Two Hundred and Twenty-Seven: [Farewell Performance]

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Being able to hit three-pointers and not being able to hit three-pointers can be said to be two completely different grades for a point guard who controls the rhythm.

Pat Riley watched Snoopy gradually evolve from the fifth position who can't hold the ball at all to the auxiliary third position who can execute a ball-holding tactic, and then to the first position who is in charge of the rhythm, and began to Can make at least routine kills at the basket.

In his mind, this speed of progress was scary enough.

So, he traded him for three first-rounders plus $2.7 million in cash.

That's three times what the Heat paid for him from Milwaukee.

However, the situation now is...Snoopy hits the three! Although it is a spot shot, it already means that he initially has a systematic offensive ability.

"Why don't I ask for a little more chips?"

Pat Riley was a little annoyed.

Looking at the beaming Isaiah Thomas and James Dolan, he realized that he should have taken the Knicks defensive forward Jeffries or their point guard Chris Duhon in the negotiation stage.

However, now that the transaction application has been submitted, nothing can be changed.

At this time, Westbrook used Collison's pick-and-roll to suddenly break through Doug's defense. He rushed into the paint and completed the first attack with a helicopter-style dunk.

Only in terms of dynamic explosive power and speed, Doug is still inferior to Westbrook.

But Doug knew that when the "energy" in his torso was opened up, he would definitely be able to be as "violent" as Westbrook, or even more "violent" than him.

After changing sides to fight again, Dug still firmly controlled the ball and reached the frontcourt. Then he called Joel Anthony again for a pick-and-roll. At this time, Westbrook didn't dare to retreat early. And when he stopped retreating, Duge immediately accelerated his charge, tearing open the line of defense and heading inside.

Although Westbrook quickly pursued him, his mad dog defense did not interfere much with Doug. Although Doug's body looks similar to Russell's, his strength is far superior to his.

Therefore, he arrived in the paint area with a smooth defense, and after using a back turn to attract Jeff Green to compress the defense, he quickly handed the ball to Michael Beasley.

Beasley scored with a throw!

"Good pass.

"

Isaiah Thomas praised in front of the TV: "Snoopy's pass is not fancy, but very accurate and timely. To be honest, sometimes, he even reminds me of Stockton."

"It's not that he's not fancy, he just can't be fancy." Pat Riley said: "He hasn't fully mastered his body yet, and he will deform many technical moves, so he can only choose the best on the court. Pass the ball in a safe way."

Isaiah Thomas nodded, then said, "That's more interesting. By the time he's fully mastered, will he be a cross between Stockton and Magic?"

Thomas fell into a beautiful longing.

The three people around each had expressions, and James Dolan had an expression of yearning. Donny Walsh, on the other hand, looked indifferent and contemptuous, thinking that Thomas was waiting for a stone to bloom.

Only Pat Riley was in a mixed mood, feeling lost. The more Isaiah Thomas praised Doug, the more he felt he didn't have a big win in this deal.

Therefore, he became more and more uncomfortable watching the game.

With Michael Beasley hitting the jumper first, Kevin Durant gave his answer immediately, and he hit a pull-up jumper from beyond the three-point line.

Then, Duger and Michael Beasley completed the classic V-shaped pick-and-roll: After the high position attracted Jeff Green and Westbrook to switch defenses, Duger escorted Michael Beasley to soar into the sky with a pass from the ground and blossomed in the Thunder penalty area!

In terms of attack capability.

Westbrook plus Kevin Durant is obviously better than the combination of Doug and Beasley.

However, the Thunder did not gain an advantage because of this.

Because... Durant and Westbrook still don't have a tacit understanding in passing and receiving the ball. In many cases, the two have not achieved the effect of superimposing attack power. On the contrary, they also conflict with each other.

In contrast to the Heat, Snoopy completely released Beasley's fight. As he said to Beasley last night, the two can live in harmony. After Doug hit another shot from beyond the three-point line, his breakthrough became more threatening. When Nick Collison was constantly pulled out of the perimeter by the pick-and-roll, Jeff Green had to appear in the help defense position. And when he assists in the defense, Michael Beasley, the big killer, will be vacant... Doug's assist will be passed to him immediately.

At the end of the first quarter, the away Heat took the lead 31:28.

Among them, Doug scored 6 points and 5 assists, and Beasley scored 17 points. For the Thunder, Kevin Durant scored 12 points and Westbrook scored 8 points and 3 assists.

Whether it is data or chemical reaction, the 28 combination has the advantage (No. 2 show and No. 8 show).

This made Beasley so happy that he even put his arm around Snoopy's neck on the bench. "We were made for each other!"

However, this excitement soon turned to depression. Because he realizes that this is the last time they will work together.

Beasley began to regret: "I was too naive some time ago. I must apologize to you for this. If I hadn't deliberately fought with you, maybe you wouldn't have been traded at all."

Duge shook his head. In fact, after receiving Lin Weiwei's call on Christmas Eve, he already figured out why he was traded. After Dwyane Wade called first the next day, he completely confirmed this point.

The key factor in deciding to be traded was not Michael Beasley, nor the price offered by the New York Knicks, but... Dwyane Wade.

As he becomes more and more "sticky to the ball" and more and more inclined to the "controller" style of play, he will inevitably compete with Dwyane Wade for possession of the ball. Moreover, he has no shooting ability at all, and Wade's work on the periphery is not very good. Although the combination of the two can play a suffocating defense, it will also have the bad consequences of being out of touch and even contradictory on the offensive end.

In this case, when the New York Knicks threw an olive branch, and sincerely took out cash plus three first-round picks. Pat Riley didn't have any reason to say no.

After thinking this through, Duge calmed down instead.

Now he even thinks this is a wonderful deal, avoiding possible disputes in the future. At the same time, New York, which is waiting to be rebuilt and has no super outsiders, is more suitable for its own growth. Coupled with the blessing of business, it can be said that Dug got everything he wanted in this transaction.

Tonight, he just wants to make a perfect farewell performance, show all his talents, and win the victory.

"Coach, next I want to play power forward."

Doug applied to Spoelstra.

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