Is Green fit to play power forward?

The answer is yes, this is what Chu Xuan has always believed.

It's just that because the Lakers have plenty of insiders, he had to put Draymond Green at the No. 3 position. Although Green has a great disadvantage in the No. 3 position, Chu Xuan feels that Green still has his advantages.

In Chu Xuan's view, if Green is a small forward, he is a weakened version of LeBron James. Of course, he may be less physically fit than James, but at least this guy is not lower than the league average in terms of physical fitness, or even slightly higher.

Importantly, Green's tough style of play and excellent passing, as well as his ability to shoot from open positions, are not to be underestimated.

This makes him a certain threat when playing against any small forward.

And the opponent will have to pay attention to him, let alone give up on guarding him.

Therefore, it can be said that when Green is on the court, the containment of the opponent's defense is still quite large.

And when he was in the number four position, his strengths were even more revealed.

Speed, agility, the ability to open up space for the ball, the ability to open up threes......

It seems that in this lineup, Green has become the absolute core of the Lakers, which can't help but make people feel that he is excellent. As a result, Chu Xuan's vicious vision at the beginning suddenly fell in love with Green who was on the Warriors' bench.

Just like when the cover of DIME magazine described Green as one of the future interior triangles of the Lakers, most pundits and fans disagreed.

Most people think that this is because "Dime" is a bit over-hyped about Green.

However, since then, as the outside world has paid more attention to Green, it seems that his merits have also increased.

And today. In the face of the Heat, Green's sudden appearance of excellence in the power forward position is even more ecstatic, and it seems that this guy really has a lot of merits.

As the game got to the end of the third quarter, Barkley finally couldn't help but exclaim: "This guy is so good, he's not a player who can be measured by statistics." He's a jack-of-all-trades 3-and-D player. This is a role that cannot be missing from a championship team. I want to say today that this guy has the potential to be a star player. ”

Truly, as Barkley said, Green is constantly showing his good side, and it's starting to make people more and more accepting of him and enjoying what he brings.

Of course, for Heat fans, they will only hate and resent, and will only greet Green with wild boos.

But. Green is a flamboyant and passionate player, and throughout the third quarter of the game, he was excited to blast fans to show his disdain, which is his personality.

Green's flamboyance will naturally cause dissatisfaction among the Heat players, and soon, James will come to play against Green.

James plays power forward. It's just as dominant. Immediately, he back-tossed Green. Although he didn't score the ball, he still made Green's foul and then scored points for the Heat through free throws.

I have to say that Green is a little unlucky, this guy is being targeted by the Big Three. Late in the third quarter, one of his breakaways and a fast break were blocked by Bosh. Then Wade broke through and completed a dunk across the gaps.

Such a scene made Chu Xuan, as the head coach, a little unbearable to look at directly, and secretly complained for Green.

However, what is surprising is that Green seems to be getting more and more excited as he fights, and he is not at all pressured to be targeted by the Big Three. He's enjoying being the focus of his opponents.

Such a reaction made Chu Xuan secretly applaud Green, and recognized Green even more in his heart.

The Big Three teamed up to bully the "little young" Green, and the Lakers certainly won't be indifferent. Bryant was the first to step up, scoring three in a row, including two three-pointers. During this period, Whiteside gave James and Bosh a block respectively, which was also extremely relieving.

However, in this way, the bigger the game, the more gunpowder it smells. In the confrontation of the game, the action friction is also quite large, and people can't help but worry about whether the two gangs will not be able to contain it, and a war will break out.

The whole third quarter of the game was very close. The two sides were almost playing at the rhythm of one ball and one ball, and in the end, the score of the third quarter was 26:25, and the Lakers maintained a score of 17 points into the final quarter.

This was something that no one expected, as most people thought that the Heat could beat the Lakers and end their winning streak.

However, the development trend of the game is not like this, and the Heat's small-ball tactics can't be played at all in front of the Lakers who are full of insiders.

The advantage of 17 points made Chu Xuan feel relieved, and it seemed really easy to win.

After a brief break and arrangement, the final quarter of the game began amid a frenzy of noise at the American Airlines Center.

The DJ shouted loudly, driving the enthusiasm of the fans and cheering for the home team, hoping that the game would take a turn.

'In the last quarter, everyone put all their energy into defense and I don't want to see them score any easy goals. Defensively, tough, iron-blooded! Only by defending can we play our 17-point lead. ”

In Chu Xuan's shouting, the players came on the field and the decisive battle began.

At the beginning of the game, Spoelstra's arrangement was also obvious, Ray Allen, James, and Bosh each made a three-point shot, but none of them hit.

Obviously, the Heat players felt worse than they did at the beginning of the game.

Spoelstra waved his hand, and the Heat immediately changed formations and began to attack from James and Wade to the inside.

Wade was in good shape in this game, he scored 15 points in the first three quarters, and at this time, in the final quarter, when the Heat couldn't open the three-point situation, he broke through twice in a row and made layups, giving the Heat hope of a comeback.

The horn of the counterattack sounded, and the flame of hope burned.

Once again, the competition is in the heat of the day.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more stale, and every goal scored by both sides began to become very difficult, Chu Xuan was also a little anxious, pacing on the sidelines from time to time, shouting words to defend and stabilize the offense.

Both sides want to win, and the intensity of the defense is getting bigger and the defensive action is getting bigger and bigger.

In this way, conflict is inevitable.

With four minutes left in the fourth quarter, the seeds of the hidden danger finally sprouted.

James and Green clashed, and the two spewed trash talk at each other, and the referee was also impartial, and one gave a technical foul.

However, for players from both sides, this clash is just the beginning.

Just over a minute after James and Green clashed, Haslem and Whiteside got into a physical altercation and almost got into a fight. In the end, under the smell of gunpowder, the fans in the stadium were about to show signs of getting out of control, and the referee on duty simply sent two people out of the field at the same time.

Immediately after the two clashes, the three referees gave the players a short meeting and gave them stern admonitions.

Subsequently, the tempers of both sides began to converge somewhat.

The game entered the last two minutes, and James, who was not in shape for a whole game, finally opened the pot, a three-pointer, a breakthrough dunk, and scored 5 points in a row to announce his return, narrowing the difference to less than 10 points.

For an NBA team, it's still easy to chase 8 points in a little more than a minute.

Especially for a team like the Heat, with the Big Three, there is even more hope of chasing points.

The enthusiasm of the fans is up, and the excitement in the sky is endless, which is extremely shocking to the senses of the mind and body.

It seems that after three years of baptism in the finals, this home stadium has changed a lot.

At this time, Chu Xuan asked for a pause without thinking.

"At this point, I need a three-pointer! You're going to do this......"

Chu Xuan kept drawing on the tactical board, arranging the running positions for the players.

I have to say that Chu Xuan's arrangement this time was quite successful.

Seventeen seconds later, Green hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc to extend the deficit to 10 points again.

Chu Xuan's arrangement is unexpected, because no matter what angle it is, the Lakers' offense will not fall on Green. You know, before that, Green's offensive efficiency was only 3-of-10, including 0-of-2 three-pointers.

However, Chu Xuan dared to arrange it like this, and he gave the execution of this key attack to Green, thus reaping a scene that made people feel unexpected and incredible.

Under such circumstances, a group of commentators were of course shouting at Chu Xuan's adventurous spirit.

However, this was just the beginning, and in the subsequent timeout, Chu Xuan removed the veteran Nash and replaced him with Jeremy Lin and Jackson, and then Kobe Bryant played the No. 3 position, Antetokounmpo No. 4, and Green No. 5.

Although such a small lineup only existed for a few tens of seconds, the agility was amazing.

At the end of the match, Jeremy Lin hit the final open goal to close the game.

The final score between the two sides was 96-84, and the Lakers won, extending the winning streak.

In this game, James contributed a triple-double of 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists on 5-of-15 shooting, but had 6 turnovers and was still all-round. Wade scored a game-high 25 points, along with five assists, four steals, four rebounds and one block. As for the three-leader Bosh, he scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant had 18 points and 9 assists, Gasol had 17 points and 8 boards, Whiteside had 11 points, 12 boards and 3 blocks, Green had 13 points, 5 boards and 4 assists, and Brother Alphabet had 4 points, 5 boards and 6 assists (18 minutes).

It is worth mentioning that all the players on the court of the Lakers have scored in their accounts.

In this way, this focus game has come to an end, and the meeting between the Lakers and the Heat in the regular season this season is over, which is shocking and unexpected, the Lakers' record against the Heat is 2:0, and they successfully beat the Heat. (To be continued.) )