When pride still matters

Chapter 476 Good News, Bad News

Both sides started the game, and the Heat let Kevin Love play the fifth position, which made Yu Fei laugh.

It can only be said that Pat Riley has always been the radical game changer. Even if he is not on the front line, he can control Spoelstra to play according to his vision.

The logic of letting Love play the five position is simple. Riley clearly sees that the answer in the small ball era is speed and three-pointers.

Therefore, the five does not have to have a seven-footer like a traditional ball-if there is, of course it is best, but if not, let the four cover the five.

As the fifth position, only rebound protection is qualified in Love's skill package.

In the jump ball phase, Kwame Brown easily won.

Roy quickly pushed the ball forward and gave Brown a lob pass.

The message is good, but the person is not a good person.

Brown finished weakly after receiving the ball, and his challenge to Love's defense ended in failure.

When Yu Fei got the ball, the Sonics' tactics were out of touch, and now they could only play in singles, so the dribbling changed direction. The amplitude was not large, but the speed was super fast, giving people an otherworldly dribbling rhythm, as if it was a one-meter dribble. An eight-foot defender instead of a two-meter-and-six forward.

"No, you replace Jermaine, then let KD play the 4th position and you play the 2nd position."

Less than two minutes into the game, do you want to replace KD?
"Shall I switch to KD?" Morrow wanted to confirm.

His help defense and defensive positioning are both top-notch.

"I tried my best, Da Fei."

Brown was speechless. Then, Xiao Ou pulled up to the high post after a pick-and-roll. Roy created chaos and passed back to Yu Fei.

Carl's explanation is simple and easy to understand.

Yu Fei quickly retreated, let go of Ariza, and held up Curry, while Durant faced off against Wade.

"Trash, you still have to rely on me!"

"Frye and Brandon are like blood brothers who are not related by blood!" ABC's Doug Collins praised, "Look at this coordination, there is no preparation at all, it's just that Brandon wants to do it, and then Frye and He made a perfect match! ”

Ariza is miserable. Looking around the league, there are only two or three wings that can make him feel powerless.

Yu Fei said while retreating.

After watching this round, George Karl off the court was ready to make a substitution.

He called Anthony Morrow from the bench, "Get ready to play the No. 2 position."

"Can you imagine DJ missing the basket under that guy's defense?" Yu Fei asked calmly.

The Heat asked Yu Fei's former follower Ariza to counter him.

2 is better than 2
The Heat's next attack was initiated by Turkoglu in the high post.

"You're not making any progress, Trevor."

"So you messed up."

In just an instant, Wade changed direction and dribbled into the basket without slowing down, dunking and scoring. ,

But he was actually a small forward in the Magic before and was considered a poor man's version of Yu Fei.

Brown cursed secretly and rushed out of the penalty area.

0 is better than 2
Brown looked ashamed.

Brown replied honestly: "I can't imagine."

However, Turkoglu is waiting for his paper tiger to come down the mountain.

He is 208 cm tall and has good ball-handling skills. If Bosh were to match up against him, he could barely keep up, but O'Neal is just a toy in front of him.

Ariza quickly stumbled, lost his defensive position, and watched Yu Fei score a jumper.

This is the most commendable thing about Kwame Brown, and it is also the reason why he can become the starting five position of Yu Fei's team for a long time.

The Turk flicked the ball to Loew, who then shot under the basket and scored easily.

Under the Heat's system, he plays power forward.

In his memory, his defense never had an effect on Fei.

Just when the Sonics thought Wade would pass the ball to Ariza for an open shot, Durant's defense was torn open in one step.

On the other side, ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy also said: "Tacit understanding and chemistry will be the key factors for Frye and Brandon to defeat the KJ combination."

Wade grabbed the rebound, Curry and Ariza scored quickly.

This is a big challenge for Ariza.

Within a few seconds, Yu Fei and Roy's two-man transfer at the top of the arc made the Heat dizzy.

Xiao O's legs have suffered serious injuries, and his athletic ability has long been scrapped. When he was dribbled by the Turk, his defense immediately fell out of position.

Since Turkoglu is a false four, let Durant also play the fourth position to match him.

The Heat's defensive counterattack was swift and violent.

Roy quickly rushed to the basket and hit 2+1 over Loew's head.

Roy picked up Yu Fei's pick-and-roll, passed the ball, and passed back. Yu Fei caught the ball without pausing and then shot it back to Roy.

So I’m not the key factor?

Durant was standing not far from the ESPN live broadcast, and Van Gundy's words caused ripples in his heart.

The world is looking forward to 44 VS 23 And 24 on Christmas Eve.

Yu Fei can certainly steal all the limelight on his own, but if anyone has to be his number one helper, Durant feels like he's that person.

Apparently the basketball world doesn't think so.

Even though his average data per game has risen to 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists after the team suffered a wave of injuries - thanks to the injuries.

Then, Curry exerted his strength. He cooperated with Love in the high post and used a reverse run to throw Durant away.

By the time Durant reacted, Curry had already received the ball and shot at a 45-degree angle on the right.

"Shh!"

The young rookie with an immature look jumped down excitedly, and the pair of signature boots carefully crafted by Reebok under his feet seemed to shine.

Two and a half minutes passed, and Durant still hadn't touched the ball.

He decided it was time.

The Sonics had previously moved the ball smoothly and forgot about Durant.

The opportunity to finish the offense never presented itself to him.

In this round, Yu Fei moved to the left, and Roy wanted to hit Brown low.

However, when the ball came to Durant, he raised his hand to let Brown come out for the pick-and-roll.

"Give me the ball!"

Brown is already in position.

For insiders, one of the most annoying things is that after using all their strength to reach the position, their teammates do not pass the ball to them.

Durant seemed to have some misunderstandings with Brown. One wanted to hit the ball, while the other wanted to call a pick-and-roll.

Time waits for no one. The referee blows the whistle and calls Brown a three-second violation.

"Kevin, what the hell are you doing?!" Brown roared, "I'm getting there! You gotta pass the ball to me!"

Passing the ball to you? What can you do? Even my mother can guard against you.

Oh, that's not something Kevin Durant would say.

"My fault." The American son took the initiative to admit his mistake, "I didn't see where you were."

Durant directly admitted his mistake, and Brown naturally would not delve into it.

Others won't say anything.

This is an inevitable communication error in a 48-minute game, and anyone can make it.

Only Durant knew that this was not a mistake. He saw Brown's position clearly, so he wanted to see if Brown could give up the position he was about to reach for himself and run out to pick and roll for him.

Could it be that in his eyes, the pick-and-roll attack initiated by him, who is second only to Frye, is not as important as him struggling to get in position for ridiculous singles?
Sadly, Brown’s actions suggest that this is what he thinks.

Retreating to the backcourt, Durant watched Curry dribbling with dissatisfaction.

He knows Curry.

This person has been making a lot of noise recently. Not only is he another supernova promoted by Reebok after Yu Fei, but he is also the cornerstone of the Heat's reconstruction.

In a team with two major ball handlers, Wade and Turkoglu, Curry's proportion of the ball is second only to Wade.

This is the ball rights a future star should have.

Looking at the glorious Curry, Durant couldn't help but think that his tactical status in the Sonics might not be as good as Kwame Brown.

Although Brown's ball rights, status, and value are far inferior to him, he can refuse the pick-and-roll tactics initiated by himself.

How ridiculous is this? Can a turkey that soars with the phoenix also think of itself as a phoenix?

What Durant didn't expect was that Curry, a rookie, could ignore Wade's tactical gestures and suddenly attack him.

The opponent is too small, and hitting yourself is like a small hitting a big one.

Durant's flexibility and height and wingspan can cause serious interference, but Curry has developed a throw specifically designed to challenge long men as early as his college days.

In an instant, Curry's throw flew past Durant's fingertips and scored on the board.

"You can't ignore me anymore!"

exclaimed Wade, laughing.

Curry gritted his teeth and shook his shoulders.

What is he proud of?
Durant's temperature was rising and he felt like he was in a terrible world.

Kwame Brown is a moron, and if he wasn't, he would have screened himself like a dog;

His coach is also a fool, how can he allow himself to defend a little guy like Curry?

Finally, his opponent is also a fool. Is he so excited about scoring a lucky goal?

Durant's hands are itchy. He doesn't want to move, he wants the ball now.

Just as he was about to shout for the ball, he looked back and saw that Roy had empty hands and the ball was in Yu Fei's hands.

Well, it’s okay not to have the ball.

Kevin Durant is a good person. He can tolerate disrespect from the dog and not get the ball for four consecutive minutes. As long as Yu Fei wants to maintain the status quo, then he has to accept it.

Yu Fei didn't do anything with the ball. Brown wanted to come out for a pick-and-roll, but he asked Brown to stay in place.

A scene that petrified Durant appeared. Yu Fei deliberately dribbled to the frontcourt just to let Brown hit one in the low post.

Brown took the ball and scored on Love in one of the clumsiest, ugliest, and most unsightly attacks Durant has ever seen.

He no longer knows whether he underestimated Brown or whether Love's defense is more shit than Brown's offense.

Brown scored.

He also didn't forget to shout to Durant: "If you had passed the ball to me earlier, it would have been over!"

Half a minute later, Brown fouled, O'Brien was replaced, and Durant came to the fourth position. The good news is that he no longer has to defend Curry.

The bad news is that guarding Turkoglu is harder than guarding Curry.

(End of this chapter)