NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 62 Almost Fighting With James

Although strict precautions were taken against James, Wade Bosh and a number of role players got a chance.

But fortunately, the Heat's weak inside defense was well caught by the Warriors, who frequently used inside cut tactics to score.

For Erik Spoelstra, it was also a little irritating.

He clearly knew that the Warriors were going to play pass-and-cut tactics, but he just didn't dare to let the Warriors shoot three-pointers.

In many cases, when defending against three-pointers and inside cuts, I still choose to strictly guard against three-pointers.

It's good that the Warriors didn't shoot a three-pointer, but the missed points from the inside cut allowed the Heat to score efficiently and didn't widen the gap with the Warriors.

At the same time, the rhythm is controlled by the Warriors at the rhythm the Warriors want.

"It seems that he has studied me a lot."

Erik Spoelstra frowned at the Warriors' bench.

Normally, if the Heat's tempo slowed down, Erik Spoelstra would bring in a small lineup to improve the tempo.

In the past, the Heat relied on the high agility and athletic ability of the players to play a fast offensive and defensive transition system very smoothly.

The defensive end directly uses high-intensity oppression to make opponents make mistakes or be forced to attack quickly, speeding up both offense and defense.

But the Warriors share the ball very smoothly.

Especially when the ball is centered on Draymond Green, the high-intensity oppression at that time will lead to many mistakes.

Because Draymond Green can always find a place suitable for passing the ball in the gap.

This makes Eric - Spoelstra feel very tricky.

What I was good at before, a system that I have been playing all the time, suddenly no longer works against the Warriors.

Very strange.

It's like being trapped in the opponent's domain, and even brute force can't be used.

Soon, the second quarter also began.

The second quarter continued the rhythm of the first quarter.

Draymond Green also participated in the action of consuming James. At the same time, in order to share everyone's pressure on physical exertion, Su Chen also used Carl Landry, who is not usually in the rotation.

Carl Landry's skills are relatively rough, but his athletic ability is also good, he is also powerful as a power forward.

Su Chen didn't expect Carl Landry to really do anything to James, anyway, he just went to fight James.

And compared to Barnes's defense against James in the first quarter, Carl Landry and Draymond Green are the real intensity with James.

Draymond Green got into an argument with James on one of the possessions and nearly got into a fight with James.

Draymond Green pushed James directly and took a T. Although the fight did not start and was pulled away, the smell of gunpowder between the two sides has already come up.

After the smell of gunpowder rose, Carl Landry also had stage fright, relying on his own strength to confront James with a physical confrontation.

James wanted to catch the ball, Carl Landry directly stuck James behind him with his arm, James pushed him, and he pushed James back, Carl Landry is a solid inside-level force.

This is not what Su Chen meant.

Su Chen's arrangement for James is just the kind of confrontation Barnes and Jefferson faced James in the first quarter.

The way Draymond Green and Carl Landry defended James was what they wanted to do. Su Chen didn't ask them to fight.

In fact, their actions are also understandable.

Barnes was the seventh pick in the first round. As a high-ranking rookie, he didn't have to fight like those two.

And Jefferson is a veteran, no matter how good he performs, he still gets a veteran's salary.

Draymond Green is a second-round pick who will not be taken seriously by any team and can fade out of the league at any time.

He doesn't have the offensive talent of Barnes, so his value is his organization and defense.

This is the finals, and the opponent is the most popular James in the league. All the management of the league will pay attention to this game.

If you want a big contract, you have to show your value.

The same is true for Carl Landry, this year is his contract year, and he also wants to get a big contract next season.

And in the previous game against the Spurs and Grizzlies, Su Chen didn't let him enter the rotation at all.

For a player who can't make it to the rotation in the playoffs, basically don't dream of a big contract. No management will give a big contract to a player who can't make the rotation in the playoffs.

He is fighting James now to re-enter Su Chen's rotation.

First of all, you must be able to play before you will have the opportunity to perform.

Now Su Chen's request is very simple, he doesn't need to score many points, it just consumes James' physical strength.

He sits on the bench every day and has a lot of energy.

When the first quarter was consumed, James didn't feel anything.

But Draymond Green and Carl Landry, and after his intensity in the second quarter, James felt a bit overwhelmed.

James is a good iron man attribute.

But the iron man will also be tired. James sometimes plays the whole court and rests when defending on the court.

Or the offense gives Wade the ball, so he can rest himself.

But these two birdmen, when he didn't have the ball, were constantly fighting him physically.

This annoys James.

The second quarter ends.

Heat 56:50 Warriors.

The Heat continued to expand the point difference, but the Warriors were tenacious and kept biting the points.

The two sides had a halftime break.

Commentary seat.

"Today, the Warriors have very few three-point shots, and they have a lot of inside cuts and mid-range shots."

Johnson said.

Compared with the previous game against the Spurs and Grizzlies, the Warriors' style of play has changed a lot.

"Hahaha, did he hear my words so he stopped playing three-point tactics, but in fact he still relies on the threat of three-pointers to play these inside tactics."

Barkley said with a smile.

"Don't be a fart, this is obviously because the Heat's inside defense is too weak, and it is a waste not to play inside."

Kenny Smith satirized Barkley.

Don't look at their usual funny and unscrupulous looks, but these people were born professional players.

And both O'Neal and Kenny Smith have championship experience.

They could still understand Su Chen's tactical intentions.

"Although the rhythm of the game was successfully controlled by Su Chen, I still don't understand what he wants to do. This way of consuming James didn't actually prevent the Heat."

"Or does he think that if James exhausts his energy, he wins. Doesn't he take Wade seriously?"

O'Neill pouted, not optimistic about Su Chen's tactics.

Both O'Neal and James Wade were teammates.

There was nothing to talk about with James. After all, he joined the Cavaliers at that time and was about to retire.

But with Wade, he won a championship before, and Wade was still in the third grade at that time.

Based on his understanding of Wade, he trusts Wade a lot. If Su Chen thinks that Wade can't stand up, he is very wrong.

So it makes sense for him to disdain the Warriors' current strategy.

(End of this chapter)