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Chapter 285 Whose Strategy Succeeds?
The Heat took the lead in the first quarter, but they played more conservatively when they returned home.

Their head coach Spoelstra thinks that the team's previous loss is a bit of a wave, and they should not compete with the Timberwolves in things they are not so good at.

So back at home, he asked the Big Three to work hard to play the basketball they are best at.

Even if the process is a bit difficult, they still have to secure the championship.

When a team does not do its best in the regular season, but always thinks that it can win the championship, it is just blind self-confidence.

They took the lead in the first quarter, and that game-steady mentality reappeared.

For the Timberwolves, they play hard. Young players are more simple, and Zhang Sixin guides them better. This is one of the reasons why he likes to coach young players.

Now for the Heat, the Big Three have different possessions.

Bosh has the best ball possession, just a supporting role, and James has the same status as Wade.

Originally, many people in history said that the Big Three had more possession of the ball in the first season of Wade, and James was upset that he didn't go all out, which led to the loss of the championship.

The first point of this statement is wrong. The Heat have almost the same possession of the ball this season as James and Wade.

Both of them are strong points. Spoelstra's idea is that when one of them has an advantage in the matchup, they will play more. Generally speaking, they are the same.

Spoelstra thinks this is better for the team and can give full play to the advantages of the players. In fact, he is right to think so, but James has been an absolute core since he was a child, including his first year in the league. He has no experience in sharing core.

And Wade actually has this kind of experience, and James' overall strength is indeed slightly stronger, so after James has more possessions later, he does perform better.

Of course, their loss of the championship is not a reason. There are also many factors such as the opponents are very strong, and the Heat have more weak links in the first year of forming the Big Three.

The Heat seem to be cautious, but they are actually afraid.

This situation caused them to start to lose efficiency during the rotation period. Their rotation lineup performed mediocre, because they could only eat cakes and were basically locked by the Timberwolves' defense.

Against the Timberwolves, the Heat let Wade hold the ball more.

The reason is that DeRozan's defensive awareness is actually average. He can be said to be suppressed by Wade. The strategy formulated by Heat coach Spoelstra is to play more by Wade.

But this caused James to not maintain a good touch. In the second quarter, James and Bosh both felt average, and only Wade was normal.

The Timberwolves used a two-guard combination during the rotation period and it was relatively smooth, and Curry scored consecutively to help the team catch up with the score.

And the Heat discovered that the Timberwolves held down all the three-pointers of their role players. If they want to revitalize the perimeter, James and Wade must shoot three-pointers themselves.

Giving up some three-point opportunities to break through and challenge the difficult mode is also a kind of harm to their offense.

When James and Bosh felt bad, Wade couldn't make a three-pointer in the second quarter.

Wade does have a big heart, and he still hit a three-pointer.

But the Heat are still sticking to their previous judgment, not letting James and Wade take too many shots from the three-point line, that kind of offense is too dependent on the sky.

Moreover, James is not allowed now.

James and Wade are super strong, but their functions are relatively overlapping. They are not the kind of combination where 1+1 is greater than 2. They can go all the way to the finals because of their hard power.

Now being targeted by the Timberwolves, they also feel the difficulty of the game.

The stage is too big is also a trouble, if in the regular season, the Heat would not care so much at all, just let the players try their best.

But the finals had too much to do with it. They wanted to win so much, so they were a little bit tied up.

Of course, the Timberwolves' defense is really good.

At critical moments, star players will be the top priority.

But in the many rounds of competition before that, it was true that teams with more scoring points and stronger tactical execution were more likely to get opportunities.

Relying on a strong defense, the Heat did not allow the Timberwolves to overtake quickly.

They exposed some weaknesses, and it didn't seem to matter much.

But in the big team matchup, this is a big hidden danger, and it is difficult for them to solve it now.

"This game will be very difficult. The opponent knows us very well, but we are still leading, right? As long as we persevere and win the game, we are the winners. On the stage of the finals, there is no difference between winning by 1 point and winning by 10 points. We need to win the game more securely. I need you to become more tenacious until we win three more victories and win the damn championship." Spoelstra said forcefully.

In this game, the Heat finally took the lead at halftime, although it was only a little bit ahead, the same as the last game.

This actually shows that the difference in strength between the two sides is really not that big, it depends on their respective performances.

For the Timberwolves, Zhang Sixin also said that their strategy was correct and achieved results.

He said sternly: "This is the opponent's home court. Their momentum is like a rainbow, but they continue to decline again and again. They will not be able to maintain the strength of the first quarter in the second quarter. As long as we proceed as planned, the second half will be ours."

With the blessing of skills, the Timberwolves players felt that Zhang Sixin's judgment was very correct.

They can't wait to get out there and beat their opponents, no matter how much work it takes.

In the third quarter, the two sides are familiar with improving the defensive strength.

The Heat in the home game are still aggressive and take the lead in scoring.

But then they fell into a hand feeling problem. Under the targeted defense, the shooting percentages of James and Wade could not be guaranteed.

Originally, even if the two of them were not stable in shooting, they seldom had problems with their hands together, but under the deterrence of Milicic's five big caps, it seems that this situation does not seem very strange.

Milicic only scored from the free throw line today, but he protected the rim too well.

Relying on his defensive role, the Timberwolves are super worth signing him.

When it is difficult to score inside, the battle between the two sides naturally depends on the outside shooting rate.

In this case, Curry's advantage came out.

Whether it is shooting speed or hit rate, no one can compare with him.

The Timberwolves have always had an advantage in rebounding.

Love is now slightly worse than Bosh in scoring, but with rebounds and support, his role is definitely better than Bosh.

And Curry's outside shots are better than any of the opponent's giants, and the outside shots of other people can also surpass another opponent's giants.

Unlike the Heat's breakthrough points, the Timberwolves' tactical coordination can be more complex and effective.

It's not an exaggeration that they can bloom more. To this extent, the Big Three feel like they are dragging down the offense.

There are pros and cons, that's all.

(End of this chapter)