Vol 6 Chapter 34: A few steps away

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On June 5, the first game of the 2013-2014 NBA Finals was held at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.
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 scored 21 assists against the Heat 26. The Lakers steals 26. Of the 3 times against the Heat 8 times, the error book is the Lakers' 16 times against the Heat 7 times.
Judging from this data, the Heat dominates and will inevitably have a big victory, but in fact the Heat lost 109 to 122. The main reason for the loss is rebounds. The Heat only grabbed 36 rebounds in the game, while the Lakers grabbed 60 rebounds.
The Heat's 36 rebounds are actually a fairly normal stat. They averaged only 36.4 rebounds per game this season, and the Lakers' 60 rebounds are indeed somewhat superb. Among them, "White Edge" Whiteside alone grabbed 15 rebounds, 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. Historically Whiteside also played in Miami, and today he followed the Lakers to Miami for the first time and grabbed 15 rebounds.
Gasol also made a rare comeback, contributing two double-doubles. For Gasol, it is still very 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 only played 15 minutes, became the king of efficiency in the entire game. He finally encountered a weak Heat team, scored 13 points and 12 rebounds, and once again showed that he was "bully and hard" this season. "'S true color.
There is a saying in basketball that says "rebounding gets the world", especially in the high-intensity playoffs. Although all other statistics of the Heat are fully dominant, but the rebounds lost by 24, which makes the Heat The team ushered in a big defeat at home.
The Heat's weak inside is something the entire league knows. At present, the two starting players 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 Outside shooters are not at all inside players. 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. Throughout the season, the Heat have grabbed 4 rebounds less than their opponents, and this figure was still 2 last season, which shows In this season, the Heat's rebounding protection is even more unfavorable.
At the same time, the Heat's defensive strategy of double-team double-columns has gradually been cracked by the teams.
The Heat are very good at using the outside double bag to hold the defensive strategy of the ball to disrupt the opponent's rhythm and force the opponent to make mistakes, which to a certain 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 the regular season record, the Heat are 54 wins and 28 losses, ranking second in the West, and last year, the Heat's record was 66 wins and 16 losses, which means that this year's Heat lost 12 more than last year.
Overall, 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 of the strongest and the weakest this season is the most serious, the Heat has won two consecutive championships. 'S defending champion 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 fallen quite seriously.
This season's statistics, Wade's scores, steals, blocks, assists, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, free throws and free throw percentage are all lower than 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. During the regular season, no one seemed to care about these, and in the playoffs, these problems did not seem to be very serious when facing the Eastern team, but The Heat problem is really fatal when it comes to the top teams in the Western Conference.
In the finals in history, the Heat met the Spurs and lost less suspense. They were swept by the Spurs 4 to 1, and the only thing they won was a two-point win. of. 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 terms of statistics, but his comprehensiveness is unparalleled. James' comprehensive is not only the quasi triple doubles in the data, but he understands how to lead the team to victory.
There are so-called "dual cores" and "big three" in the league. Many teams have very good lineups, but in the end they can't win the ball.
The real NBA game is not to play games, it is not to swipe everything together by putting together high scorers. When big-name stars come together, the most important thing is to have 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 is difficult for any player in the NBA to match.
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 fight harder for rebounds, especially in protecting defensive rebounds. He 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 didn't have any passes in the whole game.
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 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 are Hope to win the championship, and if they lose in both games, the Heat basically missed the championship.
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On June 10, the third game between the two sides was held in Jubilee.
Back at home, the Lakers strengthened the rotation speed of the ball, and also increased the frequency of three-pointers. The result is that the Heat's proud outside double bag clamping ball player tactics completely collapsed!
The Lakers are running, the running and the fast rotation of the ball are 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, they cannot catch up with the ball.
However, the Heat's coach Spo is still a dead brain and does not 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's coach Spo, the level of vocational education is really average. If it is not the Big Three, he will not be a champion. Of course, he doesn't actually have much say in the team. Coach Spoel has a general manager like Pat Riley. 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. Therefore, 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 were proficient in flanking defense all got big contracts. Even after watching their statistics, many fans shouted that it was 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 responded 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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Faced with Wade, Zhang Guan rushed past Wade, attracting Bosh's help. I saw Zhang Guan gently waved the ball and passed it to Gasol 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 the 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, Zhang Guan was really exploded.
There was not much joy in Zhang Guan's heart, but a feeling of invincibility.
In the finals of this year in history, Wade really did not perform well, averaging only 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 heroes. His turnovers were as high as 3.6, which was totally unworthy of the performance of the giants, and this also became One of the reasons James left the Heat. James needs younger and more dynamic teammates to fight for the championship ring.
Wade played poorly, and Bosh was still in the same state as before. No one on the bench of the Heat was able to come forward. James had almost no rest from the first quarter to the fourth quarter, but it was still difficult to support.
At this time, James seemed to have returned to the Cavaliers a few years ago. At that time, it was the same. Whether on the offensive end or the defensive end, the whole team relied on him alone, only he was desperately, but his teammates could only give He had little help.
Today's game is also the same. BIG3 suddenly became BIG1. Wade and Bosh played like two ordinary starters, which made James 36 points into an empty cut.
The Big Three have taken more shots, which makes the Heat's other players take fewer shots. The Heat's tactical core was originally to allow the Big Three to attack, so role players rarely catch even if they catch the ball. For example, Chamoth, who feels good today, only got 5 out-of-phone meetings, 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 and made six fouls.
Michael Beasley has become the highest-scoring person outside the "Big Three", and the shooting rate is not bad, but this guy basically only takes the ball singles, whether or not to rely on personal ability, if the Heat want to rely on In terms of individual ability, James is more reliable than Michael Beasley, so this guy is also a chicken on the field.
Haslem 0 points, Tony Douglas 0 points, Battier 0 points, Norris Cole 0 points, James Jones also 0 points.
"Little Emperor" James really became a lonely man in this game.
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"Lost!" James' face was full of unwillingness, but reality made him helpless.
111 to 92, the Lakers have a 19-point lead and won, turning the total score to 3 to 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!