After watching these two rounds, James understood why the Thunder's second lineup has become so fierce in the past two months.
The reason is Zhao Chen's ferocity.
Zhao Chen's offensive ability doesn't seem to be worse than Durant's.
Is such a guy still a rookie?
It was the first time that James encountered such a difficult rookie.
Zhao Chen's technical maturity and Zhao Chen's ability to handle the ball don't look like a rookie at all.
....
"The second team with Zhao Chen is the strongest second team in the league."
"Zhao Chen's strength is definitely at the All-Star level, and he is sure to start next year's All-Star game."
"Wade actually suffered a bit when he met Zhao Chen."
"It's not that Wade is at a disadvantage, it's that Zhao Chen is too familiar with Wade, and Wade doesn't know much about Zhao Chen."
"The playing styles are different and cannot be compared."
Fans at home and abroad commented positively.
........
On the court, it is much easier for Zhao Chen to play in the second team than in the first team.
Zhao Chen is the absolute boss in the second team, and Zhao Chen likes this feeling of being the boss very much.
After consecutive three-pointers, the home fans completely got into the mood.
Coach Spoelstra continued to pace the sidelines. He was leading by 8 points just now and only had 2 points left after two rounds. This was too uncomfortable.
"Double him." Spoelstra shouted to the players on the court.
Heat offense.
Chalmers brought the ball over to Wade.
Wade tried to use Anderson's pick-and-roll to pass Zhao Chen, but failed.
Zhao Chen and Adams immediately attacked Wade one after another.
Wade encountered a double attack, and Wade distributed the ball to Anderson, who was in the open position.
Birdman Anderson caught the ball and wanted to take off, but Robertson came over and chipped the ball...
"Snapped!"
Successful chip shot.
As long as Wade is not coming to attack, Thunder players are not too worried.
Although Anderson often performs in key games, there is a reason why he is a substitute.
He really has too few offensive methods, and Robertson can easily judge his offensive methods.
Robertson controlled the ball to Zhao Chen, and the Thunder's offense came again.
Zhao Chen at the top of the key singled out Wade.
Zhao Chen shook continuously without success.
Wade was not a vegetarian in defense. He tightly wrapped around Zhao Chen and constantly challenged Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen didn't have much to do at the moment.
If you are at a disadvantage in terms of absolute speed, it will be difficult to get rid of once you are entangled.
Seeing that Zhao Chen was in trouble, Adams immediately brought him up.
Zhao Chen passed the ball to Adams.
After passing the ball to Zhao Chen, Adams quickly built a wall for Zhao Chen. Adams firmly blocked Wade's aggressive defense against Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen did not hesitate to use the space created by Adams to take another quick shot.
Anderson's defense was in place this time, but his body was in place first and his hand missed the ball.
"boom!"
"Beep!"
"Uh-huh!"
After Zhao Chen took action, he was knocked down by Anderson who was assisting in defense.
Anderson stood there, watching this scene in disbelief.
3+1.
This is a 3+1.
"Nice job!!"
"nice shot!!"
The fans at the scene and those watching on TV cheered.
"Zhao Chen played Wade alone, but it was not good. He was entangled by Wade. Adams, who cooperated with Zhao Chen tacitly, came up. Hand to hand, Adams blocked Wade. Zhao Chen used Adams' body to avoid Wade and shot a three-pointer. , Anderson's defense, Zhao Chen was hit, Ouye, the ball went in, the whistle sounded, it was a three plus one!" Zhang Weiping shouted excitedly.
After being pulled up by Adams on the court, Zhao Chen also bumped chests with him to celebrate.
Adams helped him a lot with this ball.
"Brother, you blocked so beautifully." Zhao Chen praised.
"Hey, it's your ability." Adams is very good at talking.
Only Zhao Chen can complete such an offense, and Durant may not be able to do it.
After receiving the ball and borrowing the cover of the inside player, he quickly shoots a three-pointer. This is a strong challenge to the offensive player's rhythm, feel, and shooting speed.
Get to the free throw line.
Greeted by the cheers from the scene, Zhao Chen steadily hit the ball and added penalties.
28 to 30, the Thunder successfully overtook the score.
After scoring 11 points in a row at the beginning, Zhao Chen also scored 10 points in a row at the end of the first quarter.
Both sides fought hard for the next two rounds, with the Heat taking control of the last round.
Wade used the screen to break in, hit Adams, and relied on him to complete a layup.
30 to 30
At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder successfully tied the score. Zhao Chen scored as many as 23 points in this quarter. He is the absolute protagonist of the Thunder.
Wade was very depressed.
He was caught up from an 8-point lead when the starting lineup led the team.
This feeling is uncomfortable.
James handed Wade a towel without any blaming tone.
Zhao Chen led the Thunder's second team to play differently from the first team.
The Thunder's second team's tactical coordination is more clear and tacit than that of the first team.
The offensive point of the Thunder's second lineup is Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen's shooting habit is either a step-back three-pointer or an absolutely open two-pointer, or he attacks the basket. His style of play tonight is very good. Efficient.
Facts have proved that under the leadership of Zhao Chen, the Thunder's second lineup played better than the starting lineup tonight.
"Leave it to me, I'll guard him." Battier volunteered during the break.
Battier proposed the idea of guarding Zhao Chen from behind to head coach Spoelstra. After hesitation, Spoelstra finally nodded.
Come up for the second quarter.
A very strange scene occurred.
Zhao Chen advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Battier opened his hands to harass Zhao Chen from behind, completely leaving Zhao Chen's center open.
"Haha, Sean's defense is so funny. Is this a step back specifically to guard against Zhao?" Kenny Smith said with a smile.
"I'm trembling for Zhao's anus." Buckley also smiled.
Domestically, fans also laughed when they saw Battier's defense.
"I have to say that Battier is a defensive wizard, and he can think of such methods."
"Zhao Chen should be worried about his butt, hahahaha..."
"We have resorted to any means to prevent Zhao from retreating."
"I want to see how Zhao Chen handles the ball."
Fans on the Internet also found this scene very funny.
Battier's defensive style is really weird.
Zhao Chen on the court did not expect that the way Rubio dealt with Brother Deng in his previous life would be used against himself...
This can really prevent him from retreating...
But there was no way to prevent Zhao Chen's breakthrough.
There was no one in front of Zhao Chen, so he just ignored it and broke through...
Zhao Chen attacked Anderson.
Forcing Zhao Chen to challenge Anderson inside is really what Spoelstra wants to see.
But Zhao Chen's golf quotient is not low.
After attracting Anderson's defensive attention, Zhao Chen threw the ball into the air.
Adams jumped up, caught Zhao Chen's pass with one hand in the air and slammed the ball towards the basket.
"frame!"
30 to 32
Since Zhao Chen is allowed to break through, Zhao Chen can easily get inside and stir up the defense, and the rest of the Thunder will have a lot of space.
Then Zhao Chen's passing ability can find his teammates again.
Just like Harden finding Capela, it's easy.
Battier tried to defend Zhao Chen like this in the first round but failed...
