Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 365 High Strength

"Damn, maybe the Heat need a better shooting coach." Heat coach Spoelstra's expression has changed significantly.

The Heat were at a disadvantage in the final quarter. When facing the Timberwolves, when this situation happened, Spoelstra knew very well what the ending would look like with a high probability.

Although the Heat's lineup is more reasonable this season, in terms of the defensive strength of the finals, the last moment is still a duel of star players.

The Timberwolves restricted their best breakthrough, forcing them to compete with the Timberwolves for shooting.

It's hard to choose, but sometimes the opponents on the pitch don't give them a choice.

"Zhang is really a tough opponent, but I won't admit defeat..."

The game has come to the last few minutes, and the score gap between the two sides has not narrowed in the slightest.

The Heat want to use three-pointers to save themselves, but unfortunately they are not particularly good at this.

In fact, they have improved compared to last season, but they need to see who their opponents are.

Their three-pointers can deal with the average team, but they are not close to facing the Timberwolves.

Maybe after losing a few more games, the Heat will understand who the biggest enemy they need to face is.

In the last 2 minutes of time, James scored 2+1.

Zhang Sixin quickly communicated with the players, don't give the opponent a 2+1 chance, they can control the rhythm.

Still have to force the Heat, even if they don't want to shoot three-pointers.

Or they just admit defeat and need to let the opponent know that it doesn't make sense for them to score two points in a round.

But the Heat still missed a three-pointer. The less time they had, the more anxious they became, and finally they made a mistake.

In the last few tens of seconds, seeing that the game was powerless, the Heat replaced James and conceded in advance.

After the game, James was a little unhappy. He said: "Curry caused us a lot of trouble in the fourth quarter. We allowed him to get several comfortable shots. There were a few jump shots and even undefended. You must know that he is an All-Star player. You have to do your best when dealing with such players, so we can't give Curry so many shots in the next game."

Heat coach Spoelstra said: "We have been doing very well before, but suddenly there are problems, and we have to reflect."

Zhang Sixin said relaxedly after the game: "The Heat team is excellent, well-trained, and has many good players. At critical moments, none of them will be soft, but you can also see our hard work. The players did their best for the game. We fully deserve this victory."

Paul George, a young striker, was also interviewed and talked about the feeling of defending James. He said: "You know how difficult it is to defend a guy like James. What I can do is try to maintain intensity with him and prevent him from shooting. He has a few layups. I have to go around to defend. It is really difficult to match him. I think I used the most tenacious way to confront him throughout the game."

After the Heat lose, they can definitely adjust. After all, Bosh has almost recovered.

But no matter how they adjust, they will change the soup but not the medicine.

And what the Timberwolves can do, no team really knows.

The Timberwolves seem to have gone all out in the Western Conference Finals and Finals, but they actually still have a lot of spare moves. It is not a bragging to easily win the league's No. [-] team.

"We still have to stick to the previous strategy and make the best of it," Zhang Sixin said.

To target the Heat is to target to death. Compared with last season, the Timberwolves have better player selection. Even if the Heat let Milicic foul too much, the Timberwolves will be fine.

In the opening two home games, Zhang Sixin absolutely does not want any surprises.

Two days later, the second game of the finals continued, and the Heat really put Bosh in the starting lineup.

The Timberwolves' coaching staff laughed, and they had studied their opponents thoroughly.

At the start of the game, the Heat went straight into high-intensity.

It was true that the opponent did better at the start. Both Curry and DeRozan were strictly guarded, and they didn't open their hands immediately.

Of course, the Timberwolves continue to limit the role players of the Heat. They rely on the personal abilities of James and Wade to score first.

The intensity of the game is a bit like starting the third quarter directly.

After 3 minutes, the Timberwolves gradually adapted and Curry began to score.

Next came Love. The Heat focused more on the inside when they played, but this time they focused most of their energy on the outside, so Love found an opportunity.

In terms of strength, Love can still suppress Bosh.

As a result, the two sides started back and forth under high-intensity defense.

The offensive efficiency is not very high, but the star's performance is very exciting, showing super personal ability.

At the beginning, the Heat entered the state first, so they took a slight lead in the first quarter.

But this time the Heat don't plan to let James play the whole game. After all, the playing strategy didn't play a big role, and the defense of the Timberwolves' bench is so strong.

It's just that after they entered the rotation this time, the Heat had three-pointers, and Green hit two.

The Timberwolves' bench scoring is not stable, but sometimes it can really surprise people.

The situation was not right, and James could only play in a hurry after a 3-minute break.

After James came on the court, he and Wade did not try to use three-pointers.

They still use their best means to rush to the penalty area, plus the middle distance.

After all, Milicic has given away several caps, and James and Wade also have some scruples.

The situation on the court once again reached a certain balance, and Bosh also broke out with a stronger combat power than on the court.

The Timberwolves had a relatively normal rotation in the first half, and the main players took more time to rest than the Heat.

"Now is the most stable state of the Heat. In the second half, we can force them to take more risks." Zhang Sixin said.

In the first half, the two teams were unable to score points immediately, and the mentality of the players was also different.

The Heat can now patiently look for opportunities according to their familiar pattern.

But in the second half, if the Timberwolves' defense is more targeted and the offensive end seizes some opportunities, the Heat will not be able to look for opportunities safely.

On the field of competition, the strong side can always make the other side bet on things they are not so good at.

In the last few minutes of the first half, both sides played very cautiously without any accidents.

So, at the end of the second quarter, the two teams entered the locker room with scores that had been stalemate for a while.

"We are still more aggressive on the offensive end. This is our home court, and we should be more confident." Zhang Sixin encouraged the players.

Although the Heat let the main players rest for a while in the first half, they pulled the intensity of the game too high.

High-intensity games are not only consumed on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end.

Zhang Sixin believes that in the second half, the Heat's defense cannot be perfect.

Surely they can find an opportunity, and then, kill the game!
(End of this chapter)