NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 236 O'Neal's Dilemma

"The Suns attach great importance to O'Neal. The Heat actually had a lot of opportunities outside, but they didn't grasp many of them. Payton, Posey and Wade all had opportunities to make good three-pointers and missed."

"There is another big problem. O'Neal hasn't made a free throw yet. In this case, the Suns' insiders can foul without restraint. We all know that the Suns' insiders do dirty work."

"The Suns' outside shooting is not particularly accurate today, and the Heat are also prepared on the defensive end, but Russell is not easy to solve. The Heat still underestimated the difficulty of defending a superstar."

"Now that the Suns have overtaken the score, it is really a pity that the Heat have made a very good start. O'Neal's performance is really mediocre, and he is not worthy of the big contract given by the Heat."

"Now it depends on whether Wade can continue to play well. This is Wade's first finals. He may still need to adapt, so his performance will be a little unstable when the sun catches up in the second quarter."

"Whether the veteran of the Heat can withstand the impact of the sun is very important. I believe everyone understands the criticality of the third quarter."

At the beginning of the second half, strong teams must compete. Fans may not know why, but they know that the game will be strong at that time.

Heat coach Riley emphasized efficiency during the halftime break, including offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency.

"We have to understand what our strengths are, even if they have more strengths, but if we don't let the game enter that field, we can win the opportunity. We are a whole, we have to show the aggressiveness of a team as a whole .”

The Heat did dare to fight, but after the first half, the Suns have adapted.

That is to say, it is a little tougher than the regular season, and no one is very good at the end of the playoffs.

The Suns themselves are also ruthless, but the player style will be a little different, and everyone needs to adapt.

Decisive, speed up, D'Antoni is always emphasizing these things.

With Russell around, his tactics will have almost no side effects. During the intermission, Russell was chatting and laughing with everyone in the locker room, "I only need to win four more games. After the fight, I will be on vacation. I can't wait to show 200% concentration and enthusiasm."

Stoudemire, dressed and sitting together, is now particularly envious of the rest of the team.

He often thought that it would be better if he didn't have the surgery, and it would be fun to defend the title together.

Now, he is actually very happy, but it is a pity that he cannot stand on the court.

In the third quarter, Wade continued to show off, and he showed a very high fighting spirit.

The Heat's current starters, except Haslem, actually have the ability to transfer the ball.

According to different tactics, they will choose different players for transition.

Wade can break through the ball, O'Neal can play a combination of inside and outside, but the team needs them to score with all their strength in the third quarter, so the guard Williams must organize, and Walker is responsible for the transition ball, shooting when he has the opportunity, no Give the two strong points inside and outside the opportunity to attack directly, and you can't make wild shots.

Fat Toutuo Walker is still relatively powerful when he doesn't cast randomly, because he is very versatile.

The Heat started from the outside to give O'Neal space. When the Suns' defensive attention shifted to the outside, O'Neal could easily score inside.

O'Neal's height and weight, as long as he reaches a relatively deep position, no one can stop him.

At the peak, no one could stop O'Neal from getting in the right position, and he could get in by himself, but now he needs to find an opportunity to get in, and then he needs to cooperate with the timing of the pass from the outside.

The degeneration of a superstar to an All-Star is O'Neal's current situation.

Wade is very powerful. Like James, he has become a superstar in a short period of time.

However, his style of play consumes a lot, always rushing up and jumping very high.

As long as there is help defense inside, he will be affected on the offensive end. When his physical strength is good, his mid-range is good, almost unstoppable, but his shooting rate will also drop when his physical strength is low.

It is impossible for the Suns to let the opponent hit the basket wantonly, so Wade's efficiency dropped in the second quarter, and the Suns took the lead.

After the intermission, Wade was energetic again and entered scoring mode.

However, the Sun's defensive attention has not ignored O'Neal.

The Sun itself is not strong inside, so it pays special attention to strong inside.

In the process of rushing out of the West, they have been paying attention to flanking Nowitzki and Duncan.

Russell chatted with them every day, causing the Suns players to have similar understandings.

Facing O'Neal now, flanking will not be as frequent as before, but as long as O'Neal gets the ball, the inside will become the most heavily defended place for the Suns.

Anyway, the Heat's three-pointers are not particularly accurate, and the Suns really don't care.

Therefore, the Heat quickly discovered that there was a problem with their plot.

If O'Neal wants to play in the low post, the Suns will double-team. If O'Neal receives the ball in a deep position, the Suns will directly foul and send him to the free throw line.

In this game, O'Neal's free throws were so bad that Riley couldn't stand it on the sidelines.

How could it be so bad, as a devil coach, Riley couldn't understand.

O'Neal couldn't adapt to Riley's high-intensity training. They were originally lucky in history and won a championship together, so they didn't turn their faces quickly.

But in this uncomfortable state, O'Neal's free throws reached the bottom.

The Suns kept fouling him, and O'Neal was frustrated. It wasn't really hacking, they only fouled when O'Neal received the ball in a good position.

But the Suns judged it accurately, which made people feel even more uncomfortable. O'Neal's physical strength is not very good now. He finally got to a good position, and his teammates also passed the ball. As a result, the opponent fouled, and the previous efforts were in vain.

Especially the free throw line is always missing, O'Neal is going crazy.

This is also a problem that the Sharks are not strong enough. If it was before, it would be too late for the Suns to foul.

The peak Sharks want to get the ball from a relatively deep position, and the opponent's foul must be 2+1.

But now O'Neal is dead, his explosive power is much worse, and he has no time to push the ball in when the Suns foul, so he can only be depressed, unable to rage.

O'Neal's role on the offensive end was half cracked by the Suns, but the defensive end is still strong.

Where is his physical condition, he stands under the basket, and it is difficult for the Suns to rush in.

Coupled with Varejao's lack of range, there is actually no room for the Suns to start.

It's also difficult for the Suns to play with a small lineup. They are more likely to catch offense and defense transitions or can't defend against O'Neal.

This is the power of a big center. The opponent has a big center, and the Suns cannot fully exert their offensive end.

On the defensive end, he was even more prepared for the two insiders to be beaten by O'Neal.

If O'Neal's free throws are accurate, there will definitely be twists and turns in the outcome, but now O'Neal's free throws are not accurate.

(End of this chapter)