The second quarter started quickly, and the Heat made another lineup change. Team center Anthony was replaced and replaced with a heavyweight Eric Dampier.
Dampier is a very strong player, and his best skill is blocking and grabbing rebounds. However, he is probably most famous for the fact that he became a laughing stock after claiming to be the second center in the Western Conference.
Dampier averaged 6 points and 7 rebounds per game with the Dallas Mavericks last season. This season he joined the Heat, which formed the Big Three, just to try for the championship.
In addition, the Heat's point guard has also been replaced by Mario Chalmers. He was selected with the 4th pick in the second round in 2008. He averaged 7 points and 3 assists per game last season. There are already some starting point guards. The prototype of.
Speaking of Chalmers, one thing I have to mention is that in the 2008 NCAA finals, it was his University of Kansas that scored consecutively at the last moment of the second half, dragging the game into overtime, and then reversed the situation in overtime. Memphis, led by Derrick Rose, won the championship.
Chalmers was the key figure who hit a long three-pointer at a critical moment in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime.
The Wizards once again changed to the starting lineup, and Sanders decided to play for a while to see the situation and replace with other substitutes as appropriate.
At the beginning of the game, Wade held the ball and used a pick-and-roll to break into the penalty area, and then faced Blatche's defense and missed a layup.
Brach's defense allowed Dampier to find a position under the basket. Li Kaiming was still a little far away from the basket and failed to protect the backcourt rebounds.
Dampier grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to Bosh. The latter faced Li Kaiming's tight defense and made a mid-range shot. Blatche picked off the rebound and handed it to Hinrich, who dribbled to the frontcourt. Switching with the center duo, Blatche's cut inside attracted the Heat's defensive formation to shrink.
Hinrich directly gave the ball to Li Kaiming on the outside. Bosh quickly returned to defend, but Li Kaiming made a fake shot to focus Bosh's defense, and then suddenly dropped the ball and broke through to the three-point line, facing Dampier's assist. Prevent throwing the ball over the basket!
Brac, who had already run to the basket, took off and dunked with both hands!
26 to 24!
When the Heat attacked, Chalmers dribbled to the frontcourt and started a pick-and-roll with Dampier. After reaching the three-point line, he attracted a double-team and passed to Wade on the outside. Wade did not take a shot directly, but went to the basket without hesitation. Rush down.
When Blatche was on the court, the Wizards' frame protection was still guaranteed. When Wade saw no chance for a layup, he passed the ball to Chalmers in the mid-range, who was 12 feet away from the basket. Ignore Hinrich's blind defense and hit directly!
28 to 24!
When the Wizards attacked, Li Kaiming asked for the ball with his back at the waist. The rest of the Wizards opened up the space. Hinrich passed the ball to Li Kaiming with one hit. The Heat did not double-team immediately because they all believed that Bo Even the defensive ability in the low post.
Li Kaiming took the ball and carried it with his back, feeling Bosh's force, and then suddenly burst out with force, directly pushing Bosh back a step!
Bosh didn't expect that a rookie's power could be so terrifying. Before he could react, a huge force hit him, and he had to take a step back in order to maintain balance.
Li Kaiming took advantage of Bosh's retreat and turned around to face the basket and shoot a fadeaway jumper. Bosh's reaction was also very fast, but Li Kaiming's shot was high and fast, with a fadeaway angle. The basketball started from Li Kaiming. The fingertips flew out and then hollowed into the net!
28 to 26!
The Heat attacked, and James, who had been silent for a while, stood up again. This time he used a reverse run to get rid of Lewis and reached the three-point line. Chalmers hit the ball into the penalty area, and James quickly picked up the ball. The ball hit the basket directly, causing Brac's foul!
Blatche felt a little wronged. He thought there was no problem with his defense this time, but the referee at the bottom line ignored his complaints and signaled James to take a free throw.
James made two free throws this time, and the point difference between the two teams remained at 4 points.
The Wizards attacked, and this time the Heat began to prevent Li Kaiming from receiving the ball at the waist. Hinrich could only organize the offense by himself. He used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Chalmers and passed the ball to Lewis on the outside.
The chance of this ball was not good, but Lewis couldn't find anyone to take the blame for a while, and finally shot against James' defense.
As expected, it was a three-pointer. Dampier, who was under the basket, pulled up and picked off the rebound and handed it to Wade to quickly dribble to the frontcourt. The Heat were also preparing for a transition fast break.
However, the Wizards' defense was also very active. The Heat's first wave of offense was blocked, and the game entered a positional battle.
The ball passed several times on the outside without a chance. In fact, there is still a chance, but the Heat's outside shooting is more stretched. The Wizards basically take a step away from the outside when defending, but no one in the Heat dares to take a shot.
In the end, the ball was given to James for a single. The latter stepped out and rushed to the basket without hesitation. Lewis couldn't keep up with James and was stuck in one step.
Hinrich helped defend in time, blocking James' idea of directly attacking the basket, but the latter passed a small-range pass to Dampier under the basket.
Brac immediately returned to defense. Dampier hit the ball under the basket and hit Brac with his left hand for a layup. Brac's confrontation made him lose control of his own strength, and the ball was actually thrown over. bridge!
Li Kaiming on the other side quickly protected the rebound and passed it to Hinrich and moved it to the frontcourt.
Bosh wanted to stick his whole body to Li Kaiming, just to prevent the latter from catching the ball. Hinrich knew that trying to find Li Kaiming in this round would waste a lot of time, so he simply played it himself, called a screen and then met in the mid-range. Defensive shot against Dampier.
Dampier's defensive positioning was indeed good, and Hinrich's shot was actually blocked by him!
James, who was standing at the waist, quickly grabbed the rebound with quick hands and eyes, and then launched a fast break again. Wade and Bosh also made quick breaks on the other side.
The threat of the Big Three in fast breaks is indeed very great. Only Li Kaiming on the Wizards can keep up with these guys, but he can only guard one person.
After James dribbled to the three-point line and was blocked, he passed the ball to Wade who reached the three-point line. Li Kaiming immediately rushed into the penalty area and covered Wade with his hands raised to prevent the latter from making a layup.
At this time, the third giant Bosh also rushed into the penalty area. Wade directly passed the ball from behind to Bosh. At this time, no one was guarding the basket!
Nick Young, who was following behind, directly pulled Bosh down, paid a foul and sent Bosh to the free throw line.
This foul also successfully activated the official timeout. With 8 minutes left in the second quarter, the Heat conducted player rotation again and replaced LeBron James with James Jones.
Sanders on the Wizards also plans to make substitutions. Li Kaiming, Hinrich and others have not rested until now. Without El Thornton, tonight will definitely be a tough battle. The starting lineup must ensure sufficient physical strength. .
Sanders replaced Hinrich and took on Lester Hudson, replaced Nick Young with Sun Yue, Trevor Booker replaced Lewis, and Yi Jianlian came on instead of Li Kaiming.
Only Brac is left in the entire starting lineup, and he will be the core of the team during this period.
The benefits of the Heat's three giants are now apparent. Spoelstra can use reasonable rotations to ensure that one or two giants are on the field at any time. In this case, even if the Heat's lineup is average in depth, it can still cope with the vast majority of opponents. Most teams.
Facing the Heat rotation players led by Wade and Bosh, the Wizards' lineup was beaten 13-6 in four minutes.
Although Blatche is brave enough in the paint, he can't beat four hands with two fists. The defense of the Wizards' rotating lineup is simply giving away points against a breakthrough player like Wade.
So when the score between the two sides reached 43 to 32, Sanders finally couldn't help but call a timeout. If he didn't change the starting lineup, he would be defeated!
Li Kaiming and four others went into battle again, and Brachi was replaced and replaced by McGee.
As for the Heat, James has had enough rest, and the rotation has completed their tasks. Coach Spoelstra once again put on the combination of the Big Three plus Dampier and Arroyo.
The timeout ended and the game started. The Wizards sent a baseline ball to Hinrich. After reaching the frontcourt, Hinrich and McGee picked and rolled. Then they first broke through the three-point line, then suddenly stopped and withdrew. At this time, Key had already moved down to the free throw line after completing the pick-and-roll, and Hinrich passed the ball directly to McGee.
Dampier's movement speed is completely sufficient for McGee. McGee gets the ball and goes straight to the layup. However, he is the kind of center who is good at running and jumping. Dampier's strong foot power directly pushes McGee away from the basket. In the end, McGee had no choice but to throw the ball, but it was a bit difficult for him to do such a delicate job, just as unrealistic as forcing Zhang Fei to embroider.
As expected, McGee's layup barely touched the basket. Dampier picked off the rebound and handed it to James to dribble to the frontcourt. Facing Lewis's defense, James did not hesitate after arriving in the frontcourt and directly launched the tank. He broke through and rushed into the paint. After attracting the attention of McGee who was protecting the basket, he flicked the ball out to Wade outside the three-point line.
Wade hesitated after receiving the ball. This ball opportunity was indeed good. Nick Young had shrunk to the penalty area, leaving him with a lot of space.
After a brief thought, Wade gritted his teeth and shot a three-pointer. There was a bang and a crisp sound of iron on the court. McGee took advantage of his height and wingspan to pick off the rebound over the heads of a bunch of people in the paint. Passed to Hinrich.
Li Kaiming seized the opportunity and made a quick attack. As long as he could push forward the counterattack, he was confident that he would close the gap before the end of the half!
The Heat's defense is also very fast, but Li Kaiming is even faster. Even James and Wade can barely keep up with Li Kaiming without the ball.
In the blink of an eye, Li Kaiming had rushed from the three-point line in the backcourt to the three-point line in the frontcourt. At the same time, he stretched out his index finger with his right hand and pointed to the sky. Hinrich and Li Kaiming had been cooperating for so long. As long as the backcourt With one look he knew what he was going to do next.
So Hinrich directly threw the ball toward the basket near the midline without hesitation. Li Kaiming's speed did not slow down at all. After estimating the distance, he took off directly from the free throw line!
Wade, who was chasing behind Li Kaiming, gave up the defense when he saw no chance, but James on the side suddenly accelerated and rushed forward!
In the commentary box, Reid had stood up involuntarily, "LeBron's shot chase is his most exciting shot on the defensive end. He accelerated and took off!"
James used his sprinting speed to catch up with Li Kaiming in the air. At this time, Li Kaiming also successfully caught Hinrich's pass in the air. In order to lead the team to regain their momentum, he wanted to make a powerful alley-oop. Dunk!
Just when he was twisting his torso in the air, preparing to swing a windmill in the air and then buckle it, an external force suddenly came from his waist, and this force was not too big or too small, just enough to make him lose his balance... …
