The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 279

In the second half of the third quarter, Lin Yue was still replaced by the coach. Although the game was very tense at the moment, it was originally an entertainment event after all, and each player needed to play time.

Lin Yue was replaced by Casspi.

On the other side, Curry and Westbrook were also replaced for a rest.

Even so, the intensity of the field has not declined. The purpose of the players on both sides is very simple, which is to continue the suspense of this game, and both sides want to win.

Even if the instigator is not on the field, the contest between the players has not stopped.

At the end of the three quarters, the first grade was 83 to 86 behind the second grade by three points. This difference is also normal.

There are not many three-pointers just by looking at the score, but the ability of the first-year side is really not bad to maintain the score at three-pointers. In terms of coordination and tactical execution, the second-year players are more mature than the first-year players.

If the game continues normally, the critical fourth quarter will further widen the gap between the first grade and the second grade.

However, there is an outstanding player in the first grade, Lin Yue, and all the Chinese fans are expecting him to lead the first-year players to the next victory in the fourth quarter.

The second-year side also couldn't give up. Curry didn't want his first challenge to Lin Yue to end in failure.

As soon as the fourth quarter came up, Curry and Westbrook, who had rested, led the bench. One made a precise shot from the outside, and the other launched a fierce attack on the inside.

The combination of the two made Lin Yue dizzy. He and Curry have been teammates for so long, so he naturally knows that this guy's movement is very spiritual, but it doesn't mean that he can defend him.

On the contrary, the second-year side began to use screens to help Curry open his position. If the game continues like this, the point difference between the two sides will gradually widen.

85 to 91, Curry's three-pointer and Westbrook's breakthrough made the first-year players have to adjust their defensive strategies.

It's really too difficult for Gibson to rely on Gibson for their inside defense. Gasol played very well, and when Westbrook was about to break through, he would block his defensive position.

Without Gibson's interference, Westbrook's layup was much easier.

At this time, you need to count on DeRozan's cover, so Gallinari will get an open opportunity to shoot a three-pointer, and Harden needs to switch defenses, so the first-year defense will have big problems.

Fortunately, Gallinari is not a shooting machine, and it is impossible to score every goal.

The first grade finally escaped, Lin Yue took the defensive rebound, and played his best style of play in the Thunder team, defending and counterattacking.

Amidst the cheers of the entire audience, Lin Yue hit the ground to Harden who followed behind.

Harden took the ball and smashed the ball into the basket after a three-step layup.

The crisp sound of the goal caused all the audience to scream.

At this time, Harden was an out-and-out dunker, although his three-pointers were also very accurate.

It's not easy for a guard to dunk such a feeling. Anyway, Curry looked envious.

In the next round that followed, Westbrook refused to accept Harden's performance and responded with a folded dunk after a breakthrough, showing his explosive power and bounce.

Who is not excited to see the consecutive dunks.

James and others imitated Westbrook's dunk just now, and their emotions were successfully mobilized.

The smell of gunpowder on the field is also full, and the defensive actions of the two teams are getting bigger and bigger.

The score is always ahead of the second grade, and they entered the league early, and they are really good at controlling the rhythm of the game.

Westbrook's breakthrough back passes are very imaginative, and Marc Gasol has eaten a lot of cakes fed into his hands.

Lin Yue was also not to be outdone, his good friend Curry was defending him, it was a rare opportunity to compete with Curry in public, Lin Yue would not let go of this opportunity.

After signaling his teammates to open up the space, Lin Yue hit Curry with his back. When he came to the free throw line, he dribbled twice in a row, then made an extremely fast half-turn to trick Curry into turning around to defend, and then retreated to pull the ball back.

Throwing the ball before Curry has time to adjust his action.

"Shh!"

The ball went into the net hollow, and Curry was also angry.

"This dead Lin Yue actually made him lose face in front of everyone." The more Curry thought about it, the more angry he became. How could he remain indifferent after being played around, Ayesha was watching in front of the TV, and he didn't want his girlfriend to watch the joke.

Coincidentally, Lin Yue thought the same way, who doesn't have a girlfriend yet, right?
Curry dribbled and pushed the ball, relying on the rhythm change of dribbling speed to successfully pass Lin Yue, but Lin Yue did not give up defending, he was still chasing after him.

Lin Yue still has a chance to make up the defense, and that is to block the ball from behind when he throws the ball. He has used this trick many times before.

Chasing up from behind and giving the defensive player a big cap, this scene is simply not too handsome.

"You still want to use me as the background board, Lin, you are still too young for such a trick."

Out of the corner of his eye, Curry caught sight of Lin Yue who was chasing behind him. He knew Lin Yue too well, and his purpose of this ball must be to block the shot rather than defend.

At this time, Curry had a trick in mind, and suddenly slowed down and collided with Lin Yue.

Taking advantage of his body's imbalance, Curry threw the ball with his right hand again. At this time, the referee's whistle sounded, and the basketball rolled twice on the hoop in response to the whistle and then fell into the net.

"2 plus 1. Stephen played this ball very smartly. Even Lin was fooled. Stephen is merciless when it comes to beating his teammates hard." Barkley said happily. He was so happy to see Lin Yue deflated.

In this way, Lin Yue can honestly admit his identity as an apprentice.

Lin Yue held his head and couldn't believe it. He fell into this kind of rear-end trick again. Every time he was passed by the opponent, he was unwilling to hope that he could overthrow the opponent to recover his defensive position, but instead he was used by others.

Curry made a face at Lin Yue, shook his head, and he knew that Lin Yue was determined to offend him this time, so he committed a foul.

Feeling a little better tonight.

Lin Yue clenched his fists and showed Curry that he would have to fight back.

Curry walked to the free throw line, and after making a steady hit and adding free throws, the second grade continued to lead by seven points 96 to 89.

Westbrook also showed a smile of enjoyment. He hasn't played such a happy game for a long time. In the Knicks, he was either a big loss or a narrow victory. This season, a strong team has never won, and he has no sense of game experience.

Even Harden, who has been oppressed by Ellis, has a better experience than him.

Love also empathizes. The performance of the Timberwolves this season is also in jeopardy. After Garnett left, the team has not been relieved until now. On the contrary, Garnett won the coveted championship in the Celtics.

The competition is getting more intense, but the time is also passing quickly.

The coaches of both sides saw the players who were in good condition and did not choose to make substitutions in the fourth quarter, leaving the main players on the field and letting them decide the outcome of the game.

At this time, Lin Yue's small universe exploded. The defensive strength of the second-year side was weaker than that of the Jazz or Spurs in the regular season. Most of the players selected for the Rookie Challenge were players with good statistics. They mainly focused on offense, and their defense was mediocre.

Curry's defense is definitely not bad among point guards. It belongs to the upper-middle level. Westbrook's defense is even better than Curry's defense among point guards. However, Lin Yue's offensive talent cannot be directly defended by the two of them.

At this time, after a long game, Lin Yue's hand feeling had reached its peak, and he was about to start his singles.

The offensive ability of the first-year side is still inferior to that of the second-year side. Beasley's defense is indeed a point of criticism, but no one doubts his offense.

Beasley did it. His shooting percentage was really good this time, 17 of 10, 5 of 2 three-pointers, 5 of 4 free throws, 26 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. He is currently the player with the highest score in the second grade.

It can be seen from the data that as long as he can continue to play and win the game in the second grade, he will be the MVP of the Rookie Challenge, although no one will value this honor.

But for a player who hasn't grown up in the second grade, this is the best honor Beasley can get.

Beasley was eager to win, and began to desperately keep up with the offensive players' running positions. This attitude was much better than his playoffs last season.

Even Wade on the sidelines was surprised, a guy who is keen on honor will not give up the opportunity to perform easily.

It's just that Lin Yue didn't pass the ball to the running Evans, but chose to shoot himself.

That's right, Lin Yue felt that he was at his best tonight.

Harden ran from the wing to the top of the arc and made a fake hand-to-hand pass with Lin Yue. The ball was still in Lin Yue's hands, but Harden attracted the defensive attention of the two.

While Westbrook and Curry focused on Harden, Lin Yue threw the ball.

The shooting speed is not fast, and Curry can catch up with the defense and interfere.

Lin Yue chose to shoot a three-pointer against the defense. This is a way he doesn't often score, but he is so confident now.

The most effective and most significant improvement for a player is hard work, but in a short period of time it is self-confidence.

The basketball flew over Curry's head, hit the backboard and bounced into the net.

A three-pointer was hit, and the emotions of the fans on the scene completely exploded. James and others were also excited. They did not expect the Rookie Challenge to be so full of gunpowder and the effect of the game was full.

Only Durant was stunned. He had never seen Lin Yue shoot a three-pointer so decisively.

In previous games, he always found an open opportunity to throw the ball. In his own words, the success rate was maximized. However, this guy actually chose the most unscientific three-pointer, which is unbelievable.

Curry turned his head to look at the ball, and then glanced at Lin Yue's expression. He was serious and determined. He didn't have the hippie smile he had at the beginning of the game. He didn't even look at himself, and he was really in the mood.

"I can't admit defeat either!"

Curry recalled the past. When Lin Yue first came to Davidson, he took care of Lin Yue like a big brother, but when they got to know each other better, their identities changed.

Lin Yue is more calm in dealing with daily affairs, but he seems immature. Even the relationship with Ayesha was only successful through Lin Yue's help.

Later, his strength increased greatly, and the cooperation between the two gradually became tacit. The Davidson Wildcats also made a name for themselves in a series of games, and finally failed in the semifinals. They got the best result ever.

During this period of time, I have been the core of the team's offense, but the engine has become Lin Yue.

After Lin Yue came to the Thunder, the team changed from the sluggish state of last season, and now it is not much different from the top teams in the league. It seems that it has always grown under the protection of the opponent.

But I am the older one.

Curry also wanted to prove that he could do without Lin Yue.

Both Lin Yue and Curry are competing secretly, but in reality they cannot do without each other, this is their partner.

Lin Yue's three-pointer helped the first grade chase the score to 96-92.
Curry dribbled the ball across half court, facing Lin Yue's close-range defense, raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

"This shot choice is unreasonable. It seems that the two young people are competing." Barkley said with a look on his face.

Unfortunately, Curry's ball missed the basket.

Gibson at the basket protected the defensive rebound, and the freshman continued to launch a fast break, trying to chase the score to an offensive round.

The second grade chooses to call a timeout.

Even the coaches on the sidelines were emotionally driven, they didn't want to lose, it's that simple.

The two teams began to arrange tactics.

After the timeout is over, players from both sides return to the court and the game continues.

Harden passed the ball to Lin Yue, and now Lin Yue is in control of the ball in the first grade.

After the coach arranged tactics, they no longer chose to play recklessly.

Lin Yue stood at the top of the arc to observe the running positions of his teammates. Harden completed the back run as planned, and Gibson successfully mobilized Love from the basket to outside the penalty area.

Lin Yue pierced the second-year defense with a long pass, and Harden under the basket scored the ball.

96 to 94, the scores of the two sides finally caught up after most of the quarter and were only one offensive round away.

Westbrook pushed forward with the ball, and after several rounds of silence, he finally chose to exert force.

However, Harden observed his move in advance and cut the ball in his hand, and Westbrook had to join the ball to protect the ball.

Beasley ran to his side at this time, and Westbrook passed the ball in a hurry, and he couldn't waste the offensive time.

Needless to say, after Beasley got the ball, he definitely chose to play singles. This guy is a reckless man full of talents in singles offensively.

Curry got a brief opportunity to open up by running, and Lin Yue was slightly stuck by Love under the basket in the process of chasing and defending.

Fortunately, Beasley only wants to rely on his scoring ability to fight alone.

Lin Yue was able to catch up to Curry in time, and he wanted to give this guy an open three-pointer.

Beasley made continuous crotch movements, and then chose to rush inside. Evans, whose height and wingspan were not comparable, had no choice but to be pushed into the inside by the opponent. Fortunately, Gibson caught up with the defense in time.

Under the encirclement of the two, this key layup missed.

As a result, Love had a keen sense of smell, judged the landing point of the basketball, and shot the ball immediately after grabbing the offensive rebound.

The second offense scored.

98 to 94, only 3 minutes left, the first grade is still behind.

(End of this chapter)