The second quarter was about to begin, and the Trail Blazers put on a half-main and half-substitute lineup, led by Lillard and Batum.
On the Heat's side, James, who played the entire first quarter, did not rest. This year, his playing time averaged 37 minutes per game. Although it was not as good as the Cavaliers' average of 40 minutes per game during the 1.0 era, it is still considered worthy in the league.
Become a model worker.
The teammates who partnered with James are Norris Cole, Ray Allen, Battier and Lewis. All four teammates have enough three-point threats.
One star everywhere!
The lineup put together by Heat coach Spoelstra can maximize James's historic scoring breakthrough.
After the interval, the referee blew the whistle to start the second quarter.
Lewis served from the backcourt to Norris Cole, who advanced.
In the frontcourt, Norris Cole handed the ball to James, and according to the tactical requirements, he worked with Ray Allen and Battier to open up the space.
James received the ball and saw that the defender of the penalty area under the Trail Blazers basket had changed from No. 36 to No. 19, whom he did not recognize, and he no longer had any worries.
It’s impossible for all young people to be so supportive!
Batum sensed James' intention and rushed forward, but this was not enough to stop James from breaking through. The latter's speed first slowed down for a beat, then increased speed twice, and went straight to the basket.
Batum's interference slowed down James' rhythm and gave Aldridge a chance to help defend. When James rushed one step outside the reasonable collision area, Aldridge rushed out and collided with James.
After the two had physical contact, James relied on his career-high weight of 120 kilograms and the inertia brought by the charge to knock away the 109-kilogram Aldridge, and came to the basket and relied on his strong core strength to stabilize the ball.
Hit the layup.
When James took off, Aldridge subconsciously spread his hands to interfere, but soon regretted it.
"Beep... defensive foul on No. 12!"
James chewed on his braces and hit the extra free throw, making it two plus one.
"It's hard to imagine that LaMarcus inside can't stand up to LeBron." Kenny Smith sighed with emotion, and turned around and said: "By the way, Charles, if you meet LeBron at his peak, can you stand up to him?"
Kenny Smith looked at Barkley beside him with curiosity. The latter once dominated the league with a height of 1.98 meters, and his physical strength was average.
"This is really a difficult question to answer, isn't it?"
Buckley wiped away his usual playful smile and began to think seriously.
After winning his first career championship, James was less than 30 years old and at the peak of his career. Facing such a historical giant, Barkley couldn't help but be moved.
"If it's a purely physical confrontation, I'm absolutely sure that I won't fall behind."
After a long time, Buckley finally spoke.
Kenny Smith on the side nodded.
The body of this flying pig is really awesome!
Barkley continued: "But if you want to guard LeBron, you are undoubtedly talking nonsense. Real super players can explode with each other, but it is difficult to limit each other."
"What if it's Michael? Can he guard LeBron?"
Kenny Smith named the last person Barkley wanted to hear.
"I can tell you with confidence, even Michael can't guard LeBron!"
Perhaps worried about causing unnecessary controversy, Barkley quickly added: "The two are not players at the same position at all, and LeBron weighs more than most centers this season. If you want to choose one at the forward position,
The player who gives LeBron the most defensive strength, my first recommendation is Scottie Pippen."
…
The official pause time has come.
At 35:43, the Trail Blazers were about to fall behind the Heat by double digits.
In the first half of the quarter, both teams lost to the Trail Blazers without any suspense. The entire defensive end of the team was penetrated by James. Of the 17 points scored by the Heat, James scored 11 points alone.
If James is defending closely, he will break through. If he takes a step outside the three-point line, the latter has a three-point shooting rate of over 40%. A sudden shot from the dark side makes Batum look sad.
In addition, once James sets a pick-and-roll screen, with the Blazers' current rim protection, as long as James starts speeding up, no one can stop him.
…
When the lineup returned to the bench, Coach Terry looked at Wang Zelin and said, "Wang, it's your turn to play."
Wang Zelin nodded.
Coach Terry responded and replaced Batum, Joel Freeland, and Wickett Clever, and replaced Aldridge, Matthews, and Will Barton.
In view of Batum's mediocre performance on the court, the restrictions on James are unnecessary. Counting Lillard who stayed on the court, the Trail Blazers can almost be said to have replaced all players.
Batum: "..."
The Heat bench opposite.
"LeBron, do you need me to play?"
Wade handed the towel to James and asked.
"No need for now, the team is leading now, you need to rest for a while, and your knees..." James replied.
"Okay! Thank you for your hard work!"
"Where is it?"
Bosh on the side looked at this scene with amusement, feeling strange in his heart.
…
After returning from the timeout, with Wang Zelin's return, the Blazers' rim protection performance has obviously improved qualitatively, and the offensive threat has also greatly increased.
The Heat's current inside combination is Lewis and James. Lewis obviously can't handle Wang Zelin. As long as he pays attention to James's defense, he can easily dominate the basket.
Trail Blazers offense.
Wang Zelin passed down the screen from the high post and dunked over Lewis. James, who couldn't get back in time, stood with his hands on his hips and watched all this with cold eyes.
This is also the reason why he doesn't let Spoelstra onto the main lineup.
Because he knows that even if Bosh plays again, the restrictions on Wang Zelin will be minimal.
Since the defense cannot prevent the opponent's inside attack, it is better to maintain the current lineup and let the game enter its own rhythm.
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Before the game, James already had a plan for this game.
"Ray, Sean, make more moves later. As long as you are out of position, I guarantee that the ball will be in your hands."
James caught the ball in the backcourt and said suddenly.
"Um!"
"good!"
Ray Allen and Shane Battier responded quickly.
"After the King came on the field, the changes in the Blazers were obvious. No, the two points have been obtained." Yang Yi said.
"The Heat still maintain the same lineup as before. It is estimated that the point difference is nearly ten points, which makes Coach Spoelstra feel confident, but I think he may have underestimated the Trail Blazers..."
Before Director Zhang finished speaking, James easily passed Will Barton on the court. When he came to the basket, he did not choose to fight hard, but distributed the ball to the outside.
At the same time, Ray Allen suddenly ran back from the baseline and got back to the three-point line, and James' pass arrived.
"Whoosh!"
The gentleman raised his sword with his thunder hand and dropped it, water splashed out, and he hit a three-pointer.
"Ray!! Allen!!!"
The DJ on the scene roared excitedly.
"Three-point king! Three-point king..."
This was Ray Allen's second three-pointer of the game. As if to tell the outside world that he was still young, it caused a stir inside the arena.
"This old guy..."
Wang Zelin thought as he served the baseline ball.
"Back to defense! Back to defense!"
James shouted.
Ray Allen's consecutive three-pointers made him more determined.
The Trail Blazers attacked and the ball came into Wang Zelin's hands again. Wang Zelin leaned back, held the ball with both hands and turned towards the basket.
"Bang!"
Another chop.
But then, James quickly came down with the ball, and when faced with Will Barton's defense, he rarely chose to force it, but distributed the ball to the outside.
At this time, Battier ran to the three-point line of the top arc, received a pass from James, made a slight adjustment, and took a decisive shot.
"Pah! Whoa!"
A three-pointer hit the board.
39:49.
The score difference has reached 10 points.
Coach Terry on the sidelines scratched his head helplessly.
Obviously there was nothing wrong with the team's two attacks and they both scored, but the point difference was widened.
Is the three-point shot that good?
Facts have proved that the three-point shot is indeed effective when the touch comes.
The rest of the second quarter is like a microcosm of the previous two bows.
Wang Zelin and Adridge frequently succeeded in attacking inside, but they couldn't stop the points difference from widening.
What James meant was that the punishment made it difficult for the Trail Blazers to defend, and in addition, Ray Allen and Battelle felt very good today.
In the second quarter, Ray Allen contributed three three-pointers, Battier made two, and Lewis in the paint made one of his three attempts.
Under the leadership of James and the outstanding performance of many shooters, the Heat rained down a wave of three-pointers in front of more than 20,000 spectators.
51:66, the Trail Blazers trailed the Heat by 15 points at halftime.
How to play this?
Everyone on the Heat's bench looked downcast, and Wang Zelin and others looked at the clear score difference on the scoreboard with blank faces.
Ask yourself, their offensive rhythm is not bad, it can even be said to be excellent, but they cannot withstand the Heat's better performance.
Is this the power of the three-point shot?
Is this why traditional insiders declined in the small ball era?
Wang Zelin sat in his seat, watching everything on the field with an indifferent expression.
In original history, as the Warriors won the second O'Brien Cup in team history under the leadership of Curry two years later, Curry won his first career championship.
Since then, the alliance's structure has undergone new changes.
Especially after the saying "A team with jump shots cannot win a championship" was broken, the NBA officially kicked off the small ball era.
Its leader, Curry, or rather Ku Ritian, smashed a series of iron laws of the league into pieces with one incredible three-point shot after another.
Three-point shooting training has become an increasingly important part of the training plans of all teams in the league.
Even Simavici said in an interview, "I hate three-pointers. In my opinion, this is not a basketball game at all. Three-pointers are like cheating. You should shoot two points..."
But everyone knows that under the leadership of Simawicz, the Spurs have become one of the teams with the strongest three-point shooting ability in the league.
The rise of three-pointers seems to be the trend of the times~ The Heat's three-point rain just now made Wang Zelin thoughtful.
No!
I do not believe!
The thought that the three-point shot was bound to rise had just arisen in Wang Zelin's mind, but another thought arose in Wang Zelin's mind.
If I only need to shoot three-pointers in the future, what do my strength and inside skills mean?
Wang Zelin, who was reborn with the system, still insisted on honing his inside skills even after knowing that the small ball era was coming, but did not practice three-pointers. It was precisely because of the resistance in his heart.
He wants to try to fight against the next small ball era, or... he wants to reverse the next small ball era.
He didn't believe it. His own system couldn't handle a mere community era.
"Coach, I want to continue playing!"
Coach Terry was drawing pictures with David Vanderpool, discussing what tactics to use in the second half and how to rotate personnel, when Wang Zelin suddenly stood up.
"King, but your physical strength..."
"My physical strength is fine, but I really don't believe that their hands can always be so good."
There is no doubt in Wang Zelin’s words.
"Yes, after all, the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage." Coach Terry muttered to himself.
Heat bench.
The team's tactical board was held in the hands of player No. 6, surrounded by teammates and assistant coaches.
Coach Spoelstra has long been used to this, and he consciously found an opportunity to huddle aside and watch James explain tactics while explaining them.
"In the second half, Dwayne and I will increase our penetration under the basket. Chris, Ray and Sean, you guys will open up the space. Whether it's me or Dwayne, whenever there is a chance, we will pass the ball to you and receive the ball."
The person with the ball should not hesitate and shoot decisively, and the remaining two will come in together to help us rush for the rebound!"
"Chris, when you are facing Wang Zelin in the paint, you can try to foul him. Even if you can't prevent him, you will still disgust him!"
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James' tactics are very simple, just two words - sudden points.
For the Heat, who have James and Wade, this is exactly the most suitable tactical play for them, with two points driving the third line.
The rest of the team has no problem with this. After experiencing the championship season, the Heat's tacit cooperation and so on have reached a new level.
…
At the beginning of the third quarter, Wade received the ball in the backcourt and pushed it to the frontcourt.
Wade, who hadn't played for nearly a quarter, wanted to try to find some touch and let his teammates pull away.
Lillard looked solemn and stared at Wade from inside the three-point line.
Wade is not a guard who is good at shooting. It shouldn't be a big problem if he takes a step forward... right!
Wade saw that No. 0 on the opposite side left him such a wide open space. He originally planned to break through, but suddenly shot a three-pointer from the outside.
I really thought I was the Celtics' No. 9. I didn't dare to shoot when there was a wide open space.
With a hint of anger, Wade raised the ball, took off, and shook his wrist.
"What?"
This scene left many viewers, including Barkley, stunned.
You must know that Wade's three-point shooting percentage, except for only 4 seasons in which it exceeded 30%, was only over 20% all year round, and one year it was only 17.1%.
Wade's three-point shooting percentage this season is 25.8%, averaging 1 shot per game and 0.2 hits.
The threat is equivalent to none.
However, a player of Wade's caliber cannot leave big gaps at will.
After Wade made a three-pointer, the basket was instantly crowded. Wang Zelin grabbed the position and prepared to rush down the rebound. Even Lillard turned around and rushed to the basket immediately.
The whole process only takes a few seconds. The basketball is getting closer and closer to the basket. Just as everyone is preparing to take off...
"Whoosh!"
Wade made his first three-pointer of the game.
"OMG! Dwayne is in, he's all in!"
The live DJ is like Christmas, get up when you are excited.
"When will Wade be able to score a three-pointer?"
Wang Zelin looked at the No. 3 player at the top of the arc outside the three-point line in disbelief.