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Chapter 89 Who is tougher than whom (second update today)

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    On the evening of May 20, in a hotel room in Philadelphia, Riley and all members of the Heat coaching staff watched the tiebreaker between the 76ers and the Raptors.

    After watching the game, Riley smiled and said: "The result is as I expected. Our opponent in the Eastern Conference finals is still the 76ers! Everyone, tell me, what do you think?"

    Stan Van Gundy unbuttoned the collar of his shirt, wiped the sweat from his head and said: "I think the key to who can win between us and the 76ers is actually whose defense is stronger!"

    I have to say, fat people just love to sweat!

    Spoelstra said: "My opinion is a little different from Stan's! Yes, we have to be tougher than anyone else, but it's not just defense, we also have to play a smoother offense!"

    Riley ignored Spoelstra, turned his attention to Van Gundy and asked: "Stan, in your opinion, how should we arrange the team's defensive focus?"

    Van Gundy smiled and started talking: "Pat, aren't you asking questions knowingly? Against this 76ers team, everyone knows that the focus of defense should be on Allen, but I want to explain in detail how to prevent this.'  Answer'!"

    After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment and then said: "Everyone knows that we should focus on guarding Allen Iverson, but which team has really guarded him this season? So I want to say, if you want to really guard him,  It's impossible to kill him. What we have to do is to keep an eye on other people as much as possible and let Allen play in singles As long as the connection between Allen and other people is cut off, no matter how powerful he is, he can't win every game.  Doesn¡¯t it feel great in your hand?¡±

    After hearing this, Riley couldn't help but nod and smile: "Yes, Allen Iverson is really good, but his shooting percentage is not high. He can't kill us alone!"

    Iverson averaged 31.1 points per game in the regular season this season, but his shooting percentage was only 42%. Since the playoffs, his shooting percentage has been even lower, less than 40%.

    However, his number of assists in the playoffs has been significantly improved compared to the regular season. He currently averages more than 6 assists per game. This is what Riley pays more attention to.

    Van Gundy can see this, and Riley is obviously very satisfied with him. He is indeed the best expert in perimeter defense.  Riley's defensive thinking coincides with Van Gundy's, that is, instead of going all out to mark Iverson, it is better to let him play in isolation and focus on others. Anyway, his shooting percentage is not high, and he will not hit it every time.  Hit critical hits every game, right?

    If the Heat are really so unlucky, just like the Bucks encountered the "cheating" Wang Dalin before, then the Heat deserve to lose

    After confirming Van Gundy, Riley turned to look at Spoelstra and asked: "Eric, you just said that we must also play a smooth offense. Can you talk about it specifically?"

    Spoelstra smiled and said: "Actually, it's not complicated! After watching so many 76ers game videos, everyone should have discovered that Larry Brown's defensive system is actually a zone defense. He is just playing in the league.  It¡¯s just a side kick, we might as well call this zone defense a ¡®pseudo zone defense¡¯!¡±

    After a slight pause, he continued: "To break the zone defense, or this kind of 'pseudo zone defense', as long as we can make shots from the mid-range, there is actually nothing to fear from the 76ers' defense! And our team happens to have the  Ling Wang is a player who is very good at mid-range shooting, and Eddie and Brian are also good at mid-range shooting!¡±

    Riley nodded and smiled: "That's right! But there is one more thing you didn't mention. It is also important to break the zone defense and make three-pointers. Our team happens to have Darling King's three-pointers very accurate, and Eddie's three-pointers are also pretty good!  "

    In the regular season, Wang Dalin¡¯s three-point shooting percentage was ¡°only¡± 36.1%, but in these 7 games in the playoffs, his three-point shooting percentage was as high as over 65%. This is really terrifying!

    And he is not the type of shooter who only takes one or two shots from beyond the three-point line in a game. Not only does he have a high shooting percentage, but he also makes a frightening number of shots.

    Wang Dalin made so many three-pointers in the playoffs, which really left a deep impression on Riley Not only Riley, but everyone now probably regards him as the league's number one three-pointer expert.  .

    Coupled with Eddie Jones, a powerful scorer with a three-point shooting rate of 43.8% in the playoffs, if the 76ers continue to use their usual defensive tactics, Riley is very confident that he can create the "  The turtle shell was smashed to pieces.

    In Riley¡¯s view, he admitted that the defensive system built by Brown is indeed very good, but the Heat¡¯s iron-blooded defense is not weak either.  The 76ers' offense can only rely on Iverson alone, while the Heat's offensive firepower is much stronger.

    If Wang Dalin can perform like that against the Bucks once or twice again, let alone the 76ers?So what if the Lakers are now recognized as the number one team in the league?  Why don't you still surrender to your death?

    Of course, Riley also knows that this is not realistic, and it is almost impossible to repeat Wang Dalin's performance in those games.

    But even Wang Dalin, who is in "regular form", currently has more offensive firepower than Mason, who is still recovering from injury, in Riley's mind.

    On May 21, the Lakers¡¯ G2 game against the Spurs began.

    At the beginning of this game, both sides played with extraordinary defensive intensity, but Duncan still scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 4 of 8 shots in the first quarter, and his performance was very calm.

    For the Spurs, Daniels made 3 of 5 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 10 points in the first quarter.

    Kobe Bryant was not to be outdone on the Lakers' side. He faced Daniels' defense and scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 block on 4 of 6 shots.

    Without Bruce Bowen, a strong outside defender, Bobo, the old thief, really has nothing to do with this "Black Mamba".

    Kobe's performance was quite good, but O'Neal on the Lakers side was a little stretched in the first quarter. He only made 1 of 5 shots and scored 2 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. The Spurs did not even use the "shark-cutting tactic" to restrict him.  .

    In the second quarter, the Spurs' offensive firepower increased instead of decreasing. Duncan alone made 8 of 10 shots and scored 17 points and 6 rebounds, completely destroying the Lakers' inside line.

    ??And Kobe, who performed well in the first quarter, felt cold in this quarter, scoring only 5 points on 2 of 6 shots.  O'Neal was still sluggish in the second quarter, making only 1 of 4 shots.

    At the end of the first half, the Lakers trailed the Spurs by 8 points, 38:46.

    Maybe it was because someone's words inspired him during the halftime break, or maybe he was so embarrassed by his own performance that O'Neal finally regained his touch at the beginning of the second half.

    He scored 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in the third quarter on 4-of-7 shooting. His performance was as comprehensive as the Timberwolves¡¯ No. 21

    Don't wonder why Lao Wang always uses Garnett as a metaphor. The "Wolf King" of this period is indeed the most comprehensive big man in the NBA.

    He averaged 22 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5 assists per game this season. He is the only player in the league who can average "20+10+5" per game Doesn't that still show his comprehensiveness?

    O'Neal's condition recovered, but Duncan was still solid. He made 1 of 2 shots in the third quarter, plus 6 of 6 free throws and scored 8 points.

    In the third quarter, Kobe made 2 of 5 shots and scored 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. His performance was also very comprehensive.

    After three quarters, the score between the two sides reached 66:67, and the Lakers were only 1 point behind.

    In the fourth quarter, the Lakers' defensive intensity suddenly increased, catching the Spurs off guard. Even a solid player like Duncan struggled, making only 2 of 6 shots.

    The performance of other Spurs players in the fourth quarter was even worse. "The Admiral" made 1 of 3 shots, Daniels made 0 of 2 shots, Terry Burt made 0 of 3 shots, and Danny Ferry made 0 of 1 shots.  middle¡­¡­

    Although O'Neal's shooting percentage for the Lakers is not high, he only scored 5 points on 2 of 5 shots, but he also contributed 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, and his performance was normal.

    Kobe was tough enough at the critical moment. He scored 9 points on 3-of-7 shooting in the fourth quarter, continuing the Lakers' offensive firepower.

    In this game, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 88:81. The Spurs' two home games ended in failure, and the hope of advancing to the finals was almost zero.

    What really killed the game was not the "Black Mamba" who scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, nor the "Shark" who scored 19 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, but the two role players Fox and Horry.

    They each contributed 2 steals in the fourth quarter, giving the Spurs the heaviest blow.

    As the saying goes, "Offense wins the regular season, defense wins the championship." In this Western Conference finals, Fox and Horry proved the correctness of this statement with 4 steals.

    Sometimes, defense can also kill the game (remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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