The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 241 Fighting wits and courage
During the half-time break, the Heat players were a little emotional. Everyone knows what happened.

In addition to the old-fashioned rebounding problem, the offense is more important.

James and Wade didn't feel very good, and they were disturbed when they broke through several times. Zhang Xiaotian was restrained enough by Leonard, and he didn't make a three-pointer from the outside.

The Spurs' defense is very good, but the key is the Heat's tactical choice.

If the team's few ball-holding points cannot be played, the Heat's tactics will not be played.

But the only good thing is that Danny Green has fouled three times at this point.

Although Danny Green is not as important as Leonard, if one of the Spurs' defensive points is destroyed, the net they weave will have flaws, and the Heat don't need to worry about this kid's cold arrow from outside the three-point line.

So in the third quarter, they still increased their intensity and tried to cause trouble for the Spurs in terms of fouls.

The Spurs also have their ideas, they did a good first half, they need to continue.

For the Heat to increase their intensity in the second half, they are very clear that Popovich will adjust the playing time of players more carefully, but when he is on the court, he must keep up with the intensity, even stronger than the Heat.

They don't have a player like James, and they might be passive if they get entangled in the last few minutes, so they will determine enough advantages before then.

As soon as the second half started, James scored and his touch was adjusted.

This is the strength of an All-Star player, even if he is not so good at it, he can quickly adjust.

In this way, Dior's defense will not work.

In less than 4 minutes, the Spurs made adjustments, but instead of replacing Diaw, Danny Green was replaced because he fouled for the fourth time.

The Heat's tactic was half successful, and the other half was unsuccessful because the team didn't open the outside line. James was double-teamed and passed the ball out and others missed.

So the Spurs did not rush to withdraw inside, and they continued to maintain their advantage in rebounding.

The Heat can only adjust, Wade can play organization and defense if he doesn't feel good, but Chalmers is useless, and Ray Allen is replaced.

They even tried a purely small lineup, replacing Bosh with Lewis, but the situation was a bit troublesome.

The Spurs are very active on the offensive end. Parker breaks through and scores, and Leonard can also score.

Fortunately, the Heat restricted Duncan, or Duncan could not keep up with the current high intensity like other Spurs players.

Both parties have not achieved the ideal state, which is equivalent to half a catty.

But the Spurs are already ahead, so the pressure is on the Heat.

In this case, James turned on the scoring mode ahead of schedule and hit consecutive three-pointers.

When James scored 10 points in this quarter, the Spurs still made changes in defense.

First, the outside help defense was added, but when Leonard went to help defense, Zhang Xiaotian seized the opportunity and hit a three-pointer.

After a while, the Spurs changed to Leonard's main defense, and both Diaw and Duncan were replaced.

In addition, the rotation period has come, but this time the Heat let Zhang Xiaotian follow James to fight against it.

Since the substitutes couldn't beat the Heat, they began to fight for the main force. Except for Wade, Zhang Xiaotian, James, and Bosh could all play more than 10 minutes. The Spurs only had Leonard who could play against them.

This is also the team's advantage. For the chance of victory, if you fight for the main force, you will fight for the main force.

The Spurs didn't fight like this for the lead, and of course there was no way. They had to ensure Duncan's physical strength at the last moment, because Danny Green was troubled by fouls, and Popovich chose to let Bonner come up to defend Zhang Xiaotian.

This is also the remaining choice. After all, Ginobili suffers from hard work, and Popovich also hopes that Ginobili will play more on the offensive end.

His original intention was to block Zhang Xiaotian's shooting, and he also had an outside high point to restrain him.

But Duncan was not inside, and Zhang Xiaotian went straight in after receiving the ball.

In less than 2 minutes, Bonner was hit by Zhang Xiaotian three times. His defense was like paper in front of Zhang Xiaotian.

Popovich can't count all of them. This is a bad move. He can only make another substitution and play three guards. Even if he can't guard against Zhang Xiaotian, he still has to put pressure on the Heat on the offensive end.

With 2 seconds left in the third quarter, Zhang Xiaotian hit a three-pointer against Ginobili.

At 72:81, the scores of the two sides finally returned to single digits.

Let Leonard rest, or take a rest, not only physical problems, after defending James in the third quarter, Leonard also fouled twice more, Popovich can no longer let Leonard Six commits end.

Duncan was still resting, and the Spurs played four guards.

But 1 minute later, Danny Green fouled for the fifth time. Although he still led by 8 points, Popovich couldn't help scolding his mother.

Danny Green was yelled at by the old man, and obediently returned to the bench.

The Spurs continue to have four backs, but without Leonard and Danny Green, their defensive problems obviously cannot stop.

Zhang Xiaotian and Wade scored consecutively, and the Spurs also hit two three-pointers, but the score gap quickly narrowed to 6 points.

Although there is still a few minutes away from the ideal time, Popovich can't wait.

Duncan plays, Leonard plays, if the score is chased back, it will be too late.

The Heat also replaced James and went directly to the strongest lineup.

In this lineup, Leonard can only defend James, but Zhang Xiaotian scored again.

The four-back three-point tactic failed, and the Spurs replaced Diaw.

Another defense change, Diaw can only defend James, if Zhang Xiaotian is changed, he must be shot to death.

Duncan blocked shots as soon as he came up, which is full of deterrence. The Heat's next attack on the inside will definitely decrease.

The score was stalemate for a while, and the coaches of the two teams became very calm on the sidelines.

The Heat want to win the match point, they have even used the tactics of the main force, and they must not allow failure.

The Spurs are in a more dangerous situation. If they are led 3:1, they will basically be cold.

The Heat have used all their means, and the Spurs are no different. Their repertoire Ginobili's first start can only be used as a deterrent. The current Ginobili's first start effect may not be as good as Danny Green.

Zhang Xiaotian received the ball with his back at a 45-degree angle, and Leonard spread his arms behind him.

The increase in Zhang Xiaotian's strength made Leonard feel a little uncomfortable, but it was nothing more than that. At least on the defensive end, he didn't care about strength. His long arms directly covered Zhang Xiaotian.

What a troublesome defense, Zhang Xiaotian cursed secretly, but his eyes brightened.

He sat inside, then half-turned and suddenly made a small jump inside.

Leonard didn't get knocked out, but has lost some of his defensive position.

Duncan hurried over to help defend, not because he didn't believe Leonard, but Zhang Xiaotian's aggressiveness stimulated Duncan's defensive awareness.

But when Duncan came over, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly made a back pass.

(End of this chapter)