Basketball Fanatic: Genius Is on the Left

In less than 2 minutes of the opening, James felt a sense of fragmentation.

Yes, the feeling of brokenness, what was broken, he didn't know, or he couldn't say it completely, but he knew that everything was different.

Excited, expansive, confident…

The emotions before the game dissipated at this moment, and it seemed that they had never appeared before. Only the smile on his face told James that all this was not an illusion.

Maybe you want to ask, this is just the beginning, 70 is not a big score, how could James, who is the core of the Heat, have an explosive mentality.

This is unreasonable!

However, this is the fact. James' mentality is already a little blown up at this time. It may be because he is too confident before the game and wants to win too much. This huge contrast makes him a little difficult to accept.

This is not a matter of 70, which indicates that the Knicks are not afraid of the new things of the Heat at all, but turned their heads and gave the Heat a painful blow.

The Heat's small lineup is of course very good, and their personal combat effectiveness is full. When they switch, few teams can keep up.

But they are not without weaknesses. Historically, how they were cornered by the Spurs in 2013, and how they were disbanded by the Spurs in 2014.

In addition to the objective factors such as injuries and fatigue, the biggest reason is that the Spurs have found the key to overturning the Big Three.

Still the same sentence, the inside line will never fall behind, at most it will only change, and the inside line is really too important for a team's upper limit.

The Heat's interior is too bad. Bosh has worked hard enough, but his natural shortcomings cannot be made up for by hard work. Even if he spends his life on defense, he can't beat Rodman, Ben, and Mutombo. defensive effect.

His most powerful thing is to open up the space, which made the 38-year-old Duncan feel like no one on the stage of the 2014 finals. In the first game, he made 9 of 10 shots, scored 21 points and 10 rebounds, and averaged 15.4 points per game after five games. With 10 rebounds, he penetrated the Heat's inside line alone.

And in this life, their inside line is even worse. On the bench at that time, Birdman Anderson was an important puzzle. Unfortunately, he is on the opposite side now, plus Zuo Li, Randolph, David Lee...

With eyes closed, Bosh would be smashed.

In the 2013 Finals, if it wasn't for Ray Allen's incredible three-pointer at the end, and Battier's 6-for-8 three-pointer, the Spurs would have won the championship long ago.

But now, they don't have Battier, nor Ray Allen, and their outside line is also empty. With four All-Stars, even if the salary cut is terrible, the salary space makes the Heat unable to sign some excellent players, so they must use the main force To play the advantage, to resist the game.

These are the shortcomings of the Heat, but because the Big Four's personal strength is too strong, a large part of it is covered up.

However, at this minute, the Knicks caught them all.

In the semifinals, the Knicks, who used running and bombing to kill the Pacers, stopped playing fast breaks. Even if they had the opportunity, they forced the rhythm and did not blindly increase their speed for two points.

This has lifted the Heat's shortcomings.

Now the Heat can't get up to speed anymore. With the height of their lineup, playing against the Knicks with such a tall average height, it can only be said to be a slow death.

This is also the reason why James' mentality exploded. He already felt a little hopeless...

It's no wonder Lao Zhan, you have to struggle to win a game in two seasons and you are abused every game, every time you experience hope to despair, your mentality collapses faster than Lao Zhan.

Fortunately, there is Wade!

When Lao Zhan was in a daze, Wade and Anthony played together and made an empty cut layup to help the Heat break the scoring shortage.

After the goal, Wade also patted James on the shoulder for the first time, and loudly encouraged him to cheer up: "The game just started, LeBron, we need you!"

This sentence finally brought James back to his senses, avoiding being pulled away early because of Lao Zhan's collapse.

This scene reminded Zuo Li of the previous history, the Heat and the Mavericks, one of the most valuable championships in history.

The reason why the Heat lost back then was that the Mavericks performed well on the one hand, and on the other hand, Lao Zhan, who averaged only a dozen points per game, could never escape the responsibility.

8 points is just a microcosm, reflecting James' collapsed mentality.

When encountering difficulties, Lao Zhan is indeed not as tough as imagined.

So the Heat have always been Wade's team, and at critical moments, Wade is also the one who stood up the most.

Under the leadership of Wade, the Heat finally got on the right track, and their offensive success rate began to rise, and they were once inseparable from the Knicks.

James also recovered, cheered up and played the role of his t0 tank, and achieved some results in several hard bursts.

At 2823 in a single quarter, the Heat fell behind by five points and entered the second quarter.

The 5-point difference is not big, and considering the performance of the Knicks in the opening game and the ability of the Knicks to widen the point difference after taking the lead in the past, the Heat fans are already very satisfied.

However, neither Spoelstra nor the giants had any smiles on their faces, even more dignified than at the beginning.

"The Heat are already playing well. The Big Four have scored and scored. There is no need to be too dignified. It may be better to relax." Barkley said after seeing this scene.

In the second quarter, the pace of the game is still not fast, oh, it's not fast, it's very slow!

Slower than the first quarter!

The Knicks have achieved the ultimate in conversion and sharing of the ball, which is different from the average 8.5 seconds per round in the second round. David Lee or Randolph, both had the opportunity to show their inside skills, and even Anderson made an iconic frontcourt dunk.

Needless to say, Zuo Li, as the pillar of the inside line, he turned his back on and bullied Bosh face-to-face. Poor Bosh is definitely the person with the most shots in a period of time.

Fortunately, the Heat felt good today. When they couldn't get in, Anthony made several difficult three-pointers to save the two teams.

4840, the Knicks won by 3 points in a single quarter, leading by 8 points at halftime and entering the second half.

48 points in the half is also the Knicks' lowest score in a half since this year's playoffs!

"Zuo Li 9 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal, Curry 7 points, David Lee 8 points, Randolph 6 points and 6 rebounds..."

"James 8 points, Anthony 14 points, Wade 10 points, Bosh 4 points and 1 rebound..."

"Blessed are you all tonight."

Kenny Smith said after counting the scores of the main players of the two teams in the first half.

"The Heat have really improved. They have been biting the Knicks and put enough pressure on the latter. This should be the first time the Knicks have encountered a test in the playoffs this year." O'Neal continued.

At this time, they haven't found anything wrong with the situation. The two teams are playing very anxiously, and the key players have scored. Although the Heat are behind, they have a bright future in the second half...

something is wrong.

What's wrong?

exactly!

This is the Knicks' tactics!

Who remembers how the Heat planned before the game?

Small lineup? Hit fast?

Understand why the Heat players can't see smiles on their faces, because they have been led by the nose by the Knicks!

This is the rhythm of the Knicks, not the Heat!