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Chapter 374 End of the abuse!

After the game, the media commented on the game, focusing on the Heat, especially the decision of James and Bosh: "When James came to Miami, everyone thought that Miami's dynasty had begun, but the fact is that the Heat can only dominate in the East! Even without Presti's Hornets, the Heat are very sad for the Thunder!"

Another media said: "The Heat have never been a team at the same level as the Hornets, even in the starting lineup! The real team at the same level as the Hornets is the Thunder! If the Heat can't solve their lineup depth this summer, then James' championship will never come!"

Some media said: "The goal of the Heat in this finals should be to find ways to win a game, not to pursue the illusory championship. It is impossible for the Heat to beat the Hornets! The Heat don't have everything needed to beat the Hornets!"
Even James, Wade, and Bosh did not have an obvious advantage when facing the Hornets, let alone other players. As for the coach, everyone knows it! "

The second game between the two sides was still going on in New Orleans. Presti did not change tactics, nor did he change the lineup. The Heat's lineup configuration has determined that it will be difficult for him to beat the Hornets, unless the Heat's touch is blown, the overall shooting rate exceeds 50%, and the Hornets players play regularly!

The game proceeded as expected, and the process was similar to what Presti expected. Paul George, Davis, Thompson, and Curry were on the court together. The Heat couldn't double-team, and they didn't dare to miss anyone!Whether it is Curry or Paul George playing singles in the middle, it is easy to get an easy shot by double-teaming his side players such as Thompson, and if double-teaming at the basket, Curry at the top of the arc is also an open opportunity, and there is Green in the bottom corner.
Of course, the most uncomfortable thing for the Heat is that when the Hornets players fail to make shots, Davis, Green, and Paul George will go to the frontcourt.
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages for the Hornets to rush to the front court. The three of them go to grab it.

The Heat's offense is actually not bad. After all, with Wade, James and other historical breakthrough masters, it is impossible for Presti to lock them up, but the scoring of the two cannot defeat the Hornets at all.
James and Wade are single-handed defenses when they get the ball, and they will only assist in the defense when they reach the deep inside. As for Chalmers, McMiller and others are determined not to let them go, and they will not be given a chance to shoot!

On the offensive end, the Hornets' strategy is still to use the slow-moving inside line as a breakthrough point, constantly using screens to create misplacement opportunities, attracting double-teams and splitting the ball. Curry, Paul George, etc. continue to use Davis.

At the beginning of the game, the Heat's Wade and James hit the basket consecutively to score points, and the Hornets responded with three-pointers from the outside by Thompson and Paul George!The two teams started well, obviously yesterday's news and comments stimulated the Heat's players!
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In the second quarter, the two sides rotated as substitutes. Presti replaced Livingston, Bradley, Jimmy Butler, David West, and Whiteside. Presti's tactics remained unchanged in this quarter, and he still did not double-team!

At the beginning, James made a foul and hit two free throws, but then the Hornets counterattacked with various internal and external combinations. Jimmy Butler teamed up with Bradley to hit 2 three-pointers, and Livingston Ray also made a three-pointer shortly thereafter!

The Heat were completely misfired, and Anderson received a pass from James to the basket for a dunk, and was directly slapped by Whiteside's hat!Cole received the pass from the bottom corner and had no chance, but he still rushed in but was directly intercepted by Bradley. After reaching the top of the arc, Livingston sent a three-pointer directly!

James was in a hurry, this time the Hornets double-teamed, James could only shoot from the free throw line, but he was determined, Livingston handed over the frontcourt to David West for singles, turned around and made a layup!The Hornets sent an 18-0 offensive to establish a 14-point lead in one fell swoop!

The Heat were confused and called a timeout. After the timeout, Wade's breakthrough layup scored the Heat's first sports goal in this section, and then Chris Bosh also walked to the free throw line to score points for the Heat!
But although the Heat's offense has picked up, the overall performance is mediocre, but the Hornets have a stable output. Jimmy Butler and Whiteside staged dunks one after another, and Livingston made a steady three-pointer from the outside.

The game is not over at this time, the media has begun to comment on the game, especially the fans in Miami called it: ugly!No one expected that the Heat, which owns the Big Three, would be hit by 20 points at halftime!This is the finals, the gap should not be too big!
Of course, the fans of the Big Three kept accusing the coach, saying that the coach was incompetent, and asked Spoelstra to dismiss get out of class quickly!And other media people called the Heat's "Big Three" a failure!
Soon the third quarter began, and the Heat's offensive end did not improve much!However, compared to the offensive end, the Hornets performed worse. The huge point difference in the first half made the Hornets a little carried away.
The Heat relied on James' tip-up and Chris Bosh's three-pointer to slightly erode the point difference, but after a wave of strikes at the beginning, the two sides found an offensive feeling a little bit. Paul George and Wade actually soared three-pointers each other.

But the Heat misfired again on the offensive end at the end. Paul George and Thompson hit three-pointers one after another and played a wave of 21-6 offensive to expand the advantage to more than 30 points.The Heat's offense was single-handed and made various strikes and mistakes. James' free throw and Wade's dunk at the end stopped the bleeding slightly for the Heat.After three quarters, the Hornets lead the Heat 93-68.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, although the Heat rebounded on the offensive end, they could not prevent the Hornets from counterattacking. Wade just hit a jumper. Paul George scored 5 points inside and outside the Heat.

But Curry and Davis on the Hornets continued to counterattack and score points to stabilize the situation.Although the Heat had a slight advantage in the final stage, the point difference was too large and their side was still unable to launch an effective offense. James and Wade continued to attack and make fouls and free throws, but it was only a drop in the bucket.The huge point difference has been maintained until the end.In the end, the Hornets beat the Heat 118-95, and the Hornets took the Heat lightly, leading the total score 2-0!

Now many people thought that the report that "the heat will find a way to win a game" was disrespectful to the heat. They all shut up. They knew this fact.

Soon after Game [-] in Miami, the media actually asked before the game: "How many points will the Heat lose in this game?" The Heat fans at the scene were very angry, but there was nothing they could do, so they came to the scene and shouted loudly, cheering for the Heat, expecting to win a game to make the media shut up!
Soon the game started, Davis won the jump ball, Paul George got the ball and handed it to Curry, and Curry advanced with the ball!

At the top of the arc, Wade defends Curry!Green in the library called a cover and went straight to the left!Easy walk over Hill to restricted area!

Bosh help defend over here!Green on the right!Pass inside!Take the ball and hit the dunk with one arm!
Wade took the ball and accelerated to the frontcourt. Thompson led the defense and followed Wade tightly!

Wade accelerated again at the top of the arc and went straight in!Facing Davis under the basket, go to the right for a layup!Green came quickly to help defend! !Wade was still blocked for a layup,

Paul George got the rebound and handed it to Curry. Curry quickly took the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Davis!Davis hits Haslem in the low post!
Hit back!Top it, it's a bit difficult!Ship it out!Cast in the face frame!Miss!However, Green grabbed a rebound!Give it to Thompson on the outside, and directly throw a three-pointer! !middle! !
Here, Wade once again relied on experience to pass Thompson, but there were people around the basket, and he made a mid-range shot.

Here Paul George takes the ball to face James, crossover! , Eat too much, just pull it out!Go in!

Curry used the cover to attack the Heat's defense over and over again. The Heat's help defense today is all right, but Curry's throwing shot at the basket is too accurate!Then the Heat even double-teamed online!As a result, the ball was passed to the outside space again, which was even more deadly!
Here James broke through and carried people, and finally scored the ball! , Curry took it to the frontcourt, George stood outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, Davis quickly occupied the basket, and Green also stood in the penalty area, Curry went to the top of the arc, and Green covered!Taking the cover and walking in, Green disassembled and moved sideways a step!
Curry passes the ball to Green!dislocation!Ignore the defender's defense!Immediately shot but missed!Davis grabs the rebound!Direct low singles!Turn around and wipe Bosh for a layup!

The Heat attacked, guard Wade took the front to face Thompson, suddenly accelerated, and wanted to break into the penalty area!

But Green perfectly blocked the breakthrough route and couldn't get through it at all, but this is Wade accelerating again, passing to the basket for a layup!But Davis came to help defend, and the slap went dark!Pass it on to Curry now!
Curry sprints after getting the ball! , to the basket!Shake it, shake Wade's cap away, and make an easy layup again!Wade took the ball to the top of the arc and went to the weak side, called a screen and went in!

Green double-teams decisively!Let them vote this time!The ball is passed to Chalmers!Empty seat!After looking at it for a while, I voted!Finally hit it, this is the first ball from the perimeter of the Heat's role player today!

Although Chalmers hit this mid-range shot, the Hornets will not change their defensive strategy. After all, one ball can't afford the Heat!What's more, the Heat are now fully suppressed!

The Hornets attacked Curry and Paul George in the middle with a pick-and-roll to the right, attracting Thompson to switch defenses and pass back to the middle.Chalmers, behind George receiving the ball, has the advantage of height and directly ignores the interference of the defender, making a high mid-range shot.

The Heat attacked, James wanted to single out, Davis retreated, forming a double-team under the basket, and Davis scored the ball to the middle.Haslem scored mainly by attacking the basket. His shooting range was too short and he didn't dare to shoot when he was open. He passed it to Wade, who missed the jumper under the interference of Thompson!

Presti chose Wade. Although Wade has a rich arsenal, his main goal is breakthroughs. Breakthroughs are his greatest weapon. This kind of catch and shoot is not a good hit rate!

Curry and Green pick-and-roll from outside the three-point line, and took two steps to the right to attract the defense to pass back. Green received the ball and faced Wade without pressure. He protected the ball and observed his teammates' running positions.

George easily got rid of James, came out and borrowed Curry to pass the ball, no one interfered in front of him, and hit a three-pointer.

The Heat attacked, and Wade sprinted with all his strength after getting the ball, but Thompson followed closely, unable to get rid of it, and immediately scored Bosh on the right.The ball was picked up by Paul George.

Hornets positional battle, Paul George accelerated the frontcourt, facing James, continuous crossover!Start suddenly!Take a step and directly stop and shoot in the middle!hit again

In just a few minutes of the opening, the Hornets had established a 6-point lead.

After Wade took the ball to the front court, he handed it to James. James Haslem picked and rolled, misplaced Davis and scored a layup.

Paul George holds the ball to the middle, looks at the running teammates, looking for opportunities!Paul George threw it to the defender again, caught the ball and shot!Miss this time,

But Davis and Green directly dominated the inside line to make two tie-fives, and scored rebounds for outside line Thompson!Still empty!shot!Hit again!

Wade was transported to the frontcourt. After Wade passed Thompson with the help of a screen, he flashed out to make a mid-range shot!Thompson rushed over immediately!bang!Wade's mid-range shot missed under the interference of Davis!

Davis took the rebound and handed it to Curry, and Curry pushed it to the frontcourt. This time Curry and Davis picked and rolled!Curry walked in, and Davis made a four-sequence!The ball is thrown!Davis received the ball and it was a dunk!Haslem simply can not interfere with Davis!

After the first quarter, the performance of everyone except James and Wade is really hard to describe!As soon as this game came up, Presti strengthened his defense and increased his rotation speed, especially in the low post. If Bosh got the ball, then double-teaming was limited, because he already had a two-game lead, so Presti took a risk in this game and used the zone defense to open appropriately!The result was surprisingly good,
Wade and James have been emptied outside, but they still miss. In fact, James' three-point shooting rate this season is not bad, but the main reason is that he shoots less, averaging only 3.3 per game! , and Wade's three-point shooting rate is much worse, only 25.2%!The Heat can't throw it in, but the Hornets' offense is very smooth!As a result, they fell behind by 12 points in the first quarter!
(End of this chapter)