Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 94 94. Wade is still very young after all, so how can he teach him a lesson? (seeking subscription)
The second matchup between the Timberwolves and the Heat in the Finals will still be played at the Target Center arena.

This game is not friendly to the Timberwolves. In this game, the Timberwolves will have four players absent, of which Nehbar and Madman are both All-Star players.

The inability of the two to appear will have a very large impact on the Timberwolves' outside firepower.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves have excellent defensive ability. The Heat were unable to break through the Timberwolves' defense in the first game of the finals. If the Heat still cannot break through the Timberwolves' defense in this game, it will be difficult for the Heat to win the game even if the madman is absent.

After the game started, the Heat's defensive strategy remained the same. They put up an improved zone defense at the beginning of the game, and their defense against Wade was also very insulting.

However, in this game, Stan Van Gundy obviously came prepared. On the offensive end, he changed his previous tactical position and divided Wade and O'Neal into the strong and weak sides. strong side.

In this way, only O'Neal and Haslem are left for the Heat on the weak side. The positions on the court are two insiders on the weak side and three outsiders on the strong side, stretching the formation on the field to the extreme.

Seeing the offensive formation of the Heat, even Luke couldn't help frowning. Obviously, this kind of position made Luke smell a bit tricky.

If nothing else, there must be Riley, the "magic operator" behind this style of play, and Stan Van Gundy, that pighead, can't think of such a method!

Originally, the Timberwolves could block Wade and O'Neal at the same time through the zone defense method, so that the two could not easily form opportunities at the basket.

But with such a change for the Heat, Garnett can only deal with one side at most, and when the double Jones and Wade stand on the strong side together, Garnett will definitely appear on the strong side defensive position.

Let other players defend Haslem's position, otherwise the Heat will be able to stop the Timberwolves with three guns on the side in minutes!

However, if Garnett moves to the strong side in the zone defense, the weak side's defensive threat to O'Neal will be greatly reduced.

Even if the three outsiders stand on the strong side at the same time, it is likely that Wade's performance will become more bleak, but O'Neal and Haslem will usher in a very good offensive position, so that the Timberwolves cannot take care of both sides at the same time.

This is what the zone defense is most afraid of. The zone defense can maximize the overall defense of a team, especially in the case of a defensive axis. The zone defense is absolutely top-notch in guarding the penalty area.

But the exquisite zone defense tactics can't get around the defect of mobility. Once the Heat are determined to lose the car and keep the handsome, what the Timberwolves can do is try to balance the trade-offs as much as possible and make timely adjustments to the situation on the field of view.

Throughout the first quarter, the Heat ushered in a very obvious change on the offensive end. "Shark" O'Neal held his breath in the paint and showed off his power.

At the same time, Wade has also changed from the original starting point with the ball to an off-the-ball cutting point.

Even if Wade is allowed to play air cuts, it is quite an overkill, but facing the defense of the Timberwolves, Wade, who switched to playing off the ball air cuts, is even better than the first game, and the chances of coming out are also more than the previous game. Go up a lot.

On the other hand, on the Timberwolves side, due to the absence of Madman and Nehbar at the same time, the offensive firepower on the outside was greatly weakened, and Garnett on the inside was taken care of by the Heat, which made it extremely difficult for the Timberwolves on the offensive end.

Originally, the Timberwolves relied on defense to win the game. Now, when the Heat's offensive end has improved, the trouble will naturally come to the Timberwolves.

At the end of the halftime game, with O'Neal scoring 24 points in the halftime, the Heat ended the game leading the Timberwolves by 8 points.

Back in the second half, Luke made many adjustments on both ends of the offense and defense. However, O'Neal got angry during the game, and his offensive touch became smoother and smoother. Facing double-teams, he forced himself to eat raw. This made the situation of the Timberwolves even worse. Getting off to a rough start.

The absence of the madman is not only a loss on the books of the Timberwolves, but also a lot of restrictions on the Timberwolves in the game.

When the Heat opened up the situation on the offensive end, the weakness of the Timberwolves' offensive weakness was infinitely magnified, and every score seemed extremely difficult.

At the end of the game, the Heat defeated the Timberwolves by 11 points in the away game, bringing the total score of the series back to 1:1.

In the whole game, O'Neal scored 34 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Even if Luke once used the "shark-cutting tactic" in the second half, facing O'Neal who made 14 of 9 free throws, Luke had no choice but to swallow the game. defeat.

When O'Neal can hang two players on the defensive end to force a score, and his free throw percentage is still higher than 60%, Luke doesn't know who else in the league can restrain this fat man!
As for Wade's performance in this game is still average, with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, this performance is far below Wade's season average.

It's just that compared with the last game, Wade has obviously improved in this game, from "Miami undercover" to "Miami walk-on"!
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After the game, Wade, who won G2, was finally elated. Facing the interview, he expressed all his grievances and provoked the Timberwolves with words: "I said that the Timberwolves are an overrated team. Team."

"I don't know what else to brag about about this team other than on-court violence and disgusting indiscretions!"

"I will not take back what I said before, the Timberwolves are a group of cowards! A group of violent gamers who can only fight!"

"They will only use opportunistic methods to win the game, and they will never dare to confront me head-on!"

"Especially Lu, I don't think his tactics are so clever. In my opinion, this is just a cowardly act of heresy!"

"He is afraid of my strength and my performance, so he uses this kind of defense against me on the court. He dare not confront me head-on!"

"Don't think that the overall situation is settled after winning the next game. This year's championship must belong to the Heat!"

Timberwolves' frantic defense caused Wade to collapse early, and the insulting defense that put Wade two steps away made Wade usher in many doubts.

In the fan group from the original genius boy to now overestimated, many people think that Wade's offensive method is not comprehensive enough, and it will be difficult to become Miami's card in the future.

Especially when the Timberwolves repeatedly used insulting defense to let Wade shoot, which caused Wade's reputation to decline sharply. Overnight, he changed from a hero in Miami to a sinner in the city of Miami.

If the Heat lose this year's finals matchup and miss the championship trophy, then I believe Wade's performance will be ridiculed and become the laughing stock of the league.

That's why Wade hated the Timberwolves to the bone. If he wasn't afraid of being beaten on the court, Wade would have cursed the Timberwolves in front of the media for three days and three nights, and used his mouth to blow Luke's ashes.

It's just a pity that although Wade hates the Timberwolves and Luke, Wade is really afraid of being beaten on the court!
Even the verbal venting must be restrained as much as possible, not daring to touch the bottom line of Luke's heart, which makes Wade feel aggrieved. I am afraid that only victory can make Wade proud. Fan!
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"Dwyane's face really deserves a fight! If it wasn't for the finals, I must let him taste the fist!" In the training hall, Eddie Griffin, who will usher in a comeback in the next game, looked Gritting his teeth.

Eddie Griffin is probably the hottest player in the entire Timberwolves team. Sometimes Griffin's temper even gives head coach Luke a headache.

This season, Luke can't remember how many games Griffin has been suspended by the league. For a moment, Luke thought that Griffin was not a player, but a full-time thug signed by the team!

"It's just a waste. If it wasn't for the finals, I wouldn't have been able to wait for you to make a move." The madman sneered disdainfully.

"Dwyane has spoken provocatively in front of the media more than once, but this time he even dared to insult the coach!"

"I hope he can keep his mouth clean in the next game, otherwise, even if he is suspended again, I will smash his stinky mouth!" Eddie Griffin said with a fiery temper.

"Whose mouth are you going to smash? You can't be more stable."

"coach!"

"Coach, you are here."

Seeing the head coach Luke walking towards him, Griffin greeted him with a smile: "Coach, I want to teach this guy Dwyane a lesson. This guy has a bad mouth. He has provoked us many times. Dare to name and criticize you, I really can't swallow this bad breath!"

"Coach, don't pay attention to this guy Eddie, this guy's suspension is stupid, you just take his words as fart." Seeing that Eddie Griffin was so brainless in front of Luke, the madman came up and beat him cover.

After all, the madman knows that Luke has always been a man who doesn't offend me, and I don't offend others. He rarely sends them on the field to actively provoke the opponent. In Luke's words, he disdains such methods!
"Lesson? How can that be done? After all, Dwyane is just a rookie. It's normal for a young man to be a bit aggressive. How can he teach him a lesson? Just let him go." Luke calmly picked up the basketball from the ground, and then made a three-pointer. Takes shots from outside the line in a non-standard manner.

"Use...wasted?"

Eddie Griffin opened his eyes wide and turned his head to see the madman, as if he was asking, "Did I hear it wrong, or did the coach really say that!"

Seeing Eddie Griffin's appearance, the madman also raised his eyebrows. He obviously didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Luke's gourd, because Luke's reaction was really abnormal.

Luke didn't kick Griffin this time, instead he made a joke. As far as the madman knows, Luke is not a person who likes to joke.

Wade's mouth made Eddie Griffin very upset. If the team was not playing in the finals, Eddie Griffin would have gone up and beat Wade violently, regardless of what would happen to him afterwards.

But when Eddie Griffin heard what Luke said, Griffin couldn't believe it.

Luke used to focus on protecting players and controlling violence with violence. Most of the requests to Eddie Griffin would be scolded by Luke and kicked twice by the way, let alone nodded in agreement.

"Are you kidding, coach?" Eddie Griffin asked cautiously, stretching his head.

"You have to pay a price for your cheap mouth, and if you find a fly, you will slap it to death!" Turning his head, Luke's mouth was curved.

(End of this chapter)