071: The Desireless Runner

An obscure Danny. Green, which made the cheers in the American Airlines Center in Miami a lot quieter. Although it is only one offense and one defense, Green has already made an extremely strong impression on Miami fans.

Green's college career was actually overshadowed by his second-round appearance. The North Carolina striker has been called "the soul of the team" by the head coach on more than one occasion. You know, at that time, North Carolina still had strong players such as Hansblu, Ellington and Lawson.

Green can do a little bit of anything in college, breakaways, long-range shots, rebounds, passes, steals, blocks...... At the time, he was nicknamed "Fill in the Stats" because Green was always able to fill up the stat sheet every game.

However, it is precisely because he does not have any outstanding talent and is still an older rookie that Green was forgotten and fell to the second round.

About Green, Henson heard a story from Silas while investigating him.

In 2005, during the McDonald's All-American Star Camp, Green injured his right wrist. However, this guy was stunned and used his left hand to finish all the games in the training camp quietly!

It sounds like the paranoid man in Los Angeles.

Green's dynamism and persistence on the court led Henson to choose to recruit the North Carolina swingman into his team. Even today, let this little-known second-round show get the chance to start.

The Pacers' lineup does look very strange, the starting No. 2 is a draft pick, and the starting No. 3 is a second-round pick, which sounds like an extremely weak lineup. But the truth is that the Miami Heat are in trouble in front of this "weak" team at this time.

However, the Miami Heat have always been a championship-level team, and their offense will not stop completely. After a round, Chris. Bosh scored the first point of the game for the Heat with his mid-range shot. There is no way around it, even if Wade is not in good shape today, the Heat still have two superstars in charge.

Henson also didn't think that this game could keep a clean sheet on the opponent's offense, and it doesn't matter if the Big Three score, the key is whether the Pacers can continue the score.

About Danny. Green, Henson believes he has three key skills: long-range shooting, defense, and running.

Run, many people may not understand why this can become Green's magic weapon. After all, Green's speed is by no means that fast in the league.

But in this offense, Green has been interspersed with runs and pull open blocks from the moment the offense began, attracting most of James' attention.

When Danny. When Green finally stopped in the bottom right corner, James heard the sound of the Nets tumbling behind him. Turning his head, it turned out that Holiday broke through and scored a layup.

For the Pacers' frequent cuts, Bosh and Ilgoskas are unguardable. For the first time, the reason why the Heat were able to prevent Granger's cut-in dunk was actually because James still had the energy to care about the inside.

But at this time, Green's endless running made James only care about his own eyes. If he hastily leaves Green, Green's three-point shot will definitely make the Heat regret it.

Twenty seconds later, the Pacers made a comeback. What gave James a huge headache was that Green was still running!

Endless running, opening up space, containment, interspersed ...... Run, keep running! You know, even if Green does so much running without the ball, he doesn't even have any hope of getting the ball, and his interspersing and containment are basically the best wedding clothes for his teammates. However, you'll never see Green stop until the offense is over!

James is starting to get a little tired of this guy, he's like an idiot who knows he can't get the ball, but he doesn't know how to stop. This time, when Granger broke through Bosh with the ball and borrowed cover to break through and Ilgoskas was pushed beyond the three-point line by Horfford, James could no longer sit idly by.

He gave up on Green, the idiot who ran wildly against all odds, and headed straight for Granger! This is Miami, it's the American Airlines Center, it's the home of the Heat! James will never allow anyone else, take the initiative here!

When Granger saw James lunging at him, he didn't take credit, but gave the ball to Green. The Heat started in place of the injured Chalmers with Puerto Rican guard Carlos Brown. Arroyo immediately made up for Green.

After running for so long, I finally got a chance to make a shot. Green wasn't greedy, he took aim at the basket, and when Arroyo lunged at him, he hit the ground and sent the ball to the same side as him, in the hands of Matthews, who was 45 degrees outside the three-point line.

Matthews was a shooter in college, and he was more pure than Green. Three points in the empty position, hollow into the net. The Heat's defense is in big trouble, and their defense is always at the expense of one or the other.

In this way, after seven minutes of play, the Super Heat actually trailed the Pacers by 5 points in the "civilian lineup". The Filipino had to call a halt to the game, he needed to change, and he couldn't let the Heat stay suppressed like this.

However, looking at the current available people on the Heat's bench, Spoelstra felt a wave of despair. James. Jones, Eddie. House, Jamal. Magloyle and the elderly Juvan. Howard, these four people, are the only four available substitutes for Spoelstra at this time. The others are either injured or temporary workers who don't have the strength.

If Riley wants to take the Heat to the next level, he may need to bring players who aren't superstars but can make a difference in the middle of the season.

It's a different story with the Pacers, who have more than twice as much roster depth than the Heat. During the timeout, Henson deliberately handed George and Dunleavy in front of him, and if these two guys can play at a level, then the Heat will have to meet a surging offensive wave!

After the timeout, the Heat kept James on the court. In fact, James is also a little tired now, after all, he just flew with Green for a full seven minutes in the slow half.

Once James starts to get tired, he likes to finish offense in simple ways. Say, three-point shots.

The Heat's first offense, James meets Paul. George, a rookie, actually let himself go for a step and a half, so after receiving the basketball, James didn't think about it, and fired directly outside the three-point line!

James' shooting moves are beautiful and always have some leaning. But one fact you have to admit is that James hasn't been very good outside the three-point line. What's more, it's still in the midst of his huge physical exertion.

James hit a three-point shot, but surprisingly, former All-Star center Jamal . Magloyle actually grabbed an offensive rebound inside. Henson pouted, it seems that the second team is really not safe to rely on McRoberts to play inside. The introduction of a substitute center must also be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Although he grabbed the offensive rebound, the negligent Magloyl was a little overwhelmed by McRoberts' rough defense and had to pass the ball back to the perimeter. Eddie. House caught the ball and shot, but unfortunately, the basketball still missed.

It's hard to ask a player to feel hot as soon as he gets on the court, especially when he played for the New York Knicks last season. House's three-point shooting percentage is already as low as 25 percent...... In the 08-09 season, the Celtics shot 44% from three-point range in a single season. House, too, seems to be having a hard time regaining a new lease of life in Miami.

This time, Dunleavy pocketed the rebound. The Heat tried to open up the game from beyond the three-point line, but that seemed a little out of the way.

The Heat's second team is in a tough battle, while the Pacers' second team is playing well. George surprised James with a mid-range jumper after borrowing a screen, and he didn't expect the first-year rookie to score on his head.

Subsequently, the old and spicy Hinrich assisted Dunleavy on a long-range shot. The score difference has been widened more and more, and the American Airlines Center has changed from a lively and extraordinary place at the beginning to a dead silence now.

After the entire first quarter, James held on for 12 minutes. The Heat's four bench players were stunned and didn't score a point, and the last few minutes of the first quarter were completely supported by James' individual ability.

At the end of the first quarter, Henson stood on the sidelines and high-fived the players who came off the court. 32-24, the Heat relied on superstars to temporarily stabilize the margin in single digits. The Pacers, on the other hand, used 10 assists in a single quarter to easily take the lead in the stunned eyes of everyone.

The Pacers do lack superstars on their roster, while the Heat lack nothing but superstars.

The break was short, and Henson didn't dare to waste it. After letting the players drink a few sips of water, he moved the small bench and sat in front of everyone, and the players also formed a circle with Henson as the center.

"In the second quarter of the game, I want you to pull the score away!" Henson rubbed the tactics board with a marker, and if any reporter heard Henson's thoughts, they would definitely think that the Chinese coach was crazy.

This guy tried to crush the Miami Heat in half a game......