The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 204 Rookie Wall (asking for a subscription, asking for a monthly pass)
"Hey." Lin Yue stood with his hips akimbo near Curry, waiting to watch the show.

The failure to make two free throws just now must have caused inner fluctuations to a large extent, and coupled with the laughter of the audience, the two free throws may not be so easy to make.

"Lin, is this your idea?" Curry looked at Lin Yue's appearance. He probably did this move. Coach Brooks didn't mention such a tactic during the timeout.

"There's no way around that. There are pitchers outside who can't double-team. One defense and one inside. Segil's current ability is not enough to limit the opponent, so he can only use fouls, and he just missed two free throws in front of him, which can be used." Lin Yue laughed.

"However, two fouls in a row will also be affected by the number of fouls for Segil." Curry worried.

"It's okay, I guess the coach will replace him at the next foul, but whether he still needs to foul or not depends on whether Dwight can make a free throw." Lin Yue said.

If one of the two free throws is made, there is no need for a foul, and Ibaka will not be afraid to play because of the accumulation of fouls.

If you continue to miss two free throws, it is unknown whether the Magic will pass the ball to Howard continuously.

Out of this consideration, it depends on how Howard can perform under heavy pressure.

Howard took a deep breath listening to the noisy sound at the scene. He needed to calm down. Ibaka's foul just now was obviously intentional, and they were aiming at their own free throws.

"It's funny, I don't really think I can't make a penalty, it's just that I didn't play well just now."

Howard took aim at this ball for ten seconds. His hands trembled a little, and he found that it was not appropriate to stand anywhere. Isn't this the free throw line? How does it give people a feeling of the three-point line?

Feeling the referee's urging eyes, Howard decided to make a move.

Squat down, aim, move your wrists.

"Bangdang."

The ball bounced a few times on the basket or fell under Howard's helpless eyes.

"This is really torture, bad luck." Howard said to himself, the sweat on his head showed that he was very tired.

"I saw that he was under a lot of pressure after missing two free throws. Coupled with the atmosphere of the scene, it seems that his free throw tonight will be a hurdle that he can't get past." Barkley said. In fact, in the finals of last season, Howard received a lot of controversy because of his free throw. The Lakers also fouled because of his low free throw percentage to reduce the pressure on the inside.

As a result, this kid still hasn't made any progress in free throws, and he has a whole body of talent.

It is impossible to improve by relying on physical talent alone.

The scene was noisy again, and the Thunder fans used their screams to explain what is the home atmosphere.

Howard stood on the free throw line again and adjusted the rhythm of his shots, but even though he slowed down his shots, the result was still off the basket and made two free throws again.

It just so happened that the Magic's best rebounder was making free throws, and Ibaka easily accepted the defensive rebound.

Curry broke through again with the ball. This time he did not pass to Lin Yue, but in&out and broke through to the inside. Before Howard returned to the defensive area, he used his speed to throw Nelson away and succeeded in picking the basket.

45 to 39, the Thunder led by 6 points. At this time, Van Gundy realized that something was wrong. Howard had missed 4 consecutive free throws at the free throw line.

So Van Gundy waved and told Nelson to pass the ball to someone else.

Howard saw that the ball was not passed to his hands this time, and understood the meaning of the coach waving on the sidelines, but there was no way, everything was for winning.

But even without Howard's participation, the rest of the Magic still have good strength.

Bass received the ball from the wing and singled out Jeff Green. Jeff Green was at a disadvantage in the face of this kind of inside player who can shoot and hold the ball.

Seeing that Jeff Green was about to be overwhelmed, Ibaka came over to double-team.

At this time, Bass directly gave Howard the opportunity to catch up.

Facing the inside line with only himself, Howard caught the ball with a two-handed dunk. After scoring the goal, he roared at the audience while showing his muscles. The ball made him vent his anger.

The previous four missed free throws played out his little temper.

45 to 41, the difference between the two sides came to 4 points.

As long as the Magic can score, the Thunder will not be able to play a fast break, and with this lineup they can return to defense extremely fast, so the Thunder can only play steadily against the Magic in a positional battle.

Nelson still clings to Curry, following the coach's instructions to guard against three-pointers.

Howard played out his temper completely, suppressing Ibaka inside and ready to block the layup of other players at any time.

Hitting and beating people is on the top.

Lin Yue continues to play the role of tandem. Since Howard is on the court, he will not rush to pass the ball to Ibaka, and try to give the ball to Durant.

However, Durant is now defending against Pietrus, who is tall and fast.

Durant tried it after receiving the ball, and found that the trick he had just done to Redick could not be used on Pietrus.

In the end, the ball was ended by Curry's forced three-pointer, but the ball was too difficult to hit.

Howard successfully grabbed the rebound and the Magic advanced slowly.

The Magic still don't plan to hand the ball to Howard, but this time Jeff Green has been stuck and will not give Bass a chance to catch the ball at close range.

It's not just that the Thunder's positional battles are not easy to play, the same is true for the Magic. It is unrealistic for Barnes to force Lin Yue and Pietrus to force Durant.

The ball returned to Nelson after a circle, and the ball still depends on him.

Barnes came to cover, and Nelson got into the inside like a loach, but Lin Yue kept up with the defense in time, and Nelson still failed to get a good shot.

With little time left on the shot, he had to make his own shot.

Lin Yue naturally posted it. Under the huge interference, Nelson's mid-range also missed.

Now, both sides are troubled by offense, and whoever has an offense can break the balance when the defensive intensity increases.

Howard's fighting spirit has dropped. Although he is very unhappy with the Thunder's strategy, he lacks momentum because he hasn't touched the ball for several consecutive rounds.

"I am obviously the core of the team, but I don't have the right to the ball."

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At the end of the halftime game, with Howard's "excellent" performance, the Thunder led the Magic by 55 points 50 to 5, and beat their opponents by seven points in a single quarter.

Howard made two shots and hit one goal in this quarter, and made 6 of 1 free throws. Although he broke the embarrassment of not scoring, his shooting percentage was still very poor.

Moreover, this hit was completed by grabbing an offensive rebound for the second offense, which means that his tactical status is gradually disappearing.

Looking at Howard with a sad face, Lin Yue finally understood that not only rookies will hit the rookie wall, but also this kind of laughing boy who has not grown up also has the "rookie wall".

(End of this chapter)