Veterans can still play a role in the playoffs, especially the two veterans in the Heat backcourt, Ray Allen and Nash, who are both representatives of self-disciplined players.

Nash has been active in the league for more than ten years with average running and jumping qualities, and only reached his peak after the age of 30, until he was 38 years old, and there was still some gas in the tank.

And Lei Allen is not just simple self-discipline, he is a complete obsessive-compulsive disorder, and he has reached the point of being harsh on his body and living habits.

Ahead of the game, he came to the Staples Center early for a warm-up session, where he would be required to shoot three-pointers at every hot spot, including zero degrees, two 45-degree angles and the top of the arc.

After completing these three-point tasks, Ray Allen will also practice 100 free throws to make sure he feels like he is in the air, rain or shine, and must be completed.

If Nash, Curry and other players can also do this, then Ray Allen still has some habits that are completely sick.

For example, two people walking side by side on the street, and there is an obstacle in front of them to detour, under normal circumstances, two people can be separated, one left and one right.

But this situation will make Ray Allen very uncomfortable, uncomfortable and unable to sleep, waking up in the middle of the night and thinking, both of them should go around on the right side.

And on the plane, he always has to sit in his fixed position, he just asks himself to do so, if his teammates sit in the wrong position, he will also be difficult to get mad, and he must be in his place for a while.

The most painful game Ray Allen has ever experienced was not a tie-break in the 10-year Finals, but an ordinary game in the early stages of his career.

When the game started, Ray Allen found a hole in his sock, which made him extremely uncomfortable because the game was about to start and he couldn't go back to the dressing room to change his socks.

As a result, in the first half, Ray Allen was sleepwalking on the pitch and his performance was a mess because his mind was not on the game at all, but on his socks.

Finally, at halftime, Ray Allen was able to go back to the locker room and change the hole in his socks, only to return to normal in the second half.

And these are just the tip of the iceberg of the "illness" of Ray Allen's obsessive-compulsive disorder, which brought him trouble and pain, but also gave him an extremely disciplined life and training.

Now 38 years old, he is a rookie in the same class of 96 as Nash, but he still maintains an excellent figure and a very good competitive state.

He had to get up at six o'clock, train at seven, get up late or wake up a little earlier, and he would be tormented by the thought of "why should I wake up 10 minutes late?" every day.

The Heat team is strict, and even has a somewhat harsh training atmosphere, but Ray Allen feels willing and very adaptable.

Spo also saw the energy that Ray Allen had, so in the regular season, or in the regular season of the playoffs, Bosh was the team's second point of attack with the ball.

Ray Allen, as a substitute, may be ranked behind Nash and Howard in terms of ball-handling options.

But in the playoffs, at the critical moment of the playoffs, when it comes to energy, Ray Allen is the No. 2 choice.

This point was repeatedly emphasized by Spo in the pre-game tactical set-up, and the rest of the Heat were also very convinced.

This is a recognition of Ray Allen's performance at key moments in his career for more than a decade, and it is also the heartfelt admiration of his teammates after seeing his self-discipline.

From this point of view, the Heat have a very good team culture, positive, positive, upward, and the team is the most important.

Such a team is enough to wrestle with the Clippers in the Finals.

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle and tug-of-war in the second quarter, and after Ray Allen scored, the difference between the two sides was reduced to three points.

Subsequently, Howard interfered with Curry's throwing on the inside, won the backcourt rebound, the Heat counterattacked, and Ray Allen received the ball on the outside and made a quick three-point shot!

Ray Allen's three-point shot, almost no one in the league can learn, and his shooting style is too physically demanding.

Most players shoot three-point shots, which are essentially upside down, from the legs to the body to the hands, and gradually exert force to throw the ball to the basket.

In this way, there is enough strength to support the ball to fly in the air, and it is difficult for the ball to fly that far accurately only by relying on the strength of the arms and wrists.

But Ray Allen has a superior body, and he always jumps with his stallion-like calves, flies himself into the air, and then throws the ball out with the strength of his arms alone.

This requires a player to have extremely strong waist strength to maintain stability, as well as a good upper body to propel the ball around.

There are some players in the league who can shoot after jumping like Ray Allen, but none of them can be as straight in the air as he is, and his shots are as good as mechanics.

"Huh!"

The ball hollowed into the net, Ray Allen countered with a three-point shot, and the Heat equalized the score.

Junzi Lei is reliable at the critical moment, and if these two goals are given to Bosh, there is a high probability that there will be no more.

The Clippers players also settled down and threw themselves into the offense, and Bonner kept blocking teammates from the outside.

The Clippers pull the inside to give Curry, Harden and Butler space and opportunities to impact the basket.

Howard was pinned down by Bonner and couldn't fully crouch in the three-second zone, and Curry changed hands in the air to avoid the block and pick up the basket.

On the Heat's side, Howard suddenly turned around and cut inward, Nash hung the ball to the basket, and Howard was about to explode when he received the ball.

was pulled down by Bonner, and would rather send Howard to the free throw line than let Howard score easily under the basket.

Howard lived up to expectations, hitting two free throws and one hit, which was already a normal performance.

On the Clippers' side, there was a sudden 45-degree left, and Gasol Jr. and Curry coordinated with the pick-and-roll.

Gasol Jr. went down, Curry made a ground-hitting pass to the inside, and Gasol Jr. made a left-handed layup.

After the goal, Xiao Jia and Curry gave a light high-five, which is a combination that the two rarely play on weekdays.

Because of the common cooperation, Gasol Jr. goes to the high post to hold the ball and respond, rather than blocking and dismantling and going down.

But there is no set routine for a good match, and the Clippers are now focusing on a team that can play anything, and can play anything.

The players on the field will judge what tactics to play and how to play according to the actual situation.

Anyway, the head coach doesn't know much, it's better to discuss it on the field yourself, and this good habit will be maintained.

On the Heat side, gritting their teeth and biting the score, in the case that the tactics can't have any effect, it depends on the individual ability of the players.

Wade made a series of cross-steps in the middle, drove to the basket on the left side, and made a layup that caused a foul on Gasol Jr. and went to the free throw line.

The physical consumption of the Heat players is still very large, and they use most of their physical strength on defense, and it is inevitable that the offensive end will be heavy.

In this case, superstar singles is a good choice, one dozen and four looks, save physical strength, and have a good rest.

Wade stepped up to the free-throw line, slowing down the free-throw tempo and giving himself and his teammates more time to rest.

It can be said that the Heat tried their best to do every detail well, just to win this game.

Wade hit both free throws to score two points and continue to bite the score.

But then, Curry made a single-block cover on the outside, three-way guns, and hit!

Defender Kerr didn't keep up, and as the game progressed, the pace of the Heat's defense gradually slowed.

Then, Gasol Jr. defended Howard's offense in the low post, and the Clippers counterattacked.

Curry receives the ball, attracts the defense from outside the three-point line, breaks through, and gives the ball to the basket that cuts into the middle.

Harden entered, and his left hand was violently dunked!

After the goal, Harden raised his arms and roared, and the atmosphere of the scene was completely ignited.

The Clippers have a strong scoring explosion, and the Heat defense is gradually struggling.

Spo immediately called a timeout, knowing he couldn't let the Clippers get on the ground.

The teams in the West played with the Clippers before, and basically couldn't hold it until the second half of the second quarter.

If you are less than 10 points behind in the first half, you can say that you played well.

The Heat, on the other hand, polished the details to perfection, but it still felt like they couldn't beat it.

The talent, foundation, and tacit understanding cultivated in four seasons are here, and the advantages are still obvious.

However, during the timeout, Tyronn Lue still reminded the players to be careful, to concentrate, and to be careful of the Heat's backbite.

Tyronn Lue is a player-type coach who is not from a professional background, and he is mediocre in terms of tactics, good at building relationships with players, good at kneading teams, and good at feeding chicken soup.

In fact, Tyronn Lue also has a hidden advantage, that is, he is very sensitive to the rhythm and state of both sides of the game.

It's like a person who has fought a war, who has really fought on the battlefield, who has experienced life and death, and when danger comes, he has that feeling.

When Coach Lu played the Lakers and Grizzlies, he could perceive that the opponent did not have too strong an idea to win, and once the Clippers had the advantage, the opponent's will to fight would collapse quickly.

Basically, if you hold up a section, a section and a half, you can't bear it, and if you lose, you will go home to fish.

But the Heat are clearly different, and he can feel from the details of the game, the Heat are armed to every pore.

Maybe they didn't look particularly strong on the court and were suppressed by the Clippers, but they won't be easily crushed.

Tyronn Lue felt it right, and when he returned to the court after the timeout, Wade caught the ball at the free-throw line and made a mid-range jumper to score two points.

Wade, a player, may not be as comprehensive as Kobe, but when he wants to be energetic, he can really be energetic and have a big heart.

Take his shooting as an example, the level is definitely not as good as Kobe's, and the three-point shot is his shortcoming.

Judging from the data, both the output and the accuracy are worse than Kobe.

In today's game, Wade also threw a low-level shot like a three-non-dip, which was very embarrassing.

But whenever it was time to score at a critical moment, Wade could ignore the defense and get the ball into the basket.

At this time, his mid-range shooting and three-point shooting are always quite accurate.

And it doesn't matter what defensive formation you have, what defensive state you have, what defensive strategy you have, one-on-one, it's a very simple shot, throw.

It seems to be an understatement, but it always plays a role in stabilizing the morale of the army, and it also gives the opposing coach a headache.

Wade may not be an efficient scorer, subject to his body and mediocre production.

But in the crucial moments of the big games of the playoffs, he has always been trustworthy.

After that, the Heat suddenly defended a joint defense on the defensive end, which made the Clippers a little uncomfortable.

Harden missed a three-point shot from the outside, Howard got a backcourt rebound, and Nash controlled the ball across the halfcourt.

Slow down, pass the ball to Wade, Wade to Ray Allen, who breaks through on the right side with the ball, and then hits a mid-range jumper from the board.

The Heat's offense is so unpretentious, moving the ball, then transferring, the players feel that there is a gap, and they can find a way to score by themselves.

They continue to focus more on the defensive end, to wear down the Clippers, and to be determined not to let the game become a battle between the two sides, which is not the rhythm that the Heat are good at.

At the end of the first half, the Clippers were 46-43, leading the Heat by three points, and the two sides did not play well in the first half.

Although the Clippers occasionally erupted, whenever they wanted to connect and breathe through Changhong, the Heat could always suppress them in time.

The game is the process of continuous game between the two sides, one eliminates the other's strengths, you suppress me, I suppress you.

Although they were three points behind, Spo knew that the team had solved three basic problems in the first half.

The inside line took the advantage, allowing the game to enter the rhythm that the Heat adapted, and finally the main player was in good shape and played.

All three of these things were achieved, and the Heat barely had a hard time with the Clippers, but what to do in the third quarter?

Everyone knows that the third quarter of the Clippers is about 1.5 times stronger than the first two quarters, and it has always been in a full-fire mode.

Some teams met the Clippers in the regular season, and they could still struggle in the first half, and it was difficult to solve, and the Clippers were immediately taken away in waves as soon as they made a force in the third quarter.

Spo had done so much research and preparation before the game, and he certainly knew that, so the third quarter was the most important thing, the stage where the two sides started to amplify their moves after the initial game.

The intensity and pace of the game will be further increased, and many times the third quarter will be an early battle.

Of course, Spo has a trick in his hand, a routine that the Heat never used in the first half.

On the Clippers' side, in the halftime locker room, Tyronn Lue made a rare criticism of the players.

"The offense was played too casually and we wasted a lot of opportunities that shouldn't have been wasted!"

"The pace of the game didn't get up at all, it's not the rhythm we like and are good at, our defense is really better than in the past, but the attack is still our biggest weapon!"

"There were three-pointers, we only hit three three-pointers in the first half, and I wasn't happy with the shots or the percentage of shots. Please shoot more decisively, and at the same time our space should be opened, pulled wider, and run faster! ”

"The Heat want to play a fatigue game with us, and they're also running non-stop, constantly grabbing defense, because it's the Finals, it's the final series of the season."

"If you want to rest, go home and sleep well after the game, but definitely not now, now, you run to death on the pitch for me!"

Tyronn Lue doesn't usually argue with the players because everyone is playing well, and he doesn't have any pressure, Smart doesn't ask anything of him.

But tonight, from the coaches to the players, they started to feel the pressure, a lot of pressure from strong opponents, and the fear of losing the series.

It's been a long time since this fear has hung over the Clippers players, after all, they have really been smooth before and haven't encountered any decent resistance.

(End of chapter)