At halftime, there was a solemn atmosphere in the Pacers' locker room.

Defensively they have done an impeccable job, but they are not satisfactory on the offensive end.

Winning the rebound and losing the score showed that something was wrong with their offense, and Vogel exclaimed, "We have to score the ball, we have to be more decisive." ”

The Heat were also happy with their defense in the first half, and they continued to increase their intensity in the second half.

"We're going to be more aggressive and break them completely." Spoelstra slammed into the ground.

In the third quarter, the two teams increased their intensity almost at the same time, and on the inside, the Heat did not give the opponent any chance, and the outside was a tough individual defense.

Paul George's offensive skills are a bit wide open and a little less capable of tearing apart the defense.

Stephenson, who performed well in the first half, stepped up again, breaking the defense with either a super tactical system, or a super individual ability, and when the nerve knife was on time.

The Pacers don't just have this trick, and the other is to catch the ball inside to attract the defense to the outside.

Relatively speaking, the Heat's tactics of breaking the defense are simpler, breaking through the ball.

However, it is not a simple breakthrough to divide the ball, the breakthrough is matched with the running position, and the outside line quickly passes the ball to the open position after receiving the ball, which is simple to say and requires a high level of tactical literacy.

But due to the Pacers' defense, the Heat were never able to pick up the pace.

They are not afraid to play positions, but without a big center, they will definitely suffer some losses in positional warfare.

The Heat now feel like they're a little bit worse on the offensive end, not as fluid.

Fans who often watch Heat games will know that this is because the Big Three are not fully open under the defense, and Zhang Xiaotian is not involved in this.

If the Heat do play on the offensive end, then no amount of defense can limit them.

The Pacers were actually a little worse on the offensive end, but due to the rebounding advantage and Stephenson's extraordinary play, they actually had a higher success rate and gradually caught up with the score.

In the last four minutes of the third quarter, Stephenson scored 2+1, and the Pacers overtook the score.

There are always some surprises in the game, and Stephenson stepped up as the Pacers' fourth point at this time, and the Heat were a little unexpected.

However, their offense was not explosive, and the Heat still chose to rotate normally, allowing Wade and Zhang Xiaotian to rest first.

Wade wanted to ensure that the efficiency could not be played too long per game, and Zhang Xiaotian let him rest at this time because he needed to play the team in the final quarter.

The manager doesn't need to figure out the details of the players' strengths, just be able to grasp the players' form and let them play to their best.

James' lineup with shooters can still cause some trouble for the opponent on the offensive end, but the defense is a hard injury and can only be used for a short time.

The last few minutes of the third quarter were fine to use, but there were problems at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

In order to fight against the Heat, the Pacers basically put four main players on the court, and the tactic of shooting group will be ineffective as soon as it is targeted, especially the Heat's shooter group is too old and has little initiative on the offensive end.

Spoelstra originally wanted to rely on the group of shooters to turn the score over, but when he saw that he didn't react to him, he immediately asked James to go down to rest for a while, and let Wade and Zhang Xiaotian play a wave.

There is inertia in defense, so it is often immediately effective after substitutions.

Wade came up and broke through the ball to Zhang Xiaotian, and Zhang Xiaotian hit a three-point shot.

Vogel's heart suddenly trembled, damn the last quarter player, he immediately reminded the players on the court to pay attention to defense.

Zhang Xiaotian also felt the pressure, James was not there, and the Pacers could pinch him with impunity.

But he's usually a finisher, it's not that he can't pass.

He has always had a sense of passing, and his means have improved a lot this season, and he scored on the side, and Wade scored directly on the layup.

When James went down to rest, the Heat were not pulled away, but overtook by 1 point.

The Pacers immediately replaced all the main players, and the Heat also replaced James and Bosh.

Zhang Xiaotian's strong strength does not mean that he is completely unstoppable, but that in addition to the core players of the team, he can disrupt the opponent's defense.

Generally speaking, two points can't solve the team's defensive system alone, and there will be problems, so what about three people.

When Bosh was restricted, Zhang Xiaotian made up for it very well.

Not only does it encounter a strong team on the inside, but when James or Wade is not in shape, Zhang Xiaotian can also stand up.

Now the Heat has four strong points, and they can win the game even if they can't play all of them.

James hit the basket when he came up, and at this time the Pacers couldn't stop the Heat by defense, they had to play on the offensive end, but this was the Pacers' weakness.

Their lineup looked flawless, but their scoring ability in crunch time was a little worse.

Stephenson also wanted to come to the fairy ball, but it failed, and it was difficult for the nerve knife to maintain a stable level for a long time.

On the contrary, Wade began to exert his power, Stephenson did not rest for a minute in the second half, and his body was a little tired, but Wade adjusted his state and directly broke through his defense.

Vogel was in a hurry and asked the team to figure out a way from the inside.

But he couldn't influence the state of the players, Hibbert made a mistake in the middle of the rush, and the Heat took the opportunity to counterattack, James hit a heavy dunk, and the Heat's lead became 4 points.

For Pacers, every point counts right now.

They are not the type who can explode more than a dozen points at once, they are grinding slowly in attack and defense, and it is very dangerous for them to fall behind at the last moment.

Sadly, the Pacers' players did not rest enough under the high-intensity confrontation, and their feet became heavier and heavier.

Wade grabbed the frontcourt rebound, and Zhang Xiaotian also grabbed the frontcourt rebound.

Hibbert gasped for breath and couldn't even protect the rebound.

The Heat took the opportunity to extend their lead to six points, and the Pacers could only request a timeout to allow the players to take a break.

There's no point in continuing to grind the inside now, and Vogel understands that they need to hit the perimeter.

However, they really don't have a lot of means on the outside.

The Heat's defense was good, George Hill hit a three-point shot, and David West desperately grabbed the frontcourt rebound before the Pacers scored, or inside.

But then Wade hit again, and Paul George could only step up and play alone.

Zhang Xiaotian was ready to judge the other party's forward line, and Paul George wanted to forcibly open Zhang Xiaotian, but he felt that Zhang Xiaotian's strength was also very strong.

After failing to open the ball, Paul George stopped the ball, and Wade immediately came over and made a hard shot, forcing the Pacers to make another turnover.

In the counterattack, Zhang Xiaotian hit two points, and the Pacers suddenly stood on the edge of the cliff.

It's only three points that can save them, but that's not their strong point.