king of defenders

Chapter 571 Suffering a three-game losing streak

"Coach, the situation is not good for us." Rostern whispered.

"Of course I know that." Spoelstra smiled wryly. It's nothing to be behind, but it's depressing to be behind but unable to catch up. He shook his head, "We can only take it slowly."

It's no wonder that Rostern is nervous. After all, two-thirds of the regular season has passed, and now the Heat are fifth in the Eastern Conference and the Eagles are fourth in the Eastern Conference. If the Heat want to improve their ranking, they must first kill the Eagles.

What's more, this is the first game after the All-Star Weekend. Of course it would be best if they can win, and it can also boost the morale of the team.

At the same time, Meng Yun and Wade were sitting together and talking.

"Although our lineup has been fixed, there have been many changes after all. There is not a tacit understanding between each other, and there are problems in the implementation of X tactics." Wade said, a little worried.

Meng Yun nodded, and couldn't help frowning: "There is also a substitute lineup, and Dragic is still not very comfortable with the substitute lineup. Of course, whoever changes it may not be able to adapt at once. After all, he has changed from the main force to the substitute, and I know that Dragic must not be reconciled, his strength can be used as a starter."

Wade smiled bitterly, this is true, but what can be done?

The situation is pressing, and Bosh's illness has disrupted everything.

To be honest, for the current situation, Meng Yun and Wade have no good solution. This is completely a drawback after the lineup adjustment, and it seems that only time can solve it.

"beep"

The second quarter begins.

The situation has not changed, and the Heat are still at a disadvantage.

A few minutes later, Meng Yun and Wade returned to the field one after another. Meng Yun hit a three-pointer, and then completed a cooperation with Wade, assisting Wade to score.

In the next 3 minutes, under the leadership of Meng Yun and Wade, the Heat narrowed the score, but they were soon opened up by the opponent.

By the end of the second quarter, the Heat trailed by 11 points.

Entering the second half, the situation became even worse. The poor performance in the first half made the morale of the team low, and the state of the players was also ups and downs.

Spoelstra called a timeout and re-adjusted. After that, Wade broke out and scored consecutive points. Meng Yun also maintained a stable output. The two led the team to chase the point difference to 10 points.

Unfortunately, when the substitute lineup was replaced, everything went back.

"Alas" Spoelstra sighed again, not only the tacit understanding of the main lineup, but also the problem of the substitute lineup. How can we win in this situation?
On the side, Rostern and Craig also had depressed expressions.

For a while, morale became more and more low.

"Shh!"

Korver made another three-pointer and the Hawks led by 17 points with only 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

The general situation is over, Spoelstra made a substitution, Meng Yun and Wade Qiqi were replaced, and then Whiteside and Luol Deng were also replaced, announcing that they would give up the game.

In the end, the Eagles beat the Heat 127:113.

Meng Yunquan scored 28 points, 4 rebounds, and 8 assists. Wade scored 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Except for the two of them, none of them scored 20 points, and only two scored 10 points. Radic and Johnson.

How can such an overall performance not lose?

After the game, everyone felt a little heavy. Many problems were exposed in this battle. How to improve the record in such a state?
"Craig, Rostern, McAdoo, Howard." Spoelstra called: "Wait in my office, we have to discuss it."

"Ah."

"it is good."

Several teaching assistants and Spoelstra gathered in the office to discuss the problems exposed today and how to solve them.

Meng Yun and Wade looked at each other, and each was thinking about how to get out of the predicament.

The next day, the Heat faced the Wizards.

Spoelstra arrived early, but he didn't say anything, and his face was not very good. Obviously, he and several assistant coaches did not discuss any solution yesterday.

The game starts soon.

The Wizards' current record is 10th in the Eastern Conference and failed to enter the top eight, but they still have a chance to get a place in the playoffs, so they are more eager to win than the Heat.

In the first half of the game, the Heat had the upper hand. Both Meng Yun and Wade played well, especially Wade. As the team leader, he stood up and scored 24 points and 5 rebounds in the first half. 4 assists.

But entering the second half, the Wizards began to counterattack, Bradley Beal broke out, he only scored 10 points in the first half, but scored 30 points in the second half, scored 40 points, plus 8 rebounds, 4 With [-] assists, he led the Wizards to reverse the game, and successfully made a comeback in the second half, giving the Heat a two-game losing streak.

Wade looked disappointed, he scored 32, plus 6 rebounds, 5 assists, but still lost.

Meng Yun was also very depressed. He scored 27 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds. The statistics are not bad, but even so, he still failed to win.

The main reason is that other people played too badly. Dragic scored 8 points, Whiteside 11 points, Luol Deng 9 points, Green made 3 of 3 three-pointers, but none of the others scored. 9 points.
That's what the Heat do.

At the same time, the outside world has begun to talk about the Heat.

The first is to question Spoelstra's formation, why not let Dragic start?Is he not as good as Luol Deng, or Gerald Green?

The second is an attack on the Heat's tactics.

The Heat's tactics in these two games were so messed up that the fans couldn't stand it, and the turnovers were astonishingly high.

Finally, it is the scolding of Rolle et al., Green and other players.

Many people think that Luol Deng, Green and others are holding back, because their performance is too poor, and many open opportunities have not been able to make shots. It is like sleepwalking on the court, and they don't know what to do.Looking at your data, the combined score of the two games is less than 20 points each. Is this the data that a starter should have?

With your performance like this, it doesn't matter how well Meng Yun and Wade fight!
A day later, on February 2, the Heat ushered in a challenge from the Pacers at home.

The Pacers' record ranks seventh in the East, only one win away from the eighth in the East. The playoffs are not guaranteed. They are still trying to improve their record as much as possible, and strive to stay in the top eight.

The Heat fell behind from the very beginning of the game. The players were affected by outside public opinion and their mood was a little low. Although Spoelstra continued to encourage him, it didn't have much effect.

And the Pacers played very well.

Especially Paul George, he played very well, scored 35 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists, leading the Pacers to always suppress the Heat and finally win.

Wade also seems to be affected, in poor condition, only scored 18 points, shooting 30.00%.

Meng Yun played normally, but he didn't feel very good from the outside line and missed three-pointers. In the final decisive battle, he made 4 of 0 three-pointers and scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

So far, after the All-Star Weekend, the Heat have suffered a three-game losing streak.

(End of this chapter)