Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 165 I Have No Time To Waste
After a timeout, the Lakers serve.

The former Eagle King Joe Johnson was a standard No. [-] figure, with a strong body and solid basic skills. Apart from his footsteps being somewhat inflexible due to his age, he was a qualified defender.

However, it was also his slightly clumsy features that gave Yuan Qingshan time to breathe.

The Lakers attacked, Yuan Qingshan advanced steadily, and the other players pulled away. Towns led Bosh and kept running in the high position, waiting for opportunities.

Coach Scott made a gesture, and Yuan Qingshan handed the ball to Huertas, who was temporarily on the second position, and then went straight to the baseline, running in a wide range, trying to throw off Joe Johnson in the middle.

It's a pity that Joe Johnson didn't get a chance to play in the third quarter. He was so energetic that he didn't show any signs of falling for a while.

It was a bit tricky, and a big man came up from the opposite side.

After passing the bench, the defensive coach Pete shouted to Yuan Qingshan: "You should get off the court and rest."

Yuan Qingshan stepped back and said, "Rest? I don't have time to waste. No matter how difficult the bone is, I will swallow it tonight!"

Pete laughed loudly: "Then run hard, there will always be times when he can't catch up."

The Heat's zone defense, obviously, even with Bosh, coach Spoelstra is still a little bit afraid of the Lakers' inside twin stars.

What's more, their current lineup is seriously aging and their mobility is not strong, so they can only rely on zone defense to deal with the impact of low-end young people.

Yuan Qingshan ran to the weak side, and Huertas deliberately moved the ball to the corner on the other side, bringing the Heat's defensive players to both sides, and the middle was empty.

Veteran Artest suddenly slammed on the brakes while running to one side. Winslow was unprepared and was thrown two steps away by inertia.

Artest originally just wanted to respond in the middle, but he succeeded in getting rid of the defender. Huertas saw the opportunity and passed the ball in time, and Artest made a mid-range jumper.

After the goal, Artest couldn't believe that he felt so good.

"Yo, the champion small forward is showing off his power!" Towns said with a smile as he ran to take his seat.

"Get out, boy, you were still drinking milk when I took the O'Brien Cup!" Artest laughed and returned to the defense.

Coach Spoel said angrily, "Winslow, come here!"

Winslow ran over obediently, coach Spoelstra raised his arms and made gestures to criticize, Winslow lowered his head and trot all the way to find Artest.

Artest laughed heartily again: "Child, you were scolded by the coach. You played well. It would be great if you could concentrate more."

Winslow blushed, let's just say it was blushing. Even though his skin was dark, Yuan Qingshan could see a strong sense of shame on his face.

It is foreseeable that Towns will definitely make fun of him in the 2015 rookie group tonight.

Switch sides, the Heat attack, and Dragic runs to catch the ball.

This time, Bosh pulled directly beyond the three-point line, and Towns nervously followed. Since entering the NBA, he has encountered the tactic of pulling a power forward beyond the three-point line for the first time. Although Kevin Love of the Cavaliers has this ability, Coach Blatt did not arrange for him to float outside to serve as an elevated turret in the last game.

As soon as Yuan Qingshan took a step, he was firmly blocked by Bosh at the top of the arc. Towns came to make a clearance for him. When Yuan Qingshan finally managed to get rid of it, Dragic had already bent his legs slightly in the high position and assumed a shooting posture.

Coach Spoelstra's tactics succeeded, and Dragic's long two-pointer hit the net.

People pay too much attention to his breakthrough and finishing at the basket, forgetting that he is a white defender from Europe, how can he not have good shooting skills?

In the next round, Yuan Qingshan lobbed the ball to Whiteside, and Whiteside took advantage of his physical advantage to forcefully beat the Heat's backup center Haslem, which made the old Haslem lose his temper at all.

The old Haslem punched angrily. Wade watched the sad scene of the old captain, and couldn't sit on the bench any longer.

"Coach, please let me play!"

This is the second time he has made a request to Spoelstra.

"No, Dwyane, your goal is Kobe, not some miscellaneous person, understand?"

Wade looked over to the Lakers bench. Kobe, with his legs spread out and a huge ice pack on his knees, was watching the court intently.

After years of confrontation, Wade knows what it means for no one to stand up and limit Kobe in the decisive stage. He didn't expect that because of lack of physical strength, he could only sit on the sidelines and watch the black Mamba bring the victory back to Los Angeles.

Towns tried to turn over and shoot a jumper against Bosh, but was fanned out by the big cap. Dragic picked up the ball and gave a long pass to Winslow who was running forward.

Artest's speed was too slow, and he was thrown away at the center line. He could only watch Winslow's retaliatory dunk with both hands.

Heat fans shouted loudly, Winslow is really relieved!
Yuan Qingshan took the ball and looked up at the timer. It was almost halfway through the third quarter. Under normal circumstances, the core players should be on the court, but the two sides seemed to have discussed it, and there was no movement at all.

He couldn't help but glanced sideways at his side's bench. Kobe sat firmly on the chair, and coach Scott stood on the sidelines with his shoulders folded, showing no sign of anxiety.

On the other hand, for the Heat, Coach Spoelstra put Wade on the bench again.

Finally, with 5 minutes left in the third quarter, Kobe and Wade came on the stage, and the two teams also replaced Towns and Bosh, the inside core.

Coach Scott hesitated and replaced Yuan Qingshan.

Towns sat down on the chair and panted heavily, then leaned back and put his arm on Yuan Qingshan's shoulder: "Bosh is really difficult, a hundred times harder than Love. If Bosh was in the Cavaliers last year, LeBron would have won the first championship in team history for Cleveland."

Yuan Qingshan moved his arm away: "Be careful what you say, if you are heard by Love's fans, why not take your skin off?"

Downs stuck out his tongue.

Compared with the Big Three of the Miami Heat and the Big Three of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Love is not as tough as Bosh.

After a while, Whiteside was also replaced, and Hibbert came on the stage. Towns and Yuan Qingshan looked at each other, both a little worried.

Surprisingly, Hibbert performed well against Haslem tonight, old against old, at least he didn't get blown out.

When Yuan Qingshan was off the court, Kobe took a substitute and could only be a father and a mother. He assisted Hibbert and Artest to score a goal each.

Both sides are on the bench, and the players are either too new or too old. In short, they are playing very slowly. After a round of positional warfare, the third quarter will come to an end.

The Lakers' bench is still a bit worse than the Heat's. They have not been able to catch up after playing back and forth, and they are still behind by 6 points until the end of the third quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, coach Scott simply put Kobe off the court, and the Lakers all came off the bench. The score was further stretched, a wave of 5-0, and the point difference came to 11 points.

(End of this chapter)