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Chapter 248 Hanging the Big Three of the Heat

The Eastern Conference finals start, the Pistons' home court.

Before the start of the game, Li Xun did not go to say hello to the Heat players.

During the last All-Star Game, Li Xun's goodwill towards this team was completely wiped out.

James and Wade on the Heat's side also didn't come to say hello to Li Xun, as if they didn't see Li Xun.

"Pretend not to see? After the game starts in a while, you will be able to see me."

A cruel smile appeared on the corner of Li Xun's mouth.

He decided to teach the Heat an unforgettable lesson, let them know that even if they are in a group, there is still no possibility of winning the championship.

At least before Li Xun left the Pistons, it was impossible for the Heat to win the championship.

"Dudududu!"

As the referee blew his whistle, the Eastern Conference Finals, which received even more attention than the Finals, began.

Many people believe that no matter which of these two teams will win, the winner will definitely be the most powerful contender for the championship, and the two teams in the West can only accompany them.

Yao Ming, Baibian, Li Xun, Artest and Curry, this is Tang Shuai's starting lineup tonight.

Although the unqualified Artest is not very good offensively, he is very effective in defending against breakthroughs.

Wade's speed is too fast, Artest may not be able to keep up, but he can defend James.

Wade can be handed over to Li Xun, whose speed has skyrocketed.

In addition, the Pistons still have Yao Ming plus a white border in the restricted area.

Yao Ming was in charge of guarding the penalty area, while Bai Bian was flexible in defending and blocked shots with cold arrows.

Undoubtedly, this lineup will put great pressure on the Heat.

Heat's starting lineup: No. [-] pick center Bargnani, Boozer, James, Wade plus White Devil Bibby.

I have to say that this lineup is also luxurious enough.

In particular, their draft picks are amazing. Except for Boozer's low pick, the lowest of the other four is Wade, who is in the top five picks.

After the All-Star weekend, the Heat made a lot of adjustments to the lineup.

In addition to the introduction of Bibby, Bargnani was also bought from the Raptors.

Originally, Bargnani formed a garbage rebounding brother with Bo Yiban in the Raptors. Later, after Jordan went, Bargnani had no sense of existence.

It just so happened that the Heat bought Bargnani, and the Raptors gave the Heat warmth.

The reason why the Heat bought Bargnani, of course, is not without reason.

They just want to reproduce the inside twin towers that the Jazz suppressed Yao Ming.

The reason why Yao Ming couldn't pass the Jazz in the playoffs back then was because of Okur and Boozer's inside partners.

Okur's shooting range is too far, Yao Ming has to pull out to chase and defend.

Once Yao Ming chases and defends, Boozer is in an unstoppable state at the basket.

It can be said that this combination is very restrained against the traditional heavyweight center like Yao Ming.

In a sense, Bargnani actually has a lot of similarities with Okur, both of whom can shoot beyond the three-point line.

In terms of offense, Bargnani's accuracy is worse than Okur's, but his defense and rebounding are not as good as Okur's.

The three most threatening points for the Pistons are Li Xun, Curry, and Yao Ming.

There is no way to deal with Li Xun. Even if his offense is strangled, he can still dominate the game on the rebounding end.

Even some teams don't want Li Xun to get involved in rebounding, because once he runs to grab rebounds, his own rebounds will definitely explode.

Curry is now more like a nerve knife. When he is accurate, the gods block and kill the gods. When he is not accurate, the gods come and can't save his hit rate.

It's just that Curry is more accurate than inaccurate, so he can't be said to be a nerve knife.

The fast shot is the same as the top pickpocket, and the defense is not very good.

So locking up Yao Ming is the most sensible choice for the Heat right now.

It's a pity that they still underestimated the depth of the Pistons' lineup. This Pistons is completely different from the Rockets that Yao Ming played for back then.

Okura went out to shoot a three-pointer, and Yao Ming didn't have to go out at all, because there was a white border around him.

Whiteside really likes defending heavy white centers like Okur.

What can Boozer play against Yao Ming at the basket?That's flattering him.

The Heat wanted to reproduce the Jazz's lineup with great joy, even after the All-Star Game against the Pistons, they didn't dare to use this combination, keeping it as a bottom-of-the-box weapon.

In the end, they still underestimated the Pistons' lineup reserves, plus Tang Shuai's coaching ability.

Are you kidding, Tang Shuai's coaching ability crushes Spoelstra, it is definitely a pinch.

Whiteside jumped the ball and easily won Okur.

Although the jump ball is usually made by the center forward, there is no clear regulation. It is not uncommon for a power forward to jump the ball.

Besides, tonight, Baibian and Yao Ming can't tell who is the center and who is the power forward.

"Shh!"

In the first offensive round, with the help of Li Xun's pick-and-roll, Curry received the ball passed by Li Xun hand-in-hand and hit a three-pointer.

Old Bibby is old after all, and he was not good at physical fitness in his peak period.

Now that he is older, his ability to circumnavigate the pick-and-roll is almost negligible.

Wade can make up defense at any time, but unfortunately there is a huge Li Xun in front of him, and it is not so easy to go around.

If you want to talk about pick-and-rolls, the effect of big guys must be better.

This is why in the small ball era of later generations, those big and tall centers have pulled out to the outside to do high pick-and-rolls.

Now Li Xun, who is obviously the height and tonnage of the inside line, runs to the outside line to do pick-and-rolls. The effect can be imagined.

Next came the Heat's offensive round.

Wade's expression was cold and serious. No one in this world could laugh when facing Li Xun's defense.

If it was Li Xun who defended him last season, then Wade would probably be able to laugh out loud.

After all, Li Xun was single-handedly defending against Wade at that time, and Wade had a hundred ways to get past Li Xun.

But now the situation is completely different.

Li Xun just guarded against Wade's step, quietly waiting for Wade's next move.

If Wade wants to break through, with Li Xun's speed, he can easily intercept Wade.

If Wade wants to shoot in front of Li Xun, it is definitely a dream.

Wade tried a lot, but couldn't find a chance to make a shot, so he could only pass the ball to James on the side.

James felt very relaxed at this time, because the big devil Li Xun didn't come to face him, which relieved him a lot of pressure.

If Li Xun was against him, his situation would be even worse than that of Wade.

Glancing at Artest in front of him, James immediately began to accelerate and rush forward.

Artest's body is indeed strong, but unfortunately there is still a big gap compared with James.

When James carried Artest to the free throw line, this has entered his most comfortable shooting position.

His mid-range shooting this season is not for nothing. Although there is still a big gap from those top pitchers, he has a lot of confidence to hit the free throw line.

At this moment, two shadows came towards James.

One is Li Xun, he gave up Wade, directly prepared to defend James.

The other is the white side that just defended Bargnani on the outside.

Although his speed was slow, he was relatively close to James' position, and he almost killed Li Xun at the same time.

As the league's top star, James must be online.

He had already seen the lurking crisis, Li Xun and Bai Bian were both good shot-blockers, flanking him from left to right.

There is Artest directly in front of him.

Once he makes a shot, what awaits him is definitely blocked.

No matter who is blocked, it will definitely be blocked anyway.

Li Xun is the rebounding leader this year, and since Bai Bian opened up, his block rate is also quite amazing.

It doesn't matter whether the defense is good or not, but Baibian's ability to block shots is indeed a bit strong.

If you only look at the block rate after the All-Star break, Whiteside's block rate is almost the same as Howard's.

At this critical moment, James quickly passed the ball to Bargnani, who was missed from the outside line, at a very tricky angle.

Bargnani raised the knife and made a three-pointer, making a steady hit.

Bai Bian raised his finger in embarrassment, signaling that he was to blame for the ball.

Li Xun patted Bai Bian's shoulder, "Young man, don't keep thinking about getting blocked."

"Your only task tonight is to keep an eye on the opposite center."

"If Bargnani hits more than four three-pointers tonight, I think Cousins ​​should start. He must be happy to do this simple job."

The white side of the ball is out of position, and he should indeed take the blame.

In fact, Li Xun also lost his position. After all, he came to make up the defense, and Wade was left empty.

However, since Li Xun dared to defend like this, he certainly had the certainty that James could not pass the ball to Wade. When he ran towards James, he had already blocked all of James' passing routes.

Bai Bian was not so meticulous, and rushed over directly in a daze, giving James a very wonderful pass path.

Bai Bian scratched his head in shame, he was indeed too anxious just now.

Thinking of blocking James to increase his worth.

Once the goal just now was blocked by himself, it would definitely be a wonderful shot at the top ten level.

"I see, boss."

"I'm sure I won't make that mistake again tonight."

"No, I won't make that mistake for the rest of my career."

Shirakawa apologized very sincerely.

Li Xun waved his hand, "It's not that serious, you can play as you like in the regular season, it's no big deal to brush up the data."

"As long as the playoffs can distinguish the importance."

……

In the opening round of offense and defense, both sides scored a three-pointer.

However, the next situation for the Heat is not as optimistic as the opening.

Bai Bian concentrated all his attention, and never dared to have the slightest unorganized and undisciplined behavior, so he kept staring at Bargnani, not giving Bargnani any chance to shoot cold arrows.

There is no pressure for Yao Ming to play a Boozer under the basket.

Curry played old Bibby all over the court, making all kinds of quick shots, which made Bibby out of breath. After playing for about ten minutes, he was replaced by Mario Jr.

After Mario Jr. came on the field, the defensive effect was not good. After all, Li Xun used Curry to pick and roll from time to time, which was too fatal.

Li Xun's main defense here is Wade, and has never given Wade any chance to break through and cause damage.

He can even be distracted to help Artest make up defense.

Artest is the most difficult Pistons player ever on the field. He played against James, and he was a little bit overwhelmed by James' impact.

Fortunately, Li Xun helped him defend from time to time, which relieved him a lot of pressure.

After the start of the second half, Curry's touch obviously began to decline.

This is not a problem for the Pistons at all, and Tang Shuai immediately began to change.

Take the small steel gun Lowry up, and then replace Artest with DeRozan.

Lowry's defense is definitely underrated.

The nickname "Small Steel Cannon" can perfectly interpret Lowry's defensive characteristics, with sufficient physical fitness and great strength.

Because he has not been selected to the best defensive team in his career, let alone DPOY, the defensive champion in the fans' impression may not have Lowry.

But you must know that Lowry has won the votes for the best defensive team, which is enough to prove that this guy's defense is definitely not a display.

After putting this lineup up, the defensive strength of the Pistons has not changed much.

It's just that Lowry is going to defend Wade, and Li Xun is here to face James.

During the Raptors period, Lowry and DeRozan, the rubbish brothers, were actually switching defenses on the defensive end. Now they are in the same Pistons team, and the two are also able to switch defenses on the defensive end with ease.

The defensive strength has not decreased, but the offensive firepower has improved somewhat.

After all, Curry and Artest, who feel slippery, can't compare to the offensive threat of Lowry and DeRozan.

After time entered the fourth quarter, the Pistons already had a 15-point advantage.

James and Wade both looked livid.

This sense of powerlessness on the court filled them with anger.

It's a pity that they are helpless, the Pistons' lineup is to completely restrain them.

To be precise, because the Pistons' lineup background is too terrifying, they can perfectly restrain any team in this league.

Even the top teams in NBA history are difficult to play against this Pistons.

The Lakers last season were one of the top teams in history, but unfortunately they had no power to parry in front of the Pistons.

But the Bulls in the Bulls Trident era can break their wrists with this Pistons.

But to say that the Trident Bulls can win the Pistons steadily, it is definitely impossible, it can only be said that both sides have their own winners and losers.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons played in the field and beat the Heat by 21 points.

This is definitely a hearty victory.

Throughout the game, apart from a tie with the Pistons at the beginning, the Heat never led the score in the following time and were always suppressed by the Pistons.

After watching the game, the fans exclaimed that this year's championship seems to be in Li Xun's pocket again.

Even the Big Three of the Heat will be beaten by Li Xun. What will the two teams in the West win?

李勋今晚打了35分钟，全场砍下了33分13篮板9助攻3盖帽4抢断。

Not many rebounds and assists, and even fewer rebounds and assists than his regular season averages.

But Li Xun's role on the field tonight is still infinite.

On the defensive end, he simply stared at who was pregnant. Wade was ravaged for half the first half, and James enjoyed this treatment again in the second half.

No matter who was targeted by Li Xun, their offensive efficiency would be greatly reduced.

That's why the Pistons easily won the Heat tonight.

(End of this chapter)