Shaq O'Neill was put on the sidelines.

The current lineup of the Heat is: No. 1 Wade, No. 2 Jones, No. 3 Gerald Wallace, No. 4 Woody, and No. 5 Haslem.

The Suns are the starting lineup that allowed them to set off a "Kombat whirlwind".

The Heat's change of lineup was somewhat unexpected by D'Antoni.

He really didn't expect that the other party would dare to abandon Shaq O'Neal.

This......

Aren't you really afraid of conflicts in the team?

Moreover, even with such a change of formation, they still have a problem that has not been solved.

That's ......

This lineup still doesn't have an outside ball carrier to compete with Steve Nash.

Although in D'Antoni's opinion, there is no such thing as a No. 1 position in this league that can compete with the current Steve Nash!

Well......

In just five months of cooperation, D'Antoni has already been conquered by this weak-looking Canadian.

This guy is the man who can bring all of his basketball ideas to life on the court.

Seriously, on other lists, Michael Jordan may be number one, but in the list in D'Antoni's mind, Steve Nash is definitely his NO.1!

As long as the tempo is still in the hands of the Suns, he believes that even if the other side can keep up with their speed, there is no way to change the current situation!

D'Antoni obviously doesn't know much about the Heat's "family history".

Even if he is willing to turn over the tactics of the Heat team last season, he will find that the Heat team last season played a "fast-paced" offensive and defensive transition!

Running fast-paced, for the current lineup, is what I used to do last season.

It's just different from the Suns' "Kombat Whirlwind", which relies on Steve Nash to boost.

The "fast pace" of the Heat is mainly reflected in:

Counterattack!

So for this lineup of the Heat, it is not very important whether there is anyone to organize it, but more importantly:

Defend!

It's not an easy thing to do, but Stan Van Gundy believes the Heat can do it.

Just as D'Antoni is infinitely bullish on Steve Nash, he is infinitely bullish on Woody!

In his opinion, there is nothing on the court that Woody can't accomplish!

The game resumes.

At 3:24 of the third quarter, the Suns' lead was 8 points, and they had the ball!

This is a good opportunity to stretch the margin to double digits.

Steve Nash faced Wade in the frontcourt, and instead of obsessing with single-handedness, he quickly called for a pick-and-roll cover from Xiaosi.

Haslem who came out did a good job of delaying Steve Nash's breakthrough after covering, but also became the one to play against Steve Nash.

After the two of them were aligned, the Suns pulled apart, and it was clear that this was what they wanted.

Steve Nash, who was born as a footballer, has a particularly good sense of space.

This is the most crucial move for him to complete the breakthrough, and once he senses that the defender is too close to him, close enough that he can try to wipe it, he will not hesitate to step on the "gas".

That's where Steve Nash's breakthrough comes in.

It also seems that he is chic and abnormal.

Haslem's ability to move is already quite strong on the inside.

But he could only watch Steve Nash come inside.

However, his attitude was positive enough for Nash to miss the opportunity to shoot directly.

Running to the basket and walking out, suddenly a turn, Steve Nash used his signature "look back at the moon", only to look up and see Woody's big hand.

But he didn't panic at all, changed to pick up the basket, passed the ball, and spun it out with one hand.

Marion in the bottom corner received the ball and shot a three-pointer with a "crooked machine gun" hand.

He averages 31.2 percent three-point shooting per game!

That's a pretty good three-point shooting percentage in this era.

But it could be that Steve Nash spun too hard and didn't hit the shot.

This is the biggest flaw of a three-pointer-based team:

Sometimes, even if the opportunity comes out, the three-point shot can't be shot!

It's a bit of a dependence on the sky......

This is a fate that even the top three-point shooters can't change.

The Suns' grabbing of the board mainly depends on two people, one is Sean Marion, and the other is Xiao Si. They are averaging around 10 rebounds per game.

Now Marion is shooting three-pointers from the outside, and only Smalls is left under the basket.

He was a little difficult to deal with Woody alone, not to mention that Haslem also rushed in, and before he could think of a way, the defensive rebound was easily held by Woody.

Then came a swift counteroffensive.

At this point, Steve Nash became a liability.

This is probably the reason why he is reluctant to attack the frame directly, and chooses the move of "looking back at the moon" to ensure the goal.

If the ball doesn't go in, he can easily become a breakthrough in the opponent's defensive counterattack.

Especially now, it is Woody, an "armored tank car", who is facing him face to face.

He was knocked away in just one moment, and he couldn't form the slightest obstacle.

rushed all the way to the end, only Joe Johnson and "Ah Q" were left in front of him, Woody went straight to the basket with the ball, used his body to kill a bloody way, and then threw the ball above the basket, Wade arrived, and the height of the jump was almost enough to complete the hanging frame.

The atmosphere of the scene was heated up by this violence.

Steve Nash didn't dare to break through to the basket again, and the Heat's acceleration without Shaq O'Neal scared him.

He knew that the Heat could speed up, but the speed was like this, which was somewhat unexpected.

Wade seemed to be aware of his thoughts in this regard, and this time he stuck very tightly, and even Xiao Si's block was smoothly squeezed out by him.

The whole person has been entangled in front of Nash.

In desperation, he slipped the ball to Joe Johnson on the wing.

With the ball in hand, Johnson stepped back with successive crotch connections, and raised his hand to make a three-pointer.

Jones was in front of him, as slow as an old man of sixty or seventy, who could not keep up with him at all.

The ball also went into the frame smoothly.

Averaging 17.1 points per game this season, Joe Johnson has caught the attention of a lot of people.

He used this goal to prove that his rise was not entirely based on Steve Nash's passing, but that he really evolved in all aspects, including his ability to carry the ball in his singles.

"I'm not judging D'Antoni's level of coaching!" Kenny Smith first said that D'Antoni is the most popular person in the coaching industry recently, and the Suns have become a "strong dark horse" in his hands, so at this time, he is a little demented to evaluate his low coaching level, "However, he really doesn't pay enough attention to the use of Joe Johnson's singles ability!" ”

All of the Suns' offense now is from Steve Nash's hands.

And it is required to solve the battle in 8 seconds!

In fact, Joe Johnson's singles are, in D'Antoni's view, contrary to his philosophy.

With his singles skills, the Suns would have played two more rounds a long time ago.

In two rounds, as long as one goal can be scored, then it is enough to make up for the stable income that Joe Johnson can bring with singles!

Let's just say that Kenny Smith is thinking about more possibilities for offense.

And D'Antoni's idea is clearly an offense, and the more rounds he plays, the more possibilities he can create.

That is, "a miracle by force"!

So D'Antoni was very rigid in employing people, and he grabbed the rotation of seven or eight people.

But these problems, in the case of the Suns constantly winning, are not a problem!

It's just that tonight, this gradually became a breakthrough for the Heat.

Stan Van Gundy keenly notices this:

All of the Suns' offense is about speed.

This is written on the scouting report.

It can be seen from the discovery that for the sake of speed, the Suns do not require a complete shot opportunity in some rounds. As long as there is an opportunity to shoot, then this team will choose to shoot 80% of the time.

In short, it can't be slowed down a little!

So Stan Van Gundy called another timeout at this point, emphasizing the discipline of complementing each other.

"Guys, that's the key to winning, remember!"

Woody, Gerald Wallace and Wade have used their physicality to the extreme, and their excellent mobility has allowed the Heat's defense to be more frequent and timely than usual.

At this time, the Suns' shot success rate suddenly declined.

Because some of their shots are too fast, a slight disturbance can have a big impact.

Xiao Si watched the score difference being approached by the Heat team little by little, and the whole person was a little anxious.

Desperate to make a move.

And Steve Nash is thinking the same thing at this time.

The Suns' strongest move, which can also be used to "break the game" at critical moments, has to be the linkage between Steve Nash and Xiaos.

Everyone knows that Xiao Si's average of 26 points per game has Nash's blood horse credit, in fact, it is the same when he comes back, Steve Nash's average of 11 assists per game, more than half of which are given to Xiao Si.

In the right place, at the right time, give the ball to Xiao Si and help him complete the acceleration before hitting the basket, which can maximize Xiao Si's ability to attack the frame and the ability to rise under the basket!

It's really unstoppable!

But......

This is the game before this season.

This time, after receiving the ball, Xiao Si rushed straight to the basket and faced Woody in the air, but the ball in his hand was blown away by a palm fan.

Xiao Si felt very good tonight, and as the third quarter was almost over, his score had come to 17 points, and it shouldn't be a big problem to score 20 points tonight.

It is also for this reason that the "breaking point" of this round is placed on Xiao Si's body as before.

But at the moment of confrontation in the air, Xiao Si felt that he had hit a wall, and he couldn't stand up at all.

The original dunk became a basket.

But Xiao Si is not Jordan, and the idea that only exists in the air is really difficult to become a reality, and the ball fell out of his hand and out of the court.

The impact of not being able to "break the game" in this round was huge, and the Heat managed to score in the next round and tied the score at 79-79 before the end of the third quarter!

In just one quarter, the Suns' first-half advantage was wiped out.

The cheers at the scene came and went.

Even worse than that:

The Suns' most relied on scoring means, Nash's assists on Smalls' strong offensive style under the basket, seems to have been solved by the Heat.

At this time, D'Antoni's other problem emerged:

I don't know how to be flexible!

In the second half of the third quarter, it was obvious that the Heat were used to the rhythm of the Suns and limited them, and at this time it was said that the fourth quarter was a little different.

It turned out to be ......

There is no change of formation at all!

Or will Steve Nash figure things out on his own.

Of course, it may also be that Xiao Si is a little unbeliever.

After the main force returned to the court in the fourth quarter, Xiao Si tried several times in a row, and the final result was not very ideal, Woody covered 1, defended 2, and only 4 offenses became 1.

During the Suns' 1-of-4 shooting, the Heat extended their advantage to 5 points on 3-of-4 shooting.

Or Woody!

The most aggrieved thing for Xiao Si is:

Woody can defend his basket and get strong, but he can't withstand Woody's strong attack under the basket!

In these rounds, Woody not only exerted his strength on the defensive end, but also showed a very positive desire to ask for the ball on the offensive end.

It's not that you're trying to lock in the win.

But......

When Woody found that he could not only hold up to Smalls on the defensive end, but also easily push away him on the offensive end.

He can't even say it without the ball!

Don't you want to send it to the door for nothing?

You only need to ask for the ball under the basket, and then pout your ass to push Xiao Si directly away.

The sparse defense of "Little Overlord" is undoubtedly revealed at this moment!

"Is that you? The guy who said he was going to settle accounts with me? ”

When Woody scored 8 points against Xiao Si 4 times in a row, he turned his head to him and asked him as if he had thought of something.

As soon as Xiao Si heard this, he felt that his face was hot.

The difference widens at this time.

D'Antoni called a timeout in hindsight and then laid out the team's "ultimate move":

Desperate three!

Let the hit of "Kombat Whirlwind" be completely handed over to God.

Judging from the data, the state of this team tonight is not good, otherwise they who have been pressing the Heat team in the first half would not have been able to lead by so many points, so that this team can continue to suppress for so long, and the point difference would have gone to double digits.

It's not in good shape, and now it's still behind, and at this time, it's obvious how bottomless it is to use a three-point shot to do a "desperate fight".

After five consecutive missed three-pointers, the Suns sent their game away.

In the end, the game ended with the Heat defeating the Suns by 108-90, 18 points.

Xiao Si, who said before the game that he wanted to settle accounts with Woody, scored 21 points and 7 rebounds.

The score was still 20 plus, but he scored 17 points in the first three quarters, and only scored 4 points in the fourth quarter!

It took the entire eight shots of the fourth quarter to hit two of them.

On the other hand, Woody made the same 8 shots in the fourth quarter, only 1 goal was not scored, plus 3 of 4 free throws, and he scored 17 points in a single quarter!

It can be regarded as one person who took care of the Suns' funeral.

In the end, Woody's statistics were 32 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals!

Not to mention crushing Xiaosi, even Steve Nash's 16 points, 9 assists and 3 steals were completely compared to him. (End of chapter)