Seven Hundred and Ninety-Five: Players From Hell
"Wade is a player from hell" - Kobe Bryant
As a second-generation star, Kobe's childhood is actually quite good. Although he has very few friends due to frequent moving house, he was very lonely when he was a child and could only be with basketball. However, compared with Wade, Kobe is like growing up in paradise.
As a child born in the slums of Chicago's South County, Wade was accompanied by death and despair since childhood, and his poor parents made him spend a bleak childhood in the ups and downs.
In high school, Wade couldn't even play for a while after failing the entrance exam. After finally going to college, the bad news is not over yet. During his sophomore year, Wade suffered a devastating torn meniscus in his left knee. Under normal circumstances, if an athlete suffers a serious blow to the meniscus, his sports career is basically useless.
Wade was like in the fire of hell, he was bitten and burned. But only one thing, he did not sit still.
He found Tim Grove, a trainer who had helped Jordan and Kobe Bryant, and devoted himself to rehabilitation and training. Describing himself as an "angry warrior", he ignited the flames in his heart to burn with anger, turning the whole world of chaos into a solitude between him and basketball.
And it is this fighter who is never willing to admit defeat and can always surprise everyone in the playoffs.
In the second round of the 2006 playoffs, the Heat played against the Nets. The Heat won 4 games in a row after losing to the Nets in Game 1, beating the Nets 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Among them, Wade's performance is the key to the Heat's ability to change their fate against the sky.
And the most famous reversal of the Heat is the finals between the 2006 and the Mavericks. The Heat won 4 games in a row, defeated the Mavericks and won the championship after falling behind 0-2. Wade's performance in that round of the series can only be described by the word "God descends to earth".
In the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat played against the Celtics, the final confrontation between the old and new Big Three. The Heat slackened after two home victories, and the Celtics won three straight. Fortunately, Wade adjusted his mentality in time and led the team out of the predicament.
There are countless examples of Wade saving the Heat in the playoffs, and his defiant and unyielding fortunes are faithfully burned into his game.
Although he is 32 years old, although he is not the fastest player in the league, not even one of the fastest. But the unyielding spirit in his heart is still there, and he still doesn't believe that he will be defeated by fate.
As Kobe said, he is a player from hell. The things he has encountered are far more difficult than the difficulties in front of him.
So today, Dwyane Wade once again opened the road to redemption for the Heat.
Mike Conley was quite nervous when he got the ball in front of Wade. Because in the past few minutes, he has tasted the power of Wade.
Today, in the first round of the game, Wade gave Conley a dismay.
In the first round, when Conley was stunned, Wade suddenly sprinted forward, shot everything with precision, and stole the basketball in Conley's hands!
The defense completed the steals in the first round of the opening round, which shows how eager Wade is to win today.
After the steal, "The Flash" ran all the way, shook off Conley, and then settled the offense with a nice two-handed dunk.
The first goal of the game,
Wade hit the momentum.
After that, Wade was out of control. Conley didn't seem to get used to his new opponent, and Wade was completely eaten up by Wade on offense.
After Conley was eaten to death, the entire Grizzlies offense became messy.
After all, Wade is also a three-time All-Defensive team player. Although they are both on the second team, for Wade, who is slightly inferior in height at the second position, this is already a great achievement.
And don't forget, Wade is the guard with the most blocked shots in the league besides Jordan. Just a few years ago, he even performed a sky-defying performance of 4 times in 55 seconds.
He came to defend Conley, which undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on Conley.
As a point guard, once Conley is out of position, the Grizzlies will not be able to play a lot of cooperation. And that's the real reason Spoelstra used Wade to guard Conley.
Since it is impossible to contain Link, then start from the source of Conley.
In addition to superb defense, Wade's performance on the offensive end today is also perfect. After the opening dunk, Wade also hit a three-pointer and a mid-range shot. Before the first quarter was over, he scored 7 points efficiently.
So when Conley now faces Wade again, he's pretty nervous.
He knew that he had hit the muzzle of a gun today.
At this time, Link was going to come out to catch the ball, but Wade took the lead in blocking Conley's passing route.
In the end, although Conley still sent the ball to Link with a touchdown pass, both Conley and Link missed the best attack time because of the delay by Wade.
When Link received the basketball, James had already posted it. Although he struggled with cramps in the last game, James still did not relax today. On the defensive end, the old man did not "discount" Link at all.
Link was blocked by James. If Conley's ball could be delivered one second earlier, no, even half a second earlier, Link would have the confidence to find James' defensive flaws.
But after getting the ball after being stuck, Link felt a little helpless.
This is Wade's role in defending Conley. As long as Conley is restrained, this is a matter that affects the whole body.
In desperation, Link had to hoist the ball to Randolph and let him try singles in the paint.
Randolph pushed Lewis twice, but pushed him some distance. But when Randolph rolls over and makes a jumper, Lewis' advantage of height and arm length is revealed.
Randolph is not tall in the interior, he belongs to the short and fat type. Therefore, it is difficult for Randolph to encounter Lewis's tall and long arms, which can effectively interfere with the shot.
Blocked by Lewis, Randolph's turnaround jumper finally hit the frame. Bosh won the rebound, the Heat will have the opportunity to expand the difference to more than 5 points!
Bosh handed the ball directly to Wade, who immediately broke through and caught Conley by surprise.
Iguodala worked his way through the crowd, running parallel to Wade. He saw Wade's position, and he believed he could get back to the basket to complete the block.
Finally, when Wade took off for a layup, Iguodala also arrived at the same time and jumped high.
But unfortunately, Iguodala is still a step behind. Wade still scored the ball under Iguodala's fierce collision, and the referee didn't hesitate to give Iguodala a defensive foul!
Wade easily won a three-point shot!
After landing, Wade did not celebrate too hard, but just put his arms around his chest in front of the stands.
It's like scoring goals against Andre Iguodala is an easy thing to do.
Link shook his head, Wade will never forget to pretend as long as he takes the opportunity.
But today's Wade does have the capital to pretend, and Link even thinks that Wade is even more terrifying than James today!
After standing on the free throw line, Wade's extra penalty hit steadily. The Grizzlies are 7 points behind, the biggest difference in this game!
And Wade's personal score, has come to double digits.
This player from hell is going to drag the Grizzlies into hell today!
After Wade opened up the situation for the Heat, the Heat finally played a game that suppressed the Grizzlies.
26 to 19, the Heat actually let the Grizzlies not score 20 points in a single quarter!
"This change in Dwyane Wade's defense against Conley has made a huge difference in the quality of the Heat's defense!"
After the first quarter, even Hubie Brown had to acknowledge the Heat's effectiveness on the defensive end.
Throughout the first quarter, the Grizzlies made as many as seven turnovers. The Grizzlies also had below-average offensive efficiency in the first quarter due to inability to execute tactics.
If anyone has ignored Conley before, thinking he's a champion point guard who doesn't live up to his name. So today, Conley undoubtedly shows his value most vividly.
Because when he was blocked, the Grizzlies' offense was completely different from before.
However, Conley certainly didn't want to use this approach to highlight his importance to the team.
Dave Jogel really didn't expect Spoelstra to suddenly use Wade to guard Conley. Conley's statistics have always been tepid, so many opponents actually don't pay much attention to him.
But today, the Heat gave everyone the most correct example of defending the Grizzlies. It's useless if you just guard Link. But if you pay attention to the rest of the Grizzlies, the effect is very pronounced.
This move is really beautiful, and the Grizzlies' offense in the first quarter has become a mess. Dellavedova coming off the bench is already a defensive back, so he's even less likely to save the Grizzlies' offense.
The Grizzlies' top priority now is to find a second point of organization. Almost without thinking about it, Jorge handed the task to Link.
"In the second quarter, I need you to organize the offense!" Jogel knew that Link had always been the second engine of the Grizzlies. Except for Conley, no one can organize better than Link.
But if you want to solve the problem, it is definitely not as simple as handing the ball to Link.
When the time comes, James will use the same tight defense against Link. Maybe the Heat's tactics were to force Link to organize the offense.
How much Link can do under James' defense in the absence of Conley's support remains to be seen. But now, it's just a matter of letting go.
On the other hand, Spoelstra also made James ready.
"In the second quarter, the Grizzlies will definitely let Link start a cameo point guard. LeBron, it's up to you. You can't let their offense work together, absolutely not!"
James nodded lightly after hearing this, this time, he won't be exhausted in the third quarter!
What Wade can do, he can do.
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