Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 291 Overwhelmed

The Heat's choice is to continue to restrict Curry, who will attack from the three-point line with the ball.

This trick is indeed effective, but the rest of the Timberwolves can really hit three-pointers. The main lineup Love, Matthews, and the substitutes Jeremy Lin, Green, and George are all very powerful.

Heat coach Spoelstra didn't know for a while, whether they made a profit or a loss by restricting Curry.

But on the court, the Heat are indeed behind.

After being overtaken by the Timberwolves after the first quarter, the Heat have not turned the score over.

In the second quarter, James didn't dare to shoot a three-pointer.

This is not just a tactical issue, players also have scruples, and superstars cannot avoid it under tremendous pressure.

They can withstand pressure to do what they are good at, but they cannot do what they are not good at under pressure.

Wade tried, but chose to give up after missing.

Coach Spoelstra didn't force it, because if they miss a few times, the game may collapse early.

James and Wade rely on breakthroughs to score and divide the ball, which is the reason why the Heat can bite the score when the Timberwolves' role players break out with three-pointers.

They are really too difficult. If you don't play, you really don't know that the Timberwolves are so strong.

However, they were still behind in the score until the end of the first half.

I recovered a little bit, completely relying on defense and free throws.

Maybe seeing that the Heat are now on the precipice, they get a little more whistle.

Milicic had no choice this time, having fouled three times in the first half.

But this time, because the Timberwolves' role players have good three-pointers, Love's effect at the fifth position for a while is not bad.

In fact, Love's top fifth position is that there is no frame protection, and it is really worthwhile to face the Heat's inside line in other aspects.

During the halftime break and the replay of the first half, Spoelstra was a little overwhelmed.

The attack from outside the three-point line restricted Curry, but what's the point of falling behind.

The Timberwolves' tactical execution is so good, maybe it is more cost-effective and easier to limit the Timberwolves' role players.

As for the team's offense, Spoelstra still believes that outside shooting cannot be blind, "It's not that we don't shoot, but we want to combine shooting with hitting the inside."

In fact, Spoelstra's idea is correct, but in fact it is difficult to get there.

Even a superstar doesn't know when he can make a shot from the outside.

If you don't take the initiative to shoot open, outside shooting will only become worse and worse due to hesitation. A good combination is actually a false proposition.

For the Timberwolves, Zhang Sixin used his skills to improve the players' fighting spirit.

He mainly emphasizes concentration, and he must be decisive whether he is playing or passing the ball. It is taboo to hesitate on the field, and everything will not be done well.

In the third quarter, the Heat relaxed Curry's defense a little, and Curry immediately hit a shot.

With Curry's shooting ability at this level, if he is given a chance, he can really make it.

The Heat are still not too vigilant, they have long been prepared, and it is normal for Curry to score points.

They believe that as long as the momentum of the Timberwolves' three-pointer in the first half is choked, the team can regain the initiative.

In the process, Wade tried his hand at the three-point line again.

After still missing, Wade and James resolutely attacked the Timberwolves inside. After all, Milicic fouled a lot today.

A few minutes after the opening minutes of the second half, the Heat got their chance and finally killed Milicic again to let him go first.

In this series of the Timberwolves, the other two insiders did not get much chance.

In the crucial game, Zhang Sixin did not use their plans.

He went directly to Jeremy Lin and played a small lineup.

In order to help Curry reduce the pressure, the Timberwolves' rotation order in this series has also been adjusted. George originally played first, but it became Love who will come up with Milicic when he rests.

If George wants to be the fourth position now, he will still be a little unstable on the stage of the finals, after all, he is a rookie.

However, this passive small lineup immediately drove the Timberwolves' offense.

Curry's first three-pointer of the game appeared, and before the Heat could react, Curry hit the second three-pointer.

Other teams also have small lineups, and the Heat use them themselves.

But the Heat's small lineup mainly plays fast, allowing James and Wade to have more room for breakthroughs.

All five of them shot three-pointers from the outside. To be honest, other teams couldn't even imagine such an offensive method.

But the Timberwolves just use it. They can't stop the Heat's breakthrough in this situation, but the Heat find it really difficult to limit the Timberwolves' three-pointers.

Curry is so strong, he can really go in without flanking him.

It's not that Curry can play singles casually, but that a defensive player is really hard to defend, as long as he gives a little start, he can hit.

Moreover, the Timberwolves' small lineup seems to be relatively easy to attack.

The Heat rely on their stars to play inside, but as long as the Timberwolves shrink their defense, even without Milicic's good rim protector, it will be difficult for the Heat to break through and score.

"Is it wrong to adjust the defensive strategy again?" Heat coach Spoelstra was not confident.

He didn't even know whether he should change back. He didn't feel it when he was defending against Curry, but Curry's three-pointer now gives people a strong sense of threat.

Before Spoelstra made a decision, Jeremy Lin hit another three-pointer.

Now Spoelstra is in a dilemma. The Timberwolves can also shoot three-pointers, and even the team's rebounding leader is good for three-pointers.

It was too difficult, and Spoelstra was so distraught that he couldn't make a decision.

There is no doubt that this is the lack of on-the-spot ability. Hesitating and hesitating can only rely on the players to adjust themselves on the field. If the players do not adjust in time, the game will be over.

It wasn't so obvious before, but the Heat didn't meet such a strong opponent as the Timberwolves.

And their stars can indeed solve most problems without reason.

Just when the Heat coach stood at a loss on the sidelines, the Timberwolves were about to lead by double digits.

To be honest, Zhang Sixin felt that this was the smoothest one in several games.

It may be that the role players of the Timberwolves broke out, or it may be that the Heat seem to be fierce, but their morale has actually declined and they cannot be as tough as before.

After Wade went down to rest for 3 minutes, the Heat felt like they were collapsing on both offense and defense.

James did not perform well enough in this series to be worthy of his status as a superstar.

Even free throws are constantly hitting the iron, and his weak links have been infinitely magnified.

Spoelstra also knew that the team might not be able to withstand it.

The Heat's few rotation players did not perform at all in the second half, which formed a sharp contrast with the Timberwolves.

In this case, the head coach also has a blank mind, and Spoelstra can only put the Big Three on the field to see if there is a turnaround in the final energy.

(End of this chapter)