Chapter 156: The Hot Rookie of the Playoffs
In the summer league, Wade and Yang Di showed a perfect partnership of one offense and one defense, and the most critical moment in the first game of the playoffs was the one offense and one defense of the two of them, the Heat led by 3 points 82-79, and there were only 22.1 seconds left in the game time. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The situation is very unfavorable for the Hornets, and the Hornets' three-point shooting rate in this game is not good, and at the final critical moment, is it necessary to make a quick two-point shot and then foul? Or do you continue to shoot three-pointers and try to get it all in one step?
"Definitely going for a two-point shot!" Stan Van Gundy doesn't believe Floyd could be so bold, time is still there, and the Hornets have a timeout left, so it's clear that a two-point shot is safer than a three. Van Gundy continued: "For David Wesley, to guard his three-point shot, the rest of the outside players, are likely to break through, and the protection of the inside rebound is very critical......."
The timeout ended, and both sides returned to the field.
In the Heat audience, fans waved huge Heat flags and cheered loudly, and fans expected to interfere with the Hornets' offense in this way.
Byron Davis and the others have serious faces, the Heat have pushed them to the brink, and if this goal is not scored, this game will be more than lucky.
The sporadic Hornets fans in the American Airlines arena covered their mouths in concern, and the brutal scene seemed to be suffocating.
George Lynch serves on the sideline.
Byron Davis came out to receive the ball on the right side with the help of PJ Brown's off-ball screen, then went down the middle, and at the top of the arc, Magloyer gave Byron Davis a second pick-and-roll.
Davis was stunned, pressed the ball with his left hand, and leaned over to explode in a big stride, like a bolt of lightning, straight into the heart of the Heat's interior line.
Jandy stepped up early and appeared in front of Davis in time, and Byron Davis jumped up to pass and gave the ball to Magloyl in the high post.
"Two points for the big one is not as good as three points, you can vote for it!" Yang Di snorted, not believing that Magloyl had such courage.
Sure enough, Magloyer hesitated, and with this hesitation, the Heat completed the wheel conversion defense, and Yang Di spread his arms and pasted it up again.
Byron Davis made another three-point line, and Magloyer handed him a hand-to-hand pass.
Too much time was wasted, and Byron Davis looked up at the timer, flustered.
PJ Brown came over to block again, there was a little mobile cover, and the referee put the whistle in his mouth, at this time, the referee would not blow this kind of blow-free decision.
Single screen, Byron Davis shot, mid-range position.
As soon as the ball was shot, Davis felt wrong and yelled: "Rebound! ”
Under the basket, Yang Di was the first to stand in position, he observed the trajectory of the basketball, according to the strength of Davis's shot, it may be a direct rebound ball!
The reporters on the bottom line widened their eyes, Yang Di jumped high, spotlights in the air shone brightly, and jerseys fluttered.
"Smack!"
He grabbed the basketball with one hand in his right hand, then grabbed it suddenly, slammed it together in front of his chest, and landed on the floor with his feet spread out, standing still on the floor.
"Crucial defensive rebounds!" The fans at the scene were boiling, and the Hornets failed on a last-ditch attack.
Mageloyle and Byron Davis counter-scramble on the spot and slapped Yang Di on the arm.
"Toot ~" The thug fouled, and the referee's whistle blew.
The cheers of the American Airlines Arena thundered with applause, and Wade, Odom and others calmed their nervous nerves, and then ran to high-five Yang Di one after another.
"Good shot."
"I'm relieved to have you grab the rebound."
The crowd gathered around Yang Di and walked to the frontcourt, the home fans slowly lowered their voices, many fans stopped the noise, and the American Airlines arena fell into unprecedented silence.
Yang Di was embarrassed, and the habitual boos disappeared at the beginning of the playoffs, and this situation made him feel a little nervous.
All eyes were on him, and the referee made a two-two gesture, declaring that it was two free throws.
Throw the ball over and slap it twice.
The basket is there, the red timer that stops, the foot, the hand raised, the gaze looks directly at the basket.
"Definitely you can get in!"
Nancy silently prayed that she knew what such a goal meant, even if she didn't know basketball.
The basketball, which inherited the dream of all Heat fans, slid out of Yang Di's fingertips, and in the air, the orange basketball kept tumbling, rolling the flow of air, and drawing the most wonderful parabola.
And then.
Plunged headlong into the net!
"Huh!"
The fans raised their hands and cheered, and they celebrated with the crown, at this moment they forgot that this man was the player that most of them didn't like, and they only felt that Yang Di was also very strong and reliable at the critical moment.
"Huh!"
Yang Di scored another goal, 85-80, with 8.9 seconds left, and almost pronounced the Hornets to death.
The wasp called the last timeout.
On the sideline, Byron Davis crosses David Wesley, who is the most accurate three-point shot for the Hornets, and Wesley catches the ball and jumpers to meet the long arm defense of tall Eddie Jones.
"Box~" The ball still missed, Yang Di clicked the ball and dialed it to Odom.
The Hornets gave up another foul and the game ended with the last four seconds of the game.
There was no hug between the two sides, and it was just the beginning of the series...... Byron Davis, who was not playing well, glanced at the celebratory Yang Di and Wade with indifferent eyes, and turned to walk into the players' tunnel.
Streamers fluttered above the arena and the audience gave a standing ovation and chanted the names of their favorite stars.
Yang Di and others high-fived and hugged each other, encouraging each other to defend the glory of their home stadium with great difficulty.
"11 points, 13 rebounds and 6 blocks, Yang Di played 24 minutes and contributed a double-double, and in the first playoff game of his career, he played such terrifying statistics, I think, his performance was seen by everyone." Yang Jian held Yang Di's technical statistics, and his voice became a little hoarse because of the excited roar just now.
"He's a really good player, and he's only 20 years old, so I think Yang Di's potential and talent are limitless, and he deserves to be selected for the national team......
"Ahem...... That's right," Yang Jian immediately coughed and interrupted him when he saw that Zhang Weiping had said it, "In fact, the media in the United States are full of praise for Yang Di's performance in March and April, it's hard to believe that he can achieve such achievements at his age, his maturity, his passion, and his control on the court have become an indispensable part of the Heat......"
The signal was transmitted to the country, the fans cheered and celebrated, the Rockets lost to the Lakers, but Yang Di won against the Hornets, and it seemed that the Heat had a better chance of breaking through the first round and reaching the semifinals than the Rockets.
After the game, the media chased and intercepted Wade and Yang Di, who became the two hottest rookies in the 03 playoffs.
Another strong contender for the rookie of the year, the Nuggets' Anthony also ended the game at the same time, the Nuggets lost to the Timberwolves 92-106 by 14 points, Anthony shot 6 of 17, 0 of 5 three-pointers, and had 3 turnovers, 6 fouls, and was devastated by Sprewell with no temper at all.