NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 373
The Heat's offense here is still James rushing inside, relying on Whiteside to score the ball again!Because the Heat's bench lineup has a good three-pointer, Presti can't ask the team to shrink the inside line when James breaks through, and resolutely don't give the Heat's shooter a chance to develop a sense of touch!

The Hornets' offense is still David West's low-post singles, and the other four are ready to catch the ball and shoot three-pointers. Whiteside attracts the defense in the low post and is responsible for grabbing offensive rebounds!

David West still sits and beats Battier, and directly arches to the basket for a strong hit!The Hornets score is also very stable, David West is an absolute strength, it is impossible for the Heat to limit without double-teaming.

On the Heat's side, James is still strong, and the Hornets are also unable to defend, breaking into the inside lane and continuing to score.But the difference is that Presti was very relaxed on the coach's bench, watching the game, while Spoelstra was standing next to the court with a very serious face. He knew how to play like this.

The game lasted for two and a half minutes, and the two sides played at 15:13!The Heat's points were all scored by James, and none of the points were shots, all of them were hitting the inside to break through!
The Hornets' offense was much better. David West singled Shane Battier and scored 6 points. Then the Heat actually double-teamed David West. Then Ray Allen made a three-pointer from David West's pass!Then Ji Whiteside cut the ball against Anderson under the basket and scored the ball and fouled!A free throw was made, and then the same tactic was cut again and he dunked with both hands directly, scoring 15 points.

The Hornets led 50 to 38, and the Heat were forced to request a timeout.Although the Heat's substitute didn't lose too many points, the counter attack is definitely not what Spoelstra wants to see. If there is no adjustment, the Hornets will switch to the starting lineup later, and it is very likely that they will be overwhelmed by a wave.

In the previous rounds of games, because the opponents in the game were not strong, the Heat's substitutes played very well in the entire Eastern Conference series. Norris Cole averaged 20 points and 6.9 assists in 2 minutes per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 48%, and his three-point shooting percentage was 53.5%. With 13.6 rebounds and 3.4 blocks, the shooting percentage can reach 46%!Battier scored 44 points in 15.2 minutes!
But now facing the Hornets' substitute, even if James is on the field to organize the offense, the reason is very simple. Presti's tactic against James is to open the air. You can play by yourself, but it is impossible to drive your teammates.

After a timeout, the Heat replaced James and Knox Cole with Bosh and Wade. As soon as they came up, Wade forced Ray Allen to hit a layup.Bosh also faced David West and made a mid-range shot!
The presence of Wade and Bosh has greatly slowed down the Heat's offensive pressure. Before it was only James alone, but now it is another two strong points!Here Jimmy Butler broke through Mike Miller, scored a three-pointer for Livingston, and then Wade broke through the inside to attract the assist defense point Bosh, and Bosh made another mid-range shot!

Although the Heat's offense was opened, they still couldn't prevent the Hornets' offense!The two sides are still in a mutual explosion situation!
Five minutes later, the Hornets switched to the starting lineup one after another. Seeing this, Spoelstra hurriedly let James come back. Here, Curry lobbed Davis to the basket!Davis turned to face Haslem!

Haslem hurriedly defended himself. He understood Davis' skills very well and did not dare to be careless, but when Haslem came over, Davis dribbled the ball and turned quickly, passed Haslem directly, and went to the basket to pick a basket and hit it!Presti decided to use the mismatch single for the rest of the time!The big reason why the score didn't widen just now is because of mistakes. Excessive passing will lead to unnecessary mistakes, but there is almost no such problem in star singles. Star singles is the most efficient way of attacking, but the misplacement of stars is different!

On the Heat's side, James and Wade broke through the inside and scored layups one after another, while on the Hornets' side, Davis singled out Haslem. This time, he directly broke through the frame and caused a foul!Davis made two free throws!
The Heat also found it difficult to play cooperatively, so they have been adopting the tactic of star heads-up. This time Bosh took the ball to face Green!In fact, the previous few times when Bosh beat Green, the effect was not good. Green was stronger than Bosh in terms of strength, and Green's footsteps can also keep up!This time Bosh is not playing low singles, but attacking face-to-face!

Bosh faced Green, took a tentative step, and then pulled up directly, and also had a mid-range shot. Then Curry switched to Haslem and continued to pull out for military training. This time he swayed and shot a three-pointer!Then Curry singled Haslem, and this time he hit the basket and made a layup!Haslem became the Heat's defensive colander!

James continued to attack the inside, Wade had the same number of pages, and Davis scored 4 singles with Haslem and penalty shots!The Heat responded with points from inside and outside Wade and James.The state of both sides has improved significantly in this quarter!
At the end, Paul George and Curry's continuous scoring helped the Hornets to open up the points, but on the Heat's side, James and Wade also had a full range of mid-range shots and continued to bite the score!In the last attack of the half, James actually hit a three-pointer at the buzzer!

At halftime, the Heat relied on the excellent state of James and Wade, and the Hornets only led 59 to 52!

During the intermission, many people on the Internet began to discuss the game. Many people thought that the Heat’s Haslem was too slow. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Hornets scored half of their points.

In fact, when the Hornets mainly play small ball tactics, Haslem’s current mobility is impossible to switch to guards. A side screen will give him an opportunity.

In this game, many people realized that a traditional big man like Haslem may be eliminated!
In the second half, the Heat really adjusted the lineup and brought Anderson up to the center position. Anderson's speed is much faster than Haslem's, and he is active in defense and always full of passion!But there is a problem that Anderson's rebounding ability is average, and his weight can't stop him!

Presti continued to play, Curry, Thompson, Paul George, Draymond Green, Davis, continue small ball tactics!
The Hornets' formation was completely stretched out, Draymond played the point forward in the middle, and Paul George and Davis gave teammates off-ball screens on both sides!On the other hand, Thompson and Curry ran, used screens to find open positions, and then caught the ball and shot quickly!
And this tactic really made the Heat very uncomfortable. As soon as it came up, Thompson and Curry each hit a three-pointer!And the Heat still rely on James and Wade to support them!

Curry continued to cover for the Hornets. After Davis came to cover, Curry rushed in directly, and Anderson slowed down to keep up!Curry went to the basket and hit the board directly!But before the board was hit, it was blocked!Anderson's ability to block shots is indeed strong!

James jumped up and got the board!Quick to Wade!Wade takes the ball and speeds up the frontcourt!A base to the top of the arc to Chris Bosh!Bosh took the ball to the inside and made a layup with a small lever!

Curry quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Paul George, who scored on the right three-point line, did not wait for the defense to come up this time. Paul George directly opened his hand for a three-pointer against James! "Shua" was a steady hit!
Presti smiled slightly when he saw this. James was obviously slow just now. It seems that the previous tactics consumed him a lot!Seeing this, Presti also knows that it is very likely that the third quarter will be spent!
After Wade went to the frontcourt, Anderson came to cover!This time the Hornets directly take the defense!Wade goes past Green with the ball!Go left to the basket for a layup!But Green caught up at this time and directly topped the hat!Davis got the rebound and gave it to Curry!Curry quickly leads the frontcourt, Davis comes to cover, try again!The Heat are still switching defenses!
Pass the screen and face Anderson again!Continuous crotch, crossover!Go straight there!But Anderson continued to chase and defend. This time, Curry went to the free throw line and chose to throw directly. He didn't continue to kill the basket and make a layup. Anderson immediately jumped up to interfere, but this time the interference failed, and Curry made a throw!
Chalmers quickly led the frontcourt, and Curry once again played his enthusiasm to interfere with Chalmers!Anderson came to cover this time!Chalmers wants a pick-and-roll shot!Curry squeezed directly over to cover and interfere!

There is no room for a shot, the ball is stopped again, and the ball must be passed!Curry quickly posted it, not giving a chance!James pulled over to respond!Pass the ball!However, he was spotted by Paul George!The ball was hit and rolled to the backcourt!Paul George accelerated to catch up with the ball, landed at the top of the arc, and before the player landed, he pulled it up and threw it!Just throw it in! !

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Immediately there was warm applause at the scene!The fast break during this period is very enjoyable!Beep, the Heat called a timeout again!
After returning from the timeout, James held the ball to the top of the arc, and Anderson continued to come over to cover!This time Davis didn't go out directly, and Anderson's shooting ability is really bad, this time James walked in with the ball!Paul George squeezed quickly and came to chase James from behind, while Davis moved forward to form a flank!
James just passed the free throw line!The ball was directly taken out by Paul George!In his previous life, Paul George's stealing ability was very good. In his best season, he averaged 2.2 steals per game!
Paul George got the ball first, accelerated to the frontcourt, and after reaching the top of the arc, he directly gave it to Curry who went down the middle!Curry takes the ball and rushes!Attracting the defense, the ball is divided to Thompson who has already settled on the left!Chasing three points! !Hollow into the net! ! !
On the Heat's side, Bosh took the ball and faced Green, this time he directly broke through the frame!It was embarrassing and didn't pass, so he stopped suddenly and shot from the middle distance!This goal is scored, if Bosh was in the small ball era in his previous life, he would be very popular!This style is perfect for the small ball era!

Curry went to the top of the arc to face Chalmers, one step passed, and went to the basket!Davis card master Anderson!Bosh wants to come and make up for it!But Green is also stuck, and Bosh's strength is not enough to push Green away!Double screen, easy basket layup!
Wade gets the ball to face Thompson!Drop low, back hit, push up and roll over!Hit!

Conversely, Paul George took the ball and broke through directly, but did not pass, but Thompson in the corner immediately scored the ball!It was actually Chaem Moss, who just pulled it up and threw it away!keep going!
The Heat had no choice but to continue to call a timeout. At this time, they couldn't help but doubt life, why it was so easy for others to score!Just shoot three-pointers, throw them and score. On the other hand, it takes a lot of hard work to score a goal here!
Soon the timeout ended and the game continued. James controlled the ball at the top of the arc. In fact, he knew very well that he could not kill the Hornets by himself.
Started to go inside again, but this time he failed to make a layup, because Davis came over and the interference was successful!

The Hornets attacked, the ball was given to Paul George, the players pulled away, singled out, changed direction and started to go to the left!James was very tight and had no chance, so he suddenly stopped and pulled up a jumper!It's hard to hit!
James' eyes lit up, and he could quickly counterattack when he got the rebound. Only in the counterattack, his teammates would have a chance, but to his despair, the rebound was impossible to grab, and Davis grabbed it directly!Davis' height is currently the tallest on the field!After taking the ball, point Curry outside, and Curry takes the ball and throws a three-pointer!Not yet, but Paul George grabbed the rebound again. At this time, Green made an air cut to the basket from the corner, and the ball was immediately passed, and he directly caught the dunk!The Heat really have nothing to do!
Soon after three quarters, the Hornets scored 98 to 82, leading the Hornets into the final quarter. This game basically sealed the victory!Under this defensive tactic, the Heat do not have the ability to chase 16 points!

Of course, the Heat did not give up in the final quarter, and they were still all starters, while Presti left Paul George on the court, and Jimmy Butler played shooting guard and was responsible for defending Wade!
However, what made the Heat uncomfortable was that they found that their all-starters could only explode with their opponents!In the positional battle, James can only continue to single out Paul George and make a layup inside!

And the Hornets are still playing singles with David West, and the Heat still can't prevent it!David West is continuing to score points!After that, the Heat finally let James defend David West. Although the effect was good, James' energy in offense dropped sharply, and several layups were obviously short!

And David West was restricted, and there were other players. Paul George rushed in from the screen and hit a layup against Bosh. After Jimmy Butler missed a mid-range shot, Whiteside and David West grabbed 2 inside and grabbed 4 consecutively.

With 3 minutes left in the game, the Heat are still 18 points behind!The Heat replaced Ming Jin on the bench, and the Hornets beat the Heat 110-98 in the final game!

(End of this chapter)