Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 198 Cool down
Udonis Haslem has never been a high-profile member of the team.

Who is the most talented player on the team?It's Garnett.

Who is God's favorite player on the team?It's Kobe.

When these geniuses are still training so hard and swaying all their enthusiasm on the court, Haslem, as the end of the rotation, can do nothing but work harder and wait for his own opportunity.

As a low-post pick, if he wants to gain a foothold in the league, he must have skills and cannot become a bomb for the team. Regarding these issues, Ben Wallace and Chris Anderson set an example for Haslem from both positive and negative ends .

Haslem's training focus is only two, grab rebounds, catch the ball after a screen and make a mid-range shot.This is an essential skill for traditional coolie power forwards, such as PJ Brown, Kurt Thomas and others are good at it.Jim specially assigned a trainer for him, trained in a separate basket, and practiced Haslem's rebounding reaction speed with fully inflated basketball; , and then practice mid-range shots and free throws to ensure the stability of shooting.

Although there are few opportunities to play, Haslem has never slacked off in training and has no complaints about the coach's arrangements.

The trip to Florida is still going on. Due to the continuous away games, the schedule is too dense, and Malone's knees are showing signs of soreness. After listening to the opinions of the team doctor, the coaching staff decisively decided to rest Malone.

The opponent is the Miami Heat. After Stan Van Gundy experienced the pains of the running-in period at the beginning of his tenure, he gradually kneaded the team into a whole. The guards are streetball kings Ralph Alston and Eddie Jones. The striker Lamar · Odom and Caron Butler partner, starting center Brian Grant, but rookie Chris Bosh's playing time is not short.With the decline of the Magic, Raptors, and 76ers, the Heat have squeezed into the top eight in the East, and there seems to be a trend of revival.

At the beginning of the game, Alston made a showy operation. He made an exaggerated change to the basket and was directly blown away by the referee.

But the performance of the Lakers with five guests in eight days was not so reliable. Garnett and Nene also made a mistake in the routine high and low lob cooperation, and was blocked by the Heat. After Odom grabbed the ball, he showed two consecutive Dribbled the ball behind his back, rode through the barrier alone, and succeeded in dunking.

Artest seemed a little absent-minded, and the foul ball was sent slowly, was quickly intercepted by Alstom, and scored a layup.

Only 30 seconds into the opening, the Zen master called a timeout.

Back on the court, the Lakers players are not playing so loosely, but the shooting touch is always cold. The Heat's lineup moves quickly, especially the inside. Dee Jones' defensive ability is trustworthy. From his physical condition to his technical characteristics, he is a good candidate for Kobe.Therefore, whether it is conducting the ball or singled out by the stars, the effect is not very good.

On the contrary, it is the Heat. Although Odom plays the power forward position, he is the actual starting point of the team's offense. Known as the "left-handed magician", Odom has ball-handling skills comparable to that of a guard. Originally, the Lakers were flexible inside. The advantage against Odom instantly turned into a disadvantage, especially after Chris Bosh, who has mid-range shooting ability, replaced Brian Grant on the field, and the "left-handed Garnett" faced the genuine Garnett. extraordinary.It's just that Nene and David West were suffering. The two were pulled to the outside by Odom in turn and then passed by. They could only use fouls to stop their opponents.

Less than 5 minutes into the second quarter, Nene and West committed 3 fouls each. Zen master waved his hand, and instead of Campbell or Ostertag, he sent Haslem. .

Haslem faced Bosh and sent Garnett to match Odom.

Alston and Odom picked and rolled, Odom moved down, received a pass from Alston, and was about to attack the basket forcibly, but Garnett's lateral movement speed was also not slow. Under Garnett's interference, Odom Dom missed a layup.

Haslem firmly stuck Bosh behind him and grabbed a rebound from the backcourt.

The Lakers attacked, and after a quarter and a half of testing, the Lakers found that Alston's defense was the weakness of the Heat.

Wade, who came off the bench, served as a point guard and launched an attack specifically targeting Alstom, using Haslem's pick-and-roll to kill to the basket.

Seeing that Alston was blocked tightly, Odom hurriedly switched defenses, raised his hands to cover Wade, and prevented him from shooting the ball in the first place.

After Wade pressed Odom's defense inward for two steps, he saw Als pass to pinch, and he passed the ball behind his back and accurately found Haslem, who had been dismantled to a high position.The latter received the ball, made an open mid-range shot, and made a steady hit.

Chris Bosh was very depressed. Although the defender in front of him was very short, he was very motivated. No matter how he moved, he always stood between himself and the basket, constantly making physical contact, and pushing himself away from the basket. direction of the basket.And back at the other end, he spared no effort to build walls everywhere, and then rushed to grab offensive rebounds, disturbing the Heat's inside line.

Caron Butler faced Artest's defense, and there were not many ways. The Heat barely took the lead in the first half relying on Odom's good performance and Eddie Jones' explosive 5-of-4 three-pointers.

湖人奇兵哈斯勒姆上场7分12秒，贡献6分6篮板，其中4个前场篮板。

However, the lead based on touch is not stable after all. It may be because of a few magic balls scored in the first half. In the second half, Eddie Jones' wide-open three-pointers hit the iron again and again, and the Lakers followed Kobe and Garnett to find the CIC. Sight, step by step and steady play, coupled with the excellent performance of Wade and Billups in the rotation stage, finally overtook the score in the fourth quarter, and kept it until the end, beating the Heat 102 to 94.

Odom had a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and seven turnovers.

For the Lakers, Haslem played 22 minutes and scored a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds, both of which set career highs.

"I don't take my chances for granted. I just take every possession as if it's my last. We were out of shape at the beginning of the game. The team had some difficulties. The coach wanted me to play to bring energy. I tried my best. I'm glad we won." After the game, Haslem, who performed well, was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines, and rookie Dwyane Wade used ice during his interview. The water played tricks behind his back, "cooling down" Haslem.Wade played 26 minutes off the bench and scored 18 points, 4 assists and 4 steals. His breakthrough has become a sharp weapon for the Lakers.

Pat Riley, the president of the Heat in the box, had a complex expression on his face. Originally, these two young players were his favorite players, but they were all cut off by Jim Buss to the Lakers, and he gave the Heat twice.

(End of this chapter)