Chapter 365: Let Go and Attack
The Heat have a very important characteristic, they have a terrible interior defense, unless they can improve slightly when they are replaced by Haslem, and the starting Bosh + Anthony can basically only turn the interior into a sieve. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but their outside defense is very strong, although James and Wade are the league's top offensive players, but their defense is also not to be underestimated, and it is their consistent style to steal directly from the outside and then counterattack and dunk quickly.
Therefore, when the Trail Blazers are attacking, the Heat's interior line is a point that can be used, either by letting Aldridge hold the ball alone, or by allowing players on the weak side to constantly try to cut the basket in the air and attack the basket directly, both of which can undoubtedly hit the Heat's soft underbelly.
After only knowing their destiny on the defensive end, the Blazers had to focus more on the offensive end, where they were almost fearless. However, this time Ye Feng willingly became the initiator of the offense, not the finisher, of course, if there was an open three-point opportunity on the outside, he would also not hesitate to shoot.
Obviously, Bosh's defense can't help Aldridge, and the rest of the Heat can only watch as Aldridge keeps hitting mid-range shots in front of Bosh. Originally, James was going to go up to help defend, but when he helped defend for the first time, Aldridge transferred the ball to Ye Feng, and Ye Feng then passed it to Matthews, who was in the vacant position because Wade came to make up for the defense. When Matthews hit a three-point shot, James no longer dared to go in casually to help defend.
Aldridge's jumper gave the Trail Blazers players more confidence, and he scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting and grabbed three rebounds in less than half a quarter, which shows how weak the Heat's interior defense and rebounding are. However, his jumper requires physical support, and the Heat saw this, Spoelstra walked to the sideline and gestured to James, who nodded knowingly and ran to Bosh to say something to him.
So after Aldridge received the ball in the elbow area again, the defender had already been replaced by James, and Bosh mentioned that the high post prevented Ye Feng's three-point shot, and his speed of movement allowed him to do so. Although James is 8 centimeters shorter than Bosh, he weighs 6 kilograms more than Bosh and prefers physical confrontation than Bosh, so it seems reasonable to let him defend Aldridge, who is not so tough and relies on jump shots to eat.
Aldridge was a little nervous at first when he saw James defend him, but he soon relaxed because he had a height advantage and his straight-arm jumper had a certain angle of lean, and he didn't believe James could cover his shot at all.
Aldridge guessed correctly, James really can't block his shot, but he doesn't need to block either. When Aldridge hit his back a few times and was about to turn and shoot, James stepped forward and squeezed the space desperately, and the physical collision between the two directly disrupted Aldridge's shooting rhythm. As soon as the basketball was shot, he felt that something was wrong, and sure enough, the basketball smashed directly into the front of the basket, and the rebound was collected by Wade.
Aldridge didn't believe in evil, he thought it was just an accident, so in the next offensive round, he still stubbornly asked Ye Feng for the ball, Ye Feng saw a clue, but he was not sure, so he passed the ball to him again. However, Aldridge missed the shot again under James' interference, but fortunately, this time the rebound was grabbed by Camby, who was stuck under the basket, and he gave the ball out again, allowing Ye Feng to continue to organize the offense.
This time Ye Feng finally understood that the Heat asked James to defend Aldridge was a tactic arranged in advance, and it seems that the defensive effect is quite obvious, with Aldridge's previous super high shooting rate, and now two consecutive shots are all iron, Ye Feng knows that it is no longer realistic to let Aldridge play alone, and he can only attack by himself, so he shouted and signaled Camby to come up as a cover, not Aldridge.
Ye Feng chose Camby to play blocking and dismantling for his own reasons, and now it is obvious that the Heat is letting James follow Aldridge on the defensive end, if Aldridge comes up to cover, even if the cover is successful, he will have to face James after bypassing, which is the same as not blocking and dismantling, it is better to let Camby pull to the high position and leave Anthony under the basket, so that it is relatively easy to kill under the basket.
But the plan couldn't keep up with the change, and Camby did make a high cover at a 45-degree angle on the left side and blocked Bosh on the other side, but when Ye Feng just bypassed the screen, James let go of Aldridge and pounced, and Anthony came to the elbow zone to defend Aldridge. Ye Feng sighed secretly, he deserves to be the first person in the league, and he was able to make the most correct response in such a short period of time, James's worth and status are really not in vain.
However, just as he was about to give up this block and return to the three-point line to reorganize the offense, there was a change on Aldridge's side, Matthews actually summoned an off-ball cover on the outside, Aldridge was stunned, or continued to pull to the high post to cover Matthews, and by the way, Wade was stuck on the outside. Facing Anthony, Matthews was not so aggrieved, he accelerated sharply to wipe Anthony, and quickly inserted it under the basket.
Ye Feng was overjoyed, he leaned on James, threw the ball directly to the basket, and Matthews, who successfully cut on the weak side, received the ball and easily completed the layup. James glared at Anthony, but didn't say anything, this round of the Trail Blazers is a tactical victory, unless Anthony is the league's top rim protector, Matthews' open cut layup he can't stop no matter what. However, James still felt a little angry, obviously looking to prevent the Trail Blazers' attack, but the opponent still found a loophole to score the ball, which was undoubtedly a big blow to the morale of the Heat.
The Trail Blazers players high-fived each other, and Ye Feng hugged Matthews very affectionately and praised him for his wit just now. Indeed, although Ye Feng brushed out an assist just now, the hero who scored this goal was Matthews, and it was he who immediately made a decision to let Aldridge pull to the high post to cover without the ball, and the attack that was about to die was finally able to be played, and even McMillan applauded them excitedly on the sidelines.
That's what McMillan wants to see the most, his players don't stubbornly play according to tactics, but wait for opportunities according to the situation on the court, and seize the opponent's negligence in one fell swoop, maybe they can really beat the Heat who are stronger than themselves.