Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 160 Come on, Miami
The American Airlines Center is the home arena of the Miami Heat. It is located in the center of Miami, Florida, USA. It was built in 1999 and can accommodate 19600 spectators to watch the game at the same time.

The top of the front of the arena is a triangular edge full of technology, and the bottom is a whole glass window. The huge O'Brien Cup logo hangs on the upper right of the main entrance, highlighting the glory in the hearts of Miami people.

The Heat vs. the Lakers, although these two championship teams are not as good as before, but the feelings generated by the collision with each other are incomparable to upstarts like the Warriors.

Three days before the game, the official NBA website exploded. It is not common for shooting guards to confront each other at a historical level. Besides, these two people don't know how many people are young.

American Airlines Center, the auditorium is full.

Twenty to ten minutes before the start of the game, the cheers and shouts of fans could be heard from three blocks away.

Heat coach Spoelstra briefly greeted coach Scott, and the game began immediately.

One month into the regular season, most teams are generally in the process of running in. If they want to get results, they will usually make efforts after the Christmas game, so the two sides used the regular starting lineup for this game.

Lakers: Center Whiteside, power forward Towns, small forward Nick Young, shooting guard Kobe, point guard Yuan Qingshan.

Heat: Center Stoudemire, power forward Bosh, small forward Luol Deng, shooting guard Wade, point guard Dragic.

Judging from the lineup, the Heat are obviously more experienced and have a higher degree of tacit understanding, but the Lakers' lineup has repeatedly defeated strong teams and can always surprise people.

The Heat's support rate was still 70% the day before. As the game approached, the Lakers' support rate slowly picked up a bit, and it was already 42% before the start.

Coach Scott is wearing his well-worn light gray suit tonight, with a gold Lakers logo pinned to the right collar, which he hopes will bring him good luck.

If they can win the Heat, the Lakers will be able to retain the second position in the Western Conference at least until December.

More importantly, according to the team's record and the performance of the individual players, Towns is likely to overwhelm the Warriors' top player Stephen Curry to win the best of the month.

This is a dream start for a No. [-] pick, and it might affect his All-Star votes. If that's the case, Towns will take off.

In Coach Scott's imagination, the game began.

Stoudemire used his experience to get past Whiteside at the jumper and get to the ball first.

The brown Spalding ball was dialed to the left, and Wade dribbled forward with his right hand.

The fans couldn't help cheering, giving the old overlord their applause.

Facing the familiar Wade, Kobe backed away while observing the surrounding situation.

Wade missed the three-point line and passed the ball directly to Bosh near the free throw line.

Yuan Qingshan was taken to the right corner by Dragic, thinking that Kidd was right, Bosh will be more in the high position tonight.

Fortunately, Downs has a flexible footwork. If Whiteside is replaced, he may not be able to defend against Bosh's singles.

Just as Yuan Qingshan flashed his skills, Dragic ran to the top of the arc along the three-point line.

Don't let them run high pick-and-rolls!

Yuan Qingshan hastily winked at Downs, and followed Dragic's figure towards the top of the arc.

The Heat's tactics are really high pick-and-rolls!
Bosh handed the ball to Dragic, then lowered his center of gravity, spread his legs apart, and prepared to block Towns and Yuan Qingshan behind him, creating an attacking space for Dragic.

Yuan Qingshan had been prepared for a long time, and he just squeezed past the heat.

Dragic found he couldn't escape, flicked the ball at the free throw circle, and returned it to Wade.

Without hesitation, Wade pushed directly to Luol Deng who was ambushing in the left corner.

Luol Deng slipped in along the baseline and wanted to make a layup, but Whiteside, who was defended, slapped him hard.

The basketball happened to fall into Stoudemire's hands. He glanced back at the basket, turned over and hooked the ball, and the basketball spun around the edge of the basket twice before falling into the basket.

Whiteside threw a fist in frustration.

"I didn't expect Stoudemire to score the first goal!" Mark Jackson said excitedly in the commentary.

Partnering with him today is veteran star Reggie Miller.

Miller nodded: "Don't underestimate the veteran's desire for victory at any time!"

The auditorium was naturally full of cheers, and Stoudemire's stern face and his iconic goggles flashed on the big screen.

Coach Scott couldn't help but hugged his shoulders. He thought that the Heat's No. [-] position would be a breakthrough, but he didn't expect the veteran who has played for more than ten years to bring surprises at the beginning.

But this is only the first ball, the Heat's tactical intentions are still very obvious, as expected, a high pick-and-roll!

As long as the cooperation between Bosh and Dragic can be strangled, it should not be difficult to win the game.

As for Wade, shooting is not his strong point. In this lineup, he is more for singles.

In terms of singles, how many players in the league can match Kobe, so Wade is not what Scott is worried about.

The possession of the ball was changed, Nick Young served, and Yuan Qingshan pushed the ball forward steadily.

The camera zoomed in, and Heat fans finally saw the rookie who had been well received by the media since the start of the game.

Hey, wearing a purple-gold jersey on him, he looks a little handsome!
The enthusiastic Miami female fans couldn't help but look at this guy from Los Angeles a few more times.

Dragic is most criticized for his defense, but today he has no psychological burden, after all, the opponent is just a rookie.

Before the game, he also studied Yuan Qingshan's data.The average is less than 7 points per game, so don't be nervous, there is no pressure to defend.

Wade retreated to the top of the backcourt first, and while taking care of Kobe, he reminded Dragic: "Brother, watch out for his breakthrough!"

Dragic didn't look back. Although his eyes had been fixed on Yuan Qingshan, he didn't take Wade's words seriously in his heart. Why were he so nervous? He was just a rookie.

Coach Scott puts his hands around his mouth and yells, "Tact 5!"

As soon as his words fell, several members of the Lakers started to move at the same time. Nick Yang ran towards Yuan Qingshan, followed by Luol Deng.

"Does the Lakers have a pick-and-roll, too, with a skinny point guard and an equally skinny small forward? I don't think so."

Miller can't understand what the Lakers want to do. Luol Deng is a circle older than Nick Young. Obviously it is difficult for Nick Young to keep him behind.

Even if the pick-and-roll succeeds, is Scott going to let Yuan Qingshan single-play Luol Deng?That's not how you play when you are small and big. No matter how you say it, Luol Deng is a former All-Star player.

To change the way of thinking, what if the ball is given to Nick Young?
That would be even more unreasonable.

Let Nick Young shoot long twos at the elbow?Then it might as well just throw him a three-pointer, the hit rate may be higher.

Mark Jackson beside Miller shook his head: "So, things are not simple."

Nick Yang arrived in front of Yuan Qingshan, accelerated sharply, turned around and ran back to the inside.

Lol Deng was taken aback, what do you mean, it hasn't been blocked yet, why did it get demolished?
(End of this chapter)