NBA villain

Chapter 114 Daily Substitute
At the end of the first quarter, the Heat trailed the Pistons by 16 points 18 to 2.

After a 2-minute break during the quarter, Yang Di and others returned to the court. At this time, Van Gundy put Ben Wallace back to the court to rest, and Okur was on top of the fifth position.

At the same time, the Pistons' point guard Chauncey Billups was replaced by the famous short point guard Atkins. The official profile of the latter is 1 meters, but he doesn't look that tall at all. The scene of the game where there are many tall people looks even thinner.

The Pistons opened the backcourt, and Atkins had the ball in half court.

Being short also has the advantages of being short, at least with Atkins's low dribble, ordinary defenders can't bend down to steal the ball at all. If they want to bend down to steal the ball, it is very likely that Atkins will Kings had a good time.

The Pistons are also a team that likes to play pick-and-rolls, especially when there is a lack of low-post offensive masters. When launching an offense from the outside, it is undoubtedly an inevitable choice to create opportunities for pick-and-rolls.

So Atkins waved his arm and signaled Okur to come up high and set him up for the pick-and-roll.

Okur's body is very wide, and the pick-and-roll effect is not bad. Atkins controls the ball with his right hand and takes a big stride to the right to break through. Yang Di can only leave Okur to delay Atkins' dribble breakthrough.

When Alston caught up with Atkins, Yang Di immediately turned around to chase Okur who had retreated beyond the three-point line.

This pick-and-roll tactic is very simple. Okur, who received the ball from outside the three-point line, raised his hands and made a quick three-pointer.

Yang Di had already been prepared in his heart, with a standard take-off posture, and quickly raised his arms to interfere.

Okur was taken aback, Yang Di's bullet speed was astonishing, and his big palm covered his eyes, as if he wanted to poke his eyeballs out.

As a result, his shooting was also disturbed, and he shot a three-point shot that was far away from the basket and went out of the baseline.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Yang Di thought complacently.

Okur is a wonderful thing in the Pistons. Leaving aside the defensive end, this player can actually have a good three-pointer on the offensive end. In this era when big balls are popular, it is simply unbelievable.

The Heat attacked at halftime, and Alstom signaled Malik Allen to receive the ball in a high position.

Malik Allen immediately made a hand-to-hand screen pass to Caron Butler. Caron Butler caught the ball and dribbled it down. He dribbled the ball with his left hand and sent it forward. , The whole person had an impact on the inside line of the Pistons.

Behind Yang Di, Okur's head was sweating anxiously, but he couldn't get out of Yang Di's position at all.

Then he watched Butler complete the flying layup, while Larry Brown's face was livid.

The Pistons attacked, Atkins missed a jumper, and Yang Di protected the backcourt rebound.

"Tactical No. 5, No. 5!"

After Alston dribbled the ball across the half, he pretended to direct the players to move, shouted tactical slogans, and then distributed it to Caron Butler who was circling to catch the ball.

Caron Butler curled his lips, and after receiving the ball, he changed direction and charged inside the Pistons.

After taking two steps, with a flick of his wrist, he distributed the ball to Haslem, who was unmarked at the 45-degree elbow area. Haslem caught the ball and made a jump shot, making a steady hit.

"Strike!" Van Gundy nodded with satisfaction.

Over the past few months, it has proved that Haslem is another piece of gold discovered by the Heat. He is not only capable of rough and dirty work, has a strong fighting spirit, and is active in rebounding, but also has a good mid-range jumper and can occasionally face the frame Attack with the ball, do support in the high position and so on.

Yang Di has the first few conditions, but Yang Di does not have the last few conditions.

So comparing Haslem and Yang Di, in fact, Van Gundy still prefers Haslem in his heart.It's just that Yang Di can always create some unexpected situations on the court, and the statistics are also good. Pat Riley clearly wants to train him, so he has to tolerate some of Yang Di's actions that often piss him off. thing.

Stan Van Gundy is still worried about the allocation of playing time for the insiders. The head coach of the Pistons, Larry Brown, does not know how envious he is. Whether it is Yang Di or Haslem, they are players who are more suitable for the taste of the Pistons. .Larry Brown looked at Yang Di, who was fearless on the field, and sighed again and again, "The pearl is cast in the dark, the pearl is cast in the dark!"

At the same time, the league has also identified the stars selected for the All-Star Game and the first and second-year players who will participate in the NBA Rookie Challenge.

This year's NBA All-Star Game was held at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles.

The time is almost ten days later, which can be regarded as a holiday break in the middle of the NBA's long season.

Both Yang Di and Yao Ming were selected for the Rookie Challenge. Among them, Yao Ming was also selected for the starting center position in the Western Conference. Since Yao Ming squeezed out O'Neal to become the All-Star starter last year, fans have been bearish a lot this year. This has become numb. Who Let them have more Chinese fans?
At this time, in addition to Yao Ming, the players in the 02 class are also known by the Suns' Stoudemire and the Spurs' Ginobili. The rest are Carlos Boozer, Jaric, Prince , Dun Levy and his ilk, most of them don't have much exposure.

As for the 03 players, in terms of news exposure, they completely surpassed the 02 players.

Among the selected players, Yang Di didn't need much. All the way forward, there were all kinds of negative news, and there were non-stop off-court news.There are also James, Anthony and Wade, who have become the core of the reconstruction of their respective teams. Hinrich, Bosh, Kaman and his ilk have also performed outstandingly, which are known to the fans.

The Heat, which has three players selected to the All-Star at once, is called the winner of the draft, especially Haslem. .

As for Yang Di's selection, there is no problem at all with his data of second in rebounds and blocks among rookies, not to mention his short playing time.The only thing that's not certain is whether he'll be the first-year starter in the Rookie Challenge.

At 9 minutes and 17 seconds, the Pistons finally got the second score in the first sports game, 20 to 23 behind the Heat by 3 points. Larry Brown still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and did not intend to replace Big Ben and Billups.

It took a lot of time for the Heat to attack from the outside. After Alston failed to break through, he retreated to the three-point line and dropped the ball to Yang Di, who was stuck in the low position.

Alston's original intention was to let Yang Di catch the ball first to stabilize the formation, and it is best to give him the ball again.

But it was rare for Yang Di to catch the ball in the low position. He caught the burly Okur. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration. He turned around in a low position, dribbled the ball with his right hand and walked to the bottom line.

"what?"

Okur lost his position, and it was too late to adjust his position. Yang Di rushed to the basket, jumped up, grabbed the basketball with both hands and placed it below, avoiding Prince who came to defend.

Then he raised his hands abruptly, backhand dunked the ball into the basket, and hung on the basket to stabilize his figure.

Landing, ignoring the stunned Prince, and Alston high-fived to celebrate, then quickly retreated.

"Dribbling is not bad!"

Larry Brown groped his chin and felt that Yang Di was a really good rookie, much better than Darko Milicic.

The Pistons attacked, and Atkins made a jumper with a step back. The Pistons were still 22 points behind 25 to 3.

A few minutes later, Big Ben and Billups returned to the court at the same time. The Heat also carried out a player rotation. Odom and Grant came on the court, and Malik Allen and Yang Di came off the court to rest.

Yang Di shook his head. In a game like this, basically he can only rely on hugging his thighs. Anyway, his court contribution value can only be like this every night.

(End of this chapter)