233. The helpless Spo again
With Yang Fan's targeted defense, James undoubtedly felt a little uncomfortable in the entire first half.
Even though James made three three-pointers in a single quarter, the Heat are still at a disadvantage.
The Wizards didn't feel very good in the whole first half, but with the internal and external echo of Aldridge and Paul George, the Wizards still played a good offensive efficiency.
The most important thing is that the Heat are very uncomfortable on the offensive end. In addition to making the Wizards a little difficult to deal with in the defensive counterattack, once they fall into the positional battle, it will become very difficult for the Heat to score every time.
Especially in the rotation stage where the main players were gone, the Heat were at a disadvantage without any suspense, which forced Spoil to greatly increase the playing time of the Big Three.
To ensure that at least two giants are led by the team at any time, otherwise once the three giants are two, the Wizards will immediately launch an offensive.
At the end of the half, the Wizards led the Heat by 8 points at home, ending the first half of the match between the two sides.
After returning from the second half, Spoel obviously wanted to change this trend on the court, but Wade's unstable outside shooting was really irreparable.
When the Wizards defended Wade, as long as they encountered a pick-and-roll, everyone would take two steps back and defend. They would rather give Wade two steps to attack than give Wade any breakthrough route.
Faced with this situation, Wade could only deal with the moves, and tried to choose some mid- and long-distance shots after using the pick-and-roll.
While the Wizards blocked his breakthrough route, they could calculate a little closer, otherwise Wade would have a hit rate outside the three-point line.
The Heat's offense has not improved throughout the second half, and most of the Heat's scores are through fast break counterattacks and speed-ups.
But once the Wizards took the initiative to reduce their speed, forcing both sides to fall into positional warfare, the entire Heat instantly lost their souls.
Sometimes he even had to rely on Bosh's offense to maintain the score.
Because the Wizards play the blocking cut, except for Yao Ming occasionally collecting the rebound and throwing a quarterback long pass, in most cases, the Wizards run without the ball according to tactics.
As for the defensive counterattack that Wall is the main one on weekdays, Yang Fan warned him to suppress his speed, not to play fast-paced games with the Heat, and try to drag the Heat into his own pace.
In a sense, the Wizards' style of playing is the most annoying existence of the Heat.
For example, the Mavericks and Spurs in the normal historical trajectory both use this method to hold the game to the position and then slowly kill the game.
With the stable performance of Aldridge and Yao Ming, the Wizards have always taken the lead, forcing the Heat to play the role of a score chaser.
“Du~Du~Du~Du
Until the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Wizards defeated the Heat with 14 points. While rewriting the total score to 1:0, they also became the first team to win the semi-finals this season.
After the game, Yang Fan shook hands with Heat coach Spo on the sidelines, and the players also hugged each other on the court.
For the Heat, losing 14 points to the Wizards in the first game is a bit helpless, because the Wizards' winning is not because they feel a lot of touch, but because they defeat the Heat head-on through hard power.
This situation means that the Wizards are truly capable of winning the game, which is obviously not a good sign.
"Suddenly I feel helpless, why is it you again? If I remember correctly, this is how I felt last year."
"It's enough to make trouble in the west. You're here to start making trouble in the east. It's hard for me to do this. I seriously suspect that you were sent by God to target me."
"If I led the team again this year and were eliminated by you, I would probably be unable to sit still in this position."
"Actually, I had thought of that scene just now. I have to say, you are really a broom star." Looking at Yang Fan with a proud look in front of him, Spo said helplessly.
This year is the second year for the Heat to form the Big Three. If the first year fails to win the championship, it is because the Thunder is too strong and the running-in between the Big Three has not reached its best condition.
Then if the Heat Big Three still cannot win the championship this year, Spoul, the head coach, will definitely be dismissed.
After all, this big three combination that shocked the league has not won the championship for two consecutive years, so the Heat must give an explanation to the fans. In this case, the head coach is often the best choice to take the blame.
"Actually, I don't want to run around, it's really hard to describe."
"Okay, Eric, don't be too pessimistic," Yang Fan smiled and waved his hand. "Although I'm more optimistic that I can stand out in this round of series, what if you are lucky..."
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"Then I really thank you for your comfort!" She shook her head helplessly. She really didn't want to listen to this guy anymore, because she was afraid that she would vomit blood if she listened to a few more words.
In this game, the Wizards were able to defeat the Heat at home. In addition to Yang Fan's subtle trick, the outstanding performance of Aldridge and Yao Ming is also crucial.
All teams in the league know that the biggest flaw of this Heat is the penalty area, and Yao Ming had a big shot in the Heat's inside as early as the regular season.
Although once Yao Ming receives the ball in the penalty area in this game, the Heat will immediately attack.
But as a center player with excellent support skills, Yao Ming is not only not afraid of double-teaming, but can even make more contributions in double-teaming.
Yao Ming played for a total of 26 minutes in the whole game. He made 8 of 13 shots on the offensive end, including 1 of 3 from outside the three-point line and 6 of 6 free throws. He effectively contributed 23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists with a quasi-triple double-double.
Yao Ming's outstanding performance in the field is definitely a great contributor to the Wizards' ability to defeat the Heat.
If Yao Ming had not dominated the penalty area on the offensive end, then with the Heat's defensive ability on the outside, it would be very difficult for the Wizards to run out of opportunities.
Fortunately, due to the offensive threats of Yao Ming and Aldridge, many opportunities were created for the shooters on the outside.
Otherwise, even if the Big Three performs in moderation, it will be difficult for the Wizards to win the game easily.
In addition to Yao Ming, Aldridge also performed well in the game. Aldridge scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the whole game, completely gaining the upper hand in the match against Chris Bosh.
The two towers jointly scored 51 points to dominate the penalty area, which also laid the foundation for the victory of this game.
In addition, Paul George, who faced James for the first time in the playoffs, contributed 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Although he did not take much advantage, he brought a lot of trouble to James on the defensive end.
For others, Wall scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, Thompson scored 13 points, 2 rebounds, Crawford scored 15 points, 3 assists, Battier scored 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
Thomas Jr. had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Yi Jianlian had 4 points and 3 rebounds, Vucevic had 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Grant Hill had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
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"The team played very well in the game, especially Yao and Lamarcus, who brought very important changes to the team."
"I've said before that they will be excellent team leaders, and now they have given me the answer with facts."
"As for whether the team can maintain this state in the future and whether the Heat will initiate counter-compensation, these are not something I can control."
Chapter completed!