On June 5, the first game of the 2013-2014 NBA Finals was held at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In this game, the number of shots made by both sides was 87 times by the Lakers against the Heat, 94 times by the Lakers, 44.7% of the shooting rate of the Lakers, 44.7% of the Lakers' 42.5% team, 21 times by the Lakers against the Heat, 26 times by the Lakers, 3 times by the Lakers against the Heat, 8 times by the Lakers, and 7 times by the Lakers' 16 times against the Heat.

Judging from this data, the Heat have an all-round advantage and will inevitably usher in a big victory, but in fact, the Heat lost the game 109-122. The main reason for losing the game was rebounding, the Heat only grabbed 36 rebounds in the game, while the Lakers grabbed 60 rebounds.

The Heat's 36 rebounds are actually a relatively normal statistic, they are only averaging 36.4 rebounds per game this season, and the Lakers' 60 rebounds are indeed a bit overperformed. Among them, the "white side" Whiteside grabbed 15 rebounds alone, so that Bosh who appeared in the center position was a little unable to find the north, I have to say that Miami is really Whiteside's blessed land, and Whiteside in history also played in Miami, and today he followed the Lakers to Miami for the first time and grabbed 15 rebounds.

Gasol also made a rare comeback, contributing a double-double, and it was easy for Gasol to bully Rashad Lewis, who had little ability to fight on the offensive end. A big pitcher like Lewis has no confrontation ability at all, and he is competing with Gasol's appetite.

Carman, who only played 15 minutes, became the efficiency king of the whole game, and finally met a weak Heat team inside, scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds, once again showing his true colors of "bullying the soft and fearing the hard" this season.

There's a saying in basketball that "rebounds the world," and even more so in the high-intensity playoffs, where the Heat lost a full 24 rebounds despite all other stats, giving the Heat a big defeat at home.

The Heat's interior weakness is something that the whole league knows. The current two starting interior players of the Heat are Bosh and Rashad Lewis, neither of whom are the kind of confrontational interior players, Boss has been criticized for playing too softly, and Rashad Lewis is an outside shooter, not an interior player at all. So many times, the Heat will send Birdman Anderson to strengthen the ability of the interior and protect the team's rebounding.

For this Heat team, losing rebounds has become a normal phenomenon, and throughout the season, the Heat have grabbed 4 fewer rebounds per game than their opponents, and this data was still 2 last season, which shows that in this season, the Heat's rebounding protection is even more unfavorable.

At the same time, the Heat's defensive strategy of the outside double package has gradually been cracked by various teams.

The Heat are very good at using the defensive strategy of the outside two-man bag to clamp the ball carrier to disrupt the opponent's rhythm and force the opponent to make mistakes, which to some extent makes up for the disadvantage of the Heat's lack of interior line. This trick worked well for the first year or two, but as the small-ball style became more prevalent, the speed of each team's rotation became faster, and the number of three-pointers increased, the Heat's defensive strategy became less and less effective.

In terms of regular season record, the Heat are 54-28 and second in the West, while last year, the Heat had a 66-16 record, which means that this year's Heat lost 12 more games than last year.

In general, this season's Heat is indeed not as good as last season, and it can be said that other teams have become stronger, while the Heat are stagnating.

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The first home loss made James very angry, this is not only the first game of the series, but also the home court of the Heat, although the situation of the West is strong and the East is weak this season is the most serious, but the Heat is also the defending champion who has won two consecutive championships, so as not to be bullied in the first game and have no power to fight back.

What makes James most dissatisfied is Wade's state, especially after entering the playoffs, Wade's state has declined quite seriously.

According to this season's statistics, Wade's scores, steals, blocks, assists, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, free throws and free throw percentage are all below his career average. Wade's regression can be described as "all-encompassing". And on the defensive end of this game, Wade was like walking on the court, and he couldn't find his form.

In the first game of the Finals, the Heat exposed a lot of problems, no one seemed to care about them in the regular season, and in the playoffs, these problems didn't seem to be very serious when facing Eastern teams, but when facing the top teams in the West, the Heat's problems were really fatal.

In this finals in history, the Heat met the Spurs and lost relatively without suspense, 4-1 swept by the Spurs, and the only game won was only two points, and the losses were all more than ten or twenty points lost. If the Heat had not met the Spurs, but the Thunder or the Clippers, it would have been difficult for the Heat to win the final victory. Age issues, unreasonable roster configuration, and rigid tactical system can't save the Heat even if they are as strong as James, and James obviously felt this and decisively returned to Cleveland next season.

In the entire league, James should be the player who will lead the team to victory, maybe in terms of statistics, he is not the best, but his all-round is unmatched. James' all-round is not just a quasi-triple-double in stats, but he knows how to lead the team to victory.

The so-called "double core" and "Big Three" with a lot of balls in the league, there are many teams whose lineups look very good, but in the end they just can't win.

The real NBA game isn't about playing games, and it's not about putting together people with high ratings and sweeping everything. When big stars come together, what is needed most is a leader who can lead the team to victory.

James is a natural leader, and he is always able to lead the team to victory in his own way, which is unmatched by any active player in the NBA.

So in the second game of the Finals, James completely changed his strategy, he reduced his passing and increased his scoring to make up for Wade's lack of form; He began to work harder to grab rebounds, especially in protecting defensive rebounds, and on the defensive end, he almost switched positions with Rashad Lewis and took the power forward position himself.

In this game, James got a big double-double of 38 points and 17 rebounds, but the number of assists was only 1, which means that James basically did not pass the ball in the whole game.

In recent seasons, James has averaged around seven assists per game, ranking in the top 10 in the league almost every year, much better than most point guards. Contributing only 1 assist in a game is indeed rare for James.

But the Heat won.

After all, the Lakers can't be stronger than 60 rebounds per game, and in the face of a James who desperately wants to score, Ci Shiping paid the price of six fouls and still couldn't limit him. A superstar of James' type, if he wants to score, no one can defend against it.

The Heat team has achieved a 1-1 home record under the leadership of James, this result is barely acceptable for the Heat team, the key depends on the next two away games, if the Heat can also win one game there is still hope to win the championship, and if both games are lost, the Heat basically miss the championship.

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On June 10, the third match between the two sides was held in Los Angeles.

Back at home, the Lakers increased the rotation speed of the ball and increased the frequency of three-point shooting, and the result was that the Heat's proud outside double bag gripping ball carrier tactics completely collapsed!

The Lakers play a run-and-shoot, and a quick rotation of the run and the ball is a must, and when the Heat wrap up the ball carrier, the Lakers have either passed the ball out or shot a three-pointer. No matter how fast a player is packed, it is impossible to catch up with the speed of the ball.

However, Coach Spo of the Heat team is still a dead brain, does not know how to be flexible, and has been insisting on this tactic throughout the game, which has led to the complete collapse of the Heat's defense.

Speaking of which, the professional teaching level of Coach Spo of the Heat team is really average, and if it weren't for the Big Three, he wouldn't have been able to mix up the championship. Of course, he doesn't actually have a lot of say in the team, and Coach Spo has a general manager like Pat Riley on his head, and he will always intervene when he has nothing to do; There are leaders like James under him, and a word may fire the head coach. So Coach Spo doesn't have much room to play, he spends more time like a puppet, or the glue of the team, and even many people think that Spo is also an assistant coach.

It can be said that in this game, both sides lost on tactical concepts. This style of defending with a two-man pack on the outside of the ball will eventually be replaced by a help guard and a wing defender. Two or three years later, a large group of players who are proficient in wing defense have received big contracts, and even many fans have shouted that it is not worth that much money after reading their statistics, but this shows a trend in the development of basketball from the side. In the age of the rise of the three-point shot, a strong wing defender is what the team needs most.

The Heat made a switch in Game 4 when they moved away from using an outside two-man bag and returned to one-on-one man-to-man defense.

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Zhang Guan faced Wade, and rushed past Wade with a feint, attracting Bosh's help defense. I saw Zhang Guan wave lightly and pass the ball to Gasol, who was in the empty space under the basket, and Gasol easily put the ball into the basket.

"It's Wade's leak again, this is the first time he's leaked!" The Miami narrator's tone was full of chagrin.

Wade still hasn't regained his form, and he doesn't look excited at all, not only on the defensive end of the defensive end, but also on the offensive end. In the one-on-one situation, he was really blown up by Zhang Guan.

Zhang Guan didn't have much joy in his heart, but had a feeling of victory.

In the finals of this year's history, Wade did not perform well, averaging only 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 times per game, but the turnover was as high as 3.6, which was completely unworthy of the performance of the giants, and this became one of the reasons why James left the Heat. James needs younger and more energetic teammates to fight for a championship ring.

Wade didn't play well, Bosh was still in the same half-dead state as before, no one on the Heat bench could step up, and James barely rested from the first quarter to the fourth quarter, but he was still alone.

At this time, James seems to have returned to the Cavaliers team a few years ago, and it was the same at that time, whether it was on the offensive end or the defensive end, the whole team relied on him alone, only he was desperate, and his teammates could only give him little help.

Today's game was the same way, big3 suddenly became big1, Wade and Bosh played at a level like two normal starters, which turned James's 36 points into an empty cut.

The Big Three took more shots, which made the other players of the Heat take a lot fewer shots. The core of the Heat's tactics was originally to let the Big Three attack, so even if the role players received the ball, they rarely took shots. For example, Chalmers, who felt good today, only got a total of 5 shots, but hit 4 balls.

Ray Allen and Rashad Lewis are also not feeling well, both hitting below their usual shooting averages per game. Birdman Anderson is very energetic, but he is also very capable of fouling, and he only played 6 fouls in the early 20 minutes today.

Michael Beasley has become the person with the highest score outside the "Big Three", and the shooting percentage is not bad, but this guy basically only plays with the ball, and whether he scores or not depends on his personal ability, if the Heat wants to rely on his personal ability to play alone, James is much more reliable than Michael Beasley, so this guy is also a chicken rib on the court.

Haslem has 0 points, Tony Douglas has 0 points, Battier has 0 points, Norris Kerr has 0 points and James Jones also has 0 points.

"Little Emperor" James really became a loner in this game.

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"Lost!" James's face was full of unwillingness, but the reality made him helpless.

At 111-92, the Lakers took a 19-point lead and won the game, turning the overall score into 3-1.

Never before in the history of the Finals has a team been able to come back from 3-1 down to win the championship. So this is tantamount to a death sentence for the Heat! Even if the Heat still have two home courts, it will still be difficult to beat the Lakers three in a row.

The Lakers are a stone's throw away from the championship!