Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Chapter 376: Only You Can Shoot Three Points?

"I heard that my opponent's three-pointers are quite accurate?"

Before the game, the Rockets players were warming up, and Parsons asked.

Beverly next to him sneered.

"To be honest, it's just relying on a defender to shoot hard, no,"

His eyes glanced at Jeremy Lin intentionally or unintentionally, and continued,

"Compared to our entire team?"

Beverley, a second-round pick in 2009, had an unstable basketball career. When he was in college, he was suspended for one year for cheating on a paper, which almost cut off his path to the NBA.

Because he was already a junior at that time, and he was suspended for one year in his junior year. When he came back as a senior, if his condition was poor, he would be doomed.

In desperation, he chose to play in Europe.

After making a name for himself in the Ukrainian second-division league, he was finally drafted by the Lakers in 2009 and was subsequently traded to the Heat. The Heat allowed him to stay and play in Europe for salary considerations.

That's right, Beverly, who is dark and thin and was born in Chicago, strictly speaking, can be regarded as following the classic script of European players.

In the summer of 2010, Beverley signed a two-year minimum salary contract with the Heat, but he could only contribute 5.8 points per game in the summer league. Before the start of the new season, he was ruthlessly waived and could only return to Europe.

Play ball.

That's right, Beverley almost became a supporting role next to the Heat's Big Three.

In 2013, he finally got the favor of the Rockets and returned to the NBA with a three-year minimum salary contract.

After fighting hard all the way, Beverly relied on his own fighting spirit that he was proud of. No data performance could match the high fighting spirit he unleashed every moment.

It is precisely for this reason that the Rockets kept Beverley in the team as Jeremy Lin's substitute.

After all, Jeremy Lin, who was reimbursed for the season due to a torn meniscus last season, was not favored by the management in terms of physical fitness.

And Beverly, who was thinking about competing for the job, was naturally targeting the Asian guy he didn't like, openly and secretly, and was ready to replace him at any time.

His confidence in three-pointers is of course a provocation to Jeremy Lin.

That's right, even with the same number of shots, Beverley's three-point shooting percentage this season is 3.5 percentage points higher than Jeremy Lin, who serves as the starting point guard, as high as 37.5%. This is the data of an elite shooter.

The team management's high opinion of Harden was seen by Beverley, or in other words, by all the players.

Then Jeremy Lin, who also needs to have the ball in his hands, has hidden physical dangers, is not good at defense, and even has a shooting percentage that is not much higher than his own, can really stand up to himself who has a strong fighting spirit, can play without the ball, and help Harden complete the defensive task

The impact?

Beverly is patiently waiting for that day to come, no!

Perhaps, today is the best opportunity.

In front of the Pacers, a strong defensive team, he uses his shooting to prove that he is a perfect 3D puzzle, providing the team management and coaches with an option when they make decisions.

However, Beverley's plan was shattered in the first stage. Because the defensive opponent fouled, he was replaced by Jeremy Lin, and then he had no chance to play.

Under the pressure of the Rockets, the Pacers showed their strength.

Qi Tian faced, or rather, scored a three-point long shot directly from the empty outside. Hill made a foul and made two free throws. West succeeded in a single inside. The Pacers scored 7 points in a row, once again catching up.

The difference reached double digits.

"42-52."

The rocket also exploded.

Jeremy Lin, who previously assisted Parsons to hit a three-pointer, received a pass from Harden and also hit a three-pointer. Later, he received a pass from Parsons and scored a layup on the fast break.

But West feinted a shot and assisted Hill to hit a three-pointer.

"47-55."

"hateful!"

Beverly cursed secretly, it seemed that his journey to the top was still far away.

"The opponent's outside attack is very sharp!"

Both teams currently have high shooting percentages, and the three-pointers are more accurate. The Rockets made all 5 shots, and the Pacers also made 3 of 4 shots.

Qi Tian looked at the Rockets, who were firing on all cylinders, and looked at each other with a tacit understanding.

"Force them to the basket!"

Harden held the ball in the high post, and when he was about to break through, he found Qi Tian's footsteps and was standing in front of him. He broke through decisively and hit Hibbert for a layup.

“What a beautiful thought!”

Hibbert raised his long arms and gave Harden a big shot from the front.

"rebound!"

"What?"

Under Harden's surprised gaze, Asik jumped up and grabbed the offensive rebound.

"Outside line!"

Parsons decisively moved to catch the ball. He faked a move and easily swayed the chasing George, and passed the ball to Harden who was running out. Harden received the ball and shot the three-pointer directly.

"Whoosh!"

The Rockets made all 6 three-pointers!

"50-55."

In the last two minutes of the first half, the Rockets once again narrowed the point difference to 5 points.

"ohhhh!"

Rockets fans celebrated the team excitedly. The smooth offense is the most attractive thing about this young Rockets team.

Harden's performance did not stop. After Hibbert hit the iron, he challenged Qi Tian and hit the iconic step-back jumper that has not yet become his trademark.

"52-55."

"Well done!"

On the sidelines, head coach McHale nodded happily.

It is the task of the head coach of the team to find the cornerstone of the team among the young teams.

If Harden can continue his current performance, McHale believes that his mission can be declared completed ahead of schedule.

At the critical moment, West played his role, first making a free throw, and then assisting George to hit a three-pointer, which opened the score again.

"52-59."

The last-minute ceasefire did not lower McHale's evaluation of Harden. After all, he also grabbed an offensive rebound.

"Isn't this three-pointer a bit too much?"

After the first half of the game, Brian Shaw looked at the statistics and felt a little nauseous.

The shooting percentage was a little better, both sides were between 40% and 50%. What was outrageous was the three-point shooting. The Rockets made 8 of 15 in the half, and the three-point shooting percentage as high as 53.3% was already extraordinary, while the Pacers were

Bian's data is 9 of 13, and his three-point shooting rate is close to 70%.

The ultra-high shooting percentage did not bring exciting games, just like the low confrontation in shooting training, which made Vogel very angry.

"Where exactly is your defense?"

"How come I never see it?"

Hibbert chuckled, but Vogel grabbed him and gave him a painful beating.

"And you, Roy, protect rebounds, tell me, what did you do?"

Obviously, the head coach "attributed" the rebounding of the opponent 16-21 behind at halftime to the starting center.

"It's like sleepwalking on the court. If I get into the trash can, I won't miss so many rebounds!"

Vogel used the topic to criticize Hibbert's question, and then said to everyone:

"And you!"

"You let your opponent hit so many boards and look like a piece of wood. Why do you have the nerve to stand on the outside and watch?"

He made the players frightened and issued a military order, saying: