best shooting guard

Chapter 760 Leonard enters the field
James played the Spurs bench alone. Although the Spurs bench is very good, it has to be said that James is known as the number one pick that has been rare for many years, and he is indeed capable.

With two people hanging on his body, he can also force a layup. James also used his abilities to the extreme.

"Coach, let me play." Qin Yan couldn't help saying to Popovich.

"Sit down." Popovich asked Qin Yan to sit down directly, "Sit down honestly and talk about it later."

It is true that Popovich is not in a hurry. The second quarter was when he was on the second team. The main players on the Spurs got a good rest. On the Heat side, James played alone from the first quarter to now. Rest, according to the current situation, this guy is probably ready to play the whole game.

This is nothing to him, and it is well known that Coach Spoelstra uses his main force hard.

Especially James, who often plays 40 minutes or more, for him, this is a routine operation.

Of course, it’s okay to play 40 minutes or more in the regular season, but if you play like this in the playoffs, then the problem will be big.

James is also a human being. Although his muscles are comparable to steel, the blood flowing in his veins is still blood, not engine oil.

In this half-quarter confrontation with the Spurs' second team, although James bit the score, he consumed a lot, especially against Green. Lasted several rounds.

Well done!

The main players on the bench couldn't sit still anymore, and they all wanted to play, and Qin Yan was pushed out by them as a representative.

Of course, this result is rather unfortunate. Popovich did not agree to his request. If it weren't for the fact that it is now being broadcast live globally, Popovich might have planned to curse people directly.

All the blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

Tracy McGrady and Ginobili revitalized the entire team. Under their leadership, each of the Spurs' five substitute opportunities scored. Contributed 6 rebounds and 5 blocks in 2 minutes, and two of the offensive rebounds turned into the Spurs' second offense in the end. Chances for a fast break layup.

This is the Spurs' substitute. They are more arrogant than anyone else after playing. No matter who the opponent is, they can walk sideways.

The Spurs rely on the whole team, and the Heat really only rely on James.

Except for Ray Allen, there are indeed some problems with the rest of the Heat lineup, but Ray Allen encountered McGrady's crazy oppressive defense today, which made his three-pointer skills fail to play its due effect, so far 5 shots Only Ray Allen in 1 can't attract too much firepower for the team on the outside.

Ray Allen can't open it for the time being, so the Heat can only give up this offensive point first. Fortunately, Ray Allen's trick is not the only outside Heat for the Heat, they have also tried other combinations, but unfortunately, the effect is mediocre.

All in all, the Heat felt like they were digging a hole for the team from outside this game.

The official media also made complaints about the Heat's current outside line. Almost all of them are former sharpshooters. The characteristic of these old men is stability. At critical moments, these people can play an unexpected role.

But the shortcomings of these veterans are also obvious, that is, before the critical moment, the threat of this group of people can basically drop several levels.

Compared with those jerk-like players who shoot as soon as they get the ball, and how to throw it, the scoring explosiveness of these veterans is indeed a little bit worse.

While the official pause, the Spurs continued to deploy new tactics.

"Coach, I'll go up later." Qin Yan challenged again, sitting on the bench and watching the Heat play, his heart was itchy.

"No, you continue to sit, it's not the time yet, Kawhi, you'll be up later!"

Popovich denied Qin Yan's request to fight, and then told Leonard to get him ready to play.

Although Leonard didn't seem to have any expression on his face, if you look closely at his body movements, you can find some clues.

The young man is still very excited, especially his slightly trembling shoulders and hands, which tell people that he is not so calm in his heart.

He knew that his next task was not easy, or rather, it was a very difficult task:

One-on-one defense against James!
For Leonard, since he was confirmed as the new core of the team's defense last season, he has been fighting on the front line of defense. Basically, he is the first scorer of every team.

In the past two seasons, he has single-handedly defended against Durant, single-handedly defended against Anthony, single-handedly defended against Kobe Bryant...he has basically single-handedly defended the scoring champions of every team in the league, and all of them have limited success their experiences.

However, there is only one person who has not single-handedly defended and successfully restricted it, and this person is James.

Last season, Leonard and James had already played against each other, but at that time it was really not a single defense, it was basically a co-defense with teammates, especially Qin Yan often cooperated with him. (Later, Qin Yan was injured in the finals, and it was Duncan who cooperated with the defense)
In Leonard's view, as the core of the team's defense, he must have the ability to defend any main scorer one-on-one. If he always needs his teammates to help defend, it is his responsibility. Defense is his ability to settle down. , can not rely on others!

Therefore, if the mountain of James is not crossed, Leonard himself will feel a little uncomfortable in his heart, and his state of mind will not be complete.

"Come on Kawhi, you can do it!"

"Go ahead and kick that guy's ass!"

"Support and support! Fight hard!"

"Go up and get back the place!"

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Of course, Leonard replaced Green, who was "ravaged" by James. Everyone cheered for him. After all, defending James alone is indeed a difficult task. After so many years, it seems that Pierce and Artest were the only ones before. did.

Green and Leonard clapped hands and joked, "Fight hard, avenge me." Then he was led aside by the team doctor. After being bumped so many times just now, it was obvious that Green was a little uncomfortable.

Don't get injured, this is only the first finals, if Green gets injured, the Spurs will suffer a lot.

When the two teams come back, Oden goes down on the Heat side, and Lewis comes up. Oden's performance on the inside just now was very bad, so it's better to replace Lewis with one more outside firepower.

James naturally saw that the Spurs had replaced Leonard, and he couldn't help frowning for a while.

The two boys on the Spurs side made him very uncomfortable, one was the iceberg with paralyzed face, and the other was the Chinese kid. To be honest, James was not willing to fight these two people, it was too much effort.

Leonard seemed to feel James' gaze, and he also raised his head, looking at James without fear.

Where the eyes of the two met, there were already invisible sparks and lightning "crackling" in the air and burning.

"Strange, why do you feel a little hot all of a sudden?" Dio wiped his forehead, and there were beads of sweat on it. You must know that they just came from the bench, and they haven't started playing yet!
"I have to tell the boss later that the air conditioner in the arena is so broken..."

(End of this chapter)