Wang Xiao doesn't believe that the Big Three can score 90+ points in every game.

You must know that the current Wizards' defense is completely different from last season.

George, Green and Jordan Jr. are enough to support the Wizards' defensive quality.

Although Curry and Jamison are the team's defensive shortcomings, the Heat's point guard position is not a good role.

As long as the Big Three's hand drops slightly, coupled with George's defense, they can contain their offensive momentum, supplemented by the strong firepower of the Wizards' bench lineup, winning the Heat is by no means empty words.

As for Harden......

Wang Xiao thought about it, if Harden can't find his form under the Heat's targeted defense, Wang Xiao does not rule out the possibility of reducing his playing time.

Harden's playoff performance is not once or twice, and this can be said to be the third biggest black spot in Harden's future in addition to touching porcelain and defense.

In 2012, as one of the three less Thunder, with the halo of the best sixth man, he played abnormally in the Finals, with an average shooting rate of only 37.5% in five games and an average of only 12 points per game, which was not at the same level as the other two, Durant who averaged 30 points per game in the Finals and Westbrook, who averaged 27 points per game.

Wang Xiao felt that the reason why the Thunder refused to pay the extra five million for Harden later also had something to do with Harden's sluggish performance in the Finals.

In the 13 years and 14 years that followed the Rockets, although the personal data brush took off, the playoffs were a round trip for two consecutive years.

In 15 years, it was hard to get through the first round, but the second round of the division semifinals came up and let the Clippers play 3:1, and it was also thanks to McHale's quick reaction that he reused the hairband brothers (Josh. Smith, Jason. Terry, Ronnie. Brewer) and resolutely pressed Harden to the bench at a critical moment, which staged a miraculous 1-3 comeback from adversity.

In the following seasons, although the Rockets' results got better and better, and Harden's stats became more and more luxurious, when it came to the playoffs, Harden always gave people a hard feeling to trust.

This can be seen in the data.

But when it comes to the playoffs, Harden's shooting percentage will decline to a certain extent compared to the regular season.

In the regular season, Harden's shooting rate can remain around 44% per game, but in the playoffs, Harden's shooting percentage will drop to 41%, although the decline is not large, but the 41% shooting rate is still slightly low for a top scorer.

Just by comparison, James and Durant's average shooting rate in the playoffs can basically remain around 50%, which is almost the same as in the regular season.

And Curry, who is also a guard and has been criticized in the playoffs, can also average 45% per game.

This already illustrates something.

Reducing Harden's playing time is not a particularly big problem for the overall tactical execution of the Wizards, what Harden can do on the court, Curry can also do, and the efficiency is not lower than Harden's, just consider the reasonable distribution of physical energy, the Wizards have never lacked scorers, don't forget that there is an old fritter Butler on the bench!

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The third match between the two teams began on May 21 at the American Airlines Arena, the home stadium in Miami.

Heat fans are in a very good mood these days, because the team finally won the Wizards, which made the entire regular season extremely depressed They have a feeling of serfs turning over and singing, and many people also believe that the Big Three will continue to win until the Wizards are eliminated and reach the Finals.

However, they happily seemed a little too early.

At the beginning of Game 3, the Wizards' side showed extremely strong offensive firepower.

Curry hit two three-pointers shortly after the break, while Green, George and Jamison also hit one each.

In the first quarter of the game, the Wizards made 5 of 8 three-pointers and scored 15 points with only three-pointers.

In the entire first quarter of the game, the Wizards scored 32 points, five points ahead of the Heat, who scored 27 points.

In the second quarter, things didn't get any better, and Butler, who came off the bench, took over the game and scored eight points in a single quarter to help the Wizards extend their lead to double digits.

At this time, the Heat also found that Harden, the best sixth man of the Wizards, seemed to have a little less playing time, only playing a few minutes in the first and second quarters of the game, and had very little time to contact basketball, most of the time waiting outside the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot.

"What is that guy trying to do?"

Spoelstra frowned, not knowing what the purpose of Wang Xiao's arrangement was.

"Do you want to preserve Harden's physical strength, let him exert his strength in the final quarter, and dominate the offense?"

As soon as such a thought arose, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

In his perspective, although Harden played poorly under targeted defense, after all, he was a player who won the best sixth man for two consecutive years, and he is definitely a very lethal player.

With this in mind, Spoelstra couldn't help but be timid when he mobilized his manpower, and also gave Wade James and others more rest time just in case.

However, what he didn't expect was that it was this extra few minutes of rest that became the key to burying the victory of this game.

With the few minutes between Wade and James both going off the court, the Wizards launched a wave of fierce offense, instantly hitting a wave of 8:0 attacks, expanding the difference to more than 20 points in one go.

Sensing that something was wrong, Spoelstra quickly called a timeout, but it was too late.

Faced with such a situation, Spoelstra could only helplessly scold his mother secretly.

The Wizards' offensive rhythm is too fast, but the slightest mistake is a wave of consecutive scores, and a little slower reaction will be instantly widened.

After returning to the court, Wade and James began to chase the score, but it was a little too late.

In the third and fourth quarters, the game was fleeting, and when the full-time whistle blew, the score was fixed at 112-104, and the Heat lost to the Wizards by eight points at home.

This result has blinded many fans of the Heat.

What's going on? Why did the team lose again? Finally defeated the Wizards, these fans of the Heat team have not yet calmed down from the joy of victory, and as a result, they actually ushered in another defeat head-on.

Is it because the Big Three are not playing well?

Wade scored 29 points, James 27 points, Bosh 20 points, and the Big Three combined to score 76 points.

At this moment, such a sentence is invariably rising in the hearts of Heat fans.

"It's not that our army is too incompetent, it's that there are too many enemy soldiers!"

Curry 24 points, George 17, Jamison 16, Butler 14, Green 12, Jordan Jr. 11 points, Harden 10 points......

Seven players on the team scored in double figures, and the seven scored a total of 104 points...... Is this comparable?