In three minutes, James led the group of shooters to give the Heat a 10-point lead.

The difference in experience, the difference in configuration, is a lesson for Paul George.

Pacers head coach Frank Vogel only then realized that it was not Paul George's fault alone, and he made a facelift for the Heat's shooter at the beginning of the second quarter.

The two sides strengthened their defense again and scoring became not so simple.

Although this season is the first time they have met, after seven playoff games, they really know each other too well, the Pacers key personnel have not changed, and the Heat Zhang Xiaotian has not shown his ability in this change, so the scene has become very tangled.

At this time, Paul George showed his resilience defensively, and James was uncomfortable defending.

Coming from the defensive is a quality that a player who can play hard.

Another change for the Pacers is to force it to hit the basket, which is not what he is good at, but if the defender is Zhang Xiaotian, it works well.

In the confrontation, Zhang Xiaotian sent two fouls.

In order to deal with the Pacers' interior strategy, Chris Anderson was given more opportunities to play.

Zhang Xiaotian said that he was very helpless, and James of the Heat's lineup often had to do dirty work, let alone him.

Now he has to sit on the bench a little longer, and he has not complained in the slightest.

It is not easy to get open opportunities between teams that are good defensively.

In fact, Zhang Xiaotian can't understand that some teams' defenses are full of holes, and there will be vacancies if they rotate casually, and it is unfair to take so many dollars.

The two teams are deadlocked, and many times the effect of chiseling the inside line is relatively high, or the stars come out to break the game.

The Heat didn't have a good three-point opportunity, so they had to rely on James or Wade to break through and force the opportunity.

When the Pacers had Hibbert to help defend the interior, the two also chose to end the offense with a mid-range shot.

Relatively speaking, compared to the Pacers' chiseling inside, James and Wade's mid-range shots are not so consistent.

James's shooting problem has been complained about countless times anyway.

Zhang Xiaotian felt that it was a problem of muscle memory, and after getting used to high-intensity confrontation, he suddenly put James in the middle of the shot, and he may not have muscle coordination so fast.

The opportunity is fleeting, so is it to strike iron, or to cowardice.

If he had unlimited physical strength, James would definitely choose to rush in and resist.

With neither side scoring efficient, the Pacers relied on the interior to pull back a little score, and at halftime, the Heat led 47-40.

But for the two teams vying for the first place in the East, the first half can only be regarded as a tentative.

The tactical response, the state of the players, these are determined, and the manager can formulate a strategy at half-time.

In the first half, the team that was blown up on the inside could still take the lead, and Spoelstra naturally chose a strategy that was formulated before the game, which is also what the Heat often do, James and Wade broke through to attract the opposing defense, and then opened fire on the outside.

Anyway, they can't win rebounds, and they don't have the capital to strengthen the interior.

You must know that James and Wade also grabbed rebounds in the first half, and Bosh's biggest role is to open up space, if he hits a few from the outside, the Pacers will definitely panic.

Rebounding ability also requires talent, and after Bosh came to the Heat, his ability in this area was not top-notch, which was considered a waste.

The Pacers' tactics in the second half were also expected by the Heat, giving the ball to the interior first, passing it out with a pinch, and hitting it inside without a pinch.

In fact, many tactics are very simple to explain, but the coach must have the ability to make the players play the tactics in any situation, just like handing the ball to the core singles, and there are many ways, which is not exactly a joke.

The other is the execution of the players, as well as the ability of the players.

The same tactics can be very different from those of an all-star player and an average player.

Hibbert hit at the start of the second half, and Bosh had no way to resist.

Then Chanmos also made a mistake, and in front of George Hill, Chanmos suffered a little.

This was all expected by the Heat, and they didn't panic.

It's just that the outside firepower didn't come out, Bosh and Chanmos both hit iron with three points, and the replacement of Ray Allen and Battier was also iron.

The Heat's three-point shooting percentage this season is actually not very high, but their style of play will have a lot of three-point opportunities, and after the Pacers pay attention to defense, they don't get particularly good opportunities.

It doesn't matter, they can accept it, after all, the Pacers are not the type to score points on the offensive end.

It's just that I didn't expect that the Pacers didn't explode, but Paul George, who only knew how to defend with his head covered in the first half, was enlightened.

After using the cover to burst inside and cause Bosh to foul, he was out of control.

The main thing is that this guy hit two three-pointers in a row, and with his ability to hold the ball and create opportunities at an altitude higher than James, he can still find opportunities on the outside.

James can also find it, and he wants to return a result to the iron.

Paul George's shooting is still a little better than James', and the key is that the Pacers have an inside line in the restricted area and can create opportunities for outside players.

The Heat is pulled out by interior players, which is also to create opportunities for outside players, but it is an opportunity to break through.

One is to finish the offense from the outside, and the other is to split the ball for the shooter to shoot.

In fact, there are no advantages or disadvantages in tactics, but after Paul George broke out, the Pacers' tactics succeeded first, combining inside and outside, inside and outside, and the headache was the Heat.

James' style of play with a group of shooters during the rotation period didn't have any effect, and with the lessons of the first half, the Pacers won't make any more mistakes, they just grind and play, and use the inside advantage to win.

It's just grinding like this, and they overtook in the second half of the third quarter.

James is also helpless, the home court of the Pacers, there are two balls that can be blown or not, he did not make fouls, and the mid-range shot is a bit iron, should he go all out to run it in, or continue to be calm.

As a famous figure in the league, he certainly wanted to remain calm when he said before the game, and the Pacers had Hibbert's pestle, which also made him a little more sensible.

If Kobe Bryant must have come to all kinds of himself, James likes to think too much.

Of course, he has his own way of being a little ghost, first of all, Paul George, who can't let him be too arrogant.

At this time, James just wants to partner with an All-Star level powerful basket center, so he doesn't have to worry so much, and he doesn't believe that anyone can play with all his strength to defend the opposing player.

Of course, this is just imagination, his personality is like to take care of everything.

"I feel like I'm here now, and I'm still very energetic."

When it comes to the last section, Zhang Xiaotian always can't wait to recommend himself.