pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 435 Winning Streak Challenge
So far this season, the Heat have won the longest eight-game winning streak, which is the longest winning streak the Heat have achieved in recent seasons.

The joining of Rondo will undoubtedly raise the Heat to another level. He will arrange more role players to join the game and reduce the playing time of the main players.

Since Rondo coached, the playing time of the Big Three of the Heat has been maintained at about 32 minutes, which is 5 minutes less than the Heat in Scola's previous period. However, the reduction in time has not affected the data of the players.

This is exactly the Heat that Rondo wants to build, allowing the main players to take on more key balls and take over the game, and more regular time is for role players to run the team.

Such a change is very risky, but Rondo made the right bet. The Heat's role players were fully activated, and all data were fully improved, which well shared the pressure of the Big Three.

The record speaks for itself. In the first three games Rondo coached the Heat, the Heat won by more than 20 points, which completely widened the gap with other teams in record. The three-pointer allowed the team to be suspected of passing.

The Heat's winning streak came to an abrupt end.

The interruption of the winning streak did not hurt the morale of the Heat. On the contrary, it made the team more confident in the games after the season, because the "Super Sixth Man" in the team gradually paid off. In the absence of the Big Three, the Heat's substitute Williams scored 32 points.

Counting the previous two games, Williams has scored in double figures in three consecutive games, averaging 18.5 points per game, which is the strongest firepower outside the Big Three of the Heat.

Williams can have such a bright performance thanks to Rondo's reuse, and after the first battle with the Pistons, he also joined the discussion of the "Best Sixth Man" of the season.

After terminating the winning streak, Rondo held a meeting, once again clarified the position of the players in the team, and set a "small goal" for the players.

Rondo wrote a big number on the tactical board: "27."

This number has a special meaning for the Miami Heat. This is the longest winning streak in team history. It was created by the former Heat Big Three in the 2013 season. At that time, the Heat team had the top three league leaders in their prime. "Little Emperor" LeBron James, "The Flash" Dwyane Wade and "Dragon King" Chris Bosh led the team to 27 consecutive victories in one and a half months, creating the longest winning streak for the Heat.

This record has been maintained for more than 30 years and has not been broken so far.

There was a hint of expectation on Rondo's face, "Are you interested?" Rondo asked directly.

The players were stunned, they didn't expect the question to come so suddenly, and the 27-game winning streak is simply a miracle, which is beyond reach for the players.

Because they have just experienced a long winning streak, they know how difficult it is.

Today's 10-game winning streak is a rare record in the league, let alone 27 consecutive victories.

27 games, at least a 9-week cycle, within the 9 weeks, you can't lose a game, it's very stressful to think about it.

Thinking of that crazy record, the Big Three of the Heat, who have always been full of confidence, fell silent collectively.

This is indeed a difficult challenge.

"I think you can try it." Mu Chenfeng responded when no one else spoke.

Rondo thought it would be Wade or Barrett who would stand up first, but he didn't expect it to be a rookie.

"What about the others?" Rondo asked.

Everyone glanced at each other and accepted the challenge.

Rather than saying that this is a challenge, it is better to say that this is a gamble.

The initiator was not Rondo, but the owner of the Heat, Blake Lee.

He promised that if the team can break the team history of 27 victories, Blake will present sports cars to the players in his own name.

What a tempting bet, but if the record is not broken, there will naturally be "punishment".

"If we lose the challenge, we need to raise money to buy a car for the boss!" Rondo said.

Buying a car is commonplace for NBA stars, but for those players with a basic salary, it is a big expense.

"I don't want to buy a car for the boss." Some substitute players said one after another.

"If you don't want to pay, then just keep on winning streak." Mu Chenfeng said firmly. He is a person who dares to take risks and is willing to challenge, so when he knew that the task was to challenge for 27 consecutive victories, he had already made up his mind.

After accepting the "gamble", the team members began to study the opponents in the following competition.

The opponent in the first stop is the Phoenix Suns, a big team. It is not difficult to win, and the opponents behind are not too strong. The only one that can pose a threat to the Heat's winning streak is the Milwaukee Bucks. This Eastern team ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference, and its strength is strong!

The Heat tapped their opponents for the next 27 games, and the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets could all be stumbling blocks in their winning streak.

Wade painted "key symbols" on the bodies of individual key players, and there are a total of 6 tough battles to fight.

"Add this." Rondo pointed to the Minnesota Timberwolves behind.

"This is the 28th." Wade explained.

"Plus," Rondo said, "you need Game 28 to break the record."

After such a mark, the team members could no longer calm down, and they all became very interested in the winning streak.

"That's right." Rondo was pleased with the performance of the players, "This is the momentum that a winning streak should have."

The Heat then began the "preparation before the winning streak". Their first opponent was the Phoenix Suns. Although the team was not strong, it still attracted the attention of the Heat. In order to record the winning streak, they must take every game seriously.

The game against the Suns was held at the American Airlines Center, which allowed the Heat to relax at home and meet the exhausted Phoenix team.

In the Phoenix Suns, the biggest star is Stephen. He averaged 18.9 points per game, close to 20 points, and is a T1-level scorer in the league.

"For the game against the Suns, just strangle Stephen." The Suns' weakness is too obvious, that is, their tactical system is too dependent on Stephen, which allows opponents to easily limit the Suns' offense.

(End of this chapter)