Chapter 261: East vs. Heat

Whether the winner of the Western Conference finals is the Spurs or the Blazers, it doesn't really matter, because their strength is a bit lacking compared to the Wizards.
The Spurs do not have the defensive guard Leonard, and the Blazers' backup lineup is flawed, which is very different from last year's Mavericks lineup.
Basically, as long as the Wizards can cross the Heat, they can win the Finals!
This season, the positioning of the Heat's Big Three has changed dramatically.
Last season’s final decision ended up hurting the Big Three more than the defeat of another time and space finals, so after the start of the new season, Wade simply gave up the ball, allowing James to maximize his ability, and himself Then concentrate on being the second head.
As for Bosh, he accepted the job of the third firepower plus the potman more frankly, sincerely and honestly.
The Big Three with such a clear division of labor already have a tacit understanding of the Celtics' Big Three's cooperation, and their power far exceeds the status of fighting each other last season.
At the same time as the Big Three became more difficult, Haslem returned from injury and Mike Miller gradually recovered some of the best sixth man of the year, plus a very strong horn "color" The addition of player Sean Battier has improved the Heat's backup lineup to a certain extent. Although it is not comparable to the Wizards' luxurious bench lineup, it has also reached the league average.
The Heat with the Big Three doesn't need many points from the bench, as long as they don't lose too many points and it's the Big Three's turn, that is the Heat's advantage.
So to deal with the current Heat, there are two things that must be done.
First, take advantage of the depth of the bench lineup and widen the gap in bench minutes.
Second, make good restrictions on James.
Wade's decentralization inspired James in the strongest state. Without Curry, James will take the regular season mvp for the third time this season, and won a total of 30 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists in the playoffs. Championship trophy and finals mvp.
Wang Xiao is well prepared.
On the bench, Jamison, Caron Butler led Beverly, Parsons and others, and the firepower must surpass the Heat bench.
On the point of restricting James, I believe Leonard and George can certainly satisfy Wang Xiao.
Moreover, the Wizards have such a luxurious front line. Under Leonard and George, there are Caron Butler, Jimmy Butler, and Chandler Parsons. Dead!
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The outside media are generally quite optimistic about the Heat.
Although the Wizards eliminated the Heat Big Three in the Eastern Conference last season, although Curry won the regular season mvp, although the Wizards team has a large number of talents.
However, after all, the Heat have James + Wade's top partner in the league. People are always reluctant to believe that the two league players who can be ranked in the top five will be able to beat a group of recruits with an average age of 25 years old.
The first game between the two sides started on May 28 at the Mci Center Arena, home of the Wizards.
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As the No. 1 team in the league, the Wizards have home court advantage when they meet any team in the playoffs.
Before the game, Wang Xiao did not make any special mobilization because he did not want to put pressure on the players.
Although the Heat are the biggest enemy in the playoffs, for the Wizards, as long as the players are playing normally, the Heat are not opponents.
So Wang Xiao played very relaxed, even did not care, what to pay attention to when playing with the Heat, how to use the "sex" style of play, when he met several times in the regular season, he has been taught to the Wizards players many times. Yes, they know exactly what to do.
When deciding on the use of system tactical skills before the game, Wang Xiao chose the card master after careful consideration.
The Wizards averaged 41.7 rebounds per game this season, ranking 20th in the league. Without Jordan, George moved to the power forward position, making the Wizards' protection against rebounds plummeting.
But the Heat didn't get there, averaging 40.3 rebounds per game ranked fifth in the league.
Although Bosh can get an average of 20+10 per game in the Raptors, he is not a rebounder, and the team's starting center Joel Anthony averaged 3.9 rebounds per game in the regular season.
Although the Wizards are not strong in rebounds, after all, there are two big men McGee and Whiteside. After using the card master skills, the two are enough to crush all the inside blue collars of the Heat and have an absolute advantage in rebounds. .
The famous center Akagi Gangxian once said that he can control the game with rebounds, and against the Heat, this will also be a big advantage for the Wizards to win.
In the first game, the Wizards' starting lineup is Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Javier McGee.
The Heat's starting lineup is Mario Chalmers, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Sean Battier and Chris Bosh.
Since the Heat entered the playoffs, they gave up the traditional center starter, instead of Bosh as the starting center, put Battier in the power forward position.
This is also something that can’t be done. The Heat’s center is too scum. Joel Anthony needs to be tall without height and speed without speed. In addition to being slightly stronger, it can help the card to protect the rebound. It is useless. Even You can't even eat a cake.
In contrast, Sean Battier's rebound protection is a bit worse than Joel Anthony, but in other respects it can be said to be over.
On the defensive end, Battier's single defense and defense capabilities are among the best in the league. On the offensive end, Battier also has a three-pointer with a good shooting percentage, which is currently the most stable three-pointer under Mike Miller in the Heat. "Shooter" hand.
This Heat lineup is also a bit of a small ball tactic.
The Wizards have been playing small ball tactics in the league for three seasons. Their rapid offensive and defensive transitions, a large number of three-point shots have made the whole league gradually realize the advantages of this tactic, and many teams that lack strong centers have also begun. Follow suit.
The Heat are undoubtedly one of the most like teams to imitate.
At least purely from the Heat's starting lineup, this team will definitely not run much slower than the Wizards, even faster, and more destructive. After all, the lethality of James and Wade's impact Far from Curry and others, Zhan Wei is the fastest and most defensive counterattack in the league.
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At the beginning of the game, McGee jumped the ball to easily defeat Bosh, and gave the basketball to Curry. The latter pushed the ball to the frontcourt, then called the pick and roll, using McGee to form a dislocation, Bosh rushed into the basket and scored a layup .