As soon as Big Z received the ball, the Heat's two forwards, Odom and Butler, leaned in.

Bag clip!

This sudden pinch attack caught Big Z a little off guard, and he almost made a mistake and was robbed of the ball by his opponent.

But Big Z is a veteran who has been fighting for many years, and he desperately hugged the ball to avoid being snatched away.

Everyone is a shock, did the Heat change their defensive strategy and flank the big Z?

Remember that close-up before the start of the second quarter, where Riley pulled Odom and Butler to talk.

And now the pinch, many people realize that the pinching is Riley's idea.

"The Heat started to make changes, but I don't think it's a clever move."

"Where is not clever, it's just a stupid trick!"

However, the two on-site commentators did not approve of this trick at all.

And in the hearts of most fans, that's what they think.

The inside and outside tactics are to use the advantages of the inside line to create opportunities for the outside line.

This bag is equivalent to sending the opportunity to the Cavaliers.

Sure enough, after Big Z reacted, he immediately made a choice.

Taking advantage of his super height, Big Z can see the whole court at a glance, find a teammate who has a chance, and immediately pass the ball out.

The Heat complement the defense, and the Cavaliers pass again; The Heat made up again, and the Cavaliers passed again......

And with the pass, this hole grows bigger and bigger, after all, it is impossible for a person to run faster than the ball.

In the end, the ball went to Ye Feng, who was completely empty.

And Wade, who was responsible for defending Ye Feng, was 2 meters away from Ye Feng at the moment, and he couldn't take it back at all.

Ye Feng raised his hands high, flicked his wrists easily, and easily swept the ball out.

Swish!

Hollow three-pointer, 28:20.

Odom made a mid-range shot to narrow the difference, but Ye Feng made a three-pointer to make the difference even bigger.

Just this one round fully proved that the tactics of wrapping and sandwiching Big Z are absolutely unworkable, and it can even be said to be self-defeating.

However, the Heat team has always adhered to this tactic, and it has become more and more decisive, and it is easy to get started and rush.

As the margin grew, the Heat began to doubt Riley's tactics and relaxed.

At this point, Riley would yell or call a timeout on the sidelines to keep the Heat players going.

This scene looks strange.

"I always felt like Riley wasn't trying to win, he was trying to consume the big Z."

"Does that make any sense? The big center was sandwiched, and it just happened to collide with the tactical intent of the Cavaliers, didn't this mean that he stepped in knowing that there was a pit in front of him? ”

No one knew what Riley had in mind.

Many people dare not question Riley, after all, Riley is also a legendary leader, and the name of the god operator makes every opponent dare not underestimate him.

But there are always people who are bold, "Riley is old, I'm afraid I'm already dizzy." "Someone questioned Riley like that.

But in any case, because of tactical problems, the game started to be one-sided.

Until the last minute, the Cavaliers were still suppressing the Heat.

At 109:87, the Cavaliers won by 22 points, which can be said to be a big win or a big away win.

The victory is very morale-boosting.

Among them, Big Z played 38 minutes tonight, with 23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, and was undoubtedly the MVP of the game.

James, on the other hand, never adapted to tonight's tactics and only scored 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

In addition, Ye Feng had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Williams had 13 points and 7 rebounds, Boozer had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and Capono had 11 points......

All five members of the team went in doubles.

On the Heat side, Odom had the best performance, with a quasi-triple-double of 19 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

Eddie Jones had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Butler had 17 points and 5 rebounds, Haslem had 9 points and 11 rebounds, and Wade had only 7 points and 3 assists.

After this game, the Cavaliers received great praise from various media.

"Fourth place in the East is well deserved, they are already a strong team. Don't look down on them because they're young, anything is possible at 20. ”

—The Washington Post

Although because of the playoff format and the impact of small divisions, the Heat are ranked above the Cavaliers, and they still have home-court advantage. But the Cavaliers are significantly stronger, and they have a good chance of sweeping the Heat. ”

—The Cleveland Candid

"The first experience of the Chinese rookie in the playoffs is to go to the top. Champion James 8 points, No. 5 show Wade 7 points, the strongest draft in BA history! ”

- "Dunk" (Huaxia Version)

……

On the contrary, some people are happy and some are worried, and James and Wade are questioned.

"No matter how good the regular season is, it's not as important as the playoffs. After all, the playoffs are the real stage. James and Wade are disappointing, and they don't even perform as well as an undrafted pick. ”

——《FOX》

Although it is unfair to deny others based on just one game, the media is like this, they don't care if it's right or not, they just want to win attention and cause a war of words.

And even worse than Wade and James is the "God Operator" Pat Riley.

Because of that close-up telling Odom and Butler, Riley was pushed to the forefront.

A lot of people believe that the Heat's loss was due to Riley's decision-making mistakes.

"The god operator is gone, and all that's left behind is a white-haired old man."

- ESPN Special Review

This kind of is more tactful.

"Throughout Riley's coaching career, although it has been brilliant, it is not all about his ability. In the Lakers shotime era, there were Magic Johnson and Skyhook Abdul-Jabbar. In the days of the Knicks, there was Ewing the gorilla. Riley is nothing, just following the superstar's ass to pick up honor. ”

—The Boston Observer

Such an article is merciless, and it is simply a denial of Riley's life.

Of course, people who say this kind of thing are generally small media that want to attract people's attention, and there are no big media that have done this.

When Ye Feng saw these news, he guessed that Riley's situation must not be very good, and his mood was probably very bad.

……

At the same time, tonight's other three games have also come to an end.

First of all, the Timberwolves played the Nuggets, and there was certainly no suspense in this game.

The triumvirate of Garnett, Kassel, and Sprewell is a championship-level monster, and Garnett has won four of the six Western Conference Monthly Championships and is likely to win this season's regular season MVP.

What are Nuggets?

Rookie Anthony, pseudo-core Andre Miller, defensive Camby, sophomore Nene ......

Garnett had 30 points, 20 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, and Kassel had 40 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

On the Nuggets' side, no one even scored 20......

106：92。

There is almost no suspense in this set of matchups. A 4:0 sweep is just around the corner.

……

Then there is the calf beating the king.

This match is probably the most watched matchup of the first round.

On one side are the Kings, the most flashy team of this era, the team with the best style of play, and they have played team offense and Princeton tactics to the extreme.

On the other side is the Mavericks, five All-Stars, with Nash tandem on the court, and "scientist" Don Nelson Sr. on the sidelines.

It's hard to predict whether a match will be won or lost, but one thing is clear.

This game is definitely an offensive battle, not a defensive battle that is the usual in this era.

(End of chapter)