The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

In the first round of the playoffs, the Pacers faced the Miami Heat.

Before the game started, Wade approached Li Xun.

"Lee, can I start this series?"

"Don't worry, if the situation is not right, I won't mess around."

Wade's eyes were full of desire.

Miami was his home game, where he dedicated his entire prime.

There are his diehard fans out there.

Maybe Wade doesn't want to appear at the Heat's home court as a substitute at this moment in the playoffs.

Of course, maybe he also wants to play well in this round of the series.

Wade has a love-hate relationship with the Heat.

The hate here is mainly that the Heat did not give him a decent retirement contract.

Li Xun agreed without thinking.

Playing against a team like the Heat, even if Wade throws the ball around, the Pacers are unlikely to lose.

The Heat, the eighth team in the Eastern Conference, may not be stronger than the ninth or tenth teams in the Eastern Conference, but they were lucky enough to qualify for the playoffs with almost the same record.

For this kind of team that is at the bottom of the East, the Pacers can win with their eyes closed.

"Okay, feel free to vote boldly in this round of the series."

"Our Pacers are not strong enough to lose to the Heat. If we lose to the Heat just because we changed the starter, then we don't need to play the next game."

Li Xun said with a smile.

This is not to comfort Wade, because if Wade is replaced and lost to the Heat, then why should the Pacers win the championship.

Hearing that Li Xun agreed to himself, Wade heaved a sigh of relief.

Two days later, players from both sides began to enter the Pacers' home arena.

The Heat's lineup this season is no different from last season. The core is still Da Baibian and Dragic, and there is Josh Richardson on the front line.

Richardson's strength is good, and both offense and defense are relatively balanced.

But he can't be called a first-line shooting guard, whether it's a junior or Audi, it's still not enough to look at.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Tonight the Pacers came up with a brand new starting lineup.

Thick eyebrows, Li Xun, Doncic, Wade plus Audi.

Both Wade and Audi are tall like point guards, but neither of them are point guards.

The two of them don't need to attack in tandem tonight, they just need to control the ball to the frontcourt, and then distribute the ball to Li Xun, so that Li Xun can organize the team's offense.

Just controlling the ball to the frontcourt, Wade and Audi must be able to handle this simple task with ease.

Especially facing a Nash-style point guard like Dragic tonight.

In the first offensive round, Li Xun took a step outside after receiving a pass from Audi near the free throw line.

At this time Wade cuts over, Li Xun immediately passed the ball to Wade, and then helped Wade make a pick-and-roll on the spot.

As Wade grows older, he can clearly feel the change in his style of play.

The most straightforward change is the shot distance.

In his rookie season, Wade averaged 7.4 feet per game.

One foot is about 30.5, which means that Wade's rookie season is about 2.25 meters away from the basket for each shot.

In fact, this distance is basically no different from the inside line.

Yao Ming's average shot distance per game in his career is 6.7, roughly the same as that of Wade in his rookie season.

Now this season, Wade's shooting distance has been raised to an average of 13 feet per game.

From this distance alone, it can be seen that Wade has greatly reduced the number of times he broke through the basket, and instead shot more mid-range shots or three-pointers.

It can be said that Wade is now like a real shooting guard.

"Shh!"

With the help of Li Xun's pick-and-roll, Wade easily made a mid-range shot.

This season, Wade is next to Li Xun. I don't know if it's because of the reduced pressure or other reasons. His shooting percentage is very good.

Turning around, it's the Heat's offensive round.

Audi immediately entangled Dragic.

You must know that Audi was a DPOY-level player last season, and in the selection voting, the votes he got were not even worse than Leonard.

He came to defend a player like Dragic who can't run fast or jump high, it's just a pinch.

Under Audi's strict defense, Dragic did not find any room for shooting.

In the end, seeing that there was not much time left in the offensive round, Dragic could only pass the ball hastily.

Li Xun, who came out suddenly, slapped the irrational pass directly.

I saw Li Xun rushing towards the frontcourt, followed by Wade behind him.

In the frontcourt, there is only a thin Richardson in front of Li Xun, who can easily block the dunk.

But Li Xun didn't do that.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Wade behind him.

There are still a few steps away from him. With such a distance, Li Xun firmly believes that Wade should be able to complete aerial work with him.

After reaching the basket, Li Xun raised his hand and threw the ball on the backboard, and then used his majestic body to trap Richardson behind him.

The old Wade who rushed over leaped up vigorously.

After receiving the kick pass in mid-air, he stretched his right arm, exhausted all his strength, and dunked the ball hard.

The scene was quiet for a moment, and then there was thunderous applause.

It's incredible.

Who would have thought that Wade at this age could still complete the alley-oop with Li Xun?
After the successful dunk, Wade's excited cheeks puffed up, and he grinned at Li Xun.

In the following time, this game directly became Wade's personal show.

The Heat's offense is actually not a big problem. To be honest, it can be ranked five or six in the Eastern Conference.

The reason why the record is not ideal is mainly because the outside defense is not good.

Their defense itself is not very good, plus Li Xun has been playing by the side, it is no wonder that Wade's statistics tonight are not good.

Wade made 17 of 12 shots in 8 minutes in the first half.

Except for the two shots at the beginning, Wade made 10 shots and scored 6 of them.

Among them were two three-pointers, and two free throws were scored, scoring a total of [-] points.

A 37-year-old veteran scored 20 points in the halftime of the playoffs, which opened the eyes of all fans watching the game.

Speaking of Wade at his peak, 20 points in the half is definitely not a problem.

But now he is 37 years old, and he is about to retire, but he still has such a brave performance.

Many Heat fans have pressed the Heat management on the Internet, asking them to sign Wade back next season and give him a decent retirement tour.

The second half of the game started, Wade may feel cold due to physical reasons.

However, he still scored 11 points in 13 shots, which also allowed him to score an astonishing 33 points.

The last time Wade scored more than 33 points, it had to be traced back to the end of 16.

Two and a half years later, Wade finally played another hearty game.

After the game was over, Wade danced happily and kept thanking his teammates.

"I won't start the next game."

"This one is enough."

Wade is also very content.

Originally, he wanted to start and play a few games, maybe one of them can play a brilliant performance.

I didn't expect to play so brilliantly in the first game.

So there is no need to start the next series.

Li Xun nodded, he fully respected Wade's wishes in this regard.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't start the game. After all, he will play for another year next season. If he is injured again in this year's playoffs, the loss outweighs the gain.

Wade withdrew from the starting lineup, and the younger brother's opportunity came.

Li Xun found that having a backcourt partner with a double shooting guard seemed to be very effective.

In the second game against the Heat, Junior and Audi, the two-point guard's backcourt partner, played quite frighteningly efficient.

The two teamed up to score 52 points, almost useless Li Xun and thick eyebrows, and they bloodbathed the Heat.

Not only is the offensive efficiency amazing, but the defensive efficiency of these two is also quite good.

Needless to say Audi, the younger brother's defense is not bad, at least better than Richardson.

Such a pair of excellent offensive and defensive backcourt partners is a bit strange, but the power is really surprising.

Dual point guards have appeared countless times in NBA history. Even in the current NBA, there are teams that have used dual point guards this season.

But a double-back lineup like the Pacers is quite rare.

After four games, the Pacers easily defeated the Heat and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Wade's performance in this round of the series was extremely surprising. In addition to his outstanding performance in the first game, in the next three games, even if he came off the bench, he still scored quite high points.

Some people are brilliant, and some people are ugly.

In this round of the series, Baibian successfully wiped out his worth.

With an annual salary of 2500 million, Baibian can only average 6 points and 6 rebounds per game in this round of the series.

If nothing else, he is likely to be traded next season.

Can't play on the offensive end, can't get rebounds, and can't defend against thick eyebrows. The value shown by Baibian in this round of the series is almost worth an annual salary of 700 million US dollars.

First, Howard only got an annual salary of 500 million this season.

Now the white edge has fallen again.

This season can almost be seen as the time when the traditional blue-collar center enters the historical grave.

The next ones who are about to follow in their footsteps are Jr. Jordan and Zhuang Shen.

On the contrary, Gobert's value has always been strong, mainly because his flexibility is much stronger than these traditional blue-collar centers.

This also allows Gobert to play a big role on the defensive end even in the small ball era.

After winning the Heat, the Pacers' opponent in the semifinals was the Boston Celtics.

This Lukai team is quite different from the normal lineup.

They don't have Tatum now, but in the previous transaction, they won Green.

Green Kai's current lineup is Horford, Green, Hayward, Jaylen Brown and Irving.

The lineup looks quite luxurious, a serious starting lineup of five All-Stars.

But the competitiveness of this lineup is not strong, otherwise, Lukai would not have only won the fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

The first is the point of Hayward. His previous injuries have greatly affected his combat effectiveness.

Not every player can be reborn from the ashes like Paojiao, or even become stronger.

Eunuch Hai failed to return to the top. Of course, his condition after returning from injury is not bad.

It's just that he just came back this year, and he still needs time to adjust.

In high-intensity competitions like the playoffs, Eunuch Hai's efficiency is estimated to drop a bit.

In addition to Eunuch Hai, Irving is also the best of the best this year.

It's hard to believe that for a player who has entered the 180 club, his average shooting percentage in this year's playoffs is only 38.5%, and his three-point shooting percentage is only 31%.

Originally, Irving's hit rate of the first two items combined could reach 70, but now it is only less than [-].

It is conceivable that this year's Irving has a lot to pull.

In a team like Green Kai that pays attention to teamwork, Irving is too special to integrate into the team at all.

If he can't integrate into the team's system, his teammates can't help him.

It is reasonable to pull the hips.

I am afraid that the thing Stevens regrets most now is the introduction of Irving.

For Lu Kai, Owen now has almost only side effects left.

The key is not to use him. After spending such a high price to bring in, he can't be left behind, right?

And at certain moments, Owen really needs to step forward and create miracles.

Especially facing a team like the Pacers, Green Kai needs a miracle.

Before the start of the game, Green moved to Li Xun's side with a full face of displeasure.

"Boss, I beg you, find a way to trade me to your team."

"I think that kid Doncic can replace me alone."

"I really can't stand that idiot Kerry, I don't understand why he is so arrogant."

"I have two championship rings in my hand, and I have won DPOY, and I am not as crazy as him."

Green seemed quite dissatisfied with Owen, and he already had the idea of ​​running away.

Li Xun heard that Green wanted the Pacers to trade him with Doncic, so he touched Green's forehead with his hand. He wondered if Green had a fever.

What a joke, now Bird sees Doncic as a baby bump.

Not to mention one Green, even if the two Greens are tied together, Bird would certainly not be willing to sell Doncic.

Li Xun will leave sooner or later, and Doncic is the future of their Pacers.

Who would be willing to trade their team's future for a player like Green.

Green is actually a real puzzle player. The more he is placed in a strong team, the more powerful he will be.

The more he is placed in a weak chicken team, he can become a weak chicken.

His ability to lead the team alone is almost zero.

And Dongcic has shown the potential to become a qualified team leader during Li Xun's rest time.

So it is impossible for Bird to sell Doncic anyway.

He only waited for the day when Li Xun left the Pacers, and immediately helped Doncic become the new boss of the Pacers.

Li Xun looked in Owen's direction and found that this guy was sitting alone on the bench, and he seemed to have no communication with his teammates at all.