741: Being doused by three-point rain and turned into a soup chicken
The Miami Heat are prepared today. If someone thinks that this game is just James who wants to get the protagonist's position, just a battle between Link and James, it would be a big mistake.
Today, the entire Heat will work hard to win the game.
The scenes of the Heat's failure in the finals last season were still deeply recorded in the minds of every Heat player.
As the biggest obstacle to the Heat's winning the championship, the Grizzlies are definitely the target that every Heat member wants to defeat. From coaches to substitutes, everyone hopes to find a way to curb the Grizzlies.
This is the last time the Heat fought against the Grizzlies before the finals. Therefore, if the Heat can find a way to truly curb the Grizzlies and win the game in this game, then they can seize the lead in the finals.
If you try and make mistakes in the finals, it will be too late. Even if the finals are 7 games and 4 wins, each team has a chance to have 7 games. But in the finals that are related to the championship, it is extremely dangerous to lose one more game.
The Heat appeared at the Federal Express Arena with their brand new strategy, and everyone will do their best to make the strategy work.
This game is far from being a showdown between Link and James. All the Heat will do their best to fight.
As James said, this game does not matter about 72 wins, it only matters about victory!
After Ray Allen hit a three-pointer, the fans in the stands seemed not to be affected and were still full of confidence.
The Grizzlies also made a comeback soon. Unlike the Heat, the Grizzlies found Link as soon as they came up. Link's performance in the past seven games was perfect, and everyone hoped that Link could continue his good form.
When Link faces James, he plans to use his own quick double change to pass him. After the All-Star Game, Durant and George were both unable to take care of themselves by Link's move, and both were beaten by Link, but James was obviously more prepared than the previous two.
Through the game video, James had long discovered Link's changes in breakthroughs. James was prepared for this.
When Link changed direction for the second time in a row, James was not thrown away like a wooden stake, but immediately adjusted his center of gravity and followed!
Link was a little surprised. This was the first time he was stopped by someone after changing directions in succession!
"Damn it!" Link knew that he only had 50% of the ankle strength of the peak Hill now, so the speed of continuous change of direction is not as fast as the league.
Therefore, if the opponent predicts the direction of the breakthrough, it will indeed be prevented.
If he had Hill's ankle before his injury, James might not have had time to stop even if he expected the breakthrough direction. It seems that the plan to fill the little white strips cannot stop. In the world of competitive sports, there is no strongest, only stronger.
James continued to hold on to Link and used his strong body to slow down.
Link walked to the basket with James in a forceful manner. He was about to make a layup, but found that he was surrounded by Heat players wearing black jerseys.
"So fast!" Link was surprised by the Heat's defense. When he broke through, he clearly found that the defense had not yet contracted. But after he walked to the basket, the Heat's defense instantly contracted back!
This is the second change for the Heat today, quickly shrinking and defending the penalty area!
Last Christmas Game, Link killed the game with a difficult rebound and surrounded by the Big Three. That scene is still played back by major TV stations from time to time and is regarded as the most classic goal of the season.
But James believes that Link cannot score such a magical goal every time. Shrinking defense is still the best way to reduce Link's offensive efficiency.
If one person can't defend himself, then send two people and three people! This is a very simple truth.
In the end, Link forced a layup under the double blocking of Bosh and James because when he realized he was surrounded, it was too late to pass the ball.
However, even for Link now, this ball was still too difficult. In the end, Link's layup bounced twice on the basket and finally slipped down.
James immediately jumped up and grabbed the rebound, without giving Link a chance to attack again!
Spoelstra yelled happily off the court. He believed that the defense just now was the best defense against Link since last season's finals!
"The Heat's contraction was very fast, and it almost surrounded Link in an instant. I wonder if you have noticed that when Link made a layup, there were Heat players wearing black city jerseys. Today, the Heat's defensive discipline is very good, and they are prepared! As James said, they will not let the Grizzlies easily take away 72 wins, they will fight until the last second!"
Hubby Brown began to realize something was wrong. Although the game had just played two rounds, the Heat had already shown an amazing state. In just two rounds, the Heat allowed people to see their full preparation.
The Heat continued to attack, and Link continued to fight against James. At this time, the only one who could be called a shooter on the Heat on the field was Ray Allen. Therefore, the Grizzlies did not expect the Heat to play the three-point line at all, and they still focused their defense on James.
James did hold the ball this time. Chalmos handed the ball to James just after halftime, and handed it to this guy who is about to break through 2,000 points for the ninth consecutive season.
James was not in a hurry after holding the ball, but reached out and called Bosh to set the screen, and then broke through to the side of the screen.
Link walked around Bosh easily and returned to James to put pressure on him. James hit him violently, making Link take a step back. I have to say that James' physical condition is really historical. He doesn't need to be a fancy thing like a double change direction, just carry the opponent away and do it.
Gasol immediately followed, and he chased James at the moment when the pick-and-roll was formed. After seeing Link being carried away, Gasol accelerated his pace and completely ran away from Bosh.
James jumped gently towards the basket, but in the hollow, he turned around and smashed the ball directly outside the three-point line!
Gasol thought it was too appropriate to use the word "smash" to describe James' passing. Because James' passing speed was too fast, it was just like trying his best to smash the basketball out.
However, the media has a better name to describe James' passing - bullet pass.
The basketball quickly jumped from the inside line to the three-point line. If Bosh hadn't been extremely focused, he might not have received the ball quickly.
The advantage of a quick pass is that before the Grizzlies players react, and before Gasol resumes back to the outside of the three-point line, Bosh can take a calm shot!
"LeBron's intention is very clear! Chris Bosh made a move at the top of the arc, and Bosh's three-point shooting percentage has improved a lot this season, with 33.9%..."
Before Hubby Brown finished speaking, basketball jumped into the net.
The Heat made two consecutive three-pointers, 6-0!
"Fuck!" At this time, even the ever-presently elegant little Gasol couldn't help but curse. He felt that the Grizzlies' defense seemed to be eaten by the Heat. They could easily find loopholes in the defense.
James clapped his hands hard and applauded Bosh's goal. Link thought James would score wildly for milestones in this game, but it turned out he was wrong.
That Heat No. 6 is a real leader!
Today, just defending James may not be able to easily kill the game. No one will give in to this 72 wins.
The Heat made a complete shot outside the three-point line at this time, making two consecutive three-pointers, allowing the Heat to implement their plans more boldly.
So in the next few minutes, the Heat's three-pointers became a chain. In the fourth minute of the first quarter, James threatened his three-pointer and then scored three-pointers, and the basketball was hollow as if it was controlled remotely.
One minute later, Ray Allen got rid of Tony Allen's defense and hit a three-pointer, making the fourth three-pointer in a single quarter!
The Heat players' touches are like stubborn viruses, and even Rashad Lewis, who came on the bench, made achievements outside the three-point line after appearing.
Joggel adjusted his defensive strategy several times, but the Heat's three-pointer feel was so hot that it could not be curbed by tactics. Moreover, after the Heat's three-pointer shot, the Grizzlies did not dare to shrink their defense. James then gained a great advantage in one-on-one with Link and frequently scored in the basket.
In the end, Link played for 10 minutes panting before leaving the court for a break, and was sweating profusely. But after the first quarter, the Heat led the Grizzlies by 8 points 32-24!
The Heat made 6 of 7 three-pointers in a single quarter, with a three-point shooting percentage of up to 85.7%, which was higher than the Grizzlies' free throw percentage in the first quarter! In the first quarter, the Grizzlies were completely suppressed by the Heat! The storm came too violently, and everyone on the Grizzlies were poured into a chicken.
"The Miami Heat will give the Grizzlies two consecutive losses at the end of the season! They made a big splash at the three-point line today. The Grizzlies performed well in the first quarter. Link still scored 8 points in the Heat's strict contraction. But even so, the Heat still took a nearly double-digit lead! In the second quarter, I don't know how the Grizzlies will adjust!"
Link sat on the bench with a serious expression. He had not been led by his opponent in the game for a long time. He knew that the Heat's super high three-point shooting percentage was not a coincidence. If the Heat's three-point shooting percentage was just by chance, then just wait until they feel cooler.
But today, the Heat completely suppressed the Grizzlies in tactics. They were very prepared for this game and performed every step well. If there was no change, even if the Heat's three-point shooting percentage was not that high in the next three quarters, they would never be much lower.
Chapter completed!