Defending champion

Chapter 23 Situation Reversal
Now the field is 11 to 25, and the Hornets are still 14 points behind.

For the Hornets, they fell behind by so many points before the end of the first quarter.The current situation is very unfavorable for the Hornets.

Why Anderson was taken down and replaced by Jack, Jack knew very well in his heart.

Jack's main task is defense, especially the defense of the Heat inside.The Hornets are now led by so many points by their opponents, mainly because of the lost points in the paint.Therefore, it is extremely important for the Hornets to protect the penalty area and rebound well.

The main reason why Huang Feng was taken the lead was because he couldn't defend inside and couldn't grab rebounds.

No rebounds, no offense, and frequent defensive counterattacks by the Heat.Is it not to be blamed for not being ahead?

Jack's playing time is limited, and he must show his value in the limited time.Only in this way can we win more playing time.

Jack realized this, and when he came on the field, he was very positive.

Hornets offense.

Paul has the ball and is moving forward.

After Williams was deflated just now, this time he learned his skills. Before he was fully sure, he didn't dare to step forward to intercept Paul's ball.Always keep one step away from Paul to prevent Paul from breaking through.

Paul wandered outside the three-point line, looking for opportunities to break through.

The Heat's defense is very tight. Their main purpose is to defend the inside. It's not easy for Paul to break through!There was no way Paul asked for a pick-and-roll inside.

Seeing Paul's gesture, Jack immediately raised the top of the three-point arc from the inside.Paul broke through with the ball.Jack firmly stuck Williams to his side, and Paul immediately went around Jack and killed him into the penalty area.

At this time, it was too late for Williams to chase Paul.Jack's pick-and-roll was in place, keeping Williams firmly behind him.

However, this is not over yet. After Jack finished blocking, he turned around in time and went to the basket, ready to grab a rebound.In a week of special training, the assistant coach mainly asked Jack to use this trick, so Jack subconsciously followed up.Moreover, a certain horizontal distance is always maintained between Paul and Jack.

Paul went straight to the basket, how could the Sharks and Mourning allow Paul to complete the offense so easily.

The Sharks under the basket immediately went to help defend and double-teamed Paul.

Paul successfully attracted the double-team, and before the double-team was formed, he immediately passed the ball to Jack, who had already slid down.

Jack took the ball without the slightest hesitation, and took advantage of the opportunity to make a three-step layup and hit the ball into the basket.Jack broke the Hornets' scoring drought for a while.After making this goal, Jack's confidence increased a lot.

Jack pointed at Paul with his finger, and at the same time quickly returned to defense.Paul, who returned to defense, also nodded to Jack, showing a very tacit understanding.

Finally breaking the scoring drought, Jack gave his teammates high fives one by one when he returned to defense.

The Hornets' bench saw that the offense, which had been stagnant for more than 4 minutes, was finally broken at this time.Standing up excitedly from his seat, he applauded the players on the field.

Seeing his team finally scored a goal, Byron Scott's face eased a little.

Seeing Jack scored a goal, Anderson was very unhappy and said: "Hmph, what a big deal. This kind of goal should have been scored." In short, he was not happy with Jack's goal.He'd rather the team lose than Jack get the limelight.

At this time, the Heat rushed over like a tide.

Williams made a series of fancy dribbles. After his body rotated 360 degrees, without looking at his eyes, he handed the ball to the Sharks under the basket unpredictablely.

Jason Williams' sense of the ball is absolutely unmatched in the league.It seems to be juggling, but his passing angle is extremely accurate.The basketball flew towards the shark's abdomen impartially.

If this pass is successful, it will definitely be the top ten ball of the week.

However, very unfortunately, when the ball was approaching the shark's hand, a shadowless black hand suddenly stretched out.A palm broke the ball.

It was Jack who stole the ball.Seeing that the sharks under the basket were about to take a position, Jack realized something was wrong and hurried up to help defend.Jack didn't count on Arvedas-Masjasquez alone to stop the Sharks.

Jack might have been lucky today.Williams crosses the ball to the Sharks.How can there be any bad reason for the gift Jack sent to the door?Reach out and break the ball.

After Jack successfully steals the ball, it is immediately handed over to Paul.Jack is not good at dribbling and launching offense.

After receiving the ball, Paul quickly went down.Hit the Heat a foothold.

Paul made a strong three-pointer.The rhythm of shooting is very well controlled.The basketball draws a very beautiful parabola, the basketball is impartial, and the arrow pierces the heart.

With a sound of "shabu", a very beautiful melody was issued.

The Heat's rhythm was disrupted by the Hornets.After passing the ball a few times, there was still no very good chance, and in the end the ball could only be handed over to Wade to complete.

Seeing that the 24-second attack time was running out, Jack chose to end this attack with a mid-range shot.Wade's touch is not very good today. With a sound of "swaying", the basketball bounced heavily on the front edge of the backboard.

Jack is stuck at the basket, and the position is about to arrive.However, the landing point of basketball is not with him.

In the end, the rebound was picked up by Butler.

The Heat's lineup looks very strong, but if you analyze it carefully, it still has very big flaws.The Heat's biggest advantage.Their advantage can also become their disadvantage if a fast break is launched.The speed of their defense will not be raised.

Paul saw this clearly.

Get a pass from Butler and start a fast break immediately.

The Sharks and Mourning's defense was not timely enough, and the Hornets played 4-3.

Paul broke through to the basket against Williams' defense, saw the Hornets following up from the corner of his eye, and immediately passed the ball.

Butler caught the ball and made another dunk with a direct layup.

After Butler's layup, there was only 2 seconds left for the Heat to attack.

The Hornets' full-court press.

The Heat handed over the ball to Wade, and Wade took the ball and threw it to the basket with both hands.

It's a pity that the basketball didn't even touch the rim.

"Forcing" the end of the first quarter.Hornets in the last 2 minutes.Even chasing 7 points.Finally entered the second quarter with 18 to 25.

(End of this chapter)