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Chapter 67 Repeated Records

This time, Zhang Chen finally surpassed Eddie Jones in the number of All-Star votes, ranking second among the guards in the Eastern Conference, and the gap has been widened, which made him feel relieved.

Back then, he would vote for every All-Star, and now it's his turn to have a chance. Of course, he hopes to be the starter of the All-Star, which is the proof of his popularity.

The proof of strength depends on the championship, and the proof of popularity depends on the All-Stars. This is what he has always thought.

The Heat are still at home in the next three games, and it is very appropriate to start a new home at this time, both in terms of time and schedule.

The second team to visit American Airlines is the Vancouver Grizzlies. This team has a mediocre record, but in fact the main lineup is very good, the internal and external firepower is relatively balanced, and the players are very young, because their football market is more It is difficult to keep a famous player after a rookie contract.

Shareef-Abdul-Rahim, the third pick of the 96 golden generation, 20+10 power forward, Osaila Harrington, also a 96 show, close to 15+7 center, last season rookie Mike Bibby , a point guard close to the 15+10 level, also last season's rookie Michael Dixon, after coming to the Grizzlies, he also averaged nearly 20 points per game.

Facing the outbreak of the youth army, the Heat, who had just lost their bench generals, lost 87:91.

On the 7th, the Heat ushered in the Houston Rockets again. At this time, the Rockets were very different from the Rockets last season. Pippen went to the Trail Blazers. Barkley was injured at the beginning of the season, and then Olajuwon was also injured. Yes, the Rockets were powerful in the West in the 90s, and they will suddenly cross in the new century.

The current Rockets are this year's rookie Steve Francis and last year's rookie Cutino Mobley, two league rookies forming the "Two Guns" era.

Even though this year's No. [-] player said he would challenge Zhang Chen before the game, Zhang Chen didn't take it to heart at all. Unlike the Grizzlies' well-equipped youth team, the Rockets had to send in due to aging players and injuries. Young people, the strength gap between the two teams is obvious.

Without Olajuwon or Barkley, the insider Mourning can get anything he wants, and the Heat also easily won the victory 111 to 98.

I don't know if it's because of not adapting to the new home court or not adapting to the current lack of rotation. Anyway, the Heat's state has been ups and downs and very unstable during this period of time.

The head coach Pat Riley did not ask the team to go all out to win, but constantly let the players adjust their status. The team did not have a useful guard on the bench, which also gave him a headache, especially now that he had to consider What to do without these people, whether to solve it through trades, or to dig from the bench.

On the 9th, the Heat lost to the Nets led by Marbury and Van Horn. Although the Nets have improved this season, it is not normal to lose to them.

Starting from the 12th, the Heat will win another four road trips in the West. If it weren't for the unstable records of other teams during this period, the Heat might fall out of the fourth place in the East.

In the first game of the Western Conference road trip, the Heat defeated the Timberwolves 116:106.

But for the second time, they lost to the Jazz 83:93. With a disorganized lineup, Pat Riley didn't dare to let the players fight like that anymore, otherwise it wouldn't be worthwhile to get injured.

What he now asks of the players is to win the game that should be won.

On the second day, they won the game they should have won. The Nuggets led by McDyess were preparing to trade together. The Heat won the back-to-back games 92 to 87.

The fourth opponent of the Western Conference road trip is the Grizzlies. According to the strength, this is also the game that should be won.

What's more, to Zhang Chen's displeasure, Dixon jumped out again, "Zhang Chen isn't very good either, he just played on a good team, I don't think his strength has really reached a very high level, I think Much stronger than last season, just like the last game, I was able to beat him and win."

Shit, the Grizzlies won the last game well, but that guy beat him like this again.

But this also shows that his current status is enviable, especially young players, just like Francis said before that he would challenge him, as long as he continues to grow, there will be more and more such things.

He didn't care much about Dixon's remarks, but this game must be won.

As the defending champion, why can't a team like the Grizzlies win consecutive games? Even if they lose two generals, the depth of the lineup is not comparable to a team like the Grizzlies.

In addition to the depth of the lineup, another weakness of the Grizzlies is that their defense is very average.

But they still have a set of offenses. If they are successfully connected by their inside and outside lines, there will still be some troubles. Therefore, the defensive task of the Heat in this kind of game is to separate their inside and outside lines and let them separate. for war.

The heaviest defensive tasks are of course Zhang Chen and PJ-Brown, who defend the opponent's first scoring point on the outside and inside respectively.

"Coach don't worry, others don't know, that guy Dixon will definitely not be able to contribute much to the Grizzlies in this game." Zhang Chen said with a relaxed smile. With a small body without improvement, he can make the opponent lie down tired.

"I won't fall behind either, and Raheem won't be able to score so easily." P-J-Brown also promised, but due to the poor defensive effect in the last game, his words were a little lacking in confidence.

Now the number of good centers in the league is decreasing, but powerful power forwards are emerging one after another. P-J-Brown is basically the object of perennial abuse in the Heat. Even last season, he was a defensive second team. But against many opponents who are not lacking in technical strength, he is still a little worse.

However, his advantage is that he is very resilient, and he will continue to defend conscientiously when he is abused. This is also a guarantee that Mourning can devote a lot of energy to offense.

From a defensive point of view, the Heat's inside combination can definitely rank among the top three in the league.

Sitting at home, the Grizzlies players are still very confident. After all, the Heat at this time are the weakest since the start of the game, but as soon as the game started, they immediately realized that this is not an easy task.

Facing Zhang Chen's close pressing, Dixon directly made a mistake.

Zhang Chen is too lazy to talk trash. He has been playing in the NBA for more than a year, and he has seen many strong people. With obvious weaknesses like Dixon, he doesn't even bother to talk trash.

However, this does not mean that he will reduce the intensity of defense. Doing things like abuse of vegetables often makes him happy physically and mentally. During the offense, he directly turns into a bulldozer, carrying the opponent to the edge of the three-second zone and hitting a jumper. This is offense and defense. The explosion at both ends.

Seeing that his teammates were not strong enough, Mike Bibby increased his efforts alone. Anthony Carter really couldn't defend the opponent, but he was somewhat similar to P-J-Brown on the inside. Even if he couldn't defend, he would work harder to defend. Standing out from undrafted players is not a matter of luck.

Hard work, and a good attitude, are very popular qualities in professional basketball.

Both Bibby and Raheem's hands were pretty good, and the score was still stalemate for the time being, but they didn't notice that when they were attacking, the chances for others were getting less and less.

Of course, it doesn't matter even if you notice it, it is very difficult to break this situation.

"Impossible, how could I be guarded to death." Dixon began to ask for the ball more actively.

Facing the college teammate, Mike Bibby still managed to get the ball into the opponent's hands.

Dixon chose to dribble from outside the three-point line this time and use his speed to make a breakthrough. The frontal breakthrough is his tried and tested scoring method.

It’s fast, but it’s like it’s impossible to pass him. Zhang Chen keeps his arms open and keeps in front of the opponent. His various values ​​are already very good. Even if he is not in the state of absolute control, he can already Destroy most players at the same position in the league on both ends of the floor.

Dixon was still unable to break through Zhang Chen's defense. Looking at the ever-decreasing attack time, he lost patience and tried his luck to forcefully pull up the shot.

The figure in front of him jumped up instantly, and it was another big hat.

Dixon was a little confused. The opponent slapped his shot without any tricks, which made him tremble a little. Although he didn't want to admit it, the gap between him and the opponent seemed to be bigger, even when he thought he had improved. In many cases.

Under such circumstances, Dixon lost the courage to continue confronting Zhang Chen.

As for Raheem, in order to increase the number of mobile phones to make the team bite the score, the attacking point moves further and further. He has this ability, but the shooting rate has also been affected to a certain extent.

In this game, the Heat have been suppressing their opponents.

This is the case even when the lineup is rotated. Although the Heat's bench lacks a little firepower, it is definitely not lacking in defensive ability. It is not a problem to deal with a team that is extremely lacking in bench firepower like the Grizzlies.

In the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies replaced the main force in advance to counterattack, and the Heat did not worry at all. They waited until the rest time for the main lineup to replace them normally.

Being able to control the situation as soon as you play is the demeanor of a strong team.

At 94:83, the Heat achieved three wins and one loss in their trip to the West, which should be considered an acceptable result.

Outside of the arena, Zhang Chen was a little complacent as he watched his scores getting higher and higher in the All-Star voting. Whether he would surpass Vince Carter to become the All-Star vote leader, this thought occasionally crossed his mind.

This is not pure obscenity. Although Heat's performance during this period is not very good, his votes have risen very quickly. It is conceivable that he has received strong support from the other side of the ocean.

Moreover, he thinks he has this kind of strength.

But as Carter officially announced his participation in the slam dunk contest, his votes rose all the way.

No way, fans have very high expectations for Carter's rim-ravaging style of play, and the All-Stars also need players like him.

(End of this chapter)