no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 148 The Game Has 48 Minutes
Eight and a half minutes into the first quarter, both sides entered into rotation one after another.

On the Heat side, except for Wade and Bosh who remained on the court, the remaining three were replaced and replaced by Mario Chalmers, Mike Miller and Joel Anthony.

For the Bulls, Rose, Allen and Yao Ming all rested, and Hinrich, Korver, Xu Yong, Artest and O'Neal were on the court.

At this time, the score on the court was 6-20. In the past half a quarter or so, the Bulls had seriously rubbed the Big Three on the ground.

In such a situation, the morale gap between the two sides is also visible to the naked eye.

The Bulls' bench was talking and laughing, while the Heat's side was extremely dull.

Especially those who come to hug their thighs like House and Magloire.

This one is careless, it seems to be hugging the wrong leg!

But in this period, the Heat played pretty well on the court.

Chalmers's three-pointer is more reliable than Arroyo's, and Miller's three-pointer can also open up the space. With Yao Ming off the court, Wade and Bosh have room to play.

The two sides played back and forth on the field, and the point difference not only did not continue to widen, but it approached to about 10 points.

James was sitting off the court and biting his fingernails. After seeing the situation on the court, he couldn't sit still. He got up and turned on the motivational mode to the teammates behind him: "We still have a chance. We only played in 48 minutes. 10 minutes, believe in yourself!"

His sudden encouragement made everyone a little confused, but out of politeness and respect, they nodded one after another.

After James sat back, the people at the end of the bench looked at each other. It didn't seem to have much to do with them?
But should I say it or not, they have a little more impression of James' [leadership ability], because these words are usually said by the team leaders.

After the first quarter, the score between the two sides was fixed at 14 to 28, which was still a 14-point difference. The Heat performed well in the closing minutes of this quarter.

Wait until the opening of the second quarter, the two sides continue to rotate.

The Heat's lineup on the field: Chalmers, Miller, James Jones, James, Joel Anthony;

Bulls: Rose, Hinrich, Korver, James Johnson, O'Neal.

Xu Yong was resting off the court at this time, and he was sitting between Artest and O'Neal at this time.

O'Neill is a very talkative person. He talked non-stop with James Johnson before. Now that Xu Yong sat down, he found Xu Yong again.

"Jermaine should have pushed Chris out of the paint with that ball at the end of the first quarter, and getting him to catch the ball there was a problem."

"That Dwayne guy has a very low center of gravity on the drive, you just can't get too close to him."

He analyzed while pointing to the position on the field.

At this moment, James used Anthony's pick-and-roll to hit the inside line and completed a burst dunk over O'Neal's head.

"James, go around and stop him from accelerating!"

He even stood up and shouted at Johnson.

Xu Yong can definitely hear that O'Neal really wants to play.

To be honest, O'Neal went to the Celtics this year in history. Although he also hugged his thighs, he was also the starter before he was injured at the beginning of the season.

He still has gas in his tank, and he knows it.

On the court, Rose broke through Chalmers and went to the basket, but James saw the timing and chased the ball to the cap.

What James said is correct from a certain point of view. Your Bulls are starting the iron net, right?Yao Ming is a pillar of the basket, right?But there are 48 minutes in a basketball game, and you always have to rest!
When you get off the stage, it's time for my show.

The Heat didn't start the fast break and advanced to the frontcourt to play positions. James once again broke through the basket with the ball.

Although Johnson's physical condition is not inferior to that of James, his defensive experience and awareness are relatively average.

When James rushed up, the Bulls could only choose to shrink to prevent him from dunking.

At this time, James showed his breakthrough ability and accurately distributed the ball to the weak side Jones, who adjusted his three-pointer after receiving the ball.

"Shh!"

Knife up and down.

The Heat's shooters showed open three-pointers.

19:28.

After this three-pointer, the Heat beat the Bulls 5-0 in the second quarter, narrowing the point difference to single digits.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Thibodeau turned around and glanced at Yao Ming, skipped over Yao Ming, looked at O'Neal, and motioned for O'Neal to play.

O'Neill was overjoyed when he saw this. He walked towards the technical table while peeling off his training clothes. As a result, he reached the technical table and his pants were not finished.

This scene amused everyone in the Bulls, even Yao Ming couldn't help laughing.

Except for the special case of the Cavaliers last season, there is always joy in a team with O'Neal.

Of course, when O'Neill was about to appear on the stage, there was a burst of cheers at the scene.

The popularity of "Big Shark" is not covered. Even at this stage of his career, as long as he appears on the stage, he is still the favorite of the fans.

"Look at me, brother." When O'Neal was replaced, O'Neal reached out and touched O'Neal's bald head while talking.

When seeing O'Neal play, James frowned visibly.

They were teammates last season, but they have already become opponents this season.

However, James' mental adjustment ability is fast, and he stretched his brows quickly, and then greeted O'Neal with a smile.

O'Neill responded with a smile and was polite to the big shark.

Substitution comes back and the game continues.

Rose and O'Neal hit a pick-and-roll breakthrough, Chalmers was blocked to death, Anthony chose to shrink to the basket, and Rose stopped and made a mid-range shot.

"Shh!"

Basketball hollow into the net.

From the opening one to the one just now, Rose's shooting improvement this season can be seen with the naked eye.

This goal allowed the Bulls to temporarily stabilize their position, but the defensive end is more important at this moment.

The Bulls relied on defense to suppress the Heat in the first quarter. If they can't defend, it is still very easy to chase points with the Heat's talent as before.

James continued to hold the ball from the outside, and Johnson finally put the ball in place under the shouts of O'Neal behind him.

But James didn't waste much time. After signaling Joel Anthony to pick and roll, he rushed directly to the basket.

O'Neal is very experienced, or as he analyzed off the court, after all, he is a former teammate of James and Wade, and he has already shrunk to the basket at this moment.

James saw it, good guy, his 120 kg body can't beat this 200 kg fat man!
In a crisis, he took three steps and made two steps, took another step to avoid O'Neill, and hit the board with a sideways shot.

Upon seeing this, O'Neill stared wide-eyed, turned around, and frantically made walking gestures towards the referee with fists in both hands.

Not only him, but a group of people on the Bulls bench, especially assistant coach Malone, all ran under the linesman's nose and shouted while doing it.

The referee blew his whistle, signaling James' walking violation.

Sorry, you really have no whistle this season.

This scene caused a burst of whistles and boos.

Even Xu Yong couldn't help laughing.

At this moment, he suddenly had a new understanding of the legendary [8-point release of military power].

Maybe it's really not "I don't want the fmvp champion, I don't want it", but in a high-intensity game that feels bad and has no whistle, James at this time has neither back hit nor footwork, so he can only play like that.

James spread his hands in confusion, frowned and shook his head, then sneered and walked back.

In fact, he has already felt the change of the whistle, but it was his subconscious action, and feeling it and being able to accept it are two different things, he has to give it a try.

And his reaction as if he had been treated unfairly completely angered the fans at the scene.

There was a burst of booing at the scene first, and then when the Bulls attacked, there was a uniform cheering and cheering on the scene.

"Come on! Bulls!"

This kind of shouting during the substitute period is also quite rare.

O'Neal continued to play pick-and-rolls for Rose, this time Anthony did not dare to shrink in but threw out.

At this moment, Rose showed his passing skills, and a beautiful ball was thrown diagonally to O'Neal.

O'Neal caught the ball and dribbled one step, hitting the basket directly.

James had an insight into the Bulls' offensive intentions in advance, and now he quickly shrank and moved towards O'Neal to block the shot.

But it was obvious that he underestimated O'Neal's determination to attack the frame.

"Oh!"

Before James blocked the shot, O'Neal slammed the ball into the basket with both hands like a heavy hammer. The huge impact made the basket tremble for a while.

The big shark is just old, it's not that it can't jump anymore, and people can still have 5 minutes of invincibility.

This buckle made the United Center boil instantly.

Both Xu Yong and Yao Ming stood up and applauded O'Neal's dunk excitedly.

What is happy basketball?

Watching O'Neal dunk feels more powerful than his own dunk on the court!

The Bulls' subsequent reinforcements in the free market, O'Neal's signing is the finishing touch.

O'Neal also smiled and nodded while retreating, pointed at Xu Yong and Yao Ming, and winked at O'Neal Jr.

It felt like I was actually teaching on the spot.

It's just that the Bulls are happy here, but James is uncomfortable.

It's fine if you haven't played in the starting stage, but what's the matter with being so ravaged during the substitute period!

James chose to continue the pick-and-roll and attack the basket, and this time he believed in himself after gaining weight, holding the ball and having a head-on confrontation with O'Neal.

"duang!"

He felt like he had hit a mountain of meat, and was bounced off with the ball.

There was a burst of booing whistles and laughter.

Generally speaking, this kind of behavior of knowing that there are tigers in the mountain and walking towards the mountain, and daring to challenge is called courage.

But I don't know why, James' behavior doesn't feel that way, but another word pops up subconsciously: overestimating one's abilities.

Or maybe, the muscles have occupied the brain, and James has lost the ability to judge correctly.

O'Neill looked at James, with a smile on his face again: Xiao Mian, how can I not understand you?You choose to shoot and I lose.

The collision just now made James wake up instantly. When the Heat's sideline ball was sent again, he honestly put his hands on his hips and let Chalmers play with the ball.

Chalmers is also a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. He thought that O'Neal was old, so he rushed to the basket with all his strength and then made a throw.

As a result, O'Neill had already found the angle, and directly slapped the head and covered the face.

The face of Chalmers' male model directly became a panel, and he came into contact with the basketball at a negative distance.

The ball bounced off to the Bulls' bench.

After O'Neill saw the basketball, he spread his feet and ran there, thinking about saving the ball.

Xu Yong was still chatting with Yao Ming about O'Neal's performance tonight. Because of O'Neal's enthusiasm on the bench before, he was not surprised by O'Neal's performance.

Then he turned his head and saw a behemoth rushing towards the bench.

Not only him, Yao Ming and others also saw it.

There was no need to say hello at all, a group of people all ran directly to both sides.

In the blink of an eye, when O'Neill rushed to the bench, the place that was originally full of people was already empty. gif.

This scene was captured by the on-site camera and projected on the large LED screen, which instantly aroused laughter.

O'Neal himself was also happy, smiled and gave the ball to the referee, then turned around and continued to return to the court.

At this time, the laughter of the audience turned into applause and cheers.

They also really felt the enthusiasm of O'Neal, which is completely different from the Sharks last season.

The Heat's offensive ended in vain. When the Bulls attacked and O'Neal caught the ball in the pick-and-roll and transitioned to James, there was a burst of booing.

Seeing this, O'Neill did not disappoint the fans. After reaching out to signal his teammates to pull away, he pouted his big butt and began to beat him forcefully.

It was too late for James to call for a change of defense, so he could only sink his focus and try his best to fight hard.

But obviously, the difference in weight made him powerless.

Seeing that he was pushed into the penalty area, fortunately, Joel Anthony's help defense arrived at this time.

Seeing this, O'Neal turned around and bypassed Anthony sharply.

However, at this moment, James reached out and pushed O'Neal.

If it was O'Neal in his peak period, this kind of pushing would be similar to tickling in O'Neal's feeling, but now his body quickly loses his balance and falls to the ground.

He was still conscious though, and he managed to hit the board before falling to the ground.

"boom!"

After hitting the board, the basketball fell obliquely and steadily into the net bag.

You think that O'Neill's dominance of the inside line at his peak was based on his body, but in fact he relied on his skills.

The body will degenerate, but the technology will not be lost.

"beep!"

The referee's belated whistle pointed to James.

Without the protection of the whistle, James' every move could not escape the eyes of the referee.

This ball is 2 plus 1!

The scene exploded instantly.

Lian Po is old, can he still eat? !

James, who was biting his braces and looking up at the timer, was very embarrassed.

Although O'Neal responded to him with a smile when he came on the court, he was not soft at all when he was beaten!
At the critical moment, Spoelstra made a clearance for James. He turned and signaled Bosh to come on and replace James to rest.

After the two sides played for another 2 minutes from the bench, they all changed into the starting lineup one after another. James also played again at this time.

It's just that looking at Yao Ming and Artest's inside line, and Xu Yong who seems to have had enough rest, he is not well.

This is cheating!

How can anyone start Yao Ming and replace O'Neal, and still have such a set of iron nets!
This is Chi Guoguo's aim!

That's right, it's actually targeted. It's impossible to say that Foreman's series of signings are not targeted.

Who told him to be played around by Riley in the free market.

But it's no problem for him to operate in this way. The top three giants have joined forces to become the public enemy of the whole people, not against you or against anyone!

James' inner complaints are meaningless, and the game has to continue.

It's just that as the game continued, an idea emerged from the depths of his heart uncontrollably, and it became more and more intense.

He wanted to end this tortured game early.

But the game, why are there 48 minutes!
　Come on men's basketball

　　
　
(End of this chapter)