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Chapter 66

Facing the Bucks again, the Heat did not make any targeted adjustments.

Just like last time, they were still shot to death by the "Three Musketeers". Zhang Chen felt a little regretful. Pat Riley gave the substitute more playing time, obviously accumulating energy.

Because the Heat have two very important games right away, and after the Jazz fought hard, Pat Riley hopes that the team's main players will adjust to a good state.

On December 12, the Heat faced the challenge of the Minnesota Timberwolves at home. This was the last and first game in this old arena. The head coach gave an order that they could only win but not lose.

The new century is approaching, and many teams have opened new home stadiums.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers will jointly use the new home Staples Center, the Denver Nuggets will open the new home Pepsi Center, the Indiana Pacers will open the new home Banks Life Arena, the Atlanta Hawks will open the new home Philips Arena, and the Heat The team, since January 2000, will play at their new home, the American Airlines Arena.

Therefore, they hope that the last game at the old home will end with a victory, and they also hope that the first game at the new home will start with a victory.

Before the start of the game, the Heat held a ceremony to thank the fans, and the atmosphere in the stadium was very warm.

"This feeling is really good." Zhang Chen is the first time to participate in this kind of ceremony, although he has not played here for a long time, but under this atmosphere, watching the review clip on the upper screen, he is full of heart, almost cry.

"Man, the coach talked to me. We can create a dynasty in the new stadium, a new home court, a new dynasty..." Mourning is very excited. He is at the peak of his career and has great ambitions. .

The Timberwolves are stronger this season. Kevin Garnett has been growing. The trade late last season gave their team a good chemistry. Two-time All-Star point guard Terrell Brown Langton can make Garnett play more comfortably. This year's rookie Wally Szczerbiak has also integrated into the team very well, playing well in the main position.

In order to ensure victory, the Heat's strategy in this game is similar to that of the Jazz, that is, to pinch Garnett, who is also the team's top scorer and also has a wide range of activities, but the difference is that it must not be like Stoke. Just like Terrell Blanton.

Rookie Anthony Carter will defend Terrell Brandon in the halfcourt, Marsh will take care of rookie Szczerbiak, and PJ Brown and Zhang Chen will naturally flank Garnett.

But because the Timberwolves play differently from the Jazz, there won't be so many pick-and-rolls, and Garnett's strength and confrontation ability are far less powerful than Malone, so this pincer attack should be easier, because Garnett is stronger. Mobility is nothing to Zhang Chen.

In the Timberwolves' first attack, Garnett leaned on P-J-Brown to catch the ball, and Zhang Chen rushed over. As a power forward with very comprehensive skills, Garnett has a very good passing ability, but as a For the team's first attack, he still chose to do it by himself. He raised his arms and shot a fadeaway jumper, but the sight was a little off because of physical confrontation.

In the Heat's offense, Mourning hit the opponent's Slovenian center Lahu Nesterovic, but he smashed away and hit the board. This is the NBA, and physical advantages are very important.

The Timberwolves team can be regarded as a balanced configuration inside and outside. Garnett's comprehensive offense and strong defense have also caused headaches for many teams, but the Heat certainly do not belong to this ranks. On the contrary, they are not used to the Heat's defense.

Facing Szczerbiak, who has a relatively simple style of play, Mashburn's defense is enough.

It's just that Anthony Carter at position [-] is at a disadvantage, and Zhang Chen can't take good care of Malik Siri because of flanking Garnett.

However, this cannot be the decisive factor in the game. Amid the tsunami-like cheers of the fans, the Timberwolves' offensive success rate is not high.

"Damn, those two are simply savages." Under the attack of Zhang Chen and P-J-Brown, Garnett made a mistake. Before he went on the court, he was still saying to himself, no matter what ritual the Miami guys are going to perform, As long as he wins, he only now realizes how difficult it is.

"Anthony, that's it. Even fouls can't make them shoot smoothly." Pat Riley clapped his hands next to the court, loudly encouraging the players to defend fiercely, like a villain.

As for Anthony Carter, his performance has been recognized, and he will be the No. [-] starter until Tim Hardaway returns.

In this game, the Heat completely overwhelmed their opponents and controlled the rhythm of the game from the very beginning, winning the game 89:78.

The last game at home in 1999 was over, but the last game of this year was an away game against the Magic on the 30th.

The Magic has undergone major changes this season. After sending away their former hope Anfernee Hardaway, the entire team's starting lineup has changed players, and it has completely entered the stage of reconstruction.

Their current leader is Darrell Armstrong, the team's best sixth man of last season. As a rebuilding team, they did not immediately become fishy. Under Armstrong's leadership, a group of mediocre players worked hard. Fighting every game, they are still in the top eight in the Eastern Conference, which is very admirable.

It should be said that the current Magic is not as weak as it appears on the books. Rookie Corey Maggette performed well, and Ben Wallace, who finally got a chance this season, also demonstrated his defensive ability in the paint.

At the Magic home court, the Heat almost capsized.

With Zhang Chen's attack and defense at the last moment, the Heat still won the last game of the century at 109:106.

The American Airlines Arena is larger than the previous home court, with more advanced facilities. On January 1, it was the first time the Heat played here, and their opponent was still the Magic.

"A new journey is about to start, gentlemen." Pat Riley's enthusiasm is very high. The NBA godfather-level coach still maintains a noble pursuit.

"Don't underestimate the enemy, and don't give them any chances. We must win today's game beautifully. Anthony, you should focus on Armstrong with all your strength. Zhang, you will organize the team's offense in this game."

"No problem coach, we will definitely win." Zhang Chen said confidently. The Magic's inside attack was insufficient, and he cut off part of the opponent's offense from the outside. The Heat had a great advantage.

At the beginning of the game, Mourning made a mid-range shot amid the cheers of the fans. Ben Wallace is one of the few centers who can compete with Mourning in terms of strength, but he is also one of the few centers who are shorter than Mourning, so Mourning can rest assured. turnaround jumper.

Armstrong and immediately hit a throw, but then Zhang Chen returned his color and hit a mid-range shot with a standard posture.

The main lineup of the Heat still has an advantage, and they quickly controlled the rhythm.

But during the rotation, there was a problem. It wasn't that the substitute was not strong enough, but that there was another injury.

This season, the Heat's sixth man, Leonard, the first firepower on the bench, collided with the opponent and fell to the floor of the new stadium in pain.

He was carried out on a stretcher and sent directly to the hospital, and soon came the news that he would be reimbursed for the fractured season.

The human body and the machine are very similar in many ways, only if there is a problem, even if it is repaired, the probability of the problem will increase greatly.

This is the case with Hardaway, and so is Leonard. At the beginning of this season, the team members were all healthy and healthy. I thought it would be a good start, but I didn't expect injuries to come one after another.

After losing Hardaway and losing Leonard, both players averaged double figures per game. Now the main lineup thought there would be no problem with Zhang Chen, Mourning and Mashburn's firepower, but the substitute lineup It really doesn't have much attack power.

The first game of the new home field lost a general, and Pat Riley felt bad instantly.

On the court, because of this situation, the score was overturned at once.

"Coach, let me play. I have sufficient physical strength, and I will share Woshan's efforts." Zhang Chen took the initiative to say to the head coach.

Leonard was injured because of scrambling. He has been working hard during this time. He wants to prove that it is wrong for the Heat not to give him the main position, but it can only be said that it is bad luck.

This is also a part of professional basketball. If you want to get the desire in your heart, you must defeat your opponent, overcome your injury, and defeat yourself. Watching Leonard leave the field, Zhang Chen also secretly alerted himself.

Pat Riley accepted the suggestion and replaced Zhang Chen in advance. He definitely didn't want to lose this game.

"Zhang Chen is very determined to attack. The injury of his teammates made him start the offensive mode."

"Monty Williams obviously has no way to stop him. Zhang Chen, who focuses on offense, can definitely enter the ranks of the league's top scorers."

"The Heat caught up with the score, and Pat Riley also replaced all the main players. It seems that he has made up his mind to reap the victory in advance."

It has to be said that the civilian-oriented Magic team is more tenacious, and there is no such thing as the beauty of adults in competitive sports.

But the Heat's momentum was even worse, and the fans cheered in unison in the stadium.

The momentum opened like a rainbow, Zhang Chen dodged the defense, and the basketball went into the net hollowly.

The first show at the new home court, how can people worry? Driven by Zhang Chen, the Heat played two consecutive small climaxes. By the end of the third quarter, they had already led by 15 points.

In the fourth quarter, the Heat played steadily and did not give their opponents any chance to comeback.

At 111:99, the Heat didn't let the opener slip away.

And after this game, the results of the second round of All-Star voting came out.

(End of this chapter)