The first quarter of the game between the Washington Wizards and the Miami Heat ended with the Heat holding a double-digit advantage.

Despite the lead in points, no one thought the game would end so easily.

The strength of the Wizards lies not only in the strong offense of the starters, but also in the depth of the bench.

Substitutes are very important in every team, after all, no matter how strong the main players are, they will feel tired, and even James Wade rarely plays more than 40 minutes in a single game for 48 minutes.

Especially against the Wizards, both teams have a fast offensive tempo, which accelerates the consumption of physical energy.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Heat replaced most of their main players, and Wade alone was on the court with four bench players.

The Wizards also replaced Curry, George, and Danny. Green, Jamison and Jordan Jr., among others.

In their place were Beverley, Harden, Butler, Whiteside and McGee.

The offensive ability of the Wizards' lineup is not very strong, mainly relying on Harden to drive the offensive rhythm, but when it comes to the height of the interior, it is very amazing.

McGee and Whiteside are both big men at 2.13m, and both are athletic spring guys.

In front of these two people, there are only 2.03m Haslem and 2.06m Joel. Anthony was completely unable to protect the rebound.

In less than a few minutes after the start of the second quarter of the game, Harden continued to rely on blocking and rushing into the interior to cause damage, and when Wade tried to return the color, it was a headache to see the two 2.13-meter big men on the Wizards' interior almost living on the inside and refusing to come out.

If it was Wade when he was young, he might not want to rush in and make a foul without thinking about holding the basketball directly.

But Wade, who is already 28 years old, is obviously much calmer when playing on the court.

Wade tried to organize tactics to attack, but it was James on the outside. Jones, Carlos. Arroyo, the inside line is Haslem and Joel. At Anthony's time, the Heat's offense could almost only rely on Wade himself.

After two consecutive pull-up jump attempts from the outside missed the basket, Wade had to increase the number of times he hit the basket.

He rushed into the interior again and again holding the basketball as if carrying an explosive bag, but the efficiency was obviously worse than that of Harden, not that the current Harden was stronger than Wade, but that Whiteside and McGee, the two big men, were really difficult to deal with on the inside.

Within minutes, the double-digit margin was chased by the Wizards to single digits.

Spoelstra was in a bad situation and immediately called a timeout, replacing Wade and bringing James and Bosh on the court.

Seeing this, Wang Xiao replaced Whiteside with Danny. Green, by Danny. Green plays as a small forward to defend James, allowing Butler to step up to the power forward position.

Green also can't guard James, and even the defensive efficiency is two points worse than George, after all, whether it is height or weight, Green is not as good as George, let alone compared to James, but as long as it can further consume James's physical energy, it is valuable.

As the game progressed, the main players of both sides began to return to the field one after another.

The Wizards are still playing a run-and-gun style, quickly switching offense and defense, forcing the opponent to pick up the pace.

And the Heat, on the other hand, seem to be a little unable to hold on.

When Wang Xiao rotated again, replaced Curry, George, Jamison and others on the court, and continued to run back and forth throughout the court, Wang Xiao obviously felt that the Heat team couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

In order to ensure the rhythm of the offense, James Wadebolsh did not rest much in the first quarter, and he only played immediately after a short break in the second quarter.

Of course, this situation is just a symptom, and the physical fitness of James and others collapsed before the second quarter of the game, and the real time to decide the outcome was from the second half of the third quarter to the fourth quarter.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was 67:58, and the Wizards managed to chase the double-digit difference back to single digits in the first quarter, but it was only 9 points, which can be a double-digit difference by scoring a random one.

In the 15 minutes of halftime, Wang Xiao once again emphasized the problem of offensive rhythm on the bench.

"In the second half, everyone continued to maintain the same offensive rhythm as in the first half, running, so that the opponent had to follow our rhythm! The only thing they can really do is those three guys, and they are dragged down, and we are the winners of this game! ”

As he spoke, Wang Xiao patted George's shoulder.

"George, you did a great job in the first half, come on, teach me a good lesson to that guy!"

George didn't do particularly well defending James in the first half, scoring 21 points in the first half and shooting 52 percent from the field with both Butler and George defending.

But despite the extremely high offensive efficiency, even James will inevitably need to spend more physical and energy on offense in the face of George's kraft-like defense.

The Heat scored 67 points in the first half and took nearly 60 shots, attacking much more frequently than in previous games, while James took 16 shots in the first half, including several foul free throws that didn't count.

Wang Xiao didn't believe that under such a fast-paced attack, James would not be tired.

Once James' fitness drops and his lethality wanes, that's when the Wizards fight back!

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The 15-minute break at halftime was fleeting, and the two players were soon back in action for the third quarter.

At the beginning of the game, Wang Xiao noticed that James did not start at the beginning of the third quarter.

Apparently Spoelstra also found that James was too much to consume in the first half.

Unlike Wade, James has been constantly playing George alone, and unknowingly consumes too much physical energy.

Spoelstra, who spotted the problem, didn't let James play at the start of the third quarter, apparently hoping to buy the opposition more time to rest.

But how could Wang Xiao give him this opportunity?

Standing on the sidelines, Wang Xiao shouted to the court, "Stephen! Step up the offense! Break through their defenses for me! ”

Hearing Wang Xiao's command, Curry immediately understood and began to break through frequently, attacking the inside line of the Heat team.

Curry's breakthrough ability is definitely first-class among point guards, and with the pick-and-roll, Chalmers can't prevent it at all, and after getting to the basket, Curry can often take advantage of the time difference to score the ball in the face of the opponent's interior players.

And when it came time for the Heat to attack, Wade, who was holding the ball, was stunned to find that the Wizards actually wrapped him up, directly putting Mike at the small forward position. Miller is empty!

(It's a little late, the new month, cheekily ask for a wave of monthly passes)