i have a coaching book

Chapter 164
In the first half, the Cavaliers squandered their great situation, were chased by the Heat, and even gave up the lead.

The head coach of the Cavaliers, Paul Silas, had a solemn face, but he was not very anxious.

On the faces of the players, there was no look that the Cavaliers would lose.

The Heat are full of momentum, with fierce outside firepower, but that's all they have on their cards. There is almost no inside offense, they just float outside and shoot.

As long as they suppress their outside lines, or even as long as their physical strength is weak, they can throw themselves to death.

The Cavaliers still have their hole cards. In the second quarter, Ilgauskas and Boozer of the Cavaliers hardly played.

However, in the next step, the offensive rhythm of the game is still firmly in the hands of the Cavaliers. As long as the pair of kings in their hands are shot, how can the Heat's rookie-like interior be able to withstand the Cavaliers' offensive firepower?
The result is self-evident!The Heat's life is still in his hands, and he still worries that the Heat will turn the world over?

Although the Cavaliers knew that they had the advantage, they did not hold back when the third quarter started.

The Heat didn't keep it either. Except for Butler replacing Haslem in the small frontcourt, the other four positions remained unchanged, and they went all out to win the game with offense.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Cavaliers' tactics worked. Ilgauskas made a low position on the left side, received James' suspension line with his back, shook his shoulders, took a step directly to the bottom line, turned over and jumped out, showing off again. Put the precise center and hit the bull's-eye steadily, and you will get 2 points.

50 is better than 49!

As soon as the second half started, the Cavaliers took advantage of the inside line and took a goal from the Heat, giving the opponent a blow.

Next, Ilgauskas once again dominated the basket, caught the ball and made a shot, succeeded in an alley-oop dunk after the pick-and-roll, caught and dribbled the ball with his back, made a pick at the basket, and easily entered the bag...

Ilgauskas seems to be playing like a superstar. With a height of 221cm, he stands out from the crowd on the basketball court. The insiders of the Heat can only parry.

However, the situation in the third quarter surprised the Cavaliers. The easy lead they imagined did not appear, although Ilgauskas and Boozer jointly guarded the inside and played what they wanted.

However, the Cavaliers are still behind in the score.

Even the Heat almost opened the score between the two teams by more than 10 points.

What's the matter?What about the inside line crushing?
Indeed, the Cavaliers managed to crush the inside, and the hole cards they played had the desired effect.

However, I didn't expect the Heat to simply not get entangled with the Cavaliers' inside line, and desperately blocked the Heat's outside line. Using their powerful mobility, they played a good efficiency of infinite zone defense, freezing the Cavaliers' outside firepower.

Preventing the Cavaliers' outside shooting percentage from diving, James made 5 of 1 shots and relied on free throws to score 4 points.Elke Williams made 3 of 1 shots and only contributed 2 points.Wagner defended 3 for 0 and scored no points.

The Heat used the outside firepower to defend the Frozen Cavaliers, but their own offense was not lost. They continued the firepower in the second quarter and maintained a multi-point blooming and flowing offensive.

Everyone doesn't take many shots, but their hit rate is frighteningly high. There is also the taste of Princeton tactics. Whoever has a chance will take a shot without any muddle.

If the Cavaliers miss, grab the rebound like crazy, hit a quick counterattack.

Simple one hit one accurate.

At the end of the third quarter, the Heat played a 30-22 offense and defense, leading the Cavaliers by 79 points 70-9 in a timeout, and entered the decisive battle in the fourth quarter.

The game started in the fourth quarter, and the situation on the court changed suddenly. As soon as the game opened, James entered the "Full Zhan" offensive mode.

First, the arc above the three-point line, raised the ball over the top, slightly bent his knees, faced Wade's defense with a three-pointer, and directly opened his hand to throw.

There was a bang of iron strikes.

The basketball bounces out.

However, the Cavaliers' offense was not over. After James landed, he immediately cut to the basket.

Ilgauskas and Boozer blocked the position together and firmly controlled the rebound. Boozer easily took off the rebound, dribbled it, and passed it directly.

James rushed to the basket to catch the ball, jumped up, and with a bang, he smashed and dunked with one hand.

2 points recovered! !

Immediately afterwards, James once again held the ball in the middle to force Wade, made a crab step, and went inside, although he was double-teamed by Wade and Jones.

James still didn't pass the ball, he directly pulled the ball up, drew the bow and set the arrow at the free throw line, and made a horse-riding throw.

James' shots are a bit hasty, very slow, and the arc of basketball is a bit high.

With a bang, the white net flowers overflowed, and the basketball fell into the net.

Get back 2 points again! !

The Cavaliers suffered a loss in the third quarter and came to their senses. It's just that the inside is strong. If the outside firepower is misfired, it is still difficult to win.

Therefore, the Cavaliers changed their offensive rhythm, focusing on the outside line and assisting the inside line.

The outside attack is not strong?There is no problem, the offensive shot must be firm, if you can’t make a shot, the Cavaliers still have rebounds, if you shoot a few more times, the feel will come, and the score will come.

With this tactical concept, as soon as the fourth quarter opened, James began to attack infinitely, hitting and hitting, and actually found the touch.

Even if he can't make a shot, he has rebounds and can still cause damage. He went to the free throw line and scored 11 points in a single quarter, making 8 of 4 shots.

Wagner was finally on the outside and found his touch. He made 7 of 3 shots and scored 7 points. The efficiency was still not high.

However, the Cavaliers have an advantage in rebounding. Even if Ilgauskas made 3 of 2 shots and only scored 4 points, Boozer did not score many points. Still, let the Cavaliers complete their pursuit of the Heat.

In the last few minutes, the situation was very tense, and the two sides took the lead alternately.

With 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Heat relied on Wade's breakthrough layup to achieve a go-ahead again.

However, there is still time for the Cavaliers to make a one-hit lore.

The Cavaliers did not pause, and James successfully dribbled the ball to the frontcourt under the pressure of the Heat, but was forced by Wade and Jones in advance when he wanted to break through.

James' basketball was almost cut off, but fortunately, James took the risk of pulling the ball and jumping up, as if he was about to touch porcelain to cause a foul. Wade and Jones did not reach out very simply.

After all, at this time, he was cheated and fouled, and lost unjustly, so he had to guard against it.

James jumped up and couldn't cheat the foul. Fortunately, he passed the ball in the air to Wagner who was open on the right.

Outside the 65-degree three-point line on the right, Wagner caught the ball and faced the frame without any hesitation, and directly shot a three-point jumper.

With a bang, the basketball bounced out of the frame.

Ilgauskas took off the offensive rebound over Grant's head.

With a casual pass to the middle, Wagner went to the basket and directly succeeded without dunking his hands.

94 is better than 93!

The basketball was hit, and the time of the game was almost over, leaving only 3 seconds for the Heat.

Wade made a quick post from the bottom line, and took two long-range three-pointers, but was blocked by James.

At the end of the game, the Cavaliers were shocked and faceless. They beat the Miami Heat by 94 to 93 by 1 point and won three consecutive victories.

Ilgauskas dominated the basket, made 16 of 14 shots, 4 of 2 free throws, and scored 30 points and 12 basketballs, which became the key to winning.

James scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Although the efficiency was average, he stood up in the crucial fourth quarter and led the Cavaliers to complete the reversal and had the last laugh.

The Heat played a lot of points, with 6 players in double figures, but the highest score was Jones' 16 points. Although the offense on the outside line was blooming, the defense on the inside was flourishing. Too much reliance on the quality of the touch, and no rebounds, can only swallow the bitter fruit of defeat.

(End of this chapter)