NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 206 Timberwolves are closing the game
Miami.

American Airlines Center.

Although the Heat have fallen behind 0 to 3, knowing that the team is basically close to elimination, Heat fans still fill the arena.

Heat fans feel, at least not to be swept at home.

In fact, before the game, they didn't think that the Heat would have a hard-to-find scene in their lifetime. They even said that the early elimination of the Spurs and Warriors made Heat fans feel that the Heat are expected to win another championship this season.

Heat fans once thought that the Timberwolves just won the Warriors and Spurs like eating dumplings.

But I didn't expect that the Timberwolves were far stronger than imagined.

The Warriors and Spurs can be eliminated not because of eating dumplings, but because the Timberwolves are stronger than the Warriors and Spurs.

Originally, in this game, it stands to reason that all the generals of the Heat should unite as one, no matter how they win the game.

But the Heat didn't have much communication with the whole team at this time. It wasn't the silence before the war, but a feeling of indifference.

Erik Spoelstra was standing on the sidelines, and the players were training themselves, which looked more like training than preparation for a big game.

"The atmosphere of the Heat is not right, and I don't know how to say it. It seems that they don't seem to have the belief that they will definitely win this game."

Barkley in the commentary seat was a little puzzled after seeing the appearance of the Heat team.

"According to the gossip before the game, it seems that the team has some differences. Of course, I'm just talking about it."

Kenny Smith said with a laugh beside him.

"What are you doing, at least win the next game!"

O'Neill said angrily.

O'Neal's contribution as the Heat's champion, and even many people in the team have been teammates with him. Seeing the Heat like this, O'Neal also feels that these people are a bit disappointing.

"But there is indeed a gap between the two teams, and this cannot be made up by momentum."

Johnson said next to him.

The other three glanced at Johnson. This guy was still not optimistic about the Timberwolves at first, but now he is naturally speaking in the Timberwolves camp.

Soon, the game will begin.

The coaches of both sides walked to the field.

Eric Spoelstra glanced at Su Chen with some helplessness in his eyes.

He still hasn't completed his revenge on Su Chen.

Moreover, the Heat will go into turmoil and even rebuild in the future. At least in the past few seasons, he has no way to complete revenge on Su Chen.

But after all, there was still a game to play, and Eric Spoelstra didn't say anything to Su Chen, and the two returned to their camp after shaking hands.

The starting players of both sides enter the field.

Heat starting lineup: Chris Bosh (C), Rashard Lewis (PF), LeBron James (SF), Ray Allen (SG), Dwyane Wade (PG)

Timberwolves starting lineup: Serge Ibaka (C), Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF), Luol Deng (SF), Andre Iguodala (SG), Jimmy Butt Le (PG)

Compared with the previous game, Eric Spoelstra only changed the position of power forward.

In fact, this is also no way.

Battier started the last game, but Battier proved with his actions that he really can't start a game of this level in his current state.

Eric Spoelstra has actually felt the decline in the strength of the Heat's team since the beginning of the season.

In order to allow James, Wade, Bosh and others to play more in the regular season in the playoffs, he has already let the team rest for multiple rounds.

Otherwise, with the state of the Pacers this season, they will not be able to get the first place in the Eastern Conference.

It's just that Eric Spoelstra still overestimated the team's status. Even after the regular season began to rest, Wade also declined rapidly in the playoffs.

There is nothing to say about the rest of the Heat.

The game begins.

Butler and Iguodala took turns challenging the Heat inside and succeeded frequently.

James wants to defend Giannis Antetokounmpo, and he is the only one who can defend him on the court. In the last game, Battier tried it, but now it is Lewis.

If Lewis goes against Giannis Antetokounmpo, it's basically a cash machine for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The backcourt combination composed of Wade and Ray Allen is actually a better defensive backcourt combination for the Heat, but it is still relatively weak.

When Wade and Ray Allen were at their peak, their defensive levels were very good.

But let’s not talk about the age of Ray Allen today. At Ray Allen’s age, it is not easy to compete with such a group of young people on the stage of the finals.

Wade was also affected by injuries, his pace was slow, and he didn't dare to fight too hard. .

Both Butler and Iguodala are very strong strikers, and they are not a heavyweight in terms of confrontation tonnage, the gap between guards and strikers.

What's more, even if Butler and Iguodala are placed in the front line, they are both top-notch against.

Compared with the Timberwolves' frequent success in the paint, the Heat are in trouble.

For James' defense, Su Chen boldly carried out a one-step strategy.

In fact, James' three-pointers have been basically developed at this time, and the three-pointers are relatively decisive. Generally, coaches still dare not let James go.

Including Su Chen's first three games, James' defense was not actually a close defense of James' three-pointers.

But in this game, Su Chen is going to target James, to see if James can shoot a three-pointer.

James made a three-pointer, then change the defensive strategy.

Now that the overall strength of the Timberwolves is superior, James is actually capable of fighting back.

Besides, the Timberwolves now hold a lot of match points, and Su Chen has the capital to conduct such a strategic test.

When James saw it, the Timberwolves directly gave him a one-step strategy, so James just shot directly without hesitation.

The strength of the Timberwolves' defense is not clear to James after the first three games.

If you don't shoot after being let go, then break through, and James will face heavy defense.

James' three-pointer was indeed developed.

But it is still far from reaching the level of an elite shooter, and it is even worse than a qualified shooter.

James' three-point shooting rate is very dependent on his touch. If he shoots smoothly at the beginning, it will be smooth, but if he doesn't shoot smoothly at the beginning, he needs more shots to find it.

Obviously, James' touch tonight was because he didn't start at the beginning and needed to take more shots to find his touch.

If the two sides are evenly matched, then there is still room for James to find a touch.

But now the Heat's defense can't match, which puts a lot of pressure on the Heat for James' three-pointers.

Besides, the team keeps dropping points, and James, as the leader of the team, actually shoots from the outside?

Of course, people in the industry know that James' choice to shoot is not wrong.

With the defensive strength shown by the Timberwolves in the first three games, it would be unwise to forcefully hit the inside line while taking a single step shot.

James' choice is wise.

Just judging from the perception, the team is behind, and the team boss is shooting three-pointers in waves.

This has a certain impact on morale.

Especially when athletes are under the secretion of hormones, their thinking ability will slow down. Even if they usually know why, it is difficult for them to think too much on the field.

That's why the team needs a coach.

So when other Heat players see James like this, from the perspective of perception, it is still a relatively big blow to their enthusiasm.

The first quarter is over.

Heat 18:29 Timberwolves.

In the first quarter, the Heat fell behind by 11 points.

Erik Spoelstra didn't make too many adjustments on the sidelines, because there really wasn't much to adjust.

Su Chen clearly wants to see how James feels tonight, but James's feel tonight is really not good.

He can't design tactics to cut inside for James, can he?
Others don't care about James' three-pointer, so it is very difficult to cut inside.

Besides, Wade's current ability is not enough to make that kind of ball for James.

Erik Spoelstra is also a little discouraged at this time, but his professionalism still allows him to do some basic arrangements.

As for how effective these arrangements would be, he himself didn't know.

Because of the current state of the team, he has no way to change it.

The second quarter begins.

The Timberwolves' starting lineup was full court.

You must know that in the first quarter, most of the Timberwolves' starters only rested for two or three minutes, and they all started at the beginning of the second quarter.

Obviously, Su Chen was planning to close the game.

Su Chen wanted to close the game, but Eric Spoelstra could only let the starters continue.

The Timberwolves' lineup is much deeper than the Heat's. If they play like this, it doesn't make sense for him to rotate the lineup.

As for the Heat's substitute players, let alone mention them.

As far as the performance of this round of the series is concerned, many of the Timberwolves' substitute players actually have the ability to serve as starters for the Heat.

For example, players like Josh and Middleton.

Especially Middleton, his shooter strength can completely replace Ray Allen in the starting lineup, and Ray Allen is old.

If Middleton is on the Heat's side, he will sit firmly in the starting position, a shooter with accuracy, defense and a certain ability to play singles with the ball.

Such a player almost didn't enter the rotation in the Timberwolves or even in the finals.

After James shot three-pointers in one quarter, he finally regained some of his three-point touch.

But just after James regained his three-pointer feel, the Timberwolves changed their defensive strategy and defended James with a three-pointer.

This really made Eric Spoelstra a little helpless. This was originally the Timberwolves' usual defensive strategy against James, which was tantamount to letting the Timberwolves take advantage of the entire quarter.

This all stems from James' unstable three-pointer.

But Eric Spoelstra has nothing to say, can he talk about James?
(End of this chapter)