The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 218 The Rebellious Eagle (for Subscription, Monthly Pass)

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Heat sent Carlos Arroyo, Daequan Cook, Beasley, Udonis Haslem and Joel Anthony.

The Thunder played Kevin Ollie, Lin Yue, Livingston, Sefolosha and Etan Thomas.

The Heat's lineup is to hand over the offense to Beasley and let him complete the finishing offense that he is good at.

Carlos Arroyo is a bald point guard from Puerto Rico. With a height of 1.88m, he is a typical strong offensive and defensive player. Limited by his own conditions, he lacks the height and strength needed for defense.

Therefore, after seeing the lineup sent by the opponent, Coach Brooks asked Jeff Green off the court to get ready to play. He wanted Lin Yue to go to the point guard position and use his physical advantage to overwhelm the opponent.

Looking at the weak bench lineup, Lin Yue finally understood why the Heat hadn't achieved results in recent years. Wade is definitely at his peak now. Although he didn't feel good in this game, it can be seen from the speed of the first ball. The speed is fast but the body is not out of balance. He is stronger than in the Olympics.

This kind of players who are getting stronger every year is really admirable. They used all the time during the offseason to exchange for the ability to surprise the audience in the new season.

The Heat's substitute, Dai Quinn Cook, was selected by the Philadelphia 07ers with the No.20 first pick in the first round of the 76 draft, and was then traded to the Heat to become Wade's substitute.

He used to be on the same team with Oden in college and was his right-hand man. He has excellent shooting ability, NBA-level confrontation ability and strength and selfless attitude, which makes the Heat coach Spoelstra (hereinafter collectively referred to as Spoelstra) very important.

Spoelstra started as a scout in the early days, and he still has a good eye for people, especially for such hardworking players.

The Heat's bench lineup does not have the strength to compete for the championship, but it is not weak. The rest of the players cooperate with Beasley on the offensive end, which can amplify his offensive advantages.

Heat's possession of the ball, Arroyo dribbled across half court.

At this time, two consecutive screens helped Beasley run out of space, Arroyo passed the ball, and Beasley received the ball outside the three-point line.

Lin Yue hurried over to defend, but his distance was too far. When he just picked up his speed, Beasley had already completed his shot.

"Kang Dang." The ball bounced off the edge of the basket, but fortunately it missed.

However, Lin Yue frowned. He knew that the Heat wanted to use Beasley's offense to chase points. The opportunity had come up, but he simply didn't make the shot.

Lin Yue put his focus back on offense. At this time, it was Dae Quinn Cook who was defending him. This guy's physical fitness is not bad. He originally wanted to hit him directly and shoot at the basket, but found that he couldn't reach the basket at all.

Lin Yue, who had no choice but to stop the ball, passed it to Livingston. He ran beyond the three-point line again.

There was not much time for this attack, and Livingston could only shoot by himself. Under the defense of Beasley, he missed the mid-range shot he was good at. Sure enough, after a serious injury, it was difficult for him to return to his heyday. Under some confrontation, his shooting posture would change.

Livingston bit his lip, a little unwilling. He knew that his playing time was limited in each game, so he should seize the only time he had to show his value. Even if the Thunder didn't want him, he could go to a better team instead of leaving the NBA.

This subtle change on his face was noticed by Lin Yue. There may be reasons for the goal not being scored. If he passed the ball earlier and gave Livingston enough time, the goal might have been scored.

At this time, the Heat launched a fast break, and Beasley took the lead and rushed to the Thunder half with the ball.

Lin Yue didn't have time to think about it. He immediately turned around and chased after him. Beasley would definitely choose to dunk this ball. As long as he catches up, he can stop it.

While chasing, Lin Yue looked at the rest of the place from the corner of his eye. Players were already ambushing in the corner. If Beasley passed, this would be a chance for a three-pointer.

But Beasley didn't have time to observe the positions of his teammates. He didn't care about his teammates at all, and he would only shoot the ball himself.

Beasley also knew that someone was chasing after him, so he suddenly slowed down and collided with Lin Yue behind him.

"Damn it." Lin Yue was still sprinting with all his strength. He didn't expect this situation at all. He couldn't stop the car and crashed into it.

At this time, Beasley successfully completed the shot under the basket, and the referee's whistle sounded at the same time.

2+1.

Beasley started to celebrate, but Lin Yue felt a little regretful. This guy's offensive talent was completely out of proportion to his defensive talent. He used all his brains to attack. This kind of trick can be learned in the future.

Basketball is an ever-improving sport. Lin Yue can learn a lot from his opponents every game, and he can pick up skill books as he increases his experience. Lin Yue feels like he is playing an online game.

"Beasley's shot is very smart. He seems to know someone behind him. He deliberately slowed down and caused a foul. He even scored 2 plus 1. Lin is too young now. I was a little happy to see him hit the rookie wall." After Barkley finished speaking, he found Kenny Smith looking at him with a strange look.

"Well, if you think about it, a rookie is always calm and comfortable on the court. It's unrealistic to look like an old player on the court. It's normal for him to make mistakes, which shows that he has room for improvement." Barkley explained seriously, but what he said made sense, and Kenny Smith turned his attention back to the game.

After making an extra free throw, Beasley managed to get a three-pointer, and the score came to 25-20. Spoelstra finally smiled. He looked ugly when the Heat played like that in the first quarter. Fortunately, Beasley stood up and started chasing points.

At the time of the free throw, Brooks replaced Jeff Green, and Lin Yue's foul actually helped the Thunder find a chance to make a substitution.

"Why did the Thunder replace the point guard? Could it be that they wanted Lin to control the ball?" Barkley questioned.

Then, Jeff Green stood outside the line and sent the ball to Lin Yue to let him lead the halfcourt, so it seems that the Thunder really intend to let Lin Yue play point guard.

Fortunately, Carlos Arroyo was defending him. Otherwise, if Wade's fierce defense, Lin Yue would not be able to be intercepted again. That guy's stealing ability is too outstanding.

After being slapped by Beasley, Lin Yue wanted to use singles to vent his anger this time, but instead of spreading it on Beasley himself, he transferred it to Arroyo.

Anger doesn't go away, it just shifts.

Poor Arroyo became Lin Yue's punching bag. In fact, after entering the league, Lin Yue's strength was no longer enough. Facing some strong guards, such as Wade and Kobe, he couldn't hold back.

But against such a small point guard, it is still very easy for him to force him.

After a simple and practical dribble under the crotch, Lin Yue went straight to the right, pushed Arroyo to the inside lane, leaned on his shoulder, pushed the opponent and put the ball into the basket.

"This ball is a bit too unreasonable. A 2-meter big point guard is really not a way out for people." Barkley complained, which gives people the feeling of a magician, organizing, connecting, and attacking.

Although Lin Yue's dribbling is not as good as the magicians of the same period, but the big point guard, which is rare in the league, makes people look forward to it.

Arroyo has once again tasted the cruelty of the NBA. He has worked hard enough to cultivate a good offense and is also highly motivated on the court, but the gap in talent makes him have to accept the reality.

27 to 20, as long as a goal can be scored, the point difference will not be recovered so easily.

This time the Thunder team began to double-team Beasley. This man's offense is strong, but facing double-teams will expose his ability to handle the ball. Now Beasley is just an offensive machine.

Beasley had no room to shoot and was forced to pass the ball to Dae Quinn Cook outside the three-point line. Due to excessive force and Lin Yue's interference, Cook did not catch the ball and the ball flew out of the sideline.

"The Heat made low-level mistakes. Michael Beasley still has a lot to grow in addition to his individual singles. After an offseason, his performance this season still did not meet the expectations of the fans." Kenny Smith said.

This time, Lin Yue continued to use singles, signaling his teammates to open up space.

Arroyo put on the pain mask directly, "There is something wrong with this person, why is he staring at me and hitting me?"

His eyes were full of anger, but unfortunately he didn't scare Lin Yue away, on the contrary, he strengthened his determination to play singles.

With the familiar crotch dribble and back dribble, Arroyo can keep up with the defense, but he can't stop Lin Yue from advancing, and even if he moves too much, he will be called a foul.

"Bangdang."

Lin Yue had already reached the penalty area, but the throw that was close at hand was short.

Arroyo finally smiled, caught Lin Yue, and Haslem took the rebound.

"Axi, this shot can be shot short." Lin Yue felt that his handwork was still not fine enough, and he still had a lot of skills to be familiarized with.

The Heat launched a fast break, and Livingston ran with Beasley, not giving him the space to catch the ball. Seeing that the fast break failed, Arroyo fortunately waited for other teammates to settle down.

The Heat's current lineup is strong offensively and weak defensively, while the Thunder's current lineup is strong defensively.

Their outside height is dominant. Although Livingston can't defend Beasley alone, the latter always takes some difficult shots. It seems that he will choose to do so without defending him.

Just like that, 5 minutes passed, and the Heat still failed to catch up with the score. Spoelstra couldn't help calling a timeout. The perimeter defense of this group of guys was too poor. Livingston and Lin Yue, who are good at scoring two points, are very popular.

So far in this quarter, Lin Yue scored 5 of 3, scored 6 points and 1 assist, and started to get on the right track.

"Lin's scoring this season is concentrated in the second and third quarters, but in the critical moment of the fourth quarter, he will choose to trust his teammates, so compared to the slow heat, this guy's style of play is also slow." Barkley said.

At this point the score was 35 to 27, with the Heat trailing by 8 points.

Beasley, who was sitting on the bench, was not sullen. The coach would not let him play for the rest of the second quarter, which made him feel that he was not valued. He has always been confident in his skills, but why he couldn't get a chance after being selected.

He really wanted to argue with the coach, but the only rationality left told him that he shouldn't.

A rebellious eagle will fall by itself if it fails to spread its wings to soar. Now Beasley is still a young eagle. His desire needs to be practiced with actions, but he has not yet understood this truth.

The timeout ended, and the Heat replaced the main lineup. Now this team relies too much on Wade's performance. Although the overall strength of the team is not bad, it is basically Wade who is dragging the team forward. The lack of substitute lineup requires him to rely on his personal strength to chase points.

Quentin Richardson did not play, and he was abandoned by Spoelstra in this quarter.

Wade fastened his shoelaces and was ready to go. This time he wanted to regain his touch and overtake the score in one fell swoop.

The Heat fans at the scene were also very face-saving. After seeing Wade play, their support immediately followed, and they can't lose their momentum if they lose anything.

On the Thunder side, the three returned to the field, Ibaka replaced Sefolosha as the power forward, and Collison replaced Etan Thomas.

For the rest of the second quarter, they will continue to expand the score and take advantage of the situation to defeat this team before Wade finds his form.

With the Heat's possession, Wade attacked the Thunder's inside line as soon as he came up. After passing Lin Yue, facing Collison's jumping block, he turned 360 degrees in the air to avoid changing hands and made progress.

The ball stunned the audience.

"Nice!" Wade shouted loudly, changing the previous decline.

(End of this chapter)