The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 169 Tactic Execution
In 3 minutes, James led the shooters to give the Heat a 10-point lead.

The gap in experience and the difference in configuration are a lesson for Paul George.

Pacers coach Frank Vogel realized that this was not the fault of Paul George alone. He adjusted the plastic surgery for the Heat's shooter at the beginning of the second quarter.

The two sides once again strengthened their defense, and scoring became not so simple.

Although they met for the first time this season, after seven games in the playoffs, they really know each other very well. None of the key personnel of the Pacers has changed. Tangled.

At this time, Paul George showed his defensive resilience, which made James very uncomfortable.

Entering the state from defense, this is the quality that a player who can fight tough battles should have.

Another change for the Pacers is to forcefully hit the basket. This is not his good method, but if the defensive player is Zhang Xiaotian, it will work well.

In the confrontation, Zhang Xiaotian sent two fouls.

In order to deal with the Pacers' inside Raiders, Chris Anderson got more chances to play.

Zhang Xiaotian said he was helpless, James in the Heat's lineup often had to do dirty work, let alone him.

Now he has to sit on the bench for a while, and he doesn't complain at all.

It is not easy to get open opportunities between good defensive teams.

In fact, Zhang Xiaotian couldn't understand that some teams' defenses were full of loopholes, and there would be vacancies after a random rotation. Is it unfair to take so many dollars?

The two teams are in a stalemate. In many cases, the effect of digging inside is relatively high, or the stars come out to break the game.

The Heat have no good three-point opportunities, so they have to rely on James or Wade to break through and force out opportunities.

When the Pacers had Hibbert assisting in the defense inside, the two also chose to make a mid-range shot to end the offense.

Relatively speaking, James and Wade's mid-range shots are not so stable compared to the Pacers digging inside.

James' shooting problem has been complained countless times anyway.

Zhang Xiaotian thinks it is a problem of muscle memory. After getting used to high-intensity confrontation, he suddenly puts James in the mid-range shot. He may not have muscle coordination so fast.

Opportunities are fleeting, so should you strike the iron or be cowardly.

If he had infinite physical strength, James would definitely choose to rush in and fight hard.

With the scoring efficiency of both sides not high, the Pacers relied on the inside to get back a little score. At the end of the half, the Heat led 47:40.

But for the two teams competing for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, the first half can only be regarded as a test.

The tactical response and the status of the players, after these are determined, the head coach can formulate a strategy based on the basis during the intermission.

In the first half, the team was able to take the lead after being blasted inside. Spoelstra naturally chose a strategy formulated before the game, which is also what the Heat often do. James and Wade break through to attract the opponent's defense, and then shoot outside.

Anyway, they can't win rebounds, and they have no capital to strengthen the inside.

You must know that James and Wade were also grabbing rebounds in the first half. Bosh's biggest role is to open up space. If he hits a few outside shots, the Pacers will definitely panic.

Things like rebounding ability also require talent. After Bosh came to the Heat, his ability in this area, which was not top-notch, was wasted.

The Pacers' tactics in the second half were also expected by the Heat. First, give the ball to the inside, then pass out the flanking attack, and hit in without the flanking attack.

In fact, many tactics are very simple to explain, but the coach must be able to let the players play out the tactics in any situation, just like handing the ball to the core singles. There are also many ways. This is not entirely a joke.

The other is the execution ability of the players and the ability of the players.

The same tactics, the implementation of All-Star players and ordinary players can be described as a world of difference.

Hibbert hit at the start of the second half, and Bosh couldn't resist.

Then Chalmers also made a mistake. In front of George Hill, Chalmers suffered a bit.

This was all expected by the Heat, and they did not panic.

It's just that the outside firepower didn't come out. Both Bosh and Chalmers hit the three-pointer, and Ray Allen and Battier also hit the iron.

The Heat's three-point shooting percentage this season is actually not very high, but there will be many three-point opportunities in their style of play. After the Pacers pay attention to defense, the opportunities they get are not particularly good.

It doesn't matter, they can accept it, after all, the Pacers are not the type of explosive points on the offensive end.

It's just that I didn't expect that the Pacers didn't explode, and Paul George, who only knew how to defend with his head covered in the first half, got the hang of it.

After using the screen to drive inside and draw a foul on Bosh, he was out of control.

The main reason is that this guy hit two three-pointers in a row. With his higher altitude than James, he can hold the ball to create opportunities, and he can still find shots from the outside.

James can also find it, and he wants to pay back a result.

Paul George's shooting is still slightly better than James. The key is that the Pacers have the inside to sit in the penalty area and can create opportunities for outside players.

The Heat are pulling out the inside players, which is also creating opportunities for outside players, but it is just a chance to break through.

One is to end the offense on the outside, and the other is to distribute the ball to let the shooter shoot.

In fact, there are no advantages or disadvantages in tactics, but after Paul George broke out, the Pacers' tactics succeeded first. Combining internal and external, there are internal and external, and the headache is the Heat.

During the rotation, James' style of play with shooters did not have any effect. With the lessons learned in the first half, the Pacers will not make mistakes again. They just play hard and use the inside advantage to win.

Just like this, they overtook them in the second half of the third quarter.

James is also helpless. At the Pacers' home court, he failed to draw a foul on two balls that he could blow or not.

As a well-known figure in the league, of course he wanted to keep calm when he spoke before the game. In addition, the Pacers had Hibbert sticking around, which made him a little more rational.

If Kobe would definitely come by himself, James likes to think too much.

Of course, he has his own way, but first of all, Paul George, the kid, can't let him be too arrogant.

At this time, James just wants to partner with an All-Star-level powerful center at the basket, so that he doesn't have to worry so much. He does his best to defend the opposing players, and he doesn't believe that anyone can play well.

Of course, this is just imagination, his character just likes to take care of everything.

"I feel like I'm here now, and I'm still very energetic."

In the last quarter, Zhang Xiaotian couldn't wait to recommend himself.

(End of this chapter)