The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 170 The First Change

In fact, if Zhang Xiaotian doesn't jump out, Spoelstra will also consider him.

Spoelstra is also very used to his big heart at the end of the quarter. Wade needs to rest. Bosh doesn't have any tactics to play hard with the ball. The substitutes are a group of shooters. He also needs Zhang Xiaotian at critical moments. Can play with the ball.

The Heat's possession of the ball must be difficult when James, Wade and Zhang Xiaotian are all on the court, but it is still easy to handle when they lead the team separately, even easier than when Zhang Xiaotian was in the Spurs.

Paul George didn't rest after the game. At this time, Zhang Xiaotian really matched up with the upstart of the league.

However, Paul George's style of play is more mature now, and he chooses to play off the ball most of the time. It is estimated that the heads-up scene of last season will not appear.

Zhang Xiaotian's thinking is different, no matter what, he must consume the opponent a lot.

As soon as he came on the court, he called a screen and hit it with one step up from the three-point line.

Paul George's nerves tensed immediately, and he sighed secretly in his heart. It seemed that he was destined to not be able to relax in this game.

Zhang Xiaotian was extremely fierce in defense. Paul George had consumed a lot of energy before, and it was not yet the decisive moment, so he did not respond.

Even if he thinks Zhang Xiaotian is very good, but the status of the team is different, and the tactical choice will not be the same.

The Pacers' bench is not strong inside, so they don't have a lot of space outside. After hitting the three-pointer, Zhang Xiaotian will go to the ball to attack again.

To be precise, it was a feint. All the strength was spent on confrontation, and it was a bit reluctant to shoot again.

But the opponent didn't know, after he attracted the Pacers' defensive attention, he sent the ball to the side, and Wade made a layup.

At the beginning of the last quarter, they scored 4 points in a row, and the Heat evened the score in one go.

But the Pacers also have a way. Now the Heat is playing the fourth position. Lewis is a type that has declined relatively quickly, and he can't prevent Luis Scola, who is about the same age.

After Scola scored, the Pacers took the lead again.

Spoelstra couldn't calm down, and quickly replaced James again, and the Pacers immediately replaced Hibbert to strengthen their combat power.

After this adjustment, both of the newly replaced players hit shots, and the game became more and more intense.

The Pacers were obviously more eager. They made adjustments only 4 minutes into the fourth quarter and replaced most of the main players.

At this time, it was the Pacers who took the lead in seizing the opportunity.

First, Ray Allen made a mistake and was hit by the opponent for a fast break, and then the opponent succeeded again inside. Under the threat of the inside, Paul George once again showed off his power and hit a three-pointer.

That is, in just over a minute, the Heat fell behind by 7 points all of a sudden.

After Bosh came on the court, he didn't play the power of his mid-range and long-range shots. Instead, he slammed Hibbert again.

Don't say that Zhang Xiaotian can't do anything about this kind of thing, and it's impossible for James to guard against Hibbert.

It was also because of the flank attack before that Paul George got a three-pointer.

If in the first half, there is no problem with this kind of thing, you can take it slowly, but any round in the last quarter may become the key to the outcome, and Spoelstra frowned on the sidelines.

Not only the inside line, Chalmers and Ray Allen's performance on the outside line is also not good.

The combination of George Hill, Lance Stephenson and Paul George on the outside of the Pacers is extremely terrifying on the defensive end, and it is almost impossible to open a three-pointer.

It can be said that the Heat's outside defense has no advantage. They only have offense. If they can't attack, their outside line will be offset by the opponent, and the Pacers have a clear advantage inside, and the game will be won by the opponent.

A regular season is nothing, but everyone doesn't want to lose.

Did not win the championship last year, the heat this season is under a lot of pressure.

When Hibbert got another offensive rebound and Bosh had to foul, the Heat requested a timeout.

Spoelstra thought twice and came up with a lineup that hadn't been used before.

Wade played the first position, Zhang Xiaotian played the second position, let Anderson play the center and guard the inside with Bosh.

In this way, Zhang Xiaotian will face Lance Stephenson, the guy who likes physical confrontation with him, and the guy who is more exaggerated than him to be precise.

However, if James plays the third position, the second and third will definitely switch defenses frequently.

Lance Stephenson and Paul George will take turns to consume James, and they can also ensure that there is always one person who can follow James after the screen. Other teams can't find a player who can confront James, and the Pacers barely have two.

Zhang Xiaotian was incidental, and it was his turn after James, but this incident was more troublesome than the defensive top players of other teams.

In short, come on, let's hurt each other. With the perimeter defense capabilities of both sides, it is impossible to score easily from the perimeter.

Anderson came on the court and said that it might not be possible to win rebounds, otherwise the team would have changed the lineup long ago.

He was actually helping to free Bosh, and if Bosh had the opportunity to hit two outside shots, the Pacers' defense would be disrupted.

Although the Heat were forced to adapt to the opponent's rhythm for the first time since the new season and took the lead in making changes, they still tried their best to retain their own style.

Otherwise, playing inside with the Pacers is courting death. Like those opponents who played small ball with the Heat before, without that kind of configuration, you can't be blindly led into rhythm.

"Hey, kid, hurry up and finish, I won't spend too much time on you."

"Don't worry, you are not a beauty, I will simply score on your head."

Zhang Xiaotian and Lance Stephenson were entangled together, despising each other.

Trash talk can affect some people, and it can also make some people full of fighting spirit. Players like Zhang Xiaotian, who have experienced the outspokenness in amateur leagues, are very calm about any words.

Lance Stephenson looked reckless, but he wasn't easily provoked.

After Zhang Xiaotian swore a few words of greeting, he made a ball for James, not paying any attention to what he just said.

Winning is the key, and that's what trash talking is all about.

James hit a three-pointer, but the Pacers still honestly played inside, scoring in and out, and now the Heat are two Heat, it is not so simple for James to go in to help defend, and the defense may fail to rotate if you are not careful.

Hibbert scored another 2 points. This guy has already scored 24 points. It's no wonder that his offensive ability will improve a few levels once he beats the Heat.

Zhang Xiaotian also became worried, but nothing changed on the surface, and he and Lance Stephenson still exchanged blows.

When he received the ball from the outside, he made a commanding action of the number one position. When even his teammates were a little strange, he suddenly pulled up from outside the three-point line.

(End of this chapter)