Chapter 318: It's really a narrow road
"Don't underestimate the No. 1 of the Knicks. It was a fluke for you to win before. That kid has just finished his winning streak and hasn't adjusted to his state. He is on the right track these days. That kid's scoring ability is beyond your imagination. Dwayne!"
Wade thought of the text message Anthony sent him. Anthony is a very proud guy. He would never easily use words like "careful" and "beyond imagination" to describe a player in private, let alone being in the same position as him. Players in the position, even James does not have this honor.
It can be seen that Anthony, known as the "offensive kaleidoscope", can be described as a player beyond imagination, and he can't find one or two players in the entire league.
At the same time, I also thought of the last two games of the Knicks, as well as Lian Dao's 74+ game and 59+ game. Not only did I take a breath in my heart, but I seemed to ignore the most important person in the Knicks.
Then he shook his head again, trying to ignore all the messy thoughts in his head.
He didn't continue to think about it, but decided to launch a fierce attack in the second quarter, and he had to tie the score at the end of the first half. The performance of pulling the hips in the first quarter also filled Wade with a sense of responsibility.
He also wanted to redeem his mistake in the first quarter with his own hands.
The second quarter started soon. The Heat started to make substitutions. The first one to be replaced was Big Z, who was already out of breath after playing the first quarter. However, the person they replaced was Mike Miller, a striker. Guard swingman.
Originally, they had another player available in the fourth position, that is, Udonis Haslem, who chose to cut his salary this summer, and Haslem was even said by Pat Larry in a later interview: "As long as Ha Slem is willing to play for the Heat as long as he wants!"
And this year Haslem also cut his salary by 14 million US dollars and chose to stay on the team. This is definitely good news for the Heat's poor insiders.
The undrafted Haslem, who has spent his career in Miami, has also become the soul of the Heat in later generations.
However, Haslem was injured in the previous game against the Grizzlies. The news released by the Heat before was that Haslem will miss the game for five months. After the first round of the game.
Haslem's injury is once again making the Heat's weak inside worse.
Mike Miller is a tall top shooter with a standard and quick shooting posture; he rarely breaks through and draws fouls, and passes the ball reluctantly; after his athletic ability continues to deteriorate, his defense has also become poor and lacks basic speed.
The most important thing is that Mike Miller is a swingman, so Bosh came to the fifth position.
They really have no one to use inside, you can't expect the big Z to play for a long time, then there is only one Joe Anthony who can't handle the job at the fifth position, it is better to let Bosh come than let Joe Anthony be blown up to number five.
Bosh came to the fifth position, then James needs to be postponed to the fourth position.
This substitution also changed the situation on the court a lot.
James playing the fourth position means that he will go to the inside to fight against the muscular monster Millsap.
If he continues to defend Lian Dao, then Millsap, a versatile player, will basically be empty.
James defends Millsap, so who will defend Lian Dao?
Leave it to Mike Miller, the slow-moving shooter?
It is estimated that Mike Miller will be smashed into a sieve by Lian Dao throughout the second quarter.
So Wade could only grab Mike Miller and said, "Go and defend Tony Allen at position 2, and give me the sickle!"
Wade played against Lian Dao last season, and he also defended Lian Dao last season. He knew Lian Dao's strength clearly, and he also knew that letting Mike Miller defend Lian Dao was purely giving food.
In the second quarter, on the Heat's first offense, Wade used Bosh's screen to break through to the basket!
Now that his desire to score has come up, he doesn't seek cooperation from James anymore.
This time, Tony Allen failed to keep up with Wade's footsteps for the first time, and was a little slower. He could only watch Wade perform the classic stray step, and once again passed Millsap's defense and scored a layup.
32:20!
"For the Heat, Dwyane took the lead. His breakthrough was very resolute. He no longer hesitated before making a sudden pass like he did in the first quarter!"
Wade's scoring in the second quarter also inspired the enthusiasm of the fans on the scene, and the frustrated Heat fans also gave warm cheers to Wade at this time.
Lian Dao thought that Haslem's injury would allow him to face a soft persimmon in the second quarter, but he didn't expect that it was not Mike Miller who defended him in the second quarter, but the big-cheeked Wade.
Although Wade is not as tall as Lian Dao, his wingspan and strength are very good, and he was also selected to the second team of the best team three times. For players who are often selected to the best defensive team, height is definitely not the reason to limit their defensive ability.
Lian Dao experienced Wade's defensive ability last season. Although Wade is not as fast as the previous Flash after the serious injury, his defensive anticipation, defensive positioning and defensive attitude are all top in the league. Rice caused a lot of trouble.
It's really a narrow road!
The Knicks attacked, and Holiday passed the ball again when Lian Dao ran out of space, but Wade hurriedly followed his footsteps and did not give Lian Dao any room to shoot.
Lian Dao dribbled the ball with heavy shoulders, and after pushing Wade for a while, he found that Wade was very tough this time. Although he took a step back, he immediately stepped forward to follow Lian Dao's footsteps again.
So after changing directions continuously, Lian Dao shook Wade's defensive center of gravity, then suddenly accelerated, and after passing Wade, he immediately joined the ball and strode inside.
When James saw Lian Dao going inside, he moved towards Lian Dao to defend, but part of his attention was still on Millsap.
At this time, Lian Dao directly made a layup, and James also completely gave up Millsap and rushed towards Lian Dao.
Lian Dao immediately changed to a layup and passed the ball to Millsap near the free throw line.
It's a pity that Millsap's shot was a step slower, and Bosh noticed it, and he made up the defense in time, and Millsap also missed the shot under Bosh's interference.
James gets the rebound and then goes straight to Wade with a long pass!
The Knicks have long been on guard against this move, and Tony Allen's quick play early is to guard against the Heat's long pass and fast break.
But Wade, who had already held the ball and made a breakthrough, was not afraid of confrontation, and directly used his body to resist Tony Allen to the basket, forcing a layup and scoring.
It is impossible for Wade, who wants to score with all his heart, to be absolutely restrained!
"Dwyane scored consecutively from the beginning of the second quarter! It seems that Dwyane is going to fire all the way in the second quarter. And the Heat also chased the score to 10 points!"
When Mike Brin saw Wade launch a counterattack, he couldn't help clapping his hands. What's the point of unilateral crushing? The offense and defense of the game will attract attention Lian Dao can't help but shake his head, every time The first time he played against the Heat, Lian Dao always felt that for a few rounds, this big cheek seemed to have returned to the "Flash" back then!
The Knicks are in a difficult situation now, and Lian Dao knows that he must stand up and score by himself now!
Lian Dao is the core of the Knicks. As long as he can stand up and score and stabilize the situation, the Knicks will not collapse.
Lian Dao also took over the Knicks' offense this time, and he took the initiative to ask Holiday for the ball.
When Lian Dao asked for the ball, everyone in the Knicks knew what he was going to do.
Therefore, after Holiday passed the ball to Lian Dao, he took the initiative to move to help Lian Dao open up space.
Seeing Lian Dao's posture, Wade also set up a defensive position to meet Lian Dao's attack.
Lian Dao held the ball, this time he did not choose to break through with speed, but chose an offensive method that is not often used, post-up singles!
He took the initiative to rely on Wade with his back, and then continued to exert force and began to sit.
Wade supported Lian Dao's waist with one hand, making it difficult for Lian Dao to exert strength, and then moved his weight forward, supporting Lian Dao's back, preventing him from pushing forward.
In the end, Lian Dao suddenly turned around and made a breakthrough, directly passing Wade by a position.
Wade was taken aback, but did not give up on defense.
Lian Dao went to the inside, Wade desperately chased back. At the same time, James is also close to the basket, always ready to make up the defense.
However, Lian Dao suddenly slammed on the brakes, and then raised the basketball as if to shoot!
James and Wade rushed towards Lian Dao at the same time.
However, after the two jumped up, they found out, why didn't they find Lian Dao?
Lian Dao is still on the floor, it was just a fake shot by Lian Dao before.
After flying the two, Lian Dao also scored an easy layup.