The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 123

It can be said that the Heat play a major and a junior James can be said to be the fourth position, or it can be said that there is no difference between the third and fourth positions.

In addition to James, Ray Allen will also appear in the third position at critical moments, and Ray Allen will play in the second position during the rotation, although there is not much difference in their tactics.

The Heat have two options for the third position during the rotation, Mike Miller and Battier.

Mike Miller focuses on three-pointers, which is more helpful to the offense, while Battier is relatively offensive and defensive. In the game before the three-pointer, Mike Miller is not as good.

Against a team with an excellent team defense like the Spurs, Heat coach Eric Spoelstra tends to use Mike Miller, because he feels that the Spurs' third position, whether it is Leonard or Zhang Xiaotian, is very important to the Heat. Not enough lethality.

Restricting Duncan and Parker is the key. Spoelstra has studied the Spurs game. The performance of Leonard and Zhang Xiaotian is basically driven by GDP.

However, there are some things that are different between video clips and actual games. Zhang Xiaotian's defensive concentration can make it difficult for Mike Miller to have a shot, so it is the same when Battier is replaced.

The key is in Zhang Xiaotian's offense. It will be very painful if one more person tears apart the defense, especially when the game is stalemate. Spoelstra must now consider that the combination of Leonard and Zhang Xiaotian will have a strong impact on the front lines of the two teams. What impact will the duel have.

Before that, Spoelstra felt that even if Leonard defended James, it was at most Paul George's level. Now it seems that Leonard is stronger on the defensive end.

Maybe there is also the problem of self-consumption. In any case, they can't afford to lose at home.

Fortunately, Ray Allen hit a three-pointer near the end of the third quarter, allowing the Heat to have more time to consider lineup issues.

Yes, the three-pointer must be played, and the Spurs' inside line must be pulled out.

At the start of the final quarter, both Duncan and Ginobili rested. Because James rested, Leonard also rested. Zhang Xiaotian rarely partnered with Danny Green.

Parker broke through and split the ball, Zhang Xiaotian caught the ball and made a shot, Mike Miller quickly took a step forward, stretched out his hand but did not jump.

Mike Miller's defense was actually very smart, but Zhang Xiaotian just dribbled the ball and squeezed it. Even a tentative step was useless.

Conversely, the Heat attacked Norris Cole and was blocked by Splitter. Zhang Xiaotian grabbed the ball and went straight to the frontcourt. He hit another three-pointer and the Spurs took the lead.

Finally, Zhang Xiaotian will not hesitate to shoot when he encounters someone who is not fast enough and not as strong as him.

The Heat immediately felt trouble, and they could only replace James in advance after 2 minutes.

Anyway, James has good physical strength, and he often plays head-to-head in the playoffs. It is not bad to rest for 2 minutes.

When James came on the court, the Spurs also replaced Leonard.

After James came up, he tried to force one, but unfortunately he missed.

The Spurs counterattacked and the ball was in Zhang Xiaotian's hands again. Mike Miller was very tight this time, ready to fight Zhang Xiaotian, but Zhang Xiaotian strode out and directly went inside. Bosh came to defend, Zhang Xiaotian was skilled He sent it in the direction of the basket. Although it was Splitter who caught the ball this time, there was no defense in front of the basket.

The Heat were forced to choose a timeout. There was nothing they could do. The first game was very important. Mike Miller went off and Wade came back. Only three minutes into the last quarter, the Heat planned to fight.

The Spurs were also unambiguous, Ginobili and Duncan played, one big and four small against one big and four small.

In this way, what Zhang Xiaotian has to face is Ray Allen.

Wade is still Ray Allen. In view of Zhang Xiaotian's better defensive efficiency against shooters and his previous scoring performance, Popovich still makes him a little easier on the defensive end.

Ease is relative, and Ray Allen is obviously harder than Mike Miller.

Although Ray Allen is 38 years old, he has maintained a good state, his footsteps are much faster than Mike Miller, and the judgment on the defensive end is the same.

But Ray Allen is the weight of a guard after all, and Zhang Xiaotian must have the advantage in terms of strength.

After the Heat paused, James broke through with the ball again, and Bosh pulled it out. This time, Bosh made a hit after receiving the ball.

When he was a junior and a junior, Duncan wanted to help defend inside, and Bosh would definitely have a chance.

Most of the time, Bosh scored when he faced Duncan. When he was on the two insides, Splitter could pull it out.

But this time is also the time when the Heat's inside defense is the most empty. When Duncan raised the free throw line during the offense, two people surrounded him when he caught the ball. Leonard quickly made a dunk.

Leonard's physical fitness is top-notch. Wade rushed over to defend, but when he jumped up, he realized that he was no longer able to jump as high as the young Leonard.

The Heat are still the old routine, James went in to attract the defense and passed to Bosh who was pulled to the outside.

Ginobili quickly made up the defense, and Bosh missed a three-pointer.

When Parker and Duncan were both around, Zhang Xiaotian didn't have so many opportunities to play with the ball.

And after James comes up, the range of defense is also very large, unless he is shooting against Ray Allen, otherwise there are not as many opportunities as during the rotation period.

The most powerful lineup of a team, just in the last few minutes of the game, the intensity is completely different.

It is not easy for the Spurs to attack, especially for the Heat. James just wanted to fight hard, but the pincer came in an instant, and the ball in his hand was immediately broken by Leonard.

He questioned the referee loudly, saying that Leonard had fouled, but the referee ignored it.

In the finals, there is no possibility of body hair fouls. James is not in the process of shooting, and a certain degree of physical contact will not be blown.

At 3 minutes and 30 seconds, after Duncan screened, Parker broke through and pulled up one step, hit a two-pointer, and stopped the Heat.

The Heat always have bumps and bumps in the first home game of the playoffs. They have all stepped forward, but facing the Spurs, any mistake is fatal.

After coming up again, James' expression was extremely firm.

He finally wanted to come by himself. After grabbing the offensive rebound and scoring, he succeeded in singles twice against Leonard, and switched to Parker to let the latter hit the iron. He turned around and protected the offensive rebound.

This is the strongest man on the front line now. Even if the Spurs have made him very uncomfortable before, he is still the biggest trouble for the Spurs at critical moments.

The time has entered the last minute, the Spurs lead by 1 points, and Zhang Xiaotian receives the ball.

He had already hit Ray Allen one before, and Ray Allen was also engrossed.

Zhang Xiaotian called for cover, and when Leonard came over, Zhang Xiaotian had already started it suddenly.

James' eyelids twitched, Ray Allen must not be able to keep up, and switched defenses.

James opened his arms to block the front, with a threatening momentum, but Zhang Xiaotian didn't care who was in front at this time, he took a step back and pulled it up.

(End of this chapter)