The Basketball Court Swordsman

A little-known Danny Green made the cheers in the Miami American Airlines Center a lot less. Although only one offense and one defense, Green has left a very deep impression on Miami fans.

Green’s college career was actually concealed by his second-round show status. This North Carolina guard swingman has been called "the soul of the team" by the coach more than once. You know, at that time, North Carolina still had Hansbrough, Ellington and Lawson.

Green can do anything in college, such as breakthroughs, long shots, rebounds, passing, steals, blocks... At that time, his nickname was "filling the numbers" because Green was always able to play in every game Fill up the data sheet.

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

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

During the McDonald's All-American Star Camp in 2005, Green injured his right wrist. However, this guy was stunned that he should use his left hand and finished all the games in the training camp silently!

It sounds like the paranoia 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 show got the chance to start.

The Pacers' lineup indeed looks very weird. The starting second position is the undrafted, and the starting third position is the second round. It sounds like this lineup is extremely weak. But the fact is that the Miami Heat are now in trouble in front of this "weak" team.

However, the Miami Heat is always a championship-level team, and their offense will not be completely stagnated. After one round, Chris Bosh scored the first point of the game for the Heat with his mid-range shot. This is also no way. Even if Wade is not in good shape today, the Heat still have two superstars in charge.

Henson also never thought that this game could eliminate the opponent's offense and let the Big Three score goals. The key is whether the Pacers can continue the score.

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

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

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

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

For the Pacers' frequent cuts, Bosh and Ilgauskas are hard to defend. The reason why the Heat were able to prevent Granger's cut 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 can only care about his eyes. If he leaves Green rashly, Green's three-pointer will definitely make the Heat regret it.

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

Run endlessly, open space, contain, intersperse...run, keep running! You know, even if Green does so many off-the-ball runs, he doesn't even have the hope of getting the ball. His interpenetration and containment are basically for his teammates. However, you will never see Green stop before the offense is over!

James is starting to get bored of this guy. He is like an idiot, knowing that he can't get the ball, but he doesn't know to stop. This time, when Granger broke Bosh with the ball through the screen, and Ilgauskas was pulled beyond the three-point line by Horford, James could no longer sit back and watch.

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

Granger saw James pounce on him, not greedy for merit, but gave the ball to Green. Puerto Rican defender Carlos Arroyo, who started the game in place of the injured Chalmers, immediately made up for Green.

After running for so long, I finally got a mobile phone meeting. Green was not greedy, he glanced at the basket, and when Arroyo pounced at him, he hit the ground and sent the ball to the same side as himself. At this time, he was 45° outside the three-point line. Matthews' hands.

Matthews was a shooter in college, which is more pure than Green. Open three points, hollow into the net. The Heat's defense is in big trouble, and their supplementary defenses always lose sight of one another.

In this way, after seven minutes of the game, the Super Heat was 5 points behind the Pacers of the "civilian lineup". The Filipino had to stop the game, he needs to change, and he can't let the Heat remain so suppressed.

However, looking at the people currently available on the Heat's bench, Spoelstra felt another despair. James Jones, Eddie House, Jamal Magloire and the elderly Juwan Howard are the only four available substitutes for Spoelstra at this time. The others are either injured or temporary workers who are not competent.

If Riley wants to take the Heat to the next level, in the middle of the season, he may also need to bring players who are not superstars, but can make a difference.

The Pacers are different here. Their lineup is more than twice as deep as the Heat. During the timeout, Henson deliberately handed George and Dunleavy in front of him. If these two guys can play well, then the Heat will have to meet a surge of offensive waves!

After the timeout, the Heat still left James on the court. In fact, James is also a little tired now, after all, he just followed Green's slow half-time flight for seven minutes.

Once James starts to get tired, he likes to use simple ways to end the offense. For example, three-pointers.

For the Heat’s first offense, James saw that Paul George, a rookie, actually let him go one step and a half, so after receiving the basketball, James didn't even think about it, and fired directly outside the three-point line!

LeBron’s shooting moves are beautiful, and he always brings a little back. But one fact you have to admit is that James' performance outside the three-point line has not been very good. What's more, it is still in the present when he consumes huge physical energy.

James made a three-pointer, but surprisingly, the former All-Star center Jamal Magloire actually grabbed an offensive rebound in the paint. Henson curled his lips, and it seemed that the second team's reliance on McRoberts was indeed not safe. The introduction of a backup center must also be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Although grabbing an offensive rebound, Magloire, who was negligent in training, was a little overwhelmed under McRoberts' rough defense and had to pass the ball back to the outside. Eddie House took the ball and shot, but unfortunately, the basketball still missed.

It's hard to ask a player to feel hot as soon as he comes on the court. What's more, Eddie House's three-point shooting percentage was already as low as 25% when he played for the New York Knicks last season... Eddie House, who shot 44% of three-pointers in a single season with the Celtics in the 09 season, seems difficult to regain a new life in Miami.

This time, Dunleavy pocketed the rebounds. The Heat are trying to open the situation beyond the three-point line, but it seems that this approach seems a bit inappropriate.

The Heat's second team struggled, and the Pacers' second team went smoothly. George took a mid-range jumper after the screen, which surprised James. He didn't expect this first-year rookie to score on his head.

Subsequently, the old hot Hinrich assisted Dunleavy to make a long shot. The difference is getting wider, and the American Airlines Center has changed from the excitement at the beginning to the silence now.

Throughout the first quarter, James insisted on playing for 12 minutes. The Heat's four substitute players were not scored. The last few minutes of the first quarter were completely supported by James' personal ability.

After the first quarter of the game, Henson stood on the sidelines with high-five players one by one. 32 to 24, the Heat temporarily stabilized the points difference in single digits by relying on superstars. The Pacers used 10 assists in a single quarter, leading easily in the eyes of everyone's astonishment.

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

The inter-festival time is short, and Henson dare not waste too much. After letting the players drink a few sips of water, he moved a small bench and sat in front of everyone. The players also formed a circle with Henson as the center.

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

This guy tried to defeat the Miami Heat in half a game...