king of defenders

Chapter 824 Sudden Injury

Four fouls!
Zeller has already fouled four times. He looked at the sidelines depressedly. The Hornets coach sighed helplessly, called a timeout, replaced Zeller, and let the teenager Wood come on.

For the Hornets, Zeller's four fouls are definitely worse. The already weak inside has become even weaker. How can they play against the Heat?
At this time, the point difference has reached more than 21 points, [-] points to be precise.

Before the end of the first half, the Hornets trailed by as much as 21 points.

This game makes people feel desperate, especially listening to the enthusiastic cheers of the home fans, every Hornets player is very depressed, this game is different from what they originally expected.

"It doesn't matter, the first half is not over yet, there is still enough time, we will definitely be able to reverse."

As a head coach, Hornets coach Steve Clifford, although equally pessimistic in his heart, still put on a calm look, cheering his players on and boosting their morale.

The effect is not good, some players have no fighting spirit.

However, there are exceptions. Walker’s eyes are still bright, he has not given up, and he is still looking forward to victory. Even though he is behind by as much as 21 points at this time, what Coach Steve Clifford said is not wrong. It's not over yet, there is still plenty of time, and it may not be impossible to reverse.

The pause ends soon.

The Heat also made personnel adjustments, leading by 21 points. Spoelstra replaced Wade and Meng Yundu with Lu Wei and Johnson. Whiteside and Monroe remained on the court. Zeller will inevitably be replaced, and the Hornets' inside line will become a big hole. We must seize this opportunity and kill the Hornets in one fell swoop.

Spoelstra agrees with Meng Yun and Wade's ideas. They need a victory, and it must be a big victory, so that the players can regain their confidence and challenge the Cavaliers.

The timeout ends and the players return to the field.

Meng Yun and Wade sat on the sidelines and chatted relaxedly. It is not a big problem to win today's game, it only depends on how much they win. Judging from the current situation, winning by [-] points does not seem to be too difficult.

But soon the situation changed.

Walker exploded.

Walker made consecutive singles hits, three-pointers, mid-range shots, and breakthrough layups. But in a short while, he made 4 of 3 shots and scored 7 points, narrowing the point difference to less than [-] points. Even the fighting spirit of the other Hornets players seemed to be defeated. activated.

"I didn't expect this guy to explode." Wade looked up at the timer. "There are more than two minutes left in this quarter. The coach probably won't let us go. After all, we still have an absolute advantage inside."

"Yeah." Meng Yun agreed. It was just Walker's sudden explosion just now, which was very abrupt, and his shooting percentage was very high. He made 4 of 3 shots. Before the Heat could react, the point difference was narrowed to within ten.

Of course, there is still a difference of more than ten points, and it is not reduced to less than ten points. If it is really reduced to less than ten points, Coach Spoelstra will be nervous.

As for now, not yet.

"Offensive, we want to attack and score." Spoelstra rushed to the court and gestured, "Play inside, Whiteside, Monroe, attack!"

Whiteside and Monroe agreed and strengthened the inside offense.

Whiteside took the ball and singled out the teenager Wood, pushed Wood against the inside, and observed the defender's situation, but no one came to help him. He smiled secretly, pushed Wood again, and then turned around halfway to play. board hit.

This goal stabilized the Heat. Walker frowned slightly, but said nothing. After all, Wood is still a young player under 22 years old, and he usually has very little playing time. If it weren't for the special situation today, he would not have played like this. For a long time, with his strength, it is indeed difficult to guard Whiteside, even if Whiteside is good at defense, not scoring.

The Hornets counterattacked, and Walker made another three-pointer and hit again.

The Hornets players next to him jumped up excitedly. This was a completely heroic performance. They made 5 of 4 shots and scored 10 points in a row. It was really scary!

Even the head coach of the Hornets changed his face and raised his eyebrows. Maybe there is a chance to come back. Now the point difference has narrowed to 15 points, which is not a lot.

Heat attack.

The ball was given to Whiteside again, and Wood's face was gloomy. When he met Whiteside, he immediately felt a huge force hit him, which hurt his chest and was greatly hurt.

"Asshole." Wood felt that Whiteside was deliberately humiliating himself. Otherwise, why did he always target himself and single him out?

Moreover, with Walker's performance, the point difference should have been smaller. Wood felt that they even had a chance to reduce the point difference to less than ten before the end of the first half, but they were destroyed by Whitesey.

Whiteside made it clear that he wants to play singles again. He is not Meng Yun, nor Wade. In fact, his skills are very simple. It is difficult for other players to play like this, so he just bullied Wood.

The Hornets are not good at assisting in defense, and if they assist in defending outsiders, they will miss people. Lu Wei, Johnson, and Green are all capable of three-pointers. Spoelstra is experienced and has long been prepared.

It was still a slow crush, and Whiteside was not in a hurry. It would be better if the opponent assisted in the defense. He would pass it to Lu Wei when the outside line came to assist the defense, and to Monroe when the inside line came to assist the defense.

Wood couldn't stand it anymore, and staggered back, his face becoming more and more gloomy.

At this time, Whiteside was already in the low position, arched his butt, and suddenly turned around with the ball, which surprised the fans. Whiteside could also make such a dexterous movement. Wood was also surprised and failed to react. After being passed directly by Whiteside, only the basket remained in front of him. Whiteside hugged the ball and jumped up, ready to dunk with both hands.

"Not good." Meng Yun's eyelids trembled.

"Be careful." Wade stood up abruptly.

The fans in the auditorium exclaimed, and someone covered their mouths.

Whiteside only felt a strong attack, and his body lost his balance. He wanted to grab something, but there was nothing, and he fell sideways from the air, hitting the floor heavily, with a loud bang. ring.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Lu Wei, Johnson, and Green had already pounced on it. Green pushed Wood away angrily, and cursed: "You bitch."

Walker and others also rushed forward and protected Wood.

Meng Yun and Wade were a little slower. When they rushed to the field, Wood was already guarded by Walker and others. Meng Yun gave Wood a cold look, then squatted down, and asked Whiteside: "How do you feel?"

Whiteside's face was full of pain, and he covered his waist with one hand, unable to speak.

Green, Johnson, Lu Wei, and Monroe were still pushing and shoving with the Hornets. There was an uproar in the auditorium, and the entire arena was a little chaotic.

Everything happened so fast.

(End of this chapter)