Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 374 Use your own weaknesses to attack others' strengths

In the first half, the Heat tried Howard, Bosh and Dragic respectively, but the results were not ideal. The Heat's starting lineup seemed strong, but there was a flaw: no shooting.

In the second quarter, both sides came on the bench, and the Lakers' second team was led by Brogdon, and the other positions were small lineups of Beverly, Nick Young, Jeff Green and Channing Frye.

This combination has sudden shots, one level higher than the Heat's substitute, but helped the main force to open the score. At the end of the first half, the Lakers led by 13 points.

The fans were extremely excited. Who would have thought that the depth of the lineup, the fatal weakness of last season, has now become an advantage.

After only one offseason, the management has brought new hope to the fans.

In the Heat locker room, Howard is no longer as persistent as he was at the beginning of the game. He sat in front of the closet and was silent. Wade crossed his legs in the chair, crossed his shoulders and looked at the ceiling. There was an uncomfortable silence in the locker room.

Coach Spoelstra spoke first: "We should increase our shooting. It's difficult to beat the Lakers with breakthroughs alone. They are young and move fast, so they are not easy to rush."

Wade's face was cloudy and uncertain. In the first quarter, he swears that he wanted to break out of Qingshan, but he was taught to be a man backhanded. Now thinking about it, his face is still hot.

Spoel: "Dwayne, don't take it to heart, I didn't mean you in particular."

Wade rolled his eyes a little: "Thank you, coach."

Spoelstra: "In the second half, we need to increase our shooting. If the three-pointer has not been opened, the opponent can shrink infinitely, and our advantage will be even more difficult."

Wade is not good at three-pointers, Dragic is good at everything, and the Heat's perimeter can't put pressure on the Lakers, so the Lakers started from Barnes and focused on two steps within the three-point line.

Spoelstra picked up the tactical board and talked about the three-pointer tactics over and over again, but after all the talking, it was difficult to find the final point.

"Chris, can you?" Spoel asked.

Bosh thought about it for a while. He felt that he was not good enough. He basically rested last season and is still recovering his touch. It is okay to take one or two shots occasionally. If it is used as a core weapon, he himself is a little bit unconfident.

Wade looked at Bosh, stood up and said, "We should focus on breakthroughs. The Thunder don't have a good [-]-point shooter. Didn't they beat the Lakers?"

Spoelstra scratched his head: "Our ultimate enemy is not the Lakers. No matter how good the Lakers are, they will not be able to make it to the Western Conference Finals this season. In the finals, we have only one enemy to face, and that is the Golden State Warriors! It is impossible to defeat the Warriors only by breakthrough."

Wade obviously didn't expect the coach's thinking to jump like this, he paused and said: "I think we should first consider how to beat LeBron."

This name was definitely a taboo for Miami a year ago. As time went by, people's nervous nerves were relaxed, but now as long as someone mentions him in the team, everyone is still very unnatural.

Spoel sighed: "Okay, the first half of the third quarter will continue to play the first half, if it doesn't work, immediately change to three-pointers."

This is using one's own weaknesses to attack others' strengths.

Wade has no confidence in this arrangement. He watched the playoff tape between the Lakers and the Thunder last year. At that time, Yuan Qingshan's three-pointers were comparable to Irving. It is really unwise to play a small lineup with the Lakers.

And a very important point is that the Heat's small lineup must win Howard, Bosh tops the fifth position, the depth of the lineup is not enough, and if they waste 2000 million, wouldn't it be bad luck?
Lakers locker room.

Walton was grinning from ear to ear, not because of the lead at halftime, but just this regular season, it doesn't matter at all, and it's not yet the All-Star Weekend, so it's hard to lock in the playoffs now. At this stage of the year, each team is mainly based on running-in lineups.

Walton is delighted that the current set of substitute lineups has brought too many surprises.

When Magician and Walton took over the stall left by Jim Buss and Kupchak, the biggest headache was the lack of depth in the lineup. As we all know from the situation of the Lakers last season, as long as they encounter a strong team, the substitute will definitely be beaten by others.

As a result, after several signings and transactions in Xia Tian, ​​the old appearance immediately changed, and there was an earth-shaking change.

I have to say that the players recommended by Yuan Qingshan are really treasures.

Especially with the second-round pick to Brogdon, it is no less than the Warriors' selection of Dreaming Green.

Currently in the rookie gang, Ben Simmons is first, Jaylen Brown is second, Murray is third, Brogdon is fourth, and the Thunder's second pick, Ingram, is only fifth.

The record of the 76ers is not very satisfactory, and Simmons faces too many variables.

After the Celtics get used to Conley, the ball will definitely be redistributed. Jaylen Brown may not have unlimited firepower as he does now.

Murray may really be able to compete for the best rookie.

"In this half, we have to shrink to prevent the Heat from breaking through. Of course, if they give the ball to Bosh to play high post as soon as they come up, Towns, you have to be careful." Walton nodded to Towns.

Downs pulled out his chest: "No problem, just leave it to me."

After a serious injury, Bosh's body is no longer what it used to be, and now he can basically only compete with second-year Downs.

Yuan Qingshan thought while wiping his sweat. In the second half, the opponent should fight for a three-pointer. Perhaps Brogdon, who is more stable in defense, should be used as the first position to deal with Dragic, and he should defend Wade himself.

When break time came, Wharton called everyone together.

"The Lakers must win!" The team members shouted slogans with a loud voice.

Then he walked out of the locker room, and the reporters waiting outside hurriedly picked up their cameras to take pictures.

"You seem to have something on your mind." Wharton deliberately held down his footsteps and waited for Yuan Qingshan.

Yuan Qingshan shook his head: "Coach, I have a suggestion..."

Yuan Qingshan told Walton what he thought, and Walton agreed that Murray scored more explosively than Brogdon, but in terms of defense, he did not seem to be as stable as Brogdon, so if the Heat want to fight for three-pointers, it is indeed an ideal solution to bring Brogdon up.

In the first half of the third quarter, the Heat still wanted to play a dozen pick-and-rolls.

Embarrassingly, Howard refused the pick-and-roll tactic, so Spoelstra could only direct Bosh or Winslow to pick and roll for the guard.

However, Towns and Barnes are very flexible in their footsteps. The Heat's pick-and-roll tactics were greatly reduced.

After the halftime break, Wade came up very vigorously. He made three shots in a row and succeeded in two. He made a mid-range shot and gave Bosh one.

Time passed by, Spoelstra struggled for 7 minutes, and finally replaced Howard when the ball was dead, and Bosh mentioned the fifth position.

The Heat want to use their own weaknesses to attack others' strengths.

(End of this chapter)