Almighty Athlete Chapter 34: Nearby
On June 5, the first game of the 2013-2014 NBA Finals was held at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. ?燃?文小?说?????????`t
In this game, the Lakers shot 87 times against the Heat 94 times. The Lakers hit 42.5% of the Lakers’ team’s 44.7% of the Heat’s assists. The Lakers’ 21 assists against the Heat are 26. The number is the Lakers' 3 times against the Heat 8 times, and the error book is the Lakers' 16 times against the Heat 7 times.
From this statistic, the Heat dominates, and will inevitably have a big victory, but in fact the Heat lost 109 to 122. The main reason for losing the game is rebounds. The Heat only grabbed 36 rebounds in the game, while the Lakers grabbed 60 rebounds.
The Heat’s 36 rebounds are actually fairly normal numbers. They averaged only 36.4 rebounds per game this season, and the Lakers’ 60 rebounds did indeed play beyond the standard. Among them, "White Edge" Whiteside grabbed 15 rebounds alone, so that Bosh appeared in the center position and some could not find the North. I have to say that Miami is really a good place for Whiteside. White in history Side also played in Miami, and today he first came to Miami with the Lakers and grabbed 15 rebounds.
Pau Gasol also made a rare comeback and contributed two double figures. For Pau Gasol, it is still easy to bully Rashad Lewis on the offensive end with little confrontation. A big pitcher like Lewis has no resistance at all, and he has an appetite for Gasol.
Kaman, who has only 15 minutes playing time, has become the king of efficiency in the whole game. He finally encountered a weak Heat team, scored 13 points and 12 rebounds, and once again showed that he was in this book. This season's character of "bullying and fearing hard".
There is a saying in the basketball sport called "Rebounds get the world", which is even more true in the high-intensity playoffs. Although all other statistics of the Heat are overall superior, but the rebounds lost a full 24, This allowed the Heat to face a big defeat at home.
The Heat's weak inside is something the entire league knows. At present, the two starting insiders of the Heat are Bosh and Rashad Lewis. Both of them are not antagonistic insiders. Boss has been criticized for playing too soft, and Rashad Lewis is a The outside shooter is not an inside player at all. So many times, the Heat will send the birdman Anderson to strengthen the ability of the inside and protect the team's rebounds.
For this Heat team, losing rebounds has become a normal phenomenon. The Heat field has grabbed 4 rebounds less than its opponents throughout the season, and this figure was 2 last season. This shows that during this season, the Heat's rebounding protection is more unfavorable.
At the same time, the Heat's defensive strategy of double-team double-columns has gradually been cracked by various teams.
The Heat are very good at using the outside double bag to hold the defensive strategy of the ball player, to disrupt the opponent's rhythm and force the opponent to make mistakes, which to some extent makes up for the disadvantage of the Heat's insufficient inside. This trick was very useful in the first one or two years, but as the small ball style became more and more popular, the speed of the rotation of each team became faster, coupled with the increase in three-pointers, this kind of heat Defensive strategies are increasingly ineffective.
In terms of regular season performance, the Heat are 54 wins and 28 losses, ranking second in the West. Last year, the Heat were 66 wins and 16 losses, which means that this year’s Heat lost 12 more than last year. ball.
In general, the Heat this season is indeed not as good as last season, it can be said that other teams have become stronger, but the Heat is stagnant.
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The home defeat in the first game made James very angry. This is not only the first game of the series, but also the home of the Heat. Although the situation is strong this season, the West is strong and the East is weak, but the Heat is also good or bad. The defending champions with two consecutive championships won't be bullied in the first game.
What worries James the most is Wade's state. Especially after entering the playoffs, Wade's state has declined considerably.
Statistics for this season, Wade’s scores, steals, blocks, assists, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, free throws and free throw percentage are all below the career average. Wade's regression can be said to be "all-round". On the defensive end of this game, Wade is like walking on the court, and he can't find the state.
In the first game of the Finals, the Heat exposed a lot of problems. No one seemed to care about these during the regular season. In the playoffs, these problems did not seem to be very serious when facing the Eastern Conference. Serious, but when it comes to the top strong teams in the West, the Heat problem is really fatal.
In the finals in history, the Heat met the Spurs, and lost no suspense. They were swept by the Spurs 4-1. The only thing they won was a two-point win, and the losses were all dozens and twentys. Lose. If the Heat encounters not the Spurs, but the Thunder or Clippers, it is difficult for the Heat to win the final victory. Age issues, unreasonable lineup configuration, rigid tactical system, even as strong as James can not save the Heat, and James clearly felt this, and decisively returned to Cleveland next season.
In the entire league, James should be the player who will lead the team to victory. Perhaps he is not the best in statistics, but his comprehensiveness is unparalleled. James' comprehensive is not only the quasi triple doubles in the data, but he knows how to lead the team to victory.
There are so-called "dual cores" and "big three" in the league. There are many teams whose lineups look very good, but in the end they can't win the ball.
The real nba game is not to play a game, it is not to swipe everything together by putting together high scorers. When big-name stars come together, what is most needed is a leader who can lead the team to victory.
James is a natural leader. He can always lead the team to victory in his own way. This point is unmatched by any player in the NBA.
So in the second game of the Finals, James completely changed his strategy. He reduced the pass and increased the score to make up for Wade's lack of state; he began to work harder for the rebound, especially in protecting the defense Rebounding is very good. On the defensive end, he almost changed the position with Rashad Lewis, and he took the position of power forward.
In this game, James got a large double-double of 38 points and 17 rebounds, but the number of assists was only 1 times, that is to say, James basically had no passes.
In recent seasons, James has averaged about 7 assists per game, ranking in the top ten in the league almost every year, much stronger than most point guards. Contributing only one assist in a game is really rare for James.
But the Heat won.
After all, the Lakers can’t be better than 60 rebounds per game, and in the face of a James who desperately wants to score, Ci Shiping paid the price of six offenses, and he still can’t restrain him. If a superstar of this type of James wants to score, no one can resist it.
The Heat have a 1-1 home record under the leadership of James. This result is barely acceptable for the Heat. The key depends on the next two away games. If the Heat can also win a game There is still hope to win the championship, and if they lose in both games, the Heat will basically miss the championship.
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On June 10, the third match between the two parties was held in Jujube Los Angeles.
Back at home, the Lakers strengthened the rotation speed of the ball, and also increased the frequency of three-pointers shots. The result is that the Heat's proud outside double bag clamping ball player tactics completely collapsed!
The Lakers are running and running, and running and fast rotation of the ball is necessary. When the Heat team to the ball holder, the Lakers either have already passed the ball, or shot three-pointers. No matter how fast the players are, it is impossible to catch up with the ball.
The Heat team's coach Spo is still a dead brain, and he doesn't know how to work around. The whole game has been insisting on this tactic, resulting in a complete collapse of the Heat's defense line.
Speaking of the Heat, coach Spo’s vocational education level is really average. If it is not the Big Three, he will not be a champion. Of course, he actually doesn’t have much voice in the team. Coach Spoel has a general manager like Pat Riley on his head. If there is nothing, he will always cross the foot; there are leaders like James. It is possible to fire the head coach in one sentence. So coach Spo doesn’t have much room to play. He spends more time like a puppet, or the team’s adhesive, and many people even think that Spo is an assistant coach.
It can be said that in this game, the two sides lost on the tactical concept. This double defense of the outside ball holder will eventually be replaced by assisted defense and flanking defenders. After two or three years, a large group of players who are proficient in flanking defense have all obtained large contracts. Even after many fans have read their data, Gao Hu is not worth much money, but this illustrates the development of basketball from the side. trend. In the age of three-pointers, a strong wing defender is what the team needs most.
The Heat made a response in the fourth game. Instead of using the outside double bag to hold the ball, they returned to the one-on-one man-to-man defense.
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Zhang Guan faced Wade, and a fake action rushed past Wade, attracting Bosh's help defense. I saw that Zhang Guan made a light swing and passed the ball to Gasol who was under the basket. Gasol easily put the ball into the basket.
"It's Wade's leak again, this is the first time he has leaked!" Miami's commentator was full of annoyance.
Wade still hasn't recovered his status. He doesn't seem to be excited at all. Not only will his pace on the defensive end be slower by a half, but even the offensive end seems quite hesitant. In the case of one-on-one, it was really exploded by Zhang Guan.
There is not much joy in Zhang Guan's heart, but there is a feeling of invincibility.
In this year’s Finals, Wade did perform poorly, averaging only 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 heroes, but made 3.6 turnovers, which is not worthy of the giant’s performance. It also became one of the reasons why James left the Heat. James needs younger and more dynamic teammates to fight for the championship ring.
Wade’s poor performance, Bosh is still in the same state as before, no one can stand up on the bench of the Heat, James has almost no rest from the first quarter to the fourth quarter, but still It is difficult to support a single tree.
At this time, James seems to have returned to the Cavaliers a few years ago. At that time, it was the same way. Whether on the offensive end or the defensive end, the whole team relied on him alone, only he was desperately, but the teammate Can only give him very little help.
The game today is the same, big3 suddenly became big1, Wade and Bosh played like two ordinary starters~IndoMTL.com~This made James 36 points empty cut.
The Big Three take up a lot of shots, which makes the Heat's other players take fewer shots. The tactical core of the Heat is to allow the Big Three to attack, so even if the role player catches the ball, there are very few shots. For example, Chamoth, who has a good hand today, only got 5 out-of-phone meetings in total, but hit 4 goals.
Ray Allen and Rashad Lewis also feel bad, both of which are lower than usual field goal percentage. Birdman Anderson is very energetic, but can also foul, and today only played 20 minutes early to make six off.
Michael Beasley has become the highest-scoring person outside the "Big Three", and his shooting percentage is not bad. If you want to rely on your personal ability, James can be more reliable than Michael Beasley, so this guy is also a chicken on the field.
0 points for Haslem, 0 points for Tony Douglas, 0 points for Battier, 0 points for Norris Cole, and 0 points for James Jones.
"Little Emperor" James really became an orphan in this game.
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"Lost!" James' face was full of unwillingness, but reality made him helpless.
111 to 92, the Lakers won with a 19-point lead, and the total score was changed to 3-1.
In the history of the Finals, no team has ever been able to reverse the championship 1 to 3 behind. So this is equivalent to the death sentence of the Heat! Even if the Heat still have two home courts, it is still difficult to beat the Lakers in three consecutive games.
The Lakers are so close to the championship! (To be continued...)