0129: [Crouching Tiger] +11
When Jeff Green returned to the bench, he didn't have the same energy as before, and he didn't say anything like 'quick fix'.
Instead, he sulked.
He never imagined that he would suffer a loss on a lotto show that was called a laughing stock.
When facing Duge, he felt uncomfortable, and his skills were completely unable to use them.
"Tell me what's wrong with Snoopy." Jeff Green asked Russell Westbrook.
Westbrook looked up and said, "The whole world knows his shortcomings." No offensive ability, poor coordination, poor flexibility, lack of height, not much pace. ”
"And then?" Jeff Green asked.
Russell Westbrook frowned, and he wondered, "Isn't it enough?" ”
If an ordinary NBA player is contaminated with one of these problems, he will have to roll up and leave.
But... He's got all the poisons, so why can't I get rid of him?
Jeff Green felt a pang of suspicion.
Is the problem with me?
He carefully recalled that although Snoopy was not well coordinated and flexible, he had a pair of long arms and a pair of calves that were extremely fast, which made up for these shortcomings to a certain extent. He doesn't have the ability to attack, but his passing awareness and overall view of the pitch is very good, and his passing skills are above the standard, which allows him to use his team-mates to complete the attack. And although his height is insufficient, he is very strong.
Snoopy has as many advantages as there are advantages.
On the other hand, look at yourself... It seems that everything is decent, and there are no specialties and no good performances.
Jeff Green is in self-doubt.
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Michael Beasley on the other side was also asking Dugg, "How did you get Jeff Green?" He's been completely restricted by you just now. ”
Beasley was very concerned about this issue because he hadn't gotten a bargain from Jeff Green before that. And even to some extent, he was limited by him.
Dugg thought for a moment and replied, "Because he's too comprehensive, but he's also subject to that." If you play small forward, his above-level back ability and height will be an advantage. But he wasn't fast and didn't have a consistent means of scoring. ”
"And if he plays power forward, he's relatively flexible and agile and has a well-rounded technique. However, the weight and strength are insufficient, and the rebound is a cut short of the interior defense. ”
'He's three or four against some players. But against some other players, it's not too much. ”
"And I, obviously, am the latter. Although I play the No. 5 position with less height, and the No. 1 position with less skill. However, my strengths are just enough to make a striker who is not too bad to be powerful. ”
Dugg said, suddenly looking at Michael Beasley: "You're a strengthened version of him, so, I think you have to make a decision, you have to specialize in a position, and develop your specialty." ”
Michael Beasley didn't expect to pull himself, and his eyes wandered a little for a moment. Immediately, he quickly changed the topic again: "Do you think we can really defeat the Thunder?" ”
"Of course, none of their players have consistent shooting."
Dugg said seriously: "Moreover, me, you, and David Anderson have their own characteristics, and if they can work together to play an advantage, they will soon collapse." ”
Michael Beasley looked at Dugg, and he felt that Dugg's calm was terrifying.
He believes that Duge's real ability is not how strong his basketball skills are, but his ability to spot the shortcomings of his opponents and find his own strengths.
"Can you give me a little bit of IQ?"
Michael Beasley said from the bottom of his heart that he was very serious.
Poof!
Dugg was amused by his serious look.
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Backbite!
The whistle blows and the game continues.
The Thunder didn't change the lineup, but instead shifted the tactical core from Jeff Green to Russell Westbrook.
The first offense after the timeout was for Jeff Green to go to the outside to block Westbrook, and then Westbrook made a lightning break into the box.
This was the first time Doug had experienced Russell's speed and impact in an official race.
As he hurried away from his side, Doog tried to delay, but was still tired by his pace and slowed down by half a beat.
I could only watch Westbrook stride into the paint area and force David Anderson to foul him.
"Next time you and Jeff Green, my defense won't be able to stretch out," Dugg said to Michael Beasley, "I'll stay in the box and defend a team. ”
Dugg knows how strong Westbrook's breakaway impact is, and with David Anderson's reaction speed, it's hard for him to keep the basket efficient.
So, you have to do it yourself.
Swish! Swish!
Westbrook made both free throws.
After the rematch, Jeff Green decisively stopped defending Dugg and followed Michael Beasley.
Wilkins took over the drudgery, and although he was a small forward, he was even slower moving than Jeff Green, which is why he was not drafted that year, and Jeff Green was the No. 5 pick.
So, Dugg shook him off with just one change of direction and smashed into the paint zone.
Robert Swift saw him come in, and he wondered if he should go over and make up for it.
And by the time the results of his thinking were about to come out, Doug had already taken a step forward... Swish!
He scored in the first athletic battle of his career.
This layup did not cause the audience to exclaim, because it was too ordinary.
However, Coach Thunder gasped. When Snoopy is able to score in an athletic battle, even if it is an unguarded layup, it means that his defensive system will face a major challenge.
He was secretly surprised in his heart: didn't he say that he couldn't jump at all with a basketball? Why did you suddenly get to the basket?
Westbrook knows this question best, he was the first player to see Dugg make a successful layup, and he was also the first person to see Duger dunk with one hand. It's just that he didn't expect that when Dug scored in an athletic battle for the first time in his career, he would be his opponent.
Looking back, Westbrook experienced another first.
He took advantage of Jeff Green's pick-and-roll to get into the paint and take a strong shot into the air in an attempt to dunk hard. At this moment, Dugg suddenly came out of the baseline, and he was so frightened that he quickly turned the dunk into a support in mid-air, trying to make a layup to avoid the block. But the moment he tossed the basketball out, Dugg jumped up under the basket...... Syllable!
The basketball was shot outside the three-point line, and the unguarded Qian Moss quickly grabbed the basketball and quickly completed the defensive counterattack.
Watching Cinmos complete the layup in the frontcourt, Westbrook actually felt like a world away.
The offense was still coming from Dugg's side, and Wilkins was never able to stop him. Only this time Swift chose to make up the defense. But as he stepped forward, Dugg immediately passed the ball and David Anderson completed the layup.
Subsequently, the Thunder began to try jump shots.
But the hit rate was as Dugg had guessed, and they couldn't provide consistent output in a combined defensive situation.
On the Heat side, with Dugg's one point, the other offensive points were all opened, forming a benign and efficient offensive system.
The two sides completed the advantage conversion in the last 1 minute of the third quarter.
After the start of the fourth quarter, the Heat gradually widened the difference.
With three minutes left, the Thunder were already trailing by 12 points, and they had no choice but to replace the bench.
Who knows, as soon as the substitutes come on the field. even played a certain advantage.
Serge Ibaka plays a role in limiting Dug's style of play, he is simply another Snoopy, although he has no passing awareness and no ability to break through with the ball, but... His defensive mobility is good, and his physicality can also limit Duger's breakthrough to a certain extent.
This caught Coach Thunder by surprise, and he never dreamed that this rookie at the end of the first round would be even better than Jeff Green. He quickly changed the main lineup again, except for Jeff Green.
However, time is running out for them.
And, while Ibaka kept his eye on Dug, Michael Beasley was released, and he hit three mid-range shots in the final minute to seal the win.
In the end, the Heat won the game 89-84.
At the moment when the whistle blew on the court, all the Heat players rushed to Snoopy, and they surrounded him excitedly. They didn't expect to really win, and they really completed the counterattack against the regular NBA team.
When they threw Dugg in the air, Dugg was thinking: When can I make my stride bigger? Ibaka really broke me out in a cold sweat just now. If it weren't for Michael Beasley stepping up, it would really be possible to be overturned by the Thunder again.
The NBA is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger!
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