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Chapter 68 The Falling Teammate

The Rockets attacked, took the initiative to ask for the ball late, and signaled their teammates to pull away.

Seeing that Late rarely showed his tough side, the Rockets teammates were also very obedient. After Alstom passed the ball to Late, he ran to wait around a 45-degree angle.

Late took the ball with both hands, tilted his body slightly, and faced Wade who was waiting for him, he suddenly said, "Don't you want to imitate my three-pointer? Watch it!"

As soon as the words fell, he shot suddenly late, and his body was slightly tilted back. The arc of the ball was still very high. Wade interfered and missed the ball.

When he turned his head to look, Wade realized that the ball had been scored.

Even though he knew that the late three-pointer was perfect, Wade still couldn't help but be surprised. This person is really scary. If he learns the technique of holding the ball, he will definitely become the greatest star in the league.

Charles Barkley was also appreciative: "Late once again showed his magical shooting skills. He ignored Wade's interference and completed an unreasonable three-pointer. I really don't know how his three-pointer was practiced."

The Heat attacked, and the tactics were still late by Wade singled out.

Wade held the ball and stood outside the three-point line at the top of the arc. While patting the ball, he said in a low voice: "Why don't we have special training together this summer? I'll teach you ball-handling skills, and you teach me three-pointers. Think you're going to be the greatest player in the league."

"Okay!" Chi Lai agreed without even thinking about it. When he saw Wade, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, and Chi Lai immediately made a steal.

Wade has comprehensive skills and was not late for a steal. Instead, he took the opportunity to make fake moves and succeeded.

Hayes doesn't have a height advantage inside, and when Wade goes to the basket, he can't hold it, and Wade has another gain.

This time, Late and Wade stopped talking nonsense. The two sides switched offense and defense. Facing Wade's full defense, Late didn't make a strong shot and gave the ball to David Lee near the free throw line.

Since the late request, David Lee has secured the Rockets' starting position with his excellent mid-range shooting ability. Regardless of his weak defensive ability, he is almost like a star.

David Lee hit a jumper and continued the firepower for the Rockets.

The Heat's offense remained the same, and they still focused on being late. This time, Wade was blocked by being late, but Wade gave the ball to O'Neal inside, and there was no way to be late.

O'Neill sat down under the basket, Haiye couldn't stand him at all, and was dunked again by someone else.

There is a recognized method of dividing player strength in the league-water fountain administrators, marginal players, role players (rotation players), second-rate players, and first-rate players are approximately equal to ordinary stars, all-stars, superstars, and superstars.

There is no very clear boundary for this division of strength, and various media have different attitudes towards different players, but generally speaking, the signs of superstar players are obvious, and they will not be easily restricted one-on-one. Those who can perform stably are superstars.

As for becoming a super giant, in addition to strength, you also need championships and influence outside the stadium.

At present, O'Neal is the only super giant in the entire league. Kobe is barely half, because many media believe that after he and O'Neal separated, he led the team alone and failed to make it to the playoffs, which proves that he is not yet a super giant. strength.

Wade, who had just entered his peak period at this time, actually already possessed the strength of a superstar, but his off-court influence was not enough, so everyone regarded him as a peak superstar.

No one can guard against this kind of player except for his bad touch.

Wade's condition is very good today. It can be seen that he has made serious preparations for this game, and he also has the advantage when facing lateness.

But being late is not a one-sided beating. He can't beat Wade single-handedly, but with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll cover, he can run without the ball. It's not that he has no chance at all.

As long as Wade's interference is a little lighter, he dares to throw the ball on the outside. Although his efficiency is average (only relative to himself), compared to other players, his scoring efficiency is amazing.

As long as there is a 50% hit rate on three-pointers, one offensive round can be counted as 1.5 points. If you want to get this efficiency on two-pointers, you must have a hit rate of 75%.

Then again, no one in this league is as consistent as the late three-pointer.

For example, Ray Allen, a recognized outside player in the league, in the original history, he averaged 3.2 three-pointers per game this season, ranking first in the league, with a shooting percentage of about 42%, ranking tenth in the league!

Seeing Late scoring consecutive three-pointers, Wade was both envious and helpless.

The efficiency of chasing three-pointers is really high. Today he and O'Neal cooperated well, and both of them have high shooting percentages. If they were to switch to an ordinary team, the point difference would have widened long ago.

Only the Rockets are an exceptional team. As long as they are late, no one dares to ignore their offensive ability.

Even if they lead by 20 points, they are likely to be caught up by the Rockets' counterattack.

Eight minutes before the end of the first quarter, he was already out of breath after being late. The score between the two sides was 8:26, and the Rockets temporarily led by 27 point. He took 1 shots and hit 11 goals. Still being chased and beaten by Wade, the physical exertion was unprecedented.

Van Gundy called a substitution, was late, and David Wesley came on.

As soon as the Rockets came on the bench, the Heat followed suit, but the Heat's bench was too luxurious, and there was a clear gap in strength between them and the Rockets.

Although the kidney fighter Mourning is old, he can still play a very strong role if he only plays for about 10 minutes in each game.

There is also Payton, this is a ruthless person who dared to criticize Jordan in his peak period. Although the deterrence on the defensive end has already declined from his peak period, he came to the Heat to hold his legs and win the championship. Recklessly.

Fortunately, in the entire league at this time, the tempo is basically slow. Except for a few teams such as the Suns and Mavericks, they are all playing at a subdued tempo.

The Heat's veteran substitutes couldn't stand the rushing style of play, so the pace naturally couldn't be fast.

The Rockets players were repeatedly told by Van Gundy before going on the court that they must defend well, never lose too many points, and must keep the point difference.

The Heat's substitute players have clear rules and clear tactical moves, and the Rockets' substitutes are not weak -- at least not on the defensive end.

Veteran Dikembe Mutombo sits at the basket, and Mourning is almost [-] years old together, but the collision of muscles is not much inferior to that of young people.

Payton organizes the offense on the outside, and there is no obvious advantage in facing David Wesley's defense.

Since going to the Lakers, Payton seems to have lost his organizational spirituality.

The two sides come and go, striking each other.

The Heat are because the Rockets' players are really hard-working in defense, and it is difficult to get good shots.

The Rockets are because the offense of this wave of players is really terrible, even if there is a good chance, they can't guarantee the hit rate.

The most efficient offensive player in the current Rockets lineup is actually David Wesley, can you believe it?

You must know that David Wesley's strength has declined faster than expected, and his shooting percentage this season is less than 40%.

Finally, after the first quarter, the Heat led by 4 points and entered the second quarter.

He was late in the second quarter and still didn't start the game, but the Heat made adjustments. Wade, who had a 4-minute rest, played. He is young and strong, and he is responsible for leading the bench. Forced out, so that he can't get enough rest time.

Pat Riley didn't know if there was a wave of PY deals with Zhuge Weiqi, otherwise why did he work so hard to verify Zhuge Weiqi's guess?

Wade is in really good form today. Veteran David Wesley can't guard him at all. He was stunned by Wade several times and scored 7 points in a row. With the firepower provided by teammate Mourning, the Heat opened the point difference to 11. point.

Van Gundy was helpless, took a look at the late arrival, and everything was silent, it's up to you!
Late took a sip of the sports drink Gatorade, threw off the towel and went on stage.

After he came on the field, the Rockets seemed to find a backbone immediately.

Unknowingly, after Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady were injured and retired, Late has become the "boss" recognized by the Rockets players. No one has such an achievement for a second-year non-draft player.

Receiving a pass from Alston late, he dribbled the ball back two steps uncharacteristically.

Wade followed immediately. He knew very well that without interference, the shooting range even exceeded halftime.

He was late but chose to hit the ground pass and give the ball to Alston.

Because of the late retreat, the space on the court was stretched wide, and Alston's nerves broke out, and he dribbled the ball to the basket.

The dribbling skills he honed on the street court are definitely not comparable to ordinary NBA players. The Heat players failed to keep up with the defense, and he created a gap and passed the ball to Juwan Howard.

Since winning the championship by accident last year, Juwan Howard has completely lost his pursuit. After the end of the summer, his weight has increased by almost ten kilograms, and his shooting level has also dropped sharply. Only then was rookie David Lee replaced the starting position. Now just wait until the contract expires to see if there is any team willing to give him a veteran's basic salary. With the championship bonus, there should be some teams willing to sign him. Of course, it doesn't matter if they don't. Old Juwan Howard has earned enough Money, now that I have honor, it doesn't matter even if I retire.

So this goal - actually scored!
When Juwan Howard shot the ball, he obviously felt that his hands were not right, but the ball bounced on the basket several times, and finally got into the net. This is a bad ball.

Seeing Howard's shot, Late frowned.

The strength of teammates has declined seriously, relying on them can't do it!
As if to confirm the late speculation, the Rockets' next attack was ironed out.

Veteran Juan Barry has also declined significantly this season, and his outside shooting percentage has dropped below 30%.

After these players won the championship, their mentality has actually changed, and they lost that fighting spirit, and they performed well last season, even in the playoffs. The role players only need to do a good job of defense.

Who would have thought that at the beginning of the new season, the Rockets would suddenly fall into internal and external troubles under the management's divine manipulation?

(End of this chapter)