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Chapter 72 071: A Runner Without Desires

An unknown Danny Green made the cheers in the American Airlines Center in Miami much quieter.Although it's just one offense and one defense, Green has already left a deep impression on Miami fans.

Green's college career was actually overshadowed by his status as a second-round pick.The forward and guard swingman produced by North Carolina has been called "the soul of the team" by the head coach more than once.You know, at that time, the North Carolina team still had giants such as Hansbrough, Ellington and Lawson.

Green could do everything in college, such as breakthroughs, long shots, rebounds, passes, steals, and blocks. At that time, his nickname was "filling in data" because Green could always fill up the data table in every game.

But it is precisely because there is no outstanding talent, and he is still an older rookie, that Green was forgotten by people and fell to the second round.

About Green, Henson had heard a story from Silas while investigating him.

Green injured his right wrist during the 2005 McDonald's All-American camp.However, this guy should have used his left hand and played all the games in the training camp without making a sound!
It sounds like that paranoid in Los Angeles.

Green's vitality and persistence on the court made Henson finally choose to recruit the North Carolina swingman.Even today, this little-known second-round pick got the chance to start.

The lineup of the Pacers looks really weird. The starting No. [-] is an undrafted pick, and the starting No. [-] is a second-round pick. It sounds like this lineup is extremely weak.But the fact is that the Miami Heat are in trouble in front of this "weak" team at this time.

However, the Miami Heat is always a championship-level team, and their offense will not completely stagnate because of this.One round later, Chris Bosh scored the Heat's first point of the game with his mid-range shot.This is something that can't be helped. Even if Wade is not in good shape today, the Heat still have two superstars in charge.

Henson didn't even think that the opponent's offense could be blocked in this game. It doesn't matter if the Big Three score. The key is whether the Pacers can continue to score.

Regarding Danny Green, Henson believes that he has three magic weapons: long-range shooting, defense, and running.

Run, many people may not understand why this can become Green's magic weapon.After all, Green's speed is by no means fast in the league.

But in this offense, Green has been interspersed and running from the moment the offense started, pulling the gap, attracting most of James' attention.

When Danny Green finally stopped in the right corner, James heard the sound of the net rolling behind him.Turning his head and looking, it turned out that Holiday made a breakthrough layup.

For the Pacers' frequent cuts, Bosh and Ilgauskas are hard to guard against.The reason why the Heat were able to prevent Granger's cutting dunk for the first time was actually because James still had the energy to worry about the inside.

But at this time, Green's endless running made James only care about his own eyes.If he throws away Green rashly, Green's three-pointer will definitely make the Heat regret it.

20 seconds later, the Pacers made a comeback.What makes James extremely headache is that Green is still running!

Run endlessly, open up space, contain, run interspersed, run non-stop!You know, even though Green does so many runs without the ball, he doesn't even have the hope of getting the ball. His penetration and containment are basically the best wedding dresses for his teammates.However, you never see Green stop until the offense is over!
James is starting to get a little tired of this guy, he's like an idiot who knows he can't get the ball, but doesn't know to stop.This time, when Granger used the screen to break through Bosh with the ball, and Ilgauskas was pulled outside the three-point line by Horford, James could no longer sit idly by.

He gave up on Green, that idiot who ran wildly despite everything, and went straight to Granger!This is Miami, this is the American Airlines Center, and this is the home of the Heat!James will never allow others to take the initiative here!

Seeing James rushing towards him, Granger didn't take credit for it, but gave the ball to Green.Puerto Rico guard Carlos Arroyo, who started for the Heat in place of the injured Chalmers, immediately covered Green.

After running for so long, I finally got a chance to make a call.Green was not greedy either. He glanced at the basket, and when Arroyo came towards him, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Matthews on the same side as him, who was at 45 degrees outside the three-point line.

Matthews was a shooter in college, and he is more pure than Green in this regard.Open three points, hollow into the net.The Heat's defense is in big trouble, and their supplementary defense is always doing one thing and not the other.

In this way, after 7 minutes of the game, the Super Heat fell behind the "civilian lineup" Pacers by 5 points.The Filipino had to stop the game. He needed to change, and he couldn't let the Heat be suppressed like this.

However, looking at the current available people on the Heat's bench, Spoelstra felt a burst of despair.James Jones, Eddie House, Jamal Magloire and the aged Juwan Howard, these four are the only four available substitutes for Spoelstra at this time.The others were either injured or temporary workers with no strength.

If Riley wants to take the Heat to the next level, he may also need to bring some non-superstar players to the team in the middle of the season, but who can make a difference.

The Pacers are different here, their lineup depth is more than twice that of the Heat.During the timeout, Henson deliberately put George and Dunleavy in front of him. If these two guys can play at their level, the Heat will have to face a turbulent offensive wave!

After the timeout, the Heat still kept James on the court.In fact, James is also a little tired now. After all, he just followed Green's slow half-court for a full 7 minutes.

Once James starts to wear out, he likes to use simple ways to finish the offense.For example, three-pointers.

When the Heat attacked for the first time, James saw that Paul George, a rookie, let him go a step and a half. After receiving the basketball, James didn't even think about it, and fired directly from beyond the three-point line!
James shoots beautifully, and always with a little fadeaway.But one fact you have to admit is that James' performance from beyond the three-point line has not been very good.What's more, it's still at the moment when his physical energy is exhausted.

James hit the iron with a three-pointer, but surprisingly, the former All-Star center Jamal Magloire actually grabbed an offensive rebound inside.Henson curled his lips. It seems that it is not safe for the second team to rely on Mike Roberts to play inside.The matter of introducing a backup center must also be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Although he grabbed the offensive rebound, the neglected Magloire was a little overwhelmed by McRoberts' rough defense and had to pass the ball back to the outside.Eddie House shot the ball, but unfortunately, the basketball still missed.

It’s hard to ask a player to feel hot as soon as he comes on the court, not to mention Eddie House’s three-point shooting percentage was as low as 25% when he played for the New York Knicks last season. Eddie House, who shot 08% of his three-pointers in a single season with the Celtics in the 09-44 season, seems to be difficult to regain his life in Miami.

This time, Dunleavy pocketed the rebound.The Heat tried to open up the situation outside the three-point line, but it seems that this approach seems a bit inappropriate.

The Heat's second team struggled, while the Pacers' second team played smoothly.George surprised James with a mid-range jumper off the screen. He didn't expect the first-year rookie to score on his head.

Subsequently, the seasoned Hinrich also assisted Dunleavy to make a long shot.The difference in points has been widened, and the American Airlines Center has changed from the bustling at the beginning to the dead silence now.

After the entire first quarter, James held on and played the full quarter for 12 minutes.The Heat's four substitute players didn't score a single point. The last few minutes of the first quarter were all supported by James' personal ability.

After the first quarter, Henson stood on the sidelines and high-fived the players off the court one by one. 32 to 24, the Heat temporarily stabilized the point difference at single digits by relying on superstars.The Pacers used 10 assists in a single quarter and easily took the lead amidst everyone's astonished eyes.

The Pacers do lack superstars, and the Heat lack everything except superstars.

The rest time between festivals was short, and Henson didn't dare to waste it.After letting the players drink a few sips of water, he moved a small bench and sat in front of everyone, and the players also formed a circle around Henson.

"In the second quarter, I want you to open the score!" Henson rubbed the tactical board with a marker. If any reporters heard Henson's thoughts, they would definitely think that the Chinese coach was crazy.

This guy, trying to beat the Miami Heat in half a game.
(End of this chapter)