Chapter 180: James Possessed

For the task assigned by the head coach, the team's assistant coach in charge of offense was also heartbroken.

Zhang Xiaotian's contribution to the team is obvious to all, and the Big Three can still reach this level, and the coaching staff is very satisfied.

But the coaching staff is going crazy about his performance in training.

It's not that Zhang Xiaotian doesn't work hard, he works harder than most people, and his understanding of tactics is also good.

It's just that in training, the man who often performs at the critical moment of the game is too ordinary.

Of course, his selection in confrontation training is better than that of the average role player, but that's not enough to have the coaching staff design a training program specifically for him.

If the task assigned by the head coach is not done well, the team must not only think that the players are not good, but the assistant coach who is not young is depressed.

The game will continue, and their next game against the Trail Blazers will be up.

The Trail Blazers haven't been particularly big this summer, but last year they worked more closely with the rookie of the year, Lillard and Aldridge, and the season got off to a great start.

Although the Spurs, Thunder, Rockets, and Clippers may be more concerned in the West, the Trail Blazers are now ranked first, with the same record as the Thunder and have won the Thunder.

The Heat also attach great importance to it, and the Trail Blazers have both inside and outside, and their offensive power is extremely good.

The only problem for the Trail Blazers may be team defense, and they have a couple of players who are top-notch individually, but the team defense is average.

It may have something to do with the coach's tactical choices, but the Trail Blazers have really gotten stronger this season.

However, there is still a small problem with this game, and that is that James is suspended.

Although it is on the injury list, it is just the team's protection of James.

Because James' muscles were a little tight after the game, this game was back-to-back, and the Heat was so capricious that James sat on the sidelines in a suit.

Fortunately, Wade played this game, and the Heat's attack point was still enough.

However, James does not play, and the most affected defensive end, Battier's ability to assist in the defense of the starting No. 4 position is a few notches worse.

If Ray Allen is on the main lineup, Zhang Xiaotian may also play the No. 4 position, which is a test.

Either Lewis or Haslem, it depends on the situation on the field.

At the beginning of the game, Bosh played a lot of fun, but only on the offensive end, of course.

The Trail Blazers' interior line, Robin Lopez and Aldridge, are also playing well, as are their outside lines, which are not good on both sides to be precise.

Zhang Xiaotian is difficult to help defend in the No. 3 position, and his current ability can't take care of so much, but he still entangles Batum very much.

However, on the offensive end, he also failed to play.

Batum's height and arm length are slightly worse, but Zhang Xiaotian is enough to defend now.

In James's absence, Wade was naturally taken care of, but it was Simuss who had the ball that started well.

During the rotation period, the Heat still had a slight advantage, and the Trail Blazers did not have a ruthless role on the bench.

But as soon as the main force came up, their advantage was more obvious.

Needless to say, Lillard on the outside can't be limited, and Matthews, this guy played very well today, and Wade was very uncomfortable and had a good performance on the offensive end.

At the most dangerous time, the Heat are going to be 10 points behind.

However, Bosh played extremely aggressively on the offensive end and felt very good, and the Trail Blazers didn't have much to do with him.

After all, he has been a core before, and he also has two brushes.

This is also related to the poor performance of Bosh some time ago, and the Trail Blazers did not pay enough attention to him.

Zhang Xiaotian's three-pointer at the end of the first half chased the score to only one point, but then Lillard hit a three-pointer to let the Trail Blazers enter the break with a four-point advantage.

Bosh's performance also made the coach decide to adjust the previous tactics, adding some regular tactics of Bosh holding the ball inside and combining inside and outside.

Of course, it will be a little different from the ordinary inside line, Bosh holds the ball with flexible feet.

In the second half, Bosh still took the lead in attacking, and the Trail Blazers' defense gradually leaned towards Bosh.

Battier also quickly switched to Lewis to open up space, anyway, the defense on the inside is not easy to do, and it is better to use shooters to open up space.

The defense on the outside line is also tighter, and the inside line will let the opponent play without pinching, first to disrupt the rhythm of the Trail Blazers, so that their outside feel can not be sustained, and then whether to shrink the defense will be according to the actual situation.

Even against the same opponent, the team will have several sets of tactics in place.

The performance of the players on the pitch will in turn affect the tactics, the fans are just watching the excitement, but the coach is observing with a very professional eye.

But there is a problem with the current Heat, if Bosh is the main player, the shooter group is not so good.

The Heat's shooter group is prepared for the breakaway ball, and Bosh is more suitable for finishing.

And they slowed down the pace like this, and it was very difficult for the score to overtake.

When Wade and Bosh were replaced for a break in the final minutes of the third quarter, the Heat struggled.

Zhang Xiaotian can't afford to bring a few shooters to the Heat now, but he does have a lot of opportunities in this game, and he stays on the court at the last moment of each quarter.

Seeing that the Trailblazers were already ahead by 7 points, Mr. Zhang Xiaotian's key skills were launched, and he scored 2+1 when he broke through, and the difference was still maintained at 4 points.

At the end of the quarter, when Zhang Xiaotian had not yet played, the situation changed.

How to say it, the Heat are not only Zhang Xiaotian's last power.

Veterans like Ray Allen are also more powerful at critical moments.

And in the end, the Heat didn't have any reservations, the defensive rotation accelerated, and they started fighting regardless of physical strength.

Wade broke through in a row to cause damage, and the Trail Blazers, who were still a little leisurely at the beginning, hurriedly replaced the main force.

The Heat also replaced Zhang Xiaotian and put him in the No. 4 position.

Spoelstra isn't all-or-nothing either, it's just an overreach, and after a few minutes of playing the attacking lineup, he'll switch to an inside line to play the final minutes.

What everyone didn't expect was that Zhang Xiaotian actually supported the interior defense.

First, Matthews broke in, and when he made a layup, he was rewarded with a pegboard hat by Zhang Xiaotian.

Then Aldridge failed to hit Zhang Xiaotian with his back in the low post, and after two defensive attacks, Zhang Xiaotian directly launched a counterattack to help the team score points.

Equal, overtake, at this moment he is simply possessed by James.

The Trail Blazers were forced to take a timeout again, this time unplanned, but they had to.

They can allow Bosh to score single-handedly, but they can't let the Heat's perimeter explode.

Because it is not only defensive, Zhang Xiaotian also showed a James-like breakthrough in the offense, and the Trail Blazers felt the danger.

Wonderful!