Chapter 177: Encountering a Challenge
It's one thing to pat your chest, and the Eagles are also hi this time.
A passionate type of interior player like Millsap is a bit crazy, while Horford is steady and steady, and the ball he wants to win will definitely be won.
They didn't flank James, and they also let James open the shooting mode.
James was also a little angry, the other party put him three points, and he threw a lot of them.
His three-point shooting rate is only 30%, but Millsap has hit four in a row, and now Millsap has hit seven three-pointers, is he still inside?
Bosh is going to kneel, he can't compare to the three points in the Heat, why does the short man still grab the rebound after shooting three points, this is not scientific.
He Bosh is tall, has long arms, and a handsome white tooth, he is not convinced.
Gritting his teeth, Bosh also grabbed two rebounds in the frontcourt, but unfortunately it didn't last long.
The Hawks' two interior lines are not slow, and the outside impact foul tactic is not good, unless Bosh plays it inside, but this tactic basically does not appear in the Heat.
Zhang Xiaotian's current situation is that against Carroll is basically attrition to each other, and against Millsap it is difficult to do, but when the opponent changes to Louis Williams to play the offensive lineup, he is most comfortable playing against Korver.
The Hawks' starting lineup height and defense were okay, but it was a different story after replacing Carroll.
This is also the reason why they have not yet reached the ideal situation after building a new squad according to the head coach's requirements, and the attack and defense have not yet thought of a perfect combination.
The Hawks used the Heat's method, pulling out the inside line to shoot and dominate, Spoelstra also sighed, James is still strong, but do you want him to play the whole game.
It's just the regular season, but it's the fifth-ranked opponent in the East.
In the last minute of the third quarter, Spoelstra replaced James.
A dead horse is a live horse doctor, Bosh has also been replaced, without Wade, he wants to see how far Zhang Xiaotian can fight.
If there is no improvement, it can be regarded as a firm way of playing.
As long as you play something different, the team's tactics can be more enriched.
One more hole card is one more guarantee, Spoelstra actually didn't expect Zhang Xiaotian to chase points with a substitute, as long as he didn't let the score expand, or play his own characteristics, his goal would be achieved.
Compared to the bad results, he still hopes to gain something.
This is human nature, after all, Zhang Xiaotian is a practical player.
Then he saw that Zhang Xiaotian asked for a simple cover and pulled it up outside the three-point line, hit a three-point shot, and the gap between 9 points just now narrowed to 6 points, which looked much more pleasing to the eye.
Zhang Xiaotian's key skills can be used in the last moments of each quarter after upgrading, but he doesn't have much time to stay on the court at the last moment and still have the ball in his hand, so his special place does not attract the attention of the team.
Now that Spoelstra sees it, he just feels happy.
This determination is a must to become a star, how can this player feel so different, just now he looks like he doesn't want to attack.
The existence of skills cannot be explained, so it is normal for the coach not to understand Zhang Xiaotian.
This can also be a good thing, your own coach can't understand it, and the opponent will definitely be difficult to guard against.
Zhang Xiaotian is not the core of the team, the opponent will not keep staring at him, he has a chance.
The ball didn't cause the Eagles to be wary, and the three-point shot at the last minute was a regular tactic, and the hit showed good luck and wasn't too surprising.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, both sides were second-teamed.
The Hawks are Horford with Korver, a two-to-three model, the Heat Wade is suspended, and the main lineup is only Zhang Xiaotian.
At this time, it is no problem to encircle and suppress Zhang Xiaotian, but the eagle obviously did not pay enough attention.
Their lineup is still Korver against Zhang Xiaotian.
Korver is not devoid of defensive awareness, but his body is obviously not strong enough to get to the front line, or this is the master who is not very adaptable to the confrontation, and many shooters have a problem.
Zhang Xiaotian received Norris Cole's pass and squeezed it in one step, and then pulled up to hit 2 points, without a trace of mud and water.
Defensively, let alone now, even before Korver had a hard time getting an open three-point opportunity in front of him.
It is not a question of absolute strength, but restraint of technical characteristics.
An opponent who is not fast enough to be strong, Zhang Xiaotian only likes to bully.
On the Hawks' side, the main offense is not actually the two main players, and most of the time their ball is in the hands of sixth man Louis Williams during the rotation.
The Heat's defense, which rotates things, is also average, and both sides have room to play.
But these days, when hitting consecutive shots and breaking through the points also hit the effect of James, the Hawks are still a little blind.
Four minutes into the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian hit a three-point shot against the defenders.
The score was tied and the Eagles had to call a timeout and switch to the main force.
The Heat, of course, weren't going to do nothing, but they only traded James.
The substitute lineup continued to play well, so it continued, Zhang Xiaotian took a lot of credit, but his teammates who split the ball also hit a few times.
Coupled with James' breakthrough ability, the Heat will only get more opportunities.
In fact, the Hawks changed to the main but did not limit the ability of the two strong points on the outside, and James broke through to overtake the score.
The Eagles reacted quickly and immediately made another adjustment, switching to a more defensive-focused perimeter.
Really speaking, they are still a threat to the Heat, the inside line can't play, and no matter how strong the attack power of the outside line is, it is easy to be locked.
Even if Wade is not there in this game, the Heat's outside defense ability is not something that can be broken through casually if it drops slightly, they had this plan before, but Zhang Xiaotian's performance taught them a lesson.
Then the two sides began to battle their wits, and the defensive and attacking lineups kept switching.
The Hawks are clear offensively and defensively, while the Heat let Bosh and Anderson take turns playing, mainly because Anderson fought well in this rebound.
The Hawks are not the type of traditional big center sitting in the restricted area, so unlike playing the Pacers, Anderson's effect on the court is still more obvious.
The coaches on both sides also racked their brains.
In the end, it fell on the court, it was still a round of offense and defense, and there was still a difference in strength between the main force and the substitutes of the Hawks, and the backcourt composed of Chanmos and Ray Allen was a little unbearable to be honest.
At the official timeout, Louis Williams' unreasonable three-pointer allowed the two teams to tie again.
Spoelstra didn't say much this time, leaving the decision-making power to the players on the pitch.
If the team that wants to compete for the championship has no way to make the right choice at this time, it is better to rest early.