NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 153 [153] Enhanced version of OK combination, leading is not scary, whoever is missing will be embarrassed!
Miami.

Theo Vaughn, who was in the living room of his villa, was wearing pajamas, lazily sitting on the sofa, watching the upcoming NBA Finals on TV.

The nanny next to him was playing with Wade's 3-year-old son, Zaire.

Theo Vaughn and Wade can be described as childhood sweethearts. The two got married in 2002 and gave birth to Zaire, but three years have been enough for the passion between the couple to dull.

Because Wade always flirted with women in nightclubs and sex parties, this also caused frequent quarrels between the two. Theo Vaughn even suspected that Wade had been infected with TP or HIV.

So it's been a long time since Wade was forced to pay public wages.

But now my husband has become a hot new star in the NBA. The next big contract will start with a minimum annual salary of tens of millions, and his income from commercial endorsements is also rising.

Therefore, Vaughn is still more concerned about Wade's development in the NBA, and even persuaded him like his agent to try his best to compete for the MVP of the Finals.

Although Vaughan also had physical requirements, she did not dare to cuckold Wade rashly, otherwise she might be kicked out at any time.

At this time, Vaughn lazily looked up at the live broadcast of the game on the TV, and suddenly realized that his husband was not among the Heat's starting five.

As for the Heat bench shown on camera, Wade also did not appear.

"Watt? What's going on? Where is this guy Dwayne?"

"The game is about to start, what on earth is this guy doing?"

Out of a woman's intuition, Theo Vaughn felt that Wade must have been hooked up by some big-skinned vixen again.

"This idiot didn't even play in the finals for a woman? Is he crazy?"

Theo Vaughan picked up the mobile phone on the coffee table and immediately dialed Wade's number, but received a reminder that the phone was turned off.

Fifteen kilometers away at American Airlines Arena, in the Heat general manager’s office,
Pat Riley, who did not go to San Antonio with the team and stayed to handle matters, had just hung up the phone with the Heat's team members.
He frowned as he watched the game on the TV screen have started, but Wade was still nowhere to be seen, and there was a hint of anger all over his body.

"He actually disappeared in the finals. Does this guy Dwayne not want the championship anymore?"

"How did Stan Van Gundy become the head coach? He can't even look down on a living person!"

Pat Riley will never tolerate Wade's behavior that seriously undermines team discipline.

If it were in the regular season, Wade would have to be banned from the team for a few games, but now it's the finals, so naturally the championship should be the top priority.

Pat Riley also noticed something strange from the exchange with the Heat personnel who had just gone with the team to the Spurs home court.

Wade's kid, Riley, is quite familiar. After all, he has been playing for the Heat for two years.

Although he usually prefers to go to nightclubs, he has always adhered to the team's discipline and trained quite hard.

Maybe the beautiful black woman who works as a cleaner at the Spurs Arena really has some ulterior secret and purpose.

He looked up and saw the TV screen. At this time, the camera just switched to the Spurs sideline. The old man Bobo stood in front of the bench with serious eyes and arms folded, as if he was confident about tonight's game.

Riley's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he said sharply:

"Greg, this old guy, if he really dares to play tricks on me, I will let him know what tactics are!"

Pop is now a very famous head coach in the league. After all, it was the head coach and president who personally created the Spurs Twin Towers and GDP, and helped the team win two consecutive championships.

But in the eyes of Pat Riley, Bobo can only be regarded as a junior.

Picking up the phone, Riley quickly called a friend in San Antonio and asked him to find someone to conduct a secret investigation.

Looking back at the AT&T Center Arena, amid the gloating cheers of the Spurs fans, the game has begun.

O'Neal is still in heroic form tonight. After all, Wade suddenly disappeared, and his big brother must stand up again.

"Snapped!"

O'Neal took the lead to successfully jump the ball over Duncan. Jason Williams took the ball and advanced into the frontcourt. Lin Fei quickly moved without the ball to involve the defense.

Without Wade, the Spurs' defense is naturally more targeted, focusing on O'Neal and Lin Fei.

Because O'Neal is the king of the penalty area, and Lin Fei has always only scored points in sports battles with outside shooting,
Therefore, the technical characteristics of the two people's internal and external lines often form a state of separation.

Without Wade's connection in the middle, the Spurs' defense can completely cut off the connection between O'Neal and Lin Fei.

Stan Van Gundy obviously also guessed the difficulties the team would face without Wade.
Therefore, Jason Williams and Battier must show stronger performances to help the team.

Williams came up and held the ball at the top of the key to create a high pick-and-roll with O'Neal, creating mismatch opportunities.

Although White Chocolate does not have Wade's breakthrough talent, his level in pick-and-roll passing is still good.

If it is a pick-and-roll between Wade and O'Neal, the Spurs' strategy has always been to double-team the ball carrier in advance and try to cut off his pass to O'Neal. At the same time, Duncan in the penalty area is also ready to make up defense.

But at this time, Wade was replaced by Williams, and the Spurs' Parker and center did not immediately double-team Williams.

O'Neal's pick-and-roll effect was quite good, allowing Williams to find an opportunity to take a sudden step and shoot a mid-range jumper before Muhammad came up.

"Shh!"

The basketball hit the net. Williams grasped the timing of the shot very well, and his hand and state at the start were stable enough.

Stan Van Gundy, who was standing on the sidelines, also nodded with satisfaction.

Stan Van Gundy himself is quite satisfied with the trade of Eddie Jones for Jason Williams and Shane Battier in the middle of the season. This is definitely a very good deal.

Although after the playoffs started, Jason Williams gradually returned to the bench and his average data per game shrank to a certain extent, but he still treated the game conscientiously.

Due to issues with shooting rights and tactics, Shane Battier's scoring average has dropped to about 8 points per game, which is even less than when he was with the Grizzlies.

But on the defensive end, Battier has always worked hard, averaging more than 1.2 steals and blocks per game.

The desire for a championship has made this Heat team unprecedentedly united, and the core players and role players can get along well with each other.

Everyone can fully play their role in the game and complete the tasks assigned by the defensive team.

This is also the main reason why the Heat performed at a historic level this season and broke a record with 14 consecutive wins in the playoffs.

This season, the Heat have truly found the right place at the right time.

And tonight Wade's unexpected disappearance, coupled with the suspiciousness of the black female cleaning staff at the Spurs training facility,
These have aroused stronger fighting spirit among the Heat players, and Williams, who was put into the starting lineup, is naturally more obligated.

Looking back, Parker faced Jason Williams. After the pick-and-roll, he directly chose to break through and hit the small throw to the basket.

"Shh!"

No longer facing Wade, this is indeed an offensive liberation for Tony Parker.

When the ball was transferred, the Heat carried out continuous pick-and-roll cooperation. The Spurs' defense always revolved around Lin Fei and Duncan.

Seeing that after an off-ball cross-screen at positions 2/3, Bowen and Ginobili rushed towards Lin Fei.
Jason Williams decisively gave the ball to Shane Battier who was left open.

Battier attempted a three-pointer from the 45-degree three-point line on the right, and the basketball also hit the net.

"Shh!"

Duncan turned around and hit a 45-degree jumper.

"Shh!"

The Heat attacked again. O'Neal, who was holding the ball in the low post, was double-teamed and passed in to Haslem on the left side of the basket. The latter directly took the ball and dunked it.

"Boom!"

The Spurs turned around and Parker passed to Bruce Bowen in the bottom corner, who also hit a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Heat (7): (7) Spurs.

In the opening game, both teams' offensive rhythm was very smooth, and their shooting percentage remained at 100%.

Although Wade is gone, with Lin Fei and O'Neal receiving the most defensive attention,

Williams, Battier and Haslem in the remaining three positions can all stand up and score, which completely makes up for the lack of Wade.

The Heat's coaching staff is also quite satisfied with this, but they are still looking forward to Wade arriving at the arena as soon as possible.

Because Wade was on the Heat's 12-man roster before the game, even if Wade rushed to the arena after the game started, he could still play as a substitute.

There are also situations in NBA games where players are late. Due to traffic jams, Howard arrived at the arena half an hour after the game started and could only come on as a substitute, thus ending his record of consecutive starts.

Regarding the explosion of the Heat's role players at the beginning, Bobo has no worries. He does not believe that the role players can continue to be so accurate.

The playoffs are always a stage for superstars, and the finals are even more so.

Sure enough, during the Heat's attack on the court, Lin Fei's movement involved two people in double-teaming. Battier was left open again, but this time the three-pointer he took after receiving the ball failed.

"Bang!"

The rebound bounced very short, and O'Neal took the lead under the basket, grabbing the offensive rebound against Muhammad and Duncan.

This rebound fully demonstrates O'Neal's dominance in the penalty area. As long as he takes it seriously, he will still not lose to Duncan in rebounding.

Just when O'Neal was taking a step after landing and preparing to take off for a make-up dunk,
At this time, Lin Fei used Haslem's lift screen on the left outside line and accelerated to a 0-degree angle on the left side.

Because Battier missed a three-pointer just now, and O'Neal and Duncan were fighting for rebounds under the basket, Ginobili, who was always ready to counterattack quickly, became a little slack.

Therefore, Lin Fei's cover movement was very sharp this time, and he directly got rid of Ginobili and Bruce Bowen.
O'Neal in the penalty area also noticed Lin Fei's position, so with a flick of his wrist, he quickly changed his mind and passed the ball directly to Lin Fei.

Although O'Neal's pass was not very accurate, Lin Fei still reached out to catch the ball. Facing Bowen who was about to pounce on him from an angle, he had no time to adjust and quickly took off with a lightning shot.

"boom!"

The basketball hit the inside of the basket and fell into the basket. This three-pointer was quite thrilling.

When Bowen flew to defend himself and landed, with the help of inertia, his left foot stretched out seemingly unintentionally towards the position where Lin Fei landed.

This is not the first time Lin Fei has competed with the Spurs, and it is not the first time he has faced off against Bowen. Therefore, he was very well prepared mentally before playing the Spurs in this round of finals.

Regardless of whether Bowen had stepped on his feet or not, Lin Fei subconsciously spread his legs forward and back when he landed. This habit also successfully allowed him to avoid the risk this time.

But faced with Bowen's obvious stepping action, Lin Fei still gave a strong retaliation. When he returned to defense, he gave the opponent a cold look:
"Bruce, if you use such dirty tricks again, I won't mind crushing your toes!"

O'Neal also swaggered when returning to defense, deliberately bumping into Bowen to support Lin Fei:
"You better be honest, if you dare to act recklessly again, I will blow your head off with one punch!"

Not to be outdone, Bruce Bowen snorted: "Shaquille, you are dead tonight!"

O'Neal sent two consecutive assists under the basket, which fully demonstrated the Sharks' versatility and vision.

As a center, O'Neal's passing ability is indeed quite good. You must know that he has received more than 10 assists in more than 8 games in his career.

Back on the defensive end, after a pick-and-roll tactic from the Spurs, Lin Fei decisively chose to double-team Duncan who was holding the ball, and with his quick eyes and hands, he poked the basketball out of Shi Fo's hand.

"Snapped!"

Lin Fei's steal was suspected of being a thug. Duncan spread his hands and quickly turned back to defend before he had time to complain to the referee.

After completing the steal, Lin Fei quickly controlled the ball and immediately turned over and dribbled down quickly.

As the dribbling attribute has been improved to 93 points, it can be said to be a very first-class level in the league today.

Lin Fei's turn over and down this time was also very fast, and he had every chance of making it a fast break.

Ginobili, who was running at the front, accelerated to overtake in the corner and hindered Lin Fei's breakthrough.

After Lin Fei crossed the midline, he used a smooth back-hand move to get rid of Ginobili, took another step, stopped quickly, and jumped decisively to shoot a long three-pointer.

"Whoa!" Another one.

In less than 3 minutes, Lin Fei hit two three-pointers, and the Heat quickly led the Spurs by 6 points.

Heat (13): (7) Spurs.

Mr. Bobo on the sidelines was angry. He couldn't bear Lin Fei shooting like this again, so he decisively called a long timeout to the referee.

"You must control my mistakes and never let the Heat counterattack!"

"Tony, there was a chance after the pick-and-roll just now, why didn't you shoot? Why did you pass the ball so blindly?"

"Is it so hard to play the Heat without Dwayne? Or are you just not fucking awake?"

Bobo blew his beard and stared in anger, with a terrifying aura.

For the Heat, Stan Van Gundy was very satisfied with the players' opening performance and reminded everyone to be serious on the defensive end and try their best to play the defensive counterattack that the team is good at.

After the timeout, the Spurs quickly adjusted their status. Duncan held the ball in the high post, turned over and broke through Haslem, and hit the basket with a jump step.

"Shh!"

Without double-teaming, Duncan absolutely crushed Haslem.

Looking back, Williams held the ball and made a cross screen with Lin Fei. Through Lin Fei's huge outside containment, he created an open shot opportunity, but this time the jump shot missed the frame.

"Bang!"

This time the defensive rebound was obtained by Duncan, the Heat quickly returned to defense, and the Spurs stabilized the rhythm and played a positional battle.

It was another continuous pick-and-roll screen. Duncan received a pass from Parker in the high post and was double-teamed. He passed back decisively. Parker on the right raised his hand and shot a two-pointer. The basketball hit the net.

"Shh!"

Looking back, Jason Williams' pass to the low O'Neal made a mistake and was slapped away by Duncan. Parker took the ball and launched a counterattack.

The Spurs did not go directly to the fast break, but once again suppressed the rhythm and played steadily.

Standing on the sidelines, Stan Van Gundy frowned slightly. He knew that this was not a good phenomenon. The Spurs had gradually returned the game to the slow pace they liked.

In a slow-paced game, both Lin Fei and Wade on the Heat's side will have a certain impact on their performance.

The Heat successfully defended the ball, but the Spurs' quick retreat also curbed the Heat's fast break.

Lin Fei ran out of space with the help of continuous screens on the outside, but the ball from Jason Williams failed to pass. The Spurs' layout in cutting the passing line was quite strict.

Seeing that Jason Williams was in a dilemma, Lin Fei made a quick decision and accelerated directly from the outside to cut into the penalty area, once again catching the defender off guard.

Williams successfully hit the ball to Lin Fei, who was cutting into the penalty area, and O'Neal on the right quickly followed.

Facing Duncan's defense, Lin Fei threw the ball deftly high to the steel backboard. The basketball bounced to the right at a precise angle. O'Neal jumped up to grab the ball with both hands and dunk directly.

"Boom!"

Lin Fei assists +1,

O'Neal scored +2.

Mike Breen, who was in front of the courtside commentary desk, couldn't help but praise:
"Although Lin's passing level is very poor, he can always pass such difficult cricket well. It's really puzzling!"

His partner Reggie Miller laughed and said: "Lin has never been a normal player. He seems to have his own logical concept of playing, otherwise his three-pointers would not be so abnormal!"

In order to limit Lin Fei's three-pointers, the Spurs' defense will always unconsciously pounce outwards, and O'Neal basically has no mid-range, which allows the Spurs interior defenders to move as much as possible under the basket.

Since then, the Heat's offensive area has been vacated with a large area of ​​mid-range, and the Spurs' defense in this area is very weak.

Stan Van Gundy was replaced at the next dead ball time to increase the Heat's shooting ability.

But now it is roughly a double-edged sword. The offensive threat is naturally greater than Haslem's, and he also has the ability to open up space.
However, the defense is lackluster, and it becomes easier for Duncan to score in the face of generals.

In the first two finals, due to defensive issues, they generally did not play well. They averaged less than 15 minutes of playing time per game and only scored 9 points on 3-for-8 shooting.

But considering that Wade is likely to be unable to return to play tonight, Stan Van Gundy, taking into account the physical problems of the main team, can only appropriately increase the playing time roughly equal to that of Damon Jones.

After coming to the playoffs, the Heat basically rotated with eight players, but without Wade tonight, the seven players will obviously have some minor rotation problems.

However, the adjustment was generally good tonight. Although it was an away game, he made great achievements soon after coming up. After an outside screen with Lin Fei, he caught the ball and shot, and the three-pointer hit the net.

"Shh!"

However, back on the defensive end, Duncan quickly hit a turnaround jumper.

"Shh!"

Director Zhang of the Tianchao commentary team at the top of the stands also made a cordial comment on the general performance:

"In general, the progress this season has been obvious to all the fans. Although he cannot compare with Lin Fei and Yao Yao, there is no doubt that he is the third player currently in our Chinese men's basketball team!"

"Being able to enter the Heat's 8-man rotation in the Finals and keep Laettner and Doliak on the bench is an incredible achievement!"

"Director Zhang is right. Lin Fei's arrival has given him more confidence and encouragement. His shooting level has improved, but his defense still needs to be strengthened!"

Although O'Neal was taken care of by Pop's defensive tactics in the paint, a superstar is a superstar after all.
In the second half of the first quarter, O'Neal continued to play hard in the paint, scoring 5 points with consecutive free throws. On the defensive end, he even gave Parker a violent shot when he broke through.

"Snapped!"

Lin Fei was always able to see every moment of negligence in the Spurs' defense. In the last two minutes of the first quarter, he suddenly unsheathed his sword and hit two consecutive three-pointers.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

This also included a 3+1 after Tim Duncan switched defenses.

"Shh!"

Lin Fei, who stepped to the free throw line, also made an extra penalty.

On the defensive end, Lin Fei made a great contribution, allowing Ginobili to take no shots and score no points in the first quarter.

The first quarter ended quickly.

Heat (31): (24) Spurs.

Even without Wade, they still led their opponents by 7 points in the away game.

林飞在第一节打满了12分钟，三分球5投4中，罚球1中1，拿到13分1助攻1抢断。

O'Neal also had a strong performance with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block.

Bobo has arranged the defense of the two very closely, but still failed to restrict their performance.

The Heat fans watching the game were overjoyed. Without Wade, they could beat the Spurs. Is there any suspense in the finals?

98's are already like this, 298's are not allowed to take off... Ahem!
"Lin and Shaquille are really strong. They were guarded like this by the Spurs, but they still can't be restrained. This is a truly enhanced version of the OK combination, right?"

"I gave you a regular season MVP, but you're still useless!"

"If Dwayne can't come back tonight, he won't have any advantage in competing for FMVP!"

Heat fans were obviously too optimistic. After the start of the second quarter, the Spurs' rotation clearly had the upper hand.

Because of the lack of Wade, the Heat's lead in the first quarter was based on the fact that Lin Fei and O'Neal both played almost 12 minutes.

Therefore, there were still some problems with Stan Van Gundy's employment. At the beginning of the second quarter, Lin Fei could only be allowed to take a short rest, and O'Neal, who only rested for 1 minute, continued to play.

The Spurs' substitute Glenn Robinson and Fortune veteran Robert Horry teamed up to show their strength. Under Parker's organization and connection, they hit a 7:2 spurt and quickly approached the point difference.

Without Lin Fei to contain Lin Fei on the outside, the Spurs directly switched to a zone defense strategy, making it difficult for O'Neal to have a chance to catch the ball in the penalty area.

Director Zhang's explanation was also to the point: "Without the restraints of Lin Fei and Wade, it would be difficult for O'Neal to exert his power alone!"

"It seems that the Heat's Big Three can be missing one, but definitely not two at the same time!"

On the court, as the saying goes, mistakes were made while busy. Jason Williams' pass to Battier made another mistake. The Spurs counterattacked on a fast break, and Parker assisted Glenn Robinson for a flying dunk.

"Boom!"

Glenn Robinson, who delivered a fast-break dunk, was also very emotional. Amid the cheers of the home Spurs fans, he punched the Heat bench and roared.

It's like dreaming back to my youth.

As the No. 1994 pick in [-], "Big Dog" Glenn Robinson was once famous in the NBA and his talent was terrifying. However, injuries and lack of hard work still destroyed this former genius.

Robinson, who is 32 years old this year, also chose to join the Spurs. This is the last year of his big contract. He hopes to fulfill his dream of a championship with the Spurs.

Seeing that the Spurs tied the score directly, Stan Van Gundy did not dare to let Lin Fei rest any longer, so he could only call a timeout and let Lin Fei quickly go into battle.

Lin Fei had an immediate effect after coming on the court. He and O'Neal set up an off-ball screen at the top of the arc, which directly disrupted the Spurs' defensive formation.

The Shark took advantage of the situation and dunked after receiving a pass from Williams.

"Boom!"

Returning to the defensive end, Lin Fei once again intercepted Parker's pass to Duncan during a defense change. During the counterattack, he used an in+out change of direction to dodge Ginobili.

Ignoring Bruce Bowen who came up from behind, he stopped suddenly in two steps outside the three-point line, jumped up and shot a lightning three-pointer.

"Shh!"

"Beep!"

The ball scored and the whistle sounded, 3+1.

After landing, Lin Fei turned over and punched Bowen and roared, showing the dominance of a superstar:

"You are the only one who wants to guard against me?"

"Dirty thing, I just want to ask you on behalf of the key master, are you worthy?"

Bowen clenched his fists angrily, but didn't know what to say in reply.

At this time, in the visiting team's locker room, Dwayne Wade also hurried from the player entrance, startling Heat team doctor Thomas who was waiting in the locker room.

"OMG, Dwayne, you're finally back!"

Wade had a manly look on his face and gritted his teeth angrily. He quickly opened the locker and changed his jersey while breathing heavily and said angrily:

"Mad, the time in the hotel has actually been set back by an hour. The driver I met on the road is a Spurs fan. That old guy must have taken a detour on purpose to kill time!"

"How is the game now? The team is not too far behind, right? The second quarter should not have started long now!"

Team doctor Thomas finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wade was not in any danger:

"Dwayne, why are you so tired? You'd better take a rest first, don't be in a hurry to play!"

Wade wiped the sweat off his face and said quickly: "Are you not in a hurry? This is the finals. If the team loses because of my lateness, that guy Pat Riley will probably kill me!"

Thomas smiled and said: "There's really no rush, we are still 6 points ahead of the Spurs!"

Wade's movement of changing his jersey suddenly froze, an awkward smile appeared on his face, he spread his hands and said with a smile:

"Are we still 6 points ahead of the Spurs? Well, it seems that my MVP is not that important..."

(End of this chapter)