Chapter 153: The First Round of Fighting the Hornets (7)
The ball was in Odom's hands, and it was Yang Di who was ambushed on the other side of the baseline. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Wade and Rasol-Butler formed a triangle position with Odom on the outside, and Odom was strong on his back to PJ Brown, and Brown did not have much of a disadvantage in weight and strength.
"At the start of the second half, both sides didn't shoot very well from the outside, so they tried to attack as close to the basket as possible."
As soon as Barkley's words fell, Wade suddenly quickly inserted from the top of the three-point arc.
His speed was very fast, like a sharp knife straight into the paint area of the Hornets, Byron Davis broke off, slid sideways, and Lynch on the other side also came to fill in the defense.
Odom dribbled hard into PJ Brown, Wade didn't have a chance and decided to attack on his own.
Wade's air cut also distracted PJ Brown's defense, Odom suddenly burst out, turned and dribbled to the bottom line where there was not much space, PJ Brown didn't keep up, and Odom got a relatively easy shot.
From mid-range baseline, Odom hit a sideways jumper.
The Heat led the Hornets by five points 65-60.
Tim Floyd stood up, walked to the sidelines, gestured to timeout with both hands, the linesman saw his request, and Byron Davies blew the whistle as soon as half-time went into timeout.
"A real playoff game is like that, and if something goes wrong, ask for a timeout. In the course of the game, the Hornets and the Heat each had a lead, and on the whole, both teams had high tactical literacy and were extremely strong NBA teams, so it is no wonder that they both achieved very good results in the regular season. Smith's commentary was relatively official, and although the Heat were ahead, everyone knew that the game was far from over.
Yang Di has 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks, and his performance is eye-catching.
In the final two minutes of the third quarter, he grabbed his 10th rebound of the game, but at the same time picked up his fourth foul on Byron Davis.
The bandit-like beard was slapped down in the air by Yang Di, and the referee thought that Yang Di violated Byron's offense and blew Yang Di's defensive foul. Yang Di felt very wronged, he went for the block, but he didn't cover Byron Davis.
"That's probably the price of growth." Yang Di was forced to rest early, and Yang Jian and Zhang Weiping sighed.
Stan Van Gundy thought about it, put Haslem in the fifth position, and then paired it with Odom to offer a small lineup with a quick counterattack, Haslem and Jandy have a similar role, and they are also tough, and they don't suffer much against David West.
Yang Di walked off the field and draped the towel over his shoulders depressedly.
At the same time, Wade also took a break, sat next to Yang Di, and reached over.
The corners of Yang Di's mouth grinned, turned his hand down, and slapped his high-five.
"The playoffs are like that, it's full of confrontations and fouls, but how to grasp the scale of the referee's decision, I think you and I need to learn." Wade has a sense of sympathy, and he has three fouls on him, but he is not a defense-oriented interior player.
"The last time I was careless, I didn't expect Byron Davis to come for a foul, I said how could he face me who was completely ready to fly to the basket!" Yang Di shook his head, Jiang is still old and spicy, and there are indeed many details worth paying attention to and learning on the playoff stage.
The only thing he was worried about was that because he had four fouls, the coach wouldn't let him play, right? He's a substitute anyway, and it shouldn't matter if he plays six fouls, I don't know what the coach is thinking.
"Protect yourself." Wade seemed to see Yang Di's thoughts, "In the last moment of the playoffs, the coach will definitely leave all the chess pieces to fight, and there will be different changes for different situations." โ
Yang Di thought for a moment and remembered what assistant coach Walker said in the first half and what he said about "not ordinary", and Wade probably meant the same thing.
Sure enough, in the next game, Van Gundy did not risk letting Yang Di play, but let Grant, who had been given sufficient rest time, play, and the difference between the two teams narrowed to 1 point in the fourth quarter, and the score began to rise alternately, and the scene became more intense and hot.
The fans in the American Airlines arena shouted all night, and their voices were almost hoarse, and this critical moment was almost breathless.
From the 6:49 of the fourth quarter to the 3:11 of the fourth quarter, both teams fell into a scoring drought at the same time, and the score was fixed at 76-75, and the Hornets led by one point.
"I'm so anxious! Goal, for Yang Di. Nancy, who was sitting on the sidelines, and her colleague Lily shouted at the Heat bench to change Yang Di, but compared to the noisy volume of the scene, the two of them were too quiet for only themselves to hear.
However, Stan Van Gundy remained firm on the Diaoyutai until the court suddenly changed again.
Byron Davis suddenly accelerated and rushed into the Heat's interior line, his beard fluttering in the air, his powerful body took a graceful posture in the air, and in a sharp and rapid moment, facing Brian Grant, who was the last line of defense, his hands looped the big lever.
Confrontation, landing, whistle, ball in.
โAndOne๏ผโ At the critical moment of two plus one, Byron Davis roared at the camera, and the loud roar was transmitted through the speakers to the ears of the audience in front of the TV.
The court was full of boos like a wave, and Byron Davis also hit a free throw, 79-75, and the Heat trailed by four points.
Brian Grant also fouled four times, and the point is, this goal made the Heat very unfavorable all of a sudden, and Stan Van Gundy immediately called another timeout.
"Yang Di." Stan Van Gundy shouted.
Yang Di stood up with a "rub", is it finally him?
After the players left the game, Van Gundy said: "Now the player rotation, the Hornets have a high advantage on the inside, we need to compete for frontcourt rebounds in this last moment, Yang Dee, Brian, I want you to focus on the big picture, this last moment to play together, we need the strength of the two of you on the inside." โ
Yang Di was secretly surprised, but he didn't expect to let him appear with Grant. He turned his head to look at Grant, who was silent and silent, and the two acquiesced to the manager's words.
"Caron, you're going to rest." The head coach has absolute scheduling power at this time, and Caron Butler, who has a poor hand, was replaced by him at a critical moment.
There was a gloom in Butler's eyes, and he nodded in understanding.
Then Stan Van Gundy took out the tactical board, Odom moved to the small forward position, the Heat had three big men with two small ones, and the height was considered to have smoothed the gap with the Hornets, and Yang Di and Grant were both good at grabbing rebounds, it was better to prevent one person, and it was better to prevent two people from rushing, and it was not one or two points that the difficulty rose.
Van Gundy actually thought of this for a long time, but he never tried it this way, and when it came to this playoffs, he had to try it this way.
At 2 minutes and 51 seconds in the last quarter, Yang Di appeared again, and the huge No. 8 jersey seemed to change color under the illumination of the lights, full of magical charm.
"Ding, instant mission - the first win of the playoffs, leading the Heat to complete the first victory of the playoffs in the 03-04 season."