NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ling Yang, who played the whole first quarter, was arranged by D'Antoni to rest off the court.

Nash also stayed off the court to rest.

Nash was sent off by the head coach in the last minute of the first quarter, but considering Nash's overall physical exertion, even though Stoudemire and Ling Yang were off the court at the moment, Nash continued to rest.

Marion, who left the game early in the first quarter, returned to the court at this moment, and there was Bell in the starting lineup.

In addition, it also matched Kurt Thomas, Barbosa and Eddie House.

On the other side of the Heat, Wade also rested off the court. O'Neal, who had a rest of more than three minutes in the first quarter, led the team with Antawn Walker, James Posey, Gary Payton, and Williams.

After resting off the court for a few minutes, O'Neill gave Kurt Thomas a blow as soon as he came on the court, and he was forced to get fouled inside.

O'Neal once again walked to the free throw line.

On the sidelines, Staddal muttered.

"Damn it, when did this guy get so accurate at free throws?"

Ling Yang and others have heard of it, and they are deeply convinced.

O'Neal's free throws have hovered around 50% throughout his career, but today he made 5 of 4 free throws in the first quarter, and now, he is 2 of 2 free throws.

Today's O'Neal not only made more free throws, but also made them accurately, which is also a hell.

With O'Neal making 2 of 2 free throws, the point difference between the two sides came to 29:28, and the point difference narrowed to only one point.

The ball came to the Suns. Although the Suns' two point guards were on the court at this time, House played more like a shooting guard, and it was Barbosa who controlled the ball.

Brazil quickly dribbled the ball to the half court, and Marion stepped forward to pick and roll. At this time, Barbosa did not choose to break through from the direction of Marion's pick and roll, but made a fake move and quickly Pull back, or break through along the right.

Barbosa's breakthrough choice was indeed sudden, but at this time he was facing the old Payton.

I don't know whether Payton, who was the best defensive player and defended Jordan one-on-one in the 90s, really judged Barbosa's fake move in advance at this moment, or he just didn't have time to move at that moment.

When Barbosa broke through from the right and rushed forward, Payton, who did not go around the defense, just blocked him.

"Poor!"

Barbosa and Payton, who had just started, collided heavily.

In terms of speed, Barbosa naturally has an absolute advantage, but in terms of physical confrontation, he and Payton are obviously far behind.

The footsteps were directly blocked by this block, and the rhythm of Barbosa's dribbling was also disrupted at this moment.

The experienced Payton has sharp eyes and quick hands, and with a quick shot, he directly snatched the basketball from Barbosa's hand.

"coax!"

Accompanied by cheers from the scene, Payton picked up the ball and started a fast break the next moment.

Seeing this, Barbossa and Marion immediately chased after him.

The experienced Payton did not try to completely shake off Barbosa, but kept pressing half a step, constantly interfering with Barbosa's forward route.

Marion could have caught up, but after entering the half court, Marion didn't dare to completely chase Payton, because Walker also started to fall quickly, and the position where he landed was beyond the three-point line.

On the sidelines, Ling Yang and others watched Payton press Barbosa half a step and rushed directly into the three-second zone, knowing that the ball must be gone.

But at the next moment, when they saw Payton jumping for a layup, and Barbosa jumped directly from behind to interfere regardless of his care, everyone couldn't help but want to shout again.

"No foul!"

The two are too close together, and such a take-off space can easily cause physical contact.

As for wanting to block, Ling Yang and others feel that with Peyton's experience, they will definitely be wary.

Sure enough, when everyone was thinking, what they were worried about happened on the court.

"Di!"

The two jumping in the air had physical contact, and the referee immediately blew the whistle.

At this time, the basketball that Payton had been hiding in his arms was exposed. When Barbosa could no longer interfere, the veteran guard wiped the board and hit the ball.

Although his body stumbled a little afterwards, Payton, who finished 2+1, couldn't help but made a demonstration against Barbosa.

And this kind of action also completely ignited the atmosphere of the Heat scene.

Of course, the enthusiasm of the atmosphere was more due to the score.

At 29:30, the Heat had overtaken by 1 point at this moment, and Payton also had a free throw opportunity.

The Suns did not expect that the Heat would overtake the score less than half a minute after the start of the second quarter.

However, D'Antoni did not call a timeout. After all, the second quarter had just begun, and the Suns' offense hadn't even had time to start.

However, while Payton was on the free throw line, D'Antoni still confessed to Barbosa

Payton made an extra free throw and the score was rewritten to 29:31.

The Suns re-launched the attack, and there was no chance of a fast break, and Barbosa was not as anxious as in the previous round.

At halftime, he played a pick-and-roll with Marion, and then the ball was handed over to Marion.

The hacker stood up at this time, and after receiving the ball, he forced Walker, and then hit the board with a small throw at close range.

At 31:31, the Suns tied the score. In the next two rounds, neither side's offense was successful, and the field fell into a brief stalemate.

It's just that the score didn't stalemate, and launched an offense again. Payton on the Heat took advantage of Marion's shrinking defense and sent the ball to Walker.

Walker made a three-pointer and made a direct hit.

The Heat once again gained the lead, the momentum increased greatly amidst the cheers at home, and the defensive pressure was also stronger.

The Suns almost made a mistake under the pressure of the Heat's defense. It was not until the last 3 seconds of the round that House made a strong three-pointer, but unfortunately he missed.

On the other side of the court, Payton used his back to kill the inside line again. This round, he did not pass the ball beyond the three-point line, but sent a wonderful pass to O'Neal to help O'Neal Successful dunk.

At 31:36, the point difference instantly widened to 5 points.

Seeing this scene, D'Antoni couldn't sit still and immediately called a timeout.

After the timeout, Nash and Stoudemire returned to the court, replacing House and Kurt Thomas.

But Ling Yang continued to sit off the court to rest.

The two core main players came on the field, and it really helped the Suns stabilize the situation immediately.

As soon as he played, Nash played with Stoudemire and assisted the latter with a mid-range shot.

The score began to hover between 3 and 5 points.

After resting for nearly 4 minutes, Ling Yang also started to stand up from the bench, ready to wait for the dead ball to replace Barbosa.

At this moment, the Heat belonged to the ball on the field, first handed the ball to O'Neal, after being flanked, the ball was passed to Wade's hands immediately.

Breaking through directly after receiving the ball, Wade did not give Bell too much reaction time.

Seeing that Wade was going directly to the basket, Marion on the other side hurried forward to help defend.

Wade also played very cleverly. He hit a ground pass, and the basketball was directly handed over to Haslem, who was vacated because of Marion's defense.

Marion's return to defense was not slow either. He turned around and quickly rushed back towards the basket. Watching Haslem raise the ball for a layup, he immediately jumped to block it.

"not good!"

But at this moment, Ling Yang who was standing on the sidelines couldn't help shouting in his heart.

In fact, Stoudemire should come to help defend the ball the most, because O'Neal is outside the three-second zone, even if he gets the ball, the threat is not that great.

Although Marion returned to the defense in time at this time, his actions would inevitably be more anxious, and he was easily caught by the opponent.

Ling Yang could clearly see at this moment that Haslem's feet did not leave the ground, it was a fake move to attack the basket.

Now that Marion takes off, he is easily fouled by the opponent...

"Di!"

Ling Yang just thought of this. On the court, after Marion took off, Haslem has already jumped up with the ball.

And the referee's whistle rang immediately.

"Fake!"

On the field, Marion, who realized that he had been fouled, waved his hand angrily.

In fact, he had already paid attention to it in the previous rounds. Even if he assisted O'Neal and Wade, he controlled his movements, but this time his movements were a little bigger and his opponents immediately seized the opportunity.

In this way, with three fouls on his back, he will have to rest again.

D'Antoni frowned on the sidelines. At this time, Kurt Thomas and Ling Yang could only play together to replace Marion and Barbosa.

But in this way, all his substitutions were disrupted. The offensive shortcomings of this lineup are the same as in the first quarter. Once they enter the half-court offense, the space will be very limited.

But even so, he still has to replace Marion, and Thomas must top the inside.

Otherwise, it would be extremely dangerous for Stoudemire with 2 fouls on the field one by one.

Haslem made 2 of 2 free throws, widening the difference between the two sides to 5 points again.

But for the sun, the situation has not improved.

After Ling Yang returned to the field, he found that it was obviously more difficult for him to play a quick counterattack.

The first very important point is that on the defensive end, the restrictions on the Heat are not enough.

Marion's foul with 3 backs made Stoudemire have greater scruples on the defensive end, and the Heat are obviously aware of this.

Both Wade and O'Neal used various tactics to find Stoudemire.

Stoudemire either controlled the action, or sometimes simply did not dare to really defend.

Under such circumstances, even if Ling Yang and Thomas actively assisted in the defense and both committed a foul, it would be difficult to limit the Heat players from scoring.

The Heat's offensive efficiency is high, and the Suns have fewer opportunities to counterattack.

In the half-court offense, the disadvantages of this lineup are also obvious. Whether it is Ling Yang, Stoudemire or Nash, once they appear near the three-second zone, they will encounter the pincer attack of the three.

Moreover, whether it is Lingyang or Stoudemire, the ability to distribute the ball is very average, often they can only be hard, and the efficiency is naturally not much higher.

The point difference between the two teams, also under such circumstances, gradually widened.

At 52:58, the second quarter ended, and the Suns, who originally led by 3 points in the first quarter, fell behind by 6 points.

It was also thanks to Nash's almost buzzer-beating [-]-pointer before the end of the first half.

However, the good news for the Suns is that they have finally survived the erratic rotation of the team in the first half of the game.

When using the starting lineup after today's opening, the Suns are actually leading.

So when it came to the halftime break, D'Antoni also kept cheering up all the players.

"Guys! It will be our chance when the second half starts!"

"It's impossible for those guys to maintain their offensive efficiency in the second quarter, so next, Ling, Sean, and Amare, protect the rebounds, and we must resolutely fight back!"

"Speed! Be sure to push the speed!!"

"After entering the half court, Ling, you don't need to play off the ball all the time. After Sean comes on the court, their defensive space will be enlarged. You can try to break through more with the ball!!"

"Steve, your offense needs to be more resolute. When your teammates are blocked in the half court, you must bravely stand up and score!"

"Amare, that guy Shaquille can't be defended, don't try to hit the inside line too much, and shoot more from the middle distance..."

During the halftime break, D'Antoni was constantly arranging and fine-tuning everyone's style of play.

With D'Antoni's instructions, after a 15-minute break, everyone returned to the court.

At this time, it was the Heat who took the lead in attacking.

On the Heat's side, the offensive mode was also chosen to be exactly the same as at the beginning of the first half of the game, and O'Neal was handed over to singles.

Although O'Neal has declined from his peak period, when he is physically strong, he is still a big killer on the field, especially against the small lineup of the Heat. Pat Riley is obviously very clear about this.

O'Neill beat Stoudemire hard here, but Marion hesitated a little when he stepped forward to flank.

He had three fouls on his back, and he received fouls early in the two quarters of the first half, so he wanted to help defend at this moment, but he didn't make much action.

As a player who has been double-teamed all year round, O'Neal's insight into defense is undoubtedly very outstanding.

Realizing that Marion's side attack was just a bluff, he immediately pushed Stoudemire away with a sudden force from his back, and then he was about to forcefully attack the basket.

Stoudemire was tightly behind him, obviously not reconciled to being forced by O'Neal just after playing, and immediately increased the physical confrontation.

then……

"Di!"

The referee's whistle sounded soon.

"coax!!"

The next moment, there was a sudden burst of violent cheers at the scene.

But after Stoudemire heard the whistle, he stopped his movements and did not put enough pressure on O'Neill. Seizing this gap, the Sharks directly finished hitting the board and hit the ball.

At the beginning of the second half, O'Neal got a 2+1 chance.

At the same time, it also gave Stoudemire his third personal foul.

O'Neal once again stood on the free throw line. Fortunately, this time, Shark's free throw finally returned to normal. The ball bounced out of the basket. Ling Yang also rushed into the three-second zone immediately to protect the rebound. .

Fast attack!

After getting the rebound, Ling Yang rushed out with the ball, then quickly passed it to Nash, and then rushed to the other half with his teammates.

The Suns attack fast, and the Heat's defense is not slow.

Even O'Neal quickly retreated to half court to keep up with Stoudemire in this round.

At this time, Nash obviously didn't want to fall into the offensive position. He dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line and saw that his teammates had no chance, so he directly rushed to the basket.

At the same time, Ling Yang and Stoudemire were also one in front, one behind, one left and one right, looking for opportunities to cut towards the basket.

Halfway through Ling Yang's rush, he stopped immediately.

Such three people rushing to the basket at the same time will undoubtedly greatly squeeze the offensive space, and it will be difficult for anyone to get a chance.

Thinking of this, he immediately turned around and pulled away.

However, the Heat are also very clear about Ling Yang's projection ability.

Posey didn't care about Ling Yang at all, but continued to shrink towards the basket.

In the three-second zone, Nash made a very clever ground pass after attracting the defense, and passed the ball to Stoudemire in the narrow gap.

But the Heat focused on three defensive players in this area, especially including Wade and Posey who defended Nash after the start of the second half. Both of them are excellent defensive players on the outside of the Heat.

Facing O'Neal in the front, Wade and Posey double flanked, Stoudemire hurriedly wanted to pick up the ball, but it was too late, Wade quickly reached out and took the ball out of Stoudemire's hands. The ball cuts down.

Fight back!

The Heat's counterattack at this time was also very resolute.

Facing Wade who was rushing up the court with the ball, even if Ling Yang retreated early, he couldn't defend it.

52:62, as Wade scored a layup, the point difference between the two teams directly widened to 10 points.

At the beginning of the second half, the Heat took the biggest lead of the game.

It's just that the runaway Heat didn't stop there.

12 points, 14 points, half of the third quarter, the difference between the two teams once widened to 14 points.

Fortunately, in the future, under the leadership of Nash, the Suns also played a 6-0 spurt, and the difference between the two sides was reduced to only 8 points.

The 8-point difference lasted until the end of the third quarter.

75:83, the Heat have scored 83 points in the three quarters. With such a scoring efficiency, their offensive performance is obviously excellent for them who averaged less than [-] points per game this season.

For the Suns, 75 points in three quarters has not yet reached their own level.

Especially the bad news for the Heat is that at the end of the third quarter, Marion and Stoudemire both received their fourth personal fouls under the intentional impact of the Heat.

This also means that if the two play after the start of the fourth quarter, they will take a lot of danger.

D'Antoni considered again and again, but chose to put the two off the court.

So, after the start of the fourth quarter, the Suns formed an unconventional lineup of Kurt Thomas, Ling Yang, Bell, House, and Nash.

D'Antoni also realized that with both Wade and O'Neal working hard today, the inside line can't do it at all, so he simply arranges a lineup that is partial to the outside line at this moment.

On the court, except for Ling Yang, they all have the ability to shoot above the free throw line, and Bell, House and Nash are also the three most stable three-pointers in the Suns.