Mozgov finally came back into action with about eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the Russian, who had been on the bench for half the game, immediately showed his ability as a traditional center. LeBron, who is in charge of the ball-handling organization. James wisely slowed down the pace of his team's offense and took the initiative to pull out of the three-point line, allowing Mozgov to land in the box every game and then receive a pass.

The Heat's defensive strategy of cutting off LBJ's pass-and-control lanes worked well, but it also made James think about how to crack this tactic all the time. Mozgov's return gave him the key to inspiration and relief, and it was much easier to drop off the three-point line instead of pushing through the ball or risking deep passes as usual, and dropping the ball from the outside to the low post after Mozgov was in place. Although Whiteside will desperately try to get around the front card to prevent the basketball from getting into Mozgov's hands easily, it will be difficult for him to take advantage of the card position against opponents with a lot of tonnage. What's more, LBJ's passing ability is not comparable to that of ordinary ball handlers, and he is subject to a lot fewer constraints when opening up space.

Perhaps Yao Ming and O'Neal later in his career made the way of defending around the front be exaggerated, but a closer look reveals that this is not a particularly efficient way of defending. Even if Yao Ming, who is considered by many people to be 'around the front defense can be limited', as an example, from the 04-05 season, many teams in the league began to use the front defense against the Oriental little giants who showed the dominance of the penalty area, to the 08-09 season Yao Ming's last and most mature performance in a peak season, almost all teams facing him will take forward defense for up to five years, but the number of games that can really do the so-called limit of Yao Ming can probably be counted with one hand...... On the contrary, all the stadium penalty areas in the league except for the Toyota Center have been brutally crushed and dominated by Yao Ming. The first item in the front defense is that the defender must be stuck in front of the targeted player, forming a cut off the way of basketball, but it is not easy to do this, almost every experienced and tonnage center in the league is a card master, and the difficulty of going around them is not ordinarily high; The triangle pass at the top of the arc with the perimeter players on the wing can also break down the front defense, which the Rockets under Adelman used to deliver shells and create opportunities for Yao Ming countless times.

The same is true for Mozgov at this time, Whiteside actively wants to use the front to intercept the opponent, but the large body of the Russian center and the strong countervailing force make it extremely difficult to implement his forward position. On the contrary, Mozgov's continuous low post strong play made Whiteside very injured, the Cavaliers center has a thick tonnage and solid basic offensive skills, don't look at him in the NBA He is not a very obvious player, but in the international arena Mozgov is a veritable penalty area killer, the pillar of the Russian national team. Whiteside is not afraid of the flighting, hard-nosed center that is now popular in the league, but he only has a headache for a 'big white bear' like Mozgov who has both skill and weight. Although the opponent has no flexible feet, no terrifying bounce and explosive power, just relying on the huge tonnage and excellent low-level basic skills have already made Whiteside, who weighs less than 110 kilograms, frown.

The Cavaliers, who had been affected by the high-confrontation defense throughout the game, actually relied on Mozgov's low-post strong attack to score consecutive points in the final quarter, while Whiteside, who was regarded as the patron saint of the restricted area by Miami, was defeated again and again, and was stuck and squeezed by the opponent's strong body to the point of helplessness. Seeing that the difference between the two sides was widened like this, Spoelstra frowned and called a timeout in time, he didn't dare to let the Cavaliers' players play better. Mozgov's X-factor, which he ignored for most of the half, worked so suddenly and violently that even Spoelstra's perspective on the bigger picture almost messed up.

"Don't blindly wrap up Mozgov, especially Ruhr, your task is to keep an eye on LeBron. James! What those Clevelands want is to break up our defensive formation through inside and outside cooperation, and not do what the opponent wants us to do! The head coach said in a calm voice, and although he was a little caught off guard by Mozgov's outburst, he still immediately saw his opponent's intentions.

David. Blatter removed Tristan at the same time as he replaced Mozgov. Thompson, still let LeBron. James is on the top of the power forward position. This presents a huge problem for the Heat. If Deng doesn't go to the bag, then Mozgov, who is in the singles at the first time, will suppress Whiteside with all his might; But if Ruhr. Deng chooses to wrap the defense, then take the initiative to pull out the outside of LeBron. James will have a huge amount of room to act, and even if LBJ does not do well in mid-to-long shooting this season, no one can predict what the superstar can do in key moments...... Blatter's current setup looks like it's going to use Mozgov to break down the Heat's interior, but Spoelstra knows it's an illusion, and while the Russian center has the edge, he's not a dominant center with amazing skills and a lot of footwork. Mozgov has mobility and physical deficiencies, and he only relies on solid fundamentals on the offensive end, and once Whiteside finds his groove, it will certainly not be as difficult to fight as it was in the first few minutes.

The Cavaliers' real intent is to create a shift in the Heat's defensive attention through Mozgov's short-term offensive attack in order to liberate LeBron as much as possible. James' purpose. In the final moments of the game, the Cavaliers took over the offense with LBJ and Kyrey. Owen, and Owen feels really bad today...... Spoelstra didn't believe their opponents would let Mozgov take over the scoring duties in the final moments.

"Let's speed up, guys! Since the Cavaliers want to beat our interior with the advantage of a traditional center, let's pick up the tempo and force them to use less of that Russian! The head coach drew a big arrow on the tactical board towards the Cavaliers' half, "Avoid blind packs on the defensive end, Mozgov can't do it for too long as the main point of attack, and the basketball will eventually be handed back to LBJ!" ”

After saying that, Spoelstra set his sights on Whiteside, the Heat center's jersey was already soaked with sweat, and it was obviously quite exhausting to defend Mozgov during this time.

'The team needs you to hold on, Hassan, you're doing a great job, really good. I need you to keep pestering that Russian with your athleticism, and I need you to show our small-ball advantage, can you do that? 'The manager's eyes are on Whiteside and he wants to see what he wants in the face of this young man.

"No problem, sir! I'm going to make that big white bear suffer! I'm not afraid of him at all!! Whiteside threw his head up, thinking that Spoelstra felt that the previous suppressed scene had made him fear Mozgov, something he would never agree with.

"That's good, I look forward to your response." Spoelstra didn't intend to explain Whiteside's slightly extreme perception, and nodded with a smile.

***

"As a traditional centre-forward, Mozgov retains a lot of qualities that modern centre-forwards don't have. While I don't see any great footwork in his offense, the use of body tonnage and those two close-to-basket hooks are really some of the best in the league right now. "Bill. Wharton is a good defender of the Heat's offense, Whiteside is a good basket protector, but Mozgov has almost a relative advantage over him. It's like when Chris. Paul is facing Delon. Williams, as in the case of Williams, this suppression is not something that can be reversed in a short period of time. ”

"Let's see what adjustments the Heat will make, in fact, the Cleveland people replaced Mozgov is also a double-edged sword, the key is whether the Heat can take advantage of the shortcomings of the other side." Drexler watched the players walk back into the stadium and said with a smile, "At least the Miami fans think their home team can do it, and the strong shouts and applause prove it, and the fact that the home team is five points behind has not dampened the enthusiasm of these supporters." ”

"5 points is just a matter of two offensive rounds for the Heat, who are good at counterattacking, and if you use probability, the probability of winning for both teams is still 50% each." Bill. "The key point of the game is whether these two teams can maintain a scoring streak under a high-intensity defense, and which team can score more consistently, then which team has a better chance of winning," Wharton calmly pointed out. ”

Addison, who took over the basketball in the backcourt, gently pulled his wrist and suddenly increased his speed the moment he turned around! The calf muscles were strongly tensile and exploded with terrifying explosive power, allowing Addison to rush towards the opponent's half like a swift yellow cheetah!

JR. Smith, who was planning to lead the defense all over the court, was completely taken aback, and was shocked to follow the defense, but was wiped by the Chinese point guard who rushed up at the first time, and he couldn't even do the physical confrontation! His panicked right hand only caught the corner of Addison's wet jersey, but only for a moment......

"Addison's lightning run! JR was thrown off for the first time! The Cavaliers' arc is wide open, and they need to make up for it!! ”

Carey on the flanks. Owen leaves Daniel behind. Granger went straight to the top of the arc, and Addison, who rushed over, didn't care about Irving, just pulled the ball outside with his left hand, and slightly changed back to cover directly against the Cavaliers point guard to the three-point line. Owen probably felt Addison's unreserved impact for the first time in this series, and the powerful force of the opponent's seemingly thin body almost pushed him away! God knows how a point guard who weighs less than 80 kilograms can have such ferocious upper body strength?!

LBJ saw that Owen was being pushed back, and he came from the high post after a little thought. And the Ruhr. Deng took advantage of the situation and cut to the inside with Daniel. Granger ran in the opposite direction, and in a moment everything pulled Mozgov inside out of the paint.

"!!" Addison, who suddenly reached the free throw line and was helped by the defense, quickly paused his steps, and without moving his feet, he drew a large circle along the front of him with his left hand holding the basketball, and his body turned to the right side. LeBron who thought he was going to pass the ball to the wing. James followed closely and tried to block the opposition's pass.

However, the next moment LBJ saw Addison put the basketball in his right hand and threw the ball directly along the top of his head to the inside three-second zone! Carey. Owen never expected Addison to dare to penetrate the pass to the inside in the face of the bag, and he didn't even have time to raise his hand to intercept......

Already Ruhr. Deng and Granger's cross-run drew out of the paint, and Mozgov was naturally not as quick to return to the penalty area, and only Whiteside received the pass under the empty basket, jumped high on dry ground, and smashed the basketball into the net with both hands!!

"Attention, gentlemen! That's the Addison-esque trick pass! It's just the beginning!! ”