The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 179 James Possession

For the tasks assigned by the head coach, the team's assistant coach in charge of offense is also worried.

Zhang Xiaotian's contribution to the team is obvious to all. The Big Three can still reach this level. The coaching staff is very satisfied.

But for his performance in training, the coaching staff is going crazy.

It's not that Zhang Xiaotian doesn't work hard, he works harder than most people, and he has a good understanding of tactics.

It's just that in training, men who often perform at critical moments in games are really too ordinary.

Of course, his choice in confrontation training is better than that of ordinary role players, but this is not enough to allow the coaching staff to design a training program specifically for him.

If the task entrusted by the head coach is not done well, the team must not only think that the players are not good enough, but the assistant coach who is not young is very depressed.

The game will continue, and their next opponent is the Blazers.

The Blazers' actions this summer are not particularly big, but last year, they cooperated more closely with the best rookie Lillard and Aldridge, the inner and outer core, and this season started very smoothly.

Although the Spurs, Thunder, Rockets, and Clippers in the West may be more concerned, the Trail Blazers are now ranked first, with the same record as the Thunder and also won the Thunder.

The Heat also attach great importance to it. The Blazers have both inside and outside, and their offensive power is extremely good.

The only problem with the Blazers may be team defense. They have several players who have first-class individual defense, but team defense is mediocre.

It may be related to the coach's tactical choice, but the Blazers have indeed become stronger this season.

However, there is still a small problem in this game, that is, James has truce.

Although it appeared on the injured list, it was only the team's protection for James.

Because James' muscles were a little tight after the game, and this time it was back-to-back, and the Heat's performance was so willful, they let James sit on the sidelines in a suit.

Fortunately, this time Wade played, the Heat's attack points are still enough.

However, if James does not play, the most affected defensive end, if Battier starts at the [-]th position, his defensive ability will be several grades worse.

If Ray Allen plays with the main lineup, Zhang Xiaotian may also play the fourth position. This is a test.

Either Lewis or Haslem, the specific situation depends on the situation on the court.

At the beginning of the game, Bosh played very high, of course, only on the offensive end.

The Blazers' inside line Robin Lopez and Aldridge also played very well, and their outside line did the same. To be precise, the defense on both sides was not good.

It is difficult for Zhang Xiaotian to help defend in the third position, and his current ability can't take care of that much, but he still entangles Batum very badly.

But on the offensive end, he also failed to play.

Batum's height and arm length means that his strength is a little bit weak, but it is enough to defend Zhang Xiaotian now.

Without James, Wade was naturally taken care of, but Chalmers, who had possession of the ball, organized well at the start.

During the rotation period, the Heat still had a slight advantage, and the Blazers did not have a ruthless role on the bench.

But as soon as the main force came up, their advantages became more obvious.

Needless to say inside, Lillard can't be restrained outside, and Matthews, this buddy played very well today, staring at Wade is very uncomfortable, and he still has a good performance on the offensive end.

At the most dangerous time, the Heat were about 10 points behind.

However, Bosh played extremely aggressively on the offensive end and felt very good. The Blazers didn't have many ways to deal with him.

After all, he has been a core player before, and he also has two brushes.

This is also related to Bosh's poor performance some time ago, and the Blazers did not pay enough attention to him.

At the end of the first half, Zhang Xiaotian's three-pointer chased the score to only one point. Unfortunately, Lillard hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, allowing the Blazers to enter the intermission with a 1-point advantage.

Bosh's performance also made the team coach decide to adjust the previous tactics, adding some conventional tactics of Bosh holding the ball inside and combining inside and outside.

Of course, it will be a little different from ordinary insiders. Bosh relies on his flexible footwork to hold the ball.

Bosh was still the first to attack in the second half, and the Blazers' defense gradually tilted to Bosh.

Battier's point was quickly replaced by Lewis to open up the space. Anyway, the defense inside is not easy to handle, so it is better to use the shooter to open up the space.

And the defense on the outside line has also become tighter. Let the opponent play inside without flanking. First, it must destroy the rhythm of the Blazers and make their outside feel unsustainable. Whether to shrink the defense afterwards depends on the actual situation.

Even facing the same opponent, the team will prepare several sets of tactics.

The performance of the players on the court will in turn affect the tactics. The fans are just watching the fun, but the coach is observing with a very professional eye.

But there is a problem with the current Heat. If Bosh is the main player, the shooters will not be so easy to use.

The Heat's shooters are prepared for breakthrough points, and Bosh is more suitable for the end.

Moreover, they played at a slower pace, and it was very difficult to overtake the score.

The Heat struggled when Wade and Bosh were replaced in the final minutes of the third quarter.

Zhang Xiaotian still can't afford to lead the Heat to a few shooters, but he did have a lot of opportunities in this game, and he stayed on the court at the end of each quarter.

Seeing that the Blazers had already led by 7 points, Mr. Zhang Xiaotian activated his key skills, and scored 2+1 by rushing in, and the handicap remained at 4 points.

At the end of the quarter, before Zhang Xiaotian played, the situation changed.

How should I put it, the Heat are not the only ones showing off Zhang Xiaotian at the end of the day.

Veterans like Ray Allen also become more powerful at critical moments.

And in the end, the Heat didn't have any reservations, the defensive rotation accelerated, and they started fighting regardless of physical strength.

Wade's consecutive breakthroughs caused damage, and the Blazers, who were still a little leisurely at first, quickly replaced the main force.

The Heat also replaced Zhang Xiaotian and placed him at the fourth position.

Spoelstra is not desperate, this is just an excess, the attacking lineup plays according to the effect, and after a few minutes, he will be replaced by a regular insider to play the final time.

What everyone didn't expect was that Zhang Xiaotian actually supported the inside defense.

First, Matthews broke through and was rewarded by Zhang Xiaotian with a nail plate cap when he made a layup.

Then Aldridge failed to hit Zhang Xiaotian with a low post, and after two defensive attacks, Zhang Xiaotian directly launched a counterattack to help the team score.

Tied and overtaken, at this moment he was simply possessed by James.

The Blazers were forced to timeout again, this timeout was unplanned, but they had to.

They can allow Bosh to score in singles, but they can't let the Heat explode from the outside.

Because it's not just defense, Zhang Xiaotian also showed a James-like breakthrough and scoring in the offense, and the Blazers felt the danger.

(End of this chapter)