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Chapter 453 A Big Victory

After the halftime break, Xu Hao did not ask to continue playing as before, but sat on the bench and watched his teammates gallop on the field.This is McHale's strategy for the playoffs. From the time when there are 17 games left, he has consciously rested the main players, and other players who play normally will no longer play for more than 35 minutes as before.

Xu Hao could only accept such an arrangement. Although he felt that he didn't need too much rest, it was not easy to specialize.Sometimes being too aggressive can make a person out of the crowd, especially if he's the leader of the team.

However, Xu Hao is gratified that the team's bench gangsters performed very well. The three-back lineup with Sheved, Ridnor and Ellington as the core fully demonstrated their strong mobility. On offense, Ridnor and Ellington are responsible for scoring points, and Milicic and Pekovic on the inside can also get the ball and play in the low post.Although their performance on the defensive end was unsatisfactory, they played extremely strong offensive firepower, which is enough for the Timberwolves.

The Heat players obviously did not expect the Timberwolves' pure bench lineup to be so vigorous. They were beaten to a 10-0 spurt at the beginning of the third quarter, and the point difference between the two sides once again widened to double digits.McHale showed no mercy and took the opportunity to replace the three main players Xu Hao, Love and DeAndre Jordan, and cooperated with Shved and Ellington to continue bombarding the Heat's basket.

It must be admitted that Shved's organizational skills are still very strong, otherwise it would be impossible to become the commander of the Russian men's basketball team.If it wasn't because Rubio was stronger than him in this aspect, Xu Hao felt that Sheved could be the team's starting point guard. Of course, even in any team in the league, Sheved should be a threat to start. strength of position.

With Sheved in control of the ball, Xu Hao can confidently and boldly fire with all his might.Anyway, there is no James in the Heat's field lineup now, and he is not needed to guard. Even if James is on the court, wouldn't Ellington be able to top it?

Now the Heat are defending Xu Hao from Wade. This is Spoelstra's strategy. Since they have the Big Three, they can keep at least two stars on the court at any time and lead the role players to charge forward.But Wade also had troubles and couldn't tell. Xu Hao's physical fitness was not inferior to him at all. He was powerless to defend, so he could only watch Xu Hao keep scoring points.

Fortunately, at this time, Bosh, who had the weakest sense of presence among the Big Three, suddenly broke out. He made consecutive mid-range shots near the free throw line, helping the Heat narrow the point difference to single digits.But that's it. Under the leadership of Xu Hao, the Timberwolves stabilized their position and did not allow the Heat to continue to narrow the point difference. The two sides entered a stalemate again, but the point difference was a little wider.

Upon seeing this, McHale directly replaced all the main players, and Spoelstra also put James back on the court.In fact, this is also a helpless move for him. Under normal circumstances, the Heat will only combine the Big Three in the first and last quarters. Was blown away by the Timberwolves.

Facing the menacing Big Three of the Heat, Xu Hao's heart was as still as water. James directly intercepted the ball the first time he touched the court, and then it was the transition attack that the Timberwolves were best at.But then Xu Hao handed over the important task of defending James to Kirilenko. After a period of rest, AK47 has recovered, and the whole person seems to be fully charged.

Under Kirilenko's defense, although James is still working very hard to score, his efficiency has dropped significantly, and the Heat's offensive rhythm has also been slowed down by him. There is no chance to play the power of their Big Three .

The strong defense of the Timberwolves shocked the commentators on the scene, and the experts who followed the game were also shocked.You must know that they have always believed that the Big Three of the Heat are the most difficult combination in the league to defend, especially the duo of Wade and James. There are not many combinations in the league that can match them, and it is also difficult for any team to limit them. live them.

However, the young Timberwolves did it, and they did not rely on the overall defense, but only relied on a single defense to cause huge troubles for the Janeway combination.The defensive performances of Xu Hao and Kirilenko, the two international players, taught most players in the league a good lesson. They used practical actions to tell everyone how James and Wade should defend.

More importantly, while they are focusing on defense, the Timberwolves still have other people who can complete the offense. The pick-and-roll between Rubio and the two big insiders is in full swing. Fola made shots from beyond the three-point line with frighteningly high efficiency, and the Timberwolves' scoring has been continuously improving.

In the 12 minutes of this quarter, the Timberwolves beat the Heat 34 to 20. It is very rare for the Heat to score only 20 points in a single quarter. It is a shame among the shame for them to be scored 102 points by the Timberwolves in three quarters. .Since the establishment of the Big Three, the Heat's defense is not considered the top in the league, but it is definitely not weak. It is too scary to be bombarded by the opponent with triple digits in three quarters. When the Heat players see the numbers on the scoreboard I feel a little confused.

Soon the cheers of the fans on the sidelines dragged them back from their disappointment and replaced them with anger from the heart. A wave of offensive frenzy was set off.But what made Spoelstra speechless was that the Heat's offensive frenzy hit the iron wall of the Timberwolves, and was directly hit to a bloody head. After nearly 4 minutes of hard work, the point difference was still hovering around 14 points.

This point difference lasted until the last 2 minutes. In order to prevent the players under his command from being injured due to meaningless battles, Spoelstra directly gave up the game and began to replace the main players one after another.When James was off the court, his eyes looked very confused, and the rhetoric before the game turned into the loudest slap in the face, which made him dizzy.

In this game, James not only lost the game, but also lost the data.He was trapped by Kirilenko's defense throughout the game and only scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. He also made 4 turnovers, while his MVP competitor Xu Hao scored 27 points and 10 assists. A triple-double of 14 rebounds and 4 assists, as well as 2 steals and [-] blocks, made him very present on both offense and defense.Obviously, James has completely lost this duel.

(End of this chapter)