LeBron James, your house got robbed.

James looked up at the big screen, replaying the play that had just happened.

As Garnett drove toward the basket, Thompson slid along the baseline to the weak side and, with Leonard's screen, continued running toward the three-point line.

In a moment of desperation, Miller abandoned Leonard and went with Wade to chase after Thompson.

Leonard, left wide open, quickly cut alongside Garnett and successfully stole the ball.

Miller shouldn't be entirely blamed for that goal.

James had a vague feeling that something was wrong, as the Heat's main defensive strategy had always been to target strong-side pick-and-rolls.

But judging from Leonard's skillful cuts and Garnett's quick handoffs, this was clearly not a spontaneous idea on the court, but rather a carefully designed tactic.

Chen Shuo was naturally quite familiar with this tactic.

Fans who have seen that Warriors play know that it was the Warriors' most classic "post split" tactic.

Dream is backing down to serve, with the wing guard and forward providing cross screens, one cutting to the basket and the other popping out.

Without specific planning and training, this tactic is quite difficult to defend, as defenders can easily misunderstand their matchups, resulting in two players chasing the same player.

Regaining his composure, James refocused on the game.

After observing his teammates' situation, and seeing Thompson sticking close to Wade and preventing him from receiving the ball, James passed the ball directly to Bosh, while he quickly moved aside and ran to the corner to smoke.

Despite this, Leonard stayed close to James, especially intentionally blocking James's cuts along the baseline.

Bosh, holding the ball and facing Garnett, raised his hand to make a triple threat before driving to the basket. He then closed out the space and released the ball, drawing a foul from Garnett.

Chen Shuo glanced at James in the bottom corner, then at Spoelstra's expression, and roughly understood the Heat's intentions.

The Heat's strategy seems to be to lock down the pick-and-roll between Paul, Garnett, and Chandler, thereby forcing turnovers by the Cavaliers, speeding up the pace, and enabling transition offense and defense to take advantage of James' offensive capabilities.

With this in mind, Chen Shuo felt confident about the match.

As long as the Heat can't free James from their defensive setup in half-court games, Bosh and Wade's alternating isolation plays won't be enough to break down the Cavaliers' impenetrable defense.

Especially Bosh of the Heat, whose face-up skills have deteriorated significantly compared to the past.

This is the destiny of ball-handling superstars; with the right role players, they can achieve exponentially greater results.

However, it will also further develop the roles of capable players.

This is a double-edged sword.

During the break between Bosh's free throws, Kerr called Paul to the sidelines and whispered some instructions in his ear.

After listening, Paul went to his teammates and relayed Kerr's thoughts.

Bosh made both free throws.

4:5

In the next possession, Paul again initiated the play through a pick-and-roll.

The moment Chandler's broad frame blocked Wade's path, he turned and began to drive to the basket.

Faced with a double-team from Bosh and Wade, Paul quickly found Garnett, who was moving up to receive the pass.

At the same time, Thompson, who was standing under the basket, suddenly started moving. After being screened by Chandler and Leonard, he found an opportunity on the outside and hit a three-pointer.

7:5

After a pick-and-roll, the ball handler essentially needs to find an open or mismatched position.

Paul and Chandler's pick-and-roll just now did indeed leave Chandler open.

But Paul couldn't get the ball to him immediately, so Nurse and Kerr had the same idea: to have Chandler participate in off-ball screens.

This is equivalent to a 3-on-2 situation on the weak side, making it easier for Thompson to get open shots.

This is equivalent to indirectly taking advantage of Chandler's position being unavailable.

Spoelstra and James frowned almost simultaneously.

For a long time, the Heat's strategic understanding has been that the Cavaliers' off-ball tactics only account for a small part of their strategy, with Paul's pick-and-roll being the main target.

But the tactics at hand, the off-ball tactics, suddenly became a magnifying glass for Paul's pick-and-roll tactics.

If the Heat dare to double-team, the Cavaliers' skillful off-ball movement can convert their numerical advantage into an open or semi-open shot.

Spoelstra immediately called a timeout.

As Paul walked off the court, he once again felt fortunate to have shared the responsibility.

One has to admire Chen Shuo's foresight.

The team's off-ball system, which they had been practicing diligently for half a season since the All-Star break, became the most powerful complement to the pick-and-roll at this moment.

Chen Shuo had already mentally pronounced his doom for this match.

If we say that the Cavaliers won their matchup at the beginning of the season entirely because they were too good at containing LeBron James's performance on the defensive end, then...

At this moment, the fully-equipped Cavaliers have exploited the Heat's weaknesses on both offense and defense.

The Heat's defensive system, which emphasizes double-teaming and quick rotations, will inevitably give opponents a lot of numerical advantages.

This defensive strategy primarily targets the ball handler, but while Paul's ball-handling initiation potential isn't high, his minimum is incredibly formidable, and he can still maintain a low turnover rate even when facing double teams.

Quick screens and passes leading to cuts and three-pointers are the best way to counter this kind of fierce double-teaming.

Even with Battier and Ray Allen on the 13 and 14 rosters, the Heat were still completely bewildered by the Spurs' passing and cutting strategies.

After the timeout, the Heat, weighing the pros and cons, abandoned their double-teaming of Paul after the pick-and-roll and instead tried to delay him around the free-throw line. However, neither Bosh nor James had Duncan's terrifying defensive IQ, and neither could accurately find their position at the free-throw line to defend two defenders at once.

Thus, the match returned to the rhythm of the opening game.

The Cavaliers secured a comfortable 91-75 victory at home, and had they not relaxed in the fourth quarter, they could have won by even more points.

This head-to-head matchup ended with Paul winning decisively. However, Spoelstra repeatedly double-teamed Paul, making his stats look less impressive, with him only managing 15 points, 8 assists, and 1 steal.

But as long as we win the game, the MVP award has already been decided.

With 29 wins to secure the top spot in the regular season, the Cavaliers delivered a perfect regular season record, boasting a winning percentage of 57 wins and 9 losses, the highest in franchise history.

Due to the tight schedule, this playoffs started very quickly, with the Cavaliers hosting the Big Apple in two days.

On the sidelines, Paul hugged and greeted the Heat players one by one, and after looking around, he finally spotted James's back in the player tunnel.

On the other side, Riley's expression was unusually serious.

The smiling young man on the sidelines always seemed to be one step ahead of him in terms of strategy.

This forced Riley to seriously consider his backup plan.

Chen Shuo did not receive any greetings from Riley.

But he knew that the old guy must have a backup plan, after all, he was a veteran who had dominated the league for decades.

After the match, major media outlets went on a frenzy reporting on the outcome.

A. Smith was the first to step forward and draw a conclusion:

"Anyone who watched this game would understand that it was a one-sided crushing defeat, not a victory after a struggle. The Heat's Big Three were powerless against the Cleveland Cavaliers."

"I've already seen this season's championship."