Chapter 377: There is giving
When Ye Feng led his teammates to play this improvised but powerful backdoor opening tactic, James fell into a dilemma, whether it was Ye Feng's three-point shot or Aldridge's mid-range shot or Matthews's air cut, they all had a high shooting rate, so how to choose?
James didn't think that he could defend the three of them together, no matter how strong he was, he was just a person, not a god, and he basically reached his limit by using his movement speed to defend against Ye Feng and Aldridge, plus a Matthews who was in an empty cutting position, he was absolutely unbearable. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Neither of them seems to be good, Matthews' air-cut layup is sure to be guarded against, and such a score is too easy, and it can easily hit the team's morale. In this case, you can only choose to defend Aldridge's mid-range jumper, or there is no choice at all, because he can't just run to the baseline to defend after defending from outside the three-point line, what if the player who cuts to the baseline passes back to the shooter on the perimeter?
But he didn't feel at ease when he handed over Ye Feng completely to Jones, Jones was okay to shoot three points, and it was difficult for him to defend Ye Feng. However, this situation was already doomed when he swayed to the No. 4 position, and the Heat did not have other small forwards who could take on the big role, since Jones couldn't prevent it, let's shoot a few more three-pointers on the outside, so that the points lost on the defensive end could be made up on the offensive end.
Ye Feng also knew that this tactic of finding a gap to open the back door would not take too long, and the opponent would be on guard after one or two times. But James' choice to let go of himself was unexpected by Ye Feng, he originally thought that James would switch defenses with Jones, but now that James is focusing on the interior, it is also a good thing for him.
There's a lot of things on the court that can't be done perfectly, and you have to give up some things when you get something, and if James chooses to block the inside, then it will leak out the gaps on the outside, which is obvious. But the Trail Blazers have also lost Matthews, an important outside firepower, which is also a kind of abandonment, and if you don't give up, you will return to the original state, which is not interesting.
However, McMillan has to admit that James' switch to power forward is indeed a good idea, and it works surprisingly well. Maybe there are only a few people in the league who can do this, James has both speed and strength, whether it is inside or outside, he doesn't suffer, unless it's a super interior like O'Neal at his peak, everyone else is something he can defend, and a hit five is not just talk.
In fact, if you don't consider your historical level of physical fitness, James's template should be Magic, the only difference is that one of the two is a point guard and the other is a small forward. But there's no doubt that they can all play all five positions, and the Magic's all-around ability has never been seen before in NBA history when he replaced the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as center in the Finals in his rookie season.
Now James has undoubtedly inherited his mantle and has a stronger physique than him. Although not as tall as Magic, James' power play has opened up a new path for all-round players, and his playing the No. 4 position is worse for Aldridge than facing Bosh.
Although it took a lot of physical effort on the defensive end, James was still unambiguous on the offensive end, and he succeeded in back-to-back Aldridge. Because of Bosh's presence, Camby didn't dare to step forward to help defend, and could only watch Aldridge being ravaged by James. In fact, this is also because Aldridge's personality is not tough, if he can be a little tougher, even if James wants to score, it will not be as easy as now, right?
The combination of inside and outside on the Trailblazers' side is a bit unbeatable, and Aldridge's point is strangled at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and he can only rely on Ye Feng to score alone. Matthews is still stubbornly running empty-handed, even if he can't get the same open cut layup as he did before, but his jumper is also quite threatening, which makes the Heat have to pay attention to his movement rather than let him appear in the open space.
Fortunately, the Trail Blazers were in the lead before, and even if the offense was blocked, they still maintained a slight lead. Of course, the Heat players don't want to give up, and now they are 1-2 down, and if it becomes 1-3, it will be one foot on the edge of the cliff. Although this is only the first year of forming the Big Three, they are also aiming for the championship, how can they bear to be easily defeated by their opponents?
With 4:23 left in the third quarter, Spoelstra called a timeout, and everyone felt a little strange. In the past time, the Trail Blazers and Heat have been completely in a stalemate, and the Heat's head coach called a timeout for no reason.
In fact, this is only because Spoelstra has thought of a new tactic, and in his opinion, if this routine is successful, the Heat can quickly turn the situation around, and even win the game in one go. That's why he called a timeout to set up his tactics when nothing happened.
Spoelstra's tactics were simple, as simple as one sentence, and that was to send Bosh to the perimeter to shoot a three-pointer. It is true that Bosh's three-point shooting rate in the playoffs can only be said to be average, and it can even be said that he lacks the qualifications to become a three-point threat, but his three-point shooting rate in the regular season still reached 34%, in other words, he has the ability, but the team did not give him tactical support, which led to less than 30% three-point shooting in the playoffs.
Now that he's given enough opportunities, can he repay the trust with his performance? Spoelstra didn't know, but he was willing to give it a try.
After the timeout, the Heat served from the halfway point, and before Chalmers could dribble to the top of the arc, Bosh quickly pulled to a 45-degree angle on the left outside the three-point line, which surprised the Trail Blazers. Camby is obviously impossible to defend and can only defend the basket, which means that now the Heat has formed a five-on-four situation on the outside, and if you don't consider Aldridge who stays in the middle distance, it can even be said to be five-to-three.
With Bosh standing at more than 2.10 meters, he is simply a giant outside the three-point line, and almost no one can affect his shooting. Chalmers casually passed the ball to Bosh, who took a deep breath and threw up his first three-pointer of the series......