Chapter 539 [Invincible Efficiency]
The ball was passed to Wade, James ran to the low post, and Ye Feng went into the low post to defend James.
James forced himself to turn back and jump shot. Although he avoided Ye Feng's block, he did not grasp the rhythm well and bounced out. Barnes grabbed the backcourt rebound. In the small ball tactics, Barnes can play the No. 4 position, and his ability to protect rebounds is very reliable.
Barnes passed Thomas to attack on the position. The players jogged slowly through the half. Ye Feng provided a cover for Thomas on the outside. Thomas broke through with the ball, Lewis replaced defense from the side, and James continued to defend Ye Feng.
This is the Heat's strategy against Thomas, but Lewis' defense is not outstanding. Thomas showed his speed advantage. He changed direction and broke through with the ball, and accelerated over Lewis, and made a layup like a flash. 4-2.
When the Heat attacked, Wade used the cover to break through, and also relied on speed to pass Gasol Jr. and scored 4-4 on the basketball.
Both sides have weaknesses in defense. Bosh and Lewis pull out the outside line together, and it is difficult for the Clippers to defend against pick-and-roll. Gasol Jr.'s lateral movement speed is the slowest in the whole game, while the Heat players' breakthrough ability is amazing.
The Clippers' offense relies on the combination of inside and outside of Ye Feng, Gasol Jr. and Thomas. Gasol Jr. attacked at low post, and Bosh was not easy to defend.
The scores rose alternately. Three minutes later, Bosh suddenly showed his power on the offensive end and became the focus of the court. He made a jump shot after pick-and-roll. Gasol turned around and hooked the ball in the low single, maintaining a high success rate, and scored 14 points and 5 rebounds in a single quarter. It was not that Gasol Jr. had poor defense, but Wade and James frequently used covers to use his point as a breakthrough point to attract defense and then pass the ball. Bosh misplaced the attack on Thomas easily got an opportunity.
The Clippers' routine is similar to the Heat. Ye Feng scored several misaligned jump shots, and scored 12 points in the first quarter, and the two sides tied at 27.
In the second quarter, Paul Gasol competed with the Heat with a substitute lineup, and Ye Feng sat off the court to rest. Both sides were still very anxious. Sauton became an important player of the Clippers, hitting a three-pointer and successfully breaking through twice.
Five minutes later, all the main players played, but their shooting percentage began to decline. Coincidentally, the Heat players also lost their touch and the score did not widen.
Before the end of the half, Bosh broke through and caused 2+1. Although he missed the extra free throw, the Clippers fell behind 52-55. Bosh performed the best, with 18 points and 7 rebounds in the half, and James scored only 9 points in the half. He grabbed 4 rebounds and sent 5 assists. Ye Feng scored 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. James was suppressed by Ye Feng again in terms of data.
During the intermission,
n*t Radio analyzed the data of Ye Feng and James. This evaluated the performance of the two and the ranking of the current star strength.
Barkleys are the active star with the first place Ye Feng, James second, Durant third, Kenny Smith, and O'Neal all agree with him. The data of these three are outstanding and the efficiency is amazing.
Ye Feng's real shooting percentage in the playoffs reached 64.8%, ranking first in the league. How strong is this shooting percentage? Since the 1977-1978 season, only Adrian Dantley, Charles Barkley of 1983-1984, and Amare Stoudemire of 2007-2008 have played higher real shooting percentages. However, none of these players have won the regular season scoring champions and no average of 30+ games in the playoffs.
James and Durant are also very efficient, with their shooting percentages above 50%, which is only slightly inferior to Ye Feng.
In the second half, the Clippers no longer focus on offenses on the outside, and the Gasol brothers began to attack the inside. Unless Ye Feng had the chance to fight his opponent one-on-one, he would lift the ball into the low post. He and Barnes were active at 60 degrees on the left and right sides, and could play triangular attacks on both sides. The Clippers' tactics were still aimed at Parsons. Parsons would attack from which side of the defense.
Parsons is an important signing for the Heat this year. His offense is very good. He scored 7 points in the first half and was the key figure for the Heat to hold on to the score. But at a height of only 206cm, it is too difficult to defend the Gasol brothers at the low post. The defensive loophole at the low post is the Heat's fatal point. Whether he sends Parsons or Lewis, he is both strong offense and weak. Dalemport has no offensive ability.
Three minutes into the third quarter, the Heat substitution. Delham Porter was sent to strengthen the defense. The good times did not last long. The Clippers made four fouls in the second half of the quarter and began to use the "shark-cutting tactic", and the target was Delham Porter.
Not only is Delham Porter not accurate in the free throw, but the Clippers had previously fouled on James. His free throw was not very accurate. James was muscular and had always been a weakness. He just reached 70%, so he couldn't say it was bad, but he didn't get the ball into every time, which gave the opponent the possibility of blocking him.
After Delham Porter was replaced, the Clippers finally forced James to defend in the low post. Ye Feng faced Parsons who had re-played from the outside and started the main attack without hesitation.
Ye Feng just used one move. If James goes to the left, Ye Feng will catch the ball on the right, dribble the ball to a 45-degree angle, and turn around and jump shot with two backs. Parsons cannot defend against this move. Not only Parsons, many people in the league have a headache about Ye Feng's shooting through the board. As soon as they enter the league, this is his main skill. He has already had the right momentum in the second season and is extremely accurate. Once he finds the feel, he will make an attempt. Until now, his shooting through the board has almost become a magical skill. Every time he scores high scores, he is indispensable for a large number of shooting through the board.
The Clippers' offense was vivid, but their defense was still full of loopholes. In the second half, Bosh sleepwalking, Wade finally stood up. He found the shooting feeling and the breakthrough was sharp. Both Barnes and Harrison were very difficult to defend. After Wade broke through, whether he played or scored the ball, he put pressure on the Clippers' defense line. With him, Ray Allen's three-pointer also began to show his power. With the main players on the court, no matter whether they were playing or dividing the ball, he could not defend against each other.
Seeing that the Gasol brothers and Ye Feng were brave on the offensive end, the Heat simply gave up their defensive strategy and fought for the offense with all their strength. Parsons could withdraw the inside and let Dalemport play on the court without any help in the game.
At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led 86 to 84.
Ye Feng scored 27 points, but the shortcoming was that he paid the price of four fouls. James was not so easy to defend, especially when he broke through, he would be fouled a little slower. If James rushed up, Ye Feng would not block the basket and block it forcibly, so he would simply let James dunk. Although the dunk was very morale, at least he would not let James perform a good show of dunking him. James was holding his energy and wanted to dunk him one.
In the fourth quarter, Thibodeau did not let Ye Feng rest and took the risk to stay on the field. No one could replace Ye Feng's fate. Even if his defense is weakened, he is still the spiritual leader and the backbone of the offensive end.
Seeing Ye Feng's fouls, the Heat may want to make him fouls and let him go. Thibodeau showed his clever side again and changed the lineup. The Gasol brothers in the interior continued to play, replaced Barnes in the third position, Harrison in the second position, and Ye Feng served as the point guard.
It is much harder to cause Ye Feng to foul on the outside offense. In order to strengthen the offense, the Heat also changed the lineup. Wade played as a point guard at the guest, and Ray Allen played No. 2, James, Bosh, and Dalem Porter were present.
Both sides have a player who is not good at attacking, and the Heat still dare not relax their defense against low posts too much. On Dalemport, they can only focus on the outside and allow the three giants to complete the pick-and-roll cooperation. At this time, Ye Feng is also a good strategy to defend himself from the outside.
After the game started, James was responsible for dribbling the ball across the half-court to organize the offense. Ye Feng defended, and the two inevitably had a lot of physical confrontations. The referee would not easily call a foul at this time. If Ye Feng was sent off with a reason to pull people, the game would be bad. Don’t say that the fans would not agree, even David Stern would not agree. The referees who can enforce the law in the finals are old fry, and it is impossible for him to see through this. Therefore, Ye Feng is not as dangerous as he appears. Even if he defends 5 times and has a star whistle, it is difficult for him to be sent off.
James was very sad to pass Ye Feng without relying on cover, and chose to attract his defense and passed the ball, allowing Wade and Bosh to play pick-and-roll cooperation. Ye Feng was on the periphery, and the work of preventing the pick-and-roll was only handed over to the Gasol brothers. Wade played his best in speed and scored again in the basket.
The Clippers attacked, Ye Feng dribbled the ball through half the game, and the Clippers no longer played a triangle offense, but instead double pick-and-roll. The Heat asked Dalemport to strengthen the low-post defense, and did not attack the low-post disrupted their deployment. The two brothers pulled out to cover the outside, allowing Ye Feng and Dalemport to play. Ye Feng broke through and layup, took a step back and jumped, turned around and hooked, and made three consecutive goals. The Heat had no choice but to double-team, and Ye Feng started passing the ball again. The Gasol brothers' mid-range shots were good, and the open space was very sure.
In comparison, the Clippers' offense is better. In order to retain the hope of winning, the Heat did not dare to let go of the Gasol brothers anymore. Ye Feng scored crazy points in the final quarter, but James became the organizer of the field. This was the coach's arrangement, but Wade's limelight overshadowed him. Within the Heat, he knew that this was the coach's arrangement and was good for the team. But in the eyes of fans, James disappeared in the fourth quarter again, and was completely suppressed by Ye Feng on the offensive end. Compared with the data in the first two games, this game was more like being beaten.
At 4 minutes and 26 seconds, James made a wonderful pass at the top of the arc, assisting Ray Allen to cut a layup, scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to complete a triple-double.
However, before he was happy, Ye Feng broke through the outside world with Gasol's cover, and made a quick stop and jump shot from the three-point line, scoring his 36th point, approaching 40+ again, maintaining his usual efficiency.
James' triple-double was still covered by Ye Feng's light. After this game, the "Jies and Blackies" must have fun. There are many places to be black, so there is almost no need to look for it seriously.
The Clippers were behind 108 to 111, which proves that the Heat's offense is still effective. The suspense of the victory or defeat is likely to remain until the end. Both sides dare not relax at all. The last 4 minutes is the time to decide the victory or defeat.
Chapter completed!