Chapter 106: Wade's Truce

"Haha, buddy has been blown up!"

Not long after the game, Yao Ming called over to "gloat", and said to Yang Di in a mocking tone: "Don't worry, in two days it will be the game between our Rockets and the Timberwolves, and I will help you take revenge and defeat them when the time comes." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½ā€

Yang Di immediately expressed his disbelief: "Thinking too much, people are the first in the West, and your record is at most similar to our Heat, and it is already good if you are not beaten." ā€

"No, no, no, haven't you heard the phrase "there is no weak team in the NBA", as long as our Rockets open from the middle and long distance, this is not to beat the Timberwolves in minutes. ā€

"What you said, the game is originally a feeling to watch, and if it feels good, anyone can beat the other party."

"Well, that's the truth."

Yao Ming changed the topic, "By the way, what team will you play with next?" ā€

Yang Di sighed, "Hey, don't mention it, it's another wave of away trips to the West, and the next game is to go to Sacramento to play against the Kings, and it's a feeling of more than lucky." ā€

"Don't be like this, have a little confidence!" Yao Ming said with a smile.

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The back-to-back games put a lot of physical load on the players, and after the day's games, Wade also felt inexplicably soreness in his thighs, and the team doctor tested a slight ligament strain, and recommended a break for two or three games.

Head coach Stan Van Gundy breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was just an ordinary minor injury, but it also reminded him that even if Wade is physically strong, he is still just a rookie player, and his playing time is as high as 34 minutes, which is indeed a bit much.

As a result, Van Gundy arranged for Wade to leave the team, and with a big wave of his hand, he did not let him participate in the next trip to the West.

This undoubtedly brought the Heat down another level of power, and then the Heat went to Sacramento and lost to the Kings 86-90, and the Kings' Chris Webb and Bobby Jackson were also on the injury list, and the two teams did not decide the winner until the end.

Yang Di met Divac in real person, but at this time, Divac had entered the end of his career, and his strength had declined greatly.

The two didn't communicate much in a game, after all, Divac played as a starter, but the time was short, and when Yang Di came on the field, the two were staggered.

Two days later, the Heat came to Salt Lake City to challenge the Jazz.

The Heat hit only 27 of 70 shots from the field, less than 40 percent of the shots, and lost the game again 85-97, after this game, the Heat's record slipped to the 11th place in the East, and even fell behind the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Wade Miami immediately communicated and asked to play in back-to-back games against the Clippers.

From this point of view, Stan Van Gundy is a good coach, he turned down Wade's request and told Wade clearly: "There are games to win and lose, but your career has just begun, this is not the playoffs, not the finals, learn to protect your body to prolong your career, I can't wear down your body because of a win or two games." ā€

But the pressure of a three-game losing streak was thrown at the rest of the Heat's players.

Los Angeles, ahead of the Clippers' game, Van Gundy asked for focus and leaning in this game.

"The Clippers haven't been in good shape for a while, finishing first in the West at the bottom, with Corey Margetty and Elton Brand looking like each other, with the majority of the team playing solo and the league's lowest offensive efficiency. We have to beat them and end a three-game losing streak, or the schedule and record will be even harder until the All-Star break! ā€

"This game is all about form, no matter what level of player you are, if you are in good shape, you will have playing time and opportunities, if you are not in good shape, don't blame me for leaving you off the field to rest!" Van Gundy slapped the tactics board hard and let out a loud shout.

All the players are in their hearts, and it seems that the manager is determined to win this game.

It's also true, if you lose again in the penultimate place in the west, it will be a shame to lose face to grandma's house.

Yang Di's heart moved, if you just look at the state, then this game is an opportunity!

......

At the scene of the game, there are still a large number of fans in the Staples Arena, this is Los Angeles, even if it is not a Lakers game, there are a large number of individual spectators who come to watch the game every day.

Of course, this also means that the Clippers have fewer real fans and won't have too much home support.

Sure enough, after the opening, even the applause was sparse, if it weren't for the DJ on the scene encouraging the audience to come and shout together, it is estimated that it would be impossible to distinguish the home and away.

The Clippers' starters are PG Eddie House, SG Marco Jaric, SF Corey Margetty, PF Elton Brand and C Chris Wilcox. On the Heat side, because Wade and Caron Butler were suspended, Alston was in the starting lineup again, and at the same time, veteran Malrick Allen was put into the starting lineup, and Jandy and Haslem were both put on the bench.

After the opening, the Heat, who were particularly seriously requested by the head coach, really played much more actively.

First, Alston broke through and scored a two-and-one, and then Odom scored two points on the inside, and it was a 5-0 lead to the start.

But then, the Clippers immediately launched a counterattack, Margeti hit a shot, Eddie House hit a throw, and the two sides went into the first forced timeout 10-8.

"It's turned into a confrontational battle." The duel between the weak teams seems to be desperately defending, but it is very likely to evolve into a confrontation battle, and under the stimulation of the hyper-adrenaline, it is very likely that the offensive rate will increase in each round.

But the game is good, and many fans buy tickets, not to see how many exquisite tactics you play, but to watch the counterattack, watch the violent dunk, and watch the wave after wave of offensive Xiaogao-tide.

Stan Van Gundy also never expected that it would become like this.

He immediately called a timeout, signaled Alston to press down the rhythm, and joked, the Heat are back-to-back games, so if they continue to bombard, will they still play in the fourth quarter?

At 7 minutes and 17 seconds, Yang Di and Haslem appeared together.

At this time, the Heat went up and down three times, Alston was also replaced, and the veteran Bembo Coles came on to control the tempo.

Coles chatted with Yang Di about his career, after 14 years, he has the idea of retiring this season, and now his body is no longer enough to support him to complete high-intensity confrontation games.

After Wade's injury, there was a shortage of manpower at the point guard position, and he played the ball on the court, and his steady style of play made everyone sure.

In the middle of the half, Coles smashed the ball to the high post of Haslem.

Haslem made a response for Eddie Jones, who held the ball to the strong side and dribbled halfway to meet the Clippers' help defense and distribute it to Odom on the perimeter.

Odom is really an all-rounder, opening his hand to hit a three-point shot. 20-16, the Heat led by four points.

Offense and defense transitioned, and the Clippers bench point guard Doug O'Walton organized offense from beyond the three-point line.

After trying a high pick-and-roll, he shifted the ball to Margeti on the wing after no chance, and Margeti singled out Eddie Jones, bouncing to the left and turning to the right.

Dribbled two steps, took a small step to the side and turned over for a jumper.

Long distance two-point, missed.

The rebound bounced high, and under the basket, Yang Di was amazing, squeezed Elton Brand, lightly stretched his ape arm, and grabbed the rebound with a "snap".

"Seems to be stronger?" Elton Brand behind him glanced at Yang Di with surprised eyes, he knew Yang Di, he had fought once before, and it was a month or two ago, but he didn't expect to see it during this time, Yang Di seemed to be a little stronger than before.

After the Clippers retreated, Yang Di handed the ball to Kears.

Coles called for his teammates to move over halftime, and then asked Odom to come out to block him in the high post, but the two guys didn't have an effect, and Odom picked up the ball and singled out Elton Brand.

Interestingly, the defense of both sides was very targeted, with the Heat putting Eddie Jones in charge of defending the Clippers' arrowhead - Corey Margetty, while the Clippers put Elton Brand in charge of Odom's marking.

Odom couldn't get past Brand's defense, and after a strong break, it was distributed to Haslem on the weak side.

Haslem makes a mid-range jumper and swipes out of the frame.

At this time, Elton, who went out to defend, suddenly found that the Clippers' restricted area was a little weak and dangerous, and the No. 8 rebounding monster rushed in unstoppable!

Yang Di jumped up the moment the basketball hit the basket.

When the basketball bounced off, he touched it with both hands, and then grabbed the basketball and smashed it down.

"Bang dang", and I saw a beautiful buckle!

Los Angeles is worthy of being an international metropolis, and after seeing such a wonderful goal, many fans actually applauded, which flattered Yang Di.

"If you don't defend me, forget it, the fans are still cheering for me, it's so polite!"