basketball boulder

Chapter 65
After Christmas, the first round of NBA All-Star voting begins.

The Heat also ushered in a relatively easy schedule.

December 12, Heat vs. Wizards (away).

February 12, Knicks vs Heat (home).

December 12, Heat vs Bulls (away).

December 12, Heat vs. Knicks (away).

The opponents are not strong.

Therefore, the coaching staff of the Heat decided to let the injured Cato rest a few more games to ensure that there is no problem before playing.

Cato did not play, the Heat still achieved a record of 3 wins and 1 loss.

The Heat's overall record has become 20 wins and 12 losses.

本月之中，凯文加内特场均26.4分13.2篮板5.8助攻1.8抢断2.5盖帽，带领森林狼打出11胜2负的战绩，拿下西部月最佳球员。

东部，杰梅因奥尼尔场均21.2分10.3篮板2.3助攻2.5盖帽，步行者队战绩9胜7负，获得了东部月最佳球员。

Among the rookies, James and Anthony won the best rookie of the month in the East and West respectively.

James averaged 23.3 points, 5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game this month.

Anthony averaged 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game this month.

In addition to the two of them, Wade, Hinrich, Bosh, Josh Howard, Korver, Kaman, TJ Ford, and Li Lei also performed very well, and they have improved compared to November.

Diaw, Pachulia, and "Peanut" Mo Williams performed averagely, but they gradually entered the team's normal rotation and got fixed playing time.

The worst is Dakomilicic. As the second place, he played three times in December, averaging 12 minutes, scoring 3.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.7 blocks.

It's fine if he's bad.

Milicic has no chance to perform at all.

Miserable!

In the first battle after New Year's Day, Cato came back.

The Heat played against the Magic led by Tracy McGrady and Juwan Howard.

In the end, the Heat defeated the Magic 112:101, with a total record of 21 wins and 12 losses.

帕楚里亚出场3分钟，怒砍0分0篮板0助攻0抢断0盖帽0失误0犯规。

Li Lei taunted: "Zaza, you can't afford duck eggs, so come to Miami to get seven free duck eggs?"

Pachulia was so angry that she rose to heaven.

Maybe it was because Li Lei didn't show any morals, and God immediately gave him retribution.

In the second day's practice, Wade was bumped by Butler and suffered a shoulder injury. The team doctor is expected to be sidelined for about four weeks.

Rookie Wade is a bit of a glass man. This is the second time he has been injured this season. He has been sidelined for two games at the beginning of the season.

1 month 5 day.

The Heat played against the Pacers at home.

This is a battle of focus.

Now in the East:

The Pacers ranked first with 25 wins and 10 losses.

The Heat ranked second with 21 wins and 12 losses.

The Pistons ranked third with 21 wins and 13 losses.

The Hornets ranked fourth with 21 wins and 13 losses.

……

Therefore, this is the battle for the first and second in the Eastern Conference.

It is also the battle for the first and fourth in the league.

The strong duel naturally attracted attention.

In the tactical class, the coaching staff also attached great importance to this game.

But after reading the tactical manual, Li Lei suddenly had a feeling.

Strong also has levels.

The strength of the Pacers is at the top of the league, the kind that can compete with the Lakers.

The Heat are obviously far behind.

The general manager of the Pacers: Basketball legend "Big Bird" Larry Bird.When he coached the Pacers last time, he had three Eastern Conference Finals and one Finals, and he has proved his coaching and management ability.

Head coach: Rick Carlisle, this is a rookie coach, but he led the Pistons to become No. [-] in the Eastern Conference last season. This season, he coached the Pacers and is currently No. [-] in the league. His strength is unquestionable.

In terms of lineup, the Pacers have no obvious flaws, and both cores are in the growth stage.O'Neal is already the hottest power forward in the league, and Artest is also one of the best small forwards in the league.

There is also veteran Reggie Miller leading the lineup. An old man in the family is like a treasure.

The bench sits Al Harrington, Jonad Benson, Anthony Johnson, Kenny Anderson, Fred Jones, Austin Crohill and a bunch of capable substitutes. The depth of the bench is the deepest in the league.

If it weren't for the Lakers' F4 super battleship being too eye-catching, if it weren't for the Pacers' consistent low profile, the Pacers would definitely be no less than the Lakers' favorites to win the championship.

The reason why the media publicized the game as a strong matchup is just to attract the attention of fans.

Everyone in the Heat team knows that their own strength is far inferior to that of their opponents.

Especially the absence of Wade can be regarded as worse.

This game is also broadcast live across the United States.

The live commentary is ESPN's Mike Brin and Bill Wharton.

The Heat's season opener was narrated by the duo.

At the same time, CCTV will also broadcast the battle, with Zhang Weiping and Su Qun as the commentators.

Before the match, Li Lei was interviewed by Zhang Weiping and Su Qun.

"Stone, Wade's absence must have had a big impact on the Heat. Will the Heat make any adjustments?"

Zhang Weiping asked.

Li Lei nodded: "Raff will start."

Su Qun asked, "Then do you have confidence in the game?"

Li Lei nodded: "We all know that this game will be difficult, but we will do our best. This is Miami, our home court! I will guard the home court!"

"come on!"

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun patted Li Lei on the shoulder and returned to the broadcast booth.

The interview with Li Lei was also translated into English by ESPN and played on the big screen above the arena.

Miami fans were very excited after watching it.

This is what they want.

The Heat can lose, but never cowardly.

If you want to take a win from Miami, you need to shed at least one layer of skin.

Brin and Walton were chatting about the game and heard Li Lei's answer.

Wharton joked: "Newcomers are always full of vigor. The Chinese have a saying that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!"

Brin nodded: "It's nothing bad. If the Heat can play tough and show iron blood, this game will be worth watching. The overall strength of the Heat is not as good as the Pacers, and Wade can't play, but they won 21 games. The record of 12 losses is not blown out."

As the two chatted, the time gradually approached eight o'clock.

Appearance ceremony.

The visiting Pacers play first.

Center: Jeff Foster.

Power Forward: Jermaine O'Neal.

Small Forward: Ron Artest.

Shooting guard: Reggie Miller.

Point guard: Jamal Tinsley.

The Heat made their final appearance.

Cato, Odom, Li Lei, Jones, Alstom.

Drip!

Game start.

jump ball.

Foster pressed Cato to turn the basketball back to his own half.

Tinsley catches the ball, holds the tempo, and pushes slowly.

Alston defended very actively, he finally got the chance to start, and naturally wanted to perform well.

The two are both streetball masters, and their ball handling is top-notch.

But Tinsley is obviously taller, he is 191cm, 88kg, 20 pounds heavier than Alston.

With his back against Alston, Tinsley suddenly turned his back and used the advantage of confrontation to force his way past Alston and into the paint.

Cato came up to defend.

Tinsley made a wonderful pass to Foster, and Foster dunked with both hands.

boom!
2: 0.

Coach Da Fan couldn't help shaking his head.

It's not that Alston doesn't work hard, but his talent limits his upper limit.

Alstom played as a substitute, with good scoring and organizational skills.

But let him start, and his defensive problems are too serious.

(End of this chapter)