warrior godfather

This time when the players of the two teams left the court, the atmosphere was completely opposite to that at the end of the first half. The faces of the Heat players were very dignified, while the Warriors players were smiling and their morale was boosted.

During the timeout, Spoelstra once again emphasized that the defense against Curry must be strengthened, and other Warriors players can be emptied if necessary. Restricting Curry is the first priority.

On the Warriors' bench, Zhang Yu praised Curry's performance on the offensive end and the team's rapid rotation on the defensive end, and specially encouraged Green to boost the team's morale.

The tactical warriors of the five small lineups have already practiced, and he doesn't need to say anything more. Next, it's time to see the truth.

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After the timeout, the Heat attacked. James and Bosh took advantage of the pick-and-roll and dribbled the ball into the three-point line, but the Warriors did not attack. Only Butler recovered to the edge of the penalty area, staring at James closely, ready to wait. send.

As long as James takes another step in, he will immediately go up to help defend.

This is what Zhang Yu carefully told during the halftime break. If the five small lineups want to protect the frame, they must shrink, but if James does not enter the penalty area, then there is no need to pinch.

James' vision is too wide, and Zhang Yu will not easily give him the opportunity to play this advantage.

James noticed Butler's movement, he stopped, but did not give the ball to Wade who was emptied.

Wade's long-range shot is not good, and he is not too threatening on the three-point line. Butler did not completely leave his defensive range, and he can return to his position immediately. It doesn't make much sense to pass the ball. James might as well take advantage of it It feels good to attack by yourself.

He turned around, leaned against Green, made a sudden effort, leaned back twice, turned over and shot a jumper.

James leaned back greatly, creating ample room for shots. Although Green predicted James' movements and tried his best to interfere, he didn't touch the basketball, so he could only try to exert resistance in the lower plate.

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The basketball bounces into the hoop, 73:66.

"James made a fallback jumper! His post-up technique has really improved a lot. The Heat scored immediately after the timeout and temporarily stabilized the situation." Mike Breen said.

After James scored a goal, the noise in the auditorium became louder again. The fans looked at James eagerly, thinking that he was extremely domineering and full of kingly demeanor.

We have a little emperor, why are we afraid of Curry!
The round transition, the Warriors attacked, Curry held the ball and Green picked and rolled, and was flanked by the Heat.

Curry gave the ball to Green, who was demolished, and Bosh immediately pounced on him. Green made a simple adjustment and shot a three-pointer with a relatively stiff posture. The basketball bounced into the frame, 69:73.

After making a three-pointer, Green was very excited. He roared to the sky, and he still bent his arms, showing off his strong biceps to the Heat fans, with an arrogant look on his face.

Looking back, Wade singled Clay, and Clay let him go directly. Wade hesitated, shot a three-pointer, and went out of the frame.

"Wade missed a three-pointer, the rebound fell into Curry's hands, and the Warriors got a chance to equalize or even overtake!" Mike Breen said.

Mark Jackson said with some regret:
"Wade's three-pointers have never been better throughout his career, and the decline in the past two seasons has been severe, which has also reduced his breakthrough threat a lot... However, Clay's defense has also improved a lot. At that time, he was completely powerless in front of Wade."

On the court, the Warriors were attacking. When Curry dribbled the ball halfway, he looked to the sidelines. Zhang Yu gestured to him. Curry nodded in understanding.

Coming to the frontcourt, Curry and Green played a pick-and-roll, and after attracting the Heat's flanking attack, the ball was passed to Green who was going down.

This is Zhang Yu's arrangement. He let Curry continue to play pick-and-rolls to attract the Heat's flanking attack and create four-on-three opportunities for his teammates until the Heat are hurt and killed!
After receiving the ball, Green went straight to the basket, James shrunk to protect the frame, and Green gave it to Butler, who was emptied in the bottom corner. Butler was about to make a three-pointer when he caught the ball, and Ray Allen rushed towards him.

Butler received the ball, but he didn't mean to single Ray Allen, but immediately transferred the ball to Clay at a 45-degree angle.

At this time, the rotation of the Heat has reached the limit. Wade is rushing towards Clay, but he is not in place. Clay does not make any adjustments after receiving the ball, and directly shoots a three-pointer. Complete the shot.

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Under Wade's unwilling gaze, the basketball went into the net hollow, 72:73.

"Haha, well done!" Zhang Yu applauded from the sidelines, then turned to Cole and said, "Steve, our more than 20 passes and cuts were not in vain!"

Cole said excitedly:
"Of course, pass and cut is the best tactic. As long as we play pass and cut well, the Big Three can't stand it!"

Zhang Yu shook his head and laughed. Cole still couldn't forget the pass and cut, but I don't know if he had thought about it. Without Curry to attract flanking attacks and the Heat's defensive rotation, would the Warriors still be able to play pass and cut?
On the court, the Heat attacked, James backed Leonard, Green boldly assisted in the defense, James gave the ball to Bosh, Bosh hit the iron from the middle distance, and the rebound was protected by Green.

Looking back, Curry and Green pick and roll, the Heat are very resolute in flanking Curry, and Curry passes the ball to Green who is running down.

Bosh scrambles back, James shrinks toward the basket, and Battier moves into a position that can accommodate both Butler and Leonard, trying to cut off the passing lane between Green and the two.

Green's eyes quickly swept over Leonard who was staying in the bottom corner and Butler who was cutting in the air, but instead of passing the ball to them, he turned around suddenly and threw the ball hard towards the top of the arc!
At the same time, Curry took advantage of Wade's attention on Green who was holding the ball, ran back silently, got rid of Wade's defense, received a pass from Green, made no adjustments, and raised his hand to throw. A three-pointer!

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The basketball went into the net hollow, 75:73.

"Bang! Curry hit a three-pointer! In 7 minutes, the Warriors played a 23:7 offensive climax and overtook the score!" Mike Breen shouted passionately.

Jeff Van Gundy exclaimed:

"No one would have thought that Curry would turn to running without the ball immediately after the ball was released. This ball is a typical Warriors goal. It starts from Curry's pick-and-roll, and Curry catches the ball and makes a three-pointer. At the end of the score, his seamless switching between with the ball and without the ball is the core of the Warriors' offense!"

Curry's goal made the American Airlines Center fall silent for the first time tonight.

The Heat fans stared blankly at Curry, who was pointing to the sky with a pious look on his face, already a little numb.

Is it true that God has always favored this baby face and the warrior?
If not, why is it so difficult for the Heat to win the Warriors once! ?

The 14-point lead disappeared in half a quarter, sending Heat fans from heaven to hell.

Their Big Three didn't stand up, and Ray Allen didn't stand up. In 7 minutes and 12 seconds, the Heat only scored 7 points in total, but allowed the Warriors to score 23 points, and they were defeated on both ends of the offense and defense.

"Di-"

Spoelstra had to surrender the timeout again.

He would like to keep the timeout until the fourth quarter, but the Heat's situation is in jeopardy. He must interrupt the Warriors' momentum of chasing points, let the Heat players ease their mentality, and at the same time adjust their tactics to regain their advantage on the court.

However, Spoelstra himself does not know how to adjust.

Now this lineup is already the strongest lineup of the Heat, with both offense and defense, and the space is maximized. He has no one to adjust.

But this is the strongest lineup of the Heat, but was completely defeated by the Warriors' five small lineups on both offense and defense. Spoelstra was already a little panicked, and he really didn't know what else to do.

Spoelstra looked at the Warriors lineup, puzzled.

He has the Big Three in his hands, Ray Allen, who is still young, and Battier, the defensive giant. The lineup can be described as extremely luxurious.

In addition to Curry being a superstar, the Warriors also won the best third team. Leonard, Green and Clay have never won any honors except for the best rookie team.

The loss in the finals can be attributed to the poor state of Wade and Bosh, but now the Heat are stronger than ever, why can't they still beat the Warriors, even a 14-point lead can be overturned by the Warriors?
Spoelstra looked at the Warriors' young players, his thoughts kept tumbling, his mind was in a mess, but he didn't figure out how to deal with the situation at hand.

But the Heat players have already returned to the bench. Spoelstra looked at the dignified crowd and reluctantly said:

"Later, we must try our best to hit the inside line, and after attracting the Warriors' flanking attack, we must look for open opportunities, and the defensive end must cheer up..."

He can only emphasize the tactics again, try to boost the morale of the team, and then leave the game to the Big Three to decide.

Spoelstra called a short timeout, the two sides quickly returned to the court, and the game continued.

According to Spoelstra's arrangement, the Heat strengthened their impact on the Warriors inside.

But the Warriors' contraction was very timely, and the peripheral rotation was very fast. The Heat could indeed find opportunities to open up, but what the Warriors missed were Wade and Battier.

Battier's offensive threat was not great, and Wade missed a three-pointer. The Warriors had time to fill in and turn the open space into a single.

Although Wade's breakthrough is also very sharp, the difficulty is completely different from the open fixed-point shooting, and the scores of both are within the acceptable range of the Warriors.

However, James' touch is still very hot, hitting two difficult shots in a row, supporting the Heat's offense.

The Warriors' passes and cuts are unbearable for the Heat. Curry continues to play pick-and-rolls with Green, and Green handles four-on-three. His passes are very smart and he can always find the weak points of the Heat's defense.

And Klay, Butler and Leonard all pursued the idea of ​​passing the ball one more time, which made the Heat's defensive rotation exhausted, and finally
The person with the best chance completes the shot, and the attack success rate is very high.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 89:83. Not only were the Warriors not overtaken by the Heat, but they further expanded their lead.

When the red light came on at the end of the third quarter, Spoelstra was still in a daze. At this time, the assistant coach came to his side and whispered:
"Eric, are we going to continue to flank Curry?"

Spoelstra was shocked when he heard this, and then gradually calmed down.

Facts have proved that the flanking of Curry made the Heat swallow a bottle of highly poisonous poison. If they don't want to be poisoned to death, they can only give up the flanking of Curry.

This was also a bottle of poison, but he couldn't care less about it.

Spoelstra took the tactical board from the assistant coach and said to the Heat players who returned to the bench:

"In the fourth quarter, we changed our defense and stopped flanking Curry..."

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After the start of the fourth quarter, the two teams replaced the substitutes, and the Warriors were still led by Thomas Jr. The difference was that the center was replaced by Chandler, and Butler and Leonard did not play, but stayed on the bench to rest.

They are an indispensable member of the five small lineups. Zhang Yu would rather reduce the intensity of the rotation lineup, but also let the two recharge their energy and prepare for the critical moment.

For the Heat, James led a group of substitute players. He was in a hot state today, and he spared no effort to ask to play. Spoelstra took advantage of the situation and sent him on the field, hoping to recover the score.

James did not live up to Spoelstra's expectations. After he came on the court, he shot inside and outside, omnipotent, and Chandler couldn't limit his scoring.

Fortunately, the pick-and-roll between Thomas Jr. and Parsons played a miraculous effect. Parsons was relentless in front of the Heat's bench lineup.
But when James took the initiative to take over Parsons, the Warriors' offense stagnated. At 6 minutes and 27 seconds into the fourth quarter, the Heat had already overtaken the score by 104:101.

Zhang Yu didn't let the situation continue to deteriorate. He took advantage of Chandler's foul on James and switched back to the main team. Seeing this, Spoelstra also transferred back to the starting lineup.

Mike Breen said:

"Relying on James' performance, the Heat overtook the score in the transition period, and the game returned to balance...Jeff, Mark, who do you think will win this game in the end?"

Mark Jackson pondered for a moment and said:

"I am optimistic about the Heat. James is in great shape. He has scored 35 points. He is unstoppable tonight. He will destroy the Warriors' defense and the Heat will win in the end."

Jeff Van Gundy shook his head and said:
"No, Mark, James is indeed in excellent condition, but if the Heat can't crack the Warriors' five-small lineup, it will be difficult for them to win this game. I am more optimistic about the Warriors..."

At this time, James has executed free throws, and the game has entered the final decisive moment.

On the field, the Warriors were attacking. Curry and Green played a pick-and-roll. They habitually raised their heads to notice Green's running position and prepared to pass the ball to him, but the Heat did not double-team him. Bosh came up to delay Curry for a while, and then went back to defend green.

Curry froze for a moment, then realized, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He's happy to see his teammates score when he's double-teamed, but he doesn't like being double-teamed at all.

Curry took a step back and waved to Green, who came up to cover him again.