Two days later, the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Cavaliers and Heat moved to Miami.
Before the game, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley continued to argue, and the topic even became more popular.
After two games, it should be a certainty that Lin Yu's personal ability is slightly worse than Wade's, but different people have different understandings.
Mark Stein believes that although China Lin cannot guard Wade, his contribution on the offensive end is no worse than Wade. With better teammates behind him, the Cavaliers will not give the Heat too many opportunities.
His view is similar to that of Charles Barkley, who believes the Cavaliers will defeat the Heat within three games.
Chris Carter believes that the matchup between Lin and Wade in China will indeed become a hidden danger. The Cavaliers, who are leading 2:0, will not lose this series, but the Heat returning to their home court will definitely cause some trouble for the Cavaliers, such as
, dragging the series into a sixth game or even a tiebreaker.
For the Cavaliers, there is a big boss waiting for them in the Eastern Conference Finals. They will definitely not want to use too many trump cards in the semifinals, so easily advancing to the next round is what they want to see.
Discussions on reddit also believe that if the Heat want to win, they must rely on Wade to break out at a single point and open a gap.
In short, because of Wade's strength, Lin Yu suddenly discovered that as the discussion heated up, he was gradually regarded as the Cavaliers' biggest hidden danger and a breakthrough for the Heat to win.
This made him feel ridiculous. Fortunately, Mike Brown had agreed to change the focus of defense in the next game, leaving Shaquille O'Neal open and focusing on restricting Dwyane Wade.
This was proposed by LeBron James, and Mike Brown directly agreed. He felt that James' proposal was correct.
"Shaq played two games in a row, and with the intensity of the playoffs, he won't be in the same state as he was in the first game, so we can really try to let Shaq go, and then focus on locking down Dwyane Wade.
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What is different from the regular season at the American Airlines Center in Miami is that for such an important game, Heat fans arrived early and filled the entire arena.
The fanatical Miami people created a noise that excited the home team and bored the visiting team. The starting lineup of both teams came on stage, and the game was about to start.
"We saw three very obvious changes in the starting lineup of the two teams. The first is the Cavaliers. Mike Brown made two adjustments, and Andre Miller and Rashard Lewis returned to the starting lineup."
"Pat Riley also made an adjustment. Third-year swingman Dorell Wright, who had trouble defending James in the second game, was replaced. Anthony Walker entered the starting lineup, and other positions remained unchanged."
Mike Brown's adjustment is naturally related to the Cavaliers' defensive adjustment for this game. The inside no longer flanks the Sharks, so Drew Gooden's starting position is meaningless. In order to strengthen the offense, Rashard Lewis is in the starting lineup.
Lewis started, and three points in the starting lineup were enough. Therefore, the old Miller replaced Daniel Gibson, who had an average performance in the first two games.
In this battle, Mike Brown aims to win the match point.
As for the Heat, although they have a strong bench, there are not many available personnel. Pat Riley can only try his best to make changes, hoping that the home court advantage will help them win a victory.
There was a beep, the referee blew his whistle, and the game started after this whistle.
Like the previous two games, Big Z won the jump ball duel between rookies. The difference was that this time he gave the ball to Andre Miller.
Immediately, the Cavaliers launched a quick half-court attack.
The changes that Miller brought to the Cavaliers in the starting lineup are obvious. In the first attack of the game, the number of players threatening the basket changed from one to two.
James cut from the right into the penalty area, and Lin Yu cut from the left into the bottom corner.
Soon, the Heat chose to contain James, because they had used this opening routine played by the Cavaliers twice. Both times, James received a pass from Lin Yu with an air cut, a dunk, and a throw, both of which were successful.
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But one can only do two, and the Heat flocked to James' side like a honeycomb. Lin Yu's side was naturally empty. Even Wade took a big step to let Lin Yu go.
Old Miller's pass sharply found Lin Yu in the left corner. As soon as Lin Yu raised his hand after receiving the ball, a huge exclamation sounded from the sidelines.
Whoosh!
The crisp sound of net wiping sounded, and Lin Yu did not disappoint the horrified Heat fans on the sidelines. He made the opening three-pointer.
"I hit a three-pointer at the beginning, and China Lin's hand started to feel hot!" Behind the commentary box, Charles Barkley glanced at Kenny Smith, and the two of them started fighting.
Lin Yu's three-pointer helped Barkley take the lead.
In the transition between offense and defense, the Heat served from the backcourt, and it was Gary Payton who controlled the ball past half court.
Payton Sr. handed the ball to Wade as soon as the half was over. Judging from the opening play, Pat Riley did not adjust their offense, and the defense only made slight adjustments.
On the Cavaliers' side, Drew Gooden was not on the court, and Mike Brown arranged for James, who had better defensive and assisting abilities, to wipe Lin Yu's butt. There was also Big Z deep inside to guard the final line of defense.
Lin Yu felt a lot more at ease, and his one-on-one defense became extremely aggressive.
This is completely different from his defense in the first two games. In the first two games, he always took a safe step back, never pressed hard, and only defended Wade's breakthrough.
Wade was relaxed because of this, but in this game, Wade felt the pressure from the beginning.
"Dwyane Wade's breakthrough, he barely passed China Lin, and then he was flanked by the Cavaliers and was forced to pass..."
The first breakthrough was forced to pass the ball, and the Heat could only reorganize their offense.
After going back and forth with the ball, they couldn't find a good opportunity. Anthony Walker on the wing finally received the ball, hit a three-pointer, and hit the frame with a bang.
The Cavaliers rushed and Rashard Lewis picked off the rebound.
The subsequent counterattack failed, but in the positional battle, the Cavaliers, who had an extra organizational point, played an air-cut cover at the top of the arc to cooperate.
It was Lin Yu who received the pass from Miller again and attracted the defense from the mid-range. Then the ball split to one side. James, who received the ball, stepped over Anthony Walker's defense and rushed to the basket. With a bang, he hung on the basket.
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"LeBron's dunk gave the Cavaliers a 5-0 lead."
After two goals, Lin Yu already had 3 points and 1 assist, and Charles Barkley already had a very considerable lead.
During the Heat's offense, Wade made another breakthrough and was once again flanked by defenders without any suspense. This time, he forced a shot and missed.
Kenny Smith, who was behind the commentary box, frowned. He noticed the changes in the Cavaliers: "The Cavaliers changed their defense. In this game, their focus was on the outside. Dwyane Wade suffered continuous double attacks."
"Under the continuous flanking attack, Wade had no room to perform." Charles Barkley followed up. Obviously, everything that happened in the opening proved that Barkley's words were true.
"Wade has no room to play, so the Heat should find a way to pass the ball into the penalty area." Kenny Smith gave the Heat advice.
Pat Riley and even the Heat players naturally thought of this.
After the Cavaliers' counterattack and Miller's mid-range shot, the Heat got a chance to get close to the score.
Wade controlled the ball and rushed to the frontcourt. An unsuccessful breakthrough disrupted the Cavaliers' defensive formation, and then he looked for an opportunity and passed the ball to the low post.
Shaquille O'Neal, who was stuck in the low post, hit the big Z, turned around, and missed the layup.
The cries of "rebound, rebound" kept ringing, and by the time the Cavaliers succeeded in rushing, Mike Brown's heart was already relieved off the court.
"After two high-intensity playoff games, the aging Shaq is no longer such a threat. Our adjustments are no problem!"
With just one ball, Mike Brown had already determined this.
