naaapseattle Chapter 431 Defending the home field
Chapter 431 Defending the home field
Chapter 431 Defending the home field
Spoelstra had some headaches. It's not that he didn't think about the Blazers' strong bench lineup, but before he thought that the opponent had only one Hickson available, and he didn't need to care about it at all, but he didn't expect Roy's sudden outburst to make him His face was burning with pain.
In fact, this is also McMillan's strategy to plan for a rainy day.Although he didn't give Roy more playing time before, the main reason was to protect him, but he also wanted to set the opponent up. Now Roy has really become a surprise soldier in his hands, and he caught the Heat by surprise.
As Roy's opponent defender, Wade was naturally very upset. He thought it was his own responsibility, so he began to work harder to defend Roy.But you must know that Roy himself is not good at physical fitness, he is a high IQ player who plays with his brain, which means that every decision he makes on the court will weigh the pros and cons.For him, it is not a good choice to face Wade head-on. Only by hiding and fighting can he achieve his goal better.
Although Spoelstra stepped up his defensive efforts against Roy, McMillan judged the situation and put Ye Feng and Matthews on the field in time, which instantly relieved Roy's pressure and greatly enhanced the ball. The team's outside firepower.Spoelstra smiled wryly. Originally, Ye Feng and Matthews were enough to give him a headache. With Roy in full condition, how can he play outside?Chalmers is going to be blown up!
The Blazers scored an astonishing 41 points throughout the second quarter, and at the same time limited the Heat to 29 points in a single quarter, which gave them a nearly [-]-point lead.Although it seems that this advantage is not very large, the Blazers have already played up their morale, and the fans are excitedly shouting slogans and waving various slogans in their positions to cheer for the home team. Hope they beat their opponents in one go.
In the second half, McMillan continued to maintain the perimeter configuration of Roy + Matthews + Ye Feng, and at the same time replaced Aldridge with Hickson as the team's starting power forward.His intention is obvious, that is to let the outside players attack with all their strength, and Hickson and Oden, two aggressive big men, compete for rebounds inside.
In this way, Battier's defense is broken, because neither Hickson nor Oden is holding the ball. Their most common scoring method is the pick-and-roll dunk and the offensive rebound to complete the second attack. , Battier is always limited by his height, completely unable to prevent Hickson from attacking the basket.
In the face of the Blazers' precise outside shots, James and Wade have nothing to do. Even if they guard two of them, the remaining one has an absolute advantage when facing Chalmers, whether it is a breakthrough or a shot. , Chalmers is powerless to stop.
Although the two superstars James and Wade scored 55 points together, Roy scored 12 points and 8 rebounds on 21 of 3 shots from the bench. Ye Feng and Matthews also scored 52 points together. A big victory was achieved 111 to 99.Originally Spoelstra was acting as a backup, and Bosh's performance was mediocre. Under Hickson's entanglement, he only scored 8 points and 10 rebounds. He didn't have the demeanor of the third giant. .
Although lost the first finals, the Heat were not discouraged, but Spoelstra still made adjustments, put Bosh on the starting lineup, and Haslem returned to the bench.He thought very clearly that since the Heat can't compete with the Blazers in terms of rotation, then give the starting players more playing time. After all, except for Battier, the other four players have the physical strength to play more than 40 minutes in a game.
This was completely beyond McMillan's expectations.In the first quarter of the second game, with 3 and a half minutes left, McMillan replaced the rotation headed by Roy and Hickson as planned, but what surprised him was that the Heat's starters just Drank a few sips of sports drinks during the timeout, and reappeared after the timeout ended.Originally, the Trail Blazers had a certain lead in the first nearly 9 minutes, but their rotation lineup couldn't handle the Heat's starting lineup. In the last three and a half minutes, they were beaten by their opponents in a 13-3 lead. At the climax, at the end of the first quarter, they became the one behind.
Soon McMillan discovered that Spoelstra did not change, but he only replaced one or two players every time, and he changed back to the starting player not long after his debut.This is a great burden on the physical strength of the Heat's five starting lineups, but McMillan has to admit that the effect is good. After all, with their starting lineup, a slight change of one or two players will not affect the offensive and defensive system at all, while the Blazers often make large-scale changes. But the Heat are also reasonable.
However, this aroused the arrogance of the Blazers team. You must know that they are the younger team. Now that the Heat are forcing the starting players to play more time, they are doing a large-scale rotation. Slap yourself in the face?
So McMillan took the simplest and most brutal countermeasure, which was to let his starting players play longer. After all, everyone is at the peak of their careers, and they have not even reached their peak. Their physical strength is completely guaranteed. , although the pace is fast but not too strenuous.
Now it's Spoelstra's turn to be confused. He didn't expect his opponent to copy his strategy so "shamelessly", but judging from the age comparison of the two sides, the Blazers do have an advantage over the Heat.Although both sides seized the time to recover their strength during the halftime break, the Heat's players began to show signs of fatigue before halfway through the third quarter, and their shooting percentage also dropped significantly, relying entirely on James and Wade. Help the team score.
The Trail Blazers players are still in good condition, and even their running speed on the court has not dropped much. Of course, the only one who needs special care from McMillan is Felton, who has already shown signs of gaining weight. Fortunately, Roy and With Miller as a supplement, they didn't hold back too much.
It is true that James and Wade were in the playoffs back then, but this time they seemed to be in a bit of a slump. It is not accurate to say that they are in a downturn, at least not as good as their explosive performance when they led the team alone. .Facing the Blazers who can play both superstar basketball and team offense, the Heat have once again become the disadvantaged side, which is the complete opposite of the first quarter.
In the end, the Blazers won their second home game. They defeated the Heat 105-92 and led 2-0 in the finals.
(End of this chapter)