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After the Heat got the rebound, they played a defensive counterattack directly.
Wade quickly advanced to the frontcourt after receiving the pass from James, avoided Green's interference in the air, and pulled the bar to score the ball.
From defending to attacking, the timer only took 3 seconds.
"What a fast counterattack!" The commentator on the sidelines couldn't help but exclaim.
Defensive counterattack is the most impressive label of this Heat team.
Parker took the ball to the frontcourt, and the Heat continued to double-team.
At this time, the camera was shown to Spoelstra, the head coach of the Heat on the sidelines. Obviously, this was a tactic he specially prepared for the Spurs.
Parker scored the ball quickly, but Green didn't dare to shoot again after receiving the ball this time.
James and Wade double-team him with the ball at the same time, and Green gives the ball to Jefferson.
Jefferson broke through and rushed to the basket after receiving the ball, but James had retreated back, and Bosh at the basket stretched out his hand to double-team him.
He wanted to hang the ball to Duncan under the basket, but Bosh predicted it, and he caught the ball directly after jumping up!
Heat steal!
Bosh gave the ball to James, and James quickly advanced with the ball, throwing off Jefferson who was chasing him in the fast break.
After seeing Green coming to help defend, he threw the ball directly into the air.
Wade cut in from the wing at this time, jumped up to catch the ball and dunked directly with one hand.
Janeway connects!
Wade squatted down after the dunk landed, stretched out his right hand, stared at the outstretched hand, and made a "hand love" celebration imitating O'Neal.
There was a commotion at the scene.
In the opening two rounds, the Spurs were completely suppressed by the Heat.
In today's training session during the day, Popovich also made tactical analysis in addition to daily training.
After James came to the Heat, this team has two obvious characteristics.
One is that the lineup is deformed. They haven't had a reliable enough center for a long time.
Another point is their style of play, oppressive defense followed by defensive counterattack.
Popovich is an S+ level coach, and his analysis and response before the game are the most appropriate.
Start with Splitter and use his length to create interior offense and second-rebound opportunities;
The success rate of playing positions does not give the Heat too many opportunities to counterattack.
But it seems that the old man was also robbed by Spoelstra on the opposite side this time.
The Heat's starting lineup has not changed, but the defensive strategy has changed.
Don't give you a chance to play position at all, double-team your ball holder infinitely, forcing you to make a passing error like just now.
This tactic is actually very simple, and somewhat risky.
But I have to say that Spoelstra knows Popovich very well, and he made a surprise move in front of the old man.
Standing behind the Big Three of the Heat, the head coach who has always been inconspicuous is underestimated.
In the Spurs' offense, Parker directly gave the ball to Duncan on the inside this time. After being double-teamed, Duncan gave the ball to Jefferson on the outside.
Jefferson had a three-point chance, but his shot speed was obviously not fast enough. He was interfered by James who returned to the defense, and his shot also missed.
Joel Anthony and Bosh's thinking was very clear at this time, and they didn't jump, they just stuck Duncan and Splitter and didn't let them go to the penalty area.
Wade returned to the inside at this time, jumped high and grabbed the defensive rebound.
The Heat counterattacked again, this time Wade reciprocated, and returned the ball to James after breaking through. James directly knocked Jefferson away and scored a layup.
The Heat turned their backs and beat the Spurs 6-0.
Tang Tian sat on the sidelines thinking.
Spoelstra's tactics are actually quite simple, and really risky.
If the Spurs open wide shots, the blow to the Heat's defensive confidence will be fatal.
But I have to say that Spoelstra has the capital to take this risk: the Heat have Wade and James.
At this time, Wade and James are both at their peak, and the speed of double-teaming and returning to defense is very fast.
The opportunity that seemed to be open a second ago was disturbed when the Spurs players were about to make a shot.
This is the case with Green's first ball at the beginning and Jefferson's ball just now.
The Heat's talent is at that level, which gives Spoelstra more room to play than Popovich.
But in fact, this tactic is also very simple to crack.
As long as the open players are fast enough and accurate enough to make all those shots, the Heat will naturally not dare to double-team the ball holder like this again.
You must know that for the Spurs, with Parker, they don't have to worry about not being able to pass the ball.
The Spurs' Zip tactic, Jefferson's open three-pointer from the bottom corner still failed to score. After James rushed to grab the rebound, the Heat pushed back.
Wade's layup caused Green's pull foul.
After making two free throws, the Heat made an 8-0 dream start.
At this time, Popovich turned around and walked back to the bench, calling Tang Tian and Leonard up.
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Popovich is clearly aware of this too, and made a perfectly correct adjustment.
Since the wing player on my field can't make a shot, I'll try two people on it.
Parker's strong frontcourt caused Bosh's thugs, and finally had a chance to break the scoring shortage for the Spurs.
The game entered a dead ball, and a short whistle came from the sidelines. Tang Tian and Leonard came on to replace Green and Jefferson.
The game only lasted less than 3 minutes, and the Spurs' adjustment can be said to be quite early.
However, the reaction of the audience was not so great. After all, Popovich said that there was nothing he dared not do.
Spoelstra yelled a few times on the sidelines at this time, and then stretched out his hand to signal that he would not make tactical adjustments.
Although the Spurs have a lot of pitchers, there are only a few that can come in handy.
If this wave of replacements is not enough, then the Heat's tactic tonight will be considered a success.
Parker made one of two free throws and scored the Spurs' first point of the night.
Chalmers dribbled the ball to the frontcourt organization, and after signaling his teammates to pull away, he directly gave the ball to James in the high position.
The biggest difference between superstar basketball and team basketball is that they can simplify tactics, or don't use tactics.
It's a very simple truth, you can score directly through one-on-one, why bother to waste energy to run complex tactics?
When Duncan was young, the Spurs played the same way.
The Heat on the opposite side is like the Spurs before, and it is an enhanced version.
Leonard lowered his focus to challenge James, but the strength of the two was a bit far behind.
After James tricked Leonard with a fake turn, he turned around and rushed to the basket to confront Splitter for a layup.
At 10-1, the Heat looked unstoppable.
Popovich immediately reached out and called a timeout.
"Tony, the speed of dribbling across the half court should be slower, and the others should be faster. If they continue to double-team, we can have a chance to score in the first time, and we can also defend. We can directly switch to a 2-3 zone defense."
Popovich spoke fast.
Tang Tian kept nodding his head.
Popovich's reactions are quick, and he basically does a good job of coping.
He was relieved at this time. In this league, Popovich is one of the few who can approach him tactically.
He no longer has to think of ways to give Cajon tactical advice as he did when he was at UConn.
Back from the timeout, the Spurs without the team quickly fell to the frontcourt, and Parker passed halftime a little later.
The Heat's tactics have not changed, Wade and James double-teamed directly towards Parker.
Parker gave the ball to Leonard, and Leonard made a three-pointer from the right wing at a 45-degree angle.
James flew back to the defense to interfere.
"boom!"
Leonard also missed a three-pointer.
It's not even a matter of feel, but simply not fast enough.
However, this ball James threw out to supplement the defense, and the Heat's rebound protection ability declined.
Splitter used his height to grab the offensive rebound over Anthony.
"Bottom corner!" Parker shouted at this time.
Tang Tian had a vacancy in the bottom corner at this time.
Splitter flicks the ball over.
Bosh wanted to go out to defend, but was stuck by Duncan.
After Tang Tian caught the ball, he had an opportunity.
James flew to help defend at this time.
But no matter how fast he was, it would take time to go from a 45-degree angle to the bottom corner, and Tang Tian's shot speed was fast enough.
Before James' supplementary defense came, Tang Tian made a quick three-pointer.
There was anticipation in the eyes of the fans. Green, Jefferson and Leonard all missed one after another. Can Tang Tian catch it?
You must know that Tang Tian's three-point shooting percentage is as high as 53% so far, which is the most accurate one of the Spurs.
The ball is spinning and falling in the air, and the trajectory looks normal.
"Shh!"
With a crisp sound, Tang Tian hit an open three-pointer!
James' flying interference did not succeed!
In this speed duel, Tang Tian won!
The atmosphere suddenly exploded.
really!Breaking the deadlock still depends on the most accurate person in the team!
"Where did you see this scene? If I remember correctly, there was such a ball at Tang Zaijie Stadium, and it became popular on Twitter at that time?" Some fans commented on the sidelines.
"Yes, that was the first time we met him, but from the street court to the NBA, he has done just as well!"
"Haha, LeBron is the backdrop again!"
"Yes, to be honest, I really love him to death!"
……
After Tang Tian finished his shot, he saw Wade quickly advancing to the frontcourt, and James was preparing to catch the ball in the backcourt at this time.
He immediately realized that Janeway was going to connect with the audience, and he called Leonard and ran straight to the backcourt.
James took the ball in the backcourt and wanted to throw it long. Seeing Leonard's interference in front of him and Tang Tian's potential steal threat at the far end, he finally chose to give up and gave the ball to Chalmers.
The Heat's frontcourt offense.
The Spurs directly switched to a 2-3 zone defense at this time, strengthening their defense against the basket.
Neither Wade nor James has strong outside shooting ability. Popovich's choice can be said to be very correct.
James was double-teamed in singles receiving the ball inside, and the ball was given to Chalmers on the outside, and Chalmers had a three-pointer at the top of the arc.