Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 92 92. The star plays the game and defends the country! (4K words for subscription)

The Heat's lineup depth this season is extremely poor. At least compared with the Spurs, the Timberwolves' opponent in the Western Conference Finals, the Heat's team relies entirely on the starter.

There are not many players who can really contribute to the entire bench.

Kenyon Dooling is averaging 7.3 points, Mourning is averaging 6.1 points, and Rasoul Butler is averaging 4.7 points.

These are the three most capable players on the Heat's bench. Other than that, the others averaged around 2 points per game, which is completely unsightly!

If the Timberwolves' lineup is not seriously damaged, the depth of the Timberwolves' lineup this season can definitely hang up the Heat!

Back to the game, Stan Van Gundy brought Wade back to the court just after the start of the second quarter, and Wade only rested for more than a minute in the first quarter. From this, we can see what kind of man Stan Van Gundy is. coach.

Wade's average playing time in this year's playoffs is as high as 42 minutes. Under this kind of high-intensity competition, Wade can still maintain his level. It can only be said that youth is resistance!
The way the Timberwolves defended Wade in the second quarter was still the same. The defensive end stood two steps away and let Wade shoot freely from beyond the three-point line, compressing Wade's offense by blocking the breakthrough route.

Even after Garnett left the field, the defensive oppression of the Timberwolves further decreased, but the defense facing Wade was still frenzied, still forcing Wade to finish at a farther position.

"boom!"

With Wade's third three-point attempt in this game, the sound of basketball hitting the iron was extremely harsh to Wade's ears, and even made the young and vigorous Wade begin to doubt his life.

Facing Wade with the ball, "Penny" Hardaway didn't have any emotions on his face. Even if this guy in front of him is one of the best shooting guards in the league today, in Hardaway's eyes, he is just a young man to be feared.

Asked center Divac for a pick-and-roll, using the pick-and-roll, Hardaway broke through from the right with his own slow speed.

However, Wade's lateral movement speed is excellent, bypassing Divac's pick-and-roll in the first time, and always following in front of Hardaway, leaving Hardaway no room for shots.

The pick-and-roll failed to come out, and Hardaway dribbled the ball out of the perimeter again, and then gestured for everyone to pull away.

Seeing Hardaway's action, Wade couldn't help but burst out laughing: "You can't pass me with the pick-and-roll, and now you are going to pull yourself away?"

Ignoring Wade, who talks too much, Hardaway dribbled the ball in front of his crotch and changed direction continuously. He tentatively tried to break through through the non-stop feints on the left and right sides. However, Wade kept his defensive center of gravity very low, which made Wade Allow enough time to adjust.

However, just when the 24-second attack time was getting less and less, and the time was about to return to zero, Hardaway suddenly broke out and broke through from the right side with all his strength.

Seeing Hardaway's movement, Wade subconsciously shifted his center of gravity to the right, but during the march Hardaway actually used his signature cross change, completed the pass directly from the left, and then shot decisively!
"Shu~"

The ball crashed into the net, and Hardaway's goal made the entire Minnesota home court instantly boil.

This set of movements is the iconic movement that Hardaway can stand out in the 90s. The continuous cross dribble combined with the change of direction from the upper crotch makes Hardaway's breakthrough unrivaled.

Hardaway in his peak season with this trick alone is a nightmare for all perimeter defenders, but it is a pity that this trick does a lot of damage to the knees and ankles, and it also tests the player's dribbling skills.

After "Penny" Hardaway underwent many operations and gradually stepped down from the altar due to injuries, Hardaway rarely used this trick on the court. He changed from a solo teenager to a veteran who used pick-and-roll reasonably.

To paraphrase a piece of advice from Hardaway's personal doctor Johnson: "If you want to play for a few more years, you'd better forget about this routine."

As Hardaway used his signature move to pass Wade in the finals, the Timberwolves bench became excited.

Even Salmons stood up and put his hands on his head and showed an unbelievable look. In Salmons's personal impression, Hardaway has always looked slow after playing, looking like an old man Just as dull.

But now Hardaway's smooth crossover in disguise made Salmons call hell, if it weren't for Hardaway's peak resume back then, Salmons felt that this guy had found a substitute in advance!
"I haven't used this set of moves for many years. It's a bit unfamiliar. I don't know how you feel after defending." When retreating, Hardaway smiled at Wade in a very gentlemanly manner.

"Penny" Hardaway's words made Wade uncomfortable: "When did making a goal become such a proud thing?"

"If I remember correctly, you seem to be 7 for 0 shots in this game." Hardaway spread his hands to the sides.

"???"

For the next period of time, the two sides still played very anxiously on the court. Even though the madman was expelled by the referee in the first quarter, the situation on the court did not show a one-sided state as the fans expected.

On the contrary, it was "Penny" Hardaway's sudden force that caught the Heat by surprise, making the Heat unable to break through on the offensive end, and also unable to lock the Timberwolves' offense on the defensive end!

The Heat didn't take any advantage throughout the second quarter. Even if Stan Van Gundy brought back the main players early, the Heat have not been able to overtake, and have not been able to seize the opportunity of the madman's absence to complete the crush.

Due to the flaws in the Timberwolves lineup, Luke had to increase the playing time of the main players throughout the second quarter, so that Garnett and Cassel and others could stay on the court as much as possible to avoid being hit by the Heat.

不过卢克明显小看了“便士”哈达威在第二节的进攻决心，面对当今联盟最出色的得分后卫之一，哈达威第二节单节7投5中砍下12分3篮板2助攻的数据。

Help the Timberwolves continue to control the advantage, and always keep the point difference at about [-] points, making it impossible for the Heat to approach.

Until the end of the half, relying on the excellent offensive and defensive cooperation of "Penny" Hardaway and Garnett in the second quarter, the Heat not only failed to further narrow the point difference in the absence of the madman, but were also divided by the Timberwolves. The difference expanded to 11 points!
At the end of the halftime game, the fans couldn't believe the current situation.

When the fans saw the "Madman" Sprewell being ejected by the referee in the first quarter, most fans firmly believed that the Heat would definitely win the game, and stepped on the Timberwolves fiercely, playing a crushing performance .

As a result, the Timberwolves made a madman, and the Heat still had difficulty turning over, not to mention trampling the Timberwolves under their feet. At present, even whether they can get up from the Timberwolves' feet has become a problem.

The first half of the game made Heat general manager Riley furious. It is said that when Riley watched the live broadcast of the first half of the game, Riley was so angry that he called Stan Van Gundy a pig, and even threatened to fire this piece of trash!
If it weren't for the rules, I'm afraid Riley would want to kick Van Gundy out now, and then come back to coach by himself!

Back from the second half of the game, Wade was unable to play against the Timberwolves' defense for a long time, and his hand felt as cold as a refrigerator.

Even though Stan Van Gundy solved the problem of the double Jones being unable to catch and shoot on the outside by positioning in the second half, Van Gundy still couldn't solve the situation encountered by Wade and O'Neal.

This also made the Heat have no leader on the offensive end, and could only struggle to catch up with the score by playing guerrillas.

After all, Garnett's defense speed is too terrifying. When Garnett alone can help defend at least three positions, what Van Gundy can do is to pray that the players try to hit those open shots as much as possible.

In fact, Luke's defensive tactics in this round of the series are not so subtle. The reason why the Timberwolves can limit the Heat to what it is now is that, apart from Garnett's personal defensive ability, it is mainly because of Luke's offense against Wade. Get used to it.

Even Wade's breakthrough routes can be blocked one by one, so that Wade has nothing to do on the offensive end, and can only complete shots on the outside, which he is least good at.

Otherwise, once Wade gets close to the basket, what he encounters must be a double-team, and he is still blocked by a double-team that blocks all breakthrough routes!

Because of this matter, Wade has already received two offensive fouls in this game, which made Wade start to collapse for a while, and the swearing at the Timberwolves in his mouth never stopped for a moment!
Throughout the second half, the Timberwolves had difficulty scoring on the offensive end. They could only use their stars to create opportunities through their personal abilities. However, with their excellent zone defense, the Timberwolves suppressed the Heat even more bleakly, making the Heat's offensive efficiency even lower than their own.

It is precisely because of this that in the eyes of the fans, this game is as ugly as a constipation war. The two sides seem to be competing for a lower score, or they are comparing who can hit more iron on the offensive end and lose more. error!

At the end of the game, the Heat relied on their more hip-stretching offense on the offensive end and more personal mistakes, and finally lost the game for no reason at all, and lost the first game of the finals where the Timberwolves lacked four players!
At the end of the game, the Heat players were almost scolded to death by the fans, especially the local fans in Miami, who brought out the [-]th generation of the Heat players' ancestors and scolded them all over the place.

The Timberwolves still beat the Heat despite the lack of four players, which made Heat fans ashamed to make excuses, and even some fans scolded the Heat for disbanding next season!

In addition, some fans pointed out the problem directly, saying that the main reason why the Heat lost the game was that the two stars Wade and "Shark" O'Neal were unable to break through the zone defense set up by the Timberwolves.

The main problem lies with the head coach Stan Van Gundy. Stan Van Gundy was unable to crack Luke's defensive tactics, so the Heat still lost the game despite having a huge advantage. Stan Van Gundy must be responsible for this blame.

At the same time, the loss of this game also made Miami call for Stan Van Gundy to dismiss get out of class, and some people even cursed that the two brothers Stan and Jeff are useless. Let them get out of the league as soon as possible!
In this game, the Timberwolves were able to defeat the Heat without the "madman" Sprewell. The head star Garnett definitely contributed a lot, especially the contribution of the defensive end, which cannot even be reflected in the statistics.

面对球风强硬的哈斯勒姆，加内特全场轰下19分18篮板4助攻5抢断以及3次封盖，在攻防两端都打出了“狼王”应有的个人气场。

Compared with offense, Garnett on the defensive end is even more frightening. If it weren't for Garnett's excellent defensive ability, Wade and O'Neal would not have played so uncomfortable on the court, and the Timberwolves would not have defeated the Heat so smoothly. .

If Uncle Mu was beaten by "Shark" O'Neal in the finals after winning the DPOY, it made people question the moisture of the best defensive player.

So this year, Garnett's defensive performance will definitely increase the gold content of DPOY's honor infinitely. It is not an exaggeration to say that Garnett built the Timberwolves' defensive system alone!
In addition to Kevin Garnett, "Penny" Hardaway also contributed a lot in this game.

整场比赛哈达威轰出22分4篮板4助攻以及2次抢断，高达58.6%的投篮命中率仿佛梦回巅峰，让哈达威找回了当年意气奋发的那份自信。

Especially on the offensive end, Wade used his signature to change direction to singles many times to succeed, which made the fans hooked and let the fans once again see the power of "Penny".

However, when the fans saw "Penny" Hardaway sitting on the sidelines and rubbing his knees with his hands after the game, this scene made many fans fall into silence.

People only see Hardaway's excellent offensive skills on the court, but forget that what Hardaway has suffered behind this is the pain of his knees being overwhelmed.

In the first game of the finals, Hardaway completely gave up. After the "madman" Sprewell was expelled, Hardaway stood up and took over the team's offensive banner, leading the team to win the first victory over the Heat.

Even though Garnett is the biggest contributor to the Timberwolves' victory over the Heat, in Luke's heart, Hardaway is definitely the MVP of this game!

...............

"There is another hidden story behind Latrier's expulsion. The Heat want to improve their chances of winning in this way, and send someone to the court to say unbearable verbal insults to Latriar."

"I believe the alliance has its own decision on this matter."

"As for the brat who was talking nonsense before the game, I want to listen to it again now. Who is the trash on the court?"

"If Stan didn't teach you what rules are, then I don't mind giving you a lesson you'll never forget!"

"In the end, some people shouldn't think that the matter is over. Some people have to bear the consequences for saying something!" At the press conference after the game, Luke said with a sneer.

　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you, third child!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)