Chapter 124: You Can Do It

As the Heat's offense from the outside turned on, Daniel. Granger & Ruhl. Deng hit a three-pointer and Bosh hit a jumper in the high post, forcing the Kings to re-expand their shrinking defensive lineup. But that also means that the defensive intensity of the penalty area is reduced. Hollins struggled to stop the Heat's offense under the basket. Evans was nothing more than a rebounding bully when he was younger, and at only 6-foot-8 he was very poor at blocking.

And the Kings' offense is basically relying on Rudy. Guy struggled to support himself, Chalmers and Ben. McLemore isn't a good offensive player with the ball, which gives the Heat more opportunities to focus on Guy and cut off his passing paths.

"You cowardly rookie! You don't dare to stand up to my defense! If you have the ability, don't use the block!! Chalmers shouted at Addison in exasperation that the Chinese point guard had been using cover to shake off his defense, and Chalmers felt too strong to use it.

- No need to block and dismantle?? Why??

Addison looked at Chalmers with the same eyes that he watched endangered animals in the zoo, what is the difference between a point guard who doesn't use a pick-and-roll on the offensive end and a center who doesn't grab rebounds?!

Chalmers felt a little embarrassed after yelling, but Addison's gaze made him angry again, thinking of the provocation he made when he came on the field, Chalmers only felt the blood pounding against his brain.

"Calm down...... The angrier you get, the more proud this rookie becomes......" Chalmers dribbled across half court while suppressing his own anger, and his years of experience in the game still allowed him to keep his sanity on the court.

At this time, the score on the court was 27:18, and there were more than 2 minutes left before the end of the first quarter, and Spoelstra had already replaced the bench players on the court.

The first thing Chalmers did when he got to the front court was to pass the ball to Rudy. Gay, it is estimated that the Kings small forward will play the full first quarter, and if he is off the court at this time, the team's offense will be even weaker. You must know that the Kings are averaging only 100.2 points per game this season, of which Cousins and Gay contribute a large part.

and Ruhr. Deng fought for so long, Rudy. Guy also didn't have enough stamina to play back-to-back singles, and he began to rely more on cover. Reggie. Evans mentioned that the wing blocked Guy, who dribbled to the free throw line and faced the basket directly against Bosh's defense, while Ruhr Dribbled. Deng also came up from the side bag.

With Cousins out of the court, the Kings lacked an interior that could pull the defense in the build-up, and neither Evans nor Hollins had the ability to shoot in the high post. Because of this, the Heat can safely and boldly focus on Rudy. Guy, the inside line that temporarily opens up as cover.

- Bitter !!

Rudy. Guy poured out his bitterness in the bottom of his heart, but had to pass the ball to Reggie before the bag was formed. Evans, Evans didn't dare to shoot outside the paint area, hit the basket and swayed slightly, stuffing the ball to Ryan on the other side. Hollins.

However, this kind of trick is not enough in the eyes of Miami, and Hollins just wanted to shoot after receiving the ball, but Bosh blocked the basketball from behind the side by the fast pounce!

Strong mobility and a keen sense of defense are what the Miami Heat team feels like on the defensive end today, and they have been able to hold opponents to 97.4 points per game this season, which is very few teams in the league that can do better.

Covered down the basketball by Daniel. Granger got it, and the Miami people fought back again. Addison, who sprinted to the frontcourt, did not choose to pass, but directly used the explosion of short speed to wipe out Mario. Chalmers, rushed into the box and scored a layup.

Tyrone. Corbin glanced at the score on the big screen and couldn't help but call a timeout again. Originally, he planned to survive the last two minutes of the first quarter, but the situation that the margin had stretched to double digits had broken his patience limit.

He had to make adjustments, or by the end of the first quarter, the margin would continue to widen, and the team's hopes of a comeback might be completely buried.

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Rudy. Guy still played the full first quarter, and when both sides fielded their second teams, he played a little better than before, and at least the constraints on the offensive end were not so severe.

The first quarter was tied at 33:25, with the Kings trailing the Heat by eight points at home.

The second team of the Kings is average, and the only one who really has a certain scoring ability is the Israeli Omir. Cosby, and he's a shooter rather than an attacker with the ball.

But Tyrone. Corbin was also prepared for this, and he let Darren, who didn't play long in the first quarter. Collison and Derek. Williams led the second team out, and the lethality of the team's rotation immediately increased dramatically.

And Wade, who led the second team to steal points on the Heat's side in the past, is still injured, relying only on Norris. Cole and McRoberts and others did fall behind in the confrontation with their opponents.

Spoelstra shook his head sadly, the most direct impact of Wade's absence is the weakening of the team's on-court rotation, and in order to solve this problem, he will have to increase Addison's playing time, which is not a good thing for rookies.

Spoelstra can only use this method to survive this period for the time being, waiting for the 'Flash' to return from injury. After all, there are no cheap swingmen to choose from in the free agent market right now, and even if there is, there is no way to sign with the Heat's current full salary space.

Pat. Riley doesn't plan to let the team be burdened with the luxury tax this season, the first two seasons have been enough for the local tyrants, and if the luxury tax is paid again, I'm afraid the owner of the Heat team will jump to his feet.

DeMarcus returned to the court in the second quarter. Cousins looked a lot calmer, and the coaching staff's persuasion seemed to have some effect on him. He first received the ball high and then keenly found Omir in the bottom corner. Cosby, who assisted the Israeli for a three-pointer, then went into the low post to beat Chris. Anderson, with his nimble footwork that was the opposite of his size, shook off the defense and scored a dunk.

The five-point streak cheered the fans at the Arcina and gave Cousins a cheer and shout.

Spoelstra didn't panic as he watched the margin catch up, just called Addison, Whiteside and Bosh off the bench. The three of them walked to the technical table and prepared to play, but they looked at Tyrone. Corbin is a little chilled in his heart, and he is now very jealous of the Heat's starting lineup.

"Chalmers! You're ready to play! The head coach called out to Chalmers, who was eager to try on the bench, "That Chinese rookie keeps using pick-and-rolls isn't the reason why you can't stop him, you know?" Keep an eye on him! ”

"Don't worry, sir." Chalmers nodded, the firmness in his eyes becoming clearer, even mixed with a bit of fierceness.

With Josh. McRoberts caused Derek. Williams fouled, and both players took advantage of dead-ball opportunities to rotate, with Addison coming on for Norris. Cole, Whiteside replaces Chris. Anderson. Since McRoberts was the penalty taker, Bosh had to wait for the next dead-ball opportunity.

McRoberts hit the first free throw, but the second bounced off the basket and Cousins squeezed through Whiteside to protect the defensive rebound.

Thanks to Rudy. Guy was still resting off the pitch, so Chalmers controlled possession. He wanted to make a solo attack, but Cousins had already jammed Whiteside and was desperate to ask for the ball inside.

Maybe Chalmers was born without the fate of controlling the ball, when James and Wade of the Heat asked for the ball, he had to pass it, and when it came to the Kings, he still had to pass it when Cousins wanted the ball.

This made Chalmers a little envious of Addison's status on the Heat team, and at the same time, the anger called jealousy in his heart also burned more and more......

Addison's reach was wide open, and he didn't care about his image at all, blocking the sight and space of Chalmers' deep passes. The scene rang out with laughter, pointing the finger at the Chinese rookies who had exaggerated actions on the field.

Only Chalmers himself knows how much his passing space has been hindered, and the shaking of the yellow-skinned slender arm in front of him is intentional, whether it is a high lob or a hit to the ground, it is very likely to intercept it.

Cousins' patience is limited, and if he asks for the ball and can't get it for a long time, the big man will definitely get angry. In desperation, Chalmers had no choice but to pass the ball to the flank and try to lob it from the side into the inside.

Root. McLemore found an opportunity at Daniel. Granger's defense sent the ball to Cousins in the low post. Cousins's huge buttocks, who had accumulated a huge amount of anger, arched back hard, and Whiteside, who was a beat slower, was directly arched back and took a big step back. Cousins took advantage of that space to turn quickly, then squeezed Whiteside with one side before he blocked him, and viciously slammed the ball into the basket with the other hand!

The sound of the basket being tortured and ravaged resounded throughout the Arco Arena, and Kings fans howled and jumped up from their seats, raising their hands to vent the anger they could finally vent in their hearts!

"You say you're no worse than anyone else?! It turns out you're never my match, LOSER!! Cousins roared at Whiteside, his hideous face full of rage.

Whiteside, who failed to defend it, was depressed, and the anger in his heart exploded directly when he was sprayed like this, and he took a big step to stand up to Cousins!

The scene became a little chaotic for a while, and the players on both sides ran over to pull the two big men with angry eyes away, and no one wanted to let the main center go off the field for this reason.

The Kings fans threw all the boos at Whiteside, who in their opinion was a challenge to the dignity of the Sacramento people by the guy they had once eliminated.

", Loser! You don't have the right to stand with DeMarcus at all!! ”

"You're weak, Eliminator !!"

"Do you still want to be smashed on your head by DeMarcus, idiot?! Who do you think you are!! ”

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The harsh and even humiliating words reached Whiteside's ears, almost causing the angry Heat center to go on a rampage again. Granger grabbed him tightly.

"I'm not playing for these insulting bastards!!" Whiteside yelled angrily.

"I know, Hassan, but you're a pro! You should fight back against them with the basketball method!! Granger pressed hard against the young man's body, "You look at the coach, he will tell you if this behavior is right or not!! ”

The anger in Whiteside's head died down a little at Granger's words, and he looked to the sidelines, where Spoelstra was looking at him with disgruntled and admonishing eyes.

This look finally brought the young center out of his mania and calmed down. Daniel. Granger looked directly at Whiteside and said word by word:

"Hit them back with a basketball, boy, you're going to be able to do it!"