in the paint again, it was time for Zhang Xiaotian to activate his skills.

A few breakthrough mid-range shots, as well as an assist for Ray Allen's three-pointer, the game lost suspense immediately.

Although the Bulls fought stubbornly to the end, the Heat still defeated their opponents 96:79.

Zhang Xiaotian scored 20+ with Wade and Bosh, defending the Heat's home court.

But now the outside world has looked down on the Heat's victory, and Zhang Xiaotian's performance has also been recognized.

Facing the Bulls who are short of major generals, it seems that there is nothing at all to win the home game.

Moreover, James' injury is only a matter of wearing a mask. The Eastern Conference still has the confidence to compete with the Heat. It can be said that there are very few reports.

The Bulls are weak because of injuries, and the Nets are weak because of their old age. Now it's up to the Pacers.

Of course, the Knicks, who are going to play the Heat next, must not be cowardly.

Anthony, JR Smith and other players expressed their determination to win in interviews.

It's a pity that the Knicks' record has regressed seriously this season. Anthony was scolded for cancer, and JR Smith was scolded for cheating on the contract.

Even if he doesn't like JR Smith, Zhang Xiaotian still sighs a little. The best and best sixth player will be scolded for getting a three-year middle class. The league is not easy to mix.

However, Zhang Xiaotian only had two words to respond to the Knicks' false claim to win the Heat, dreaming.

When he was interviewed, he was rarely humble, and there were many people who wanted to fuck him, but it was really not easy to wait until the Heat were defeated.

Now those sunspots can't find any new directions other than blackmailing him for hugging his thigh.

As a player with a good exposure rate in the league, Zhang Xiaotian basically has no negative news, and the sunspots have nothing to do.

Back home after the game, Yang Feiyu sent a few design concepts over there.

Not just shoes, when they planned to launch the brand, they discovered Zhang Xiaotian's Tianshen series, including sportswear and sports equipment.

Now it is the secret design stage, and Zhang Xiaotian is also one of the decision makers.

Of course, he only expresses some small opinions when he takes out a small amount after a game or training.

The main thing is to please my wife, and don't let the aesthetics of the Tianshen series have undue deviations.

(End of this chapter)