The Fifth Point Guard

At 7 o'clock in the morning, STO opened the door of the training ground.

Dajuan Wagner, whose training clothes were already soaked, looked back at Shentong.

There was a faint heat coming from my head.

"Hey, Shen, you're a little late today."

Shentong was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

"Want to challenge one another?"

"That's what I mean, I'm going to defeat you this time!"

"It's a beautiful thought."

The second game between the Cavaliers and the Heat went on as scheduled.

The venue is still Cleveland's home stadium, Gund Arena, not Okamoto.

In this game, the Heat changed their starting lineup.

Chinese player Wang Zhizhi, who only played 6 minutes in the first game and never met with Shentong during the process, was placed in the starting lineup.

The Heat suffered a deficit inside in the first game, lagging behind the Cavaliers in rebounding, inside scoring, and secondary offense.

Therefore, Stan Van Gundy decided to give the team's only two pure centers currently some opportunities.

Between Wang Zhizhi and Loren Woods, Van Gundy decisively chose Wang Zhizhi.

After all, Woods can't do it.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup remains unchanged.

Ilgauskas and Boozer formed the inside line, James and Shentong were responsible for the wings, and McGinnis occupied the point guard position.

For the Heat, after the change of formation, Wang Zhizhi and Grant formed the starting inside line, Odom was ranked at the small forward position, and Jones and Wade partnered on the back line.

Stan Van Gundy is not as stubborn as his younger brother, so he still has a lot of hair.

He referred to the experience of losing the first game and put Wade at the 1st position to strengthen the point guard's speed and attack power. At the same time, he used Odom to face James, hoping to defend the big one.

After all, at the small forward position, although Odom is not as strong as James, he still has an advantage in height.

Before the game started, the fans' attention was attracted by the three Cavaliers players standing on the sidelines.

Shentong, James, and Wagner actually played a Chinese-style opening.

After the three of them made a series of coded gestures, they leaned forward, put their left hand upright, made a fist with their right hand, and bowed.

This Chinese martial arts-style opening made the atmosphere even more lively.

Walking onto the court, Shentong hugged and high-fived Wang Zhizhi.

"Dazhi, come to Athens in advance and wait for me."

"Hey, this guy"

Amid the cheers of the fans, the game officially started!

Wang Zhizhi had the upper hand in the battle with Big Z, and the Heat took the lead in attacking after the change of formation.

Wade switched roles and started attacking as an organizer.

Odom and Jones crossed paths, creating a staggered time difference.

Jones got a chance and Wade immediately sent a pass.

After catching the ball, Jones pretended to shoot, attracting Big Z inside to step forward to defend.

The ball hit the ground and found Wang Zhizhi inside.

Facing Boozer, Da Zhi easily hit the board with his left hand, and the rebound passed through the net.

The Heat took the lead.

After that, Wade used his excellent dribbling and breakthrough to tear apart the Cavaliers' defense, and then used breakthrough points to create opportunities for his teammates.

Facing McGinnis, Wade had the upper hand in terms of speed and explosiveness.

Step down and dribble, looking for opportunities.

McGinnis fell back to defend.

After all, compared to breakthroughs, Wade's jump shot is not stable.

But what McGinnis didn't expect was that even though he was fully prepared for this ball, he couldn't prevent Wade's subsequent change of direction breakthrough.

Dribbling with his left hand, he feinted a shot and then suddenly started.

McGinnis immediately shifted his center of gravity following Wade's breakthrough.

But Wade immediately retracted his action.

Seeing Wade gain enough space, McGinnis, thinking that the opponent was about to shoot, wanted to stabilize his center of gravity and pounce forward, but found that Wade had adjusted his posture again and walked away along the route of the breakthrough.

McGinnis was shaken by Wade and lost his center of gravity, sitting back and falling to the ground!

In this offense, Wade was ahead of his opponent McGinnis every step of the way, mainly because McGinnis was far behind Wade in terms of speed and explosive power.

Although the mind has kept up, the body has not.

Wade passed the defense and rushed into the Cavaliers' interior. Big Z and Boozer immediately formed an encirclement.

Wade easily distributed the ball to Wang Zhizhi who was pulling to the baseline.

Hold the ball with your left hand and throw the ball with a very gentle posture.

"Uh-huh."

A crisp hollow hit.

After scoring the goal, Wang Zhizhi held a pink fist in his left hand, clamped his arms and ran back.

Wade and Wang Zhizhi high-fived, their cheeks echoing each other.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Heat turned the tables after changing their formation, leading the Cavaliers by 8 points 17-9.

Odom changed his previous playing style of the Almighty King and changed it to the death coil mode, almost defending James by exchanging pieces for pieces.

As for Shentong, they often encounter double teams from Jones and Wade.

McGinnis missed two open three-pointers and failed to play his role as a role player.

Paul Silas took the lead in making substitution adjustments.

Full of confidence and eager to play, Wagner stood up from the bench.

In the last game, Wagner's appearance was one of the key factors for the Cavaliers to open the score.

So when Wagner replaced McGinnis on the field, the Heat's defensive intensity continued unabated.

As Wade said after the last game, they put all their energy into the game and played every game as if it was the last one.

But they soon discovered that Wagner seemed a little different today.

As soon as he came on the court, Wagner gave Wade a blow.

Facing Wade, dribbling with a low hand, Wagner, who was hunched over, suddenly started to move, and Wade quickly pressed close to him.

Unexpectedly, just when Wade posted on Wagner, the latter actually accelerated again during the breakthrough!

A flash slipped past Wade.

This ball made the Heat players stupid.

There is no player on the Heat who can pass Wade with sheer speed like the one just now.

When he came to his senses, Wagner had already completed a layup.

Wade: "."

A wide dribble between the left and right hands.

Cross under and behind.

This dribbling level is not inferior to that of the Heat's street ball king Alston.

Just when Wade was stunned by Wagner's dazzling movement, the guy suddenly accelerated and caught Wade off guard.

With the time difference between sudden stop and acceleration, Wagner once again got rid of Wade and ended the battle with a jumper.

Wade: "."

After two consecutive attacks, Wade was a little shocked.

In the last game, Wagner's offense was not as sharp as it is today, especially his skillful dribbling and breakthrough, which definitely require talent to support.

During the attack, Wade, with a hint of doubt in his heart, became distracted.

Wagner's clever steal was successful!

On the sidelines, Heat coach Stan Van Gundy was going crazy.

We originally expected Wade to take advantage by playing the No. 1 position, but who knew that Wagner, who came off the bench for the Cavaliers, had the upper hand in the direct dialogue with Wade.

After successfully stealing the ball, Wagner dribbled the ball past half-court. Seeing that the Heat had three players back on defense, he stabilized his rhythm and did not play hard-headedly.

Standing at the top of the three-point arc, Wagner dribbled the ball confidently, stretched out the index finger of his left hand, and said: "Hold on, this ball is the No. 1 tactic."

This sultry temperament is like the third leg of the Cavaliers!

Shentong and James looked at each other, then smiled at each other.

The little mushroom finally grew up again!