Chapter 239: Chess Meets Opponents
Duncan can't open this, the Spurs are actually not only problems on the defensive end, but also problems on the offensive end.
Danny Green's accuracy is a headache for opponents, but this is also extremely inconsistent on the offensive end.
It's already cool to play, and this feeling makes ** Vicky want to hit someone.
Duncan looked physically exhausted, but the Heat didn't dare to let it go, and it was Danny Green's side that deliberately opened up the Heat defense.
Because Danny Green doesn't have the ability to play with the ball, the defensive rotation is too late.
Of course, he will suffer a lot when he feels good, but this time is just right.
After the team hit two irons to keep the Heat in the lead, Vicky gritted his teeth and went on to Leonard.
Leonard is stronger defensively and can play on the offensive end, which is the material for the core forward.
But whatever you're afraid of comes, not long after Leonard came up, James made him another foul.
If the player with five fouls is put up, the Heat will definitely target it, and Leonard can only leave the court.
Without Leonard, to be honest, whether it is James or Zhang Xiaotian, the Spurs are not easy to defend.
Next, Zhang Xiaotian and James both hit, and the Spurs saw that there was not much time, so they could only choose the three-point tactics for the public.
But at this time, the Heat was stubbornly guarding the three-point line, and the Spurs' shooter group was also ineffective.
Ginobili hit the iron a few times and forced a three-pointer to hit the point, but there was no time.
At 104:96, the Heat tied the score at 1:1.
Zhang Xiaotian scored 23 points, and since the playoffs, he finally showed his value on the highest stage.
However, it was still James who shone on the court, and the double-double of 35 and 10 told the Spurs that their shooting strategy was not working.
"Needless to say, having a teammate like No.6 will obviously benefit us a lot when it matters most." Wade said after the game.
"The execution of the opponent in the last moments was very good, LeBron passed a couple of really good balls, Zhang Xiaotian is also a very dangerous guy, they all took their chances. We did that in the first game, but the opponent replicated the same story today. Duncan sighed.
"I said I'd help the team win, and if 16 points weren't enough, I'd cut 23 points." After winning, Zhang Xiaotian was also in high spirits.
In the competitive arena, everyone likes to show off their personality.
After Zhang Xiaotian "spoke out", his fans rumored on his social media.
"The gods are mighty", "I want to give monkeys to the gods" and so on.
In fact, Zhang Xiaotian is not crazy in his heart, and he still can't crush the Spurs after using key game skills, which shows that the Spurs are really a strong opponent, and he must do better.
'It's going to make them make mistakes, you're going to hit them, it's better to get them into the foul trap, but that's just going to go with the flow, our biggest advantage is our stamina, and we're going to play a little bit more aggressively.
On June 10, the third game of the finals is about to start, and Spoelstra is cheering up the players.
At the beginning of the game, the Spurs were attacking the interior, and the teams that played against the Heat basically started like this, because it was the most effective.
Because of the loss in the last game, the Spurs adjusted their starters, and Dio replaced Split, but the Spurs still have an advantage on the inside, no doubt because of Duncan.
Duncan came up and hit the shot, then drew a foul on Bosh on the inside.
However, Dio was not very successful in defending James, and James also hit shots.
What the Heat didn't expect was Leonard's play, which, like the previous game, was Zhang Xiaotian defending the opponent's No. 3 position.
Zhang Xiaotian is also very familiar with Leonard, and he is also conscientious in defense.
But Duncan's side needed a flank, which gave Leonard a chance.
Zhang Xiaotian must admit that it was his defense that had a problem, not that he was not focused, but that there was a problem in strategy.
Leonard and Paul George are the same type, with more physicality than offense, and Leonard is a lot more cautious than Paul George in his shots, especially from beyond the three-point line.
What Zhang Xiaotian didn't expect was that Leonard's hand felt hot and hit it outside the three-point line in a row.
By the time he realized the problem and changed his defensive strategy, the Spurs were already playing an extremely efficient offensive wave.
By the time of the rotation, the Heat took another beating, with Split and Ginobili teaming up to give the Spurs a double-digit lead.
In fact, there is no problem with the Heat's own offense, but the Spurs' success rate on the offensive end is too high, once exceeding 80%, and the main Heat team won the first two games, but this time the main bench lost.
If it weren't for the second half of the second quarter, the Heat would have trailed by nearly 20 points.
The main reason is that the Heat are a little anxious and want to deal with Duncan, but they were used by the Spurs and played efficiently from the outside.
There's a bit of luck here, but the difference between a strong team and a weak team is that a strong team can effectively take advantage of all kinds of unexpected factors, and Spurs know this.
At halftime, Spoelstra was very busy, and if the Heat lost again, it would be really difficult to play.
Because their opponent is Spurs, they are too good at taking chances.
Duncan is a year older, but Leonard has gotten better and is dangerous on both the offensive and defensive ends.
However, in the second half of the second quarter, the Heat had already found defensive problems, but the score gap had already arisen, how could they catch up.
First of all, it is necessary to increase the strength, and it must be stronger than ever.
They can't take it easy right now and have to disrupt the Spurs' setup with the increase in the intensity of the game.
Leonard was not so active on the offensive end after being targeted by Zhang Xiaotian regardless of others, but it is not easy for Zhang Xiaotian to be active, unless James performs again to let the Spurs change defense.
However, as long as other strong points are played, it doesn't matter if the Spurs don't change defenses, the Heat's stars will always have stronger personal abilities, as long as they play, Zhang Xiaotian will be enough to contain Leonard.
In the third quarter, Leonard still went to defend James, who scored the most points in the first half.
** Vicky was originally guarding against Zhang Xiaotian, but Zhang Xiaotian's performance in the first half was not as good as playing.
With his understanding of Zhang Xiaotian, Zhang Xiaotian rarely plays well in the first three quarters in a row, so the Spurs have changed their defensive strategy, or James is more important, James shoots in the middle, and Dio is impossible to defend.
Their changes worked, James would be limited, but Wade started to play, and Zhang Xiaotian also started to play.
Zhang Xiaotian seems to have more than strength in the fourth quarter, ** Vicky is a little depressed, the Spurs have collected the game data of the Heat, Zhang Xiaotian is a little stronger than the first season, but he still rarely plays in the front, how to play with the Spurs is different.
In fact, in addition to skill reasons, the more important point is that the Spurs' restrictions on James are too good.
There is only one ball, and the teams in front can't prevent James, so Zhang Xiaotian naturally has fewer chances to shoot, and now he needs to stand up.