NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 320 10
Although I have seen Battier's performance when the Heat won the championship in the previous life, but watching it closely now, I have to admit that Battier is really outstanding. In the previous life, the Heat won two championships, and Battier is a well-deserved hero!Can defend against pick-and-rolls, has mid-range shots, and has three-pointers. He is both offensive and defensive. He is a very good forward! .

Paul George broke through with the ball and went inside!Battier help defend over here!Perfectly blocked Paul George's breakthrough line, and immediately sent David West who came to meet him!

Presti knows very well that David West's low-post singles ability will be the killer of this series. In the seven games between the Pacers and the Heat in the previous life, David West's performance can be said to be the most important!

Dislocation hit Haslem!
Haslem's defensive ability is not bad in the NBA, mainly because he is active and not afraid of confronting insiders who are taller and heavier than himself, but defending David West, who is heavy and has excellent low-post skills, can only be regarded as mediocre.
David West leaned back and turned to the bottom line, but he didn't pass! , turn again!Out of space!Right hand throw!Since Haslem had lost his position, he had no choice but to move over and raise his hands!No interference, the ball is still scored!

James has the ball!
Paul George keeps up with James! In the seven games between Paul George and James in the previous life, his defense undoubtedly played an important role. Therefore, during the training period, Presti gave Paul George such an important task.
When Presti told Paul George to let him defend James, Paul George agreed excitedly, and said: "Thank you, coach, for entrusting me with such a heavy responsibility. I have been looking forward to playing against the league's top small forwards in such games, so that I can grow faster!"

Thompson's task is to defend Wade. Although Presti knows very well that Wade's breakthrough speed at this time, it is difficult for Thompson to keep up. However, Thompson is the only second position in this team who can defend from 1 to 4. In the Heat's offense, it is inevitable to switch defenses. In the previous life, the scene of Thompson defending James in the low post is still vivid!
James and Battier played a pick-and-roll in the middle, and got rid of Paul George by speed and rushed to the left. Whiteside kept the distance and retreated to the penalty area to defend.James hit the basket directly, dodging Whiteside's block for a layup!

At this time, Paul George, who was chasing behind, had already quickly chased him!
Slap the ball on the backboard!

Cole was surprised: "Paul George actually covered it!"

Presti said with a smile: "Although Paul George's speed, explosive power and wingspan are not as good as James, his defensive ability is still the top of the striker. Among all the league players defending James, Paul George can be ranked in the top 3."

The ball drops, the rebounds scramble!

The final rebound was grabbed by David West.

David West hands the ball to Curry!After Curry was transported to the frontcourt, Whiteside came to cover!
Chalmers is going to squeeze through the screen!

Curry made a direct three-pointer with the help of a screen! !Hit!

"In this finals, Presti still allowed Curry to make such a shot?" Barkley was a little surprised!
Cole said from the side: "Presti, although this goal is scored, is it a bit risky to throw a three-pointer directly with this kind of screen? If it doesn't score, with the athletic ability of Heat James and Wade, it's easy to make a switch!"

Presti smiled and said: "For others, this style of play is risky, but for Curry, it is a normal way of attack!"

Chalmers took to the top of the arc and faced Curry!I didn't call cover to kill inside!

Although Curry's defensive ability is average, he is very active, and he also won the steals king in his previous life!Chalmers didn't get rid of Curry! , to the right!
But Paul George saw it through!Grab it and break it!Quickly lead the field!

After the Heat made a mistake, they also returned to defense immediately!

Paul George lobs the ball to David West!
Curry, Paul George, and Thompson are standing on the periphery again!And the Heat can only defend!The inside line once again formed a one-on-one situation!
David West took the ball with his back to Shane Battier at 45 degrees, and turned to the baseline as before. Battier, a veteran and very experienced, blocked the front!But David West's status singles ability is not limited to this, stopping the ball and turning around continuously!Shake the space again!Hit the board and throw!Hit again!

"The Heat's inside line is still not good!" Barkley sighed.

"Haha, it's mainly Thompson, Paul George, and Wade who are too much of an outside threat. The Heat don't dare to help defend, and don't dare to let go!" David Wesley said.

The Heat attack, James catches the ball with his back, Paul George is still close defense!Lean on your back, James!Roll over and lean back! ! !bingo! !

Presti didn't expect James to play back at this time. In his previous life, James' back-up was not efficient at this time. Although the goal was scored, Presti still did not change his defensive tactics against James. Presti would not choose to double-team unless it was absolutely necessary, because once double-teamed, other Heat players would have space.
The best way to defend James is to block his passing lanes!Tell other players to strangle!Let James single round!Now that the Hornets have an excellent defender like Paul George, Presti firmly believes that James alone will let go of the round. As long as the others don't open, the Hornets will not be killed at all!

Curry leads the frontcourt!This time to Paul George!Paul George holds the ball at the top of the arc, and Thompson runs without the ball with Curry!This tactic is the other running positions of Green holding the ball commonly used by the warriors in the previous life!
The only difference is that Paul George's three-pointer far exceeds Green, and the Heat dare not short Paul George!

Curry fell to the bottom corner, Whiteside and David West made a screen!Delay Chalmers' defense!

Paul George immediately passed the ball!
A lot of room to shoot!Three-point shot! ! !

Again!

James shipped to the frontcourt!Facing Paul George, directly force it!
This time, James failed!Although James broke through and passed Paul George!But Paul George was not thrown off, but followed closely!When James went in, Whiteside came to help defend!This slowed down James' speed. Just as he was about to fly for a layup, Paul George arrived and slapped the ball off!Successful steal!
David West picked up the ball and quickly gave it to Curry who was fast!

Curry accelerated to the frontcourt!There are no teammates in front, and when the Heat make a mistake, Chalmers and Wade have already returned to the frontcourt!

After reaching the top of the arc, Curry chased for a three-pointer!

The ball flew over the New Orleans Arena!Hit! ! ! !

Beep!The heat is suspended!
"I think the Heat definitely didn't expect Curry to be so accurate tonight!" Barkley laughed.

David Wesley said instead: "It's not so much that they didn't expect Curry to be so accurate, but I think the Heat absolutely didn't expect Presti to allow Curry to play like this! If these goals don't go in, it's a mess! Haha"

The Hornets bench, Presti said relaxedly: "We will still attack like this for a while. I believe that after the timeout, the Heat will not change too much defensive strategy. Curry, you continue to throw! You throw in two more, and Chalmers will stick to you. Once you stick to the defense, then you will kill the basket!

It is estimated that it will not be long before they will suspend again! "

Back from the timeout, Wade passed Thompson with the ball!Rush to the basket with a small tie rod for a layup!Hit! !

Presti smiled when he saw this, and said to Cole next to him: "Although the balls in the playoffs are played one by one, if the Heat play like this, with the unlimited personal ability of the stars, there are not many cooperative tactics, then we can clock in three quarters!"

Curry led the frontcourt, but Chalmers didn't post it!

Curry was two steps away from the three-point line and dropped a three-pointer again! ! !
Return! ! ! WOOOOOW!

"This... Curry is amazing tonight!!" Barkley said in surprise.

David Wesley was also shocked and said: "The last time Curry threw a long three-pointer so confidently, he was still in the Thunder!"

Wade to the frontcourt!Straight away!Continue to 1V5!

Rush to the basket!Keep railing!
But this time Whiteside jumped!Interference succeeded! !
David West gets the rebound!
To the quick Paul George!

When the Heat took Wade's shot, they retreated quickly, returning to defense very quickly, and the Hornets had no chance to play a fast break!Paul George shipped to the top of the arc and took a few steps back!Reach out to signal your teammates to pull away!He wants to play singles!
Facing James, continuous crotch!Start suddenly! !

passed! !

Rush to the restricted area!Take off directly! !

Shane Battier assists in the defense and rushes over!

boom! ! ! !Paul George slammed the ball into the basket!And Battier fell to the ground in the confrontation!

Paul George dunks Shane Battier,

At the same time the whistle sounded! 2+1! ! ! ! !

Hornets fans in New Orleans are boiling!Roaring cheers filled the arena!

"This!!! This ball!! It's too fierce!!" Barkley was also affected by the atmosphere of the scene and roared!
At this time, Presti was equally excited and couldn't help himself. Many times Presti felt that few balls could impress him, but seeing Paul George's ball, Presti was excited again, to be precise, moved!Isn't this ball a replica of the dunk birdman Anderson that George Mi has always missed in the previous life? ?The same is to pass James, and the same is to dunk the defensive player!

Paul George, who landed on the field, also looked serious and roared excitedly. His teammates came to celebrate again by bumping their chests!

"This ball is really refreshing! The Hornets' fighting spirit is burning again!" David Wesley said excitedly.

Paul George made an extra penalty!Wade leads the frontcourt, the last attack in the half!
Leave it to James, face Paul George!

"James wants an answer ball!" Barkley said with great interest.

Start suddenly!Strong! !

Going to the inside, Whiteside jumped up to interfere!At the same time David West is coming!
Facing two layups! !

confrontation!Miss! !Successful defense!
Halftime is over!The Hornets lead the Heat with 57:47!

Soon, the second half begins!
The Heat adjusted the lineup and brought Chris Bosh up. In the first half, they got into foul trouble prematurely and sat on the bench. When he saw Bosh coming up, Barkley said: "The Heat will definitely play in the second half. The Big Three are on the court at the same time!"

Presti, on the other hand, has not changed the lineup and is still the starting lineup!David West often played against Chris Bosh in his previous life!

After the start of the game, the two sides became anxious, and the point difference was actually maintained at about 10 points, but the Hornets were in the lead, so they have been steady and not playing, while the Heat began to mess up over time!
Wade and James take turns attacking the inside again!Because the Heat's outside line is really mediocre, Presti assured the Hornets to keep shrinking the inside line, resulting in a very low success rate for James and Wade!

However, due to their physical talent, they can also get some free throw opportunities, which makes the Heat still score points even though they are a bit constipated offensively!

Conversely, on the Hornets side, Presti is still taking advantage of the space and constantly using David West's singles to cut Chris Bosh!The success rate is extremely high!

After that, the Heat also felt that Bosh also had an advantage in the interior, so they began to hand the ball to Bosh!Bosh started low singles!
However, as soon as Bosh received the ball, Presti safely double-teamed the low post. Although Bosh's vision was good, but the Heat's outside line was average, so the effect was minimal.
Once the Heat's offense misses!

Whiteside protects the backcourt rebound, and four players can counterattack with one pass!In the positional battle, David West's low singles are used!
Later, in order to prevent David West's low singles, the Heat tried to double-team! , As a result, David West immediately gave the ball to Whiteside!Easy toss and hit!

The Heat were forced to request a timeout and began to adjust their tactics!
After returning, Bosh began to open space on the outside!And with the space and the breakthrough of James and Wade began!

Consecutive breakthrough hits!David West began to go to the basket, giving Bosh a certain amount of space!Bosh has the ability to shoot three-pointers, but his three-pointers are far from killing anyone. Therefore, after a timeout, Presti said to David Verwest: "Defend Bosh's three-pointers and resolutely line up inside. If Bosh can kill us with 28.6% of his three-pointers, we will admit it!"

Sure enough, after the timeout came back, the ball went to Bosh!Only 5 of 1 open three-pointers!And all the rebounds after 4 misses were protected by the Hornets!Paul George went to the top of the arc and placed Curry on the right!
Continuously chasing three-pointers!The Hornets hit a wave!The point difference came to 22 points!
After the Heat then replaced several players with strong offensive capabilities, they still couldn't catch up with the score
Barkley commented: "The Heat's disadvantage is the inside. I thought it had improved, but facing the Hornets' excellent inside, they are still at a loss. Don't forget that the Hornets still have a low-post defender like Okafor."

Everyone can see that although the Heat have the Big Three like James, Wade and Bosh, but the lineup is too deformed, it is difficult to win against a team like the Hornets with almost no dead ends! .

In the last quarter, Presti still emphasized the defense of the penalty area, but he has changed to a rotation lineup, and the Heat are still all starting masters and apprentices to fight to the death!
The Hornets' lineup is Livingston, Bradley, Jimmy Butler, David West, although Okafor's offense is weaker than the starting lineup, but the defense is still powerful!
The Heat started to attack crazily, but the hit rate was only average. Although the Hornets' offense was weaker, they could still score against the Heat! , David West is still a low-post attack, and Livingston also plays Chalmers in a low-post single!Jimmy Butler hit the inside, and Bradley opened up space from the outside!

After 3 minutes of the game, the point difference is still 16 points!Knowing that they couldn't catch up, the Heat began to withdraw the main force!
In the end, the Hornets defeated the Heat at home 107 to 91!

(End of this chapter)