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Chapter 476 Only Assists, No Scores

As soon as the starting lineup of the Timberwolves came out, many people talked about it. It was difficult for them to understand why McHale would put Xu Hao in the first position.According to their thinking, since Xu Hao scored 71 points in the last game, he must be allowed to continue to attack this time, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of his ability to score points?What's the matter with letting him organize an attack?

In interviews before the game, many reporters asked about this aspect, and even some conspiracy theorists questioned whether the team deliberately suppressed Xu Hao.Seeing that he was about to turn towards racial discrimination, McHale quickly said: "This arrangement is the result of discussions with our entire coaching staff. We think this is the best choice for the team. Both Ricky and Chris agreed to this. Don’t worry about the adjustment, we will speak for ourselves with our outstanding performance in the game.”

When players from both sides entered the field, the Heat received deafening cheers, while Xu Hao and the others only had overwhelming boos.But now everyone's hearts are strong enough, boos and the like can't shake their faith at all.

This game is very important for the Heat. The big score between the two sides is already 3 to 2. If they lose another game, they will miss the championship again, and it is very likely to lead to the disintegration of the Big Three.So in any case, this game must be fought down. Spoelstra can no longer take care of it too much. He directly strengthened his defense and replaced Bosh with Battier in the starting lineup.

This arrangement seems to reduce the average height of the team, but the improvement of defense is obvious.What's more, Bosh can also bring the Heat's second team on the stage, so as not to be completely blown away by the Timberwolves' bench gangsters.

To Spoelstra's surprise, after the game started, Xu Hao really didn't have a particularly strong desire to attack. He changed to point guard, and every time he let the big man come up as a cover, and after he got to the inside, he chose the route to pass. to teammates.

It's a pity that the Heat players have been frightened by him. Although Xu Hao passed the ball again most of the time, no one dared to take him seriously. What if he suddenly went crazy and scored consecutive points?When it's time to defend, you still have to defend.

Facing Chalmers, Xu Hao didn't have any pressure at all. He didn't even need to dribble with his crotch changed. He could easily pass the opponent simply by changing his speed and rhythm.But Xu Hao has always been worried about one thing. If he works so hard to create offensive opportunities, can his teammates seize them?It would be bad if you kept hammering.

But Xu Hao soon found that his worries were completely unnecessary. Two of his first three passes formed direct assists, Love hit a three-pointer, and Kirilenko also made an empty cut layup.The remaining time he passed the ball back to Shved, and the Russian made an alley-oop with quick eyes and hands, and Jordan easily ate at the basket.

This series of dazzling attacks directly stopped the Heat. Spoelstra's face was as gloomy as if it was raining. The other Heat players were even more upset. Chalmers, who was responsible for defending Xu Hao, was about to cry. Out.They never expected that even if they didn't score, Xu Hao would still be able to turn their defense upside down, and the Timberwolves' offense seemed to be smoother, which gave them some respect in addition to fear and anger.

For any top scorer, it is not easy to resist the desire to score and play for teammates, not to mention that this is usually when they find that they don't feel good.If it is replaced by a stubborn guy like Kobe, he will probably keep shooting, either he will find his touch in the constant ironing, or he will directly drag the team into the abyss.

And like Xu Hao, who obviously has a strong scoring ability, and he is not sure whether he feels cold, he directly switched to the mode of organizing and connecting, which is quite rare in the entire NBA history.Before the Heat called a timeout, Xu Hao only relied on free throws to score 2 points, but sent 6 assists and 2 steals. The Timberwolves also took the lead 17-9.

For Xu Hao, this way of playing is the easiest. He only needs to find his teammates who are in the gap, and then pass the ball past the Heat players' interceptions.Of course, this requires vision, technology, strong prediction ability, and even a little bit of luck. In Xu Hao's view, he has all these, and it is normal to be able to guide the team's offense.

The other players of the Timberwolves are also very excited. After all, not everyone can show their faces on the stage of the finals.Originally, when McHale asked Xu Hao to play point guard, they were already mentally prepared for Xu Hao to take all the possession of the ball, but what they didn't expect was that Xu Hao was not greedy for the possession of the ball, but created for them as much as possible. opportunity, let them score.

After the game restarted, the Heat changed their strategy and began to fight against the Timberwolves.It's just that their offense is not as mercury-filled as the Timberwolves. Although it is also highly entertaining, most of the shooting opportunities are concentrated on James and Wade. Chalmers, Battier and Haslem have to score. Can only rely on corner three-pointers and second offense.

Indeed, both James and Wade are top offensive players who can easily score [-] to [-] points in a single game, but facing the Timberwolves' tenacious defense, they still played very hard. Caused a lot of trouble.The Heat's shooting percentage is naturally nothing to say, but their efficiency is not high, and the pace of the game is relatively slow.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves were not affected by them at all. Both Xu Hao and Love consciously did not play superstar ball, but placed themselves in the team's entire tactical system and did their jobs conscientiously.However, with such a low-key attitude, the Timberwolves led 37 to 30 at the end of the first quarter, which seemed quite easy.

Not only did they suppress the Heat in the starting lineup matchup, but the second lineup was stronger than their opponents.Of course, the Timberwolves continued to gain the upper hand after the two sides replaced the substitutes, largely because they "cheated". After McHale replaced the other four starters, he did not replace Xu Hao. He directly led the substitutes to finish the game. Remaining time.

Spoelstra felt that every time he played against the Timberwolves, he felt a little envious and jealous. I really don’t know what the hell happened to the Timberwolves’ management to choose such a monster like Xu Hao.Among the players participating in the playoffs, Xu Hao ranked first in both playing time and running distance. With such a perpetual motion machine, it would be difficult for the Timberwolves to lose.

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