i am legend

Chapter 240 Riley's Worries

In the Rockefeller Center, a large number of fans gathered in the stadium. Since the Warriors have gradually become a competitive team, these lovely fans have entered the arena one after another!
When the Warriors came on the field with a substitute lineup led by Wallace and Fortson, their powerful combination won the recognition and applause of all fans!
After the two sides changed players, the Warriors were stronger in rebounding and defense, while the Heat's bench lineup seemed a bit thin.

The referee handed the ball to AC Green, who was already standing on the bottom line. Since being given up by the Lakers this summer, the veteran has attracted a large number of teams.

However, with the joining of Eddie Jones and Anthony Mason Jr., he was not satisfied with only one championship ring, so he joined this very promising team at the time with a two-year contract of $450 million!
Green passed the ball to Anthony Carter, who is still very young now, and then covered him all the way to the frontcourt!

Cassel looked at Carter who was about to run into the frontcourt, and he was very depressed about losing his starting position.

Although Billups' growth is indeed very good, but this also makes Kassel inevitably a little surprised!

"Young man, have you ever thought of breaking through me?" With no surprise in his heart, Cassel suddenly stuck to Carter, and said with a somewhat disdainful expression.

"Sam, which side of you do you think I will break through?" Carter smiled and looked at Kassel opposite.

"Anthony, you really don't have the awareness to be a rookie!" Seeing the expression on Carter's face, Cassel suddenly felt that he had been greatly provoked, and then he took a step forward, and quickly reached out with his right hand. Break the basketball in Carter's hand!

"boom!"

Carter dodged Kassel's steal very quickly, and then after the slight collision between the two bodies, he rushed to the inside with a slightly weird movement!
Seeing Carter's action, Fortson, who was standing in a high position, hurried forward to block the past, but his defense failed to prevent Carter's jump shot!
"This guy is so young now!" Seeing Carter's calm and quick return to defense, Bruce couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He will never forget that he assisted Iverson and Carmelo Anthony in his previous life. Thinking of Carter, who worked very hard despite his limited ability in his previous life, Bruce couldn't help but sigh with emotion!
Kassel accepted Bowen's pass with a slightly ugly face, and glanced at this hard-working and defensive teammate, feeling depressed for a while!
Bringing the ball to the frontcourt, Cassel first took a look at Carter's defensive attitude in front of him, and then ran to the other side of the three-point line!
Fortson was entangled with AC Green vigorously. Since he came to the Warriors, he was very eager to become the team's starter, but when he found that there was basically no suspense in his competition with Nowitzki, he was helpless. I changed my original intention, which is to do everything a super substitute can do.

Seeing Fortson's block, Cassel hurriedly handed the ball to him. Although he was still depressed about Carter's ball just now, his enthusiasm for tactics and passing made him not go for it immediately. Back to the scene!
After receiving the pass, Fortson pushed back hard. After feeling Green's weak resistance, he suddenly turned to face Green. At the moment when the opponent was about to get close, he was like a defender. A slightly awkward fake broke through Green's defense, and then rushed to the inside!

On the other side, the veteran Dewey Coswell, who was entangled by Wallace, suddenly tried to break free from Wallace's defense when he saw Fortson was about to jump, but he was shocked to find that Wallace's After the strength was astonishing, he could only watch helplessly as Fortson ended the attack with a very explosive dunk with both hands!

"Haha, Dewey really thought Ben was a softie!" Rick Barry laughed and looked at Colswell, who was struggling on the court, and said playfully.

"If Ben's height can be increased by another 2-3 centimeters, what a wonderful thing it would be!" George Lillard watched Wallace quickly return to defense, and couldn't help but regret his height!

As the substitute players on both sides came and went to attack and defend each other, Bruce couldn't help looking at the position of the Heat!

In his previous life, as an assistant manager of a small team, Bruce respected Pat Riley very much.

No matter how great the opponent was as a coach and player, Bruce admires him very much for what he has done after becoming the team manager!

First of all, he built the Heat into a super defensive team, and he really showed his strong skills and abilities in getting Mourning's deal!
When he completed a series of trades and signings this summer, the entire NBA was convinced of his ability!
The Heat's offense was weak due to the strong pressure exerted by the Warriors on the defensive end. Pat Riley felt a little helpless after calling a timeout and sent all the main players on the field!
With Eddie Jones, Anthony Mason Jr. and Brian Grant returning to the court one after another, the Heat finally found the touch they had lost before!

In the last 5 minutes of the second quarter, Wilkens, who was sitting off the court, nodded with satisfaction, and then replaced the main players who had rested for a long time!
With the return of this group of fresh troops, the Warriors suddenly exploded with super strength, using powerful attacks again and again to continuously attack the proud defense of the Heat!

Carter stood in a high position and received a pass from Billups. When Eddie Jones in front of him was about to put on close defense, Carter relied on the advantage of the first step and quickly broke through with just one touch. Tired Jones!
With Carter's breakthrough, Grant and Anthony Mason Jr. suddenly shrank to the inside.

After discovering the actions of the two, Carter's eyes flickered twice, and then he used a very realistic fake pass to restrain the two of them who were about to "seal the door"!
When the two quickly returned to their defenders, Carter, who had slowed down a bit, suddenly increased his speed, and then completed the attack with a nimble pick under the depressed expressions of the two!

"Vince's progress is simply too exciting, this guy really deserves to be a super-talented player!" Rick Barry said with admiration as he looked at Carter, who was high-fiving his teammates on the court.

"Indeed, I have to say that Mr. Bruce's vision is simply amazing!" George Lillard looked happily at the auditorium, and looked at Bruce, who seemed a little calm, with admiration in his heart!
As the Warriors players gradually displayed their strong offensive power, the Heat's main force, who had only rested off the court for a short period of time, finally couldn't keep up with the rhythm!
After Billups cut off Tim Hardaway's ball, as Carter and the others quickly rushed forward, the Heat players all showed a look of helplessness!

"boom!!!"

With Nowitzki dunking the basketball hard into the basket, Riley finally called a timeout!
"Gentlemen, I hope you can try your best to maintain your defensive strength. Although I know you are a little tired, you must contain the offense of those guys!" Riley looked at the panting players seriously, regarding the physical problem , In the previous training camp, he considered this situation happening now!
The Heat's main lineup, except for Brian Grant and Eddie Jones, who are under 30 years old, the other three are all players over 30 years old, and Dan Marley even reached 35 years old.

"Hoo hoo."

Watching the players taking deep breaths to adjust their physical strength and breathing, Riley couldn't tell how depressed he was when he thought of Mourning's "natural disaster"!
In the next 2 minutes, the Heat launched an attack on the Warriors' defense as if they were coming back.

After Eddie Jones suddenly broke out with a strong shooting percentage, the Heat returned to the locker room with only 5 points behind the Warriors by virtue of his performance!
"The Heat are really disappointing this season!" Rick Barry couldn't help but sigh with emotion as he watched the Heat's players look exhausted!
"Who would have thought that all the teams that are still optimistic about this summer will play like this?" George Lillard said with great regret.

Back in the locker room, Riley looked at the main players and the main substitute players who kept replenishing water and kneading their muscles, and couldn't help feeling worried!
Even if the Heat finally make the playoffs with their current lineup, they will not go too far!
Riley still remembers how excited and ambitious he was when he got these guys, but with Mourning's reimbursement and the signing of max salary Eddie Jones and Brian Grant, respectively, did not perform as expected. Worries deepened little by little.

"Gentlemen." Seeing the players stop their actions one after another, Riley rested his right hand on his chin, and after thinking for a while, he said seriously: "Compared with the Warriors' physical advantage, our advantage is experience and stability. , if we can withstand the impact of the Warriors in the second half, then that is the time for you to show off!"

Hearing Riley's words, the players showed contemplative expressions one after another, telling Riley that in terms of physical strength, they don't take advantage of any advantage, but in terms of experience and stability, the Warriors, which are dominated by young people, still have a lot to offer. It's really not as good as them.

After some thought, the players' originally dignified expressions slowly relaxed!

Seeing that the players finally regained their composure, Riley smiled and walked towards the tactical blackboard!
After the start of the second half, the Warriors did as Riley said, relying on their sufficient physical strength, they kept launching various attacks and attacks on the Heat's defense!
As time went by, while the Heat tried their best to defend, the Warriors finally made some mistakes that shouldn't have been made!
Billups also played the same way in the first half to target Tim Hardaway's defense. When he once again wanted to pass the opponent by virtue of his youth and speed, Hardaway, who had already judged his breakthrough route , Just as Billups was about to pass by, his right hand broke the basketball in his hand!

As Eddie Jones ran forward quickly, under a long-range pass from Hardaway, he easily completed a dunk!
Wilkens frowned and looked at Billups who was a bit dazed on the court. Combined with the Heat's lackluster performance before, especially Hardaway's failure to attack and break through with all his strength, a trace of worry flashed in his heart!
"drop!!"

Wilkens finally called a timeout when Dirk Nowitzki made a stunning walk violation on Anthony Mason Jr.'s defense!

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