king of defenders

Chapter 599 G2 Lost
Originally, Spoelstra replaced Dragic in order to force the Pacers to give up double-teaming Wade. In this way, Wade is liberated, and it is possible to reverse the situation.

But there is a hidden danger in doing so, that is, if Dragic is replaced with the main lineup, then the substitute lineup will be unleaded. When the rotation time comes, the substitute lineup may suffer a big loss.

Of course, Dragic can also be allowed to continue in the rotation time, but that will consume him a lot.

This is the playoffs, and the opponent will never let go of any opportunity that can be used. When the rotation time comes, they will definitely defend against Dragic and continue to consume him. At that time, Dragic can still guarantee a stable output. Can you still guarantee the competitiveness and combat effectiveness of the substitute lineup?

The answer is probably not possible.

But as long as the opponent gives up double-teaming Wade, then everything is worth it.

But the opponent didn't. Coach Frank Vogel was astonishingly courageous. Even if he saw that the main lineup was at a disadvantage and the point difference was even narrowed to less than [-], he would not waver and continue to double-team Wade.

Fans only see the Heat shrinking the score, but Spoelstra, as the team's head coach, of course has a much longer-term view.

A few minutes passed in a blink of an eye.

At this time, the point difference became 6 points. Dragic played well on the Heat team. Meng Yun didn't need to think about organization in the 3rd position, and focused on offense. His amazing talent and extraordinary strength were fully revealed. It has become the biggest weapon of the Heat on the offensive end, and it is inextricably linked to George's kill, without losing the wind in the slightest.

With the performance of Meng Yun and Dragic, the Heat chased the point difference to only 6 points.

At this time, the two sides began to rotate. Spoelstra thought about it and replaced Meng Yun and Dragic, but left Wade on the court and led the bench to play. He did not believe that the Pacers would continue. Double-team Wade.

Sure enough, the Pacers did not continue to double-team Wade this time.

However, the fixed lineup and tactics of the Heat were all disrupted. Wade was freed from the double-team, but his state was greatly affected, and he was rarely in this lineup, and almost had no fixed Tactics, the substitute players completely rely on Wade, almost all the ball to Wade, they have become soy sauce party.

There is no need to say anything about Wade's strength, but this is equivalent to one person against another team.

"Alas" Spoelstra shook his head secretly, he had expected this result, but he had no other good way, he could only keep changing the lineup and keep trying, "The point difference has gradually widened, and like this Playing Wade, Meng Yun, and Dragic is a lot of consumption, and in the end, there may be problems."

On the court, the Heat have fallen into a disadvantage.

Even with Wade, other people relied too much on Wade, which put the team at a disadvantage. The Pacers gradually widened the point difference and returned to more than ten points.

When the third quarter ended, the Pacers led by 11 points.

Entering the fourth quarter, everything was as Spoelstra expected. After all, the team still fell into a disadvantage, and the point difference continued to expand.

In the last few minutes, Spoelstra put all his eggs in one basket and sent Meng Yun, Wade, and Dragic, but the effect was not very good. Among the three, only Meng Yun played the best, constantly relying on the individual Ability to score points, and he withstood George, and his performance was not inferior to George.

It's a pity that the Heat are just fighting on their own, and the original tactics have been disrupted.

In the end, the Heat lost the game 109:120, and the series became 1:1.

For the Heat, Meng Yun scored a team-high 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Dragic scored 23 points, 4 assists, and 4 rebounds. Wade only scored 12 points.

On the side of the Pacers, George still played well, scoring 34 points, Ellis 22 points, and others also scored. Six players in the team scored in double figures.This is another reason why they win. Defense is one aspect and offense is another aspect. No matter how good their strategy is, it will not help if they play poorly.

"Still lose."

"Wade played too depressed today. I didn't expect the Pacers to be so ruthless, double-teaming Wade all the time, and they even won."

In the auditorium, the fans were discussing.

This result confuses many fans. The Pacers double-teamed Wade and restricted Wade. Isn't there someone else?I have only seen double-teaming stars for a period of time, but I have never seen double-teaming stars for an entire game.Could it be that the Heat are all idiots who didn't know how to take advantage of this, so why did they lose like this?

But some people who really understand basketball don't say that.

"I lost." Zhao Hao sighed.

"Hmm." Bill Duffy smiled wryly and was also very depressed. What's going on?In the last game, I did not firmly support the Heat, and they won. This time, I firmly supported them, but they lost.

Am I so ominous?

The Heat's loss to the Pacers and the 1:1 tie between the two sides did not arouse much discussion. After all, the Pacers are good and not a weak team.

As for the truth hidden under the surface in the confrontation between the two teams, not many people know about it, and many fans are not interested, they just want to know the winner or loser.

However, this second game has a great impact on the Heat.

American Airlines Arena, head coach's office.

Craig, McAdoo, Rostern, and Howard were all there, and Spoelstra sat on a chair, frowning, and said, "Let's talk about it, what should we do now?"

Howard was the first to speak: "It's better to recall Dragic and let him start, so that we have a third stable scoring point, and the opponent will not dare to double-team unscrupulously like that."

The lack of stable scoring points is indeed the crux of the problem.

The reason why G2 lost was that when Wade was double-teamed, Whiteside, Luol Deng, and Green failed to stand up to make up for the vacancy in scoring. They had many opportunities because the Pacers' defense was weak. Concentrating on Wade, Meng Yun also passed a lot of good shots to them, but they couldn't make the shots, what to do?

If someone else came forward and had other points, it would be a different story.

Judging from the Heat's own situation, Dragic is indeed a good choice. Needless to say, his strength can be output.

but
"No." Craig shook his head.

Spoelstra also shook his head slightly.

Howard looked at Craig, and Craig explained: "If Dragic is recalled to the starting lineup, then our tactics will be disrupted again. Not just the tactics of the starting lineup, but also the tactics of the substitute lineup. At that time, we will have no tactics at all. There are still several games to come, and there are no tactics. It is possible to win a game just relying on the players’ impromptu performance, but it is unrealistic if there are too many.”

(End of this chapter)