Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Although coach Spoelstra said this to James, everyone can understand what it actually means. This is for Wade.

There were at least two good chances for James just now. After passing Brand, he could score directly, but he chose to score the ball and gave the opportunity to Wade, but Wade failed to score, but instead wasted the opportunity.

Why did James pass the ball to Wade when he could score?

The answer is self-evident. The competition between Wade and Qin Hao is at a critical moment. As a good brother, James will naturally help him.

But this is not what Coach Spoelstra wants to see. If Wade's shooting rate is high enough, it's okay to say, anyway, James scores points, and Wade scores points, but when Wade's shooting rate is not high , so forcibly feeding Wade the ball is not so reasonable.

There is another reason, that is, with Wade's qualifications, even if he loses the All-Star Eastern Conference starter, it is no problem to enter the All-Star bench lineup. It is almost a sure thing.

In other words, Wade doesn't need to worry about whether he can enter the All-Star team. The difference is whether he is selected as the starter in the East.

Under such circumstances, Coach Spoelstra was naturally a little unhappy, but he didn't say it directly, just reminded him politely.

Here's the 76ers.

Coach Luke raised his face. Although the Heat had some problems, they were also similar.

If Brand hadn't really pulled his hips, his side should have seized the opportunity to widen the point difference, but at this moment they are only 4 points ahead.

"Substitution." Coach Luke made a direct substitution, "Brand down." He looked at the players, hesitated for a while, and finally his eyes fell on Xiaoka, "Leonard, wait for you to step up, try your best to Guard James. It's better to let him shoot than let him pass easily, understand?"

"Yes." Xiaoka replied.

Between Iguodala and Xiaoka, Coach Luke is a little hesitant, but what he wants at this time is not to increase scoring points. Qin Hao is in good shape, as are Iverson, Speights, and Nene, so the top priority is Defense, Wade has Qin Hao at that point, but James is a big trouble at this point.

Of course, Iguodala's defensive ability is also good, but relatively speaking, the small card is better.

In addition, Coach Luke has another consideration, that is, the Heat have the Big Three, and there will be at least one superstar on the court during the rotation time. The bench lineup on his side needs to be stronger to fight against the opponent. Let Iguodala and Lou Wei lead the backup lineup in order to compete with each other.

"Okay, let's go." Coach Luke made a simple arrangement, signaling everyone to play.

Players from both sides returned to the court, and the Heat’s personnel did not change. Chalmers advanced with the ball and passed the ball to James after reaching the frontcourt. Xiaoka quickly stepped forward and opened his hands to block in front of James.

James glanced at the situation on the field, retracted his gaze, and fell on Xiaoka, without caring too much. He dribbled the ball with his crotch in a row, then broke through suddenly, and Xiaoka quickly retreated to the card position, but when the two made physical contact, he Still involuntarily took a step back. Fortunately, like Brand, he was not directly passed by others in one step.

Even if Xiaoka was pushed aside, the process was enough for the 76ers inside players to set up the defense line, guard the inside line, and stand still and stare at James.

James passed the small card and rushed to the basket, but Nene was ready, so he couldn't help frowning. Instead of forcing a shot, he scored the ball and gave it to Wade.

Coach Spoelstra didn't point Wade's name before, but Wade naturally understood that he didn't shoot the ball himself, but gave it to Bosh.

Swish!

Bosh hits a jumper.

"The Big Three are still powerful, with too many points." Qin Hao thought to himself, and couldn't help thinking of Ray Allen. The combination of the Big Three was really strong, and Ray Allen, a three-point shooter, was even more powerful. The thing is that there are no shortcomings.

Of course, Ray Allen was still with the Celtics at this time.

The thoughts in his mind turned, Qin Hao had already made up his mind. After coming to the frontcourt, he made a gesture to his teammates.

The two have been training together for so long, and they have long since formed a tacit understanding. Xiaoka was not in a hurry to get the ball, but stared at Qin Hao and saw Qin Hao take a circle along the inside line, use speed to defend, and return to the three-point line. In addition, he immediately passed the ball in the past. Qin Hao jumped up when he caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

As Qin Hao ran back, he greeted his teammates and instructed them, "If you have the opportunity, vote firmly."

What the Heat lacks today is the lethality beyond the arc and a three-point shooter, which is not only a shortcoming in their offense, but also in defense.

That being the case, the 76ers naturally shoot more threes.

In the next few minutes, James no longer blindly fed Wade the ball, but strengthened his personal offense. The small card defense was good, but after all, it was impossible to completely prevent James. At most, it could only be limited.

For a time, under the leadership of James, the Heat played the No. 1 strength in the East, and the offensive end was extremely sharp, making the 76ers hard to guard.

Fortunately, the 76ers played well on the offensive end. After Qin Hao hit a three-pointer, others also opened fire one after another. Iverson made 1 of 3 shots and hit a three-pointer. In addition, Xiaoka took advantage of Qin Hao's breakthrough, and James helped defend Qin Hao. And when he had an open space, he also made a three-point goal.

With three 3-pointers, the 76ers still maintained a narrow lead.

Before I knew it, halfway through the first quarter, Coach Spoelstra began to make substitutions and replaced Wade, intending to let him rest and wait for the rotation time for him to play with the bench.

The 76ers also began to make substitutions, gradually replacing the main players and replacing them with substitute players. Iguodala, Lu Wei, and Mozkov were replaced one after another, and the game entered the rotation time.

With more than three minutes left in the first quarter, Wade was replaced, leading Haslem, Sean Battier, James Jones and several other substitutes.

Although Coach Spoelstra slapped it a bit, he was still very interesting to Wade. There are several substitute players on the court, and he is undoubtedly the absolute boss. He has the ball in his hands, and he can play whatever he wants. .

However, the 76ers also have Lou Wei, Iguodala, Holiday, Thaddeus Young, Mozkov and others. The combination of Lou Wei and Iguodala is not much inferior to Wade.

So both sides you come and go, but no one can take advantage.

By the end of the first quarter, the score was 29:26, and the 76ers were still leading by 3 points. Although the lead was not many, the home fans were still very happy to be able to keep pressing the Heat.