While the outside world is discussing the pros and cons of Zhao Feiyang and Steven Scott, Zhao Feiyang, who is in the Miami Heat, has no mind to deal with those complicated matters.
After the Heat returned to their home court, Zhao Feiyang followed the team for another game.
This time, the fans in the American Airlines Arena were full. The attendance rate here had been very high before. Because of Zhao Feiyang's arrival, local Chinese fans also rushed in to compete for tickets, which caused the seats that originally cost hundreds of dollars to be placed in the back. The tickets were sold into thousands at once.
Even so, it still cannot stop the enthusiasm of the fans.
Even the outside of the arena was crowded with people watching the game. It can be said that the Heat have never had such a big scene except in the finals.
Of course, team coach Erik Spoelstra did not give special treatment to Zhao Feiyang because of this situation. He is still on the team's bench, even ranked lower.
Not because he was ignored, but because Ray Allen, who previously played the second position on the bench, is back!
Previously, he took half a month off due to a knee injury, and then when he was about to recover, he took three days off for personal reasons. After resting for more than half a month, he finally returned to the team again.
Although Ray Allen is already a 37-year-old veteran, his physical strength is not as good as before, and his offense and defense are not as good as those of young people, but at critical moments, his three-pointers are still the nail in the coffin that the Heat are looking forward to.
The Heat's opponent in this game is the New York Knicks.
As a powerful team in the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks' lineup is not bad.
The team has Carmelo Anthony, the No. 3 overall pick in the same class as LeBron James, JR Smith, and insiders like Amar'e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler. Gate.
However, compared to the lineup, the New York Knicks' record is much worse.
They were able to reach second place in the Eastern Conference last season. However, they suffered a series of defeats at the beginning of this season, and there were constant small problems within the team. So far, the New York Knicks were only ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference. Compared with their strength last season, they were still in the ninth place. It's a world of difference.
The game started soon.
There is no doubt about the strength of the Big Three. Even if Carmelo Anthony could still compete with LeBron James at the beginning, it didn't take long for the advantages of the Big Three to work together.
They quickly widened the point difference, although it was not a lot, but the 7-point gap has been making the New York Knicks quite uncomfortable.
After the first quarter ended, the New York Knicks quickly made adjustments.
JR. Smith leads the team's offense as the main scorer, while team leader Carmelo Anthony takes a break to conserve energy.
The Heat also quickly let the substitutes come on the field. Head coach Erik Spoelstra took a look at Zhao Feiyang and Ray Allen when deciding on the candidate. Perhaps due to previous impressions, he still chose Ray Allen. Lun goes on first.
call out.
Heat offense.
The ball advanced to half court, and Ray Allen tried to step forward to respond. The person facing him was Iman Shumpert. The opponent kept interfering with the defense, making it difficult for Ray Allen to step forward to cover for a while.
The ball was transferred and the Heat chose to attack inside, but unfortunately they failed to score.
The Knicks fought back quickly.
They advanced quickly. After halftime, JR. Smith rushed to the basket. Faced with the interference of two defensive players, JR. Smith did not force a breakthrough, but distributed the ball to the wing.
The player on the wing chose to take a three-point shot, but failed to score. The rebound happened to fall into the hands of J.R. Smith, so he ran out and took the shot from the three-point line.
Uh-huh.
This time the ball went in.
The three-pointer fell steadily into the basket.
After scoring this three-pointer, JR. Smith suddenly felt good and hit his second three-pointer in the next minute.
Seeing that the score difference was gradually narrowing, the head coach Erik Spoelstra was a little unable to sit still. He waited until Ray Allen ran past him and started shouting to him, "Ray, use this." Counterattack them with your three-point shot!”
Ray Allen nodded to the head coach.
When the Heat took the ball across half court again, Ray Allen quickly caught the ball from the wing. His reaction was not slow, but Iman Shumpert's defense was quite tight, and before Ray Allen could Get the ball and go up to block his space to receive the ball.
After such an operation, it was difficult for Ray Allen to take over the ball from his teammates.
Helpless, teammates could only give the ball to others. Unfortunately, for some reason, the Heat's outside touch was collectively misfired at this time. As a result, the offense failed to score, and the New York Knicks seized the opportunity to counterattack. .
Uh-huh.
When JR. Smith settled the battle with a dunk, the New York Knicks finally overtook the Miami Heat in score.
Just when head coach Erik Spoelstra shook his head and sighed and was about to replace Ray Allen, Zhao Feiyang, who was sitting on the team bench, walked over to him.
"Coach Eric, I have an idea."
"What?"
Coach Erik Spoelstra obviously didn't think too much and just asked casually, his eyes still on the court instead of Zhao Feiyang.
"I hope to be able to play."
"Ray's three-point shot is very stable, and I can also shoot three-pointers... I mean, if I play with Ray, will there be any unexpected effects?"
After hearing Zhao Feiyang's words, Eric Spoelstra finally turned his attention to him.
"It's not that I haven't considered such an idea, but the risk is too great... Moreover, can you and Lei achieve a good chemistry?"
"How will you know if you don't try?"
Zhao Feiyang is looking forward to it, "It doesn't matter if we lose one or two games now. As long as we can make it all the way to the Western Conference Finals in the playoffs, then all the attempts will be worth it!"
"I know what the team signed me for, so I also hope to realize my value!"
After about a minute, coach Erik Spoelstra, who remained silent, finally made up his mind.
"All right!"
"There are 7 minutes left in the second quarter, I leave all my time to you!"
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Ray Allen on the court still failed to catch the ball smoothly. After hearing the whistle, Ray Allen thought he was about to be replaced.
But when he turned around, he realized that it was Zhao Feiyang who had been replaced.
The crowd at the scene was very surprised by this change, not to mention the fans, even LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on the Heat team bench were surprised.
"What is this going to do?"
"Replace two players at the second position at the same time?"
The fans on the sidelines also exclaimed.
But they were more expecting than doubting.
"Oh! God! I finally waited for this scene! Damn, it's so cool!"
"It doesn't matter who is better at three-pointers, Zhao or Lei, but I know that once they both hit their form, maybe the Knicks will not be our opponent at all..."
Under the spotlight, Zhao Feiyang walked onto the court.
