Chapter 12: The Battle of the Spurs

After the referee's whistle, Duncan pressed Blunt to get the ball into Parker's hands. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Spurs were quickly positioned, Parker made a long pass to Finley, then made a one-on-one block with Duncan and went out to catch the ball.

After getting the ball, Parker broke into the penalty area and made a small throw, which was his best job, and Marion, who switched defenses, couldn't reach it, and the ball hit the board.

The '08 sports car was at its peak, his shooting percentage remained around 50 percent all year round, and his finishing ability under the basket was second to none in the league.

It was the Heat's turn to attack, and Chalmers dribbled through the halfcourt.

Beasley's current offensive desire is average, and he doesn't take more than 10 shots per game, but Spo finds that his playmaking skills are good, so whenever Wade is not on the court, it is basically Beasley who handles the ball.

Chalmers dribbled at the top of the arc and Beasley slipped into the corner to cover Cook and call him out.

Defending Cook was Roger Mason, who stalked Cook like a piece of kraft candy, and Cook had to give up when he couldn't get a chance.

Mason played well last season for the Wizards in a long-term replacement for the injured Arenas, and Popovich eyed his 40 percent three-point shooting, and the Spurs signed him to a two-year, $7.3 million contract in the offseason.

As he was covering, Beasley spotted Bonner standing close to the basket, while Marion, who was opposite him, stepped on the three-point line in the bottom corner, and the two were quite far apart.

This is an opportunity!

Beasley simply threw off Finley and ran out to catch the ball, and Chalmers was worried about what to do, so he passed the ball out. Beasley received the ball and made a split second to the basket, at which point Duncan and Blunt were stuck on the right side of the basket, and Bonner on the left was drawn up.

He didn't hesitate and threw the ball directly to Marion in the bottom corner, the direction and force of the pass were perfect, and when the ball fell into Marion's hand, there was no one else within a radius of three meters.

Marion was stunned when he received the ball, he didn't expect this rookie who didn't play with him to pass the ball to him, but he didn't think much about it on the court, he adjusted, and then threw the ball out with his ugly posture and hit it hollow.

"Oh! A very nice assist from Beasley! Jeff Van Gundy, the narrator at the scene, exclaimed.

His partner Mike Brin answered: "We all know Beasley was a singles player before he entered the NBA, and now it seems that his passing ability is underrated. I remember his poor performance in the first pre-season game, and now he's used to the rhythm of the game. ”

Mark Jackson, the last of ESPN's Big Three, also said his opinion: "Although Beasley's performance is gradually improving, his confidence has been low, and he is afraid to take the ball when it matters most. In the last game against the Hornets, Wade passed the ball to him several times to try to get him to play, but it was clear that our Eye-catcher was timid, and he played six minutes in the final quarter without a single shot. So I think this year's Rookie of the Year will be between Derrick Rose and OJ Mayo, and unless Beasley builds up his confidence, it's hard for him to be on the discussion list. ”

On the bench, Wade, who was dressed in a suit, was also amazed by the pass, and he stood up and yelled: "Yes, just do it!" Today we are going to take away the victory! ”

When he returned to the defense, Marion whispered to Beasley: "Rookie, don't think that you passed the ball to me and our matter is revealed!" ”

Beasley pretended not to hear, didn't even look at him, and there was no need to talk nonsense with him now.

The Spurs will focus on the interior next, Duncan will play Blunt with a hit, hook hands, 45-degree boards, and mid-range ......

Duncan's eighteen martial arts were performed over and over again, and the Spurs also launched a wave of 13-2 attacks under his leadership.

Blunt wanted to cry without tears, but there was no way, he was the only one for the Heat at the center position, Margoloyle was injured, and Joel Anthony and Haslem were not tall enough, and it was estimated that it would be worse to meet Duncan.

On the Heat side, only Beasley scored two points on the rebound, and the Spurs defense was leaky, and everyone didn't know what to do.

In fact, the Heat's problem is quite serious, and Wade's absence was immediately exposed today.

First of all, Chalmers is not a playmaker at the guard, Quinn and Cook are tasked with shooting threes, and Marion, the team's No. 2 star, is not good at handling the ball, and the interior is all blue-collar.

The team's second point of possession was Beasley, but today the Spurs were very targeted defensively: Finley was the main defense, Duncan was guarding the basket, Mason on the wing came over from time to time to cover it, and Bonner also defended hard under Popovich's scolding.

So Beasley seemed to be trapped in a triangle, even if he passed Finley and Duncan, the god of Duncan, blocked his way, the Spurs' rotation speed was even faster, he couldn't pass the ball to chance, and the wonderful pass at the beginning of the game was also successful because of the lack of concentration of the opposite side.

In fact, if Beasley had been confident enough to fight directly, the situation might not have been like this.

With five minutes left in the first quarter and the Spurs leading 15-5, Spo called a timeout, his face ugly.

Off the bench, Spo was roaring.

"Are you really here to play? When you attack, are you thinking about where to go after today's game? Are you just going to go around on the outside and then wait until the time is almost up to shoot a three? ”

"Give me a burst to the basket, and if I can't score, I'll make a foul! Did you hear that? ”

The coach was angry, and everyone could only be scolded honestly, and besides, they did play badly.

Wade walked over to Beasley to cheer him on, "Boy, don't be afraid, you are the only one on the team right now that you can lead everyone forward, you have to step up!" Think about you before, where did that confident Beasley go? ”

Beasley was stunned when he heard this, the former me?

He remembered the self who insisted on practicing despite the cold and heat.

He remembered a rainy day a long time ago, when he was in a bad mood and ran to the court alone to shoot a basketball. The rain wet his hair, his clothes, and his basketball, but it couldn't wet the way he looked at the basket and his yearning for a goal.

He also remembered that when he stood under the hoop, the sky he saw through the hoop was so pure.

That purity is love.

What now?

He came to another body, with better hardware, and a bigger stage, but he became less and less like his former self.

I remember one time when I was in college, a friend asked him, "Why do you love playing so much?" ”

"Because I like the feeling of winning, I want to win!"

"Do you plan to become a professional footballer in the future?"

"Of course, I'm going to play the CBA!"

"Haha, why don't you say you play in the NBA!"

"Alas, the NBA is too far away, and I can't do it in my life!"

But it's not far away!

Do you still want to win?

"Don't get lost anymore, I still like the feeling of winning." Beasley said firmly to himself.

When the timeout came, Beasley came to his senses, nodded at Wade, and walked on.

"Boy, be yourself!" Wade shouted at Beasley's back.

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Back in the game, there was a slight change in the lineup, Parker went down to rest, and he was replaced by George Hill. On the Heat's side, Haslem replaced Marion, and Wright replaced Cook.

The timeout was called by Spo, and the ball was naturally the Heat's.

Hill led the defense of Chalmers all over the court, and to be on the safe side, Blunt fed the ball to Wright and let him take him through the half.

However, Wright dribbled too casually and was almost tackled by Mason, but Bisley quickly saved the ball with a quick hand.

Seeing that the opposing defenders were pressing fiercely, Beasley simply held the ball himself, and Finley was quite far away from him.

When dribbling to the three-point line, Beasley called Haslem to come over to block the pick-and-roll, and the Heat players were all uplifted after being taught a lesson, so Haslem ran over immediately without saying a word, and the quality of the pick-and-roll was also very high.

The Spurs' defensive strategy is to hit the ball carrier in a pick-and-roll encounter, Finley and Bonner left Haslem and went towards Beasley, at this time Duncan quietly appeared behind Haslem, and if Beasley split the ball, it would likely be broken.

Beasley didn't pass, he was supposed to take advantage of Haslem's block to the left, but the moment Finley bypassed the pick-and-roll, he changed direction and went through the defense of Finley and Bonner, who was too slow to keep up.

Duncan appeared in front of Beasley, but there was already a leak under the basket, and Duncan thought Beasley was going to pass and took two steps back.

Seeing Duncan retreat, Beasley made a stop-and-go jump shot and scored two points.

It was his first goal of the day.

The Spurs were still attacked by Duncan, and this time his hook was deflected.

Beasley protected the backcourt rebound, he didn't give it to the guard, and he was about to go down with the ball.

The Spurs are also quick to come back defensively, and Hill and Mason are already standing inside the three-point line.

In the front court, Beasley was not timid, he advanced with the ball in his right hand, and when he reached the free throw line, he leaned on Mason and turned around, then ignored Hill under the basket and took off directly, and finally smashed the ball into the basket with his left hand!

After the deduction, he roared at the audience, venting his emotions.

One by one, the Heat's bench was stunned, jumping up and waving towels and spewing trash talk out of their mouths.

Then the Heat defended another Spurs, and then Beasley, who hit a step-back three-pointer with Duncan's defense.

He was completely hilarious and fearless in the face of Duncan.

Back on the spurs, the Spurs finally scored, and Duncan caused a foul on Haslem, who made one of two free throws.

It was the Heat offense again, and of course the ball was handed to Beasley, who felt hot, and everyone else consciously pulled away.

It was still Finley who defended Beasley, and Beasley showed off the dribble in front of him, but he didn't dare to make a steal, and he didn't have that kind of risk-taking spirit in him.

After a while, the moment Finley was slightly distracted, Beasley activated!

His first move was so fast that Finley was half a position behind in the blink of an eye. When he suddenly reached the free throw line, Beasley made a crotch stop, and Finley, who was closely following him, fell directly and slid several meters with him.

Beasley certainly didn't miss the opportunity and hit the shot.

He spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders as he returned to the defense, then showed an innocent expression.

It's too pretending!

The Spurs are stupid, this guy is hanging!

At this time, there was not much time left in the first quarter, and the Spurs pressed the time to play, and finally exported an open three-point opportunity, Hill missed the shot, and the rebound was the Heat.

With fifteen seconds left, Beasley executed his final attack.

He stepped on the 45-degree three-point line on the right side, held the ball in one hand, and then he said to Finley, who was facing a big enemy in front of him, "I'm going to shake you down in the old place!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, he had already rushed out, and although Finley tried to concentrate, he was still confused by him for a moment, and caught up with him for a beat.

It was in that position again that Beasley made another crotch stop, and Finley was once again shaken off a big step.

With exactly two seconds left, enough time for him to shoot, he confidently threw the ball out and hit the whistle.

"OMG! Beasley broke out! Little Van Gundy said in an agitated tone.

"He played the Spurs five in a row! Michael Finley was shaken down by him continuously! Lose your marbles! This guy is crazy! "Mike Brin was blown away.

"I have to take back what I just said, Beasley will be the best rookie if he stays confident! He has such a wealth of offensive means! In terms of singles ability, he can be ranked in the top 10 in the league! Mark Jackson was not shy about compliments.

The Spurs are silent at home.

Chalmers excitedly rushed over to celebrate by hitting Beasley's chest, and the rest of his teammates came over to give him a high-five.

Back on the bench, Wade laughed and said to him, "You're really good!" ”

Spoo patted him on the ass and signaled that he had done a nice job.

Beasley was happy that he was finally back to himself, and his confidence was on full display in the quarter, scoring 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting and leading the team to tie the score.

On the Spurs bench, Finley only said, "Don't tell me that guy wearing No. 86 is a rookie, who has ever seen a rookie like this?" ”

The number 86 was Beasley's number, and he liked the numbers 6 and 8, and the number 68 sounded weird, so he chose the number 86.

Bobo glared at Finley and didn't speak, and Duncan on the side shook his head.