no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 147: Iron Net

Seeing this, the rest of the Heat pulled to the sides, giving James space to attack with the ball.

Looking at Xu Yong in front of him, James' blood was boiling.

In the past, he was dunked and intercepted by Xu Yong in this field, but now he has become stronger, and Xu Yong must pay double the price for what he did before!

He opened his posture and was about to charge, but Xu Yong stuck up like a ghost.

After he tried dribbling left and right but couldn't get rid of it, he couldn't help but feel angry.

Xu Yong was so cowardly that he didn't even dare to confront him head-on.

If he has the ability to make him rush, he will immediately let Xu Yong know what a muscle collision is!

However, it is obvious that Xu Yong's brain is not a muscle. If he really wants to play brutal collision, he might as well play rugby.

He just pressed James and didn't give James any room to start, so James looked anxious.

After gaining weight, he was obviously a full size bigger than Xu Yong, but he couldn't take advantage of the slightest advantage.

Seeing that there was not much time left in the attack, he turned sideways and tried his best to bump into Xu Yong.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yong's defensive skills had already been upgraded at this time. With a small step to dodge, his brutal collision filled the air and he instantly lost his center of gravity.

And Xu Yong seized the opportunity to reach out and snatch the ball away from his eyes.

James' eyes widened, but his flexibility decreased after gaining weight. At this time, it was too late to return to the center of gravity, so he could only watch Xu Yong complete the steal from his eyes.

The cheers on the scene exploded in an instant.

James' jersey changed from Cavaliers to Heat, and his number was changed from No. 23 to No. 6. Even his body size has grown a lot, everything has changed.

But everything seems to have remained the same, because it is still in this field, and it is still Xu Yong, who once again completed the steal against James!
Wade chased after Xu Yong fiercely. The Flash was really fast. Before Xu Yong's fast break to the frontcourt for a dunk, he jumped high and flew towards the basketball in Xu Yong's hand.

A hot piece of knowledge, Wade is the guard with the most blocked shots in active service in the NBA. Even in history, he is second only to Jordan. His blocking ability is a must.

And unlike James' chasing caps, his capping is strong in seizing the opportunity, and this time he capped the ball right on the ball.

However, he soon found he couldn't block the ball at all.

"Oh!"

Xu Yong smashed the ball into the basket with his hands together!

The huge impact caused Wade to lose his balance in the air and staggered to the ground, and Xu Yong's bulging biceps after dunk explained everything.

His dunk ability is already strong, coupled with Grover's targeted muscle group training, in the words of the commentator, this is a blockbuster!
The United Center cheered.

Even Yao Ming in the backcourt waved his fists excitedly.

In the World Championships, Xu Yong knew that the national team depended on him and Yao Ming, and his physical fitness was as little as possible. Not to mention performing dunks, there were not many dunks.

But back to the NBA, this is a stage with a performance nature, it is impossible to stop playing, how to show how to come.

Contributed five best goals in the opening game, this appetizer can whet the appetite of the fans.

Not to mention ordinary fans, even Taylor Swift in the front row of the auditorium couldn't help shouting excitedly.

The pop diva has a carefree personality and doesn't seem to have any celebrity airs.

The game on the field continues.

For this opening method, the Heat obviously couldn't accept it.

Wade then reached out and signaled Arroyo to give the ball to Bosh, hitting the Bulls' weak point inside.

Although James was asking for the ball to try to save face, Arroyo gave it to Bosh at Wade's behest.

Arroyo has already played for the Heat last season, and he knows whose team this is.

Bosh holds the ball in the low post. Although Artest does not suffer from weight, he is at an absolute disadvantage in height and size.

But obviously, with Thibodeau's arrangement of such a starting lineup, it is impossible for Artest to play one-on-one with Bosh in the low post.

When Bosh held the ball and was about to play back, Xu Yong had already gone over to pinch ahead of time, and the Bulls' defense rotation had also begun.

But this is the Bulls' regular season debut after all, and the defensive tacit understanding is not very good.

The Bulls' rotation was only a little slower, and James seized the opportunity. He finally rushed without the ball, yelling "ball".

Bosh found him, showed his ability to play the ball and successfully gave it to him.

With the ball in his hand, James vacated towards the Bulls penalty area, about to stage the iconic James Ax dunk.

But he regretted it the moment he got up, because Yao Ming shrank to the basket almost at the same time.

The dead memory began to attack his mind again.

But there was no turning back when he opened the bow. He had no angle to pass Ilgauskas this time, so he could only bite the bullet and forcefully buckle.

And he also encouraged himself in his mind: Although he was disgraced by Yao Ming in the past, it was his young Zhan period, and now he has gained weight, which is no longer the same.

"boom!"

In the eyes of the fans, James plucked onions in dry land and smashed Huashan, but who knew that a giant Tathagata palm suddenly fell from the sky above Huashan.

Splash ape, eat me a Wuzhishan!

In the end, James still couldn't push Yao Ming, his whole body was like a taut slingshot, he was pushed back hard, and the ball was blocked back.

This kind of Yao Ming stands still and wants to block him, the degree of difficulty is not so high.

In the competition for the floor ball, Artest reacted quickly and was the first to jump, and rolled on the floor, and gave the ball to Rose on the outside with a flick of his hand.

After receiving the ball, Rose galloped in one dragon.

Wade gave up the pursuit this time, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't.

Rose's speed is much faster than Xu Yong's, and it's not something you can catch up with if you want to.

Ross galloped forward, and didn't slow down after seeing no one behind him to defend him. He directly staged an iconic dunk dunk with no frame and one foot landing, showing the aesthetics of violence.

The United Center exploded again, and the Bulls' two fast breaks were really beautiful.

During the Denagro period last season, the Bulls also played a defensive counterattack through 2-1-2 zone defense, but now this Bulls don’t even need zone defense, relying on their defensive strength, they can push the defensive counterattack in the first place. stand up.

This has to make people feel that the team built by Foreman and Thibodeau was born for defensive counterattacks.

As for the positional battle pick-and-roll at the beginning, it was just a tactical supplement.

At this time James didn't pursue the defense either, he was slapping his arms to appeal to the referee that Yao Ming's block hit him just now.

However, the referee didn't want to pay attention to his meaning. After James chose to ignore Stern's protest and jointly produced "Decision" with ESPN, he would not want to get a bias this season.

The Heat's bench, Spoelstra couldn't sit still, got up and walked to the sidelines.

What he has played for the Heat this season is also this tactic of pinching the ball holder and then pushing the defensive counterattack.

Or to put it another way, it is an aggressive defensive barbed wire that captures prey and then counterattacks.

It just seems that the Bulls lineup is more suitable than them, and the effect is also better.

Heat position, Wade began to hold the ball.

The Big Three of the Heat have just formed a team, who is the boss, and the style of play has not yet been determined. The positional battle is basically the Big Three taking turns to play singles.

Now that James and Bosh tried it, it didn't work, and it was only natural for Wade to play.

However, Wade's first step failed to come up smoothly, because the person guarding him at this time was Tony Allen.

Allen was so tight that he almost kissed him.

This feeling is different from what Xu Yong posted about James before. Xu Yong didn’t give him room to start, while Allen was like a shadow, basically keeping the same pace as him. This is not a question of room to start, it’s The dribbling space is completely compressed.

Or to put it another way, Allen made Wade feel like he was being pushed into a rhythm he least liked.

This feeling is no stranger to Wade. The main reason why the Heat played against the Celtics in the first round last season was Allen.

Although in the end Wade broke through Allen's defense by turning around and passing Allen's defense with a wonderful move, but too many dribbles not only consumed offensive time, but also gave the Bulls enough time for defensive rotation.

Wade's shot to the basket was interfered by Xu Yong, who was assisting in defense, and was forced to increase the arc. Although the ball avoided the block, it hit the edge of the basket after hitting the high board and bounced out.

The iron net of the Bulls is completely a nightmare for breakthrough players. Not only is it difficult for James to rush up, but even Wade is struggling.

However, the Bulls' fast break failed to start directly this time, because Spoelstra on the sidelines shouted for the team to retreat at the first time.

Although he can't change the team's offensive struggles, he knows that as long as he stands on defense and limits the Bulls' scoring, the game will still be played.

Even if the game can be brought into a high-speed offensive and defensive battle, allowing Yao Ming to follow the switchbacks on the court, then the situation will be beneficial to the Heat.

I have to say that although Spoelstra is a rookie, he is not a rookie.

Rose and Yao Ming returned the ball to Yao Ming after the pick-and-roll. Yao Ming's mid-range shot missed a little bit. After James jumped high and took off the defensive rebound, the Heat counterattacked the Bulls' defensive counterattack.

Yao Ming didn't have time to retreat at this time. Wade received James' quarterback-style long pass, passed Allen's defense, and then made a reverse dunk and smashed the ball into the basket.

The dunk caused a burst of restlessness among the fans at the scene.

The Heat finally broke the scoring drought, and they also proved that as long as they play defensive counterattacks, they can become very scary.

Thibodeau took out his little notebook at this time and recorded the problems in this round.

Spoelstra then stepped back to the bench and sat down.

But as soon as he sat down, Xu Yong caught the ball and hit a pick-and-roll pull-up jumper with Yao Ming, adding another score for the Bulls.

ESPN's analysis is not unreasonable. As a team that has changed a lot in the summer, tacit understanding and chemical reaction are the biggest problems for the Bulls, just like the defensive communication problems shown earlier.

But what ESPN didn't take into account is that this Bulls team, at least in the starting lineup, has some natural fetters. For example, Yao Ming and Artest are former teammates, and Xu Yong and Yao Ming just played together in the World Championships.

These tacit understandings and chemical reactions are already there without fighting.

2:8.

The Heat proved their ability to defend and counterattack in the few opportunities they had, but under the pressure of the Bulls, those opportunities were rare.

And what's more terrible is that as long as the defensive end does not limit the Bulls' scoring, back to the offensive end, the Heat will have to face the Bulls' defensive iron net.

In the transition between offense and defense, Arroyo, holding the ball to the front court, was surprised to find something. The Big Three, who were still fighting for the ball, were silent at the moment, as if he, a role player, had suddenly disappeared. It's as if the time really has the power to dominate the ball.

He took a look and passed the ball to Wade.

As he thought before, this is Wade's team after all.

Wade tried to break through Allen, but Allen's defense was still as tight as before, there was no room for breakthrough at all, and Xu Yong and Artest were already moving to help defend.

He saw no chance and returned the ball to Arroyo.

Arroyo turned around and gave the ball to James on the other side.

James glanced at Xu Yong, and when his DNA was touched, he instantly remembered who he was and how he should play.

With a wave of his little hand, the last general, Big Z, is willing to follow His Majesty the Emperor and play pick and roll in various teams.

With the cover of Ilgauskas, James raised the ball high and prepared to step towards the basket.

But he quickly gave up such an idea, because Yao Ming had already appeared on his breakthrough route.

And at the same time, Ross has also quickly flanked him.

The Bulls' iron net isn't just waiting for you to drill in, it's shrinking toward you at the first opportunity.

James was forced to choose a pass, and he threw the ball to Wade on the other side.

When James attacked, Wade didn't stand still and stare, but seized the opportunity to cut to the basket.

"Snapped!"

But James' pass did not arrive, because Tony Allen had been prepared and completed the steal directly!

At the same time, Xu Yong, who was picked and rolled by Ilgauskas, had once again rushed out of the three-point line.

Yes, the Bulls may still need some time to form a tacit understanding on the defensive end, but their defensive awareness itself is full!

Allen flicked the ball, Xu Yong ran towards the frontcourt after receiving the ball.

This time, only Arroyo tried to chase and defend, but after he chased for half the time, he also chose to give up after seeing that Xu Yong had rushed to the frontcourt.

Xu Yong looked back and saw no one was chasing him, so he immediately slowed down, relaxed his body, and performed a one-handed windmill slam dunk.

The United Center is completely insane.

The Heat's Big Three, that's it? !
"The defense of the starting lineup of the Bulls is too brutal. Even if my dog ​​passed by, they would probably have to be caught and beaten up by them." Barkley couldn't help expressing emotion in the commentary booth at this time.

James and Wade are the two players with the strongest breakthroughs in active service. One is as strong as a bull and the other is as fast as lightning.

"The Bulls have built a team that suits Thibodeau best for him." Kenny Smith nodded in agreement.

Although the Bulls have defensive communication problems, this has made it difficult for the Heat's Big Three.

If they wait until they finish working together, the picture will be too beautiful to watch.

　The update will be interrupted tomorrow morning. I'm really sorry. I don't know what's wrong with my body. I have had diarrhea for two days. I have lost almost ten catties compared to before Yang, and I have no appetite to eat anything. I don’t know how to do it, and I feel that going to the hospital is useless
　　
　
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