basketball boulder

Chapter 83
Recently, as Wade is about to pay, there have been many unfriendly voices towards the Heat.

"Why is Wade coming back? The Heat are already the second in the Eastern Conference. Without Wade, the Heat's record is better than before!"

"Look, during Wade's absence, Stone exploded. Will Stone be willing to hand over so many shots when Wade comes back?"

"No. 5 show and No. 44 show, there must be a competition!"

"The Heat are going to be in chaos!"

……

A lot of media are creating conflicts between Li Lei and Wade, and they speak clearly.

"In the past few days, Wade hasn't practiced with Li Lei. They used to be together."

"On January 1, James invited Wade to dinner, but Wade did not bring Li Lei. Last time, the three of them were together."

"When Li Lei sent his Spring Festival greetings, @allteammates only missed Haslem and Wade."

……

Li Lei looked angrily.

These media are simply fabricated out of thin air and speculate wildly.

Li Lei did not practice with Wade because Wade had just recovered from his injury and was not suitable for additional training, and the amount of exercise should not be too large.

James did not invite Li Lei to dinner because Bill Duffy brought the person in charge of Nike to discuss the contract, and Li Lei notified James and Wade in advance.

Didn't Li Lei post Spring Festival greetings @haslem和维德, because these two guys are at his house, and they ate all the dumplings made by Li's father and Li's mother in the refrigerator.

This is the truth!
Facing the overwhelming news, Li Lei was inevitably affected.

Not to mention Wade.

Wade also knew what was going on in his heart, but he just felt uncomfortable.

This is the time for the "political commissar" Spoelstra to play.

After training in the afternoon, Coach Spoelstra called Li Lei and Wade together.

"Don't worry about what the media said, it's all fake. You two know it in your heart, and the team knows it too."

Spoelstra got straight to the point: "It's actually not difficult to understand."

"These media rely on you players to make money, create conflicts between you, and attract the attention of the fans. If all the players are in harmony, the media will have no topic and naturally lose their interests. So even if you are in harmony, they will treat you Written as a life and death enmity."

"The simplest is ESPN's ranking of players and teams every year. You should also know that this thing is not accurate at all. A player may be ranked 14th in one year, and ranked 2nd in the next year, and he clearly They have retired for a long time, how did they improve their historical status?"

"This is the brilliance of ESPN. No matter how the rankings are, there will always be fans who are dissatisfied because their favorite stars are not ranked high enough. And this will generate topics and benefits!"

"That's how the media makes money."

Li Lei and Wade suddenly realized.

Wade asked: "Since the league knows that these media are scribbling, why don't they care?"

Spoelstra laughed. "Why bother?"

"While the media creates topics and attracts fans' attention, it is also promoting the NBA! This is a win-win situation! The league makes money, and I wish the media would say more!"

"As the league makes money, these team owners will make money, your players will make more money, and our coaches can also increase their income!"

Li Lei and Wade both understood: the NBA is a commercial league, and interests are the root of everything.

Spoelstra finally said: "You know these things, don't pay too much attention to them. As a player, playing well is the first priority. There is only one way to defeat rumors: victory!"

Li Lei and Wade looked at each other and nodded.

night.

Quicken Loans Center Arena.

The Heat played first: Cato, Odom, Li Lei, Jones, Wade.

The home team, the Cavaliers, played later.

Center: Big Z.

Power Forward: Boozer.

Small Forward: Eric Williams.

Guards: McGinnis, James.

James' "big brother" Ricky Davis played only 22 games before being sent to Boston by the Cavaliers.

James' core position is more stable, and he is already the unique core of the Cavaliers.

jump ball.

Cato suppressed Big Z and returned the ball to his own half.

Wade catches the ball and advances slowly, and hands it to Odom in the frontcourt.

Odom organizes at the free throw line.

Old Jones used a cover to help Li Lei get rid of James.

Odom's pass arrives immediately, and Li Lei catches it.

But McGinnis rushed over to defend, and the speed was very fast, and Li Lei didn't have a chance to use his mobile phone.

However, Li Lei saw that Wade made an empty cut without the ball and was cutting inside.

Li Lei made a straight pass.

Wade received the ball, rose from the ground, and bombarded the basket with a big Z like a cannonball.

boom!
2: 0.

"Roar!"

Wade, who landed, roared to the sky. He was injured during this period, and he was also uncomfortable. This ball poured out all the grievances in his heart.

The Cavaliers attack.

James holds the ball.

Li Lei is still the old tactic, taking James a big step forward, preventing breakthroughs and not preventing shots.

James tried to shoot a three-pointer.

Bang!

No.

Catoka led Big Z and Boozer, struggling to protect the backcourt rebounds.Then give Wade the next fast break.

Wade took the lead and rushed to the frontcourt.

But James retreated quickly, staying next to Wade, waiting for an opportunity to block the shot.

Wade is not strong either, passing the ball behind his back without looking at people.

Li Lei, who followed, caught the ball and flew straight into the air, bombing the basket with both hands.

boom!
4: 0.

The possession of the ball was converted, and James broke through to score the ball.

McGinnis' three-pointer was interfered by Wade and missed the basket.

But Boozer made a sprint and made a tip-up.

4: 2.

The Heat attack.

Odom came up to Wade's pick-and-roll, and Wade took the opportunity to get rid of McInnis and reach the paint.

Everyone in the Cavaliers shrunk to the basket and double-teamed Wade.

Wade points the ball to Li Lei who is ambushing in the bottom corner.

James reacted quickly, striding out.

Li Lei didn't stick to the ball either, and immediately handed over to Old Jones at a 45-degree angle.

Old Jones adjusted and shot from outside the three-point line.

Swish!
Have it.

7: 2.

The Cavaliers attack.

James couldn't break through Li Lei, so he called Boozer to pick and roll.

Li Lei noticed something, squeezed past Boozer ahead of time, and continued to keep up with James.

Big Z came out to do a second pick-and-roll for James.

Li Lei was firmly blocked this time.

James got rid of Li Lei.

But Wade reacted quickly, and the defense came over to delay James.

In just a moment, Li Lei ran over again and continued to stand in front of James.

James is about to vomit blood: lingering guy!

Seeing that 24 seconds were coming, James had no chance and gave the ball to McInnis.

McGinnis made a hasty shot and missed a shot under Wade's interference.

Bang!

Odom receives the defensive rebound.

With Wade back, the Heat's better offense is secondary.

Mainly defensively.

Before Alston played the starting No. [-] position, because of his size, facing slightly stronger opponents was a defensive loophole.

Now that Wade is back, this has become the Heat's strength.

Li Lei + Jones + Wade, the Heat's perimeter defense is terrifying.

And these three not only have good defense, but also have high golf quotients, and they are also willing to help their teammates.

They supplemented and assisted each other in defense, turning the Heat's perimeter defense into an iron barrel.

And with the outside defense like an iron barrel, the impact on Cato and Odom sitting under the basket will be reduced, and the inside defense will naturally improve.

The combination of inside and outside is a complete defensive system.

James happened to run into the Heat's well-managed team. For him who is only good at breakthroughs now, it can only be said to be unlucky.

(End of this chapter)