The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 212 How to Beat the Heat
Hinrich missed a three-pointer, and the Heat launched a counterattack under the protection of the rebound.

Zhang Xiaotian seized the opportunity and continued to cross the dribble so that Gibson's center of gravity was unstable and hit two points again.

The Bulls were forced to timeout, and after the timeout, they successfully hit the inside twice.

But Wade, who had been low-key for a long time on the Heat's side, also made a successful steal and caused a foul and made two free throws. The Heat still led by 5 points, but the time has come to the last minute.

The Heat also switched to a double inside defensive lineup, and no longer gave the Bulls the opportunity to play directly inside.

Hinrich withstood the pressure at the critical moment and made an outside hit, but then Zhang Xiaotian fought back.

In 20 seconds, with a gap of 5 points, the Bulls substituted and tried a three-point tactic. After the miss, the game has no meaning to continue.

Zhang Xiaotian's scoring in this battle is still not as good as the Big Three, but the ambitious teams have seen his value. If they want to beat the Heat in the playoffs, Zhang Xiaotian will be the hurdle they can't get around.

The scoring ability at critical moments is simply the best role player.

The Heat originally had the Big Three. If it weren't for the fact that their play style didn't take into account the inside line, and Wade's condition declined due to injury, other teams would have no chance.

But when other teams saw the opportunity, Zhang Xiaotian plugged the Heat's loophole again.

For a while, the coaching staff of each team was analyzing the method of defeating the Heat.

Although this kind of thing has been thought about for most of the season, as the playoffs get closer, this situation is becoming more and more imminent.

Using offense instead of defense, and attacking its weaknesses, can succeed in the first three quarters, but no one can stand out in the fourth quarter.

This problem is actually quite unsolvable. At the critical moment, there are more constraints on the inside line. It is necessary to have a strong outside line holding the ball. It is best to have the ability to ignore all defenses, but this has nothing to do with tactics.

If you can't attack, if you want to win the Heat on defense, then you must have a master of defense, you must have a master of single defense, and you must have a good team defense.

The Spurs and Bulls have already set an example, which can only be sighed for teams without goods, and is of great reference value for strong teams.

If you have both offense and defense, it will be the battle in front of the Spurs.

The All-Star players in the Spurs' lineup have faded away. It seems that they can do what most teams in the league can do, but it is extremely difficult to do it.

The Heat's coaching staff is also working overtime, and everyone is thinking about playoff tactics.

After the Bulls, the Heat will fly to Washington to play back-to-back.

The Wizards have risen this season, and it is a bit difficult to play.

In fact, they also initially have the configuration to kill the Heat. The inside line that can assist in defense is also an inside line that can attack. .

Just looking at the configuration, they seem to be stronger than the Spurs, except that the core players are slightly younger.

But from the record, it is clear that their core players are not as strong as the Big Three, nor do they have the team ability of the Spurs, so they are not stable enough.

Get rid of the Heat, they have a chance, but in the playoffs, they are more likely to fail.

The Heat are playing back-to-back away games, and the Wizards still have great hopes of defending their home games.

At the beginning of the game, the Wizards were rebounding.

However, their attack was launched from the outside, and it was also because Nene was injured and did not play.

Gortat grabbed 10 rebounds in the first quarter, making Bosh doubt his life.

They did everything well, and Wall and Beal also showed offensive power.

But what they didn't expect was that they defended James' breakthrough, but James hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside.

There is really no way to do this kind of thing. It is obviously a textbook defense. If James' shooting weakness is gone, then there is really no way to defend.

On the court, you have to be a little bit lucky, although luck is based on strength.

That is to say, there will be seven games in each round of the playoffs, otherwise, like the World Cup, there will be no less upsets.

In the second quarter, James' touch returned to normal. Although he also shot two points well, compared with the three-pointers in the first quarter, the Wizards are very satisfied.

Only lost 2 points in the half, suppressed rebounds, did a good job on both the offensive and defensive ends, and the rotation players also seized the opportunity. Just need to work harder to win the game.

With this kind of thinking, most of them have to be sad. The strength in the second half is the monopoly of strong teams. Moderate.

Unless it's time to compete for stars, they can do better than James.

At the beginning of the second half, the Heat raised their defensive level.

After the intermission, the athlete's body tends to appear in a state of insufficient tension.

Raise the strength, you can catch the opponent by surprise.

The Wizards made consecutive mistakes, but they adjusted abruptly.

The method is to attack the inside, and Gortat did it. Bosh playing the fifth position will indeed make some quasi-first-class insiders play first-class standards.

When James tried to shoot from the outside again, he found that the touch was no longer there.

If you are not good at it, you are not good at it. If it could be solved easily, with James' training efforts, it would have been solved long ago.

However, James has a very high golf quotient, so if he finds that the touch is not there, he will not be reluctant, and then he will focus on organizing and attacking the inside.

When it comes to the rotation period, James' shortcomings of bad touch are magnified.

The Wizards' bench players Drew Gooden and Martell Webster have played well, but the Heat's shooters have only played so-so.

This situation has happened many times this season. It seems that shooters don't need too strong physical fitness. It doesn't matter if they are older, but in high-intensity games, it is not so easy to find opportunities to shoot.

The Heat's shooters are too old, all of them need James to feed the ball, and it is easier to be targeted.

At the end of the third quarter, Wizards veteran Al Harrington hit a three-pointer, putting the two sides on the same starting line.

Increase the intensity and speed, and the Wizards have caught it.

Then, the winner can only be decided in the last quarter, and both sides are full of confidence.

Many teams have studied Zhang Xiaotian, but they only see the surface.

A good role player, the best supplement outside the Big Three, a player with a big heart.

But what his real strength is, it is basically difficult for any team to know. Everyone's definition is a powerful role player, or the level of the team's third leader.

It's not wrong, Zhang Xiaotian's strength is indeed like this, the general team is the third leader, and a strong team like the Heat ranks fourth.

However, his strength is uneven. When the skills are not activated, the team usually starts. If the skills are activated, he is a quasi-All-Star or an All-Star. It is everyone's judgment based on the combination.

Then, the defense is not targeted.

(End of this chapter)