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Chapter 231 Small Ball Play
"boom"

With a loud roar, the basketball hoop trembled violently.James even kissed the rim before landing gracefully.Taking crab steps, he walked past a row of reporters and posed fully.

"Di!"

At the same time, the referee blew his whistle and made a T-shaped hand sign for a timeout.This is when Popovich greeted the technical table in advance when he saw the Heat launch a fast break.

"call!"

Yang Ke walked off the field slowly, took Gatorade from his substitute teammate, opened the lid and took a sip, then let out a sigh of relief.

At this time, Ginobili, who was not on the field, walked up to Yang Ke, shook his head and said, "The Heat are speeding up the offensive rhythm, and they want to use a small lineup to let the power forwards guard Battier, so as to get more A lot of shooting space."

"Indeed."

Nodding his head, Yang Ke's eyes revealed a solemn look.Speaking of fighting so far, Dior and Bonner are the two who suffer the most.Once they are pulled out, their defensive ability will be greatly reduced, and if they are not followed out, Bosh and Battier's mid-range and long-range shots are not for display.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and Ginobili's eyes sparkled, and he said slowly, "Do you see the key to the Heat's lineup?"

Taking a sip of water, Yang Ke said directly: "Battier and Miller, they not only have three-point shooting ability, but also are very tenacious in defense, and can well share the pressure on James and the others."

Ginobili nodded thoughtfully, seeing that Popovich had already walked over with a serious face, he didn't speak any more.He reached out and patted Yang Ke's shoulder, and immediately walked aside.

"Boys, you all performed well just now. It's just that the Heat obviously have a new routine today, and the old guy Spoel seems to be of a certain level. Well, it's difficult for me for the time being."

Picking up the tactical drawing board, Popovich first said a few words casually, trying to calm the players down, and then raised his head and said: "The Heat sent a small lineup, and their defense and rebounding inside became very weak. So then we'll play inside."

"What about the defense? I can't pull it out."

Panting, Dio asked a question.For him, in just a few minutes of the game, Battier, who defended more outside players, felt extremely tired.

Adjusting the distance slightly with his head down, Popovich knew very well that this was indeed a problem. The paintbrush held in his right hand moved unconsciously, but he said in his mouth: "In the future, you have to learn to pull it out to defend against people."

The corner of his mouth twitched, and Dio seemed a little speechless when he thought of dragging his thick body out to defend against others.

"In this way, let's adjust our defensive strategy. Diaw, you go to guard James, Leonard to guard Wade, and Young to guard Battier."

After a moment of silence, Popovich stared at the five players who were about to play, made the final arrangement, and instructed, "The Heat will definitely create space as much as possible. When changing defenses, you must always stay focused and create enough space for your opponent. pressure……"

Popovich finished a few words in a hurry, and the timeout ended. Players from both sides walked onto the court one by one. Neither side changed players during the timeout.

It was the Spurs' offensive round. Yang Ke took Leonard's serve and had just crossed the center line when Diaw on the left was pulled out and stood on the right side of Wade's body.

Yang Ke took advantage of the situation and accelerated towards his left front. When he ran to the three-point line, he saw James who chose to switch directly to him.No need to think about it, Wade, who was blocked by Dior's body, had to stay to defend Dior.

After continuing to run a few steps along the three-point line, Yang Ke then passed the ball back to Diaw.When Dior got the ball, he had already formed a situation where the big beat the small. He immediately relied on his physical advantage to crush him to the basket and make a layup.

Rubbing his slightly sore chest, Wade walked past James, frowned and said, "I can't continue to switch defenses, I can't stop Dior."

"Ok!"

Panting, James slowly narrowed his eyes.The Spurs' pick-and-roll routines have always made them feel tricky and difficult, mainly because the big men in charge of the Spurs' pick-and-roll have good passing ability and rich offensive methods.

Catching Bosh's serve, James is still in control of the ball.Running to the frontcourt with the ball, looking at Diaw who was one step behind the three-point line and standing on the front road, James obviously did not expect the Spurs to choose to switch to mark.

After being stunned for a moment, James then realized that he was overjoyed.Compared with Leonard's winding defense, Audi's normal defensive routine will undoubtedly reduce the threat to him several times.

James immediately broke through with the ball directly, and with a cross step and some fake moves, he easily passed Dior in one step, quickly sprinted to the extremely empty paint area, and dunked after a three-step jump.

As the Spurs switched to Diaw's defense, James, a superstar in the league, rarely took the initiative for a while, and successfully singled Diaw for several consecutive rounds.Killed to the basket again and again, forcing the Spurs to return to the middle.

And after the Spurs choose to block back, James can often pass the ball to every player in the breakthrough. This kind of space basketball play makes every player on the Spurs court exhausted.

And even so, the Heat were still able to find a little room to shoot, and Battier and the others mostly seized the opportunity to throw the ball into the net.

Throughout the first quarter, the Heat played very flexibly and smoothly, with almost no mistakes.Even better than the Spurs, which have always been famous for their tactical quality and teamwork, they play better offensively.

As if Spoelstra woke them up, the entire Heat team was willing to accept sacrifices in playing time and shots.Everyone plays their due responsibilities in their own position.

At the end of the first quarter, the Heat had an unbelievable ten-point lead over the Spurs.This achievement, in this season, the Heat are the first team to do it.

Looking at the Heat soldiers walking off the field slowly from a distance, Popovich could clearly see the excitement on their faces, and he grabbed his white hair rather depressed.

What a trouble, I really miss the Heat who were taught a lesson by the Mavericks last season... Now, it's going to cost me brain cells again!
Popovich murmured a few words to himself, the big three who have run in well, plus a group of good role players, are indeed too tricky.Then he turned to Borrego and said, "Let the assistant coaches stay after the game, and go to the video room to watch the video of the game together and study it carefully. The Heat's small ball style of play is not easy! "

"No problem, I'll tell the technical station later and ask them to leave us a copy of the backup video."

Borrego nodded not unexpectedly. As a basketball coach at the level, he can see that the Heat's small-ball lineup and style of play.Although it has just been practiced, the miraculous effect is very obvious, and it must and is worthy of in-depth study.

　During the two years when the Heat's Big Three won the championship, the small ball style they used was really strong.Battier is really the key, at least I didn't expect that outside line to be able to reach the power forward position like him.

　　Uh, of course, except for Dior, who has become strong and strong, after all, he can play five positions... (￣┰￣*)
　　
　
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