Chapter 98 He's going to teach these Lakers rookies how to play
Whitesett is extremely obsessed with blocking shots this season. He wanted to block Lin Tian too much, which led to this interference ball.
Spoelstra on the sidelines kept shaking his head, dissatisfied with the players' defense this time.
Gerald Green's defense, compared to Antetokounmpo's in the last game, is simply heaven and earth.
Moreover, Green is relatively poor in terms of defensive awareness and defensive attitude.
Letting him defend Lin Tian is definitely not a wise choice for the Heat.
Lin Tian scored 4 consecutive points, which was directly related to Gerald Green's defense.
The Lakers temporarily led by two points.
Nick Young on the bench saw this and said to Randall: "I said it! Lin is going to explode today!"
Randall looked puzzled: "Isn't this his normal operation? Where did the outbreak occur? Besides, how do you know he will explode today."
Nick Yang chuckled and said, "Have you seen the supermodels on the sidelines? They are watching the game. Can Lin Tian not explode?"
Only then did Randall realize that after all, he was not with Nick Young and the others last night.
On the court, Dragic still controls the ball.
Spoelstra shouted to the players on the court: "Move! Move! Move!"
Bosh ran a bit and quickly got into a good position, reaching out to Dragic for the ball.
Dragic quickly gave the ball.
When Bosh received the ball, near the penalty area, he directly faced Nance Jr. and made a turnaround jumper.
Nance Jr. jumped very hard, but couldn't block Bosh's shot. The two-pointer hit directly.
Bosh, once one of the Heat's Big Three, is only 32 years old this season and is at his peak. As a power forward, he has extremely strong singles ability.
But what he didn't know was that this would be the last season of his career.
It would be extremely disadvantageous to let the fledgling Nance Jr. guard against Nance Jr.
It can be said that the Lakers' five starting players, except for the small forward position, are difficult to compare with the Heat in other positions.
Including the shooting guard position, there is a certain gap between Kobe and Wade in both offensive and defensive abilities this season. This has to be admitted.
Lin Tian holds the ball to reorganize the team's offense.
He waited at the top of the three-point arc for his teammates to move.
Spoelstra, who was wearing a suit, put one hand on his hip, pointed one hand at the Heat players on the court, and shouted: "Quick! Shrink the defense!"
It is obvious that Spoelstra has watched Lin Tian's games and understands Lin Tian's technical characteristics.
Just one Gerald Green is simply equivalent to giving Lin Tian points.
If the defense line is narrowed to the penalty area, the crowd will at least give Lin Tian a headache when he rushes in.
Lin Tian was not afraid. He passed Gerald Green again and rushed inside. Dragon King Bosh and Whitesett directly formed a human wall.
No matter how powerful he is, he can't break through the defense line composed of two people.
What's more, this season, Whiteside's defensive ability is at its peak. Through the memory of his previous life, he even knows that Whiteside will enter the second team of the All-Defensive Team this season.
Being chased and intercepted by three people, Lin Tian couldn't pass the ball even if he wanted to. In a hurry, he could only choose to stop and shoot.
Whiteside jumped three feet high and stretched his arms extremely long, which greatly affected Lin Tian's shooting.
"Bang!" Although the ball was not blocked by Whiteside, it hit the basket and bounced back.
Whiteside did not give others a chance to grab the rebound and took off again to protect the rebound.
Lin Tian was not too frustrated. He only missed one of his first three shots, which was acceptable to him.
But the next choice of action must be made more carefully.
After all, Spoelstra is a championship coach and once coached James.
He is a coach who emphasizes defense and knows how to deal with the opponent's sharp players.
The ball was transferred to the Heat's side, and the players on both sides were in position. Dragic passed the ball to Wade, and Wade passed the ball to Bosh inside.
Bosh shook off Nance Jr. and hit a forced shot against Hibbert! He also caused Hibbert's thug foul.
Heat general manager Pat Riley, who was sitting in the audience watching the game, applauded with satisfaction.
Pat Riley, nicknamed "The Calculator," is the former coach of the Heat. His coaching ability is considered to be among the top ten in the NBA.
Now as a senior executive of the Heat, he also single-handedly arranged the transfer of the chosen son James, completing the alliance of the Heat's three giants.
But as the Heat's general manager, his character has always been questioned.
"Great job! Chris Bosh!" behind the technical desk, Jose Paneda, who was in charge of live commentary, shouted excitedly to the camera.
He is the on-site commentator for the Heat, and will be even more excited when the Heat players score goals.
Jose Paneda's partner is NBA star Chris Webber.
Weber also said into the microphone: "It seems that Bosh is going to teach the young players of the Lakers today, especially first-year Nance Jr."
Just as Weber predicted, the Heat's offense in the next few rounds was basically left to Bosh.
Young Nance Jr. was crushed by Bosh in every aspect.
After four minutes of play, the Lakers trailed by 6 points, and Scott called a timeout.
When Kobe came off the court, he yelled at Nance Jr.: "Are you still awake? You were as soft as toilet paper!"
If it were in the past, Kobe would be too lazy to curse, since his record was rotten to the core anyway.
But now that he has seen the dawn of the playoffs, he will never shut up about what the players did wrong.
Nance Jr. couldn't express his pain. He was very helpless. Looking at the entire league, there weren't many power forwards who could guard Bosh.
But he obviously didn't dare to argue with the angry Kobe, and just lowered his head and endured it silently.
No one in the entire Lakers team dared to challenge Kobe.
Hibbert on the side also touched his nose and said nothing. The loss of the inside line had a lot to do with Hibbert, but the fire did not burn to his head for the time being.
Scott took the tactical board and began to arrange the tactics after the timeout.
On the Heat's bench, Spoelsteler also guided the players in an orderly manner: "Listen, everyone just did a great job! We have to continue to be aggressive like this! Play more inside! The inside is the Lakers' strongest team.
The weak link must be grasped! Then when defending, try to shrink inside as much as possible! The Lakers' three-point shooting rate this season is not high, and it is at the bottom of the league..."
After the timeout ended, the Lakers replaced Nance Jr. and asked Randall to come up early.
After all, we can't always let Bosh find Nance Jr.
Randall and Nance Jr. are the same height, but heavier than Nance Jr.
Scott hopes he can hold up against Bosh.
But after coming on the court, Bosh quickly scored another goal with Randall on top.
"Haha! Bosh has a strong desire to attack today! It won't work for anyone who comes!" Chris Webber laughed.
Commentator Jose Paneda also echoed: "Strictly speaking, Randall is actually a rookie, because he was injured in the opening game last season and only played one game throughout the season."
Chapter completed!