Miami.

American Airlines Center Arena.

Even though the Heat were already down 3-0 and knew that the team was basically close to elimination, the stadium was still filled with Heat fans.

Heat fans feel that at least not to be swept at home.

In fact, before the game, they didn't think that the Heat would have a once-in-a-lifetime scene, and even said that the early elimination of the Spurs and Warriors made Heat fans feel that the Heat could hope to win another championship this season.

Heat fans once thought that the Timberwolves were just eating dumplings to win the Warriors and Spurs.

But I didn't expect that the strength of the Timberwolves was far stronger than I imagined.

The ability to eliminate the Warriors and Spurs is not because of dumplings, but because this Timberwolves team is stronger than the Warriors and Spurs.

Originally, in this game, it stands to reason that the Heat should unite and win back a game no matter what.

But the Heat didn't have much communication with the whole team at this time, not the silence before the big war, but a feeling of indifference.

Eric Spoelstra stood on the sidelines and the players trained themselves, looking like they were training rather than preparing for the big game.

"There's something wrong with the atmosphere of the Heat, and I don't know how to say it, it's like they don't seem to have the belief that they are going to win this game."

Barkley, who was in the commentary seat, was a little puzzled after seeing the appearance of the whole Heat team.

"Based on the pre-match grapevine, it seems like there are some disagreements in the team, but I'm just saying it's not true."

Kenny Smith said with a laugh on the side.

"What are you doing, at least win a game!"

O'Neill said angrily.

O'Neal's merits as the champion of this Heat team, and even many people on the team have been teammates with him, and seeing the Heat like this, O'Neal also feels that these people are a little uncompetitive.

"But there is indeed a gap between the two teams, and this is not something that momentum can make up."

Johnson said from the side.

The other three glanced at Johnson, this guy was still not optimistic about the Timberwolves at first, and now he is naturally on the Timberwolves camp and talking.

Soon, the game will also begin.

The coaches of both sides walked to the middle of the field.

Eric Spoelstra glanced at Su Chen, with some helplessness in his eyes.

He still hasn't taken revenge on Su Chen.

And the Heat will enter turmoil and even rebuild next, at least in recent seasons, there is no way for him to complete revenge on Su Chen.

But after all, there was still a game, and Eric Spoelstra didn't say anything to Su Chen, and the two returned to their camp after shaking hands.

The starters of both sides enter the field.

Heat starting lineup: Chris Bosh (C), Rashad Lewis (PF), LeBron James (SF), Ray Allen (SG), Dwyane Wade (PG)

Timberwolves starting lineup: Sergi Ibaka (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Lore Deng (SF), Andre Iguodala (SG), Jimmy Butler (PG)

Compared to the previous game, Eric Spoelstra only changed the position of power forward.

Actually, there is no way.

He started Battier in the last game, but Battier proved with his actions that his current form is really not enough to start at this level.

Eric Spoelstra has actually felt the decline of the Heat's team since the beginning of the season.

In order to allow James, Wade, Bosh and others to play more in the playoffs, he was already resting the team in the regular season.

Otherwise, with the state of the Pacers this season, they will not be able to win the first place in the East.

It's just that Eric Spoelstra still overestimates the team's form, and even after the regular season began to rest, Wade has also declined rapidly in the playoffs.

The rest of the Heat, let alone have nothing to say.

The game begins.

Butler and Iguodala took turns challenging the Heat's interior line, and they frequently succeeded.

James has to defend Giannis Antetokounmpo, and he is the only one he can defend on the court, and he went to let Battier try it in the last game, but now it's Lewis.

If Lewis were to face Giannis Antetokounmpo, it would basically be Giannis Antetokounmpo's ATM.

The backcourt combination composed of Wade and Ray Allen is actually a better backcourt combination for the Heat's defense, but it is still relatively weak.

When Wade and Ray Allen were at their peak, their defensive level was very good.

But let's not talk about the age of Ray Allen now, it is not easy to compete with such a group of young people on the stage of the finals with Ray Allen's age.

Wade was also affected by the injury, his pace was slow, and he didn't dare to fight too hard.

Both Butler and Iguodala are very strong forwards, not a heavyweight from the fight tonnage, the gap between the guard and the forward.

What's more, Butler and Iguodala are top-notch opponents even in the middle of the line.

Compared with the Timberwolves' frequent successes on the inside, the Heat are in trouble.

For James's defense, Su Chen boldly carried out a one-step strategy.

James's three-point shooting has actually been basically developed at this time, and the three-point shot is also relatively decisive, and the general coach still doesn't dare to let James.

Including Su Chen's first three games, for James's defense, it is actually not a close defense of James's three-point.

But in this game, Su Chen just wanted to target James at this point, that is, to see if James's three points could be shot.

James made a three-point shot, and then changed the defensive strategy.

Now that the Timberwolves have an overall strength, James is actually capable of playing back.

Besides, now the Timberwolves have a lot of match points in their hands, and Su Chen has the capital to test such a strategy.

As soon as James saw it, the Timberwolves directly carried out a strategy of letting him go, and James was not polite to shoot directly.

What is the intensity of the Timberwolves' defense, through the first three games James is not unclear.

If you don't shoot if you don't shoot after taking a step, then break through, and James will face heavy defense.

James' three-pointer was indeed developed.

However, it is still far from the elite level of scorers, and even the qualified shooter line is still poor.

James' three-point shooting rate is very dependent on his touch, and if he shoots smoothly at the beginning, he will be quite smooth, but if he doesn't shoot well at the beginning, he needs more shots to find it.

Obviously, James' hand tonight belongs to the feeling that he didn't open at the beginning and needs to shoot more to find his feel.

If the two sides are evenly matched, then there is still room for James to find a touch.

But now the Heat's defense can't match, which makes James's three-point pressure on the Heat.

Besides, the team is constantly losing points, and James, as the leader of the team, is actually throwing on the outside?

Of course, industry insiders know that James wasn't wrong to choose to shoot.

The defensive intensity shown by the Timberwolves in the first three games, and forcing them to play inside while taking a one-step shot, would be an unwise move.

James' choice was wise.

It's just that from the perspective of perception, the team is behind, and the team boss is throwing three points.

This is a certain blow to morale.

In particular, when athletes are secreted by hormones, their ability to think will be slowed down, and even if they usually know why, it is difficult for them to think much on the field.

That's why the team needs a coach.

Therefore, when other players of the Heat see James like this, from the perspective of perception, the blow to their enthusiasm is still relatively large.

The first quarter of the game ended.

Heat 18:29 Timberwolves.

In the first quarter, the Heat trailed by 11 points.

Eric Spoelstra didn't make too many adjustments on the sidelines because there really wasn't much to adjust.

Su Chen clearly wanted to see how James felt tonight, but James's feel tonight was really no touch.

He can't devise a tactic for James to cut inside, right?

Others don't care about James's three-pointers, so it's very difficult to cut inside.

Besides, Wade's current ability is not enough to make that kind of ball for James.

Eric Spoelstra was also a little discouraged at this time, but his professionalism still allowed him to do some basic set-ups.

As for how much of a difference these arrangements would have, he himself did not know.

Because with the current state of the team, there is nothing he can do to change it.

The second quarter begins.

The Timberwolves' starters are all-in.

You must know that in the first quarter, most of the Timberwolves' starters only rested for two or three minutes, which was all started at the beginning of the second quarter.

Obviously, Su Chen was planning to close the game.

Su Chen wanted to close the game, and Eric Spoelstra could only let the starters continue.

The Timberwolves' roster depth is far greater than that of the Heat, and if they all play like this, it doesn't make sense for him to rotate the roster again.

As far as the Heat's bench players are concerned, let alone mention them.

In terms of the performance of this series, many of the Timberwolves' bench players actually have the ability to start in the Heat.

Like that Josh, Middleton, players like that.

Middleton, in particular, has the ability to start as a goalscorer in place of Ray Allen, who is older.

If Middleton is on the Heat's side, then he will sit firmly in the starting position, and one will have the accuracy of the shooter, as well as the defense and some ability to carry the ball alone.

Such a player almost didn't make the rotation in the Timberwolves even in the Finals.

After James shot a three-pointer in the first quarter, he finally found some three-point touch.

But as soon as James regained his three-point touch, the Timberwolves changed their defensive strategy and made a three-point defense against James.

This really made Eric Spoelstra a little helpless, which was originally the Timberwolves' usual defensive strategy against James, which was tantamount to allowing the Timberwolves to take advantage of the whole quarter for nothing.

This all stems from James' inconsistent three-point feel.

But Eric Spoelstra has nothing to say, can he talk about James?

(End of chapter)