Chapter 908: The Strongest Heat!

Relying on his super physical talent and mobility, James severely slapped away Durant's shot in the first defense at the beginning. This is a momentum that James has never shown in the previous two games.

In the previous two games, James stood one-on-one in front of Durant, which greatly limited his impact ability and physical talent.

When standing in front of Durant to defend Durant, the most important thing is height, weight and lateral movement ability.

Defending Durant's long-stepping breakthrough requires strong lateral movement ability, defending Durant's pull-up requires height, and defending Durant's back-up requires strength.

As for other physical talents or skills, it is really difficult to play their best role in front of Durant.

As for the three most important talents for defending Durant one-on-one, apart from strength, the other two are not James' strengths.

Even relatively speaking, James' lateral speed and his height have always been relatively disadvantaged.

If you can't use your strengths, you can only use your weaknesses.

It would be really strange to be able to defend Durant.

Therefore, before the start of this game, after confessing everything to Spoelstra, James' request was that he should not be allowed to face Durant or Yeosi again, otherwise no matter what he does now, he will only be Undercover.

Finally, Spoelstra gave him an answer that satisfied him.

Chris Bosh doesn't need to guard Durant. He just needs to prevent Durant from easily pulling up from the outside, forcing Durant to attack more inside, and forcing Durant into James' defense range. Come, James can exert his strongest power.

In this new role designed by Spoelstra for James, James is very comfortable.

After James blocked Durant's shot, even the Heat players on the court and on the sidelines were a little surprised.

Compared with the previous two games, James' blocking of Durant's shot was really so brutal!

"Did this guy really cut off all ties with the Sonics and Yes?"

After James apologized, except for Wade, most Heat players still did not believe James.

It's just that the team's head coach Spoelstra and the team's boss Wade are willing to believe in James, so they can only choose to believe in James.

Although they said they forgave James and believed James on the surface, in their hearts, they still had doubts.

Obviously, James' defense this time has a bit of a reputation.

"The feeling from the Miami Heat players is different!"

"There is less hesitation among Heat players!"

The SuperSonics offense continued again. Rondo sent a sideline ball. Yes received Rondo's pass and once again found Durant with a jump pass as a transfer.

This time, facing Bosh's defense, Durant did not choose to make a drastic change of direction and break through, but directly took action on the spot.

Bang!

The Seattle SuperSonics' first possession of the game ended in failure.

"The Miami Heat's targeted defense against Durant in this game was successful in terms of the first defensive effect."

“It’s not just a success, it’s a great success!”

After Kenny Smith finished speaking with a smile, even Barkley agreed,

Even Barkley agrees with this more than Kenny Smith does.

The Heat's change in James' role on the defensive end in this game not only affected Durant's offense.

It also affects Yes' attack!

Wade and Ben Gordon are so defensive,

It's because James is protecting you behind you, so you don't have to worry about being crushed if pressed too hard.

Anyone who knows the NBA and basketball knows that the tighter the defense, the better.

The premise that the tighter the defense is, the better, is that the defense must be flexible.

If the defense is inelastic, the tighter the defense collapses, the easier it will collapse.

And James' current defensive role provides defensive flexibility for the Heat's defense!

"Spoelstra is an underrated head coach!"

"He's definitely more than just a dog being tied up on the Heat bench by Pat Riley!"

Of course my disciple is not a dog tied to the bench!

Pat Riley in the stands was pleased with the Heat's start to the game.

In particular, I am very satisfied with Spoelstra's performance.

Even when he was disgusted with James, Spoelstra still maintained his patience and tolerance for James.

In the end, James was successfully influenced.

Pulled back James who had been undercover in the previous two games.

Per James' request, Spoelstra didn't tell Pat Riley everything.

In Pat Riley's view, he was very satisfied that his disciple was able to come out of such a difficult situation and do well.

And Nelson, who was on the sidelines, was also looking at Spoelstra, who suddenly became the focus of the game at this time.

This is an excellent tactical adjustment.

The Seattle SuperSonics played crazy in the first two games, and the Heat beat the Heat in each game.

But in the final analysis, when the Sonics reached a critical moment, the only players who showed real killing ability were Yes and Durant.

Yes and Durant averaged 78.5 points in the first two games, while the Seattle SuperSonics averaged 122.5 points, which means that in the first two games, Yes and Durant scored 65% of the team's points.

This ratio is too high!

Don't forget that the Sonics' substitutes also played well in the first two games.

In other words, the Sonics' starting scoring points are too concentrated on Yes and Durant.

This does not mean that Milicic and Millsap's scoring ability is bad. In fact, their scoring ability is not bad.

It's just that the two encountered great troubles in the first two games, and they were the kind of troubles that could not be solved.

Milicic could not solve Chandler.

Millsap could not solve Chris Bosh's offense before, and he certainly could not solve James' offense in this game.

Therefore, the only one who can really solve and has the ability to solve the problem for the Sonics is Durant.

Durant did not get any test on the defensive end in the first two games, and he was fully devoted to the offensive end.

As for Yes, the Heat tried to use James to play Yes on the offensive end, but James always avoided playing, which caused the Heat to be defeated by Yes in the third quarter for two consecutive games.

With the eyes of old Nelson, he could see what Spoelstra's intention was in this game.

James's defense became a free man, completely letting go of Rondo, so that Wade and Ben Gordon's double-teaming strength would be strengthened, which was to trap Yes's ability to solve problems!

At the same time, Spoelstra would definitely find a way to trap Durant's ability to solve problems!

Even old Nelson can now imagine what method Spoelstra used to trap Durant!

On the court, the Miami Heat were attacking, which was the first attack of the Heat in this game.

The first attack of the Heat in the previous two games was initiated by Wade.

The Heat had the ball in Wade's hands.

And this time, the player who launched the Heat's attack turned out to be James!

In the previous two games, the Heat let James control the ball, asking James to play Yes.

But now, James is carrying the basketball on the court to attack Durant!

After LeBron James used his terrifying tank-like impact to knock Durant away, facing Milicic's help defense, James did not hesitate at all and stopped in the middle distance to complete the shot.

Swish!

James scored the first goal of the game for both sides.

2-0!

Seeing James get two points so cleanly.

The Heat fans on the sidelines even forgot to cheer for a while.

To be honest, Yes was quite surprised by James' choice of attack this time.

Give Durant a physical confrontation, not a physical confrontation with Milicic.

This is the high basketball IQ playing style that James has always had.

However, facing Milicic's help defense, such a decisive mid-range shot is definitely not a regular James' offensive style!

With Yes's familiarity with James, even if it was James in 2016, he would hesitate when he could attack the basket or shoot, and even choose to attack the basket most of the time. For his own shooting, James was not so confident even when he was in an open position, not to mention pursuing the kind of clean, decisive and quick shots.

In fact, in the more than 2,000 games when he was a teammate with James, James liked to aim for a while before shooting when facing an open position.

In the first two games, because his mentality was broken by his various operations, James did not have the opportunity to show his difference. In this game, James, who completely let go of everything, has begun to make Yes feel that this James is more and more different from the James he knows.

His body is now at its peak.

His skills are now completely mature.

More importantly, his mentality is finally no longer confused.

James is now very strong!

James' strong performance in one offense and one defense after the opening of this game made the Heat fans and many reporters and media audiences at the scene a little distracted.

After all, James' performance in the previous two games was not like this.

In the previous two games, James was an undercover.

How could a person who was an undercover in the first two games suddenly explode against the trend in this game? !

James' current data is 2 points and 1 block, which is far from the requirements of a big explosion.

But anyone who has watched this game can feel how big the gap is between James' performance in this game and the previous two games.

At least, from the beginning of this game, James is the protagonist on the court!

Of course, letting James become the protagonist at the beginning is Spoelstra's request.

The sooner the Heat players let go of their guard against James, the better.

Spoelstra is not a saint who takes it for granted. He does not think that other Heat players really believe in James without any evidence.

James needs to let the team see his pledge.

The attack and defense at the beginning are the pledge!

His plan is not wrong and the effect is very good. Spoelstra can clearly feel the changes in the faces and expressions of the Heat players now.

Not only the Heat players on the court are changing their views on James, but also the Heat players on the sidelines.

The Seattle Supersonics attacked again, and this time, the Heat didn't even give Yes a chance to connect the ball.

The last time the Supersonics attacked, the Heat didn't care about Rondo and completely let Rondo go, but it was at least a show. Ben Gordon didn't stand with Wade to double-team Yes from the beginning. Ben Gordon completely let Rondo go, but as long as he went back, he could still go back to Rondo's side.

But this time, in order to double-team Yes's receiving the ball from the beginning, Ben Gordon really didn't plan to go back to defend Rondo!

In other words, Rondo can shoot from outside the three-point line as long as he wants, and as long as he is confident in his ball control and layup, he can also take the ball to the basket and challenge James and Chandler!

Looking at this smooth and broad road, Rondo, who was dribbling, had a dark face like the bottom of a pot, and even his hands were shaking while dribbling.

It's too disrespectful to the second master!

I always thought that Phil Jackson and Ki Bugong were the most disrespectful to the second master!

Now I know that there are worse people in this world than Phil Jackson and Kidd!

Damn it!

Whether Du Shiwu can score depends on the sky, and it has nothing to do with the defensive players.

Erye's shooting also depends on the sky, and it has nothing to do with the defensive players.

Why can't you use such a release to humiliate Du Shiwu? !

Why don't you arrange such targeted defense for Du Shiwu and Erye? !

Damn it, are you too double-standard? !

Erye is very angry!

Erye feels furious now!

Throw it!

Rondo, who was indignant, looked at the annoying basket that had been losing weight but not gaining weight, and threw the basketball in his hand directly out.

Erye has never been a coward!

You dare to release Erye, Erye dare to endure it!

Clang!

Rondo's shot from outside the three-point line, which was released for who knows how many meters, hit Lan's neck hard.

Looking at the basketball that bounced high on the blue neck, even Yes opened his mouth in despair, not knowing what to say.

There are not many things in this world that can make him feel desperate. One is James' acting skills in the finals, and the other is Rondo's shooting...

"Such an opportunity can hit the rim like this?"

"No wonder so many people say that as long as Rondo stands on the NBA court, it is an insult to all NBA players."

Barkley on the sidelines felt that he was definitely not black Rondo when he said this.

Almost at the same time, James quickly grabbed the rebound that bounced high and far. After grabbing the rebound, James threw the basketball in his hand to the front court without any pause.

The one who ran in the front was Wade!

And Yes was just being dragged by Ben Gordon...

Three people entangled, one person dragged, and the other pushed away and ran. Even if Yes's explosive power was against the sky, it was useless.

With a bang!

The sound of Wade's abuse of the rim completely ignited the American Airlines Arena!

"James and Wade are connected, this is James and Wade connecting!"

This game, no, this series, the Supersonics are going to be in trouble!

In front of the TV, Kobe shook his head regretfully.

The Heat are indeed the strongest...