Chapter 437: The Peak of the Decisive Battle (Part II)
James' hard work has paid off, and under his leadership, Wade and Bosh have gradually recovered, Battier and Chalmers' three-point shots and air cuts no longer seem to be optional, and the Heat's morale has gradually improved under James' drive. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Ye Feng smiled slightly, he saw the gesture of McMillan on the sidelines, which was a common code in the team, and only he, Roy and Miller knew it, Felton was still familiar with it, and all of them were people who could be the organizers of the team. McMillan meant to speed up the pace of offense and defense, reduce half-court positional battles, and try to play as many transition offenses as possible, which is in the hands of Ye Feng, and facing a team like the Heat is to run.
The current Trail Blazers' big four lineup is too good for switching offense, they have a bunch of outside shooters, and they have an interior line with excellent rebounding ability and good movement ability, and it is a shameful waste of resources not to play fast-paced running and shooting.
Soon the speed of the Trail Blazers increased to a jaw-dropping level, of course, the fans at the scene were very happy to watch, but the Heat were very unhappy as opponents, because they couldn't outrun each other at all. The Trail Blazers could have relied on their movement speed to pull their defense and find an opportunity to score.
Such a quick offense is quite a blow to the Heat's morale. As long as you have played on the court, you know that it took you more than 20 seconds to score a goal, but the opponent turned around and returned it within 10 seconds, and it took half the time to get the same effect, which also means that your efforts are counteracted very quickly, and it looks like doing useless work, which is a heavy psychological blow.
The Heat's originally high scoring momentum was quickly suppressed by the Trail Blazers, and Spoelstra had to adopt a large rotation, and he also counted on the Big Three to turn the tide in the fourth quarter. When it comes to bench depth, the Heat can't compare with the Trailblazers!
Spoelstra is also not as brave as McMillan, also because he doesn't have a lot of cards at hand, unlike McMillan, who can be unscrupulous and can rotate his lineup. To be reasonable, the Trail Blazers' rotation players can compete for the starting position on a weak team, and it is no problem to top one in a short period of time, but the Heat will not be able to, in order to maintain the quality of offense and defense, they must always keep one or two superstars on the floor at the same time.
When the second quarter entered the halftime break, there was a clear difference in the state of the main players of the two sides. The Heat players were heavy on their feet and a little out of breath, and the Trail Blazers players, although sweating a lot, didn't look affected by anything, but instead looked jubilant because they were ahead of their opponents.
Although the quick attack had a very good effect, McMillan only lightly praised the players in the dressing room and immediately began to lay out the tactics for the second half. Now the team's offensive rhythm is completely controlled by Ye Feng, and when Ye Feng gets off the field, it will be Roy's turn, both of them are excellent players in the ball, and they have their own deep understanding of when and what kind of rhythm should be played, and McMillan has nothing to advise.
However, he still has to focus on the interior players. Hickson is indeed very physical, but it is impossible to run on the field for the entire second half, you must know that he has been playing for almost 20 minutes in the first half, which is not easy for a big man on the inside.
Therefore, in the second half, McMillan will strengthen the rotation of the interior line, including Aldridge, Oden and Camby will become the "big" of the big four, yes, he is ready to continue to play fast offense in the second half, which puts forward higher requirements for the running of the interior players.
Aldridge and Oden said that Camby is "old" as an inside line after all, and it is indeed difficult for him to run, but Camby still gritted his teeth and agreed, seeing that he was about to get a second championship ring, so what did it matter if he fought for it?
After the start of the second half, the Trail Blazers took the lead and continued to adopt a fast offensive lineup that was very lethal in the first half. But it doesn't matter, as long as the physical strength of the Heat's main players is consumed, then their chances of winning will be much better than before the start of the season.
The Heat were able to compete with the Trail Blazers at first, but soon the age disadvantage was revealed, and their running speed became slower and slower, and their motivation dropped a lot, and the Trail Blazers played a wave of 13-2, quickly stretching the difference to double digits.
Ye Feng continued to brush assists in a good way, although James's defense is strong, but it is inferior in terms of flexibility, Ye Feng often brushes past James after changing direction in front of the body, attracting the defense and then passing the ball to his teammates.
In fact, this is what James did most often in the first half, after all, both of them are point forwards, but Ye Feng has more advantages in terms of teammates. The rest of the Trail Blazers feel really good, even Batum, who was nervous at the beginning, gradually found a feeling, under the mobilization of Ye Feng, almost everyone in the Trail Blazers has scored, which is very obviously different from the Heat's scoring is basically concentrated on the three superstars.
Obviously, the Heat are playing 3v5 basketball, although the difference has not been continued to be opened under the continuous scoring of James and Wade to stop the bleeding, but there is no sign of shrinking, and the time on the timer has passed minute by minute, and the Heat players are more impatient.
Impatience means that whether it is offensive or defensive, the action will become quite large, but under Ye Feng's deliberate advice, the Trail Blazers players have resisted the urge to clash with the Heat players, after all, they are the ones who are leading now, and it is not worth it if they kill themselves.
The Trail Blazers have always kept the Heat under control, and the referees have helped them to some extent, because the Heat players' actions are really a bit excessive, and it is easy to cause court conflicts if they don't blow penalties strictly. While the league wants to let the players decide the outcome of the game at the last minute, that doesn't mean the referees should turn a blind eye to such an obvious foul, but rather blow the penalty more strictly and let them be honest.
Soon there were only five minutes left until the end of the game, and the Trail Blazers led by eight points at 88-80, and it was fair to say that the championship was more than half of the time.