The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 127
After the Heat lost most of the games, James stood up and said that he would strengthen his attack and try his best to win for the Heat.

Losing again is a desperate situation, which is something a player of James' level does not want to see.

On June 6, the fourth game of the finals will continue in San Antonio.

The Heat adjusted the starting lineup. Since Haslem is going to play soy sauce, they simply let Mike Miller start the longest-used primary and secondary players in their game.

Popovich was not ambiguous either, and chose to make a substitution within a few tens of seconds of the opening.

If they have the twin towers, they can still play hard inside, only the decline in athletic ability is certain, and Split is a blue-collar type, Popovich will not bet.

It was Gary Neal who played. The Spurs won several times because of three-pointers. Popovich still has expectations.

Only the Spurs did hit a few three-pointers to get the upper hand in the substitutions. Parker's touch is also good, and the direction of the script seems to be in the hands of the Spurs.

But then James fulfilled his promise before the game and started scoring mode at the same time as Wade.

In front of James who was attacking with all his strength, Leonard's defense was finally tested.

Leonard's physical fitness is very good, but it is still a bit behind James. In the previous games, Leonard used the advantage of his long arms to prevent interference. James rushed in and double-teamed, which once made James very uncomfortable.

However, after James' offense became more resolute, Leonard's defense became a little gentler.

James hesitated before, on the one hand because of the Spurs' defense, on the other hand he still had a knot in his heart.

Now let go, but the accuracy has improved. If the mid-range shooting rate increases, it will be difficult for anyone to defend, and if you want to attack from the outside, the risk is too great. The Heat's shooters are very efficient.

The most troublesome thing for the Spurs is not the opponent, Duncan can't keep up with the rhythm is the most troublesome.

This is the result of fighting outside. The team often cannot stop and wait for Old Shifo, and the opponent is desperately speeding up.

With James and Wade in double figures in a single quarter, the Heat overtook the score at the end of the first quarter.

The Spurs actually played out, but the Heat are more talented.

If you continue to fight like this, the Spurs will definitely lose.

Popovich was also a little tangled, and Ginobili missed another shot during the rotation.

"Coach, why don't you try my main defense, and Kawhi is inside to help defend...I feel good physically today."

Zhang Xiaotian was referring to defending James. Obviously, the previous strategy was not so effective. Duncan is moving slowly now, and Leonard's help defense is actually a very good choice.

But no one else on the team can stop James, and the Spurs have no choice.

Zhang Xiaotian is not impulsive, he still has a card that has been useless from doing missions, or it can be used to defend James.

[Bronze Wall and Iron Wall Card: Increase strength by 10 points during defense, and double your physical resistance. 】

Because it feels relatively tasteless, this card has not been used.

Popovich obviously didn't like a rookie telling him what to do, with a serious expression and no response.

The Spurs fell behind by 10 points at one point. Fortunately, after Duncan came on the court, he played inside and pulled the score back. It's just that it may not be a good thing for the old Shifo to exert his strength in advance.

During the intermission, Popovich emphasized the problem of rhythm. In the second half, they will definitely not compete with the Heat for outside shots.

Slow down the pace, fight inside from the ground, and temporarily serve Duncan on the outside.

The Spurs' thinking is definitely fine, but at the beginning of the third quarter, the Heat showed their talent.

The key is James, who scored offensive rebounds, steals and assists, and blocked Duncan's shot again.

Seeing that the score gap went up to 10 points, Popovich requested a timeout.

The Heat are not the Grizzlies with weak offensive power. If they give them a double-digit lead, the Spurs are likely to kneel in the final quarter.

In fact, Popovich has been considering Zhang Xiaotian's proposal. To be precise, he was thinking of a better way to limit James before that, but he didn't want to change it easily. Zhang Xiaotian's defense obviously did not reach Leonard's level.

But now Leonard can't hold it anymore, and Popovich can only be a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

If there is a problem with the change, you can only bet on offense.

Fortunately, it was the fourth game, and the team was still leading by a big score. Even if they lost, they still had a chance. If the game ended after losing, even he would not dare to disrupt the tactics that he had formulated before and had been carefully deliberating.

Seeing that the player standing in front of him after the Spurs timeout turned into Zhang Xiaotian, James was expressionless, but he already believed that the Spurs had made a fool of himself.

As the key player of the Spurs, the Heat have also studied Zhang Xiaotian.

When Leonard was injured, James even directly faced the league rookie.

Zhang Xiaotian's defense is not bad, but it is not up to the level of defending all-star players, especially James, the best among them.

Even if Zhang Xiaotian is stronger than before, there will be a limit to becoming stronger in the same season.

James is very confident that Leonard can still cause him a little trouble, and he can definitely crush him if he is replaced.

Before receiving the ball, Zhang Xiaotian posted it to seek confrontation, which is his defensive habit.

Compared with strength, James is very disdainful. Didn't he suffer enough in the regular season? No one can fight him in this position.

James made a protective movement with his arms, and secretly pushed Zhang Xiaotian away with his body.

As soon as he exerted his strength, he realized that something was wrong. What's going on? It's only been a few months. This kid's strength seems to be much stronger.

Because of Zhang Xiaotian's feat of breaking records, James himself is also quite concerned about the outstanding young people in the league. He is sure that Zhang Xiaotian was not so strong before.

Could it be that this kid is so talented that he has been trained in a few months, because the two didn't match up in the previous few games, and James didn't get too entangled.

After catching the ball, he made a fake move, and with a sway of his body, he accelerated and rushed inside.

With that posture, Zhang Xiaotian felt that it was not a person rushing over, but a truck.

Speed ​​plus strength is more difficult to guard against than complex techniques. Zhang Xiaotian has used this method to bully many people before, and now being bullied by James like this is also complicated.

Fortunately, he is now using the Bronze Wall and Iron Wall card, and it is impossible for James to easily crush him.

Not completely knocked out, useful.

Zhang Xiaotian's confidence rose, but James was in shock. He didn't push Zhang Xiaotian away. There were only a handful of players in the league who could withstand his impact. Leonard was not as good as Zhang Xiaotian.

Of course, the confrontation consumed too much energy, and James' shot hit the iron.

(End of this chapter)