warrior godfather

Chapter 520 Difficult choices

Many times, people have to make choices in a dilemma, especially for NBA head coaches.

Spoelstra needs to make a choice now, and his choice will determine how the Heat will play in the second half.

As the head coach of a super team, Spoelstra is rarely in trouble. As long as the Big Three play their strengths normally, the Heat are enough to defeat most teams, and he does not need to arrange tactics.

But as the playoffs progressed, the Heat encountered stronger and stronger opponents, and the game plan made before the game was repeatedly overturned. Spoelstra had to make choices, and he had to make more and more choices. , an increasingly difficult choice.

This time, he was thinking about how to defend Curry.

Spoelstra knows that the Warriors will definitely exert their strength in the third quarter. The Heat must withstand this wave of Warriors' offensive. It is best to recover the point difference and avoid entering the fourth quarter with a disadvantage.

And this requires him to make adjustments. If he continues to play like the first half, the Heat will most maintain a balance with the Warriors.

But Spoelstra is still a little hesitant. Being able to limit Curry's three-pointers and the offense of other Warriors players is already a victory for the Heat's defense. If they take risks and adjust, will the situation improve, or will it be even worse?

Spoelstra didn't know the exact answer, but time allowed him to hesitate, and in just 15 minutes of halftime, he made his choice:

"In the second half, we played like this..."

……

In the locker room of the visiting team, Zhang Yu is arranging tactics:
"...Everyone played very well in the first half! Continue in the second half, do the details well, the only thing you need to pay attention to is to boldly push and counterattack, seize every opportunity, and increase the speed..."

What Spoelstra didn't expect was that Zhang Yu didn't plan to make adjustments at the beginning of the third quarter.

With the Warriors still having the upper hand, he chose to strike late.

Zhang Yu wants to see what tactics the Heat will use in the third quarter, because whether the Heat will continue to let Bosh switch to Curry or flank Curry, even he doesn't know the answer.

And this is the focus of the game between him and Spoelstra. The whole world knows how to defend against James and Wade. The Mavericks in 2011, the Bulls in these three seasons, and the walkers in the last two seasons Those who set an example for Zhang Yu.

But how to defend Curry is a problem that the entire league does not know the answer to.

In the four years since Curry entered the league, he has never missed the playoffs and only lost two rounds of the series. They were lost to the Suns in the first round of his rookie season and lost to the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals in the second year.

There is nothing to say about losing to the Suns. It was already a surprise that the Warriors made it to the playoffs. The strength is far from the Suns. Curry has not grown up. Losing is very normal.

The Mavericks can win the Warriors by pinching Curry, which is of no reference value.

At that time, the teammates around Curry were too immature, and their strength was very average. The Warriors only had Curry as a reliable scoring point with the ball.

Since then, the Warriors have never lost a series, and no team can guard Curry again.

This is the second time the Heat have met the Warriors, but they don't seem to have found an answer to this problem.

Zhang Yu is looking forward to what adjustments Spoelstra will make. He has not even considered the possibility that the Heat will maintain the status quo. Spoelstra is by no means a head coach waiting to die.

……

"Dear viewers, welcome to watch the second half contest between the Warriors and the Heat in Game 5 of the Finals. Same time, but Mike Miller on the Heat for Ray Allen, he had a 3 in the first half..."

After the intermission, the broadcast screen switched to the stadium. Yu Jia briefly introduced the lineups of the two sides, as well as Ray Allen's data in the first half.

Yang Yi said:

"Heat is going to grab points. Ray Allen's offense is much better than Mike Miller's. He can shoot, he can also attack with the ball, and his defense is better. The Warriors have more points to beware of. One...the lineup of the Warriors has not changed, I thought the Warriors were going to join the Death Five, but Zhang Yu didn't move..."

He laughed at himself, but there was doubt and incomprehension in his voice.

During the intermission just now, Yang Yi made a very firm judgment that Zhang Yu would play the dead five in the second half, trying to take the game away.

This is not his casual nonsense. Yang Yi watched a lot of Warriors games, carefully studied the Warriors' game characteristics, and summed up some of Zhang Yu's coaching habits.

The most notable point is that he likes to make targeted adjustments in the third quarter, increase the intensity of the game, play a suffocating offensive and defensive performance, and take away opponents in one wave.

But Zhang Yu did not adjust the lineup this time, which made Yang Yi very puzzled. Could it be that the rules he summed up were wrong?

It seems that I still need to watch more videos when I go back. It is really hard to guess the thoughts of the top coaches...

Yang Yi thought to himself, decided to work harder, if he didn't thoroughly study the warriors, how could he get mixed up in Huaxia's commentary circle?

At this time, Yang Yi was still very ambitious.

"Di-"

On the court, as the referee's whistle sounded, the second half of the game began, and the Heat took control of the ball for the first attack.

James dribbles to the frontcourt, Butler and Chandler are ready to defend against the pick-and-roll, but he is uncharacteristically, instead of letting Bosh cover him, he holds the ball at the top of the arc, and the rest of the Heat start to run verb: move.

First, Wade came to the weak side corner and set a screen for Ray Allen, Ray Allen moved up, Bosh made a back screen for him, Ray Allen came to the top of the arc, and James thugs handed over, Clay's chase and defense took a full step, Ray Allen caught the ball and shot, and a three-pointer hit the frame, 62:60.

"Hey! The Heat made a double screen for Ray Allen. It was really unexpected. Who would have thought that with the Big Three on the court, Spoelstra would actually arrange a tactic for Ray Allen?" Zhang Weiping Be amazed.

Yu Jia glanced at the file and said:

"Ray Allen's performance in the first four games of the finals was very good. He made 46.8% of his three-pointers and his shots were very accurate. The Warriors should not be careless about his defense."

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu was a little annoyed. He emphasized the defense against the Big Three in midfield, but he didn't pay much attention to Ray Allen.

In this round, the defensive attention of the Warriors players was on the Big Three, and Ray Allen was able to run a relatively large space.

This is also due to inertial thinking. Compared with the Big Three, Ray Allen's threat is much smaller. He didn't play much in the first half, and even Zhang Yu somewhat ignored his existence.

It's not too late to make up for it, Zhang Yu said something to Cole, Cole immediately got up, came to the sidelines, and shouted a few words, telling the Warriors players to pay attention to strengthening the defense against Ray Allen.

This is the advantage of being a head coach. Many things can be handed over to assistant coaches, even including the command on the sidelines.

Of course, when the critical moment comes, Zhang Yu will definitely not pretend to be someone else.

The Warriors attacked, and Curry dribbled the ball across the half court, attracting everyone's attention. Zhang Yu also cheered up and observed the Heat's defensive formation.

Curry is like a magnet now, as soon as he gets the ball, Heat fans stop eating snacks and drinks, and all stare at him nervously, for fear that he will do something amazing again, such as logo three What's the point...

Under the gaze of thousands of eyes, Curry dribbled the ball steadily across the half, and played the same pick-and-roll with Chandler as in the first half.

The Heat fans breathed a sigh of relief, but then they became nervous again. Curry didn't shoot a super long shot. That means Bosh will be trained again. Can Bosh stand it?

At this moment, their resentment towards Curry was about to boil. Even when they watched the Heat play the Pacers and the Bulls, they were not so worried. How could it be so tiring to watch the game when they played against the Warriors...

But then, the Heat fans saw an unexpected scene, Bosh did defend in front of Curry, but Chalmers did not switch defenses, but struggled to squeeze through the screen, and also rushed towards Curry!

"Curry and Chandler pick-and-roll... encountered a flank! The Heat stopped switching defenses in the second half and directly flanked Curry!" Yu Jia said.

This is the choice Spoelstra made, he chose to break the boat and attack Curry!
Curry is in a hot state today, so he has to limit Curry's scoring, not only three-pointers, he would rather defend three and four than let Curry have a chance to score!
Curry was slightly startled when faced with the pincer attack from Bosh and Chalmers. This was the first time he encountered pincer attack in this game, and he was really not used to it.

But he quickly stabilized his mind, took a small step back, raised his hands, and passed to Chandler who was down.

After Chandler received the ball, he dribbled two steps inside, James came up to help defend, Chandler did not make a strong attack, but gave it to Butler on the weak side.

He doesn't pass the ball well, but the Heat have three defenses and four defenses, the space is very open, and he easily found the open Butler.

After Butler received the ball, Wade rushed over. He didn't look at Clay who wanted the ball, and directly shot a three-pointer.

Bang!

A three-pointer hit the iron, the rebound was snatched by the shrinking James, and the Heat counterattacked. To the free throw line.

Chalmers made two free throws, 62:62.

"At the beginning of the third quarter, the Heat beat the Warriors 5-0 and tied the score. The Warriors must score!" Yu Jia said.

Zhang Weiping said:
"Butler didn't make a good shot. Clay has already had a chance. He should pass more. It's not that Butler can't shoot, but Clay's three-pointer is much more accurate than him. Pass more. , is a better opportunity, what a pity."

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu shook his head, and he did not approve of Butler's offensive choice.

In this playoffs, and even this entire season, Butler's three-pointers have declined. It was a better choice for him to either break through or pass the ball to Clay, but he chose to throw a three-pointer by himself. This is the method with the lowest success rate.

On the court, the Warriors attacked. Curry chose to pick and roll with Green this time. Ray Allen let go of Green and came up to pinch Curry. Curry passed the ball to Green.

Now James is not an old man, he is very active in defense. Even if he is a guest power forward, he is dedicated to his duties and perfectly fulfills the duty of protecting the frame.

Green took the ball all the way to the penalty area before throwing the ball into the sky. Chandler behind James flew up, and it looked like an alley-oop dunk.

But at this moment, James took a step back, jumped vigorously, stretched out his hand to block, and his fingers would touch the basketball, destroying Chandler's catch, and also controlled the ball. After landing, he slapped the ball hard, and the Heat Fast break and counterattack!
"James made a successful steal, pushed directly to counterattack, drove straight in, one-stop, tomahawk dunk, 64:62, the Heat overtook by two points!" Yu Jia said.

"Di-"

After James scored, the referee blew his whistle and Zhang Yu called a timeout.

"Well done, LeBron!"

"Kill the Warriors, kill Curry!"

"Heat Champion!"

The auditorium was also boiling, and the Heat fans were aggrieved for most of the game, and finally had a chance to vent, shouting to their heart's content.

The morale of the Heat players also rose sharply, all smiling, while the Warriors players seemed a little frustrated. Green kept shaking his head, as if he was very dissatisfied with his performance, and everyone else walked back to the bench dejectedly.

Zhang Yu was not very angry, he just gave each team member a high-five as usual, without blaming them for their performance, and his indifferent expression calmed everyone down.

The boss/coach is not in a hurry, what are we to worry about?
Zhang Yu took the tactical board from Cole and said in a deep voice:

"Okay, take it easy, the Heat just overtook it by two points, it's no big deal, just chase it back, and we'll play like this later..."

When the Heat tied, Zhang Yu didn't immediately call a timeout, just to further confirm the Heat's tactics.

He was sure that the Heat were going to pinch Curry in the second half, and now it was his turn to make a move.

……

After 60 seconds, the timeout ends and both sides return to the court.

The Warriors stabilized the morale of the army, and the morale of the Heat did not inflate.

And when the Heat fans at the scene saw the Warriors' lineup, their expressions became dignified.

Curry, Clay, Butler, Leonard, Green, Coach Z replaced the dead five!
Although they didn't go to the scene, Heat fans will never forget that it was such a lineup that made James' 56 gods fall into fly ash.

If it weren't for this set of Death Five, which is smaller than the Heat's small lineup, the Heat would not have lost G1, and they are now leading 3:1.

In the live broadcast room of CCTV5, Yang Yi finally showed a smile on his face:
"Zhang Yu still replaced the death five. Although it was a bit late, it was not too late. The third quarter only played for 2 minutes. The death five should be able to regain the advantage. The state of James in G1 , scored 56 points, and the five dead players all won, James doesn’t have that kind of touch today!”

On the sidelines, Spoelstra's expression became very serious.

After the end of G1, he has been studying the five dead warriors of the Warriors.

However, Spoelstra only thought of a half way to crack it, because the attack of the Death Five is unsolvable!
Can his players withstand it?
(End of this chapter)