The Heat playing a big four and a little James can be said to be the No. 4 position, and it can also be said that there is no difference between the three and four positions.

In addition to James, Ray Allen will also appear in the No. 3 position at key moments, and Ray Allen will play the No. 2 position during the rotation, although there is not much difference in their tactics.

The Heat have two options at the No. 3 spot in the rotation, Mike Miller and Battier.

Mike Miller's focus on three-pointers is more helpful for offense, while Battier is relatively balanced offensively and defensively, and the three-point shot is not as good as Mike Miller's in the game.

Against a team like the Spurs with excellent team defense, Heat coach Eric Spoelstra tends to use Mike Miller because he feels that the Spurs' No. 3 position, whether it is Leonard or Zhang Xiaotian, is not lethal enough for the Heat.

Limiting Duncan and Parker is the key, Spoelstra has studied the Spurs' game, and Leonard and Zhang Xiaotian's two young players are basically driven by GDP.

However, some things are still different from the actual game, Zhang Xiaotian's defensive focus can make it difficult for Mike Miller to have a chance to shoot, and the same is true for replacing Battier.

The key is in Zhang Xiaotian's offense, it hurts to have one more person to tear up the defense, especially when the game is deadlocked, Spoelstra must now consider what impact Leonard and Zhang Xiaotian together will have on the matchup between the two teams' forwards.

Before that, Spoelstra felt that even if Leonard defended James, at most it was Paul George's level, and now it seems that Leonard is stronger on the defensive end.

Maybe there's also the issue of their own attrition, but in any case, they can't afford to lose at home.

Fortunately, Ray Allen hit a three-pointer near the end of the third quarter, giving the Heat more time to think about the lineup.

Yes, the three-pointers have to be played, and the Spurs have to be pulled out inside.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Duncan and Ginobili were rested, because James rested, Leonard also rested, and Zhang Xiaotian rarely partnered with Danny Green.

Parker broke through and split the ball, Zhang Xiaotian received the ball and made a shooting motion, Mike Miller took a quick step forward, and his hand reached over but did not jump.

Mike Miller's defense is actually very smart, but Zhang Xiaotian directly dribbled and squeezed, and it was useless to even try to move, he just relied on his strength to shoot and hit a two-point shot.

In turn, the Heat attacked Norris Kerr and was capped by Split, Zhang Xiaotian grabbed the ball and went directly to the frontcourt, chased three points and hit again, and the Spurs overtook him.

finally encountered a slow pace and strength could not compare to him, Zhang Xiaotian would not hesitate to shoot.

The Heat immediately felt the trouble, and two minutes later they had to replace James early.

Anyway, James has good physical strength, and he often plays against the top in the playoffs, and it is not bad to rest for two minutes.

While James came on the court, the Spurs also replaced Leonard.

James came up and tried to hit one hard, but unfortunately missed.

The Spurs counterattacked, the ball went to Zhang Xiaotian's hands again, Mike Miller stuck very tightly this time, and was ready to fight hard with Zhang Xiaotian, but Zhang Xiaotian strode out and went directly into the inside, Bosh came to make up for the defense, Zhang Xiaotian skillfully sent it in the direction of the basket, although it was Split who received the ball this time, but there was no defense in front of the basket, and if you can't put it in, don't mix.

The Heat were forced to choose a timeout, they had no choice, the first game was very important, Mike Miller was off, Wade was back, and it was just over three minutes into the final quarter, and the Heat were going to fight.

The Spurs are also unambiguous, Ginobili and Duncan play, one big four small against one big four small.

In this way, Zhang Xiaotian has to face Ray Allen.

Wade or Ray Allen, given Zhang Xiaotian's relatively good defensive shooter efficiency and the performance of scoring in front, Popovich still made it a little easier for him on the defensive end.

Ease is relative, and Ray Allen is clearly harder against Mike Miller.

Although Ray Allen is 38 years old, he is in good shape, with a lot faster pace than Mike Miller, and the same is true on the defensive end.

But Ray Allen is the weight of a defender after all, and Zhang Xiaotian must have an advantage in strength.

After the Heat timeout, it was James who broke through with the ball, and Bosh pulled out, and this time Bosh hit it after receiving the ball.

When he was a senior or a junior, Duncan was going to help defend on the inside, and Bosh would definitely have a chance.

Bosh scored most of the time against Duncan, and when he played two inside shots, Split could pull out.

However, this time is also the time when the Heat's interior defense is the most empty, when attacking, Duncan mentions it to the free throw line, and two people surround him after receiving the ball.

Leonard's physical fitness is top-notch, Wade rushed over to make up for the defense, and jumped up only to find that he could no longer jump to the height of the young Leonard.

The Heat are still the same old routine, and James goes in to attract the defense and pass to Bosh who pulls to the outside.

Ginobili quickly made up for it, and Bosh missed a three-pointer.

When Parker and Duncan were there, Zhang Xiaotian didn't have so many opportunities to play with the ball.

And James also has a large range of defense after coming up, unless it is against Ray Allen, otherwise there are not as many opportunities as in the rotation period.

The strongest lineup of a team, just in the last minutes of the game, the intensity is completely different.

It's not easy for the Spurs to attack, and the Heat are even more so, James just wanted to hit a tough one, but the pinch came over instantly, and the ball in his hand was immediately cut off by Leonard.

He shouted at the referee and said that Leonard had committed a foul, but the referee ignored him.

In the finals, there is no possibility of a body hair foul, and James will not blow if he is not in the process of shooting.

At 3:30, after Duncan covered, Parker broke through and pulled up one step and hit a two-point shot to stop the Heat.

The Heat's first home court of the playoffs this time was always bumpy, and they all stepped forward, but against the Spurs, any mistake would be fatal.

After coming up again, James's expression was extremely determined.

He was finally coming on his own, and after grabbing the frontcourt rebound and scoring, he singled Leonard twice and switched to Parker to let the latter play the iron, and turned around to protect the frontcourt rebound.

This is the strongest man on the front line now, even if the Spurs have made him very uncomfortable before, he is still the biggest problem for the Spurs at critical moments.

The time had entered the last minute, the Spurs led by 2 points, and Zhang Xiaotian received the ball.

He'd already hit Ray Allen one before, and Ray Allen was also preoccupied.

Zhang Xiaotian called for cover, and when Leonard came over, Zhang Xiaotian had already started suddenly.

James' eyelids jumped, and Ray Allen definitely couldn't keep up and changed defenses.

James opened his arms to stop in front, the momentum was compelling, but Zhang Xiaotian didn't care who was in front at this time, stepped back, and pulled up.