"Our defensive intensity is a little bit bigger, and the Cavaliers' offensive routine is actually very simple, it's nothing more than those two cores are using their individual abilities to drive the team. Their role players are running really badly, and I think you've seen that, most of the time they just sit there and wait for the ball...... This is an opportunity that we can take advantage of. Spoelstra patiently explained his thoughts to the players in the dressing room, "In the second half we changed the way we defended against James, and we didn't flank him except when necessary, and we focused on cutting off the connection between him and the rest of the team. Ruhr, maybe you're going to have a lot of pressure in the second half, but I'm going to rotate all the strikers to help you with the defensive duties. ”

Ruhr sitting in front of his locker. Deng smiled meaninglessly: "Don't worry, sir, I've been against that guy many times, and there's nothing I can't stand it." ”

Before coming to the Heat, many people thought that Ruhr, who was about to be 30 years old. Deng has been in a downward spiral, but that is more due to the fact that the British have not been able to adjust their own psychological state. In the late stages of the Bulls, Jimmy. Butler's strong rise, not only has good physical fitness and has a good offensive ability with the ball, but he is gradually suppressed by Ruhr. Deng naturally felt depressed; After moving to the Cavaliers, the off-ball running forward and the obsessed with independent offense Kyrie. You don't have to think about what the outcome of Irving's partner will be, and the Cavaliers' record was terrible during that time, and they couldn't get good statistics and couldn't see the playoff hopes. Deng was depressed.

But everything was different after coming to the Heat, and Addison's appearance brought unimaginable surprises to the British, where he played a career-high average per game stats and was regarded as the team's defensive gate. Now 30 years old. Deng is full of hope and motivation in front of him, and he works tirelessly on all the tasks given to him by the coaching staff, trying his best to defend LeBron at the No. 4 position. James. He hopes to bring victory to this team, and he hopes to add another glorious stroke to his career, which is already in the second half of his career.

Spoelstra nodded in satisfaction, Ruhr. Deng's good attitude was able to ensure that his tactics were implemented to the fullest extent on the court, and then he turned his attention to the silent Addison. Although the Chinese point guard put on a seemingly calm face that has not changed for thousands of years, Spoelstra could see that the young man was blaming himself for not being able to defend Kyrie. Owen's mission.

Addison on the court was a paranoid man who would not allow himself to fail in the tasks assigned to him by his coach, which was contrary to his belief in basketball. This paranoia led him to deliberately ignore Carey. Irving, the level of the opponent, you must know that once the top scorer in the league is bursting, then no one in the league will be able to stop him from scoring wildly.

"Add, how did it feel to have Irving cut 20 points on your head in the first half?" Spoelstra thought for a few seconds, and instead of choosing to comfort Addison directly, he asked in a mocking tone. He knew very well that Addison had done his best, and he had both led the team's offense and Kyrie. The difficulty of Owen's mission is extremely harsh, not to mention that he also happened to run into Owen who was full of firepower, even if he was in place every time, it would be useless.

“…… Very bad, sir, I would love to go to the home dressing room and beat that guy up right now. Addison was silent for a moment, then spoke in earnest, his slightly hoarse voice. There was a burst of laughter in the locker room, and Whiteside, who was sitting next to Addison, smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Yes, it's bad, it's really bad. But no matter how bad it is, we can't turn the clock back to the beginning and give you another chance to change the situation. We still have the second half to play and we have a lot of hope to win this game, but winning is what we're looking for, isn't it? Spoelstra looked at the other side and said that he didn't need to comfort Addison, because the young point guard would never let himself sink into a depression before the game was over. All he had to do was get the opponent to focus on the second half of the game in time, instead of sitting there and reflecting on what he didn't do well in the first half.

Addison pursed his lips when he heard this, a complicated determination crossed his face, and he nodded to the head coach: "I understand, sir." ”

"I'm sure you understand," Spoelstra smiled and picked up the tactical board again, he put a lot of trust and value on Addison, because this young Chinese is the first supernova he has cultivated from the rookie stage since he took over the Heat in 2008, that is, his own protégé. Owen is going to continue to hand it over to you...... But if you don't feel like you're fit or ready to keep up, let me know right away and I'll arrange for you to switch on the wings. ”

Addison nodded his head to show that he understood, but he didn't dare to agree with the head coach's idea that the entire Heat team could be in Kyrie. Owen is probably the only one who keeps up with his rhythm when he plays singles, and it would be absolutely self-destructive to let a wing player who is more than two meters tall defend Owen...... Unless it's Coy. Leonard's footwork agility and defensive sense are among the top strikers. So the whole second half of the main defense Kyrie. Owen's must still be Addison himself, and he needs to find a way to allocate his fitness as much as possible. Although Addison's physical strength and endurance are among the best in the league, he also has limits, after all, there are few people who can give their best on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends and play a full 48 minutes without getting tired of being a perpetual motion machine on the court.

Spoelstra didn't do anything after saying this, but let the players use the half-time time to empty their brains and recover as much as possible, and that's all he can do as a manager. Whether this game can be won depends more on the competitive state and tactical execution of the players in the second half, as well as their on-the-spot command ability. Truth be told, Spoelstra is very serious about this year's playoffs, and since becoming head coach of the Heat in 2008-09, he has led the team to the first round of the playoffs for two consecutive seasons; And in the Big Three era, although he won two championship rings, in the media and most of the population, LeBron . James and Dwyan. Wade's contribution to the championship is much higher than that of his head coach, and there are even rumors that he is nothing more than Pat. Riley's puppet, all the tactical arrangements of the Heat are still controlled by Riley.

Spoelstra wasn't as unconcerned about all the gossip as he seemed, and even now he could see Wade's subconscious casualness, or dismissiveness, in his treatment of himself. He also wants to prove himself to everyone, and this round of playoffs is the best chance - Wade and Bosh are both absent due to injury, and the core of the team is his own protégé, and he is extremely eager to pull off this team to do miracles.

- I have my own insistence, guys...... My desire for victory is no weaker than yours......

***

In the third quarter, Spoelstra fielded an all-out lineup from the start and continued to keep the pressure on the opponent. The Cavaliers maintained a high-mobility lineup in the second quarter. Thompson is still in the center position.

"It seems that David. Blatter is also adapting to the league's growing small-ball trend, and he's doing well. Mozgov's average minutes per game in this series has dropped from the previous round, and despite starting every game, his minutes have dropped to 23.7 minutes. Coach Blatter tasted the sweetness of letting Thompson play as a center, and while Mozgov's role as a basket protector and meat shield is important, mobility is clearly more important in front of an opponent like the Heat who is extremely good at switching offense and defense. "Kenny. Smith commented on the Cavaliers' lineup with a meaningful smile on his face.

Buck rubbed his broad cheek with one hand: "So the Heat's uniform team was really lucky to have a strong center like Whiteside with a base salary contract. At his current level of play, he could earn a contract with at least $15 million a year (the 2014-15 season wasn't as explosive as it is now...... ）。 ”

"I guess that's God's reward for people who know people well, Charles, and you haven't forgotten how the media ridiculed Whiteside when the Heat signed them. Those who dare to take risks are always rewarded, isn't that the rule of the world? "Kenny. Smith glanced at his partner and said in a very knowing tone.

On the court, the Cavaliers had already launched their first attack, and LBJ received the ball on the right flank by running, and stepped directly to Ennis, who was forced to switch to the defense. Ennis, who has a gap in physique, will find it difficult to block his opponent, so he can only entangle his follow-up defense and not be thrown off. And James was also observing in the breakthrough, but found that Lul. Deng didn't mean to come over to help defend at all, but stuck with Iman. Shambaugh, blocking the space in front of him.

The same is true for the rest of the Heat players, except for Whiteside on the inside, no matter how much they run, everyone else didn't help Ennis to help defend, BJ smelled a bit of a trap, and his breakthrough footsteps paused to turn into a back squeezing Ennis to hit the inside. Ennis couldn't afford to eat James, who was more than 10 kilograms heavier than himself, and he was pushed to the basket in the paint area step by step, and Whiteside immediately turned to help defend it, but at the same time, he was also careful to block the opponent and Tristan as much as possible. Thompson's Connection.

Seeing that the five seconds of the basket were about to run out, James slammed Ennis and turned halfway outside. He saw Thompson running to the high post, but out of distrust of his teammates' projection ability, he did not choose to pass the ball, but held the ball up a little with both hands and shook Ennis's center of gravity, and then took a step towards the basket with his non-pivot foot, and the whole person jumped up and shot sideways against Whiteside to shoot the basket. The Heat center's extremely long arms played a distracting role, and although James withstood Whiteside's body and didn't let him put pressure on him head-on, the crosshairs for the basket through the opponent's long arms were still insufficient, and the basketball bounced off the side basket.

James tried to grab a rebound in the front court, but Whiteside turned smartly and stuck him, and Ennis, who had been shaken off before, grabbed the rebound in time to protect everyone else. He hurriedly handed the basketball to Addison, who came from the outside, and the Heat point guard pulled the ball and turned to avoid Tristan. Thompson's pressing accelerates to the front court and rushes to the frontcourt!

"Defense!! Back to !! James yelled that he was too deep into the basket this time, and no matter how quickly he returned to the defense, he couldn't get into position in time, so he could only pin his hopes on his teammates.

Addison, who was soaring at a high speed, directly brushed off Kyrie who wanted to block the steal near the halfway line. Irving, rushing to the three-point line and swerving to the left. Iman. Shambaught didn't hesitate to follow the point guard to defend it, but when he saw the opponent hit the back of the horn, he deftly slipped the basketball into the paint with his left hand, and even if Shambaugh took a step up, he couldn't intercept the pass.

Ruhr, who has rushed to the three-second zone. Deng caught the basketball and jumped up, carrying JR. Smith on one side of his body and sending the ball into the net basket with his left hand. This fast-running run and then catching the ball and hitting the basket is one of the ways he does it best, and the Englishman does it with ease.