Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 514 He Knows So Much About Balls!

In the second game of the Western Conference Finals, Durant seemed to have waited for a long time, and finally touched the ball.

However, this opportunity was snatched by myself through rebounding!

The cortical touch of Spalding's basketball stimulated Durant's nerves. He began to run wildly from the backcourt. He changed direction at a high position on the right side, causing Paul George to lose his center of gravity. After that, he took a big step back and raised his arms to shoot a jumper.

hit!
O'Neal: "Durant is finally starting to score."

The big sharks are a bit hard to see. The Warriors have such a big killer in their hands but they don't know how to use it.

Of course, O'Neal also knows that the atmosphere in the Warriors is definitely not that simple. This kind of team with many superstars looks very strong, but there are also many hidden dangers inside.

It is not the people inside the Warriors, and no one can tell their situation clearly.

Barkley: "I'll bet this is going to be a turning point for the Warriors."

Larry Hughes was not as optimistic as they were. He considered for a while and said, "Not necessarily, this ball was made by Durant himself, not an assist from his teammates."

His worries are the same as O'Neill's. This is the smell of veteran players.

"Timeout!" the referee shouted loudly, and then made a special gesture.

It was Yuan Qingshan who called the timeout. After he got the ball, he called a timeout immediately without hesitation.

Wharton stood on the sidelines and looked at Yuan Qingshan with a puzzled expression.

At the beginning of the game, it is rare for a player to pass the coach and call a timeout, unless someone is injured or other emergencies.

Obviously, it's neither now.

Yuan Qingshan led his teammates to the bench. When he passed by Wharton, he whispered: "I called a timeout because I can't let them activate Durant."

It was so!
Only then did Walton suddenly realize that if the Warriors players started feeding Durant the ball, the Lakers would be in trouble.

The Splash Brothers are not terrible for the Lakers, what is terrible is the Splash Brothers plus Durant!
In the back corner of the auditorium, an old man with a baseball cap and gray beard said to himself, "This guy Yuan Qingshan knows how to play."

If the fans around him can be more careful, they can recognize that this tall old man is the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, Popovich!
The Spurs were out early, and Popovich couldn't take it easy, so he went to Oakland to watch the game in a low-key manner.

In fact, this round he was looking at the Eastern Conference finals before, but after the first game and the Lakers upset the Warriors, Popovich changed his schedule. He was full of curiosity about this Lakers team.

The Spurs and the Lakers met in the early part of the season, and there were two games before and after the All-Star Game. At that time, Paul George hadn't finished running in with the team, and there were no big clues.

It's different now. After more than half a season of running-in, Paul George has officially found his position in the Lakers. This Lakers team is now the strongest.

Popovich raised his head and took a sip of rum, smacked his lips, and weighed in his heart whether the Spurs under his hands were sure to win the Lakers in a round of the series.

The conclusion is: no.

So the regret in his chest immediately turned into envy. I really envy Wharton for having a player like Yuan Qingshan under his command.

Area A.

Griffin looked up at the big screen, which was playing the shot from Durant on loop.

He asked Harden: "James, you have been teammates with Kevin Durant, you should know him very well, do you think he is happy in the Warriors at this time?"

Harden leaned on his chin, stared at the audience with round eyes, and said slowly: "I guess he is not happy. Since he was given the decision to take the most difficult path, he was destined to bear the pressure."

Griffin: "If Durant is an optimistic person, then he can live easier."

Harden shook his head: "He looks very free and easy, but he actually takes these things very seriously."

Eric Gordon: "Really?"

Harden explained: "You don't know how much he cares about what the fans think of him."

Griffin smiled: "I know this. He has been sparring with netizens all the time, and he doesn't hesitate to build a trumpet to spar."

Eric Gordon was amused.

Harden shook his head and said, "Actually, Durant is more like a simple child."

Cole looked at Durant, who was gulping down Gatorade, and said to himself: This guy really looks like a child.

He called Chasing Dream Green over and whispered: "We should give Kevin more possession of the ball."

Chasing Dream Green frowned, shook his head and said, "Coach, this is not his team. We won the championship before he came!"

Kerr babbled, speechless.

beep!
The timeout ended and the first quarter was almost over. Wharton took this opportunity to adjust the lineup. Yuan Qingshan and Towns were off, and Beverly and brother-in-law Green were on.

Beverly launched a biting defense against Curry as soon as he came on the court, and he was nagging endlessly, but it was not too dirty trash talk. Curry is usually popular, and Beverly is just tactical interference.

Curry stared, half of the braces spit out, and Oakland fans knew that this was Curry's anger.

"It's over for the people of Los Angeles!"

"Look, Stephen is angry!"

The mood of the fans is gradually rising, looking forward to the Warriors' counterattack.

However, Beverly's defense was excellent. Curry only hit an unreasonable three-pointer until the end of this quarter, and he was 4 of 1 overall.

During the break during the festival, Wharton called Yuan Qingshan up and asked about the formation of troops for the second quarter.

Yuan Qingshan looked back at the enthusiastic Beverly, and suggested to the coach to keep Beverly on the court at the beginning of the second quarter. He played with Beverly and gave Murray a little rest time. Starting from the Rockets, the coaching staff deliberately let Murray hit the nail on the head to grow. The nail was hit, but he was exhausted.

Coach Wharton agreed without saying a word.

The game restarts.

The Lakers have Beverly at No. [-], Yuan Qingshan at No. [-], and Paul George at No. [-].

The Warriors have Curry at the first position, Thompson at the second position, and Durant at the third position.

In the auditorium, Popovich took another sip of wine, shook his head and muttered: "The height disadvantage is too great, this quarter is not easy to play."

In the commentary seat, O'Neal looked at the lineup on the field repeatedly, and then asked with a puzzled look: "What are the Lakers doing? Their backcourt is much shorter than the Warriors, especially at the third position."

Barkley: "Coach Wharton brought Whiteside up. Is this going to play a senior and a junior?"

O'Neill: "No way, compared with the Warriors?"

Barkley: "What's wrong with this, Yuan Qingshan's three-pointer is also quite accurate, and Paul George, have you forgotten how he shot James back then?"

As he was talking, Paul George used Channing Frye's pick-and-roll to squeeze past Durant's defense and successfully hit a three-pointer.

O'Neal couldn't help sighing: "The Lakers are going to come up with a new move."

(End of this chapter)