The loss to G1 was also the first time the Clippers lost the series opener since entering the playoffs in 11-12.

James looked unusually excited in his post-game interview, barely able to control his emotions: "We're focused, we're strong, we're winners......"

Balabala said a big push, fortunately, this is the basketball plane, if it is like the plane of the non-stop dead in American dramas, words like James will basically not survive three episodes.

Nguyen Er Niu remained calm after the game, saying: "We didn't do well at both ends of the pitch, it's not terrible to lose, we need to sum up, especially after losing G1. ”

Manniu's composure was only in the face of the media, and after closing the locker room door, he immediately revealed the brutality of a team leader:

"ARE YOU XX HERE TO PLAY? THIS IS THE FINALS, NOT A PARTY IN YOUR BACKYARD!

This is the finals, there is no damn time for you to hesitate, every shot must become decisive enough, and when the opportunity comes out, XX must resolutely vote!

And your defenses are shit!

DeAndrew, I'm not surprised that you've been beaten by Bosh, but can't you even handle Haslem?

The Heat only have seven frontcourt rebounds on the team, but Haslem alone takes four of them on your head!"

Little Jordan didn't dare to speak, and lowered his head and obediently trained.

It's a rare way to crudely criticize his teammates, and he generally chooses to lead by example, but tonight's game, the Clippers did a really bad job on the defensive end.

Especially under the defense of the two bulls, LeBron James, who averaged a steady contribution of 30.3 points per game in the playoffs, only scored 25 points, while D. Wade and Bosh scored 32 and 21 points respectively.

Especially Bosh on the bench, in fact, he is nothing more than a pseudo-substitute.

Bosh G1 played 34 minutes and played most of the game as a center on the inside.

If D. Wade's outstanding performance is that the Clippers lack a top defender at the No. 2 position, Bosh does whatever he wants at the No. 5 position, and it is entirely because Jordan Jr., Martin, and Yi Jianlian did not do their best on the defensive end.

At this point, Jordan Jr. had to bear the greatest responsibility, and it was reasonable to be named and criticized by Erniu.

Uncle Huang's defense has been adjusted by Erniu for a season, and it is indeed different from what it used to be, but his habit of staying in the penalty area and not wanting to save in the past few seasons still has some residual effects.

However, objectively speaking, even if Little Jordan pounces, he may not be able to prevent Bosh, after all, Bosh's feints and shaking Little Jordan are only in the palm of his hand.

Scared people are scared, but Erniu didn't lose his mind at all, he attacked Little Jordan, in fact, the real purpose was to beat Chris Paul.

Yes, if it weren't for Paul's embarrassing 4-of-13 shooting tonight, the Clippers would never have lost tonight.

There is no problem with CP3's IQ, and he instantly understands the meaning of Erniu.

Speaking of which, the most depressed guy in this game is undoubtedly Kraft Nguyen, who indisputably beat James in terms of statistics, but the Clippers are still difficult to resist the impact of the Heat Big Three.

Paul didn't play, which is equivalent to Erniu fighting against the Big Three alone.

This play should be called Sanying vs. Lu Bu, according to the rhythm of the romance, the result is that Feng Xian was defeated in the three-person attack.

The tantrum is just to arouse the blood of his teammates, but if you want to really win, you need the coaching staff to formulate the next strategy.

Erniu quickly gathered his teaching assistant group and began to analyze G2.

Thibodeau said: "I still insist on playing harder on the defensive end, our offensive problems are not as serious as we thought, and the only reason why you can't win with hundreds of points is that there are too few restrictions on the opponent!"

Tyronn Lue is also a supporter of this opinion, saying bluntly: "I propose to replace JJ Redick as a starter and put Nick or Randy (Foye) as the starting second to increase the defensive intensity. ”

After the overall run-in of the Clippers, Yang Shaoxia's ability in individual single defense has been proven.

His relationship with Harden in the last series gave the Clippers considerable confidence in his performance on the defensive end.

As it turns out, Nick Young's individual defense is nowhere near as unsightly as the outside world has suggested.

But putting Nick Young in the starting lineup will still affect the normal rotation of the Clippers, after all, Yang Shaoxia is used as a sixth man in the Clippers.

At this point, Steve Kerr made a different suggestion: "Do we really have that much room for improvement defensively? I mean, should we have more variation on the offensive end?" ”

Ruan Erniu suddenly became interested, and asked with a smile: "Steve, let's talk about it specifically." ”

Kerr squinted and smiled: "It's simple, I would suggest increasing Yi's playing time, especially when playing against Bosh. ”

The defensive attitude can be motivated, but the improvement of defensive ability cannot be completed overnight. Kerr's suggestion, however, suggests another way for the Clippers.

Thibodeau clearly didn't trust Yi Jianlian.

In fact, the first assistant coach in charge of on-the-spot command is constantly decreasing the playing time given to Yi Jianlian in the playoffs.

From 10-15 minutes of playing time in the first round of the series, there are only 5-10 minutes left in the second round, and the average of about 5 minutes per game is basically stable when entering the Western Finals.

The reason is too simple, that is, Allen's defense still lacks strength when it encounters the black and hard gangs of the NBA, and his long-range shooting ability has not reached the point where people can rely on it enough.

But when it came to the Finals, when the opponents the Clippers encountered on the inside turned Bosh and Haslem, it seemed that replacing Allen was not an option.

Haslem needless to say, the offensive end is all about picking up leaks, and the Heat captain's mid-range shot is basically not accurate in the Finals against the miserable finals, as for Bosh, it is not necessarily better to use Jordan Jr. than to use Yi Jianlian.

After all, Allen has a shooting range, and Jordan Jr., who was watched by Bosh on the inside, can basically only rely on two bulls and three guns to feed the pie-style pass to get a chance to score.

Again, any team that aspires to win the championship should have the attributes of offensive and defensive balance!

The internal meeting, which took place on the second day of G1, was not destined to appear in the official basketball history, but it was decisive for the championship of the 11-12 season.

After that, Erniu had a special dinner with Allen, and said the unanimous decision of the Clippers coaching staff, or rather, the final decision of Ruan Erniu himself.

"Are you ready?" said Erniu, putting his arm around Lian's shoulder.

"Should I say 'always be ready'?" Allen asked with a smile.

Ruan Erniu nodded and said, "Well, that's right, with this mentality, Bosh is not afraid at all." Keep in mind that you're no worse than anyone else, you just lack a chance to play to your strengths. ”

To be honest, Erniu feels that the reason why it has been difficult for Allian to gain a foothold in the NBA in the past few years is that the ups and downs of his mentality always come first.

As a top-10 pick, although his starting point is not as good as Da Yao and Er Niu, it is definitely not low.

It's true that the Kings management is chaotic, but in Allen's rookie season, he really didn't give him a chance, even after Marvin Williams was traded, the Kings once let Allen get the opportunity to play at the same time, but he still didn't take it.

Although there are many injuries, discrimination, language and other problems, the most important thing is that Yi Jianlian failed to maintain his normal heart.

Da Yao and Er Niu can both find fun in the game, but Ah Lian seems to be completing a task mechanically forever, which is the biggest gap between him and Ruan and Yao.

There are also a lot of interior players who have range but lack defense, and Ryan Anderson has found the right system and can also take the MIP (the most improved player), and there is no reason why Allen has become a good-for-nothing soft egg in some people's mouths.

Time also, life also.

Allen is once again at a crossroads of fate, and this time he will face unprecedented pressure, and perhaps, this is his last chance in the NBA.

The G2 match will take place two days after G1, on June 14, at the Staples Center, where the two sides will compete for the second game of the finals.

The starting line-up for both sides remained unchanged for this game, and Bosh was in perfect shape to start, but the winner didn't need to change, so Spoelstra insisted on putting him on the bench.

The Clippers' starting lineup has also not changed, and many media predicted before the game that JJ Redick would be taken out of the starting position, but looking up, he is still the starting No. 2 position that the Clippers can't beat.

After weighing it repeatedly, Erniu still believes that Redick's three-point shooting can well contain the defensive attention of the Clippers, and more importantly, for D. Wade, who is declining in athletic condition, Erniu is willing to bet on whether he can play in two consecutive explosive games.

In the jump ball session, Jordan Jr. once again easily outperformed Haslem.

Kawaii takes the basketball and hands it to Paul, who carries the ball and pushes it to the frontcourt.

Then facing Chalmers' defense was an unreasonable stop-and-go.

"Brush!"

Well, it's really bad, but the goal is in!

Paul's advantage lies in stability, and certainty also lies in stability, but it is not a good thing for Ruan Erniu and Jordan Jr. to grab frontcourt rebounds on the inside, and to wave a little bit on the outside players.

After the failure of G1, the Clippers generals also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, the first in the regular season and the playoffs, they also didn't come to the finals to play, they all played to this point, who doesn't want to win the championship?

Three, three, three!

Paul finishes throwing, Reddick throws, Reddick throws, Leonard throws, Leonard throws, Ruan Erniu throws!

The more resolute it is, the easier it is to score, especially when Ruan Erniu and Jordan Jr. teamed up to grab seven frontcourt rebounds in the first quarter.

I have to say that the Clippers have too much advantage in rebounding, 7 frontcourt rebounds in a single quarter is equivalent to seven more opportunities for secondary offense, and this number is also equivalent to the number of frontcourt rebounds won by the Heat in the entire game of G1.

It is also important to point out that although the Heat won in G1, they were far behind the Clippers in rebounding statistics throughout the game, with a difference of 15 rebounds between the two teams, while the Heat were able to win the game by relying on more efficient offensive and defensive transitions and three-point shooting percentages.

By the first quarter of G2, though, things had clearly changed.

The Clippers led by 15 points at 27-42 in the first quarter, making nine of their 12-point three-point attempts.

The efficiency was terrifying, and even if Spostela called two timeouts, the early substitution of Bosh didn't have any interruption effect.

Also in the first quarter of the game, the Heat just replaced Bosh, and Yi Jianlian also replaced Jordan Jr. at the same time.

Allen played quite efficiently in the first quarter of the rotation, scoring a total of five points on a three-point shot and an empty basket, while Bosh made just 1 of 3 shots and scored only 2 points.

In the second quarter, the two sides played quite anxiously, and Allen did not fall into the bottom of the match with Bosh at all.

In the final analysis, when encountering a black and hard inside, there is no way for Allen to be eaten hard, but when encountering an inside line like Bosh who wins by skill, Allen's defense is not as bad as some people think, not to mention, at this time, Bosh has just recovered from his injury and is far from reaching his peak state.

Of course, the protagonists on the court still belong to Erniu and James, and the mutual sharing between the two of them is still the highlight of the second quarter of the game.

Erniu lived up to expectations and blew up James again, and in the direct confrontation between the two, James's misalignment advantage in the low post in the past few games has declined infinitely, and he can only rely on forced basket breakthroughs and long-range shots to score points.

It's impossible for a superstar to be completely locked in, but the two bulls limit James' play to the maximum, and when the Heat's most consistent scoring point gets into trouble, they have to rely more on the other two giants to solve the problem.

However, tonight Bosh was entangled by Allen, and D. Wade's performance was far inferior to that of G1, or rather, the Clippers' defensive change strategy worked wonders.

That's right, if Allen's death to stare at Bosh is the biggest change for the Clippers, then JJ Redick and Kawaii switching positions, and Kawaii to defend D. Wade, and Redick to guard Caron Butler, is undoubtedly another major change for the Clippers.

Again, it came at a cost, otherwise Butler wouldn't have forced himself against Redick's defense in the first quarter and hit two three-pointers.

Unfortunately, Butler's touch didn't last in the second quarter, and on the other side, D. Wade was very uncomfortable with Kawaii's long-armed, big-handed monster defending his death-wrapping defense.

In the second half of the quarter, Kawaii gave the cheeks two big hats in a row on the defensive end, giving the Miami people the most ruthless response.

At 25:35, the Clippers continued to maintain their efficient performance on both offensive and defensive ends.

At halftime, at 52:77, the Clippers led by a staggering 25 points!