That's Mike Miller. The Heat are playing with one star and four stars. This is James' favorite lineup.
There is enough space for him to break through, he can score when he breaks in, and he can draw assists when he is flanked. How fun it is to play like this!
I have to say that when James is assigned this lineup, it is really difficult for the opponent to defend.
Deng Fang's choice was to help defend. Yao Ming shrank back to the penalty area. Kirilenko stepped forward, not giving James a chance to easily shoot, and using his height and wingspan to interfere with him.
You can vote, but not too easily!
Break in, Yao Ming is waiting in the penalty area!
If you rush in and pass the ball, then defend the first point and never give James a chance to assist.
In a word, don't let James score easily, nor give him a chance to assist. If the role players score independently, then forget it!
When the Heat put together a one-star lineup, Wade was no longer on the court, and Bosh's role was simplified, becoming a pure shooter.
In this case, everyone is used to catching the ball and shooting. Once the opponent pounces very hard, handling the ball will be a little annoying!
If Wade is on the court, once James is flanked, there will still be someone on the weak side to respond. Once Wade comes off the court, James will be the only one controlling the ball on the Heat court!
It's not that Bosh can't control the ball, but after playing with James for a long time and getting used to taking the blame, his ability to control the ball has also declined.
Deng Fang just took advantage of the Heat's weakness!
You are all used to receiving passes from James and shooting, so I won't give you such a chance, I will let you handle the ball!
Of course, defense will always miss people, and no matter how fast people run, they are not as fast as the ball is passed.
But Deng Fang is not afraid, because the Warriors' offense is better!
Failure to cover up the defense is nothing more than leaving you open to shoot three-pointers, so what?
Without Wade, the Heat's offensive firepower is much stronger, but the defensive end is also much worse!
Our three points are more accurate than yours!
Who is more afraid of who than attacking?
Led by James, it is much easier for the Heat to score, but it is also easier for the Warriors!
Yao Ming plays Bosh in the low post, Curry and Yao Ming pick and roll, Curry and Kirilenko pick and roll, the Heat can't guard them!
The two teams started the scoring mode.
Although the Heat score a lot, it is obvious that the Warriors score faster and more efficiently!
Soon, after the first quarter, the score became 38:27, and the Warriors led by 11 points!
In the second quarter, Wade came on, but James didn't leave either. He brought Norris Cole, James Jones, and Haslem to play.
For the Warriors, Lowry, Ariza, Tucker, Hayward and Lopez will play.
Although there are no superstars like James and Wade, the Warriors are not bad at all!
Lowry is much better than Norris Cole. Ariza is a standard 3D player, good at both offense and defense. He is not afraid of Wade at all. Tucker is an even tougher guy. He has no problem carrying James alone. Hayward is even better than
James Jones is much easier to use. As for Lopez, he can completely defeat Haslem on both offense and defense!
More importantly, the Heat's lineup is a bit deformed. Neither James nor Wade has three-pointers. Haslem can only score by eating cakes. His mid-range shot is not stable. Norris Cole is a rookie and his playing time is not good.
There are too many. When I first arrived in the finals, I must be a little nervous. As for James Jones, he has a good three-pointer, but he is a big colander on the defensive end!
The Heat can shoot but can't defend, they have the ball in their hands but can't make three-pointers, and they can defend but can't attack. There are so many problems!
The Warriors are much more balanced, with excellent offense and defense at any position!
Even Lopez, who is very slow, can block shots at the basket very well!
With a shot-blocking master at the basket and four defensive heroes, it can be said that the Warriors' defense is as airtight as an iron wall!
If the Heat still play with one star and four stars, the Warriors' lineup may have some problems, but facing the Heat's lineup, it will be fine!
On the defensive end, the Warriors did a great job. It was very difficult for the Heat to score a point. On the offensive end, the Warriors were all on board, grabbing Norris Cole and James Jones and beating them non-stop!
The score difference is getting bigger and bigger!
After more than 3 minutes in the second quarter, the score difference reached 20 points!
This didn't work, and Spoelstra had to call a timeout again.
After the timeout, Chalmers, Shane Battier, Mike Miller and Bosh came on the stage, while Wade and others went to rest again.
The two teams started an offensive battle again.
After adapting to the game in the first quarter, several players on the Heat court found some feeling and continued to score under the leadership of James.
James has very good physical fitness. Once the Heat's shooters find the touch, it will be easy to chase points.
The Warriors' three-point touch has cooled down, and the point difference has been recovered somewhat.
Soon, at the end of the second quarter, the score became 71:60, and the point difference became 11 points.
This difference is not too big.
When playing against the Warriors, as long as your offense is turned on, it's easy to score more than ten points!
It's not that the Warriors don't defend well, it's that the Warriors play very fast.
The tempo is fast, the number of shots taken is high, and the three-pointers are taken more, the score will rise quickly.
After the intermission, the game continues.
The Warriors' starting lineup remains unchanged, but the Heat learned their lesson and directly brought in Mike Miller to start a one-star lineup!
It doesn’t matter whether Wade is a superstar or the soul of the team. In order for James to play comfortably, he still has to sit off the court and rest!
Obviously, Spoelstra poured chicken soup to his teammates during the halftime break. Several people on the Heat court were very motivated and worked hard!
Especially James, his face is full of murderous intent!
I don’t believe it. Our Big Three can’t beat you even with Curry?
So what about Deng Fang, no matter how good you are, you can't play on the court!
Last year we had no experience, but this year we are different. We will definitely win!
The Heat first put in a lot of effort on the defensive end. They sped up their rotations and their defensive aggression was significantly enhanced.
Especially when defending Curry, no matter who it is, they will hit hard.
Curry held the ball in the pick-and-roll, and the Heat attacked fiercely. It was difficult for Curry to even hit the ball.
Curry was running without the ball, and the Heat kept giving him physical confrontation!
Spoelstra's meaning is obvious. Who is the strongest on the Warriors' court? Who has the worst physical fitness? Who can you guard against and hope to win?
Curry!
Yes, it’s Curry!
No matter what means are used, Curry must be restricted!
So what if this is an away game!
We are the weak side. In order to play one or two more games, the league will not favor the Warriors!
In more than 4 minutes of the third quarter, Curry fell to the ground 6 times!
James knocked down Curry three times alone!
Although others were also very aggressive, the emperor was obviously more ruthless!
Curry passed Chalmers and rushed to the inside. James rushed over and knocked Curry directly!
Curry ran without the ball and came to James. James knocked Curry away with an elbow!
James switched defense in front of Curry. Curry was two steps away from the three-point line and shot a three-pointer. James took a step and put his foot under Curry. Curry stepped on James' foot and fell to the ground immediately!
After three attempts, the referee only called James a foul!
