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Chapter 120 James' dissatisfaction with Spoelstra

In the next round, the two sides also fought back and forth.

James' breakthrough was defended by Iguodala and Giannis Antetokounmpo, all of which were very exhausting.

Although James was able to score some goals, such repeated consumption has already made James feel that his physical strength has declined.

However, Wade's fire support still shared the pressure on James.

The whistle was blown relatively loosely this time, so the consumption on both ends of offense and defense was relatively high.

With the defensive strength of both sides improving, the Timberwolves can also maintain the score relying on Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler.

The first quarter is over.

Timberwolves 25:28 Heat.

The Timberwolves trailed by a small three points.

Both sides were tired enough in this game. The Timberwolves did not replace the main lineup, so the Heat were forced to be unable to replace the main lineup.

Because it's a tug-of-war right now, and it's easy to lose the game if one side doesn't hold back all of a sudden.

Eric Spoelstra also wants to make a substitution. After all, the Big Three of the Heat are going to save their energy to play in the playoffs this season, and the role players are getting older.

The entire Heat team is currently focused on playing in the playoffs for the championship.

During the break, James actually had some opinions on Eric Spoelstra.

The goal of this season is the championship, otherwise the Heat's lineup will basically be disbanded.

Eric Spoelstra actually used it on the main force in a regular season.

In James' view, Eric Spoelstra was unwilling to lose to Su Chen last season, so he competed with Su Chen this time.

But James feels that it was players like Curry and Thompson who really won them last season. It has nothing to do with Su Chen, but it is not such an exaggeration to be defeated by Su Chen.

What's more, the current Su Chen gave himself up and ran to a weak team, which was still in the west.

Competing with Su Chen is simply an outrageous behavior.

On the Heat's side, Eric Spoelstra and James had no communication, and the whole team didn't get involved when they saw this situation.

In fact, such an environment is probably the epitome of the Heat this season, so they collapsed directly after being defeated by the Spurs.

Eric Spoelstra also felt helpless. After the first quarter, the Heat still led by a small three-pointer.

But the atmosphere of the Heat team seemed to be broken by the Timberwolves.

On the other hand, on the Timberwolves side, everyone has an aura.

In addition to Su Chen's lecture, the rest of the team was also discussing the details of defense and offense.

It's a really nice vibe.

The Timberwolves are different from the Heat. The Heat must hit the championship, but the Timberwolves can achieve any record.

If you have to talk about record pressure, it is also Su Chen's record pressure, but it is only for the playoffs.

Winning teams rarely have conflicts. Besides, they have won 19 consecutive victories. Everyone is quite confident now.

"Cheer up, win this game and give you a holiday."

Su Chen also clapped his hands and said to the players.

The honor of winning 20 consecutive victories, and the promise of a holiday, cheered up the main players who had been tired for a whole quarter.

The second quarter begins.

Bosh and Chalmers are left in the Heat's main lineup, but the Timberwolves are still the main force.

"No rest at all?"

Eric Spoelstra froze for a moment when he saw this scene.

Even before that, he had heard that the Timberwolves' winning streak was achieved by relying on the players to play the whole game.

But when I actually saw it, I was still shocked.

Most of the Heat's role players have no autonomous offensive ability. They are good at defense and three-pointers after receiving the ball.

Chalmers should have been the mainstay of the perimeter, but Butler and Covington double-teamed and blocked him, making it difficult for him to play the ball.

At the same time, Bosh's back, facing Giannis Antetokounmpo's single defense, cannot attract double-teams and is not efficient.

After all, Bosh didn't use his back much during the entire period of the Big Three, basically doing some offense without the ball.

His backs were all picked up during the offseason after James confirmed to leave the team.

Bosh now looks a little rusty when using back-up techniques.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is particularly talented in post defense, of course, thanks to his length, wingspan and athletic ability, so that opponents must sit deep enough to get him.

In this way, Giannis Antetokounmpo can be given enough room to operate, such as withdrawing the stool or turning around in advance, which can make the opponent's back play quite uncomfortable.

What's more, this era is no longer the era of back body, and there will not be so many people who are proficient in this way.

Those top backs were already ten years ago.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's post-up defense is adequate, if not top-notch, in this era.

The Heat's offense fell into a quagmire.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency is still as good as the first quarter.

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In desperation, Eric - Spoelstra called a timeout.

Now he doesn't care about the current team's goals. If he doesn't change and adjust, the game will be lost.

For Eric Spoelstra's substitution, James has no objection this time.

Because he can also see that if he doesn't play, the Heat's lineup really can't beat the Timberwolves.

This also made James very disappointed, further disappointed with this team, everything must rely on him.

Wade is not like a few years ago, now Wade is declining from the peak, and he can't play more in the regular season.

Last season, Wade only played 53 team starts in the regular season.

James played 76 games last season.

Judging from this season, he will play 70+ games again, because Wade will rest again this season.

If this team does not have Wade, there are not many games where Bosh can be effective, let alone other role players.

James isn't just piling up disappointment, he's also exhausted.

The way he looked at Eric Spoelstra was annoying, even when he was beating a Timberwolves.

Isn't this the incompetence of the coach?
It's just that James is not dissatisfied. When he went up to play the game, he was serious.

As soon as he came on the court, James directly took the ball and broke through.

Facing Iguodala's defense, he scored the ball.

And on the defensive end, when Butler took the ball and broke through, he directly chased behind and took Butler down.

However, Wade himself was a little injured and did not play, and the entire Heat did not have a quick connection with him.

This fast break has also become a positional battle.

James played his role again this time he played, one attack and one defense suddenly changed the team's momentum.

(End of this chapter)