I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 184 Victory over Jazz

"These two boys have their own gains!"

Stevens, the head coach of Butler University and whose fame has risen since March this year, also tuned in to the game.

He has been paying close attention to the development of the two lovers in the NBA. Lin Yang has performed astonishingly since the beginning of the regular season. He first established himself in the league with defense, and many famous players were blocked in a row. Afterwards, he shocked the entire NBA circle with the "miracle moment".

To be honest, although Stevens knew that Lin Yang could make a name for himself in the NBA, he really did not expect Lin Yang to reach this level in such a short period of time.

As for what happened to Hayward...

Again he hadn't thought of it.

In his original cognition, Lin Yang's road to fame should be Hayward's road to fame. As a result, the person who needs to prove it now is Hayward instead.

Fortunately, in this battle, although Stevens didn't know why there was such a big conflict between the Jazz coaches, in his opinion, Hayward, who had never had a chance, had a chance!

In fact, Hayward did seize the opportunity. It is certain that after this game, he will have no more playing time. I am afraid that Jazz fans will not agree, especially after Deron and Sloan had such a quarrel. How many fans in Salt Lake City still support Deron? It is really uncertain!
In the NBA, in the hearts of NBA home team fans, there are few head coaches who are more popular than the core players, but precisely, Jerry Sloan is one of them.

It is conceivable that Deron's next life will not be too easy for not giving Sloan face in public.Hayward, who has been suppressed by him, is also a high-ranking rookie, and it is inevitable to have longer playing time.

What surprised Stevens even more is that Hayward, who has not played too long, has actually improved compared to his college days.

His feeling in the game has not been lost due to insufficient playing time, and he still has the ability to master the game at all times.

"This is why Butler University can win the championship. Lin and Gordon are indeed the best rookies in the 2010 class!"

Drexler watched the first round match between Lin Yang and Hayward: "They both helped the team win in the way they are good at!"

"This game is far from over, let's see what happens next!"

The score was even again. In his opinion, the two teams have returned to the unified starting line in this game.

"Don't worry everyone, we are still the one with the advantage!"

Kidd slowly took control of the ball to the frontcourt, this time he directly handed the ball to Lin Yang.

"Come on, Lin, come and break through me!" Watching Lin Yang take the ball, Hayward was very excited, rubbing his palms, eager to try.

"This is not the first time!" Lin Yang did not hesitate, took two shots on the spot, quickly controlled the ball, and rushed towards Hayward's left side.

Hayward's whole body moved sideways quickly, ready to intercept in advance.

Judging from the footsteps of the two, Hayward can always intercept in advance.

But Lin Yang's left hand that was dribbling the ball suddenly pulled back, and then his whole footstep turned into a breakthrough to the right.

This behind-the-back dribble is called a flexible footwork, which helped him directly open his position with Hayward, and Lin Yang went straight to the inside to complete the layup.

"Lin succeeded in singles, wow, this dribble, it seems that Lin has worked hard on dribbling!"

Lin Yang's singles success surprised Chris Webber.

He didn't expect that Lin Yang's dribbling would improve so much.

"Lin, your current dribbling ability..."

Hayward was also surprised. The reason why he dared to intercept quickly without any scruples and didn't worry about Lin Yang's change of direction at all was that he knew how bad Lin Yang's dribbling ability was, but he didn't expect that this guy would develop such a good ball-handling ability in less than two months after entering the league.

It's a lot of practice!

"Beautiful, we are leading again!"

Chandler slapped Lin Yang on the back, very excited.

He also saw Lin Yang's progress.

"I'm afraid this is Lin's limit, right?" Carlisle was referring to Lin Yang's change of direction just now. At such a fast speed, he can dribble behind his back and change direction. This ball control ability is obviously already very good!Carlisle was a little surprised when Lin Yang made such a move. He asked Caleb about the progress of Lin Yang's current ball-handling ability.

"It should be, but maybe not. Ling Jialian is very self-conscious, and he doesn't need assistants to accompany him recently, so no one knows how much progress this guy has made!"

It's just that Caleb doesn't know exactly where Lin Yang has made progress and how much progress he has made.

"There is indeed more than one progress!"

Lin Yang responded to what Hayward said just now.

"ball!"

Gritting his teeth, Hayward took the ball directly in the backcourt and dribbled it in front of Lin Yang without giving in. Jefferson wanted to come up to pick and roll, but he stretched out his hand to signal his rejection.

"Does Gordon want to play singles? Al came up to do a pick-and-roll for him, but he rejected him. Are the current rookies so characterful?"

Bill Wharton looked at it with a smile. Older people often like to look at young people with personality, as if they miss the publicity that is no longer in them now, the vigor that only belongs to young people.

Ok?
Lin Yang also noticed Hayward's gesture, which surprised him. In his impression, Hayward is not such an impulsive guy. On the court, he can always judge the situation very calmly and use the best way to attack.

Back then, Butler University didn't have any advantage inside. It was entirely relying on his and Hayward's command and performance on the outside that minimized Butler University's inside weakness.

Some people play with their bodies, and some with their brains.

Hayward is the latter.

Lin Yang didn't believe that this guy would lose his brain.

Then it wouldn't be him.

So it seems a bit reckless to refuse the pick-and-roll, and the choice of singles, I am afraid it will not be that simple.

Thinking of this, Lin Yang faced Hayward more carefully.

Hayward dribbled the ball on the spot for about 3 seconds, and began to slowly press towards Lin Yang. Lin Yang did not press directly, but blocked him after both of his feet passed the three-point line.

Seeing Lin Yang blocking him, Hayward immediately turned his back. When he felt the resistance behind him, he quickly turned left. Lin Yang's left side was relatively large. Hayward turned around and directly threw Lin Yang behind him.

With no defender in sight, Hayward continued to accelerate, heading straight for the basket, and Chandler had to force it.

"Al!"

Hayward immediately yelled, and when Chandler stuck in front of him, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Jefferson inside.

"This should be the reason why he refused Al Jefferson to come out of the pick-and-roll!" Drexler finally saw the real reason why Hayward just rejected Jefferson. "If Al just came out, no one inside could give Hayward enough support. With Tyson's defense ability, Gordon will indeed encounter some troubles. I guess Gordon has already felt this before. In this case, leaving a teammate who can support him in the interior is a good choice. Gordon's consideration is very comprehensive!"

It’s just that Jefferson, who was holding the ball, was not in an open position. Nowitzki noticed the pass from Hayward early on. He stepped forward and entangled Jefferson the next second after holding the ball.

"Snapped!"

A hand did not know when it reached the ball he was holding, and took the ball over.

"Lin's steal!"

With the restlessness of the DJ and the cheers of the audience, Lin Yang took the ball and quickly played it down. Marion was running ahead of him. Lin Yang did not hesitate, and gave the latter a through ball.

"Bah!"

In the flight arena, the "hacker" flew over, and the point difference came to 4 points!
"When did Lin appear in that position!"

Chris Webber was a little surprised. At that time, everyone's attention was on Hayward who broke through the past and Jefferson who got the ball later. No one noticed what Lin Yang did near the free throw line.

But Chris Webber soon knew how Lin Yang appeared in that position!
Because the ball was replayed on the big screen at the scene.

Although the playback is not that far ahead, it can be concluded from the direction Lin Yang walked around: "Lin is going directly towards Al Jefferson. This guy obviously guessed Gordon Hayward's style of play!"

"4 points!"

Lin Yang smiled and looked at Hayward who held the ball again in front of him.

"whispering sound!"

Hayward gritted his teeth, this guy is really getting more and more irritated, or he is afraid that Tyson will not take him to the top in the future, he really wants to break up with this guy.

He also wanted to ask Lin Yang, did you already know that I would pass the ball to Al Jefferson!
"How is it? Gordon, how are you going to fight this time?" Hayward didn't speak, and Lin Yang didn't intend to let his good friend go, and continued to speak unforgivingly.

"That's it!"

Hayward said something brave, but in his heart he didn't dare to fight like just now, and honestly called Al Jefferson to come up for the pick-and-roll.

In fact, in the tactic just now, Hayward didn't make any mistakes, and being intercepted by Lin Yang can be said to be completely avoidable, if Jefferson could have been more careful at the time.

Jefferson himself knew that the problem was with him, and he originally wanted to make amends, so as soon as Hayward reached out, he immediately came up and made a pick-and-roll.

Hayward bypassed Jefferson, without hesitation, he raised his hand and shot. To say that his touch tonight was really hot, the ball fell into the net, and the point difference was narrowed to 2 points again.

"This guy is really strong!"

On the Jazz bench, watching Hayward hit the shot again, everyone was surprised. They didn't expect this rookie who had been suppressed by Deron Williams to be so outstanding.

Jerry has a complex expression. In the long time that has passed this season, he wants to reuse Hayward more than once, but because of the attitude of Deron Williams, he chose to wait. But today, he really regrets it. If he insisted on using Hayward at that time, he was afraid that the jazz would never be like this. Attribution, maybe Delong is even more dissatisfied, he can also use Hayward's performance on the court to continue his reason for him!
But now, he really doesn't know what the Jazz will look like in the future. Deron has conquered the fans of the Jazz with his performance for several years, and Gordon Hayward, even if he is full of games, this game will be impressive. How to choose this? Needless to say?

Just look at Collison of the Pacers. This guy also played very well in the Hornets. He even had 16 plus 20 in a single game. The result?Still being traded by the management, the No. [-] position of the Hornets still belongs to Chris Paul. Deron Williams and Hayward are almost in the same situation, even if they are not in the same position, but everyone can see Hayward's style of play.

But just like the reason why Carlisle insisted on letting Lin Yang practice dribbling in the first place, just playing off the ball, which somewhat wastes Hayward's other talents.

Forget it, don't think about it, let's finish this game first!

A worried Jerry Sloan turned his attention back to the court.

For the rest of the second quarter, after Lin Yang moved to the second position, basically all the tactics of the two teams revolved around these two guys.

And the two guys from Butler University can indeed control the score at critical moments. Both sides are brilliant. At the end of the first half, because Lin Yang repeatedly calculated the 4-point difference formed by Hayward's success at the beginning, the Mavericks also led by 4 points in the final score of the first half.

"In the second half, let's give that Lin Yang alumnus of the Jazz some unforgettable memories!"

It's just that Carlisle didn't want to continue to watch Lin Yang and Hayward fight each other. During the intermission, he adjusted his defensive tactics in the second half.

The main focus naturally became Gordon Hayward, who shined in the first half.

I have to say that the professionalism of the NBA coaching staff is really strong. It only takes half a court to study a player's basic playing habits and find shortcomings from it.

Lin Yang didn't say too much, but judging from the ways Carlisle said to restrict Hayward, this guy really grasped Hayward's life.

The second half begins quickly.

Deron Williams continued to miss the game, which is also expected by everyone. He left in such a quarrel in the first half. It is unrealistic to want him to come back so soon. I am afraid that he himself did not pack up his mood to face his teammates.

Carlisle's arrangement also has absolutely no content related to Deron Williams, and it is obvious that he has already guessed it.

Jerry Sloan can only continue to use Hayward as the core.

It's just that Hayward, who was taken care of in the second half, quickly struggled on both ends of the offense and defense, while the Mavericks continued to play steadily. In the end, the Mavericks held the home court with a 94-84, 10-point lead.

(End of this chapter)