One Guard

Chapter 135: The Big Three Losing Rhythm

At the end of the halftime game, the Big Three of the Heat, who fought back to back, were still behind. [Latest chapter reading] This result undoubtedly made the fans in the American Airlines Arena extremely worried.

Pat Riley in the luxury box walked back and forth, fidgeting. Although this is just a regular season, the unsatisfactory performance of the Heat still makes Riley dissatisfied.

Clearly, those three superstars haven't fully meshed yet. The connection between Wade, James and Bosh is still a bit unfamiliar, and the strength of the Heat's role players is indeed too weak.

Riley doesn't want the Big Three of the Heat to follow the old path of the Lakers F4. If so, this sensational signing of the entire league will only become a joke in the end.

Riley was devastated in the luxury box, and the current Heat coach Spoelstra was not easy.

"Strengthen the defense, we must strengthen the defense, especially the protection of the basket. We did a poor job in the first half of the game! Don't give the opponent a chance to attack the frame easily. In the second half of the game, LeBron, you play the 4th position. Reece plays center, James Jones, you go to the third position. Remember, the defense must be tough, pay attention to protect the basket, protect the basket!" In fact, this Filipino coach is not too tactical. There are many ways, because if the strength of the players cannot support the tactics, it will be a waste of effort.

The Heat's inside group is old and weak, Ilgauskas has almost no athletic ability, and Joe Anthony's role in protecting the frame is also very limited. Instead of putting expectations on these two guys, Spoelstra thinks it's better to let James and Bosh work together to protect the frame. At least in this way, the Heat's toughness in protecting the rim will be greatly improved.

As for the offense, is there anything else to say about the Heat's offense? The Big Three can handle it themselves.

After the start of the second half, Carlisle saw the changes in the Heat's lineup at a glance. As a three-point shooter, James Jones can indeed make the Heat's offense more diversified. But this is not the purpose of Spoelstra, James and Bosh's inside partner is the key to the Heat's substitutions!

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Heat's starting point guard, Puerto Rican Carlos Arroyo, made a quick start. Although Kidd's block was very timely, the referee blew the whistle when Arroyo made a layup. A defensive foul by Kidd.

For this penalty, Kidd himself is very dissatisfied. If it weren't for the fact that it was at the home court of the Heat, or because the league favored the Big Three, this goal would not be enough to be whistled.

But the aggrieved is the aggrieved, even if Kidd is a historical point guard, the referee cannot change his judgment. Arroyo got to the free throw line and hit two free throws to help the Heat tie the score.

After an attack,

Kidd intends to fight back, using his fast and slow layup rhythm to trick the Puerto Rican into fouling.

Carlos. Arroyo is not a good-tempered player, he roughly slapped Kidd to the ground on the defensive end. Although Kidd's nearly 40-year-old body endured pain that year, as long as he could draw fouls and get to the free throw line, everything was worth the money.

Just as Kidd was covering his face in pain on the ground and waiting for the referee to whistle, the referee signaled the game to continue!

"Are you fucking blind or what's going on!?" Now, even Carlisle, who has always been gentle, couldn't bear it anymore.

"Please go back to your position to coach, or I won't be polite!" The referee severely reprimanded Carlisle, and then ignored the academic coach.

Sometimes, it's hard to say whether the league referee's calls are absolutely fair. But, that's part of the NBA. Some people, some teams, are indeed privileged.

Arroyo escaped and won the offensive ball for the Heat. Facing Barea, Wade, who received a pass from Arroyo, did not hold back. With Bosh's pick-and-roll, Wade throws off Barea and makes a mid-range jumper. The Heat successfully overtook the score, and the fans in the stands of the American Airlines Arena stood up and cheered one by one.

Kidd then moved the field to the paint with a quick pass. Nowitzki didn't hesitate, turned over and shot a jumper in the face of James.

But James tried hard to jump, and caught Nowitzki's shot in a daze. The basketball deviates from the "course" and falls directly into Bosh's hands.

The German immediately raised his hands to signal the referee James to beat him, but just like before, the referee ignored the German's complaints.

After the Heat counterattacked, Bosh turned and broke through in front of Dirk Nowitzki, who was a little out of balance, and made a successful layup.

Not long after the opening, the Heat, who were originally 2 points behind, instantly became 4 points ahead. Fortunately, Tyson Chandler relied on Bosh's tough layup to open the scoring for the Mavericks, which stabilized the situation a little.

But soon, James used a breakthrough to create damage and successfully put himself on the free throw line.

"Now you see the foul again?" Carlisle deliberately questioned the referee, but only got the referee's eyes.

In order to prevent the Heat from continuing to use breakthroughs to cause damage, Carlisle replaced Yiyang in advance, replacing Barea, and he and Kidd once again formed a double point guard formation. In this way, the Mavericks' defense at the back line can at least be tighter.

Kidd faced Arroyo, so naturally, Yiyang was in front of Wade again.

"Coach Carlisle has changed to a double point guard formation. Let's see if Yi's playing can allow the Mavericks to regain control of the game." Kevin Harlan is full of expectations for the rookie who just came on the field. Although that guy is not the best Deadly, but always able to bring some change to the icy situation.

When Yiyang and Kidd were on the court at the same time, it was obvious that the Mavericks' ball was running more smoothly.

First, Kidd gave the ball to Yiyang, and then he ran immediately. Yiyang didn't stop after holding the ball, but directly hit the ground and passed it to Chandler.

Marion pocketed the position beyond the three-point line in the bottom corner, and Chandler passed the ball immediately, and provided Marion with a pick-and-roll. Marion rushed after receiving the ball, James Jones had just bypassed the screen, but Marion had already shot.

The ball was hollowed into the net, the Mavericks' first goal outside the three-second zone since the second half of the game.

"The running of the two point guards is tearing the Heat's defense. Now every point of the Mavericks on the court will be quite threatening!"

Subsequently, the Heat still wanted to rely on the personal abilities of the Big Three to score. James broke through with the ball and made a mid-range jumper. Marion tried his best to interfere. At the same time, Yiyang, who was very close to James, also left Wade and stretched out his long arms.

The interference of the two and the sudden appearance of Yiyang disrupted James' offensive rhythm. LBJ's shot knocked out of the frame, and now even the referee can't help the Heat.

Kidd was not in a hurry after receiving the ball, but just after halftime, he flicked the ball vigorously.

The live camera followed the basketball and moved quickly, only to find that at the bottom corner on the left, Yiyang had rushed over at some point and caught the basketball.

"The Heat's defense!" Under the shouts of many commentators, Yiyang directly jumped and shot from the three-point line.

The attention of the Heat players was on the slow Kidd. They all thought that the Mavericks would play a positional battle in a leisurely manner. Little did he know that the Mavericks' two point guards were slow but fast, and Yiyang's running position was not noticed by anyone.

Yiyang is still very sure of an open three-point shot like in training. After all, he holds a stereo to simulate the noise of live games every day.

"Shut up!" Kidd closed his eyes at this pleasant voice, and everyone on the Mavericks' bench stood up and cheered for Yiyang.

"Where's your defense!?" Spoelstra's roar made Yiyang feel very comfortable. A successful sneak attack allowed the Mavericks to regain their advantage in the game.

Subsequently, James hit the basket again. But Chandler's timely supplementary defense made the strong Heat No. 6 score the ball in a hurry.

The ball was assigned to Bosh, and his mid-range jumper was interfered by Nowitzki in time, and the Heat's offense failed again.

After the exchange of the ball, the person in charge of the ball changed from Kidd to Yiyang. Yiyang called a pick-and-roll and went straight to the basket. Bosh hastened to adjust his position, ready to take this "prey" down at any time.

When Yiyang stepped into the three-second zone, he didn't take off but gave the ball to Kidd who was outside the three-point line in an extremely small space.

The Heat players who had shrunk to the basket immediately spread out and rushed out. You must know that Kidd's three-pointer is also very terrible.

Kidd jumped with both feet, his eyes fixed on the basket. At the moment of the basketball shot, people realized that the ball was not a shot, but a pass!

Now, all eyes are on Kidd. Marion, who had already run to the free throw line, was unmarked. The latter received the basketball and made a "free throw" directly. The Nets rolled again, and the Heat lost consecutive points!

"Damn it!" Spoelstra gritted his teeth. After James went to play the fourth position, Jones seemed to be too strenuous in the process against Marion. This is already the fourth point he has allowed Marion to score in this quarter, and he doesn't know if the Mavericks will go to Marion for this point in the future.

That side had just lost a point, but the Heat couldn't continue the score after they came over. This time, the Heat's players have been conducting for a long time, but they still haven't got a chance. The Mavericks switched defenses very tacitly and quickly, and they didn't give the Heat any room at all.

In the last 2 seconds, Wade had no choice but to force a three-pointer against Yiyang's defense. The result is obvious, the Heat's offense failed again!

Since Wade shot the ball very hard, it was also a long rebound. Chandler immediately withdrew from the three-second zone and jumped suddenly, but under Bosh's interference, he didn't firmly grasp the basketball, but just clicked on the basketball.

The basketball continued to fly out, everyone was staring at the basketball, but no one was planning to return to defense. And this also created an opportunity for Yiyang to switch offense and defense.

The basketball was pointed beyond the three-point line, and Wade tried his best to take off and try to control the ball. But Yiyang, who stretched out his long arms and jumped together with him, had a terrifying jump height, far beyond Wade's expectation!

Wade, whose legs were riddled with holes, was defeated, and Yiyang took the lead to win the basketball with half a palm!

After landing, Yiyang didn't stop, but immediately turned around and rushed! The Heat's players were all fighting for the basketball just now, and no one was ready to return to defense. Only Wade, who reacted quickly, chased back immediately, but Yiyang's speed was not slower than Wade's.

Wade was a little afraid that Yiyang would use fake moves to shake him away again, so this time he didn't take off with all his strength to block the shot. Yiyang just grasped Wade's mentality and jumped up with both legs to complete the split with one hand.

With this dunk, the Heat completely lost control of the game. Carlisle's substitution had an immediate effect!

The battered Heat team is playing worse and worse. James wants to carry the banner, but his 0-of-6 shooting in the third quarter may not even believe it.

Wade, Bosh and Arroyo all took 4 shots, but they all "tacitly" only hit one goal.

At halftime, the Heat's offense outside of Spoelstra wouldn't be a problem. But he didn't know that during the intermission, Carlisle was all emphasizing the defensive transition and defense! With the opponent's emphasis on defense, it's no wonder that the offense without special arrangements has no problems. This time, Carlisle counted as the Filipino coach!

"For two consecutive quarters, Wade only scored one goal in the sports game. God, Dwyane almost defeated his true self!" Wen Harlan also knew that Yiyang didn't stop Wade just by luck.

The offense of the Big Three was blocked, and the rest of the Heat couldn't even find a chance to make a shot. If it weren't for the referee standing on the Heat's side and frequently giving the Big Three a chance to get to the free throw line, there might be no suspense in the game.

In the end, under the organization of the point guards Yiyang and Kidd, the Mavericks scored 31 to 17 in this quarter! 82 to 66, the huge point difference of 16 points made Pat Riley in the luxury box feel ashamed! Throughout the third quarter, the Heat shot only 16.7 percent. This number, no matter what team it is placed on, is too eye-catching! What's more, the Heat are still a team with three superstars and aiming for a championship!

Can superstars get together to win the game? No, the Mavericks told the Miami people a truth. Basketball is not a game where 1+1 must equal 2!

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