NBA: I am the card dealer

Chapter 265: Being beaten!

After the game.

The local media in Miami was completely thrown into a frenzy and shouted out the championship declaration.

2:0 ah!

They are only two games away from winning the championship.

Once they win the championship, it will be three championships in five years, truly half a dynasty. How could they not be excited?

But during the interview, Xue Liancheng was relatively calm.

Reporter: "You are only two games away from winning the championship. Have you ever thought about how to celebrate after winning the championship?"

Xue Liancheng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's still early. They are the best offensive team in the league. No one dares to pat their chests and say that they can beat them 100%. We haven't reached the time to celebrate yet, far from it... "

What the hell...

Where did you go!

Are you thinking about celebrating?

There are countless 2:0 leads that were overturned in the end. To put it more recently, when Wade won the championship in 06, he was 0:2 behind.

What happened?

After winning four games in a row and sending the Mavericks to heaven, Nowitzki's title of softie is definitely due to Wade.

of course.

I won’t say what the ingredients were in the 06 finals, everyone knows it.

What's more, after two battles, both sides have figured out each other's routines. They know each other's strengths and weaknesses clearly.

The first is the Heat. Their advantage is that their unlimited defense can completely match the Warriors' five deadly players. They have eliminated the Warriors' two indispensable magic weapons: space-gaining space and air-cutting.

The second advantage is Xue Liancheng himself. His unrivaled vision and ability to read the game are the key to breaking through defenses.

As long as he can break free, it will be a matter of time to win the Warriors.

For example, in the absence of Green in the second game, Xue Liancheng nailed the missing link of the Warriors, and the devastating offense reappeared, leaving the Warriors helpless.

The Heat's disadvantages are also obvious.

The offense relies on Xue Liancheng. If Xue Liancheng stalls, only singles will be left, running around like headless flies.

The second disadvantage is that the three-pointer is unstable.

Except for Xue Liancheng himself, no one else has stable three-point shooting. Whether it is Wade, P.J. Tucker, Batum, or Ibaka, they can make three or four shots when they are accurate, and when they are not, they can make three-pointers. , that’s really unacceptable!

The Warriors' problem is also obvious.

They rely too much on the offense of the Splash Brothers, especially the three-pointers. If they both stall, it will not be easy for the Warriors to win.

In addition, they could not find a way to break the Heat's unlimited switching defense, so regardless of running positions and air cuts, they were unable to play the smooth and flowing offense they had in the regular season.

Let’s talk about the advantages.

The Warriors have an absolute three-point strength, and the space they can create is still very large, but they are unable to use it under the Heat's unlimited defense changes.

The second advantage is that Curry and Thompson are crazy.

Once they were able to get it right, it would be like hailstones, crackling and crushing people to death.

Now it depends on who can seize the opponent's pain points first and beat them hard, or expand their own advantages and make the opponent unable to guard against them.

of course.

When there is a stalemate, there is another magic weapon, which is to see who has better touch and stronger toughness, whoever is likely to win the game.

Especially the performance of the stars on both sides is crucial.

He knows best how crazy the Spice Brothers are. No one knows when they will suddenly erupt. It is really like a scourge that cannot be stopped by a gate.

Reporter: "The two sides have already gone through two battles. You have achieved such a clear lead in the big score. Don't you still have the confidence to defeat them?"

Xue Liancheng: "Confidence and celebration are completely different things. We will not underestimate the enemy in the slightest."

Reporter: "In your opinion, who is more difficult to deal with, the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Warriors?"

Xue Liancheng: "They are all equally difficult to deal with, but if I had to choose one, it would undoubtedly be the Golden State Warriors."

Before Gasol was injured, they were not afraid of James at all.

It can be said that they restrained James to death.

Once James fails to perform, the Cavaliers will be equivalent to a tiger without teeth and nothing to fear.

On the other hand, the Warriors are different.

Curry and Thompson will kill you with all kinds of unreasonable three-pointers. It will only take a matter of minutes.

This uncertainty factor is too great, and winning or losing is sometimes beyond one's control.

Even if he has two 100% hit skills, he can't say he can nail the Warriors at the critical moment.

really.

In the third game, the prediction came true as expected.

Back at home, the Warriors finally broke out.

It started raining three-pointers as soon as the game opened, and it wasn't Curry and Thompson who made the shots, but the three of them, Barnes, Iguodala, and Green, shot them right away.

I don’t know what the league was thinking about in this game, but they didn’t suspend Green and Ibaka, but fined them.

The two also kept a low profile and did not dare to cause trouble again.

Green's return has reactivated the Warriors' offensive rhythm, with air cuts and running moves reappearing Yong San's crazy style.

wrong……

In this game, the Warriors went crazy in the first quarter.

If the outside feel is better, the space inside will be larger, and they will naturally have more opportunities to run and cut out.

This resulted in the Heat being unable to defend the inside line, unable to protect the frame, and having holes everywhere on the outside line.

Throughout the first quarter, the Warriors made 26 of 14 shots, with an overall shooting rate of 53.8%. They made 12 of 6 three-pointers, with a shooting rate of over 40%, and scored points in a single quarter.

The Heat played normally and only scored 24 points.

This was very fatal, falling behind by 16 points in the first quarter.

This big pit is so deep and dark that you can't even see the bottom at a glance.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Heat's entire main lineup came out to try desperately to fill the hole.

But in the end it turned out that some of it was in vain.

Because the Warriors' offense is going smoothly, the effect of their unlimited defense changes is relatively limited.

The most important thing is that their offense still hasn't improved, scoring 26 points in a single quarter, which is quite satisfactory.

So at halftime.

The score was fixed at 50:64, and the Heat were still 14 points behind.

Something is not quite right.

During the intermission, Spoelstra reprimanded everyone for the first time with a red face, and finally drank chicken soup.

This is the finals!

Every game is extremely crucial. If you have a chance to win, you must not lose.

Section 3.

Wade finally broke out, making consecutive shots and scoring 8 points wildly. The point difference was once close to 6 points, and it was about to be wiped out, but before they could rejoice, they encountered a large basin of cold water.

Because Curry stood up.

Two and three points from the frame, the Heat instantly misfired.

And this is not over yet, Thompson is here again, with two three-pointers in the frame, and the point difference is about to reach 20+.

Xue Liancheng had to stand up.

If we don't stand up, the game will be wasted, and it's useless to keep 100% hit skills.

When he got an opportunity while running, he stepped back and shot a three-pointer. His original plan was to try the shot. If he felt it coming, he didn't need to activate the 100% hit skill.

result.

On the first ball, he felt it was outrageous and had to forcefully use his first 100% hit skill.

Although it stopped the team's bleeding, it was obviously not enough.

The second ball came again, this time the feeling came, and I was able to retain the last 100% hit skill.

Two three-pointers responded and finally stabilized the situation.

But they didn't have time to relax.

Three minutes later, Curry came again.

There were two more three-pointers in the frame, and the point difference had reached 18 points.

Xue Liancheng had to step forward to stop the team's bleeding.

pity.

Not so lucky this time, I got an open opportunity after continuous screens.

A shot.

He felt like he was about to suffer.

Have to activate the 100% hit skill.

in this way……

Two hundred percent hit skills are used up.

The team was still 15 points behind.

At this moment, Xue Liancheng felt powerless for the first time.

In the past, he relied on these two 100% hit skills to always be invincible at critical moments.

result……

We can't reach the critical moment now.

It can be imagined how strong the warriors are. Once they go crazy, they can destroy your self-confidence in an instant.

It would be even more unimaginable without these two 100% hit skills.

so.

A 100% hit skill is not a panacea.

When the team is unable to open up the situation and falls behind significantly, there is nothing he can do. All he can do is stop the bleeding in time.

Especially when there is a huge gap in strength between the two sides, his 100% hit may just be to satisfy others' appetites, but will not play a key role.

There was an inexplicable feeling of frustration in my heart, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

Next.

The Heat finally stabilized.

But Xue Liancheng didn't have a 100% hit skill to back him up, so he played relatively cautiously.

Or more accurately, tied up.

After the third quarter, they were still 13 points behind.

Section 4.

The breath that Heat was holding finally deflated.

Halfway through the time, they fell behind by 20 points.

Basically the suspense is lost.

<divclass="contentadv">When the time came to the last two minutes, Spoelstra finally gave up.

Ming Jin withdraws his troops.

Xue Liancheng ended early.

Sitting on the bench, he was silently lost in thought, his mind a mess.

He was thinking about a question.

After the whole season, why did this situation happen, and it was the first time.

After much thought, he finally made a conclusion.

The first is that the Heat's overall strength is already strong and they are among the best in the league.

The Big Three of him, Wade, and Gasol, even if separated, are still the same.

In addition to the Big Three, there are also excellent offensive and defensive players like Ibaka and top 3D players like PJ Tucker.

The entire starting lineup is one of the best in the league.

There are also Chalmers, Batum, and Marcus Morris on the bench, all three of whom have the ability to start.

Leaving aside the aftermath of the trade, the Heat before the trade were actually very strong.

Bosh, Luol Deng, Anderson and others all have certain abilities.

only……

This group of people are either singles-type players, or they are not good at three-pointers. They are just soft and not a whole.

When it comes to strength, they definitely have it.

Therefore, when the Heat faced off against a weak team, they basically had all the advantages. Even if they didn't feel good, they could still use their strong overall strength to fight against them until the end.

At this time, it was his turn to perform, and the final effect was still very obvious.

What if you meet a strong team?

Ok……

When counting down the strong teams in the league, only the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers and countless others can compete with the Heat.

The Warriors, Rockets, Clippers, and Spurs are all in the Western Conference. They don't have many opportunities to meet, so he didn't feel very deeply when they played against each other in the regular season.

In the East, only Cleveland can compete with it.

As luck would have it, the Heat's lineup happened to be very restrained by James, which resulted in the Cavaliers being beaten to the ground.

As for the Hawks, Bulls, Raptors and the like, they are obviously a level weaker.

This is the first reason why the Heat are invincible in the regular season.

They can stalemate any team and maintain the score.

In this way, it will be convenient for him to harvest at the last moment.

They won 67 games, that's how they got there.

The second reason is that his own style of play is indeed very suitable for playing regular games.

Invincible vision, super ability to read the game, and predictive ability also add to him, which allows him to create good opportunities, or capture excellent finishing opportunities. He can accurately deliver cannonballs to his teammates, Play that kind of smooth offense.

Because no one would specifically target a team or a player during the regular season, he played easily and happily.

In addition, the overall strength of his teammates is indeed much better than the average team, and many of his passes can be converted into assists.

If he goes to a weak team, these advantages of his will be gone.

For example, in fast breaks, he usually cooperates with Wade. Wade's speed advantage is definitely the best in the league, which makes their fast breaks look so sharp.

And if he is paired with a defender of average speed, can he still be so good at defensive counterattacks and fast breaks?

Obviously it can't be done.

Another example is the pick-and-roll. He cooperates with Ibaka, because Ibaka has super athletic ability and can also take good three-pointers. After the pick-and-roll, whether Ibaka goes down or goes outside the three-point line, he can cause Huge threat.

The most typical example is to switch to a pick-and-roll with Marcus Morris, and the effect will not be so obvious.

So……

What about the pick-and-roll with another power forward?

The effect is self-evident.

The combination of the two aspects and mutual achievements allowed the Heat to bite the score with other teams in the league during regular time.

Now in the finals, the Golden State Warriors are not weaker than them in the first place. In addition, they lost the giant Gasol. In terms of strength, they are obviously at the bottom.

Coupled with the three-point rain crackling by the Splash Brothers, the Warriors are in better overall condition.

That's why they were beaten in three quarters for the first time.

After figuring out the joints, he was slightly worried.

Losing this game doesn't mean anything.

After all, everyone has times when their hand feels bad or feels overwhelming.

But the problem still exists and they have not solved it.

There is no way to solve it.

Halfway through the third quarter, we were running towards a 20-point deficit. How to solve it?

If he hadn't stepped forward to stop the bleeding, the game would have been over long ago and there would be no need to play until the fourth quarter.

Curry and Thompson are crazy. According to this style of play, his four 100% hit skills may not be enough.

It is really……

I can't stop it!

After the score is open, you make a shot, and Curry also makes one.

You score two, and Thompson also comes out and scores two.

How do you fight?

Can't fight at all.

This is why he is so afraid of the Warriors.

You can only bet that they don't feel good.

They feel bad, everything is easy to say.

Once they feel good, they will really have no choice but to ask for blessings.

competition is over.

The final score was fixed at 101:123.

The Heat lost by a full 22 points.

Xue Liancheng's performance in this game was okay. He made 20 of 9 shots, 25 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds. A near triple-double, which looks good.

But from the beginning, they were beaten.

From time to time, the Heat fell into a scoring drought or the score was too wide. As a last resort, Xue Liancheng could only increase the number of shots to try to get the score back.

pity.

His own touch is actually average.

No way, who made him the team leader?

If he doesn't stand up, no one will.

Wade made 22 of 8 shots, and his shooting percentage was also very low. He scored 22 points, 6 assists and 7 rebounds. Apart from efficiency, everything else looked pretty good.

But there is also no way to stop Golden State from going crazy.

Ibaka had 13 points, Marcus Morris had 10 points, and Batum had 10 points.

These three people can finally help, but they are very limited.

Others can basically not be expected to make a difference when the team is in trouble.

Warriors here.

库里25投12中，三分18投8中，爆砍37分，外加4篮板8助攻的数据。

A true three point shot will kill you.

Xue Liancheng's sense of powerlessness and frustration came from this.

He used a 100% hit skill, and Curry returned it.

He hit two three-pointers, and Curry followed with two more.

What the hell...

This is unplayable.

And, it's not over yet.

There is a top shooter behind Curry.

——Klay Thompson.

本场比赛19投9中，三分10中4，拿到了25分。

The score is not high, but I scored 4 three-pointers.

Basically, Curry finishes shooting, and Thompson takes the shot.

After Thompson finished shooting, Curry came next.

The two made a combined 12 three-pointers.

Who can stand this?

His two 100% hit skills are simply not good enough.

Except for the two of them, the other Warriors' three-pointers in this game were pretty good, barely making 7.

In other words, the Warriors scored 19 three-pointers in this game.

It really rained continuously and non-stop...

It's really impossible to fight in this state.

Even if he has four 100% hit skills, he may not win.

It's so scary.

Green came back, much better behaved, and felt much better. He made 10 of 5 shots and scored 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Barnes threw in three three-pointers, made several air cuts and scored 3 points.

Iguodala did a great job on this air cut and scored 15 points.

Just the explosion of these people is enough for the Heat.

Next is the fourth battle.

Public opinion has changed dramatically.

People have seen the horror of the Warriors from this game, and no one dares to swear that the Heat will win.

Even Xue Liancheng's hardcore, Frank, also stopped talking.

Although he has always spared no effort to support Xue Liancheng, he is not a fool.

Not only is he not stupid, he is also a senior reporter who understands football very well.

Looking at this posture, he would not show his face to others for no reason.