The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Taking a deep look at Wang Xiao, Spoelstra didn't know why this young man from China had such confidence.

Since he came to the Heat in 1995 and started working, Spoelstra has been in the NBA for 15 years.

In the past 15 years, he has met many people, players, coaches, assistant coaches, scouts...

But it was really the first time he met someone like Wang Xiao.

Although Wang Xiao's previous remarks looked like bragging, but for some reason, Spoelstra always felt that the other party was serious.

"What do you want to do..."

...

At this time, players from both sides have already taken their positions on the field and are ready to jump the ball.

The candidate for the Wizards' jump ball is Jordan, who has a strong explosive jumping ability, while the player for the Heat's jump ball is the 2.21-meter-tall Big Z.

Although he has an absolute advantage in height, the 35-year-old Big Z's bounce and reaction have declined severely. Basketball was easily allocated to the Wizards by Jordan relying on his physical fitness.

Curry pushed forward immediately after receiving the ball, and the Wizards players also moved towards the Heat's backcourt.

"Hey, LeBron, how does it feel to hold your thigh? It should be very comfortable to play next to Wade." Butler found James at the beginning and sprayed trash.

James' face was a little ugly.

As the saying goes, don't hit your face in a fight, and don't expose your faults when you curse.

Butler clearly hit the spot that James hates the most.

"Caron, if I were you, I would just keep my mouth shut and concentrate on playing, so I won't be blown up in a while." James countered.

When he was in the Cavaliers, James and the Wizards had several playoff encounters. At that time, James was facing Caron Butler.

Although Butler is a very capable player and has been selected as an All-Star, there is still a big gap compared with the league's top superstars like James. In the playoffs between the two, Butler can be said to have no The complete failure of suspense.

Even though Butler is laughing at the opponent for holding his thigh, James is still a top player in history.

When James faced Butler in the playoffs, he averaged 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, while Butler only had 18.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

Of course, at that time, the main core of the Wizards was Arenas instead of Butler. James had more possessions and shots than Butler, but the difference in strength between the two can still be clearly seen.

"Hey, so what? You can hug Wade's thigh, but I also have a bunch of good boys here!"

Butler chuckled, not angry at all.

"But there is one thing I'm curious about. What if the Heat fail to win the championship, lose face and lose the honor they want, what should you do?"

James was taken aback by Butler's words.

To be honest, James really didn't think about this issue.

From his point of view, the purpose of partnering with Wade and Bosh is to win the championship, and how could the three of them not win the championship together?

But what if it is really what Butler said? How should he choose?

"brush!"

James was still in a daze when the sound of a basketball hitting the net came.

Turning his head, what James saw was Curry holding his hands high and maintaining his shooting posture, and Chalmers raising his hands in front of him to try to interfere.

"Nice job, lad!"

Butler left James and stepped forward to give Curry a high-five to celebrate, "Let's kill these guys!"

...

At the beginning of the game, Curry pulled out his hand from the top arc and hit a three-pointer, opening the situation for the Wizards.

But then, the Heat's offense came.

Chalmers dribbled the ball upfield and passed it to James.

James stood on the outside and faced Butler with the ball, and said coldly: "Are you ready? I'm going to pass you!"

As soon as the words fell, James suddenly started, and his whole body rushed more than half a meter in an instant.

Years of confrontation in the playoffs has given Butler a good understanding of James' offensive methods, but understanding is one thing, and being able to defend against it is another.

He only had time to move his footsteps to block James. The moment the two of them came into contact, James' tank-like body knocked Butler staggeringly. Taking advantage of Butler's unsteady footsteps, James immediately accelerated and pulled away immediately. Overcoming the distance with Butler, he rushed into the inside line first.

At this time, only Jordan was guarding the inside of the Wizards.

Although today's Jordan has the training bonus of Coach Wang Xiao's system, his strength is far from comparable to that of Jordan at the same time in another period, but after all, he has not reached the strength of when he was selected for the defensive team at his peak. Jordan, at his peak, couldn't stop James from hitting the basket.

James almost carried Jordan who rushed forward to make up for the defense, and sent the basketball into the basket abruptly, and the whistle sounded immediately.

The iconic forced 2+1!

Wang Xiao on the sidelines couldn't help taking a deep breath. James at his peak was really unstoppable!

And unlike the Cavaliers period, James in the Heat period was surrounded by Wade, who broke through and was no less lethal than James!

"Shrink the defensive line, break through the main defense, and let them shoot from the outside!"

Standing up from the bench, Wang Xiao walked to the sidelines and said loudly.

If you want to say that James and Wade, the two top superstars in the league, have any obvious shortcomings, then there is no doubt that it is the long-range shooting ability.

Both James and Wade are players who focus on breakthroughs. James' career three-point shooting rate is only about 33%, while Wade's shooting rate is less than 30%. 35% of point guard Chalmers.

But shrinking the line of defense does not mean that James and Wade can be prevented.

Many teams will choose this defense when facing these two, but the two can still score.

So Wang Xiao understood early on that when facing such a Heat team, it is impossible to win if you only pay attention to defense. The Celtics have a defense as strong as the Celtics and have lost to the Heat for several years, not to mention the Wizards, who are not good at defense. ? If you want to win the game, you still have to rely on offense.

James missed a free throw, Jordan grabbed the defensive rebound, and handed the ball to Curry, who took control of the ball and rushed, making the Heat nervous.

Although he only played for one season, Curry's strength has made any team in the league dare not underestimate him. Who dares to underestimate a guy who can make 354 three-pointers in one season?

This season, Curry's average three-point shots per game did not increase much compared to last season, and because all teams attached great importance to Curry, the shooting percentage was slightly lower than last season, from 43% to 41%. .

But even a 41% three-point shooting rate is quite terrifying, because the former three-point king Ray Allen has only made 44% three-pointers so far this season, and Ray Allen has made more three-pointers than Ku Almost half of it.