Legendary star

Chapter 502 A Different Opening
At 2003:11 p.m. on November 28, 8, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, the match between the Heat and the Pacers for the No. [-] spot in the Eastern Conference was about to begin. The Heat played the best start in team history this season, and even the attendance of the American Airlines Arena has become hot, and today's game is even more difficult to find.

The game hasn't started yet. The two commentators for today's game, Michaels and Magic Johnson, are talking and laughing at the commentary booth on the sidelines.Due to the high level of attention in today's game, ABC originally planned to invite another special guest, but after much deliberation, they couldn't find a good candidate. The Heat are a young team. For a new team that has only been in the league for more than a dozen seasons, the Heat's team history has not had a famous star that can be played. There are two retired jerseys hanging above the American Airlines Arena. One of them belonged to the famous NFL star Dan Marino. It can also be seen how lacking the history and honor of the Heat in this league. As a last resort, ABC had to give up the plan to invite special guests. After all, this is the heat. At home, it would be too unreasonable to invite a Pacers star here to participate in the commentary of today's game.

"I think Meng needs to change his style of play in today's game. Although Meng's scoring average is still close to 30 points per game, whether it is the number of shots or his scoring average, he is very far from last season. An obvious decline. Although Meng Xu began to shift his energy to organizing the team, it is a very beneficial thing for the Pacers and Meng Xu's teammates, but the Pacers' opponents today, the Heat and O'Neal, have O'Neal Sitting on the inside, Jermaine O'Neal's performance will definitely be limited, so in today's game, if the Pacers want to win, they must change their style of play."

Seeing Meng Xu walking out of the player tunnel waving his arms amidst the boos all over the sky in the American League Arena, Michaels laughed and said for a while, then shook his head, today's game is for the Pacers, Obviously, it is very unfavorable. Although Meng Xu's core position has not been shaken in the slightest after Rick Carlisle took office, Jermaine O'Neal is taking more and more responsibilities in the Pacers' existing system. Important, and Jermaine O'Neal is also a direct beneficiary of Meng Xu's reduction in the number of shots.Although Jermaine O'Neal is now the "fifth power forward" in the league, when facing Shaq O'Neal, Jermaine O'Neal still can't take advantage of it.Therefore, if in today's game, Jermaine O'Neal cannot play his due role when facing O'Neal, then it will be difficult for the Pacers' tactical system to function effectively.

"Haha, Al, don't you think you think too much? Rick is a very professional head coach. He must be able to consider the issues you mentioned."

Today's game, whether it is for the Pacers or the Heat, is undoubtedly a very critical game, but for the Pacers now, their starting lineup is basically unable to make any changes. Tombo and Jermaine O'Neal, small forward James Posey, shooting guard Reggie Miller, point guard Meng Xu, if nothing else, the Pacers' current starting lineup will definitely last until the end of this season, because For the current Pacers, this is basically the strongest and most reasonable lineup.

As for the Heat, the starting lineup has not changed much. After O'Neal joined the Heat, under the guidance of Stan Van Gundy, the Heat have always played a large and small lineup with O'Neal as the core. One is enough to ensure that the Heat's insiders will not be at a disadvantage when facing all teams in the league. At the same time, with the increasing use of three-point tactics, plus O'Neal's huge deterrence and restraint at the basket This means that the Heat's outside players will be liberated to the greatest extent, but it is a little embarrassing that the Heat currently do not have a few qualified three-point shooters. As of now, the overall three-point shooting rate of the team is only 33%. , If the Heat's three-point shooting ability is better, the Heat's overall strength will definitely be greatly enhanced.

In this jump ball, there is still no suspense. Jermaine O'Neal continued the glorious history of the past, once again defeated O'Neal in the jump ball, and won the ball for the Pacers' first offense. Or due to the departure of many main players, the team lineup has undergone a lot of changes this season. The shortest among the five starting players is Reggie Miller at 1 meters. , Therefore, the current Pacers have lost the style of the "Indiana Athletics Team". Although the tactics of pick-and-roll and breakaway points have not changed much, the Pacers' overall advancement rhythm has become slower and slower. .

"Al, how about it, your worries are completely unnecessary!" After Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal cooperated with the pick-and-roll after the opening, Jermaine O'Neal hit a mid-range shot near the free throw line, Magic Johnson also expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of the Pacers after the opening. Although Jermaine O'Neal is not O'Neal's opponent, O'Neal and the current Heat also have their own goals, that is, the pick-and-roll, the Pacers In the current tactical system, Jermaine O'Neal's pick-and-roll for Meng Xu has become the norm, and the Heat's current lineup, O'Neal can't defend at all, and Haslem can't defend at all because of his height and game experience. The Pacers' pick-and-roll, not to mention that after Jermaine O'Neal and Meng Xu completed the pick-and-roll, the height difference between Jermaine O'Neal's Damon Jones and Jermaine O'Neal's is more than 20 centimeters. The shot over Jones' head is completely undefendable.

Offensive and defensive transition, when it was the Heat's turn to attack, Damon Jones, as the Heat's point guard, did not have any intention to organize an offense, but handed the basketball to Dwyane Wade after dribbling through the half court , while he himself ran towards the designated location.Although Dwyane Wade is still only a first-year rookie, Dwyane Wade has won the trust of Heat coach Stan Van Gundy through his outstanding performance after the start of the new season. After one game, he became the core of the Heat's outside line. Although the Heat's current style of play does not require too much organization and offense from outside players, Wade, who has just played more than a dozen professional games, can With the Heat gaining such a status, it can also be seen that Stan Van Gundy attaches great importance to Wade.

Dwyane Wade, after breaking free of Reggie Miller through a screen with Haslem, handed the ball to O'Neal, who was tangling with Dikembe Mutombo at the rim, though Dwyane Wade has other offensive options at this time, but the Heat's current tactics are like this. For any offense, the basketball must be handed over to O'Neal first, and O'Neal can choose whether to play alone or pass out.

After receiving the ball, O'Neal was immediately double-teamed by Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo. After being double-teamed, O'Neal obviously hesitated. After all, in the finals of last season, the Pacers always None of them have double-teamed O'Neal, and today is just a regular season, and the Pacers even started to double-team O'Neal.

Faced with the double-teaming of the Pacers' two big insiders, O'Neal did not pass the basketball to the unguarded Haslem, but put Mutombo on his back and blocked Jermaine O'Neal with one arm , Wanting to turn around forcefully under the double-teaming of Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo.

"Shaq, be careful!" Just when O'Neal took two steps towards the basket against Mutombo, and turned towards the opposite defense line of Jermaine O'Neal who double-teamed himself, he was about to use the hook to hold the basketball in his hand When the shot was made, O'Neal heard Eddie Jones yelling behind him.

Just when the basketball thrown by O'Neal was about to fly over Mutombo's head, Meng Xu, who was flying over from nowhere, slapped the basketball directly. Rao O'Neal was a little confused at the moment , his hook shot was blocked by Meng Xu

At this moment, not only O'Neal, but also those fans in the center who were cheering for O'Neal just now, also stopped shouting. They would never have thought that O'Neal's first attack after the opening would be in such a way It ended, but what shocked them even more was yet to come.

The basketball shot by Meng Xu didn't fly very far, and it was picked up by the unguarded Haslem. Taking advantage of the smooth road in front of him, Haslem who picked up the basketball directly rushed towards the basket , it was clear Haslem wanted a dunk to give the Pacers an hors d'oeuvres.However, when Haslem took two steps, jumped less than three meters away from the basket, held the basketball high with one hand, and gliding towards the basket, Meng Xu, who had just completed the block on O'Neal , quickly adjusted his body posture and position, and jumped up facing Haslem.

Although Haslem's position on the field is a power forward, as an insider, Haslem obviously does not meet the standard in terms of weight and height. Haslem, who is officially 2 meters tall, stands with Meng Xu , obviously a little shorter than Meng Xu, and Haslem's weight is only a little over 03 kilograms. Therefore, although Haslem rushed towards Meng Xu without hesitation, when the two collided in the air, haha Slem could feel the huge gap between himself and Meng Xu. The moment he collided with Meng Xu in the air, Haslem lost his balance. With the sound of something being shot and the pain from his wrist at the same time, Haslem knew that his dunk was blocked by Meng Xu.

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