king of defenders

Chapter 570
On October 2, the Heat played against the Eagles.

This is the first game after the All-Star Game. The All-Star Weekend is a node of the entire regular season, which divides the regular season into two ends, the first half and the second half.

To be precise, it should be the first half and the second half.

For example, the Heat have played 53 games before the All-Star Weekend, and only 82 games in the entire regular season, which means that two-thirds of the games have passed, and only one-third of the games are left after the All-Star Weekend. up.

So at this time, all the teams feel the tense atmosphere, because there is only one-third of the regular season left, the ranking of the entire East and West will become more and more clear, and the competition will become more and more fierce.

Especially the last few rankings in the East and West will determine whether they can enter the playoffs.

Because of the turmoil some time ago, the Heat's record has dropped a lot, falling from the second position in the Eastern Conference. The current record is 36 wins and 17 losses, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference, and has fallen out of the top four.

Of course, this record can't be considered good, and it's far worse than before Bosh was injured, so the generals of the Heat team also felt the pressure and felt a sense of urgency.

"The Hawks are a team that pays attention to teamwork. They are very balanced inside and outside. They have Horford, Millsap, and shooters like Korver, so their offense must be more blooming." Spoelster La called the players over and made pre-match arrangements, "So in terms of defense, we must keep up with our own people. We don't need to double-team to help defend, but we must not miss people."

"In terms of offense, we still play according to our new tactics. Well, let's call it X tactics."

After making some arrangements, Spoelstra put away the tactical board and waved his hand: "Go."

"Yes."

The crowd responded in unison.

Meng Yun, Wade, Green, Luol Deng, Whiteside, this is the starting lineup of the Heat.

Not far away, Eagles players also came to the field, their starting lineup is Al Horford, Paul Millsap, Kyle Korver, Kent Bazemore, Jeff Teague.

The Eagles played well this season, with a current record of 37 wins and 15 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference, just ahead of the Heat, so this game is very important to them.

"beep"

Game start.

First it was a jump ball, Whiteside slapped the ball to the backcourt, Wade took the ball and handed it to Meng Yun, the Heat started to attack, Meng Yun came to the frontcourt, took a look at the situation on the field, asked for a pick-and-roll, and then suddenly Speeding up, throwing off the defender and going straight to the inside, Horford and Millsap quickly formed a wall to block Meng Yun.

"Heh." Meng Yun chuckled, flicked the ball and passed it to the outside.

Wade received the ball and broke through after a feint.

With Meng Yun and Wade's continuous breakthroughs, the Eagles' defense has been concentrated on the inside, and the outside line is vacant. Wade passes the ball to Green on the outside. Green raises his hand and makes a three-pointer.

boom!
It's a pity I didn't enter.

eagle strikes back
A few minutes passed in a blink of an eye, and the score became 16:10, with the Eagles leading by 6 points.

Spoelstra called a timeout, frowning together: "The Eagles are playing well, and they will bloom more, but the problem is actually still with us." He looked at Green and Luol Deng, "Meng There is no problem with Wade and Whiteside, but Luol Deng and Green are still a little uncomfortable with the current lineup and tactical system. There is also a lack of tacit understanding with Meng, Wade, and Whiteside, and X tactics are the most important The only thing is tacit understanding."

X Tactics pays attention to fast offensive and defensive transitions, and fast passing of the ball to speed up the pace of the game. This requires sufficient tacit understanding between players, how to move, when to pass the ball, and when to make a decisive shot
If there is a lack of tacit understanding, these will encounter problems, and the tactics will not be implemented in place.

But after all, the Heat's lineup has only been determined for less than half a month, including a few days during the All-Star weekend. There is not much time to train properly, run-in, and tacit understanding is not enough.

So after only a few minutes of playing, the problem became apparent. The tactical execution was not in place, he hesitated when it was time to make a shot, or he couldn’t make a shot when he had the opportunity.
That's it.

Sometimes, the failure to make shots is not just a matter of the player's ability, but also factors such as state, tactics, and field conditions. In a relatively good system, the tactics are implemented in place, and the players are in good condition, so many goals will come naturally. When the opportunity comes, you can throw the ball that should be scored.

The Heat have many problems now, so Spoelstra does not blame Green and Luol Deng. They must also want to play well and make shots, but various factors have caused the shots to fail.

"Substitution." Spoelstra changed, "Luol Deng, you come down to rest, and Haslem comes on. Green, you also come down to rest, and Johnson goes on."

Afterwards, Spoelstra spread out the tactical board and arranged while drawing tactics: "Haslem, you play power forward, pay attention to protecting the rebound, and there is defense, withstand Millsap. Johnson, you play 3 No. position, I know this is not your favorite position, but it doesn’t matter, you only have one task, that is to wait for the opportunity and shoot, you don’t need to hold the ball, but when you have the opportunity, don’t hesitate to shoot decisively.”

"Ah."

"Yes." Haslem and Johnson agreed.

After this substitution, the situation has improved slightly, after all, the tactics have become simpler.

Haslem is only responsible for defense and rebounding, Johnson is only responsible for shooting, the work is very simple, and it is easier to get involved.

However, Spoelstra couldn't help shaking his head. Haslem and Johnson did a single job, while the burden on Meng Yun and Wade was even heavier.

This is tantamount to putting the team on the two of them, especially on the offensive end. Although not all the points come from Meng Yun and Wade, it can be said that almost all the points are related to them.

Because other people can't score independently.

Another few minutes passed, the Heat were still behind, and the Eagles were very strong, otherwise it would be impossible to climb to the fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

And today the Hawks players are in very good condition, especially Korver, who is a well-deserved marksman. He has already made three three-pointers before the end of the first quarter.

"Shh!"

Teague scored with a throw.

Spoelstra called another timeout and replaced Meng Yun and Wade. Whiteside was replaced 1 minute ago. Now it means that all five starters have been replaced and replaced with a substitute lineup.

The current bench lineup is centered on Dragic, but Dragic is obviously not quite used to the bench lineup, and he is uncertain whether to play or pass the ball.

"Oh," Spoelstra sighed secretly.

The first quarter ended quickly, the score was 32:24, and the Heat trailed by 8 points.

(End of this chapter)