The Fifth Point Guard

  Chapter 429 "Gentleman" opened the "curtain" (4000-word chapter, subscription required)

  The playoffs finally kicked off.

  The Cleveland Cavaliers ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference after the regular season, and they will face the challenge of the fifth Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference.

  Both of these teams were still big teams in the Eastern Conference last season, and they can be said to be refreshed this season.

  The revitalization of the Cavaliers is expected by everyone.

The arrival of Shentong, a potential player of the Nets, second in the scoring list last year, and core member of the championship, has made the Cavaliers highly anticipated.

  With the addition of James, who is known as the once-in-five-year high school student, the current and future of the Cavaliers are full of unlimited imagination.

  As for the rise of the Heat, it has exceeded the expectations of many experts.

  Except for Eddie Jones, who was forgotten in the Heat, the Heat did not have any outstanding stars last season.

  This season, Odom first accepted the Heat’s offer and came to the warm Miami.

  Of course, in addition to the quotation and the warm climate, the numerous bikini beauties in Miami Beach may also be one of the important reasons for Odom to come to the Heat.

  Ralph Alston, Caron Butler, and Brian Grant are all good instant strengths, but they can't affect the team's record.

   Therefore, an important reason for the rise of the Heat is the arrival of Dwyane Wade, the fifth show this year.

  In the regular season this season, Wade averaged 16.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.6 blocks per game. His performance was quite comprehensive. ,

  Although it is destined to miss the best rookie, but Videto can be ranked behind James and Anthony.

  This round of the series has not only attracted the attention of the two cities of Cleveland and Miami, but also caused a boom in ratings in China.

  This is because this series is not only the first round of the playoffs between the two teams, but also the Chinese Derby of the playoffs!

  In the mid-season offseason, Chinese player Wang Zhizhi came to the Miami Heat from the Los Angeles Clippers and obtained a stable playing time.

  Wang Zhizhi, who can play two positions in the interior, has won the trust of the coach in the Heat team without a center. He averaged 15 minutes per game and is one of the team's important rotation players.

  What Shentong did not expect in this round of the series is that in addition to the future teammate Wang Zhizhi of the national team, he also encountered a familiar guy.

  Before the start of the game.

  Shen Tong looked at Woods with a stunned expression and asked: "Hey, Loren Woods? Why are you here?"

  Woods said angrily: "Why, can't I play here?"

   "So you found a job in Miami."

  Woods nodded and said: "There is a lack of center, I will try."

   "Well, work hard, remember to say hello to Gilbert Arenas for me while fishing."

   "Fuck you, it's hard to tell who will kill you!"

  In a hidden corner of the stadium, a guy wearing a mask, hoodie, hoodie, and a thick gold chain sneezed heavily.

  The first game of the first round series of the two teams is about to begin.

  The starting list of both sides in this game is:

   Cavaliers: Ilgas, Boozer, James, Shentong, McGinnis;

  Heat: Grant, Odom, Jones, Wade, Alston.

  Before the game, Shentong and Wade shook hands and embraced each other.

   "Shen, we will defeat you." Wade's challenge statement is very straightforward.

  Shen Tong nodded and replied: "Practice well during the offseason. I will continue to wait for you next season."

  The two looked at each other and smiled.

  Wade's cheeks bulged slightly, showing strong self-confidence and determination to win.

  At the beginning of the first quarter, the Cavaliers got the right to attack.

  But the Heat showed strong defensive pressure from the first defense.

  Odom, Jones, Wade, and Alston kept double-teaming and changing defenses in an attempt to confuse the Cavaliers’ offense.

  In fact, the Heat have studied the Cavaliers’ game video very seriously.

  Although McGinnis averaged 6.1 assists per game this season, his performance and resistance to pressure are not good when encountering double-teaming or pressing on the defensive end, and the Cavaliers’ offense will also be affected.

  The Cavaliers’ first offense almost missed a 24 second violation.

  Shen Tong made a buzzer shot and was lucky.

  Although it was very embarrassing to be defended this round, Shentong’s goal immediately caused the Gund Arena to cheer.

  This season's Shentong is a "scoring king" with a halo, and his strong scoring ability no longer needs Kidd's help.

  Although the team's record is suppressed by the Nets, Shentong at least proved that he can get enough points without Kidd.

  In the blink of an eye, Wade, who used the screen to get rid of Shentong, has penetrated into the penalty area like lightning, and hit the ball with a backhand before the big Z started to block.

  The score becomes 2-2.

   "Come on, Shin, let me see what Michael taught you!"

  The frequency of Wade's trash talk makes Shentong seem to understand why Wade has such a big cheek gang.

  It should be that when I was young, I was always slapped and swollen because of the trash talk.

  However, from Wade’s words, Shen Tong can hear two meanings.

   One is that Wade is confident to defend himself in defense, and the other is that Jordan should have pointed him out, otherwise Wade would not know about himself and Jordan training in Miami during the offseason.

   "Oh, Dwyane, although I am very grateful for your support during the All-Star Game, you are not yet qualified to challenge me."

   Wade replied with a disdainful expression: "I don't think so, I think you dare not accept my challenge, right?"

  Shen Tong smiled slightly and said, "I have many challenges, how old are you?"

  As soon as the voice fell, Shentong has been activated.

  Wade’s response was also very quick.

  However, Shentong does not want to compete with Wade with speed.

  Shen Tong suddenly stopped after taking two steps on the dribble.

  Wade took a deep breath immediately and bulged his cheeks, but he still couldn't stop his steps.

  When Shen Tong took off and shot, Wade had just stabilized his center of gravity.

   "Shoo."

  Shen Tong’s mid-range jumper has been practiced very steadily.

   At halftime, Shen Tong said to Wade next to him: "Dwyane, it was not your fault that the ball failed to prevent me just now. After all, I am an old driver, and I have already practiced the level of sudden braking."

  Wade: ". Old driver?"

  In the first quarter, the Heat’s main offensive force is not Wade, but Jones and Odom.

  The all-star Jones, who has passed away, played well in the first quarter. When facing James' defense, he relied on his fiery touch to make consecutive shots and caused serious damage to the Cavaliers.

   James actually defended quite well when he was on the defensive position, but Jones, who was one size smaller, did not choose to fight James physically. Instead, he frequently shot cold arrows, which made James repeatedly useless.

  Even before the end of the first quarter, James’ cover was already attached to his fingertips. Jones was obviously deformed when he took the shot, relying on the high parabola to avoid James’ cover.

   But even so, the ball still passes through the net.

   Odom also used his height advantage and half-turned hook shots to hit Boozer several times in the first quarter.

  Although Boozer’s physical strength can make up for his height disadvantage to a certain extent, Boozer has a brutal force but has nowhere to vent in the face of a player with comprehensive and delicate skills like Odom.

After the first quarter, Shentong scored 10 points in a single quarter, but the Cavaliers trailed the Heat by 4 points 22-26.

  During the inter-festival break, Shen Tong sat in a chair and said to James beside him: “LeBron, the feel like Eddie’s today is something you can’t prevent.”

  The feeling of a shooter has the most say.

  In fact, when Shentong also had Jones's performance, it felt like he could get in with his back to the basket. In this case, the shooter was completely unstoppable.

  ". However, there is another way to reduce Eddie's offensive performance."

  James leaned his head and listened very seriously.

"That is to use offense instead of defense. When you put strong pressure on him on the offensive end and make him spend part of his energy and stamina on defense, then his investment on the offensive end will definitely be affected, and it will even affect him. The shooting feel."

  The Cavaliers coach Paul Silas, who heard Shentong’s dialogue with James, agreed with Shentong’s words.

   "LeBron, boys, Shin is right. I also noticed that Eddie Jones played very well today. Therefore, we must change our game in the second quarter."

  At the beginning of the second quarter, the Cavaliers passed a series of transfers and returned the ball to James at the top of the arc.

After Shentong attracted the Heat's double-team defense, he passed the ball accurately to James.

  The latter pretended to take a shot, tricked Jones, and then used bulldozer-like technology to rush into the Heat's restricted area.

  James looks at the basket with one step, two steps, three steps, and four steps.

  Look at one, two, three, and four defensive players with wide eyes.

   stepped onto the basket and silently made a wish.

  See if the referee’s eyes are visible.

  Pray for him not to blow.

  James' four-step layup actually escaped the referee's eyes.

  Looking at James taking two steps, the take-off was empty waiting for Grant, who was able to cover James, but he jumped into the air.

  Because this guy actually took two more steps and then threw the ball easily into the basket.

   "Doesn't this **** walk?" the angry Grant immediately complained.

  The referee stared.

  This girl immediately softened.

   is on the away game after all, and James’ four-step layup seems to have no sense of violation at first glance.

  After a lucky one, James’ second personal offense was completely dependent on strength.

Pushing Jones with strong biceps, with an Odom hanging on his body, James still broke into the penalty area against the Heat's defensive players, and when he scored the ball, he also caused a defensive foul by the Heat and scored 2+. 1!

  As James made a free throw, the Cavaliers, who changed their tactics, immediately surpassed the score.

  Jones wanted to use an outside shot to respond to James, but this time, his shot came out of the basket.

  The tactics of attacking instead of defending and consuming opponents are effective!

  In order to make the effect better.

  When James once again pushed Jones into the penalty area and caused a foul, James raised his arm and showed his arm muscles in front of the fans in Gund Arena.

  The high-profile show that was ignored by a rookie player made Jones a little angry.

  He thought of Kobe, who pushed himself to the Heat.

   is also a draft for high school students, and also a favorite of heaven.

  If it wasn’t for Kobe, I’m afraid it’s him who is partnering with O’Neal, and he also believes that he is not worse than Kobe.

  With O'Neal, he may also be able to win three consecutive championships, instead of being obscured by the Heat.

   So, an angry Jones stepped forward and slammed James with his shoulder.

  James is not easy to mess with, not to mention that this is the home court of the Cavaliers.

  The hit James and Jones immediately put their heads on their heads and greeted each other's parents.

  The referee and teammates hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two.

  But James is very uncommon, but he is still reluctant, and his utterances have caused Jones to be very dissatisfied.

  Heat coach Stan Van Gundy immediately called a timeout in order to keep the players calm. After all, this is Cleveland, not Miami.

  If things get a big deal, they must be the ones who can’t walk around.

   Resting on the bench for a while, coupled with the coach’s warning, Jones finally calmed down.

   But when he returned to the court, Jones's fiery touch in the first quarter could no longer come back.

  Shen Tong took advantage of the impact of the Heat and led the team to score points again and again, and the difference between the two sides quickly opened to 10 points.

  Wade’s progress is obvious to all, he even staged a 2+1 excellent goal of strong beat Shentong.

  However, in the next round, Shentong immediately shot a field goal from beyond the three-point line and returned the penalty.

  After the first half, the Cavaliers overtook the score, with a score of 54-45, a 9-point difference.

  In the second half, the tactics of the Heat team, which was behind in the away game, changed again.

  They replaced Ralph Alston, who was not in tune with the rhythm of this game, put Wade in the first position, Jones played in the second position, and at the same time replaced Caron Butler to strengthen the offense.

  Butler was a rookie player last season. In his rookie season, he averaged 15.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game. He looks like a rising star in the future.

  But by this season, Butler's numbers have fallen instead of rising.

  Average only 9.2 points 4, 8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

   But it's a matter of outside shooting. In addition to Butler, the Heat really can't find a second guy who can entrust an important task on the outside.

After changing the position, Wade began to harass McGinnis frequently.

  Wade's speed was already very fast~www.ltnovel.com~ Shentong must be careful when confronting him, not to mention McGinnis.

  Especially when the Cavaliers attacked, McGinnis was almost unable to organize an attack by Wade.

  As a result, the Cavaliers violated a 24 second violation and the pass was intercepted in an attack.

  The Heat seized these two opportunities and finished them all.

  For a time, the outcome became unpredictable again.

  After Wade once again broke the ball from McGinnis and successfully dunked with one hand, Cavaliers coach Silas could not help calling a timeout.

  Pause is over and come back.

  Wade sees his match-up players change.

  Da Juan Wagner.

   "What? It turned out to be a slightly faster guy." Wade thought.

  Who knew that when the Cavaliers attacked halftime, Wagner took the initiative to hand over the ball.

  The guy who stood at the top of the arc and commanded his teammates to move with the ball turned out to be James.

  (End of this chapter)