Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 423 Unbearable

The first game of the finals entered the second half. Both sides are improving their intensity and their defense is more targeted.

The Timberwolves are full of energy, and Zhang Sixin's requirement is to consume the opponent with strength, which is their advantage. If it continues, it is possible that the stars at the Big Three level will not be able to keep up with their rhythm.

The Heat's choice is to fight, and the formation of the Big Three has become a weak side, so who can they ask for reason.

In fact, the Heat's idea is also to consume. They first use defense to consume the Timberwolves, and then attack.

As for whether their core players are physically strong, they will not consider it.

This is the finals. If you can't support it, you will lose the qualification to compete. There is nothing to say.

"Our defense has played a role. If the Heat's Big Three cannot score smoothly, our chances of winning the game will be greatly increased." Zhang Sixin said.

"Basketball is a game of shooting," Dell Curry enthuses.

Every time in the finals, the old Curry will be very proud. The Timberwolves' strong shooting is due to him, and the MVP son is cultivated by him.

Players such as James and Wade, who were more famous before, were targeted by the Timberwolves in every matchup precisely because their shots were not so stable.

Shooting every NBA player will, no one would have thought it would be so critical.

The appearance of Timberwolves and Curry is destined to change this era.

"We must score the ball, we must be more decisive!" Heat coach Spoelstra encouraged the players.

The game was not easy, but the Heat still tried to follow the plan before the game.

It is impossible for them to play the main force in the first game, they must involve more players.

Having met the Timberwolves twice in the finals, the Heat know very well that they cannot win by relying on the Big Three to fight against each other on the court.

The Heat once again replaced the shooter to improve their offensive ability, but the Timberwolves still firmly locked the three-point line.

The trouble is, James and Wade haven't been able to make good use of the larger space.

They both had problems with their long twos, and with the Timberwolves' defensive rotation so good, it was hard for them to find better opportunities.

Correspondingly, when the Timberwolves played a junior and a junior during the Timberwolves rotation, Green and Paul George both hit three-pointers, which were stronger than attacking the Timberwolves.

And when Curry returned to the court in the final quarter, the superstar performance began again.

It's hard for the Heat to choose. If they don't help defend Curry, Curry will score.

If they pay too much attention to Curry, the rest of the Timberwolves will score, and it feels completely helpless.

The key is that they have to attack against attack. As a result, James and Wade did not show a good enough state.

Bosh was even worse. This time he took multiple shots from the three-point line in order to open up space, but none of them made a hit. It feels like a side effect.

In the last 5 minutes, the Heat had fallen behind by 9 points.

James also started to try three-pointers, but completely missed.

This season, his three-point shooting rate is not bad. Now it may be because the confrontation with the Timberwolves is too exhausting, and he is not sure about outside shots.

When the Heat missed consecutively, Paul George made a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Curry. The Timberwolves' lead came to double digits, and the outcome of the game was decided.

"How is this possible? How could this be?" Spoelstra couldn't believe it.

They clearly formulated so many strategies before the game, and thought of almost all the situations, why they can't even make it to the last minute of the stalemate with the Timberwolves.

The first time he met Zhang Sixin's team in the finals, Spoelstra still felt a manly romance, but now he only feels heavy pressure.

Although teacher Riley has always supported him, he will have a psychological shadow if he continues like this.

In the last 2 minutes, the Heat were chasing points, but they couldn't shoot three-pointers, and the two-pointers couldn't play a key role. In this way, the Timberwolves won their first victory in the finals.

After the game, Heat coach Spoelstra looked very bad. He said before the game that he wanted to limit Curry, but they didn't do it during the game.

Facing the reporter's question, he just said: "Our shot didn't hit, and this kind of performance can't win the game."

James, who performed unsatisfactorily on the offensive end, said: "We hate losing before we find our form, but this is the current situation. We can make one thing clear, this series needs to play a better performance. In the second game, we have to win back through a better plan than this one."

Zhang Sixin naturally looked very good after the game. He said: "We made very few mistakes today, which is very good. The players are very focused, and the defense against James and Wade is also very successful."

And Curry, who scored first in the game and second in assists, said: "For me, the key is to be patient. I have to trust every teammate. I am very happy that when I need to score, I can throw the ball in."

The second game began soon, and the Heat did not adjust the starting lineup.

Although Haslem can be said to be a false starter, the defense at the beginning can make them feel at ease.

This is also a test, to see how the players on both sides are in a relatively safe environment.

If it starts with a confrontation, the Heat are afraid that the game will be over if they can't respond.

They know very well that the Timberwolves have that kind of strength, and they cannot take it lightly.

I would rather be conservative. If I really need to fight to the death, it will be after returning to the home court.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides were at the same rhythm, and the defense was targeted to the extreme.

For superstars like Curry and James, it is difficult to open up under such a tight defense.

It was difficult for both sides to score. The Heat almost relied on the mid-range shots of the Big Three to slowly grind up the score.

It's not easy for the Timberwolves, but their visible teamwork is better.

Sometimes, the Heat always feel that there is no problem with their defense, but the Timberwolves rely on teamwork to find scoring opportunities.

If it was a giant planet, they wouldn't say anything, but the tacit cooperation of the Timberwolves team made them feel very unwilling.

"Unbelievably, the Timberwolves found shooting opportunities through passing again. They made more than a dozen passes in a short period of time without any mistakes. In the finals-level defense, they can still play such an excellent cooperation, which is amazing."

"The Heat played too hard. It feels like the Timberwolves have begun to control the rhythm without knowing it."

In the defensive duel in the first quarter, the Timberwolves took advantage of 1 point and 1 point.

The Heat tried again and failed. They are not opponents in defensive mode.

Entering the rotation, the Heat's scoring began to recover.

However, the Timberwolves are stronger than them. Green and Leonard are both scoring, and their three-pointers are very accurate.

Although the Heat also made three-pointers, they definitely have a gap in this regard.

In fact, the Timberwolves didn't kill the game all at once, but the pressure in the hearts of the Heat players couldn't bear it.

(End of this chapter)