warrior godfather

Chapter 428
Miami, American Airlines Center.

In a slightly dim office, Spoelstra carefully watched the video of the game between the Heat and the Warriors on the computer screen in front of him, with a dignified expression.

After G2 ended, he began to study the videos of the first two games of the finals. After returning to Miami, he plunged into the office. In addition to guiding the team's training, he just watched the videos over and over again.

In fact, there is nothing to study in these two games. Neither the Heat nor the Warriors are so extravagant that they can hide their cards in the finals. There is a trade-off between defending Curry alone and flanking Curry, and after such a long period of weighing, he finally made up his mind.

The Heat can't afford to lose in the third game. He can only flank Curry. Even if this will open up the Warriors' team offense, Spoelstra can't sit back and watch Curry score another 30+. The precarious handsome position is completely lost.

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On June 6, the Warriors and the Heat launched their third contest at the American Airlines Center.

Heat fans know very well that this is a life-and-death battle for the Heat. Although many people are still late, most fans still came to the arena early to cheer for the home team.

With the current wonderful competition system of the finals, the Heat will have three consecutive home games. If they make good use of their home court advantage, they can turn the big score over. This is also the biggest expectation in the hearts of Heat fans.

After the game started, Spoelstra resorted to attacking Curry. Now that he has made a decision, he will not look forward and backward, thinking about both Curry and other Warriors players. Curry's shooting radius is too large , which is impossible to do.

Under Spoelstra's arrangement, as long as Curry launches a pick-and-roll, the Heat will immediately flank him. Bosh and Haslem both ignore the defense of the inside and double-team Curry on the three-point line. We can only rely on James, Battier and Wade to cooperate with the protective frame, and then rotate around the perimeter to try to interfere with the Warriors' perimeter shooters, but Curry must be locked.

At the beginning, the Warriors were really forced to make several mistakes by the Heat's pincer attack.

There is no problem for Curry to play the ball after being double-teamed. He has been used to being double-teamed since college, but because he is playing pick-and-roll with Chandler, Chandler's passing ability is very average, and his ability to attack independently is almost Zero, but the Heat's striker shrinks very quickly, not giving Chandler a chance to hit the basket. After receiving Curry's ball, he can only continue to give it to his teammates. Open the score.

In the second quarter, Zhang Yu made adjustments to allow Curry and Green to play a pick-and-roll. He wanted Green to catch the ball and deal with four-on-three after Curry encountered a pincer.

This is also a helpless move. Curry has not honed various skills to the point of perfection. Due to his height, it is difficult for him to pass the ball directly to the opposite corner when he is double-teamed. Good at pinching the ball holder, pay attention to cutting off the passing route between Curry and his teammates. The safest way is to distribute the ball to the person who is emptied.

Curry and Green played the pick-and-roll twice, and it quickly achieved results. Green is very good at handling four-on-three situations, splitting the ball just right, and being able to find open teammates in time. Without the transfer of the ball, the Warriors quickly recovered some points.

After the first half, the two teams fought 54:51, with the Heat leading by 3 points.

At halftime, Spoelstra made adjustments. He put James on Green on the defensive end, put Battier on Butler, and when Curry and Green played pick-and-rolls, James switched directly.

In this way, the Warriors have no chance of four-on-three. With James' defense, Curry will not suffer. Even if Curry cannot be defended, it can limit Curry's offense.

When Curry and Chandler were on the pick-and-roll, the Heat continued to flank Curry, forcing him out of the ball and letting Chandler handle it.

According to the offensive tactics that Chandler practiced on weekdays, he was able to pass the ball to teammates who were positioned according to the tactics. However, the Heat's peripheral rotation was very fast, and the opportunity was fleeting. With Chandler's ball handling ability, he could not catch the Heat for a short time. When the defensive line is empty, they can often only stop the ball in place, look left and right, and pass it to the person who comes over to respond.

If you can’t hold the ball, then play without the ball. Zhang Yu’s on-the-spot response is very quick, let Green deal the cards, Curry runs without the ball, looking for scoring opportunities, and the Heat switch defenses when they are covered. The communication is very tacit, and try not to give the Warriors open opportunities. .

But after Curry played off the ball, the Heat couldn't attack. With his superb off-ball skills and his teammates' solid screens, he can always get opportunities. Although such opportunities are only fleeting, Curry is as fast as Lightning's shooting speed is also enough to complete the finish.

However, the Heat's home court advantage also emerged at this time. The referee suddenly tightened the scale, and the penalty for physical contact became very strict. They called the Warriors two illegal screens in a row. I have to be more cautious, it is difficult to block people, and Curry has fewer opportunities.

If there is no opportunity for open space or misplacement, they can only attack single-handedly. This is because Zhang Yu really dislikes this inefficient offensive method, but until now, this is the only way to go.

The Heat have the Big Three, and the Warriors also have the twin stars of Curry and Butler. Unfortunately, Clay's ability to stare at defensive strong shots is not strong enough, otherwise the Warriors would also have a trident on the offensive end.

Now, Zhang Yu can only let Curry and Butler play singles with the ball, and start a head-to-head contest with the Big Three of the Heat!

But Butler met Shane Battier, but he met his nemesis. Butler's physical talent is not outstanding enough, and his wingspan is very short. He relies on his skills and golf intelligence to play. The most powerful thing is knowing what to choose in what situation. That's why many people feel that Butler is great, but they don't know where he is.

Butler is great because of his ability to handle the ball. After he develops his passing ability, he can even be used as the core of the ball. He won two 30+ triple-doubles and one 40+ triple-double in the finals.

But now, he is not mature enough, but met the old and spicy Battier, and was restricted to death.

Battier is most afraid of facing up to talented stars. Super talents like Kobe, Durant, and Anthony are directly on top of him. He has nothing to do. It is handy, Battier himself is a defender with a high ball quotient.

Butler's offensive efficiency is limited, and the Warriors can only rely on Curry's singles.

　Make up two thousand first, and make up for the missing ones tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)