The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 175 Old Questions

The Heat beat the Pacers again and consolidated their No. [-] throne in the East.

The doubts from the outside world were temporarily swept away, and turned into all kinds of shameless boasting.

If the young players who have just entered the league are really likely to get lost, and the Heat have more veterans, there will be no problem.

What they care most about is health, health and wellness.

Although they met the Pacers twice in a row this month, the Heat's schedule is actually relatively easy.

The next two games will also be at home, and Haslem has gradually recovered, but his strength has still been affected.

However, with the Heat's current style of play, the possibility of him starting is getting smaller and smaller.

On December 12, the Heat accepted the challenge of the visiting Kings at home.

The king's young center Cousins ​​is even stronger, averaging 20+10 per game with ease, but their results are as bad as last season.

They also made moves in the summer, and Isaiah Thomas on the outside also has a strong offensive power. They also traded Rudy Gay a few days ago, and they want to give it a go.

As it turns out, this doesn't work.

Rudy Gay is also a first-class striker, but after the Grizzlies gave up on him, the Raptors also gave up on him.

Some players really can't cooperate well with others, and strength alone is not enough.

It's not good to be the core, and it's not reliable to be a support. Zhang Xiaotian feels that he should take it as a warning.

But with Rudy Gay, the Kings have players on all three lines, at least the offensive power is no problem.

This kind of team must also guard against being shot to death by them.

Although the Heat, as a championship-level team, generally do not have a similar situation.

After the start of the game, the Kings blossomed inside and quickly showed powerful attacking methods.

Bosh really can't handle the inside line. As for the outside line, it is also because of the inside line.

Cousins ​​can be regarded as a very comprehensive center. He can shoot strong, play and assist defense, but he can't fully convert his strength into a winning percentage. This is also the biggest worry of the Kings.

For the Heat, Bosh's unexpected performance on the offensive end also shines.

Bosh should have figured it out these days, and his state has improved a lot. It also benefited from James' pass after attracting the defense. The Kings are double centers, and they are destined to be unable to defend against the Heat's offense.

The Kings ravaged the inside, and the Heat's various sudden points smashed the opponent's lineup to pieces.

Everyone played very lively in the first half, and the Heat also led 67:61.

Strong teams like to play against teams with poor overall defense. The main players can get a stable rest time, and various tactical drills can be the same as during training.

The other side brushes the data, they win, and everyone is happy.

In the third quarter, the Heat routinely strengthened their defense, and then only Cousins ​​could play.

With an inside line stronger than Hibbert, the Heat are really hard to defend.

And it's obviously more cost-effective to let this guy play singles a few more times to prevent everyone else from dying.

Unlike the Pacers, the core of the Pacers is still on the outside, and the king must be Cousins.

Weak teams can attack with explosive touch, but defense is not easy.

So when the Heat strengthened their defense, the King's defense was still the same, so the Heat relied on various tactical cooperation to open the score between the two sides a little bit.

By the end of the third quarter, a gap of almost [-] points appeared.

Rudy Gay also played weakly this time, Zhang Xiaotian took the opportunity to score points, and the task was completely prompted that it had become 6/10.

It can be said that his mentality has changed several times when doing this task, and now he has calmed down a lot. There are more than one or two teams with poor defense in the league. Under the offensive power of the Heat, Zhang Xiaotian is not worried at all.

On the third day after beating the Kings, the Heat played against the Eagles at home.

Wade won't play in the home game, and Wade's variable is getting more and more attention from the outside world.

The Heat's bench is not strong, and the absence of one of the Big Three will be very troublesome.

Now this is also something that the Heat are very worried about. After all, Zhang Xiaotian can't replace Wade's role.

But whether Wade will remain healthy by then is really uncertain.

The last time Millsap didn't play, the Heat won easily, but this time it will obviously not be so easy.

The current lineup of the Eagles is actually very good. There are backcourts, insiders and substitutes. What they lack may be a strong core.

Their head coach studied under Popovich, and he is very good at building a team.

But there are some things he should understand thoroughly. Popovich's success is also due to the big killer Duncan and the GDP combination centered on him.

The Hawks don't have that, and DeMarre Carroll can't match Leonard's defense.

So James showed a strong offensive power from the beginning. To play the Heat, James must be restricted. He can score and connect the team. Obviously, the Eagles did not do it.

Of course, their own offense is also good, with Horford and Millsap on the inside, Teague and Korver on the outside.

Ray Allen is facing off against Korver, and the two can't restrain each other. They are both dangerous if they raise their hands. If Wade is replaced, it will definitely be a different situation, and Korver will be smashed into a sieve.

Inside, the Eagles must have the upper hand. Although Bosh is confident in beating Horford, adding Millsap is hard to say. Both of them have good offensive capabilities.

However, Bosh did a good job in assisting the defense. Teague bullied Chalmers several times and was blocked by Bosh.

Bosh can't stand up to people, but it's still dangerous for a fast-moving, slender guard to come in.

When the main force is on the court, the Heat still have a relatively obvious advantage. Even if the inside is suppressed, James can't solve this problem at all.

The trouble came during the rotation period. If Ray Allen started, the Heat would have two or three old cats on the bench, and their offensive power was very lacking.

Perhaps because of his rivals in the same district, Spoelstra extended James' playing time.

Bosh logically also has the ability to lead the team. It should be that the Heat have no players who can match him alone.

As for Zhang Xiaotian, Spoelstra thinks he is more suitable as the end point. Now his basic strength is not strong enough, and he himself has no choice.

If he wants to lead the team, he can only lead the first half of the last quarter.

What made Spoelstra a little uncomfortable was that he barely rested James, and the team still trailed in the first half because the rebounds were crushed.

Even Elton Brand, the opponent's substitute veteran, who has been largely useless, grabbed offensive rebounds in a row. This is no longer a question of ability, but a player who did not meet the requirements of the coach.

"Rebounds, gentlemen, we can protect the backcourt rebounds, can't we?"

"We must also actively compete for offensive rebounds." After Spoelstra finished speaking with body language, James couldn't help adding.

Zhang Xiaotian has always been a good boy in the locker room, he immediately patted his chest and said: "I promise to complete the task, we will definitely win the game."

(End of this chapter)