king of defenders

Chapter 1121 Back on track
"beep"

The timeout ended, the two sides returned to the field, with 1 minute left in the second quarter, the score was 61:63, and the Warriors led by 2 points.

No one expected that today's game would be like this. In the first quarter, the Heat attacked like a tiger, blooming more points, and in a hot state. In the second quarter, the Warriors scored even more terrifying points. Before the end of the quarter, they had already scored To 36 points.

Of course, this is also related to the rhythm of the game. In order to increase the rhythm, the Warriors even allowed the Heat to score two points in some cases.

Heat attack.

Meng Yun came to the front court, gestured to his teammates, asked for a pick-and-roll, attracted the defense and passed the ball to Xiang Long. Xiang Long made a gesture to shoot a three-pointer, then broke through and scored the same ball.At this time, Meng Yun had already circled two figures of 8 on the inside. With the cover of his teammates, he got a chance outside the three-point line in the left corner. Xiang Long's ball came, and Meng Yun immediately took the ball.

The reason why nba is stronger than other professional leagues is not because of how sophisticated nba's tactics are. In fact, of course there are tactical differences, but in fact they are similar. The key lies in the execution ability of players, the grasp of opportunities, and the ability to finish offense when opportunities arise. .

In other professional leagues, even if an opportunity arises, a player may not be able to make a shot even if there is a completely open opportunity. It's not open, as long as there is a slight chance, they have a high probability of scoring the ball.

If it is a completely vacant opportunity, it is rare to fail to enter.

Swish!
With a soft sound, a three-pointer was hit.

There was already an empty space in front of Meng Yun, and this kind of opportunity was a sure thing for him.

The goal was scored, and the Heat overtook the score, leading the Warriors by 1 point.

Afterwards, the Warriors counterattacked and gave it to Durant. In the last few tens of seconds of the second quarter, of course it was given to the player with the greatest confidence. Meng Yun stepped forward and stared at Durant coldly. Rand started, made continuous cross steps, and then suddenly made a breakthrough with a change of direction.

Meng Yun accurately judged Durant's intentions, and quickly retreated, using his speed to pre-empt the position.

At this time, Durant suddenly hugged the ball and raised his center of gravity. Meng Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to jump up subconsciously, but suddenly he felt blessed and stopped the urge to jump up. He just raised his hands and planted his feet on the floor. Up, not forward, not to violate Durant's cylinder.

Seeing that Meng Yun didn't jump, Durant was a little surprised, but his reaction was not slow. At his level, the capture of opportunities and the use of technology have almost become instinctive. Meng Yun was not fooled, so he immediately jumped up. , with a little backlash.
However, at this moment, Meng Yun jumped up. The terrifying bounce and excellent explosive power made Meng Yun slow down even a little bit, but he came back first, and stretched his arms towards the basketball. The moment Durant made a shot , Meng Yun's fingertips lightly rubbed a little basketball.

Just a little bit, but enough.

boom!
The goal was missed, Xiang Long took the rebound and passed it to Meng Yun, and the Heat carried out the last offense in the first half. Unfortunately, this offense failed to score, but Coach Spoelstra was still satisfied, at least in the upper half. At the end of the half, they were leading, the score was 64:63, and the Heat led by 1 point.

"We must control the rhythm in the second half."

In the locker room, Coach Spoelstra was making arrangements. He looked at Meng Yun: "Meng Yun, I would rather give up some easy scoring opportunities and lower the rhythm. Understand? We can't play against the Warriors. While I don't believe they'll be able to shoot that high all the time, we can't bet on that."

"En." Meng Yun nodded.

In the second quarter, the Warriors deliberately let him get two points. Meng Yun also hesitated at the time, but finally decided to get the two points first.

There is nothing wrong with doing this, it's just that the Warriors' three-pointers are too sharp.

If it is a different team, or the Warriors' three-pointers are not so sharp, letting Meng Yun get two points in this way is tantamount to asking for a dead end.

But if there is no if, Coach Spoelstra will not bet on that "if".

On the other side, the Warriors locker room.

Coach Cole is also making arrangements: "In the second quarter, we were a little loose on defense in order to speed up the pace, but we can no longer do this in the second half. Although I don't fully agree with the sentence 'Offense wins the audience, defense wins' No, I think the offense can not only win the audience, but also win the victory, but the defense is also essential. We are not a team like the Spurs. Our advantage is offense, but we cannot completely give up defense. That is a gamble, the second We won the bet, but we can’t continue reading the bet.”

"This is the finals, it's a tiebreaker, it's a life-and-death battle, and it's related to the championship trophy. It absolutely cannot be based on gambling, it must rely on strength."

"Moreover, we already have such strength." Coach Cole said: "So in the second half we must pay attention to defense, and play our offense as much as possible while paying attention to defense. I emphasize one point, don't rely on three-pointers. It has to be passed on, the tactics have to be played out, don't just think about shooting three-pointers."

The Warriors players nodded.

Intermission is over soon.

The two sides came back and both played in the starting lineup.

The Warriors have strengthened their defense, and their offense has become more stable. They no longer shoot crazy three-pointers, while Meng Yun on the Heat's side firmly suppresses the rhythm, playing positional battles with the opponent. The rhythm of both sides slowed down and the scoring efficiency also decreased. Quite a lot.

"Why did it change all of a sudden?"

"Yeah, the rhythm slowed down all of a sudden, and the shooting percentage of both sides also dropped a lot. It took more than three minutes to play, and one side only scored one goal, and each scored two points."

On the contrary, this made the fans feel uncomfortable, and the overtake in the second quarter was too big. In the eyes of the fans, it was still the "stormy" game in the second quarter that was enjoyable to watch.

Of course, in the eyes of Yao Ming, McGrady, Wade, James and others, this is the real playoffs, and the second quarter can only be regarded as an exhibition game.

This is what the real playoffs should look like. The drop in the shooting percentage of both sides is not because of poor play, but because the defensive strength of both sides has improved a lot.

In fact, only some fans were surprised, and none of the NBA players who watched the game were surprised. The Heat were in such a good state in the first quarter, and the Warriors gambled too much in the second quarter. This is not normal. Maybe there will be such a time period , but definitely not for a whole game.

Because this is the finals!
(End of this chapter)