NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

"In this game, we played too passively."

In a hotel near Phoenix's Westside Arena, Pat Riley, the fortune teller, spoke out to all the Heat players.

This is already the second day of the first match between the two teams. At this time, there are a lot of reports and discussions about the first match between the two sides.

But Pat Riley shielded all of this. After spending most of the morning analyzing the previous game with the coaching staff, Riley immediately organized all players to conduct a post-match review.

In fact, during the game, Pat Riley has already realized the problems of the Heat in this game.

"The Suns played too many counterattacks, coupled with the excellent outside touch of the Suns team in the first game, it is equivalent to allowing the Suns to fully play what they are good at."

"If we continue to play like this, there will be no chance of winning!"

Pat Riley finished talking about the team's biggest problem in the last game, and then began to arrange tactics.

In the first game, he once adopted a strategy, which was to give up offensive rebounds and speed up the defense.

But after a game, Pat Riley found that the effect was not ideal.

After the Suns took the defensive rebound, they could easily launch a counterattack, but instead allowed the Suns to play a fast-paced offense.

So Pat Riley realized that his team needed to change.

It is impossible to completely abandon the offensive rebounds. Who will fight for the offensive rebounds is the key now.

Pat Riley is setting up plays, and so is Mike D'Antoni on the other side.

D'Antoni is very clear about where the Suns won in the first game, how to further expand this advantage of his team, if the rounds that easily scored points in the first game cannot be played.

What about the sun.

There are at least four games in a round of playoffs. The various changes and adjustments in the middle are the reason why the NBA playoffs are so good.

So, as soon as the second game started, the two teams immediately felt the difference in each other.

The starting lineups of the two sides for the second game have not been adjusted. In order to be able to fight against O'Neal, Kurt Thomas still started the game, while Ling Yang continued to sit and watch the game after the opening.

Then he quickly discovered that the Heat's tactics had made some adjustments.

In the last game, at the beginning, the Heat may have hoped to play from the inside out.

So after the opening, they kept attacking O'Neal, which did cause some trouble for the Suns.

But again, this also caused a lot of consumption to O'Neill.

Coupled with the fast pace of the Suns, O'Neal was very tired from playing.

At the same time, the Suns' flanking and fouls also made O'Neal's offensive efficiency not very high.

In this game, the ball is more distributed by Wade and Williams.

Wade got more shots than in the previous game, and Ling Yang vaguely saw the appearance of the Flash who shot from outside in the 06 Finals in the previous life.

O'Neal will naturally hit this point, but it is more of a direct attack after receiving the ball, and there is a lot less hard hitting.

In this way, O'Neal played more easily and more efficiently.

Then in terms of defense, the Heat also changed.

In the previous game, the Heat's strategy was to give up the frontcourt and pursue the speed of retreat.

In this game, the Heat did not do so. O'Neal and Wade fought for rebounds, and only the other three players retreated completely regardless of rebounds.

On Wade's side, if there is an opportunity to grab the frontcourt, he will grab it.

If not, he is directly following Nash.

Use Wade's excellent movement speed and very good defensive ability to limit Nash's rapid advancement.

As for O'Neal, obviously, Pat Riley realized that it was difficult for him to keep up with the speed of the Suns in the transition process of offense and defense, so he simply let him also grab the frontcourt board, so that the Suns would not be too easy Possession of the ball for a chance to counterattack.

This kind of adjustment really worked. The Heat, whether on the offensive end or defending the Sun's counterattack, obviously did better than the previous game.

At 5 minutes and 52 seconds into the first quarter, the score between the two teams was 14:12, and the heat team was in the lead.

But at this time, the ball is still in the hands of the Suns.

Because the Heat hit the ball just this round, and Wade deliberately delayed Nash's receiving time, when Nash advanced to the half court, even O'Neal, who was the slowest to retreat, had already settled on the Heat's side.

The Suns were forced to start playing positional warfare.

At this time, Ling Yang had already stood up from the bench and came to the technical platform in the middle of the field, ready to play.

But D'Antoni saw that Nash alone was not enough to bring the rhythm of the entire arena up, so he thought of replacing Ling Yang, who had an excellent impact.

However, there is no dead ball on the court, so Ling Yang has no chance to play.

On the court, after Nash controlled the ball beyond the three-point line, Kurt Thomas immediately mentioned the high post for Nash to pick and roll.

This is also the most common tactic in the Suns' positional battles in these two games. Using O'Neal's relatively insufficient ability to move and expand, he played pick-and-roll tactics. ,

O'Neill moved his feet, but did not choose to completely mention the high position.

This is the Heat's pick-and-roll tactic. Knowing that it is difficult for O'Neal to mention high-post defense, they adopted a zone defense method, and O'Neal was responsible for defending near the three-second zone.

If the ball is handed over to Kurt Thomas, it's other Heat players who will defend.

At this time, on the Heat's side, Williams, Haslem and others have already moved their feet and prepared to rotate defense.

Ling Yang stood near the technical stage, watching the game on the field, and the next moment, he couldn't help applauding:

"Beautifully delivered!!"

But at this moment on the court, when Nash rushed to O'Neal, he threw the ball suddenly.

However, the ball was not passed to Kurt Thomas, who seemed to be empty at this time to attract the Heat's defensive attention, but to Raja Bell, who was running outside.

When Williams realized that Bell, who was facing him, had a chance to catch the ball, he immediately followed up and raised his hands in an attempt to interfere.

However, Bell also shot the ball extremely decisively.

Outside the three-point line, the hand goes up and down.

"Shh!"

Hollow into the net.

At 14:15, the Suns overtook by 1 point.

"Beautiful shot!"

On the sidelines, Ling Yang's applause never stopped.

Bell is the most stable three-pointer in the team, and he hit his second three-pointer in less than half a quarter.

And this is an important reason why the Suns will not fall into passiveness on the court after the Heat changed their tactics and style of play.

The game continued, and more than ten seconds later, Wade's dribble on the Heat's side encountered Bell's defense. The Flash wanted to pass the ball to Walker, but was destroyed by Marion and went out of bounds. The ball was dead on the court.

Ling Yang replaced Kurt Thomas.

5 minutes later……

"Ling Yang grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and pushed forward quickly. He didn't force himself and chose to pass the ball to Nash!"

"Ling Yang cut in quickly, Nash passed the ball, oh, Nash gave the ball to House, three points...had it!!"

"The sun's offense is really beautiful! After Ling Yang came on the court, the team's offensive speed was obviously faster! In this round just now, although Ling Yang didn't score directly, his fast advance and cuts attracted the Heat's defensive attention.

And the Suns' outside shooting feels really good today, and Nash also sent a very good assist! "

Seeing that the first quarter of the game is coming to an end, and the score of the two teams has changed from 14:15 to 25:32, the atmosphere at the scene has become more and more heated.

After the start of the game, although the Heat said that the quick counterattack against the Suns did a good job.

But in the first half of the game, the two sides focused on offense.

After all, nearly 15 points were scored in half a quarter.

After Ling Yang replaced Kurt Thomas on the field, theoretically the Suns' interior defensive height was reduced, but Ling Yang's excellent ability to assist in defense and supplementary defense, as well as the reduced ability to rush and grab rebounds made up for this.

Obviously, on the offensive end, Ling Yang is more lethal.

Fighting offense is not what the Heat are good at.

So in this half of the game, the Heat can barely maintain the scoring efficiency of the first half of the quarter, while the Suns' scoring efficiency is even higher.

The Heat have already paid attention to the defensive counterattack against Ling Yang after he got the rebound, but they still couldn't prevent the Suns from accelerating their offense after Ling Yang came on the court.

As long as Ling Yang gets the ball in the backcourt, the advancing speed must be extremely fast.

If he can play on his own, he can do it directly. If he attracts the Heat's defensive attention, he will give the ball to Nash.

Ling Yang's own passing vision is not very good, so he kept in mind Nash's position and handed the ball to Nash for transfer.

In this game, the Suns' overall shooting feel is good, and House just played can also hit a three-pointer.

The 7-point difference is not big, but it is enough to make the Suns fans excited, because they once again see the team attacking at their favorite rhythm.

"Strike, steal, Ling Yang completes the steal! Do it by yourself...the dunk is beautiful!!!"

In the blink of an eye, the field changed again.

The Heat launched an attack, and Wade tried to pass the ball to his teammates under the pressure of Ling Yang, but was stopped by Ling Yang, who had quick eyesight and quick hands.

This time, Ling Yang did not choose to give the ball to Nash, but chose to dribble the ball for a fast break.

During the counterattack, Wade tried to stop Ling Yang but failed.

He could only watch Ling Yang succeed in dunking, to avoid another foul.

9 points difference!The Suns further extended their lead.

And the Suns also maintained this point difference until the end of the first quarter.

At 27:36, after the first quarter, the Suns, who had already won the game and played at home, once again widened the point difference to the double-digit critical line.

After entering the second quarter, the Heat's defensive tactics finally worked. Their counterattack restrictions on Ling Yang and Nash had an effect.

However, the gap between the two teams has not narrowed.

The Suns' outside shooting in this game is very good. Bell made 3 of 2 three-pointers in the first quarter, and contributed three serves of 3 of 2 in the second quarter.

And House came on as a substitute today, and the effect was also very good. Lici hit a three-pointer in the second quarter.

With the fire support of the Suns outside players, even though the counterattack was not very good, the Suns still scored 27 points in the second quarter.

53:63, the first half ended, and the Suns held a 2-digit lead.

In the second half, the Suns finally felt the power of the steady and steady Heat.

With the counterattack continuing to be limited, the Suns fell more into positional warfare and hand-to-hand combat with the Heat.

After the halftime break, the Suns players' touch was not as hot as the first half of the game.

77:83, after three quarters, the Heat approached the point difference to 6 points.

Throughout the game, the Suns tried to shoot more outside shots, but the effect was not good, which also led to only 20 points in a single game.

If it weren't for the Heat's scoring explosiveness itself is not strong, the huge point difference may be further narrowed.

However, after entering the last quarter, the atmosphere on the scene became hot again.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ling Yang first hit a jumper with an emergency stop and hit 2 points during the breakthrough.

Then, taking advantage of the fact that Posey missed a three-pointer on the Heat's side, Ling Yang grabbed the backboard and made a strong attack all the way. Under the strong pinch of Wade and Haslem, he made a layup and caused a foul.

2+1!

With Ling Yang's successful three-pointer, the point difference between the two sides returned to double digits again.

This undoubtedly cheered up the depressing Suns in the third quarter. In the subsequent games, although there was no big climax, and even the Heat gave it a go and played a small climax of 6:0, the Suns were steady. Steady control of the situation on the field.

100: 106.

At the end of the game, the Suns won by 6 points.

In the series of the finals, the Suns have achieved a big score of 2:0.

For the Heat, Wade is still the team's top scorer, even scoring higher than in the previous game. He scored 32 points and 8 assists, but made 5 turnovers. Ling Yang naturally contributed a lot .

O'Neal scored 24 points and 12 rebounds in the game. His free throws today were better than in the previous game, but the team's offense still focused more on Wade.

The Heat's role players performed better than in the previous game, but facing the Suns who continued to play well, it was still not enough to win.

Ling Yang continued to play well, with a slight decrease in scoring, but other statistics have increased, with 25 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocked shots and 4 steals in the game.

Although Nash had only 12 offenses in this game, he scored 20 points and became the team's 20+10 players with Ling Yang.

Stoudemire, Marion and Bell also played relatively stable, scoring 20, 16 and 16 points respectively.

The rest of the points came from House, Kurt Thomas and Barbosa.

Win both home games!

For the Suns, the start of the finals is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to the Suns.

And next, the two teams will move to Miami, and the Suns need an away game.

However, neither the Suns players nor the Suns fans were too worried. The offense played smoothly in two consecutive games, which made everyone confident in winning the entire series.

Ling Yang is the calmer one, not because he has a sense of crisis.

But he clearly remembered that in the previous life in 06, the Heat also lost 2 games first, then won four consecutive games, and finally defeated the Mavericks to win the O'Brien Cup.

Such a Heat should not be underestimated.