494: Did he get faster?
Based on James' previous experience, it won't be too difficult for him to guard Link. You just need to press all the way, maintain a strong confrontation, don't eat feints, and everything will be fine.
Today, however, James failed on the first step. He didn't expect Link to be so fast, so fast that he didn't have time to press closely, and he was completely passed.
Not only James, but the entire Heat defense team, didn't expect Link to pass James so easily. So much so that when Link broke through to the penalty area, Bosh and Haslem didn't have time to come back.
Easily, Link's wrist is nimble and the basketball is hollowed into the net! Spoelstra stood up nervously, he was just thinking that there should be nothing wrong with defending Link with all his might. It hadn't been around for a few minutes before Link ruthlessly shattered it.
James and everyone else were also confused, according to the experience of the two sides in the past, Link should not be so fast.
"How? Now we're 1-1. If you can't stop me, you can let Dwayne come. After the goal, Link said to James and spread his hands.
James was so angry that the green tendons in his head bulged, he rarely exchanged trash talk with each other, but today he finally spoke, originally to frustrate Link's sharpness. Who knows, I was slapped hard instead!
Heat No. 6 shook his head, he must have been too slow just now! Otherwise, Link wouldn't have passed so easily.
"Dwayne, do you think that kid is getting faster?" To confirm his thoughts, James whispered in Wade's ear.
Wade just shook his head, sometimes with the naked eye, you can't be sure if a player has gotten faster.
"Probably not, Link has never been known for his speed."
"Well, that must have been something I wasn't prepared for. Damn, he'll have to pay next time! ”
James swore to the frontcourt, his mind full of defending Link.
Offensive? There's no Wade.
Wade received the basketball in the bottom corner of the right side this time, and seeing that Link was sticking to himself more tightly, Wade made a tentative step to the right, and then suddenly broke through along the baseline to the left!
Wade isn't the fastest player in the league right now, but he's still not slow. Although Wade felt like his knee was about to fall apart with every effort, he didn't care. As long as you can seize the moment, it is worth sacrificing now.
Wade's tentative steps were real, and the start was quite sudden. With this trick, he can always give what he wants from the bottom line.
But this time, Wade found himself not completely throwing Link off. After about two or three steps, Link stuck to Wade's side again, much to Wade's surprise.
How is that possible!?
But the arrows that were shot couldn't be turned back, and if Wade stopped the ball now, it would be good for the Grizzlies.
As a result, "The Flash" jumped to the basket without getting rid of Link completely. But before his body reached the highest point, the basketball was slapped away from behind by Link!
The most proactive defender in the active league was chased by Link.
"Beautiful cap, Link......" The on-site commentary was ready to cheer, and the emotions were brewing. But when he saw his partner glaring at him, he was stunned and stifled the shouting that was all in his throat.
'It's a shame Wade almost got the score. There was a suspicion of a foul on the ball, but the referee ignored it. ”
Commentaries can change their own commentary, but Wade will have to live with the consequences of being blocked.
He knows that Link's defense is excellent, but with absolute speed superiority, defensive skills are very limited. You can't catch up with others, and you have to use defensive skills.
Because of this, Wade plans to use speed to deal with Link. However, this is the result!
At this time, Wade began to seriously think about the question that James had just raised, "Is that kid Link getting faster?" ”
The basketball that was fanned out by Link fell into the hands of Iguodala, who broke through and James had to make up for it. In the defensive fast attack, it is definitely not possible to find the right position, you must block people first. As a result, James was forced to stand in front of Iguodala.
Iguodala took the basketball and carried James to kill, and if it was a confrontation, Iguodala would not necessarily suffer in the face of James.
But just after Iguodala rushed to the basket, he didn't attack the frame directly, but threw it back without looking back!
Iguodala didn't look back after the pass, but made a "shhh" gesture to the Heat stands. James turned back, but what he saw wasn't rosy.
I saw Link fly to the highest point of basketball at the same time as reaching the same height. He gently held the basketball with one hand, then slammed it into the frame! James was standing right below Link, but even for him, the ball couldn't do anything.
"Empty Catch! After Link blocked Wade, he immediately dunked on the offensive end. He was very fast, almost instantaneously throughout the game! Wade kept chasing after Link, but in the end he couldn't catch up. Iguodala didn't return to celebrate after passing the ball to Link, and this time the two teamed up, which was undoubtedly a provocation for Wade and James! ”
This time, the excitement in the narrator's heart could no longer be depressed. Even if this is in the American Airlines Center and on the territory of the Heat, the excitement of that goal just now is enough to erase the disadvantage of the away team!
Link scored four straight points and handed out a block, and he was the first player in the last 12 games to be able to dominate against James and Wade!
Although the game had just begun, Link only helped the Grizzlies lead by two points. But such a start is enough to help the Grizzlies stabilize their position on the road.
Watching Link and Iguodala, who celebrated the goal early, high-fived each other, Wade and James looked at each other.
"Does it feel like he's getting faster?" James asked Wade a second time.
This time, "The Flash" didn't refute again!
Because by chance, it is impossible to appear 3 times in a row in a short period of time.
"Come on, guys, our dream of a ten-game winning streak in the last game has been shattered again. Today, it's time for us to break someone else's winning streak! After the dunk, Link yelled in his own half.
"Roar!" All the Grizzlies players shouted in response, and at this point, their eyes were full of desire to win.
Nothing boosts morale more than action.
So in the first quarter of the game, the Heat encountered the Grizzlies' relentless defense. Link's performance in the opening few rounds made his teammates more positive as well. James struggled to move an inch in the first quarter, and on the outside, he had to face Iguodala and Toney. Aaron's Death Entanglement. Inside, the black and white bear also made James suffer.
In the end, James only made 1 of 4 shots in the first quarter and only scored 3 points! James had just said before the game, "I can score 100 points every night if I want to", and his performance really disgraced him.
If it weren't for Wade's hot pitcher in the first quarter and scored 8 points, the Heat estimated that they would be crippled in the first quarter.
At 24-18, the Grizzlies played the first quarter and led by six points on the road. And the Grizzlies actually let the Heat, who have been on fire recently, not score more than 20 points in a single quarter, which surprised Spoelstra even more!
Sure enough, in some ways, the Grizzlies are even more dangerous than the Thunder and Spurs. Link's rise and the Grizzlies' defense, these two points are too much of a headache for the Heat.
Thankfully, the game was only in the first quarter. The Heat still have plenty of time to change the situation.
Today is March 1, and before the game, Spoelstra and James have been notified that they are the best coach and best player of the month for February.
The best of these two months combined is not so easy to beat.
"LeBron, you play No. 4 in the fourth quarter, give me a top Randolph! Ray, I hope your crosshair isn't crooked. 'As soon as the players came off the pitch, Spoelstra made a change.
After saying that, the head of the Heat coach looked at Stevens opposite.
The defending champion will never give up easily! Vegetable Spoelstra also never allowed himself to lose to a rookie coach.
In some ways, Spoelstra and James have the same goal.