Chapter 776: The Shocking Seattle and the Mentally Broken James!

The first quarter of the game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Miami Heat was shocking.

Not only the audience at the scene and in front of the TV, but also the players on both sides of the court.

LeBron James is covering his head and looking at the floor blankly.

He really didn't know how the game ended up in such a situation.

Not only James didn't know why the game started like this, but Wade and Bosh sitting next to him, as well as Chandler, Ben Gordon and other four other Big Five people, also didn't know. Why is this game unfolding like this?

Everyone looked at James in shock.

Not to mention these Heat players, Spoelstra, the head coach of the Heat, is also looking at James in disbelief.

As the head coach of the Heat, he didn't want to say that the first quarter of the game was because of James' undercover, which made the Heat, who could have won at least ten points, finally tied with the Seattle SuperSonics with difficulty in the end.

He really doesn't want to pin the team's problems on one person.

But in the first quarter of this game, the result was like this!

He really didn't expect that LeBron James would behave like this in a game!

The opening of this game was really good for the Heat. Yes, it felt bad, and this was confirmed.

In the same way, yes's mentality is really broken. With such an average touch, his shots are so crazy. This was impossible to happen in previous games of yes.

With Yes's past basketball intelligence, it would be impossible for him to play fast-paced with the Heat!

But in order to score 100 points and get more rounds, Yes went crazy and played against the Heat and played with speed. In this world, the team that plays against the Heat without falling behind is in Spoers. From the perspective of Terra and the Heat, they are all their own!

It can be said that the yes in this game is our own!

The yes in the first quarter was one of our own.

With someone like Yes, the Heat failed to seize the opportunity!

Obviously there is a chance to say yes to fifty-eight,

The Heat actually didn't grasp it!

Why are James and the Heat players so shocked and incredible at this time?

Obviously the two sides are just tied now, and the Heat are not lagging behind.

Why does James look so remorseful?

It's because they really have a chance to win a fifty-eight in this game!

However, the final result was that James ruined such an opportunity with his own hands.

The final result is that they wasted a section of time in vain!

The score between the two teams is now tied, and there are three quarters left in the game. The possibility of the Miami Heat wanting to beat the SuperSonics by 58 points is very, very low!

As long as this game can be a 58 in Seattle, the public opinion situation of the Miami Heat and James will be greatly improved. At that time, the Miami Heat can put down all their baggage and easily move towards the championship.

It can be said that after Yes had a problem with his touch in this game and after Yes had a problem with his mentality, James was not the only one who was greedy in this game. Each of them wanted to be greedy and get what they wanted from this game. thing.

only!

Something that was within easy reach was given away by James himself, who longed for it most!

This kind of depression, this kind of self-blame, this kind of discomfort, there is no need for James to say it himself, everyone knows it!

He and his Heat players certainly don't think that James is playing the role of the Heat now. It is very, very normal for players' status to have ups and downs, and ups and downs.

It's just that the ups and downs in James' offensive status really didn't happen at the right time.

Originally this was the best opportunity to prove him, but he got it done...

Now Spoelstra can be sure that commentators or reporters in various countries around the world must be crazy about James' undercover jokes.

"Guys, this is not the time for us to get down yet."

After Spoelstra looked at the faces of all the Heat players and saw these shocked Heat players turning their eyes from James to him, Spoelstra continued solemnly.

"The result of the first quarter was an accident, an accident that no one expected. We lost many, many opportunities, but guys, this is not enough to make us depressed. As long as there is still a problem with Yes' mentality in this game, we still pursue 100 points and still not feeling good, then we will never completely lose the opportunity."

In a Big Five team like the Heat, the head coach Spoelstra usually has a very low presence in the team.

He is a puppet, this is the consensus of the whole world.

The whole world knows that the Heat's real coach is Spoelstra's teacher, Pat Riley.

Not only does the world see it this way, but within the team, most players also think so.

As a head coach, he has almost no authority within the team.

Of course he knows that he is indeed a puppet in the Heat, but even if he is a puppet, he also wants to be a puppet who can do something. He feels that he still has some strength, whether in tactics or other aspects of coaching.

However, the Heat have been quite smooth this season, and there has been no adversity for him to perform.

Even in normal games, when he was talking about tactics, the Heat players led by James would not listen to what he said.

Especially James, who didn't even look at him.

Although the Heat's tactics have nothing to do with him as the head coach, these Heat players really don't even bother to pretend, which embarrasses him.

Now, the team's adversity has finally appeared, and he, the puppet, finally has a chance to perform!

Hearing what he said, even James, who usually didn't look at him when he was talking about tactics, raised his head at this time and stared at him with blood-red eyes.

"We didn't get the result we wanted in the first quarter, but guys, you have to believe that we will get back to form. LeBron can't perform worse than he did in the first quarter. As long as yes, we can still play this game. If we want to pursue 100 points and fulfill his false statement before the game, we still have a chance. Don’t forget that our advantages over the Seattle SuperSonics are all-round!”

"Whether we are starting or coming off the bench, our advantage over the Seattle SuperSonics allows us to play an explosive performance at any time!"

"For us, with an undercover yes leading the Seattle SuperSonics, is it difficult for us to beat this team by 20 points in each of three quarters?"

After Spoelstra finished speaking with a smile, he jokingly looked at James, whose expression had softened a lot at this time, and said: "Unless LeBron is the undercover agent that Yes placed beside us, but LeBron, tell us, you are ?"

"of course not!"

Before James could speak, Wade on the other side spoke on behalf of James.

Of course LeBron is not a Heat agent!

LeBron performed undercover in the first quarter. That was because he was in poor condition, and it was not because he wanted to perform poorly.

What is an undercover agent?

Suppose that when LeBron faced Barea of ​​the Seattle SuperSonics with his back up, LeBron did not dare to play, hesitated, did not pass the ball or attack, and finally made a mistake, then he was undercover!

In the first quarter, LeBron was in a bad state at best. In the end, he exerted force and went wild because of his poor state.

There's no way to blame LeBron for this.

Spoelstra was joking to adjust the tense atmosphere before the Heat. Of course, the Heat players could see it clearly.

After seeing that the atmosphere of the Heat team returned to normal under Spoelstra's adjustment, Redick, as a member of the Heat's great team, also breathed a sigh of relief.

As a fifteen-man member of the Heat, he was wearing a suit and sitting on the bench in this game. In other words, he did not have any chance to play in this game.

This season with the Heat, he played less than 10 minutes in total.

He is very clear about his own strength, and so is the entire Heat team.

After not having much playing time in the Pistons for two years, coupled with his alcoholism in the past two years, his ability and physical condition were quite poor.

It simply doesn't meet the playing needs of a top team like the Heat.

He also knows now that the reason why he was able to get the Heat's minimum salary contract was entirely because James wanted him to spread an atmosphere of hatred against Yes within the team.

At this point, Tyronn Lue, who is the fourteenth member of the team, is the same.

However, Tyronn Luby is better. Although he doesn't have much playing time, Tyronn Lue is still in good shape and is still valuable on the court.

Now he has no value on the court, it doesn't matter, as long as he is valuable to James and the Heat off the court, he will not be unemployed!

As long as the atmosphere of hatred for yes he spreads off the court can help the Heat and James, he will always be able to maintain a stable position in the Heat!

A team does not need every player to be able to play and contribute.

Originally, Redick really almost collapsed after playing like that in the first quarter.

Before the game started, he could only dream about how after the game, he would look arrogant with his head held high when facing Yes, who was beaten by his team by 58 points in despair.

If Yes cannot win this game, and the Heat even lose, then not only will he not be able to show off in front of Yes, but even his own status in the Heat will be somewhat precarious, and the team will not be able to win. yes and the Heat, that means the atmosphere of hatred he spreads about yes is useless. Not only is it useless, but when people know about it, it will also make people think that James is a spiritual winner, which will make James laugh at the world.

By the time……

Redick couldn't even imagine what kind of tragic ending he would have with the Heat after losing this game.

His wife has given birth, and he is no longer the Redick who dreamed of becoming a superstar in the NCAA.

He now needs to support his family, and he now needs this job with the Heat. However, his current contract has not been converted to full guarantee by the Heat, and he is still in danger of unemployment. Only by defeating yes in this game can he be completely There is no unemployment crisis at all!

It is precisely because of the current situation that it can be said that he is more eager to defeat yes than anyone on the entire Heat team!

He is more happy than anyone in the entire Heat team to see the Heat return to normal and James return to normal!

"As long as there is no problem with our emotions, what are you going to do to fight us?!"

"Seattle SuperSonics and Miami Heat, your team and my team?"

If Kwame Brown's famous saying goes.

"It looks like it can kill instantly!"

So, what do you have to fight with me? !

From now on, you will always live in the shadow of me, JJ Redick!

Redick looked at the bench on the other side. At this time, his face exuded a magical light and a light of hope that even he himself did not feel was so strong.

Of course, the Seattle SuperSonics were quite surprised by the team's performance in the first quarter.

The team is not in good shape in this game, and he knows this.

He couldn't be more clear about what kind of state the two-person team was in during training.

After all, we played such a magical game against the Lakers.

After the game against the Lakers, the whole world is pursuing Yes and the SuperSonics. It is very difficult not to be affected by such pursuit.

However, he really didn't expect that the team could be in the lead for a long time in the first quarter despite being in such a bad state.

This allowed the Sonics to complete the task that the team was eager to complete in the first quarter.

The score of yes is 28. There is no problem with the minimum consumption of 30+ in this game.

The team tied with the Heat in the first quarter, and the team no longer had the possibility of being humiliated by the Heat. Even if it was possible, the possibility was already very small.

"Boys, your performance in the first quarter was great, but this game is not over yet, everything is still possible!"

Everything is still possible!

This is the best stimulating statement, and it is also the current situation of the SuperSonics. Whether the team wins or 100 points, everything is possible!

So after giving him such a lecture, Nelson could clearly feel that the mental state of the team's players who were not in good shape during the game was really, really good.

Every substitute player's eyes are shining as he prepares to play.

During the rotation time at the beginning of the second quarter, the Seattle SuperSonics' rotation lineup was defenders Barea and Harden, small forward Quentin Richardson, power forward Millsap, and center Marc Gasol.

This is the standard lineup that the Sonics use to rotate players against strong teams many times this season.

Because the rotation lineup is mainly tasked with cultivating Harden this season, the performance of the Seattle SuperSonics' perimeter rotation players this season has been very unstable. James Harden is a little stick to the ball, and the timing of passing the ball really has a feeling of passing the blame. This made Barea and Quentin Richardson very uncomfortable, and the entire SuperSonics rotation lineup was somewhat out of touch with Harden.

In this case, in order to ensure that the team's rotation lineup is not taken away by the opponent, the insiders need to hold the line. Therefore, the inside lines of the SuperSonics rotation lineup are either Gasol and Millsap, or Gasol and Millsap. Milicic held the line, and sometimes it was Milicic and Millsap.

Gasol, Millsap, and Milicic are the three main rotations for the SuperSonics' interior position this season. Under normal circumstances, these three people take turns playing in pairs.

Therefore, regardless of the fact that Milicic and Millsap, the two starting insiders, play 32 minutes per game, Gasol, as a substitute, actually plays no less than Milicic and Millsap. Gasol's current position this season can average 31 minutes per game, averaging 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal and 2 assists per game. It can be said that his performance is very comprehensive and reliable.

It is precisely because of the presence of three inside players, Milicic, Millsap and Gasol, that the Sonics are known as the touchstone for inside players in the league.

Which post player do you want to say you are a superstar in the post? You don't need to beep too much, just compete with these three big guys from the SuperSonics.

The interiors of most teams in the league performed quite mediocrely when faced with the three vicious interiors of the SuperSonics.

Of course, there are also some strong men who perform very well, such as O'Neal, Yao Ming, Oden and others.

Although the Sonics' inside players cannot stop real strongmen like O'Neal this season, there is no problem at all if the two-two combination of these three people can help the Sonics' substitute lineup in the rotation.

No matter how much trouble James Harden has on the bench, these three people can cover it all.

At the very least, these three players can still get back a lot of those players that the SuperSonics rotation players miss from outside.

In the SuperSonics rotation last season, Kwame Brown and Millsap played and practiced with Durant.

This season I am practicing with James Harden.

It took Durant almost half a season to slowly develop it.

When will James Harden practice?

It's really hard to say when James Harden will be able to practice, but right now, the Heat's two inside players, O'Neal and Chris Bosh, are really uncomfortable on the court!

During the rotation time in the second quarter, the Heat's substitute lineup was O'Neal, Chris Bosh, Grant Hill, Ben Gordon and Calderon.

In the Heat's rotation, Chris Bosh and Ben Gordon are both starters.

Normally, the Heat would not use it this way. During the Heat's rotation time, apart from O'Neal, the other spot in the post belongs to Haslem or Varejao, while the shooting guard position belongs to Marbury. .

It can be said that the Heat's bench is the deepest in the league.

But this time, in order to regain the advantages they missed in the first quarter during the bench time, the Heat felt that the pure rotation was not very safe, so they started with Chris Bosh and Ben Gordon.

This arrangement is a matter of course for the Heat.

Now for the Heat, every minute is important.

In order to beat the Sonics and yes, they really can't afford to delay.

Therefore, after the start of the second quarter, even if James was not on the court, he clenched his fists tightly and looked worried about the team's rotation.

According to the rotation that the Heat put out tonight, many people think that there is no problem at all in defeating the SuperSonics' rotation that plays with James Harden.

but!

What people never expected was that after the start of the second quarter, the development of the game was completely different from what the Heat had imagined!

The seemingly formidable interior combination of Chris Bosh and O'Neal failed to achieve the task that Spoelstra hoped they could suppress Gasol and Millsap.

According to the Heat's thinking, Chris Bosh and O'Neal only need to suppress Gasol and Millsap, and then leave it to Ben Gordon to defeat James Harden from the outside.

However, Chris Bosh and Orr Jr., who are better than Gasol and Millsap in any case, failed to suppress these two people.

"Milicic is the SuperSonics' strongest inside man. Milicic is not on the court, but Gasol and Millsap can actually withstand the attacks of O'Neal and Chris Bosh?!"

Not to mention everyone in the Heat was surprised, even Barkley and Kenny Smith on the sidelines were surprised.

In the first quarter, the Heat and SuperSonics inside lines were evenly matched, and Chandler and Chris Bosh were evenly matched against the Sonics' three inside lines.

This closeness is mainly seen as Milicic's contribution.

Without Milicic on the court, who else can stop Chris Bosh and O'Neal?

Although the combination of O'Neal and Chris Bosh is not as balanced as the combination of Chris Bosh and Chandler, its offensive ability is an enhanced version!

Such an enhanced version of the offense can't even attack Gasol and Millsap without Milicic?

What's very embarrassing on the court is that Chris Bosh has singled out Gasol and Millsap. It can be seen that Chris Bosh really wants to find a way to suppress one of the two.

But it really can’t be suppressed!

This not only stunned the audience on the sidelines.

Even Chris Bosh himself has some doubts about life.

In the first quarter, Chris Bosh admitted that he couldn't defeat his old rival Milicic one-on-one.

The two were rookies in 2003. Since Milicic's rise, the league has been talking about who was the No. 1 insider in 2003, between him and Milicic.

In the past two years, it has been difficult to tell the difference between the two in every match. Even when the ability values ​​are compiled in various basketball games, he is only one or two points higher than Milicic most of the time.

He is better at offense, while Milicic is better at defense. It is really normal that neither of them can hold down the other, and he can accept it.

So in the first quarter, he watched the performance of James, Wade and Ben Gordon submissively. What he was preparing for was to hit Gasol or Millsap hard after Milicic came off the court in the second quarter. of!

This is crazy!

Why does the punch hurt so much?

This is unscientific!

Why do I feel that the defense of these two guys is not much worse than that of Milicic, even...

Millsap and Marc Gasol seem to have better defensive qualities than Milicic!

On the offensive end, Chris Bosh and O'Neal Jr. couldn't suppress Marc Gasol and Millsap. On the defensive end, the two were frantically grabbed rebounds by Gasol and Millsap.

It can be said that the situation shown on the court, the Heat's insiders who were preparing to strike hard, actually fought evenly with the SuperSonics insiders!

On the outside, Ben Gordon, who came up with the task of opening up the score this time, is also playing very uncomfortable.

In the first quarter of the game, he and Wade were the two best players on the Heat. Wade faced Rondo's defense and scored 16 points in a single quarter, while he faced Ibaka's defense and scored 14 points in a single quarter. points, the two teamed up to contribute 30 of the Heat's 40 points in the first quarter!

This time in the rotation, facing another garbage rookie from the Sonics, this little yes is also ready to show off.

But, damn it!

Beep beep beep!

A series of whistles sounded, causing Ben Gordon, who had already squeezed James Harden away and was preparing to shoot, to shrink his eyes rapidly.

Whistle again!

Damn it’s the whistle again!

"Red No. 7, offensive foul!"

Another offensive foul!

Seeing Ben Gordon coming down from the air on the court and angrily slamming the unthrown basketball on the floor, the referee finally added another technical foul. The spectators on the sidelines were stunned!

"In less than three minutes, James Harden fouled Ben Gordon three times, two offensive fouls and one defensive foul!"

"Isn't this incredible?"

"Ben Gordon is called Little Yes. Although his offensive and defensive skills are not as exquisite as Yes, they are definitely not that rough!"

Even the media commentators and reporters from all over the world on the sidelines were in an uproar.

They could see that the Seattle SuperSonics were in really bad shape in this game, and the offensive status of the rotation was equally bad. James Harden scored five points on free throws in just three minutes.

But damn, the score on the court now is actually 45 to 43!

The Seattle SuperSonics are miserable, and the Miami Heat's rotation is even worse than the Seattle SuperSonics' rotation!

"I always feel that after the game against the Lakers, James' situation on the court was a little different."

"I also have this feeling. James seems to be playing more refined on both offense and defense..."

Exquisite?

After hearing what his teammates said, Ye Si smiled after being stunned for a moment.

It's indeed quite exquisite.

James Harden now brings his refined egotistic style to the court on both ends of the court.

Ordinary people, especially people with a more straightforward style like Ben Gordon, would be really, really uncomfortable.

"James Harden is not an outstanding player. According to Kenny, he is like most ordinary people. He is not that bad or that outstanding. He is just an ordinary person. Now I swear, James Although Harden is not outstanding enough, he is definitely not an ordinary person!"

"This is the first time I've seen a role player tease an All-Star player so badly in a game, hahahaha."

Hearing the wild laughter of his partner next to him, Kenny Smith's face really turned red.

He really doesn't know how to refute Barkley's words now, because he can't refute it at all!

A garbage player like James Harden, with his current strength and future achievements, can't even see Ben Gordon's back heel, but damn, this kid's style of play is too bad, right?

The strength is not good, but this kind of chicken thief's ability to find the opponent's loopholes is really easy to make people collapse.

This guy is simply a troublemaker on the court!

Ben Gordon was almost crushed by him!

Ben Gordon, who originally wanted to show off his power in the rotation, only scored 3 points after three minutes, which was not as good as James Harden.

The Heat originally planned to rotate the lineup to lay the foundation for a 58-point win, but after the last three minutes, they fell behind.

This result really stunned James, Wade and others on the sidelines.

Even Spoelstra, who wanted to make a difference in this game, is a little confused now. Is this game really about the Seattle SuperSonics?

Although the Heat are not yet well adjusted, they will not encounter setbacks with a team like the SuperSonics!

They want to rely on the rotation to gain points, but the rotation is losing points. Ben Gordon, the core of the rotation, has his mentality broken by James Harden.

This left Spoelstra speechless and helpless. In the end, he could only replace the team's entire starting lineup after requesting a timeout.

Let’s not worry about fifty-eight or not for now. What’s important now is that the team needs a stable lead!

If they continue to fall behind, the team will definitely become more and more impatient, and the morale inspired by him will fluctuate again. This is definitely not something he wants to see.

The game between the Sonics and the Heat was full of drama and surprises, with many, many things happening that almost no one could have imagined.

Many people never imagined that after fifteen minutes of the game, the SuperSonics were still in the lead!

It doesn't matter whether you think about it or not. What's important is that the Sonics are indeed in the lead now and the two teams are indeed evenly matched. There is no doubt that this kind of game is definitely what everyone wants to see.

What's more, no matter what his shooting percentage is in the first quarter, at the very least, scoring 28 points still gives him hope of 100 points!

After the game restarted in the second quarter, James came to the court again, and he could clearly feel the change in the atmosphere.

The SuperSonics have completely emerged from the intimidation of the Heat's powerful lineup!

What needs to be done now? !

James knows that he needs to calm down now!

One-on-one with yes is not a good choice. Directly KOing yes in the one-on-one match was his plan before the game. Obviously, this plan can no longer continue.

"James and Ben Gordon pick and roll!"

"For the first time in this game, James did not ask Yes for one-on-one singles. This time, James gave Yes to Ben Gordon!"

"James dribbled the ball under his crotch to catch the tank breakthrough, and Ibaka was directly knocked away by James!"

Although Barkley didn't know why James had to crotch him again, such a breakthrough was indeed wonderful.

only? !

Just when Barkley thought his partner Kenny Smith was going to yell.

Snap!

He directly suppressed all the words Kenny Smith wanted to yell!

"After James broke through, facing Milicic's defense, he rode on horseback and shot arrows from the mid-range, floating..."

Before the word "beautiful" could be shouted out, Kenny Smith was confused.

Can this be covered too? !

yes seems to be able to predict where and how James wants to take action after breaking through!

"How can this be……"

Kenny Smith could clearly feel that James changed his offensive method in the second quarter, but yes was still like a big net covering James!

"This game is not about James, the kid, dominating Yes and the SuperSonics!"

"But yes will cast a shadow over LeBron James and the Sonics!"

When the game started, O'Neal was really, really unhappy, and he was also quite worried.

Although the whole world knows who the undercover agents of the Cavaliers and Team USA are, if James' insidious whitewashing plan is really realized, the great Shaq will also have a headache.

Now, seeing the game reach this point, all the worry on O'Neal's face has disappeared.

"James, this kid, thinks it's okay not to face Yes directly on the offensive end. Haha, how naive!"

"If it weren't for Yes's poor offensive touch in this game, James would undoubtedly be the one who was exposed again in this game. Do I have this kid next to me now?"

O'Neal's voice was very disdainful, and Daniel Gibson next to him wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say anything.

On TV, in the second quarter of the game, the Heat's last attack, James once again used a pick-and-roll to single out Ibaka.

This time, James actually...

"James is hesitating?!"

"James hesitated when facing Ibaka?!"

"James was shadowed by yes's help and defense?!"

LeBron? !

On the court, Wade watched the first half of the game end and James did not face Ibaka in a single attack, with a look of surprise on his face.

Why?

Why doesn't LeBron even dare to hit Ibaka?

He is Ibaka!

Can yes really put so much pressure on LeBron? !

James didn't dare to hit Ibaka, which caused commentators around the world to go crazy.

And when these people saw the technical statistics after halftime of this game, everyone was relieved.

"50 points in 38 shots...and 5 steals and 5 blocks..."

50 points, 5 steals, 5 blocks!

This data!

Buckley's eyes were flashing.

Not to mention the first hit, this is quite troublesome data!

Is this a mentally broken yes?

Why does James look like he's having a mental breakdown?