In such a situation, there is nothing good for the Heat side, whether it is James or Eric Spoelstra.

The Timberwolves are giving you a chance as a role player, but the role player is not efficient at handling the ball, so what can you do?

By the end of the game, the Heat were basically unable to catch up with the score.

Although James struggled to explode and lead the team to catch up with the score in the third quarter, Iguodala was also full of intensity and had a-for-tat confrontation with James.

Iguodala is very strong, although he is still not as strong as James, but he can match James in terms of confrontation and speed.

If it is 1v1, Iguodala will definitely not be able to beat James.

However, Iguodala is not the star of the team, and if he can play against James, then he has done a very good job.

James actually takes the route of differentiation, those who are stronger than him are not as fast as him, and those who are faster than him are not as strong as him.

Iguodala is fast and strong, and he can match James.

And in the final quarter, it wasn't just James who was tired, but the rest of the Heat's players were also quite tired.

Wade won't talk about it, he was originally injured in the game.

There aren't many role players that the Heat can play in the first place, and they are all older.

In order to match the intensity, Eric Spoelstra kept the veterans who could barely fight on the field for a long time.

Whether it's Lewis or Ray Allen, these older veterans don't play less than Wade.

In the face of the Timberwolves and a group of young guys, the Heat not only can't match their combat strength, but now they can't even match their physical strength.

Seeing that the score couldn't catch up, halfway through the final quarter, Eric Spoelstra replaced James Wadebosh.

It is equivalent to the game being conceded in advance.

There are still a few games in the series, and at this time the Big Three, Eric Spoelstra also had to save a little.

At the same time, Lewis and Ray Allen were also replaced after a few rounds.

The Heat's second lineup is basically not much different from the water cooler lineup.

However, Su Chen didn't mean to humiliate the Heat, and directly replaced the third team that fell out of the rotation.

The third lineup is basically the people in the original Timberwolves team who have not been traded out to fill the lineup, but Beverley is also added to this.

How rich the Timberwolves' defensive resources are, and a defensive titan like Beverley did not enter the rotation lineup in the Finals G1.

If Beverley were to switch to the Heat, Eric Spoelstra would directly replace Beverley with Chanmoss and become the main point guard for more than 30 minutes of playing time.

Eric Spoelstra of the Heat bench was also a little helpless when he saw Beverley on the third line.

Beverley has made a name for himself this season, especially against the Trail Blazers and Warriors.

Whether Beverley pursued Curry or bit Lillard, it is still fresh in people's memories.

Beverley, who has such strength, didn't play in the rotation time.

The point is that when such an important piece of the puzzle didn't play, the Timberwolves still led the Heat by a large score, which made Eric Spoelstra really sigh.

There are simply too few people available to the Heat.

Not only Lewis and Ray Allen played for more than 30 minutes, but even the 36-year-old Birdman Anderson played for more than 20 minutes.

Honk. Honk. Honk.

With the full-game end-of-game beep sounding, the Timberwolves held on to their G1 home court.

Timberwolves 123:98 Heat.

The Timberwolves won a big win at home and changed the score.

Timberwolves 1-0 Heat.

James, who was sitting on the court, couldn't wait to leave the players' tunnel when the game ended.

James didn't say a word to his teammates and coaching staff throughout the process.

Although the Heat have only lost the first game now, this game has made James see the difference between the players on both sides.

No matter how strong he is, he needs help, and James understands it very well.

On the court that was swept by the Spurs in the finals, James knew that he alone could not beat a championship-level team.

Not only will Iguodala be defending him, but players such as Giannis and Josh will be defending him.

At the same time, there is also Kavin who has been trapping him or interfering with him in advance from time to time, and there is also Serge Ibaka waiting for him after entering the penalty area.

Almost every goal James scored in this game was scored by the Timberwolves' defensive giants.

The Timberwolves have been guarding him like this, but what are his teammates doing?

Wade was less efficient under Butler's single defense.

Whether Bosh faced Giannis or Ibaka, he couldn't do it on the inside, and his efficiency was basically the same as Wade's.

Ibaka was directly beaten against Nowitzki Duncan, but Bosh couldn't hit Ibaka very efficiently.

As for the others, a bunch of veterans James didn't expect anything from them either.

As for Eric Spoelstra, that's the point that annoys James the most.

In James' view, the Timberwolves not only crushed them from the players, but also the coaches who crushed Eric Spoelstra.

James also doesn't want to think about next season so quickly, after all, it's only Finals G1.

However, the difference in strength presented in this game made James very disappointed in this Heat.

James is the leader of this team, and when he is silent, it is not easy for others to say much.

Besides, if they lose the game, they don't have that mind.

It was almost in such a silent atmosphere that the entire Heat team completed its exit.

Eric Spoelstra wanted to say something to the players, but after this game, he also saw the gap between the Timberwolves and the Heat.

The salary structure of the Heat was originally a big three plus a base salary, but now among the big three, two are less efficient.

There is another one that can play, but the opponent used the defensive resources of the whole team and poured it into this point.

Besides, Eric Spoelstra had already lost to Su Chen once last season.

He actually had some pressure on Su Chen.

Su Chen's Warriors, who were not as good as the Heat last season, defeated him and won the championship.

The current Timberwolves don't seem to be very optimistic from the outside world, but Eric Spoelstra knows how strong this Timberwolves are.

The Heat can rush out of the East, and it looks like it is still a championship-level team, but in fact the East is too weak.

They didn't have anything to limit James, even if they poured the team's defensive resources, they couldn't really limit James.

Wade and Bosh are less effective, but they still have some firepower if they don't face elite defenders.

The Pacers have actually dropped a lot in strength, as can be seen from their first-round tie-break to advance.

Hibbert was the reason why the Pacers were really strong last season, Hibbert dropped directly to the 50 center level, and actually played six games with the Heat.

Eric Spoelstra knows that this Timberwolves roster is much stronger than the outside world estimates.

The Timberwolves' starters are almost all elite defenders.

Even the bench has elite defenders hidden.

All kinds of defensive resources, small guards have resources like Butler, Beverley.

The defensive front line has resources like Iguodala, Lore Deng, Josh.

There are resources like Ibaka and Giannis on the inside, and they can also be used as interior sweepers, covering a considerable area defensively.

There are also super assistant defenders like Covington.

Such a defensive resource is outrageous.

(End of chapter)