Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 377 I trade Dragic, okay?

The players go off the field to rest, and the intermission is a good time to rest. The substitute players give up their seats to the players who have just left the field.

On the Lakers bench, Whiteside stood up, shaking his head and bouncing to welcome his teammates off the court.

"Good job, Downs!" Whiteside and Downs clapped hands.

Towns, who always had the word self-confidence written on his face, curled his lips in disapproval: "It's just the Miami Heat, and it's not difficult."

If Howard heard this, he would probably have to fight him.

Whiteside wanted to give Yuan Qingshan a high-five to celebrate, but Yuan Qingshan grabbed his shoulders instead: "Listen, Hassan, the Heat will definitely change their lineup to counterattack in the fourth quarter, and you must guard Howard well then."

Warcraft, Dwight Howard.

Whiteside couldn't help turning his head to look at the visiting team's bench. Howard had been sitting on the bench, hugging his shoulders, with a cold expression on his face, probably already full of anger.

"No problem, I will do my best." Whiteside took a deep breath and promised.

Yuan Qingshan nodded reassuringly, sat down on the chair, and the caddy immediately handed over a bottle of Gadela.

During the intermission, the Staples Center arranged a short performance to warm up the venue. Yuan Qingshan is not in the mood to watch these now, so he asked for an ipad from the teaching assistant to look up the technical statistics.

The Heat shot more three-pointers than the Lakers, and their shooting percentage was still less than 4%. It is foreseeable that they will definitely switch back to the traditional style of play in the fourth quarter. Wade and Dragic's physical fitness has dropped a lot. Coach Spoelstra estimated that it was time to use the last move, and Howard played hard.

This is a test for Whiteside. If you only look at static data, Whiteside's height and wingspan are superior, but weight and strength are weaker than Howard.

After Howard joined the Heat, under the supervision of the coaching staff, he conducted systematic recovery training. Compared with the Lakers and Rockets, he has made great progress.

So whether Whiteside can carry Howard is still unknown.

Coach Spoelstra called Wade aside and told Wade that if the long-range shots were not opened 3 minutes before the fourth quarter, he was going to switch back to the most commonly used lineup and try to play hard inside.

Wade has no objection. The Heat's reinforcements seem to be strong, but running-in has always been a problem. Compared with Winslow, it is a bit difficult for Howard to replace himself in the lineup.

Beep, the buzzer sounds.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Heat launched a fast break, which was fast enough, but the offensive power was insufficient. Wade missed another three-pointer, and the Lakers seized the opportunity to fight back.

When the Lakers were attacking, Yuan Qingshan deliberately played the ball for Brogdon. Brogdon broke through to the inside and shot from the left side of the free throw line, which was slapped by Wade.

The basketball flew to the sideline and was rescued by Yuan Qingshan. He wanted to call it back to Brogdon, but unfortunately, Wade sniffed the opportunity and blocked it from the passing route.

After the interception, he single-handedly made a fast break, dunked in two points, and earned a foul from Barnes.

In the next round, Yuan Qingshan used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Wade's defense at the top of the arc, passed Dragic in one step, and then gave Towns an assist with a fake pass.

On the Heat's side, Wade's forehead was sweating, and he stopped and shot a jumper from outside the three-point line in a hurry. Unfortunately, he didn't make it, and the Heat's three-point shooting percentage dropped again.

The scene was a little chaotic, and Coach Spoelstra immediately called a timeout.

Then finally put in the initial lineup: Howard, Bosh, Winslow, Wade, Dragic.

The same is true for the Lakers: Whiteside, Towns, Barnes, Murray, Yuan Qingshan.

The Heat announced that they had given up the five-point three-point tactic and began to grind their positions. However, unlike the opening game, the Lakers have now led by 18 points.

The Heat had the ball, Wade directed Dragic to run, and advanced with the ball himself.

Howard got a good position inside and yelled at Wade.

Wade first took a look at the positions of other people, and only after finding that it was really not ideal did he want to hang it to Howard.

At this time, Whiteside has already locked his position, and Howard's position is not as ideal as before.

Wade lobbed the ball high into the interior, Howard caught it, and leaned back first, Whiteside bowed against the opponent's back, not wanting to put it in half a step.

The seconds are counting and walking.

"Attack, time!" Coach Spoel shouted anxiously.

Bang, the basketball hit the ground, Howard pushed back, Whiteside's lower body strength is not bad, and he only retreated half a step.

Bang, the muffled sound continued, Howard protected the ball and continued to advance to the basket, Whiteside felt that he was being hit by an African rhino, and his whole body was about to fall apart.

Bang, the third sound came, Howard had already slammed into the basket two steps, and suddenly turned around and hooked.

Swish, the ball goes in.

Well!The fans exclaimed in frustration, in the collision of meat and meat, it was Howard who won.

Whiteside was expressionless, but his heart was overwhelmed, and he secretly made up his mind that he must continue to practice hard.

A smile appeared on Howard's face again, and while running to the backcourt, he celebrated with his teammates.

Dragic was easy to get along with. He high-fived him immediately, followed by Bosh and Winslow, but Wade didn't have that kind of leisure. After halftime, he kept his eyes on Yuan Qingshan.

Yuan Qingshan dribbled the ball, called a pick-and-roll, forced the opponent to switch defenses, and then shot a three-pointer against Dragic.

A three-pointer was scored.

Coach Spo slapped the cardboard in his hand to the floor: "Why is the other side so accurate?"

This is the gap, Yuan Qingshan has the three-point skills that the Heat dream of.

Coach Spoel looked up at the big screen, and the replay showed that Yuan Qingshan's shot was flawless in terms of timing, shooting speed, and shooting posture.

"It's decided!" Spoelstra said to himself in his heart: "Before the All-Stars, I must persuade Riley to trade Dragic for Yuan Qingshan. It's nothing more than adding an extra first-round pick."

Dragic is an All-Star guard, and Yuan Qingshan's honor is now only the best rookie, so in the eyes of Spoelstra, the Lakers must be very happy that Dragic added Yuan Qingshan to the first rotation.

What Spoeldo didn't know was that if Riley really dared to use this bargaining chip to make an inquiry, [-] percent would be rejected by the magician on the spot.

Look back to the field.

Yuan Qingshan has already scored 28 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds after making this three-pointer. For the Christmas game, this can be regarded as perfect data.

The Heat failed to restrain Yuan Qingshan, and Wade prevented his shooting percentage to 4% when facing Yuan Qingshan, which is already very rare.

The headache for the Heat is that Yuan Qingshan spends most of his time looking for opportunities to match up with Dragic, so Wade's restrictions on Yuan Qingshan are not ideal.

The Heat continued to play hard on the inside. Although Howard could score, he played very hard. He had to fight Whiteside to exhaustion for every ball.

After playing for 6 minutes, Howard couldn't play anymore. The two sides replaced the big center at the same time. Howard and Whiteside returned to the bench and collapsed at the same time.

Without Howard, the Heat don't even know how to play.

Spoelstra waved his hand, Wade and Bosh could attack as they wish.

Unlike the helplessness of the Heat, Walton is very satisfied tonight. Whiteside has gained experience by playing against powerful centers. In the next step, as long as he trains carefully, he will definitely improve greatly.

(End of this chapter)