The Heat were well prepared. They changed the starting lineup they had always used and brought in James Jones, who formed a small lineup with Chalmers, Wade, James, and Bosh.

First of all, if you want to win against the Warriors, you cannot rely solely on defense.

The Warriors' offense is so powerful that they can't be defended by just defense.

If you want to win against the Warriors, you can only rely on your own hot touch and attack against the Warriors.

Secondly, winning or losing this game has no impact on the ranking. What the Heat have to do now is to let James brush up the data!

Spoelstra knows best what James wants!

If you want to be a good head coach of the Heat, having money in your stomach is the second priority, and being able to appease James is the first priority!

What does James want?

data!

What lineup can get more data?

One star everywhere!

James and Harden are the same in this regard!

Of course Deng Fang knew that the Heat wanted to score points, so he also assigned tasks to his players, attack with all their strength, and create every opportunity for Curry to score!

Don't you want James to score high? Then let's compete to see who has the better scoring ability!

As soon as the game started, the two teams started a battle!

If you give me three points, I will give you another right away!

You broke through to the basket and dunked, I will dunk right away too!

The Heat feel good here and the Warriors are in better shape!

Both teams focus on the offensive end and both feel very good. The only difference is that the Warriors are more thorough on the defensive end!

The Warriors' defensive strategy is the same as before, which is to restrict James with all their strength. The Heat are doing the same, and the entire team is trying to strangle Curry!

But the result is quite different.

James is good at breakthroughs, but his shooting is not reliable.

Especially if someone interferes!

Prince defended James and took a step back. Behind him, Kirilenko and Yao Ming were ready to help defend, not giving James a chance to break through.

Of course, if James wants to shoot a three-pointer, with his physical fitness, Prince can only interfere, and it is impossible to block the shot.

But it's enough to interfere with James' dribbling three-pointer!

James tried twice, but failed to make a shot. Once he hit the basket, and once he missed it!

Fortunately, using the Warriors' help in defense, James still sent out a few assists.

It's different here with Curry!

Curry holds the ball and attacks, the Heat must attack resolutely!

Whether it's switching defense or chasing defense, Curry can find opportunities to score easily!

But there is a price to pay for a flanking attack!

Either let Yao Ming down the line and score a dunk, or let the Warriors take a wide-open three-pointer from the outside!

No matter which one it is, it’s uncomfortable!

More importantly, Curry can also play without the ball!

The Heat can double attack with the ball, but what about without the ball?

Curry moves without the ball, and the entire Warriors team creates opportunities for him!

Yao Ming blocked Chalmers who was chasing him, Kirilenko blocked James who was chasing him, and Curry took a feint shot in the face of Bosh who was chasing him!

Yao Ming and Kirilenko used the elevator closing tactic to block Chalmers near the top of the arc. Curry received a pass from Prince and made another three-pointer!

The Heat also kept switching defenses to cover positions, but unfortunately Curry shot too quickly. The Warriors' pick-and-roll screens were very good, and Curry kept finding open opportunities!

Of course, the vacancy is only for Curry.

Curry, who had taken a break, was feeling hot, hitting three-pointers one after another!

When Curry threw four three-pointers in a row, the Heat began to attack Curry frantically.

No matter who picks and rolls Curry, and no matter whether the person behind the pick and roll goes down to attack the basket or walks out to shoot a three-pointer, the Heat are double-teaming Curry!

Others will fill the spot. If they can’t fill it, forget it!

Anyway, we can’t give Curry a chance to take an easy shot!

The Heat defended like this, and other Warriors players suddenly got opportunities!

Dunk, three-pointer, another dunk!

At the end of the first quarter, the point difference quickly widened to 15 points!

Curry threw five three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 18 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals!

James' side was much worse. He made 2 of 8 shots, scored 5 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 block, and made 3 turnovers.

The two seem to have about the same number of assists, but the Warriors have created many easy scoring opportunities for their teammates because of Curry's off-the-ball movement!

Facing the same defensive method, Curry has an additional off-ball option, and his performance is much better!

Not surprisingly, James stayed on the court in the second quarter.

The Emperor's thirst for data is insatiable!

Deng Fang also went against the norm and also put Curry on the court!

Isn't it just about brushing up data? They are all stars, who can't do it?

Curry doesn't care about data, I do!

Curry, Lowry, Tucker, Hayward, and Lopez came on the court to form a lineup with one large and four small players.

On the Heat's side are Norris Cole, Mike Miller, Battier, James and Haslem.

Comparing the two teams, the Heat are far behind.

You can't tell much of a difference with Wade and Bosh in the starting lineup, but it will be different once they get off the court.

The defensive end of the Heat's lineup is much worse than the starting lineup, and the offensive end is also much weaker!

Curry moves without the ball, and the Heat can't even catch up!

Norris Cole is a rookie after all, and Battier is not fast. Letting James chase Curry will consume too much of his physical strength!

Curry got several open opportunities just by moving without the ball!

Fortunately, Curry's touch dropped a bit in the second quarter, and he only made 2 three-pointers in 5 attempts!

Yes, "only" two entered!

The fact is, 2 of 5 three-pointers are 40%!

After throwing in two three-pointers, Curry found the feeling and started to single out Norris Cole.

If you dare to use a rookie to defend me, then I will use this to fight!

Curry succeeded in two consecutive one-on-ones, once hit a long three-pointer, and once broke through to the basket and succeeded in an empty layup.

On the Heat's side, James is as weak as ever, unable to make three-pointers and unable to break through.

The score difference quickly came to 25 points!

Spoelstra had to call a timeout.

After the timeout, the Heat replaced Chalmers, Wade and Bosh.

These three people, together with James and Battier, formed a very mobile lineup.

The two teams started an offensive battle again.

Wade felt hot today, and Bosh also performed well. The two of them continued to score points, which stabilized the situation and prevented the point difference from widening.

Soon, at the end of the second quarter, the score became 87:62, with the Heat trailing by 25 points!

The Heat scored 62 points at halftime, which was pretty good, but the Warriors actually scored 87 points!

Curry felt great today. He scored 33 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals in the first half!

James also played the entire half, but he only scored 10 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 5 turnovers.

The third quarter of the game started quickly, and the two teams were still starting to face off.

I have to say that James's physical strength is really good, and he doesn't look tired at all when he fights continuously.

There is no problem for Curry. After all, he did not play in the last game and his physical fitness is sufficient.

Both teams are very familiar with each other, and the battle continues.

In order to defend Curry, the Heat asked Wade to keep an eye on Curry and did not use Chalmers.
To be continued...