NBA basketball rhythm monster

Chapter 68: Big Zhi Appears

The game was tied at halftime, and Li Luo was generally quite satisfied with the situation.

The opposite Heat, under Riley's guidance, used this lineup to win 42 games and entered the playoffs as fourth in the Eastern Conference.

A truly powerful team in the East.

As for this game specifically, as an opponent on the court and a friend off the court, Wade's performance today was comparable to his own.

The two newcomers have shown excellent strength in the beginning seasons of their careers.

Now Li Luo has 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. The big screen of the North Shore Garden Arena repeatedly played Li Luo's wonderful first half during the halftime break.

On the big screen, Li Luo punished the struggling Odom with precise mid-range singles time and time again, and several exquisite assists attracted cheers from the audience.

"miracle li!miracle li!miracle li!"

"Wonder boy Luo Li!"

The nickname of Leroy University was mentioned again, and loud cheers resounded throughout the North Shore Garden Arena.

On the other side, Wade's statistics were not bad at all. The data of 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists also confirmed that the Heat found a treasure in this 2003 draft.

"Lamar! What's going on with you?! The Lee you were defending has already beaten you to pieces."

In the visiting team's locker room, Pat Riley doesn't care about giving face to his men. If you want to give face to your opponent on the court, then you won't get face with me.

As a result, Odom got sprayed.

"I'm sorry, coach, I seem to have eaten something bad..." Odom's voice became smaller and smaller when faced with the Heat's boss.

Although Pat Riley is well aware of Odom's behavior, he is too lazy to pay attention to him now. The top priority is to find a way to guard against Li Luo.

"King! Come on in the second half, defeat Odom, and go meet your fellow countryman!"

Pat Riley called out to Dazhi, who was resting on the sidelines, and asked him to play more time in the second half.

In fact, Pat Riley had a hard time making this decision. At the moment, Odom can't be counted on, and his physical condition will not recover for a while.

The team's backup power forward Udonis Haslem is even less so. This undrafted 2002 draftee has been wandering overseas for a year and just recently won a one-year short contract with the Heat. In Pat Riley

In his plan, his technology is far from mature. There is no way he can deal with this cunning boy.

In the first half, Haslem replaced Odom for only three minutes, and was scored twice by Lelo. Lelo's only two offensive rebounds were all grabbed by Haslem while he was on the court.

It can be said that the Heat's fourth position was completely defeated by Li Luo alone.

At this time, Pat Riley had to force himself to find someone to defend Li Luo in the fifth position.

Throughout the first half, Pat Riley could clearly see from the sidelines. In a one-on-one situation, thanks to Tuodom's soft feet, Li Luo was able to hit 50% to 60% in singles from the outside. He made 11 shots in the first half.

The hit rate in 8 is average.

But you said arranging for double-teaming? That’s not realistic either.

Li Luo's vision is probably as good as that of an All-Star guard. Whether it is Wade on the outside or Grant, another inside center, who steps forward to help defend, Li Luo can always distribute the ball at the right time. In this way, Pierce and the others

The space is too big.

Fortunately, the Heat players felt really hot today, not to mention Wade. In his first appearance, he made a desperate breakthrough and won eight free throws and made seven free throws in the first half alone.

Jones, a good outside scorer, also performed very well and was evenly matched with Pierce. In addition, the Heat's bench had a slight advantage, and they narrowed the gap at the beginning of the second quarter, which allowed the two teams to compete at halftime.

The team tied at 57.

"MD, it's all because Odom can't control himself, otherwise why would he be working so hard? He will double his training volume when he goes back!"

But the matter has come to an end. After all, as a famous coach of the generation, what Pat Riley wants to think about now is to find a remedy.

What to do?

Finally, Pat Riley thought about it and targeted Da Zhi on the bench.

Dazhi just signed with the Heat this season, and he may not be able to compete with those black and tough players in terms of physical strength. The limitations of his physical condition have plagued Dazhi in almost all NBA seasons.

(I saw a point of view. Some people said that if Wang Zhizhi had not been hindered by basketball shoes and arrived in Dallas earlier, his achievements in his entire career might not be lower than Nowitzki's. My evaluation of this is that it is absolutely impossible.

)

But with his precise shooting skills and rich skills, he might be able to perform miraculously in certain situations.

Now, Pat Riley is determined to give this flexible center, who is also from China, a try and let him see if he can limit his countryman.

At the beginning of the second half, the Heat's sudden change of formation made the Celtics a little confused. The appearance of Big Zhi also surprised Li Luo. In the first half, Pat Riley tried to use small forward Jones and power forward Odo respectively.

Tom and Haslem came to guard him, but with little effect. He almost did whatever he wanted in the first half.

And Da Zhi in the second half?

Li Luo was a little confused about Pat Riley's approach. After all, Da Zhi only averaged about 3 points per game last season. He was a proper guardian of the water cooler.

Of course, it's not that his offensive level is only three points per game, but that he can't handle those muscular sticks that are digging into the inside.

"Dazhi? Are you here to guard me?" Li Luo had greeted Dazhi before the game, and the two knew each other fairly well.

Da Zhi was not good at words, so he just smiled slightly at Li Luo.

He recalled what Pat Riley told him during the halftime locker room break.

"You must not let your Chinese man act recklessly on the court. You must cut off the connection between him and his teammates. When he attacks in the second half, let him shoot and save your energy to attack him. Wang! I know you

It’s okay. Anyway, remember one thing, don’t let him score the ball!”

Da Zhi felt that the Chinese young man in front of him, Li Luo, was his lucky star. In Pat Riley's plan for the second half, he was actually able to get the second offensive tactical position besides Wade.

Therefore, at the beginning of the second half, when the Celtics attacked, Li Luo found that something was not right with his opponents.

As soon as he reached the three-point line and held the ball, Da Zhi, who was defending him, actually took a step back.

This is very embarrassing. Li Luo's own three-point shooting is not very good. He has not focused his talent on three-pointers. In this era, tall insiders are not welcome to play this way, even if they are scoring at a historical level.

Nowitzki has also worn the hat of a softie for many years.

Shooting three-pointers? Li Luo is not good at it, so he decided to make a big shot.

But Da Zhi just stayed close to Li Luo on the defensive end, neither reaching out nor blocking the shot. He stretched one hand straight to the sky, which meant:

"Go ahead, I'll admit it."

Faced with this loose defense, Li Luo certainly did not give any face to his fellow Chinese.

He broke through to the right, pulled the ball back before Wang Zhizhi could react in time, and made a simple change of direction in advance to find the shooting space.

Dazhi's defense finally became a little tougher at this time. His static talent was even better than Li Luo's. Even without jumping, it still had an interference effect on Li Luo.

"Whoa!"

The goal was still scored, but Li Luo was not happy after the goal. Instead, he had doubts in his heart.

strangeness,

There seems to be something wrong with the Heat in the second half...

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