Chapter 436: The Peak of the Decisive Battle (Medium)
With the same clear separation of offense and defense, the Trail Blazers have a much greater advantage than the Heat, because they have other people who can score after guarding James and Wade, and the Heat will be left with only one Bosh after the core players are exchanged, and Chalmers and Battier can only do a little bit of icing on the cake at best. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
While Batum looks nervous and doesn't shoot particularly well from the outside, let's not forget that he also has Roy by his side.
It is not for nothing that Roy was known as the "Yellow Mamba" before his injury, although he does not have the physical quality of the "Black Mamba" Kobe, but both the ball intelligence and the desire to win can be compared to Kobe. And he has always had a tough personality, and he can also ensure his level on the court when facing the most exciting games such as the finals tie-break, and when Ye Feng focuses on defense, it is best for him to instigate the team's offense.
The Heat also tried to pull Bosh to the high post to shoot, but the Trail Blazers forced their movement speed and indomitable spirit to make up for the lack of outside numbers. In fact, McMillan didn't dare to let Hickson defend it, any team would be very passive on the defensive end, if even he pulled to the high post to defend Bosh, the Trail Blazers' basket would be completely empty, and the distance from the outside to the inside was obviously much farther than the distance from the outside to the outside to change people to mark.
It is precisely because of this that he intends to keep the current roster on the court for a little longer, and the current outside speed is basically enough to deal with the Heat. What if you put five people on the outside? The use of footwork and defense changes can barely achieve four defenses and five, plus Hixon guards the basket, just be tired a little!
But the Heat is obviously unwilling, especially James and Wade, the two superstars who are being targeted, although Matthews and Ye Feng have been well defended, but the superstars are to make the impossible possible, and with their ability, it is not impossible to break through the opponent's defense.
It didn't take long for James and Wade to think of the simplest and most effective way to do it, which was pick-and-roll. Generally speaking, the pick-and-roll is a coordination between the inside and the outside, but James can completely cover Wade, and whether it is attacking the basket down or popping up to shoot after the pick-and-roll, it is a good choice.
Of course, with James's physical fitness, he will definitely choose to go down, his steel body like a small tank is basically unstoppable as long as he rushes up, and it is normal to play a few people after going down, and if he pops up, he will have to test his shooting level.
James is still very confident in his physical fitness, and after blocking and dismantling, he continuously chooses to attack the basket, although Hixon is a little taller, but in fact the strength is almost the same, even if James directly forcibly cuts in, he can squeeze Hickson to the side, and then complete the score.
But James didn't expect that Matthews, who was in charge of following him after changing defenses, also had a tenacity, even if he knew that he couldn't prevent it, he had to make a final effort, and he actually interfered with several layups of James. Although he himself paid the price of two fouls, he also forced a hot pot to James.
Matthews' spirit of never giving up has also inspired his teammates, and everyone has been more active on the defensive end. Especially Hickson, who is short in height, completely turned the Trail Blazers' basket into a no-fly zone, forcing the Heat to try his hand outside the three-point line.
This time the Heat was confused, Wade was not good at three-point shooting, and the three-point shots of Battier and Chalmers could only be used as a small supplement, not reaching the level of three-point rain at all, Bosh hit a few three-pointers, but he was quickly blinded under Batum's deliberate interference.
There is no way, the outside offense can only be handed over to James, although his three-point shooting rate in the regular season is only 34.8%, and the playoffs have only been 35.5% so far, but now it seems that he is the most reliable three-point player on the Heat team, who else can he rely on without him?
James' first two three-pointers all smashed out of the frame, his dark face was expressionless, it is difficult for someone like him to blush on the court, and the top players almost have extremely strong self-confidence. However, his adjustment ability is really strong, and his third shot hit a hollow shot, which provoked a wave of boos from the fans at the scene.
However, when it comes to three-point shooting, the Trail Blazers are at a higher level than the Heat, and they have more three-point shooters. Now their lineup is very suitable for the outside offense, Hickson is responsible for the rebounding on the inside, and the others are lined up on the outside, using various runs and covers to create gaps, and then shooting.
Compared with James's embarrassment of being alone, the Trail Blazers can be said to have rained three-pointers, and a series of three-point shots made the Heat dizzy, even if he couldn't shoot, Hickson was able to grab the rebounds to the maximum extent and reload the bullets, which invisibly greatly increased the number of shots by the Trail Blazers.
Such a scene made James a little gloomy, and he remembered his years in the Cavaliers, when he was also such a person to support a team, although he brought the Cavaliers to the Finals, but he was inevitably swept away, which is the real reason for his departure.
But now that there are so many excellent teammates around you, do you want to repeat the experience of the past? This is something he will never allow.
As the league's leading point forward, James' ability to organize the team's offense is undoubtedly top-notch, and he doesn't want to continue scoring himself, but instead intends to rely on passing to drive his teammates, which is an aspect that has been criticized by many commentators.
Indeed, Americans believe in individual heroism, and in their view, a top star in the league like James should take over the team's offense and defense at critical moments, rather than make himself more selfless. As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility, and everyone wants James to play "selfish", but he ignores it.
The same is true for this game, it stands to reason that James is the only one on the team who can score, and he can take over the team's firing rights, but he has to organize his teammates' offensive firepower when he opens up the situation, rather than continue to attack with the ball himself.
Watching James pass the ball to Bosh who was in the vacant position without hesitation, a smile flashed in Ye Feng's eyes, maybe he was the only one in the entire arena who understood James, because he was also such a player, the so-called point forward, isn't it the organizational guard on the front line? If you can't organize the team's offense, what kind of organization defender is it?