pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 184 James vs Wade
James defends Wade alone, a strong dialogue between the top talents in the NBA.

The two have played against each other a total of 11 times in the NBA, and James has 6 wins and 5 losses, a small victory.

But in terms of statistics, Wade is obviously the better one.

Wade used his own data to carry the entire Miami forward, and James obviously had more helpers than Wade.

The experience of fighting many times has saved the two of them a lot of unnecessary temptations when they come up. No one can be persuaded by the trump card head-to-head confrontation.

Wade's starting speed is very fast. If James hadn't predicted his movements in advance, I'm afraid he can only watch him score now. Fortunately, James' defensive awareness is good enough, and Wade failed to get rid of him twice in a row.

"Both of them are so strong." This was the strongest offensive and defensive confrontation Mu Chenfeng had ever seen.

The other campers had already seen it early, and the two of them had physical collisions from time to time, but they didn't lose their positions because of this. Instead, they used this physical contact to elevate the confrontation to another level.

With this intensity of confrontation, Mu Chenfeng was sure that he would not be able to survive a round.

It is a confrontation that wins or loses, and gradually Wade's advantages began to show.

The reason why Wade was dubbed the Flash is that his fast breakthrough speed is only one aspect. More importantly, he can change direction at the same time as fast as lightning.

Wade suddenly changed direction to the left on the way to breakthrough along the right side. James couldn't react in time, his steps were messy, and he was swayed away. Wade took advantage of the situation and completed a split dunk on Howard's head.

Poor Howard has no choice but to become the background board of the top ten balls.

James naturally wanted to save face at his home court. Next, he relied on his armor-like body to resist Wade's defense and hit a layup. He also caused a foul and got a 2+1 chance.

The extra penalty is a steady hit.

Bruce Wade mastered all the old Wade's moves proficiently, especially the windmill layup. During the breakthrough, Wade swung his arm and made a big loop of the basketball in the air.

Not to be outdone, James responded with a three-pointer.

The scene where the two exploded each other won a lot of applause. The players enjoyed the game and the fans watched it even more.

The score was always tight with the outstanding performance of the stars of the two teams. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers only led by one point, but the ball was in the hands of the Lakers.

They still had a chance to expand the score, but Paul made a pass error and Wade caught the ball. After intercepting the opponent's pass in the air, Wade took a one-stop service from the backcourt and went straight to the hinterland at lightning speed.

It was exactly 24 seconds, leaving the Lakers with the last chance to attack.

In order to save time, NBA players will let the basketball roll to the frontcourt when free throws are made in the backcourt. During this period, the offensive player is only responsible for protecting the basketball and not touching the basketball. As long as the offensive team does not touch the basketball, the rolling time of the basketball will not be counted in the attack time. The basketball passed the half court smoothly, and James leaned over to pick up the ball.

The Lakers have plenty of time to plan the final attack.

This goal must not only be scored, but also give the opponent as little time as possible, or even no time.

There is no doubt that James is the first choice for the final attack, and he must be strictly guarded. The Heat did not hesitate to invest two people to double-team James, which forced James to hand over the ball to other teammates.

Paul is an experienced point guard, consuming the game time while holding the ball. This is an extremely long psychological game. Any player of the Lakers may execute the last shot. The Heat's defense has suffered a great test.

"I'm so nervous." This is only the first quarter of the game, but the atmosphere on the court is as dull as the decisive moment.

"Every ball on the basketball court is very important. A layup or a free throw that seems to be inadvertent may become a potential factor that affects the outcome of the game. Therefore, there is no real decisive moment in a basketball game. In other words, the game is at the decisive moment all the time. Do you understand?" Louis said to Mu Chenfeng.

Mu Chenfeng remembered every word Louis said in his heart. His understanding of the basketball game was very deep and in place, and every analysis he made affected Mu Chenfeng's understanding of basketball.

The game time was successfully reduced to 10 seconds by Paul, and at this time the Lakers players finally made some moves. In order to improve the shooting percentage of the last ball, Howard and Garnett put forward to serve as a pick-and-roll for Paul, helping Paul successfully get rid of the defensive player.

Just when Paul was about to take a shot, the Heat's inside players rushed out and interrupted his shot.

At critical moments, all players tried their best to defend.

However, the inside players were pulled out and the already weak Heat's inside line fell instantly. Howard made an empty cut to the basket after the pick-and-roll. Howard took the ball and aimed at the basket and it was a heavy dunk.

However, the ball did not go in!At the last second, Wade blocked Howard's dunk from behind, slapped the basketball and also successfully helped the team keep a 1-point lead, allowing the Heat to enter the second quarter as the leader.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the players on both sides changed. James and Wade were replaced at the same time, and two substitute players were replaced. The two occupied most of the game screen in the first quarter.

The exit of the star player greatly reduced the excitement of the game. Although the Lakers still ensured that the three main players were present at the same time, their star power was obviously not as good as that of James and Wade. The game suddenly became dull, and the emotions of the fans were temporarily calmed down.

Henry watched the first quarter of the game with his heart in his throat. The wonderful offensive and defensive performances showed no signs of peeing. He didn't even dare to blink his eyes casually, for fear of missing any wonderful scenes.

"This is called a game, this is called a superstar!" Henry hadn't gotten out of the excitement yet, and was still immersed in the first quarter of the game.

Just like how much water a wooden barrel can hold depends entirely on the shortest board, and the team is the same. The best time to judge the strength of a team is when the core is off the field.

James and Wade sat on the sidelines to rest at the same time, and the two sides canceled each other out with a big core.

The gap in strength was immediately apparent. Although the Lakers retained their three main players, their strength was lost, at least half of their combat effectiveness was preserved, but the Heat lost almost all of their combat effectiveness after losing Wade. After being scored three consecutive goals by Howard, the point difference was overtaken by 5 points in an instant.

Howard was completely irritated by Wade's block, and he smashed the Heat's inside collision. He scored three goals and caused the Heat to foul three times.

"This dude's free throw can't keep up with me." Henry couldn't help mocking Howard's free throw.

Mu Chenfeng said coldly, "If you fight him, the opponent doesn't need to make free throws at all." The implication is that Henry is not Howard's opponent at all, and it is enough to deal with him for a dunk.

Henry was stunned speechless, panting heavily.

"Coach." Wade couldn't stand it any longer, the points he finally bit down were ruined so easily, so he applied for a substitution.

"Wait a minute." The coach pressed Wade, "Now is not the time."

"But." Seeing that the point difference was getting bigger and bigger.

"You have to keep all your energy in the second half. That's your real game. Let's do it in the first half." The coach's words completely extinguished Wade's idea of ​​returning to the game.

The coach did not decide to let him re-enter the game in the first half, which meant that he could only sit on the bench and watch the point difference widen for a full 12 minutes of the second quarter, but he could only watch.

The scene is in an advantage, James can sit firmly on the bench, as long as Wade does not play, he can always rest, James is prepared for Wade.

Halfway through the second quarter, the point difference has been stretched to double digits.

James turned his head and looked at the Heat's bench. Wade's shoelaces were undone, so he didn't intend to play. He thought to himself, "This guy is really calm. The point difference is already 10 points, and he still doesn't play."

Time is running out and the point difference is getting bigger and bigger. Wade looks very calm on the surface, but in fact he is very tormented inside. If the point difference continues to widen, even if he chases desperately in the second half, he will be powerless.

In the last 3 minutes of the second quarter, the Heat's players miraculously set off a wave of offensive climax.

The Lakers' offense suddenly misfired and fell into a 2-minute scoring drought. The Heat took advantage of this opportunity to hit consecutive shots from the outside, but the Lakers were a little slack because of their excessive lead. Facing the sudden counterattack, they failed to respond in the most timely manner. At the end of the halftime, the senior Heat chased the score to single digits.

"This is the result of carelessness." Louis said with emotion, "When a tight string is loose, it is very difficult to tighten it again."

The Lakers are the loose string. When James is on the court, someone will always remind them to be vigilant and maintain a high degree of concentration. But if no one reminds them and they are in a big advantage, this string is very likely to loosen. The Lakers paid the price for the laxity.

Fortunately, the price paid was not too high. They still held a 9-point lead at halftime, and they regained a total of 10 points in the second quarter. If they did not relax in the last 3 minutes, this number would be 15.

(End of this chapter)