roccoschili Chapter 133 The second round of heat! (2, please subscribe)
Chapter 133 The second round of heat! (2, please subscribe)
Chapter 133 The second round of heat! (4000, please subscribe)
Huo Song didn't say big things, did he have to worry about leading 3-0 when he was playing against the Cavaliers, and then being blacked out?
Absolutely impossible!
On April 4, the first round of G25 between the Pistons and the Cavaliers started.
In this game, Huo Song appeared as the starter. Although Daben was placed on the bench and Huo Song was clearly the leader of the Pistons, the Cavaliers didn't give Huo Song a good look.
In the starting lineup attendance list, Huo Song was arranged to play third.
That is, it is not the treatment of the second head, let alone the treatment of the first head.
Of course, it's normal for the center forward to play third.
However, the Pistons arranged for Huo Song to appear last, and the Cavaliers just didn't accept it.
In this way, Liang Zi was married, and Huo Song took the act of killing and punishing his heart logically.
There's nothing to say, there's only one best rookie, so why not have double yolks?
Stakes are at stake, try your best to fight for it, and do everything you can.
In the first quarter, Huo Song came up and defeated Big Z to help Huo Song jump to the ball.
The first attack of the Pistons was also completed by Huo Song.
After that, the defensive end also performed very well. In a word, Huo Song's voice in this game is very loud.
The Cavaliers thought that Big Ben was not on the court, and there were more chances to score inside.
But no, Huo Song is bigger, taller, and faster.
Daben's defensive package made up for Huo Song's lack of defensive experience.
Huo Song's static talent is indeed excellent. Whether the Cavaliers are inside or outside players, their physical talents can't stabilize Huo Song, so they can only lose in front of Huo Song in the end.
Relying on Huo Song as the core of the team's defense, after the first quarter, Huo Song led the Pistons to a score of 26 to 15, establishing a full 11-point advantage.
In the second quarter, the Pistons released a little water. Basically, Daben was playing with the second team, but the point difference did not narrow. After the first half, the Pistons still had a 13-point advantage.
In the third quarter, Huo Song led the team again to close the game.
It is worth mentioning that Billups hit three three-pointers, which is also critical.
The Cavaliers' shooting percentage has always been unbearable. The Pistons shot from the outside, and it was even more difficult for the Cavaliers to resist the Pistons' offense.
After three quarters, the Pistons had already scored 21 points, and then the Pistons sent the main force to play the first half of the fourth quarter.
I didn't want the morale of the Cavaliers to collapse suddenly, and the Pistons hit a 13-0 spurt at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Seeing that the point difference was about to widen to 40 points, the Pistons were a little scared.
There is no grudge against the Cavaliers. Huo Song and James can be regarded as good friends as the leading players of the two teams.
Stay on the front line when doing things, and see you in the future.
After playing for more than three minutes in the fourth quarter, the Pistons took the initiative to withdraw the main force, and even re-appointed players, all of whom were bench players who did not play many games in the regular season.
In this way, after the game, the Pistons still had a 28-point lead.
It can only be said that after streamlining the roster for the playoffs, the marginal players on the bench that the Pistons can play are not simple ones.
Even if the head coach and main players have to be forgiving and forgiving, the gangsters on the bench still want to work hard!
After all, taking the ring also requires some data.
It's not convincing at all to just throw a towel under the basket and get a ring.
What if the team asks to take back the championship ring?
After all, some evidence is needed.
And the finals didn't get enough playing time, didn't they have the first few rounds of the playoffs?
Once there are some opportunities to swipe the data, everyone's enthusiasm is mobilized.
In this way, Huo Song ended the first round of the playoffs with an average of 18.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2 blocks per game.
Just looking at the data, Huo Song's performance seems to be average, but the team's record ended with a 4-0 sweep of the opponent, which also made the Pistons very satisfied, and Huo Song himself felt a little proud.
Look at James, he is better than him in terms of statistics, but now that he is on vacation and can go fishing, he feels very happy.
So, if you want to play in the playoffs and want to be successful, you must first determine what is really important!
How to make yourself better and make the team better is what really needs to be done.
Young players will pursue statistics, or indulge in singles, wanting to win by themselves and lead the team forward.
This situation cannot be said to be completely wrong, it can only be said that it is not completely right.
It's an interesting thing to see bright data.
Every player in the NBA wants flashy numbers.
But because of the limited possession of the ball, only a small number of players can really get gorgeous data.
Just like there are only a small number of players who can really win the championship.
And if you pursue data too much, pursue yourself.
It does matter to some players, but it doesn't help those players produce results when they should.
To win a championship, the leading players must make some sacrifices, in the interests of the team.
And this is exactly the experience Huo Song learned in the Pistons.
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"I didn't expect the Heat to win in the end."
"The Hornets' star, the overall strength of the Hornets is stronger than that of the Heat, but they seem to have problems all the time."
"The quality of last year's rookies was too high. LeBron James, Huo Song, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwyane Wade all helped the team reach the playoffs."
"The Hornets and the Heat are very close in strength. No one thought that the gap between the two teams lies at home. The Heat's better performance in the regular season is the key to their victory in this round of the series."
Unlike the Pistons who swept the Cavaliers in 4 games, the first round of the playoffs between the fourth-ranked Heat in the Eastern Conference and the fifth-ranked Hornets in the Eastern Conference did not come until the seventh game.
It is worth mentioning that because the two teams are too close in strength, they won entirely by home court advantage.
Every home team has won, because the Heat have one more home game, and relying on the last home game, they have a chance to advance to the second round of the playoffs.
If you just look at the situation at the beginning, you think the Heat will also sweep the Hornets.
No one expected beforehand that the two teams could play so anxiously.
However, the Heat and the Hornets were evenly matched, and the Hornets were lucky enough to get to the second round, but this happened to be cheap for the Pistons who were waiting for work.
The Heat's opponent in the next stage is the Pistons.
The Heat don't have so many stars, and their strength on paper is not even as good as the Hornets.
The Heat's offense at the basket is not very stable, and they will probably be deflated when they encounter a strong defensive team like the Pistons.
In short, the Pistons are not afraid of the Heat being young and energetic, nor are they afraid of the Heat's excellent defense.
On the contrary, the Heat will be more afraid of the Pistons, which is the only team in the league that wants to attack and defend.
"Haha, Wade is my brother too! My machete is already hungry and thirsty."
Huo Song was overjoyed when he learned of his opponent in the second round of the playoffs.
If this round of playoffs is resolved quickly, maybe Huo Song will know the good news of winning the best rookie before he is confirmed to enter the Eastern Conference Finals.
On the other side, Wade had no idea about the best rookie.
But thinking that he will face Huo Song head-on in a few days, if Wade can defeat Huo Song in the playoffs, maybe some media reporters can vote for him.
What if you are lucky, and all the votes that everyone originally voted for James will be gathered on him?
"Huo Song is Chinese!" Wade thought, "I must defeat Huo Song, he is my brother."
It can only be said that this is not a coincidence, what the hero sees is often the same.
A few days later, the Pistons and the Heat soon ushered in the second round of the playoffs.
March 5, Palace of Auburn Hills.
The opening jump ball was won by Rasheed Wallace because of his height.
However, Billups and Rasheed Wallace's frontcourt sideline pick-and-roll followed, and the Heat had long been prepared.
The Heat relied on the strikers to strangle, limiting Rasheed Wallace from rushing to the basket.
There was no way to rush up immediately, Rasheed Wallace could only pass the ball.
Billups catches the ball and then passes it to Rasheed Wallace who sinks low.
Immediately afterwards, the latter hit Lamar Odom on the back, and after hitting the space, he slipped directly to the bottom line to complete a layup.
It may be because he just came up, Odom has not yet entered the game state, and his defensive focus is not enough, so Rasheed Wallace can easily find an offensive opportunity.
However, the Heat didn't pay attention here.
After all, Rasheed Wallace is an All-Star insider, and Odom is not. The two are far behind!
It was the Heat's turn to attack, and Wade attacked with the ball in a high position, but the first step did not pass Billups who was strictly defending.
Billups started to defend Wade. Wade's body was a bit limited, so he couldn't directly break through.
Wade had no choice but to pass the ball to other teammates, and the Pistons defended very well on the outside. After another pass, the Heat found that there were only 5 points left in the offensive round.
No way, everyone can only throw the ball to Eddie Jones. After all, he is also a three-time All-Star veteran shooting guard, and he still has the ability to make strong shots.
It's a pity that this time Eddie Jones is just like the man he pushed on the bench back then, throwing back and making a strong shot.
After Duang's sound, Daben predicted the rebound's landing point in advance, and stabilized the rebound while getting stuck.
The Heat had some expectations here, regardless of whether they made a shot or not, they chose to return to defense early.
The Pistons failed to push the switch immediately, so they played it safe, don't worry, and continue to play positional warfare in the next round.
All the players settled down, first Billups and Prince played a high pick-and-roll.
Billups used the pick-and-roll to get inside, and Rasheed Wallace immediately cut the bottom corner to help open the space. Hamilton also ran to the other bottom corner, tearing the Heat's defense.
Odom has to guard the basket, and Brian Grant can only make up for Rasheed Wallace.
Then Hamilton was left empty.
Billups immediately passed the ball, but after Hamilton received the ball, he just feinted and didn't shoot directly.
The reason is that Hamilton saw that Big Ben had a chance at the basket and continued to choose to pass the ball.
Just when Odom and Brian Grant returned to the defense, Ben got up and dunked, but he might be a little nervous, but he couldn't put the ball in the basket.
Fortunately, the offensive rebound was grabbed by Daben again, and the Heat ran to the basket to grab the rebound again, and Daben passed the ball to Hamilton, who continued to help the Pistons score 2 points by relying on the mid-range.
However, the Heat seemed to have expected this scene, and Wade ran back to the frontcourt early.
When the Pistons found something was wrong, the Heat made a serve from the bottom line and crossed most of the court. Wade quickly received the ball and went to the basket.
Billups and Hamilton rushed to follow up, but Wade was like a train that had been running for a while, fast and fierce, unstoppable. After hitting the basket, he smashed Huashan with a force.
After dunking, Wade strode forward, gritted his teeth, puffed his cheeks, and looked around.
Seeing this, Huo Song on the side bench pretended not to be looking at Wade and turned his head away.
"You little bastard, you actually dare to stare at me, let's see if I won't beat you to death later!" Huo Song thought in his heart.
Huo Song wanted to play earlier, but obviously, before the time came, Larry Brown would not let Huo Song play so easily.
It's just being called a conversion. This kind of opportunity is only two or three times a game, and Larry Brown can still accept it.
The main players of the Pistons have a good defensive awareness. After suffering a loss, they basically won't let it happen again, so everyone didn't care about this kind of thing. .
Next, Billups gestured before halftime, signaling Rasheed Wallace to drop low, and he would pass the ball over without directly picking and rolling the ball.
Rasheed Wallace was ready to receive the ball in the low post, running first with Hamilton, pulling the Heat defense.
When Rasheed Wallace was actively asking for a position, Billups didn't give the ball directly.
It seems that Rasheed Wallace catches the ball and singles Odom one-on-one is just a cover.
Billups passed the ball to Prince, and the Heat missed the outside line for a while, and Prince had already broken through the outside line and went to the basket to kill.
Odom's single defense is average, but his assist defense is still good.
What Prince wants is for Odom to help defend, and Prince breaks through to score the ball, because he has long been paying attention to Rasheed Wallace's position, and this time the pass is very fast.
Rasheed Wallace also paid attention. This time the ground pass was a bit low, but he still stabilized the ball, and then dribbled the ball before reaching the basket and jumping and dunking.
Odom just turned around, only to find that the opinion was blocked by Rasheed Wallace.
Good guy, the point difference has come to 4 points again.
The Pistons are looking for an opportunity to expand the point difference to 5 points. Wade feels that the situation is wrong and must be done in advance.
Wade took the ball and asked Udonis Haslem for a screen. Since it was impossible to force Billups directly, he used the pick-and-roll to break through the basket.
After playing the pick-and-roll, Billups naturally couldn't keep up, and Prince couldn't help defend in time, so he had to come out to defend in the end.
But who is Wade?As long as it is activated, the Flash can accelerate when changing directions!
Wade is just a simple European step, and the people who are dumped by Daben can't see it.
There was only one Rasheed Wallace left under the Pistons basket, and Wade went straight to Rasheed Wallace, trying to draw a foul.
At the same time, Wade didn't stop the action in his hands, and chose to throw the ball.
"Dududu-"
The whistle did go off.
Wade threw the ball into the basket and got another free throw.
"A free throw! Dwyane Wade's two plus one is really critical!"
"That's right, the Pistons were going to widen the point difference, but I didn't expect Dwyane Wade to recover three points in an instant."
"The Heat finished the first round of the playoffs, and everyone has evolved, especially Dwyane Wade."
"It seems that it may not be that simple to beat the Heat like the Cavaliers."
(End of this chapter)