398: The soul of the team can't be stabilized
The Miami Heat have started a new basketball mode. In the past, even if more than three stars played on the same team, it would be impossible for all three to be in their year of playing.
The last super team, Lakers F4 combination, sounded incredible, although the lineup sounded very intimidating, Carl Malone and Gary Payton were actually at the end of their careers, and there was actually no oil in the tank.
As for the Miami Heat, these three players are still at the top even if they are on different teams.
But even so, Dwayne Wade still maintains his dominance in the Heat. Here, people only admit that Wade is the Heat's team spirit. He is the symbol of this city, and even James cannot shake it.
Therefore, Wade always hopes that at critical moments, he can carry the team on his shoulders. As the team soul, this is his responsibility and an honor.
Therefore, now seeing the team fall into a passive position, Wade immediately couldn't sit still. The reason why Nick Young was able to play was because Ray Allen's offensive threat was not enough.
Everyone knows that Nick Young is a player with strong offense and weak defense. Wade believes that if he plays, he will definitely magnify Nick Young's shortcomings infinitely. At that time, the Grizzlies will inevitably bring Iguodala or Tony Allen.
Once Stevens substitutions, the Bears who lack Nick Grey will not have that strong firepower.
Spoelstra had no choice. Although Wade had only been resting for a while, the only way for the Filipino coach to do was to take Wade back.
Otherwise, the difference will become a double digit number!
"Okay, Dwyne. You will play in the second position later. If Stevens still let Nick Young be present, you will punish him with your offense!" Spolstra was very glad that he had three stars under him.
If one doesn’t work, the other should be able to do it. The probability that all three of them are silent is too low.
On the other side, on the Grizzlies' bench, Stevens touched his chin and was thinking about how to arrange the troops.
The Heat will most likely let Wade play again. This is not something Stevens guessed, but was inferred after watching countless game videos.
The rotation of each team is actually regular. When to play who is not the head coach's mood.
So, Stevens guessed that the Heat would probably replace Wade. So, is it going to remove Nick Young like this? No, it's too wasteful.
Although Nick Young's two attempts were very unreasonable, Nick Young was an unreasonable player, just like J.R. Smith, or Jamal Crawford.
As long as this kind of player feels hot, he can score even if he plays unreasonably. Moreover, Stevens' biggest goal is not to hope that Nick Young can get high scores, but to hope that Nick Young can create opportunities for Link after attracting defense!
Creating opportunities for Link is Stevens' ultimate goal.
In the end, Stevens decided to keep Nick Young on the court. But at the same time, he also replaced Iguodala and replaced Conley!
"Andre, you replace Conley Mike, you rest for a few minutes first, and next, Link, you play No. 1. Defensive end, Link vs. Wade, Andre vs. LeBron Nick Young, you go against Chalmos. Don't tell me, you can't even defend Chalmos."
Stevens finally made a perfect decision. Link had proven last season that he could play all four positions except the fifth position. Therefore, Stevens did not hesitate to let Link play point guard instead of Conley. In this way, the Grizzlies will not have loopholes in defense while ensuring offensive firepower.
Link nodded and became more and more excited. The strongest defense and the strongest offense exist on the field at the same time. Now even if the three giants are present at the same time, they may not be able to recover them again!
"Beep" means that the electronic beeping sound of the end of the pause time resounds throughout the game, and players from both sides step onto the court again.
As Stevens expected, the Heat brought the Big Three back again. Now, except for the fourth position, the Heat have changed all other positions.
And when Spolstra saw the Grizzlies' lineup, he was stunned.
Gasol, Randolph, Iguodala, Link and Nick Young are still there, but Conley is over!
"Crazy!? Don't you need a No. 1 player?" Spoelstra really admired Stevens' courage, but then again, Link seemed to have no problem playing No. 1 position.
From this point of view, Stevens' lineup not only ensures attack power, but also does not take advantage of loopholes by the Heat.
Spoelstra smiled, the young man who deserves his name.
Wade thought he would face Nick Young, but after attacking, he found that it was still Link who was defending him.
"It seems we have to continue fighting, Dwyne." Link clapped his hands, looking very excited.
Wade was serious, both Nick Young and Link were the same for him, and they were all brought down!
James wanted to take over the game, but the pressure on Iguodala to him was indeed too great. The Heat No. 6 made two hard steps but failed, so he handed the ball to Wade.
Wade slipped the bottom line near the basket and received the basketball. But just as he received the ball, Link appeared in front of Wade. From beginning to end, Wade failed to get rid of this terrifying No. 0 striker.
Wade knew that forcibly hitting the basket was not the best choice. In addition to Link, the black and white bears were also very threatening at the basket.
So, Wade suddenly stopped after receiving the ball, then turned around and jumped!
But the sore and swollen knee not only affected Wade's speed, but also had a huge interference to his shooting. Coupled with Link's interference, the Heat's first counterattack failed like this.
"It seems that Link's defense makes Dwayne's offense very difficult. Link performed very well when he just defended LeBron. He was always selected as the second team player of the best defensive team last season. Link's defensive ability this season is stronger than last season!"
After falling behind in the first quarter by 8 points, Wade used a dunk to kick off the Heat's counterattack. But this time, the horn of the counterattack failed to sound.
He was blocked by Link!
The Heat's offense failed and their retreat was quick. But as the Heat watched the Grizzlies players get closer, the pressure became greater and greater.
The Grizzlies' offensive lineup looks too powerful. All five positions have the ability to score independently. What's more, Nick Young and Link have just led the team to a 8-1 wave, and they are in a good state.
This time, James went to defend Nick Young himself, and he didn't want to be scored by this seemingly unreliable guy.
Nick Yang was very sensible and far away from Link, preventing James from defending Link.
Link personally controlled the ball and passed the half, so skillful that he was like a pure No. 1 player. Wade was still serious and could tell that he was very serious.
But your physical condition cannot be recovered suddenly just by being serious.
Link did not pass the ball, and even called for a pick-and-roll, but instead accelerated and planned to force Wade.
Wade was once a big killer on the defensive end. As a defender, his lateral movement speed and blocking are both talked about.
But now, he really can't keep up with Link quickly. In the first quarter, James still restricted Link. Now that Link faces Wade, the Heat's defense has no chance of winning!
Link leaned against Wade and directly rushed to the basket, ignored Wade's interference and forced a layup.
Wade found in despair that he could no longer limit the once stupid Link!
He wasn't that strong even when he was training camp in Manchester this summer!
"Damn it, we must hold on, Chris, if Link breaks through, help Dwayne!" James did not rush to serve this time, but gathered his two good brothers to discuss countermeasures.
The Heat are 10 points behind, which is not a gap that can be filled by just offense.
Wade and Bosh both nodded. To defend against Link, they had to use the power of two people!
In the subsequent Heat attack, James' forced frame-breaking allowed the Heat to score a goal. But as James said, defense is the key. If you can't defend, the difference will still hover in double digits.
This time, Link still chose to break through himself, and he was the one who beat Wade.
Link himself found it unbelievable that one day he could actually eat the famous Dwyne Wade so miserable.
Seeing that Link broke through Wade's defense again, Bosh approached Link as he had just discussed.
It seems that Wade and Bosh are about to form a siege against Link. Just as the two were about to block Link, Link sent the ball from the crack to Gasol, who was empty by Bosh!
"With a beautiful pass, Link was not confused by the score, his thinking was extremely clear!"
After receiving the ball, Gasol took a big step and directly slashed with one hand! 10 points, the double-digit score difference was still the same. After the Heat came back from the timeout, they were nailed to death by the Grizzlies!
When Nick Yang helped Link open space and Iguodala helped Link share the defense, Link was immediately liberated, as if the flood was opened to extinguish the Heat.
Chapter completed!