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Jackson also said, "But Beasley obviously doesn't have that level of skill and ability, otherwise he wouldn't have gone through a 40+ point game in his career. You know, he averaged 24 points per game last season! He hasn't had a single high-scoring game with that average."

"This shows that Beasley's style is not the type that can explode for high scores! This is also because his playing style is too solid, all one-on-one and jump shots, which can guarantee his scoring floor, but this style of play is too physically demanding."

"So while his scoring has a certain degree of consistency, it lacks explosiveness, and his stamina cannot support him to maintain this style of play for an entire game!"

"But maybe he can have a qualitative change this year and become a top scorer?" Miller looked at Jackson with a wicked grin, digging a hole for his old friend.

"Hopefully! If he can improve and evolve into a top scorer, that would be great news for the fans."

Jackson grinned, indicating that his brother wouldn't fall for it.

I'm not going to fall into your trap. You're just waiting for me to say, "I don't believe you"? Dream on!
While these two were joking around and analyzing the game, the second lineups from both sides had already taken to the court to start the second quarter.

At this point, Beasley, Hinrich, Rose, Yao Ming, and other key players went to the bench to rest. The Heat had Curry and Cousins ​​leading three substitutes, while the Bobcats had Odom, Yao Ming, DeRozan, Williams, and Augustin.

It's still the same lineup where Odom controls the ball and drives the ball, while the others look for opportunities to isolate or catch and shoot.

At the start of the second quarter, the game took an unexpected turn when Curry suddenly erupted!

This guy dribbled straight to the frontcourt, made two consecutive crossover dribbles, then moved laterally to create distance, and then fired a three-pointer!

"Shh!"

This crisp sound not only helped the Heat widen the score gap again, but also served as a clarion call for them to continue their relentless attack!

In the following four minutes, Curry either used screens to get the ball and shoot, or received the ball after running and shot directly, or took a three-pointer during the transition between offense and defense.

In short, he took five three-pointers in three minutes and made three of them!
第二节开场4分钟，库里3分球6投4中狂轰12分！
This guy has already started to show off his abnormally accurate talent and skill level.

"Go kill him." Faced with Curry's insane accuracy, Lin Tian called a timeout with eight minutes remaining in the game.

Because of Curry's incredible performance, the Bobcats are now down by 10 points and are completely on the back foot.

During this timeout, Lin Tian brought back Rose, Boozer, and Hayward, keeping only Odom and DeRozan.

This rather eclectic lineup has only one purpose.

Chase after Curry's backside and beat him up!

Aren't you right?
Hopefully, Curry can defend against that too!

Back on the court, Rose faced Curry's one-on-one defense without any hesitation. With a crossover and acceleration, he easily bypassed Curry, who was still nicknamed "Babyface Killer"!

Curry is still quite thin, and his defensive ability, compared to the 450 players in the entire NBA, is likely to be in the 380s or lower range.

Definitely at the bottom of the league.

The more ferocious his three-point shooting is, the easier it is for opponents to target him on the defensive end.

This is why many people believe that although Curry is accurate, he is not as good as his contemporaries Ty Lawson and Tyreke Evans, and even Ricky Rubio, who has not yet entered the NBA, is considered to have a better future than Curry.

Who told you to be such a weak point on the defensive end?

Rose dodged Curry, drew a double team, and then passed the ball to Odom. Odom drove to the basket and slammed home a one-handed dunk, easing the team's deficit.

When the Heat went on offense, Rose began to guard Curry the entire court. Just before he went on the court, Lin Tian whispered something in his ear.

"You can't possibly be unable to defend against that bean sprout, can you?"

In one sentence, Rose is enough to prove that he is much better than Curry!

He has to prove it!

I'm the top student, I played for a year longer than you Curry, how could I possibly lose to a kid like you?
Rose focused all his energy on defense, making it difficult for Curry to shake him off easily. When Curry couldn't get an easy shot off Rose one-on-one, he chose to pass the ball and switch to off-ball movement.

Unfortunately, Haslem wasn't on the court at the moment. Among the team's current players, neither Cousins ​​nor Joel Anthony are the type who are good at or fond of setting screens.

Not to mention Beasley's isolation scoring ability, so Curry would often run like crazy across half the court, finally managing to shake off Rose and get a little open, but the ball would never reach him.

Under Rose's relentless pursuit, Curry, who had just hit four three-pointers in four minutes, immediately went cold and didn't get an easy three-point opportunity for several minutes.

Meanwhile, Rose completely dominated Curry during this period!

For him, getting past Curry is basically a one-step affair; the only difference is whether he goes from the left or the right, and whether he shoots himself or passes to a teammate after getting past Curry.

As for Curry's defense and pursuit, Rose simply ignored them, unable to cause him any trouble at all.

He can play however he wants; Curry's defense is like a wooden stake standing there in his eyes.

"See that?" Just as Rose was beating Curry and desperately chasing after Curry to prevent him from making an easy move, Odom, who had taken over Barnes' job, said to Beasley, "This kid is the one we should be worried about."

"As for you, you can do a lot in 4 minutes, except for scoring 12 points or hitting 4 three-pointers in a row."

"Shut up!"

"You're aiming for MVP, aren't you?" Odom continued to mock Beasley. "Have you ever seen a guy who wasn't the team's star player but still won MVP?"

"You're just a substitute, what gives you the right to talk to me like that?"

"So you're admitting you're not the team's leader?" Odom thought only an idiot would answer that question; a smart person would just use a counter-question to deal with their opponent.

During this period when Rose was bullying Curry and Odom was constantly verbally attacking Beasley in an attempt to provoke him, the Bobcats quickly caught up and soon narrowed the gap to 5 points.

Then Spoelstra changed the team's main offensive direction again. Taking advantage of Yao Ming's absence, he started having Cousins ​​and Hinrich play a small two-man combination on one side, while the other three players spread out to the weak side to create one-on-one opportunities for Cousins.

The first collaboration between the two ended with Cousins ​​driving into the paint and scoring a layup.

"Fuck!" Odom cursed as soon as he saw the Heat playing like this, and said to Hayward, "Kid, you guard Beasley! I have to go and stop that big oaf like the coach told me to!"

"That's the guy we should really be worried about!"

"That's the guy you should be worried about?" Beasley's eyelids twitched a few times when he heard this. Then he looked at Hayward, who had run up to him and was guarding him, a white rookie who didn't look like much.

You're using this thing to defend against me?
Believe it or not, I'll beat him to death.
"Do whatever you want!" Hayward seemed to sense Beasley's malice and said indifferently, "What can you do if I let you play freely? Do you think you can win the game with your one-on-one skills?"

"If you were that capable, would you have been able to draft Curry and Cousins? It's because you're not capable enough that your team keeps getting lottery picks, which is why you have such great teammates, right?"

Every word is heartbreaking.

Hayward's trash-talking skills are directly proportional to his basketball IQ; he learns incredibly quickly.

Especially now, with his hair still unkempt, his youthful face exudes a purity and sincerity rarely seen in NBA players.

This made Beasley even angrier.

But at this crucial moment, he still couldn't get the ball. The team's tactical focus was entirely on Hinrich and Cousins, and he was temporarily asked to move aside and wait for his chance.

Just then, Curry suddenly appeared out of nowhere again, slipped to the top of the arc to receive a pass from Cousins, then faked out Rose and suddenly accelerated, rushing to the Bobcats' basket in the blink of an eye, and jumped up to make his signature high-arc bank shot layup.

"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, Lin Tian jumped out from the sidelines, spreading his arms and shouting, "Stop him! Stop him! We can't let this little guy score anymore! Derek, what are you doing? Teach him a lesson!"

"Gordon, and you too! Didn't I tell you to help on defense?! Didn't you know to help on defense? If he can drive and keep scoring, how are we supposed to deal with him? How can we stop him? Keep him outside the paint!" "When it's time to help on defense, you have to help on defense! As for the guy you're responsible for, it's not your fault he scored! But you have to help on defense in time!"

Lin Tian's voice was extremely loud, and Beasley heard it once again.

They don't value me! They think it doesn't matter if I score, they think I'm useless, they think it's okay even if I score, even if I keep scoring!
Damn!

Beasley's rationality is dwindling.

Meanwhile, on the Bobcats' side, Rose once again faced off against Curry. This time, he responded in Curry's style: dribble, step back, drive to the three-point line, and then pull up for a three-pointer!
"Shh!"

Rose hit his first three-pointer!

"Switch! Kirk, you guard Rose!" Spoelstra finally couldn't stand it anymore.

Curry was absolutely explosive in this quarter, scoring 14 points already.

But Rose really outplayed Curry. Rose also scored 10 points and had 3 assists in this quarter, performing no worse than Curry.

Switch defense! We have to send Hinrich, who is better at defense, to deal with Rose.

Unfortunately, even if you get Curry to switch onto DeRozan, Rose will still pass the ball to DeRozan without hesitation, letting him bully Curry!
Although DeRozan's abilities are not yet at their peak, Curry is still very inexperienced!
More importantly, even Curry in his prime, even Curry who had built up his muscles and physique, his defense was only below average.

Not to mention Curry in his rookie season right now.

However, one thing is certain: there is little difference between Curry in his rookie season and Curry at his peak.

That's a bad defensive habit.

This guy clearly knows he can't defend against his opponent, so he subconsciously tries to steal the ball from his opponent in order to successfully defend.

Unfortunately, many times his actions turn into a foul, which is one of his worst habits.

He likes to act recklessly.

This is why he always gets into foul trouble when facing targeted attacks from top-tier backcourt players.

"Snapped!"

For example, this time, Curry rashly attacked DeRozan as he turned around, hitting DeRozan's hand and sending him to the free-throw line, while also incurring an additional foul.

Although this was only his second foul tonight, considering that the Bobcats will definitely continue to target Curry, his foul count must be taken seriously.

In particular, at this moment, Lin Tian made another substitution. He replaced Hayward, who was not strong enough in one-on-one, with Barnes, who was also not strong enough in one-on-one but looked more intimidating.

It wasn't to have Barnes intimidate Curry. The main reason was that Barnes had more experience and more feints. He might not be good at fighting other people, but he could definitely bully young Curry!
At this point, a weakness of the Heat team became apparent.

While the Bobcats were relentlessly targeting Curry, they had no weapons to use against Rose.

They don't have many ways to punish Rose; they lack teamwork, the ability and habit of mismatches and running to score.

Spoelstra was helpless about this. It wasn't a problem of ability or tactics, but rather that Spoelstra's prestige was not enough to command respect, and the team lacked a senior figure to rally him and establish his authority.

The Heat are still too young. Perhaps only when Riley takes the court again can they help the team establish its own culture and system, and make everyone obey.

In the next possession, Cousins ​​and Hinrich's two-man game failed, and the ball returned to Curry's hands. Beasley immediately reached out for the ball on the other side, wanting to get possession and attack. He didn't have many offensive opportunities throughout the second quarter.

But at that moment, Rose stumbled and lost his footing while defending, giving Curry an opportunity to break through and accelerate.

Curry, who is good at seizing opportunities, certainly wouldn't give Rose another chance to regroup. He accelerated and drove to the basket, and then scored a difficult layup over Odom!
He's already scored 16 points in this quarter!

"Derek's gotten so cunning now," Lin Tian said, stroking his chin with satisfaction. "He's even using this kind of acting to escalate Beasley's performance!"

"Beasley must be furious that he didn't get the ball and Curry ignored him!"

"Is it possible that Derek really tripped by accident?" Van Gundy couldn't help but correct Lin Tian, ​​who was full of mischief.

After all, it's fine if you're the only one who's bad; there's no need to drag the whole team down with you.

“Jeff, that’s not right,” Lin Tianyi said righteously. “You’d rather believe your player tripped than believe he’s grown into a real man. That’s jealousy!”

"God help me, is this growth or degeneration?" Van Gundy cursed, then stood up and pointed at Stevens, saying, "Brad, move over. From now on, you sit next to Lin, or I'll be abandoned by God!"

Whether Rose deliberately fell on the court or not is not important; what is important is that he was repeatedly beaten by Curry and felt he was losing face.

So he went straight to DeRozan for a screen and switched to let Curry guard him.

Then he turned around and used his size to forcefully attack Curry!
The two smallest guys on the court launched a series of hard-hitting confrontations!

After pushing Curry close to the three-second zone, Rose suddenly turned and was about to pull up for a shot.

But Curry slapped Rose again, trying to take the basketball from his hands.

"Snapped!"

The slap was steady, accurate, and powerful, but unfortunately, Curry still couldn't aim properly, and his blow landed squarely on Rose's hand.

Another foul involving a hitman!

The third time!

Curry committed his third foul!

"FUXX!" Curry, Spoelstra, several Heat assistant coaches, and even Riley, who was watching the game in the VIP box, all cursed at the same time.

That foul was so irrational and so wrong!

You've already lost your defensive position, so just let Rose shoot! What's wrong with letting him shoot?
They insisted on taking the risk of stealing the ball!
If it were just one foul, that would be one thing, but this time it's three fouls, and you still went for it?

What's the difference between this and voluntarily requesting to leave?
An enraged Spoelstra cursed, but after much deliberation, he still didn't dare to take the risk. Instead, he abandoned the current favorable situation, took the hot-handed Curry off the court, and substituted him with backup guard Chalmers.

Seeing Curry cover his head with a towel in obvious distress as soon as he left the court, looking extremely pained, Spoelstra, even though he wanted to hang Curry up and beat him up right then and there, could only hold back for the time being. He walked over to Curry, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, Steve. Learn from your mistakes. Don't do it again next time!"

"Don't worry, Coach, I won't do it again! I won't do it again!"

Before Spoelstra could even applaud Curry's awareness and attitude, Curry's second sentence made Spoelstra want to slap Curry on the head to wake him up.

"Next time I'll definitely be more accurate and steal the ball instead of getting called for a foul!"

Did I tell you to make your move more precise? I actually hope you don't make a move!
Spoelstra suppressed his anger and ultimately refrained from unleashing a torrent of abuse on Curry.

He also needs to be mindful of the impact.

We'll talk about it during training later!
As for the Bobcats, Lin Tian didn't hesitate when he saw Curry go to the bench. He immediately called on Yao Ming, who had been sitting on the bench for half the game, and said, "Go, Yao Ming! Go and teach them a lesson! Give them all a good lesson!"

"By the way, let me tell you guys, from now on we're going to let them drive and shoot, force them all to the basket to challenge you!"

"Can you hold on?" Lin Tian said, smiling at Yao Ming.

"Of course! Absolutely no problem!" Yao Ming replied. (End of Chapter)