The Fifth Point Guard

"Huh!" Big Z and Guden gasped for air.

Their opponent in the first half was not easy. They were a giant inside, O'Neal, the undisputed number one center in active service.

Haslem: So I'm not worthy of being an opponent, right?

James was also very tired and kept drinking sports drinks.

Eddie Jones himself has All-Star ability and rich experience. In addition, James has to constantly help defend, so he consumes a lot of physical energy.

Wagner was relatively relaxed. Damon Jones, who faced him, did not put much pressure on him. When Wade was the point guard, he faced Eric Snow, who was more stable in dribbling.

As for STO.

He actually fell asleep.

"Hmph."

"Fuck!"

Wagner jumped up when he heard the call and saw that it was Shentong.

"This guy fell asleep during halftime of the Eastern Conference finals?"

James came over to take a look.

"Hey, it's true, I slept very soundly, and there's drool on the corners of my mouth."

Gooden couldn't help but said: "He can fall asleep in the middle of such a tense game. He is really amazing."

Big Z also said: "That is, young people can do it. For people like me, I can't even sleep in bed at night."

Just when everyone was talking, Reggie Miller, who never expressed his opinions in the locker room, spoke up.

"You may not know that sleeping is the fastest way to restore physical strength. When I first entered the league, players often took a quick nap for a few minutes during halftime to restore physical strength. Michael once did this. .”

In fact, future Stephen Curry did it too.

Generally speaking, if you don't speak, your speech will be very important.

This is the locker room boss.

After all, Reggie Miller has been in the league for nearly 20 years. Although he has never won a championship, he still has his own "Miller moment".

After listening to Old Miller's words, everyone couldn't help but show thoughtful expressions.

Shen Tong opened his eyes and found that everyone around him was looking at him, with a hint of reverence in their eyes.

Shen Tong rubbed his eyes and said, "Sorry, I was a little excited last night and had insomnia, so I was a little sleepy just now. I need to catch up on some sleep."

Everyone: "."

In the second half, the Heat made no secret and began to attack the Cavaliers inside with all their strength.

O'Neal sent an explosive meat, egg, onion chicken, and hit the inside twice in a row, completely ignoring Big Z's defense, and even knocked Big Z to the ground during the second strong attack.

Barkley couldn't help but said: "Watch the stars in the regular season, and watch the superstars in the playoffs. There is no doubt that Shaquille is the well-deserved inside leader. Big Z is no match at all. The Cavaliers should consider double-teaming."

Smith also commented: "Big Z can beat other teams' interiors in the Eastern Conference, but in front of Shaquille, he is like a paper man, easily knocked away. I think even double-teaming may not be effective." , neither Drew Gooden nor Anderson Varejao, together with Big Z, can truly stop the Shark who has entered a brutal state."

After being penetrated by O'Neal twice inside, the Cavaliers once again used the double-team tactic.

O'Neal gets the ball inside, and Big Z and Gooden double-team at the same time.

But O'Neal is a nimble fat man. He leaned on Big Z and turned around flexibly. While squeezing Big Z into the penalty area, he also knocked away Gooden who came to double-team him.

All that's left in sight is the basket.

O'Neal held the ball with both hands, and he was about to dunk when he picked it up. Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his hand, he heard a "pop" sound!

How loud this sound is!

O'Neal felt pain in his hands and the ball was knocked away.

Who dares to destroy it?

Looking back, he saw a harmless face.

Shentong smiled and raised his hand and said, "I'm sorry, it was my foul."

Without reaching out to hit the smiling man, O'Neal had no choice but to walk to the free throw line with a straight face.

As soon as he raised his hand to push the ball flatly, O'Neal found that his right wrist was in great pain.

He lowered his head and looked at the clear fingerprints.

This guy made it clear that he was ruthlessly sabotaging his own offense.

O'Neal took a deep breath and pushed out the free throw again.

Another "dang".

Missed two free throws.

Big Z grabbed the rebound.

On the offensive end, Shentong dribbled the ball while moving and used the change of rhythm to beat Wade hard.

Shentong's breakthrough speed was very fast, and even Wade, who was the "Flash", was quickly thrown away.

Facing O'Neal's block, Shentong was not afraid and went straight in!

Get on the big shark!

This boldness and taste are definitely out of the ordinary.

Holding O'Neal with his left hand, he held the ball in his right hand and stretched out his long arm. When the opponent violated his cylinder, he flicked his right wrist and hooked the ball toward the basket.

"drop--"

"Bang."

At the same time as the referee's whistle blew, the ball hit the board and went into the basket.

Shen Tong sat on the ground, raised his head and smiled.

This is a 2+1!

And it was done when he went straight to the inside to face O'Neal.

Gund Arena seemed to have been lit with a fuse and exploded instantly!

"STO!"

"STO!"

The slogans are endless.

O'Neal seemed to be a little amazed by Shentong's goal just now. He stood silently next to the penalty area amidst the loud slogans, with his hands on his hips without saying a word. Then he stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his right hand.

The live broadcast interface replayed the scene of STO beating O'Neal to score 2+1.

Barkley couldn't help but sigh: "Only Shentong can complete such a goal. Look at this powerful physical confrontation ability and staying power in the air, as well as the soft and excellent shooting touch. It was too difficult for Quill to score the ball when he fouled, which highlights Shentong's personal ability."

Smith said: "I remember that the games between the Lakers and the Heat this season were always very intense, but even Kobe could not score such a 2+1 in front of O'Neal, let alone want to do it in front of O'Neal before. After dunking, Vince Carter was knocked to the ground."

Shentong took a deep breath and slowly threw the ball.

Extra penalty hit.

The Cavaliers once again took the lead.

O'Neal once again missed a strong attack inside, and the ball was pushed to the outside. Wade grabbed the ball and made an emergency stop for a jumper, but the shot missed the basket.

James protects the backcourt rebounds.

The Cavaliers immediately switched from defense to offense.

When O'Neal attacked just now, he was surrounded by four people.

There are Big Z and Gudeng in front, and James and Shentong outside.

If this kind of lineup is double-teamed, even the great Luo Shenxian will not be able to score.

Although O'Neal tried to prove the truth with force, he obviously did not do enough and failed to complete the goal.

After Wade received the ball, an open opportunity appeared. Although he is better at breakthroughs, the inside was already crowded at the moment.

But when there is an open opportunity, he has to not miss it, otherwise it will be too embarrassing.

So even though the shooting stability was not enough, Wade still shot it.

STO hit a three-pointer against Wade's defense from the outside, and the score was stretched to 5 points.

Stan Van Gundy couldn't sit still on the sidelines.

O'Neal finally caught up with the score through a strong attack, but was once again pulled away. If the Cavaliers had an advantage in the third quarter, it would be too difficult to comeback in the away game in the fourth quarter.

Van Gundy came to the sidelines and greeted the players on the court: "Defense 22, defense 22."

This is the Heat's tactical codename.

Defending 22 means double-teaming the player at position 2.

The tactical intention is simple, this is the defense against Shentong.

Wade had just used Haslem's screen to break through to the basket and succeed. Here, the Cavaliers had quickly sent the ball and entered the attack.

As soon as Shentong received the ball, the Cavaliers double-teamed.

However, unlike the narrow space for inside players, as an outside player, Shuntong has sufficient independent space.

Lateral dribbling to accelerate, coupled with teammates' cover.

Shentong, who had thrown away Wade, faced the two Heat players who had just come forward. He dribbled the ball low and passed through the gap between Eddie Jones and Haslem!

Facing O'Neal, Shentong took off early, rode an arrow in the air, and threw a projectile.

O'Neal looked at the ball that was higher than the top of the backboard and could only sigh in admiration. At the same time, he said with emotion, this throw was really high.

"Uh-huh."

As precise as a guided missile, STO's high-ejection basket passed through the net.

At that moment, Buckley couldn't help but say something.

"The Heat can't stop it."

The Heat called a timeout.

On the bench, O'Neal was furious.

"Damn it, can't you score a goal or two?"

Wade drank his drink without looking away, Eddie Jones covered his head with a towel, and Damon Jones lowered his head and remained silent.

As if he still hadn't vented his anger, O'Neal continued to yell: "They used two or even three people to double-team me. It's already very difficult to attack from the inside, but you double-teamed Shentong and you couldn't prevent it, and he scored consecutive goals." . It doesn’t matter if we don’t score on the offensive end, but we become a colander on the defensive end. How can we play this game?”

O'Neal's dissatisfaction made all Heat players afraid to speak.

"Okay, boys, now is not the time to complain." Van Gundy stood up, eased the atmosphere, and said, "Shen must use double-teams. It is not Dwayne's responsibility to defend him. Other players, regardless of Whoever is closest must immediately move forward to encircle him, and we must not give Shen a chance to take the first step!"

"yes!"

For the Cavaliers, Paul Silas also made a bold substitution.

The game starts again.

Eddie Jones failed to find a suitable opportunity for his breakthrough, turned around and left the penalty area and passed the ball to O'Neal.

O'Neal held the ball and hit hard, but found that the guy behind him could hardly hold it up!

This is rare.

Looking back, no one is there?

I lowered my head and looked again. Damn it, that little stocky monster!

It was none other than Robert "Tractor" Traylor.

Although he is only 2.03 meters tall, Traylor has weight, strength, a low center of gravity, and a low chassis. A big center like O'Neal really feels like he can't use his strength.

Traylor plus Big Z, this combination of one tall, one short, one thin and one strong, made O'Neal feel the powerlessness of offense.

The throw after jumping inside was slapped out of the inside by Big Z!

This block caused exclamations from the scene.

Barkley shouted excitedly: "This block is very exciting. Big Z used this big block to tell Shaquille that you don't come to the penalty area if you want to, you can come if you want to!"

Shentong attacked with the ball, and just after halftime, they encountered a tighter double team.

On the left, Dwyane Wade; on the right, Eddie Jones.

It's like the slam dunk master Risendou Akira's defensive scene against Rukawa Kaede + Sakuragi Hanamichi.

Shentong took a look and saw that there was no flaw at all, so he passed the ball out again.

Wagner missed a breakthrough attack and the ball was knocked out of the penalty area. James picked it up and then attacked the basket, but was completely covered by O'Neal and passed the ball to the outside. Wagner missed a three-pointer.

After encountering a more targeted double team, O'Neal and Shentong fell silent almost at the same time.

But Haslem of the Heat grabbed rebounds one after another.

The offensive efficiency of both sides was not high during this period, but the Heat gradually closed the score.

This is not the answer. The Heat's offense tends toward the basket. With O'Neal's potential in the paint, both Jones and Wade can break through to the basket and score layups.

The Cavaliers' offense focuses on the outside, and coupled with the intimidation of O'Neal inside, the offensive efficiency is naturally not as good as the Heat, which is closer to the basket.

Wagner was thinking this while dribbling the ball from the outside, wondering how to deal with this ball.

At this moment, Shentong stuck Wade behind him and reached for the ball.

Wagner understood the idea and immediately passed the ball to the baseline.

After James caught the ball, he lobbed the ball into Shentong's hands.

The other players all pulled away, so STO once again formed a one-on-one situation with Wade.

Relying on Wade, Shentong started to play from behind.

Once, twice

Suddenly turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Two parallel lines at an angle of 45° to the ground are presented to everyone.

Shentong fell back and Wade blocked the shot.

The ball flew out along Shentong's soft fingertips and hit the ball steadily.

Wade puffed up his cheeks angrily, making his already quite small cheeks look even bigger.

In the next round, Shentong once again beat Wade from behind.

The nimble steps deceived Wade, turned and wiped into the basket, threw the ball in advance before O'Neal blocked the shot, and hit the board.

In the third round, Shentong feinted with his right shoulder, but turned to the left.

Wade, whose center of gravity was deceived, waited until he adjusted his body, but it was already too late.

Scoring three goals in a row, Shentong not only led the Cavaliers to open the score, but also severely damaged the Heat's confidence.

Just imagine, the team's All-Star perimeter is beaten repeatedly by the opponent's players. How much morale does your team have left?

At the end of the third quarter, relying on Shentong's individual singles, especially the fadeaway jumper, the Cavaliers scored 26-19 in a single quarter and opened the score in one fell swoop.

In the fourth quarter, the Heat failed to mount effective resistance, especially O'Neal, who suddenly faced Traylor and was unable to make a move.

Traylor's appearance had an unexpected effect. Defending O'Neal seemed to be more effective than Big Z or Varejao.

94-82, the Cavaliers have always controlled the rhythm of the game, performed better than their opponents, and successfully won the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Shentong scored 34 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in this game. His performance was very comprehensive and he led the game in scoring.

The Heat's giant O'Neal scored 23 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks. His performance was also very impressive, but unfortunately most of these data came from the first half and the first half of the third quarter, and his performance in the fourth quarter was not the same. Not great.

The second-in-command of both parties.

James contributed 17 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks.

Wade scored 19 points and 9 assists.

After the game, a Chinese reporter got the opportunity to interview O'Neal and asked him to evaluate STO's performance.

"I felt like I was playing against Michael Jordan. Shen was really unstoppable tonight."

O'Neill said helplessly.

Barkley commented on the game. He said: "STO tonight should be called Michael Shen. I believe that not only me, but also my opponents felt that STO tonight looked very much like Michael Jordan during his second three consecutive championships." , he broke through the Heat's double-team defense with his back play and fadeaway."

"That's right, Charles," Smith said. "Tonight's game is like Michael Jordan wearing the Cavaliers' No. 25 jersey."