Obviously, the Heat have no power to parry in front of the Warriors. The two are not on the same level at all.
First of all, the Warriors' offense is top-notch. Their space is wide and the Heat cannot defend.
Curry and Klay are historical shooters, plus two top 3D players in Barnes and Hayward, the Warriors' outside firepower is extremely fierce.
With strong outside firepower, the Heat have to expand, so it will be easy for the Warriors to score points in the penalty area.
Although it is said that the closer to the basket the higher the efficiency, the fact is that opponents also understand this truth, so most of the duel penalty areas are very crowded.
The offensive side wants to go to the basket, and the defensive side also knows that. Everyone is blocked under the basket. The result is that it is not easy to score under the basket. Everyone can only rely on physical combat to see who is stronger and who is more ruthless.
At this time, if your outside line is very accurate and your opponent does not dare to stay in the penalty area, it will be much easier for you to score at the basket.
Three-pointers are not the goal, finding a more efficient way to put the basketball into the basket is the goal!
After all, basketball is a sport with relatively high technical requirements!
In an NBA-level game, as long as you reach the star level, it is very difficult to defend your opponent one-on-one, unless the opponent has technical weaknesses and you give up a little bit.
Conversely, if you are a great threat in one aspect, it will make it easier for you to score in other aspects.
For example, if your three-point shot is accurate, then it will be more meaningful for you to fake a shot, and it will be easier for you to get to the basket.
Precise three-point shooting is the Warriors' weapon to kill, making it impossible for their opponents to defend.
In addition, the Heat's offensive weakness is also a reason.
The most important point is James and Wade's three-pointer!
When a player who is holding the ball cannot shoot accurately and makes unreliable three-pointers, his opponent has many options on the defensive end.
Especially when your opponent’s three-pointers are very accurate!
I have confidence that it’s okay to let you shoot. Anyway, you can’t guard me later. I’m more accurate than you!
Of course, the fact that the Heat don't have many players who can play is also a problem: those who can attack can't defend, and those who can defend can't attack!
Ray Allen has three-pointers, but he is too old and his defense is average. Battier and Chalmers are okay with three-pointers and their defense is good, but Bosh has some difficulty when switching to the outside.
Apart from that, the Heat have no one they can use!
Haslem and Anderson are traditional insiders, and they are of little use against the Warriors.
Norris Cole is too young and unreliable on both offense and defense.
Lewis, Beasley, and James Jones are OK on the offensive end, but they are not as good as Ray Allen on the defensive end!
what to do?
There is no way, people are just like this, Spoelstra can't think of a solution no matter how talented he is.
Unlike the Warriors, Clay, Barnes, Hayward, Azubuike, Iguodala, Middleton, and Tucker are all capable of both offense and defense!
Even Curry doesn't suffer much on the defensive end.
Although Draymond Green's three-point attack is average, with Curry and Hayward and other shooters opening up space, his weaknesses are also covered up.
In turn, his talent for supporting and passing the ball came into full play.
Similarly, Bogut has no problem when Green is away. There are four shooters anyway. If he picks and rolls with Curry, the opponent can't ignore him, right?
In short, whether it is a star player or a role player, the Heat are far behind the Warriors.
Therefore, it is normal for the Heat to lose, and it is not surprising.
This can also be seen from the reactions of the Heat players and head coach - after losing, they were not as frustrated as before.
If you are not as skilled as others, you will lose no matter how you fight, so why bother?
Especially when all the stars in charge have lost their minds!
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Two days later, the second game of the Finals continued at Oracle Arena.
In this game, Wade only played 2 minutes in the starting lineup and then went off. Ray Allen quickly came up to save James.
To be honest, the Heat's lineup is already very strong: Chalmers, Ray Allen, James, Battier, Bosh!
In addition to James, the other four people have three-pointers, including a top shooter.
Even James can't shoot three-pointers, it's just that he's not that reliable.
It seems that the Heat can compete with the Warriors on the offensive end, but they cannot do it on the defensive end.
Ray Allen is slow, and it is difficult for Curry to chase Klay, and switching defenses is not possible. The same is true for Bosh. It is okay to stay in the paint, but it is very difficult to switch to the outside.
In this game, James learned the lessons from the previous game, increasing breakthroughs and reducing three-point shots, but the effect was not good. He was blocked many times after pushing Barnes to the inside!
The Warriors' defensive strategy is very clear, which is to prevent James from breaking in!
You can throw three-pointers, but you can't shoot inward!
With clear instructions, it will not be so difficult for Barnes to defend!
It's not easy to defend star players, but it's not difficult if you only guard against shots or only against bursts.
James played very tiredly, but the effect was not ideal.
Barnes is not stupid, has good physical fitness, has height and strength, and it is not easy for James to push in against him.
What's more, there are Bogut and others inside to help defend!
There is only one player on the outside who cannot be left short, and that is Ray Allen!
Other than that, Bosh, Chalmers and Battier can shoot whatever they want, and the Warriors can just try their best to defend!
Anyway, these three three-point threats are not that big, and the shooting speed is not fast. The Warriors players can completely interfere with the defense speed.
The Heat's offensive end looks okay, but when it comes to fighting, it's severely restricted due to James' weakness.
On the Warriors side, Curry exploded as soon as he came up, hitting three three-pointers in a row!
The Heat double-teamed Curry, and Clay and others started!
Before the first quarter was over, the Warriors led by 18 points!
In the second quarter, Wade came up to assist, and James assisted in the attack, paired with Norris Cole, James Jones, and Lewis.
The Warriors have adopted the five-death defense, but the Heat's offense is still difficult.
James, who is inaccurate from three-point range, is annoyed on the court. Now that two people who are inaccurate from three-point range are on the court, the Warriors are even easier to defend.
After the second quarter, the Warriors' lead reached 29 points!
The game basically lost its suspense.
In the third quarter, the Heat made a last-ditch effort and took crazy three-pointers in an attempt to suppress the Warriors.
Fortunately, the Heat were lucky and hit several three-pointers in a row, narrowing the point difference to more than ten points.
But in the middle of the third quarter, Curry suddenly broke out and hit 4 three-pointers in just 2 minutes, as well as two 2-plus-1s, once again widening the point difference to 27 points!
The Heat's momentum was instantly knocked out!
There is no way, the game has bugs, the other side cheats, it is impossible to play!
At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led by 31 points, and the game completely lost suspense.
In the fourth quarter, both teams were on the bench, and only James stayed on the court to score points.
The final score was fixed at 141:98, the Warriors won by 43 points, and the series score became 2:0!
