NBA: James wants to team up with me

After nearly two months, the Bulls and Heat met again. The starting lineups of the two teams have not changed at all from two months ago. The Bulls are still Curry, Billups, Wang Chong, Garnett and Garnett. Thor.

The Heat's starting lineup is Chalmers, Wade, James, Bosh and Big Z.

The only difference is that the home stadium of the game was the Miami Heat's American Airlines Arena, while this Christmas game will be played at the United Center in Chicago.

Before this game, James was not as complacent as he was at the beginning of the new season, and he put down his harsh words early.

After all, there are lessons learned from the past. Even if the Heat are now officially sailing and have good combat effectiveness, they may not necessarily be able to win the Bulls who are in a very hot state.

The last time James was slapped in the face, he was criticized a lot. Because of his decision to abandon the Cleveland fans and go to the Heat to form the Big Three, James lost a lot of popularity. When these people saw James in trouble, they all wanted to personally Go up and step on him, and naturally you will mock and belittle James in every possible way.

When the Heat were only fifth in the Eastern Conference with 9 wins and 8 losses, James almost didn't suffer from depression, and thanks to the Heat's courage, they then went on to win 13 consecutive games and reach second place in the Eastern Conference. Otherwise, we wouldn't know. How low will their reputation from the outside world be?

James, who has learned a lot from his mistakes, is very low-key this time and did not make any promises in advance for the game between the Heat and the Bulls.

"The Bulls are a team that created three consecutive championship dynasties. They are quite strong. We must give everything we have and go all out on the court. As for the results, as long as the team can show everything they have now, the outcome will be determined. It doesn’t matter anymore.”

James' remarks naturally made reporters scoff.

Is victory or defeat no longer important? Are you afraid of losing, so you get vaccinated in advance?

But it's true that it's hard to say who is stronger or weaker between the Bulls and Heat.

There is no doubt that Wang Chong is stronger than James, but after all, James has a top star like Wade next to him who is not inferior to the two of them. Curry on the Bulls is still too young, and Garnett is too young. He is already old, and he really can't find anyone who can compete with Wade.

To put it simply, the Heat have one more cutting-edge combat capability than the Bulls. The Bulls' advantage lies in the fact that the overall lineup is better than the Heat. At the same time, Wang Chong, the number one player in the league, has the best defensive ability in the entire league. .

The game is about to begin.

Bosh came to the center line to prepare for a jump ball. When he saw the Bulls player in front of him, he was slightly stunned.

The Bulls actually let Wang Chong jump the ball.

With Wang Chong's height and wingspan not inferior to that of an inside center, there is certainly no problem with jumping the ball. As an outside player, his explosive power and jumping are better than most inside players in the league, which of course includes Bosh in front of him. .

However, Wang Chong still rarely jumps the ball. Today he actually took the initiative to jump the ball for the first time. You can imagine how much he attaches importance to this game.

As the referee blew the whistle, the basketball was thrown into the sky. Wang Chong jumped up suddenly and moved the basketball to the back before Bosh.

The Bulls have the ball and the game has officially begun!
Curry dribbled the ball past half court and passed the ball directly to Wang Chong without any pause.

Wang Chong, who received the pass, did not stop, but continued to accelerate towards the penalty area.

James immediately stepped forward to block Wang Chong. He knew Wang Chong very well. He knew very well that when Wang Chong was blocked in his breakthrough route, he would most likely choose to make a jump shot, so before Wang Chong could make any move, He has raised his hands in advance, ready to block shots.

However, Wang Chong did not immediately stop shooting. Instead, he followed James's defense and moved toward the weak side. After reaching the left baseline position, he turned his back to James, turned over and shot from behind. The whole set of movements was done in one go. The tilt was obvious. James took off with all his strength, but he couldn't even reach Wang Chong's sight.

"Shh!"

The basketball hit the net.

Wang Chong has many ways to defeat James alone, but there is no doubt that the fadeaway jumper is definitely the most beautiful and gorgeous move among all moves.

Kobe Bryant next door has conquered countless fans with this move and is known as the most skilled scorer. Wang Chong also doesn’t understand why the fadeaway jumper has become synonymous with skill, while other offensive skills are not considered skills. ? The key is that no matter how good your back-up technique is, you still have to score the ball first. The technique of iron tetroxide is quite good.

Wang Chong's back-up ability value is currently 86, which is at a stage of neither high nor low. However, when he redeemed his badges in the summer, he chose two badges for the shooting badges: Master of Back-Up and King of Difficult Shooting.

These two badges can be used in conjunction, because in the setting of the difficult shooting king badge, the fadeaway master is obviously a difficult shooting skill.

Although these two badges are still at the lowest bronze level, they do not prevent Wang Chong from using them frequently in the competition. He also has to use them because the upgrade of the badges is conditional. For example, the upgrade conditions for the Backward Master's badge are Hit 200 fadeaway jumpers in the regular season.

Don't underestimate the requirement of 200 backtracks. This is just a requirement for upgrading from Bronze to Silver.

To put it simply, in 82 regular season games in a season, Wang Chong needs to average 2.4 fadeaways per game to upgrade his badge to the silver level in one season.

This is not simple at all, but quite difficult.

Let’s talk about a trivia fact. Kobe, who is synonymous with iron oxide, has taken a total of 1314 fadeaway jumpers in his career and made 770 goals.

Kobe Bryant only made 19 fadeaway shots in his 770-year career. Just to upgrade a badge to the silver level requires 200 fadeaway shots. You can imagine how difficult it is.

In the recent period, the frequency of Wang Chong's fadeaway shots has increased significantly, but to be honest, this move is really inefficient in Wang Chong's arsenal. With his height and wingspan, he can shoot easily. In most cases, there is no need to lean back at all. If he simply takes off and shoots from the spot, few players can interfere with him. Wang Chong practiced this move purely to increase the number of moves in his arsenal, and it was treated as a complete achievement unlocked by playing the game.

2: 0.

Heat possession of the ball.

Wade accelerated with the ball and easily passed Billups. He rushed into the penalty area and faced Garnett's defense and missed a layup. However, he successfully caused a defensive foul on Garnett and got to the free throw line and made 2 of 2 free throws.

After two months of running-in, the Heat have determined the time allocation for Wade and James to hold the ball and attack. At the beginning of the game, the Heat will obviously focus on Wade to attack. This is also directly related to the Bulls' current defense on the back line. relation.

Wade, who has been injured, may have a certain speed gap compared to guards of the same level as Rose and Westbrook, but the nickname "The Flash" is not for nothing. Even Wade, who has an old knee disease, can definitely rank first in speed. In the first echelon of defenders in the league, Billups cannot keep up with the old guard. Even if Danny Green is replaced, it will still be difficult.

Green is very effective in guarding against shooting-oriented defenders like Kobe, but he is not so effective in preventing ball-holding breakthroughs. He can only rely on the inside of Garnett and Gasol to help defend.

Relying on Wade's continuous and stable output, the Heat started the game on a par with the Bulls.

In the first quarter, Wade, who made 7 of 4 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scored 10 points, and Wang Chong, who also scored 8 points in the first quarter, made 4 of 4 shots and 2 of 10 three-pointers. , the Bulls and Heat also tied at 24:24 in the first quarter, which was neck and neck.

In the second quarter of the game, the Heat began to switch to James as the main attacker. In terms of playing styles, James and Wade are actually very similar. They both focus on breaking through with the ball and attacking the basket. The difference is that Wade's breakthrough is more focused on speed, while James' breakthrough is more focused on speed. While maximizing his strength, he also maintains speed and explosiveness that is not inferior to that of a defender.

Of course, because James' previously unique skill in the league, the Crab Walk, was blocked by the referee, his breakthrough lethality has been much weakened compared to the Cavaliers. In the past two months, James has gradually adapted to how to break through on the court. Don't walk sometimes.

With James and Way performing well, the Heat performed extremely well in the first half, trailing by only one point 47:48 at halftime. It was completely different from the one-sided blowout by the Bulls in the opening game of the new season.

Even Wang Chong has to admit that the combination of James and Wei is indeed the most powerful offensive partnership in the league today, even stronger than the combination of Wang Chong + Curry, although the main reason is that Curry has not yet grown into Curry. sky.

The Bulls' defensive arrangements in this game were very good. Garnett and Gasol also worked very hard to defend, but James and Way were really difficult to guard. Their defensive level was by no means lower than Wang Chong. I think To defeat the Heat, we still have to rely on offense and team strength.

The Heat's advantages are obvious. The Big Three have super personal abilities, but their shortcomings are equally clear. Apart from the Big Three, the team cannot find a single decent player.

At least this is definitely the case in the first year of the Big Three. Regardless of the fact that the Heat have Haslem, Chalmers, Big Z, Mike Miller and other players, these people simply do not have the ability or have passed the period of being able to stand alone. .

When playing against the Heat, the team with the superior overall team strength will take advantage. This advantage will gradually be reflected in the second half of the game.

Although the Heat's Big Three can continue to maintain a high offensive output, other Heat players have clearly begun to fail.

The first thing that went wrong was the inside line. Big Z was limited by his physical fitness and old injuries, so he did not play much time. His replacement was blue-collar center Joel Anthony, who was only 2 meters tall. As a blue-collar center inside, he is actually not qualified because he can't even do the dirty work.

Throughout his 10-year career, Joel Anthony played 490 games, including 110 starts. However, his career averages were only 2.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. Even most guards averaged more rebounds than him. An inside center is higher, so you can imagine what his level is.

The Heat really have no choice. With the Big Three occupying a large amount of salary space, they have almost no candidates to choose from, so they can only bite the bullet and continue to use him.

During the four years of the Heat's Big Three, the team successively signed Big Z, Turiaf, Birdman Anderson and even the 07 No. pick Greg Oden, just to make up for the team's biggest shortcoming, but unfortunately it backfired. , the player most suitable for the center position of the Heat in four years is actually Chris Bosh, who is known as the Taoist Master.

It is said that the Heat are another pioneer after the Suns in the small ball era. Unlike the Suns, who only attack but not defend, the Heat's small ball lineup presses fiercely throughout the game, taking full advantage of their mobility and becoming more successful.

But in fact, the Heat themselves don't want to do this. They really can't find anyone inside, so they can only put Bosh at the center position. In order to make up for Bosh's weakness in the center position, they can only keep speeding up to cover up the situation. The defect of insufficient inside strength.

Unexpectedly, the Heat unexpectedly discovered that this high-pressure full-court press and fast-break counterattack were really easy to use. At least most teams in the league were helpless when encountering this move.

The Heat's outside pressing of Wade + James + Battier is too fierce, and it is very easy to cause the opponent to make mistakes. Once a mistake occurs, a fast break counterattack is formed. With the Heat's thunderous offense, few teams can do it. Can catch up.

Not only did they make mistakes, but even if they missed offensive shots and were grabbed defensive rebounds, the Heat often staged football quarterback-style long passes and fast breaks, which were quite sharp.

The classic Janeway connection was born under this circumstance.

But this is both an advantage and a weakness of the Heat. The reason why it is so difficult for the Heat to beat the Spurs is directly related to the fact that the Spurs have Duncan guarding the basket.

Even though Duncan no longer has the dominance he had at his peak at the end of his career, even an old Stone Buddha can still have full intimidation power as long as he punches in the penalty area.

In the 12-13 season when he lost in the tiebreaker, Duncan averaged 18.9 points, 12 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in the finals and dominated the penalty area. At the same time, he beat Bosh to only 11.9 points and 8.9 rebounds. Unfortunately, with the victory already in hand, he was defeated by Ray Allen. That fate-changing three-pointer took away luck, and they lost the finals.

But in the following 13-14 season, the Spurs made a comeback again. At this time, Duncan's competitive state further declined, but he still averaged a double-double of 15+10 in the finals, while guarding Bosh to 14 points and 5 rebounds, 4: 1 won the championship with absolute overwhelming power.

It is no exaggeration to say that although the Spurs are a team-oriented team, if Duncan is replaced by other inside players, they may not be able to beat the Heat.

The current Heat have not yet fully figured out a tactical style that suits them, but their weaknesses are exactly the same as those of the Heat that won two consecutive championships. When Gasol and Garnett began to exert force in the Bulls penalty area, the Heat began to be unable to support them. live.

Especially Gasol. After signing a big contract, he was already very high-spirited and had the best season of his career. He averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists per game, not to mention that his opponent was Joel Anthony. The little Karami who hit him will naturally hit hard! (End of chapter)