rpbooks Chapter 377
Chapter 377
Chapter 377
When Ye Feng led his teammates to play this impromptu but powerful backdoor opening tactic, James was caught in a dilemma, whether it was Ye Feng's three-pointer, Aldridge's mid-range shot or Matthews The air cuts have a high hit rate, so how to choose?
James never thought that he could defend three people at the same time. No matter how strong he is, he is only one person, not a god. He basically reached his limit by using his movement speed to defend Ye Feng and Aldridge before. Matthews, who is running in the air, is absolutely unbearable.
It doesn't seem good to let go of either one. Matthews's air-cut layup must be prevented. Such a score is too easy, and it is easy to damage the morale of the team.In this case, he can only choose to defend Aldridge's mid-range jumper, or he has no choice at all, because he can't run to the bottom line to defend as soon as he reaches the three-point line, in case the bottom line cuts What if the player passes back to the outside shooter?
But he was worried about handing Ye Feng completely over to Jones. Jones was fine with a three-point shot, but it would be difficult for him to defend Ye Feng.However, this situation was already doomed when he swung to the fourth position. The Heat did not have other small forwards who could take on the big responsibility. So that the points lost on the defensive end can be made up on the offensive end.
Ye Feng also knew that this tactic of finding a gap to open the back door would not take too long, and the opponent would be on guard after one or two times.But James chose to let go of himself, which was unexpected by Ye Feng. He originally thought that James would switch defenses with Jones, but it is also a good thing for him now that James is focusing on the inside.
Many things on the court cannot be perfect. When you get something, you have to give up something. If James chooses to block the inside, then the gap on the outside will be leaked. This is an obvious thing.But the Blazers also lost Matthews, an important outside firepower point, which is also a kind of abandonment. If they don't give up, they will return to the original state, which is meaningless.
However, McMillan had to admit that it was indeed a good idea for James to play power forward, and the effect was unexpectedly good.Perhaps there are only a few people in the league who can do this. James has both speed and strength, and he does not suffer from inside or outside. Unless it is a super insider like O'Neal at his peak, everyone else belongs to him. The object that can be defended, one hit five is not just talk.
In fact, if you don't consider your own historical level of physical fitness, James' template should be a magician. The only difference is that one of them is a point guard and the other is a small forward.But there is no doubt that they can all be qualified for five positions. In his rookie season, the magician replaced the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the center in the finals and scored 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. Explosive data, such versatility has never appeared in NBA history.
Now James has undoubtedly inherited his mantle, and has a stronger physique than him.Although he is not as tall as the Magician, James' power-based style of play can be said to have opened up a new path for all-round players. It is even more uncomfortable for Aldridge to play the fourth position than facing Bosh.
Although it took a lot of energy on the defensive end, James was still unambiguous on the offensive end, and succeeded in hitting Aldridge consecutively.Because of Bosh's existence, Camby did not dare to step forward to help defend, and could only watch Aldridge being ravaged by James.In fact, this is also because Aldridge's personality is not tough. If he can be a little tougher, even if James wants to score, it will not be as easy as it is now?
The combination of inside and outside for the Blazers is a bit difficult. Aldridge is strangled on both ends of the offense and defense, and can only rely on Ye Feng to score.Matthews is still persistently running empty-handed, even if it is impossible to get the opportunity to cut layups like before, but his jump shot is also quite threatening, which makes the Heat have to take his movements into consideration, and It's not about letting him appear in the empty position.
Fortunately, the Blazers were in the leading position before, even if the offense was blocked, they still maintained a weak lead.Of course, the Heat players don't want to give up. Now they are 1 to 2 behind, and if it becomes 1 to 3, they will have one foot on the edge of a cliff.Although this is only the first year of forming the Big Three, they are also aiming for the championship. How can they endure being easily defeated by their opponents?
With 4:23 left in the third quarter, Spoelstra called a timeout, and everyone felt a little weird.In the past period of time, the Blazers and the Heat were completely in a stalemate. What happened to the Heat's head coach calling a timeout for no reason?
In fact, this is just because Spoelstra thought of a new tactic. In his opinion, if this routine is successful, the Heat can quickly reverse the situation and even win the game in one go.That's why he called a timeout to set up tactics when nothing happened.
Spoelstra's tactics are very simple, so simple that there is only one sentence, that is, let Bosh pull to the outside to shoot three-pointers.Indeed, Bosh's three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs can only be said to be average, and it can even be said that he lacks the qualifications to become a three-point threat, but his three-point shooting percentage in the regular season still reached 34%. , He has this ability, but the team did not give him tactical support, which led to less than [-]% of the three-pointers in the playoffs.
Now that he is given enough opportunities, can he repay the trust with his own performance?Spoelstra doesn't know, but he's willing to try.
After the timeout, the Heat served from the center line. Before Chalmers dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Bosh quickly pulled to a 45-degree angle on the left side of the three-point line. This position surprised the Blazers.It is obviously impossible for Camby to defend and can only guard the basket. That is to say, the Heat have now formed a five-on-four situation on the outside. If Aldridge who stays in the middle distance is not considered, it can even be said to be five-on-three.
With Bosh's height of more than 2 meters, he is simply a giant beyond the three-point line, and almost no one can affect his shooting.Chalmers casually passed the ball to the open Bosh, who took a deep breath and raised his hand to throw his first three-pointer of the series...
(End of this chapter)