That’s right, although he played the small forward position, the Heat were using Wade to defend him.
This ti Wade stuck with Allen, and Randolph passed the ball to Hansen on the outside.
Jas was obviously slow on the switch.
Or perhaps, he thought Wade would get around Allen.
Hansen caught the ball, shot the three, swift as a knife.
After scoring, Hansen didn’t look at Jas but turned around, spread his hands towards Spoelstra on the sidelines:
"Don’t you guys practice switching strategies normally?"
Jas was not far away at this ti, feeling exactly like Kobe did earlier, really wanting to tear Hansen’s adorable mouth to shreds.
However, clearly, he was unable to do so, and of course, Hansen wouldn’t just stop there.
After all, Hansen knew very well that the high and mighty Chosen One disdained to trash talk with ordinary people like them.
In the Heat’s offensive round, Wade continued to play in the low post, and this ti Hansen drew in. When Wade turned his head to observe, Allen made his move and completed the steal.
Just as Hansen had felt during their training sessions, Allen’s focus on defense was very high. He might get beaten, but if you slack off even slightly, he would seize the opportunity.
The Grizzlies countered with a fast break, and Hansen’s fast-break layup caused Jas to commit a foul.
"They all say D-Wade is ’Jordan minus five centiters,’ but I want to say, you’re the real Pippen, because you’re as tall as he is," Hansen seized the opportunity to continue dishing out to Jas.
Hansen made both free throws, scoring 5 points in a row, and the Grizzlies overtook the lead, 7-6.
Next round, Jas asked for the ball at the three-point line.
After the ball ca over and the others spread out, he didn’t wait for Hansen to speak but signaled to Bosh for a pick-and-roll play.
He wasn’t completely infuriated by Hansen, but he felt Hansen would be tight on him defensively that evening, just as he had been during the season opener, playing alongside him during the reserve link-up. The one-on-one with Hansen was inevitable.
So, rather than waiting until he had no choice, he might as well do it now.
Of course, there was another point, which was also ntioned by Spoelstra before the ga, the weak point in the Grizzlies’ defense.
Randolph was poor at defending the pick-and-roll.
Bosh’s pick was solid, and as Hansen got around it, he took a bit of ti, giving Jas an instant mid-range shooting opportunity.
As expected, Jas didn’t choose to shoot but used the gap to accelerate, driving hard towards the interior with the ball.
His steps were powerfully quick, but unfortunately, even though he started fast enough and with sufficient montum, Randolph was still like a wall, blocking his path to the basket.
Jas hit a wall, and the referee didn’t blow the whistle.
This round ended with Jas losing his balance and making a sowhat comical turn-around toss, with the ball nearly missing the rim.
Hansen was chasing behind him, and this scene brought a smile to his face.
Jas’s finishing moves in penetration were truly one-dinsional; if only he had a floater, it wouldn’t have been such an injury—no wonder he could turn Hibbert into "Black Yao Ming."
Randolph protected the defensive rebound.
Advancing to the frontcourt, Hansen then waved to Conley for the ball.
Tonight Randolph had attacked the low post twice, and both tis the Heat firmly double-tead him. It was clear that Spoelstra’s defensive focus laid out before the ga was the interior.
This ti, they needed him to shift the defense to the outside.
After catching the ball, he smiled at Jas: "Co on, daddy will teach you how to play the pick-and-roll!"
Having said that, he gestured to Little Gasol for a pick-and-roll play.
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