Chapter 353 Entering a violent state

Wade did not choose to play Nash this time, but instead pulled to the right wing and played Josh Howard.

After three seasons with the Knicks, Josh Howard's defense has become very good and he can be considered a big player on the outside.

But he still couldn't stop Wade's lightning-fast breakthrough, and Wade broke in from his left side.

Because Wade broke through from the outside, Battier in the high position could only cover the right elbow area and had no chance to form a second line of defense against Wade.

At this time, He Zhongqiu returned to the basket, and Valanciunas made up for the defense outside the right waist position to establish a second line of defense.

Wade changed direction and broke through downwards, but He Zhongqiu quickly made up for the defense and blocked him on the right side of the penalty area.

With Wolverine in front and Varejao on the left, Wade suddenly pulled to the baseline and then passed the ball to the basket from outside the baseline.

He Zhongqiu turned around in an instant and reached the basket in one step.

At this time, when O'Neal just received the ball and stood up with the ball in both hands, He Zhongqiu was already in front of him.

This time, the shot was even worse than the last time he was blocked from behind. His feet had just left the ground, the ball was still moving upwards, and just as it popped out of his head, He Zhongqiu held it down with a palm.

"Di!"

As O'Neal fell back to the ground, the referee's whistle sounded, calling for a traveling violation.

"Oh ho!"

A huge shout rang out, like a tsunami.

"Shet! Shet! Shet!"

His two-handed dunk under the basket was blocked by Wolverine again. O'Neal's emotions were completely out of control. His eyes turned red and he swore three times in a row.

He slammed the ball to the floor, and then the referee blew the whistle again, giving him a technical foul.

He Zhongqiu patted Great Shark on the head and consoled him: "Great Shark, I didn't mean to hit you. It was just that you were slow and gave me the chance."

The Great Shark was so angry that he glared at He Zhongqiu and muttered, "If I were 10 years younger, I could beat you to pieces with one hand."

He Zhongqiu said with admiration: "All you have left now are the memories and fantasies of your youth."

"Ha ha……"

Valanciunas next to him burst into laughter with an exaggerated expression. Battier, Antoine Walker and others also couldn't help laughing.

"Humph!"

O'Neal was angry and was teased again, but he couldn't do anything about He Zhongqiu.

Back in the Knicks' frontcourt, He Zhongqiu made a technical foul free throw. After the shot was made, the Knicks attacked and served the ball from the baseline.

Bill Walton said very seriously: "From these few rounds, the Wolverines are not only strong on the offensive end, but also more powerful on the defensive end tonight, blocking the Shaq's dunk twice and stealing the ball from the Shaq once.

Now the Heat are 7 points behind and have not scored yet. If they don’t come up with a tactical adjustment as soon as possible, the situation will be very unfavorable.”

"The Magic Calculator didn't plan to call a timeout. I think it might be because he couldn't come up with a way to deal with Wolverine," said Hubie Brown.

Pat Riley is indeed having a headache because the Heat can't score now, not because of their tactics, but because of Wolverine's personal ability that caused the Heat's tactics to fail.

The Shark's two dunks under the basket, if it was another defender, either the Shark would have succeeded in the dunk or made a two-plus-one, but Wolverine successfully blocked both shots.

In the Knicks' frontcourt, Haslem caught up with He Zhongqiu.

"The Heat's defensive tactics have changed," said Zhang Heli.

Yu Jia shouted at this time: "Zhongqiu pulled to the left wing, Nash broke through from the right wing with the ball, Zhongqiu shook off the defender and cut inside..."

Nash dribbled the ball into the restricted area and went to the right front side of the basket. After attracting O'Neal's attention, he suddenly threw the ball to his left waist and then stepped back.

He Zhongqiu got rid of Haslem and cut inside to the left waist position. After receiving the ball, he took a step forward and flew towards the big shark under the basket.

As soon as the Shark adjusted from the right front side of the basket to the left front side of the basket, he saw a bright white area in front of him. That was the color of the home team's jersey.

"Wolverine!"

It was too late for him to withdraw from the reasonable collision zone, and he could only jump with difficulty.

"boom!"

He Zhongqiu was like an eagle flying in the sky, his head already above the basket. After he slammed the ball into the basket with his right hand, he hit O'Neal's body.

As soon as O'Neal jumped up, he was knocked down and staggered three or four steps before he stood firm.

"Oh ho!"

Madison Square Garden suddenly cheered.

"Dunk! Nash makes a wonderful pass to Wolverine, who cuts in from the weak side and dunks over the Shark!"

After the dunk, the shouts of commentator Harry Koster rolled over the court.

Bill Walton said excitedly: “I just said that the Wolverines played very excitedly in the first two rounds of the series, and they will definitely perform very violently in this round of the series.

Now I remind the Big Sharks and Coach Pat Riley again, be careful, you are facing a violent Wolverine in the Eastern Conference Finals. "

Hubie Brown said: "What happened some time ago may have stimulated Wolverine."

Bill Walton nodded and said, "Yes, it is possible."

0:9, the Heat served and Pat Riley called a timeout.

"The Wolverines played very good defense today. We had to be careful with our low-post offense and the same with our breakthrough tactics."

"Dwyane, pay attention to breaking through and passing the ball, and be aware of the opportunities that appear for your teammates on the outside."

"The strong and weak sides should pay attention to coordination. After the strong side attracts the defense, the people on the weak side should run out of the open space in time."

He then said to Haslem: "Udonis, don't let Wolverine get away from you easily, I need your defense, even for half a second.

If Varejao doesn't have much offensive ability in the restricted area, you can leave him alone and you and Shaq can double-team Wolverine.

On our offense, you need to switch defense to contain Wolverine and give Shaq opportunities to get close to the basket, remember?"

"Remember, sir."

After the timeout, the Heat attacked.

The Heat's two inside players do not have the ability to leave the ball open, and He Zhongqiu and Varejao are both active in and outside the restricted area.

He Zhongqiu simply didn't let O'Neal enter the penalty area. If O'Neal forced his position, he would block him. If O'Neal positioned himself flexibly, he could also complete the top defense in time. It was as if he had built a dam at the edge of the penalty area, blocking the Big Shark outside.

Varejao's defensive strategy is more flexible. When Haslem is outside, he will defend him, and when he goes inside, he will defend him from the front.

Wade broke through Josh Howard from the right wing, then changed direction drastically upward, passed Battier again, and broke through to the high post.

When Wade broke through with the ball, Haslem bypassed Varejao and entered the restricted area, then ran to the right side of He Zhongqiu and made a pick-and-roll for O'Neal, who took the opportunity to slip to the bottom and entered the restricted area.

The next step was easy. Wade passed the ball to the left side of the basket before Battier returned to the high post, and then O'Neal jumped and completed an aerial relay dunk. When He Zhongqiu squeezed Haslem away, he was already half a beat late.

And how could Varejao block the dunk by the Sharks? When he jumped to block the shot, he was knocked over in the air and fell to the ground.

"boom!"

As the Knicks' basket was blown up, the Heat cheered and their low morale was boosted.

2:9, Knicks attack.

Just when O'Neal was still hanging on the basket with pride, He Zhongqiu turned and ran to the frontcourt, and when the offense and defense changed, the fast break started.

"Return to defense!"

Pat Riley, dressed in a suit and tie, pointed to the backcourt anxiously and shouted loudly.

Varejao climbed up, picked up the ball and retreated to the baseline, but Haslem immediately stopped the quick serve.

He did it. By the time Varejao passed the ball, O'Neal was almost back to the center line.

But He Zhongqiu was almost at the basket.

Even so, he hasn't tried his best. His speed of 90 is first-rate even among guards. Coupled with his explosive power and short-distance sprints, he can now be compared to Iverson and Wade.

The fastest player to return to defense on the Heat was Wade. He ignored Josh Howard and went straight back to the basket and came to He Zhongqiu's side.

Wade was even one step behind He Zhongqiu, which made him feel incredible because he was trying his best to defend.

"Whoosh!"

After receiving the ball, Steve Nash quickly got rid of White Chocolate, then made a 20-meter long pass and the ball flew towards the basket.

"boom!"

He Zhongqiu jumped into the air, caught the ball with both hands and then completed a slam dunk.

Wade could only sigh under the basket. How the hell is he going to defend this?
"alley-oop!"

"Oh ho!"

As the live commentator roared, the cheers in Madison Square Garden swept up like a tsunami.

"Wolverine's fast break is an invincible weapon against a 160-kilogram shark." Bill Walton shook his head and laughed.

Hubie Brown analyzed: "Just now, Wolverine's quick run and Wade's speed in returning to defense, Wolverine is not inferior to Wade in starting and sprinting within a range of 20 meters. Wolverine's ability to start and sprint in short distances is really terrifying."

“It’s the explosiveness and the length of the stride.”

Bill Walton said, and then laughed and joked: "If Wolverine changes his career to sprint, I think it will be okay with his nerve reaction speed and starting speed.

As long as you strengthen your lower limb explosive power training, you can even be comparable to top sprinters in the first 20 meters."

Hubie Brown shook his head and said, “Basketball players and sprinters require different strength qualities, especially the center position.

The center position places great emphasis on strength training of the gluteus maximus and thigh muscles, but the focus is on absolute strength training.

Sprinters also focus on training the gluteus maximus and thigh muscles, but they focus on speed, which are two completely different muscle qualities.

Wolverine's short-distance start and sprint are good, but beyond 20 or 30 meters, his speed will drop."

Bill Walton nodded, but said: "But if you change your career, you can also change the strength training of the gluteus maximus and thigh muscles.

His current explosive power is terrifying, but it is mainly based on the core strength of the waist and abdomen and the strength of the upper limbs. I think if he is willing to change the strength training of the lower limbs, he can make his lower limbs more explosive.

And with his stride, once he develops the explosive power of his lower limbs, I think he can achieve good results in sprinting.”

Hubie Brown thought about it and said with a smile, "I think we can give it a try. Wolverine's own movement speed is very advantageous. As the Sharks get older, he no longer needs such strong lower limb strength at the center position."

On the court, seeing that the team's offense was failing, Wade went into a frenzy.

He has only one violent state, where he rushes in with a desperate European step, then throws himself in the air and completes the shot regardless of the consequences.

But the Knicks' outside offense is very good, which limits his breakthrough speed, while O'Neal and Haslem's ability to pull out is insufficient, so He Zhongqiu and Varejao can concentrate on defending the restricted area.

After he forced his way in, he had lost his sharpness and crashed into the defense of He Zhongqiu and Valanciunas.

Under this intensity of defense, although he can cause some damage, his success rate is not high.

In the 7th minute of the first quarter, at 10:25, the Heat were already 15 points behind, and Pat Riley called the second timeout.

Bill Walton said: "Wade and O'Neal did not play a brilliant cooperation, and Wade's own offense was not efficient."

胡比布朗摇头道：“进攻打不出来，又防不住金刚狼的进攻。金刚狼7分钟之内7投6中，3罚3中，已经非常高效地轰下15分。”

比尔沃顿说道：“还有2个篮板球，以及3次封盖与1次抢断的防守数据。2次封盖奥尼尔，1次封盖韦德，1次抢断韦德。”

Hubie Brown said: "The Heat can't do anything to Wolverine, who is invincible on both offense and defense. He is really more terrifying than the Shaq in his prime."

Bill Walton said: "At least on the defensive end, the Wolverines can do more than the Shaq in his prime."

Pat Riley's timeout didn't have much effect. After the timeout, Wade changed the direction of his breakthrough and started looking for Nash.

Playing against Nash does make him break through faster, but he has a huge weakness, which is that his mid-range shots are unstable and his effective scoring area is in the restricted area.

This forces Wade to continue to break through with the ball, rather than pulling up and shooting in the far two-point area like Kobe.

After he broke through Nash, he continued to break through, and then encountered Battier's backup defense.

He Zhongqiu is also here, so he can double-team him with Battier in time without having to wait until he breaks into the penalty area and then double-team him with Varejao.

The double-team position was outside the restricted area, so his shooting accuracy could not be guaranteed at all, forcing him to increase his passing to the basket.

But when being double-teamed by He Zhongqiu and Battier, his first pass was caught by He Zhongqiu.

Being double-teamed, he forced a change of direction toward the baseline, dodged He Zhongqiu, and made a high pass.

But at this moment, He Zhongqiu took a step forward and jumped, grabbing the ball with one claw.

"How is that possible?" Wade was stunned.

He was already prepared for Wolverine's block and passed the ball very high, so how could it be caught?
"Oh!"

"Oh ho!"

There was also a huge exclamation in Madison Square Garden, which quickly turned into cheers.

"It's incredible. Wolverine's jump just now was at least 1.3 meters. Yes, it was even higher than that."

Bill Walton said in a shocked tone.

At this time, the Knicks launched a counterattack and Nash scored on a fast break.

(End of this chapter)