Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Classic Janeway Connection
"I think there's one thing that is very wrong!"
Kenny Smith said at this time.
"What?"
Johnson asked, confused.
"ESPN thinks that both the level of players and the level of coaching are stronger than the Warriors, and I don't want to refute too much in terms of players, after all, Curry Thompson hasn't really proven himself yet, but the coach is wrong, and the key to the Warriors' victory is Coach Su Chen."
Kenny Smith said with some resentment.
In Kenny Smith's view, ESPN is simply disparaging the Warriors, just because the Heat are now the darlings of the league.
"Hahaha, do you mean the coach who only lays out three-point tactics?"
But as for Kenny Smith's statement, Barkley said it sarcastically.
Barkley has publicly criticized this three-point style of play before, and even threatened that the three-point jumper could not win the championship.
In the previous Spurs game, Barkley felt that the Warriors felt too good.
The game with the Grizzlies is purely that the Grizzlies are not competitive, and they have not reached the intensity of the Western Conference Finals at all.
In the later game between the Warriors and the Grizzlies, Barkley didn't bother to participate, even if the station arranged for him, he didn't come.
But against the Heat, Barkley said he had to come!
He just wants to see this team that focuses on three-point jumpers make a fool of themselves, make a fool of themselves in front of fans all over the world, and let the world know that the inside line is the true meaning of basketball!
Although the Heat is a small lineup, James and Wade are both offensive frames, which is in line with his basketball aesthetic.
Plus the Heat was the champion last season, but it's not comparable to the Grizzlies, can he not come?
"Barkley, like ESPN, you're looking at this with prejudice."
Kenny Smith didn't lose his mouth and immediately countered.
The finals commentary turned into a bickering between the two.
"Alright, the game is about to start."
It was Johnson who came out to stop the two from bickering.
If you want to count on O'Neal, don't do it, when the two were arguing just now, O'Neill was afraid that the fight would not be lively enough and he was still arching the fire on the side.
At this time, the game is about to officially begin.
Su Chen had already shaken hands with Eric Spoelstra and returned.
After all, the two had just said hello, and now they are shaking hands and looking relatively relaxed.
Su Chen glanced at the Heat bench.
I saw that Eric Spoelstra did not immediately stand on the sidelines after returning home, but glanced at his notes again on the bench.
At the same time, I thought of something, writing and drawing in a notebook.
[Hawkeye] will consume mental power, and it can be used two or three times in the whole audience, although Su Chen was curious about what Eric Spoelstra was writing but did not take a peek.
The number of times should still be used for the pause of key offensive and defensive rounds, and it should not be wasted because of a curiosity.
Players from both sides walk into the field.
Heat starting lineup: Udonis Haslem (C), Chris Bosh (PF), LeBron James (SF), Dwyane Wade (SG), Mario Moneys (PG).
Warriors starting lineup: Festus Azeri (C), Draymond Green (PF), Richard Jefferson (SF), Klay Thompson (SG), Stephen Curry (PG).
The starting lineups of both sides are relatively regular starting lineups.
Of course, both sides can change formations, for example, Bosh of the Heat can go to C and become a lineup with projection and mobility for the whole team.
Chance Mos can also be swapped for Battier or Wade, become an outside defensive lineup or need to chase points and play three-point play.
Eric Spoelstra also has a three-point strategy, but it is all through James Wade's impact on the inside, and the three-point strategy is initiated.
For the Heat's three-point strategy, supporters of old-school basketball like Barkley don't have much resistance.
What they resist is not the strategy of running for the sake of the three, not because of the breakthrough, but for the sake of the three.
Then it becomes a pure three-point team.
Even the inside cut is to shoot better three-pointers and get Thompson and Curry to make more three-point shots.
Unlike the Heat, who have good three-pointers from the outside, the first choice to complete the finish is James and Wade's frame.
The Heat used a regular lineup, and the Warriors didn't change lineups.
Although the Warriors have shown a five-small lineup before, it seems that the Warriors do not think of the five-small lineup as a regular lineup.
Su Chen and Eric Spoelstra were both standing on the sidelines, without much change in expression.
It seems that the other party's arrangement is still in their expectations.
Azeri jumps the ball successfully.
Curry got the ball.
As soon as the game opened, Azeri made a fake block for Curry and ran inside.
James personally came to defend Curry this time.
Obviously, James has also watched the previous games and thinks that Curry is the tactical core of the Warriors.
Once he blocks Curry, then the Warriors' offense will be powered off for more than half of it.
At James's beckoning, Haslem didn't either, and came together to wrap up Curry.
Although Azeri went in, under James's obscuring defense, there was a Haslem Curry on the other side who couldn't pass the ball.
After blocking Curry's pass in the first place, James waved his hand to get Haslem to defend back.
At this time, it became James' single defense Curry.
James is like that, his ball quotient is too high, and a lot of times he makes the right decisions.
It is a suppression of Curry's stature, and the choice of defensive positions is also perfect, and this tactic was destroyed by James before it was launched.
Draymond Green saw it and hurriedly went to the top three-point position to respond.
Curry gave the ball back to Draymond Green.
But this tactics are messed up, and it's not good to reorganize tactics for a while, so I can only do a small tactic here in Curry.
Curry made an inside cut and then withdrew.
When he was in Curry, Draymond Green also made a fake pass, which was very natural as if he had played a thousand matches.
The move allowed Curry to regain the ball.
Curry pulled back another breakaway, got a little open, and then clicked.
But James didn't eat this shake.
Curry wanted to make a breakthrough after clicking it, but this time James saw through it, and James, who was in a good position, directly made Curry stumble.
In the stumbling, the ball was not held steadily, and was directly grabbed by James.
Wade, who has played with James for an unknown number of fast breaks, also understands very well, and starts running when he sees James making steals.
James ran forward with the ball, and James Thompson, who was running, couldn't stop it alone, and Jefferson had to come to help.
But James just threw the ball into the air, the ball arrived, and Wade appeared.
Bang!
The ball was scored in the air, and the classic Janeway connection.
Heat 2:0 Warriors.
(End of chapter)