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Chapter 233 Adjustment and Trial

Facing James who was slowly leaving the field, Spoelstra put his tactical drawing board behind him and said in a deep voice, "I'm going to let the main players return early."

Glancing at Spoelstra, James didn't speak.He went straight back to his seat, first picked up a towel and wiped the sweat off his head, then opened the bottle and took a sip of the drink, and finally looked back at Sibo, waiting for an explanation.

Frowning, Spoelski said: "The Spurs lineup is too deep, and a stalemate will only make us more disadvantaged. You are not iron men, and we urgently need to break the situation."

"Worth fighting for."

After pondering for a moment, James also knew that it really couldn't go on like this. He looked straight at Spoelstra and said, "However, I hope that next season the team can have more player options like the Spurs."

Shiba shrugged, but didn't make any answer.The reason is that the team's salary space is not flexible. If the players do not take the initiative to cut their salaries, even Riley, the famous fortune teller, will find it difficult to sign powerful players.

However, Spoelstra didn't have to worry about that, after all, he was just a coach, and he couldn't get involved in that.After getting James' approval, Spoelstra simply spoke to the other two giants, and then rearranged the starting lineup.

After the timeout, Popovich looked at the Heat's Big Three who were back in battle, a bright light flashed in his eyes, he tilted his head slightly, and said, "Heat's small lineup is here, get ready to adjust it!"

"understand!"

Borrego nodded again and again with a serious expression on his face.He took out a pen from his pocket, held a notebook, and made full preparations for recording data.

Then the game continued, and the Spurs, under the command of Popovich, made continuous adjustments to the interior collocation in just a few minutes.

Every inside player in the team has played several rounds, and through the defensive effect of these rounds, to find the best combination of twin towers.

As a good coach, Borrego can still see something, even if it is only a few minutes, so he said while recording: "For now, Splitter and Diaw are working better together."

Popovich frowned slightly, looked at the score that was stretched again, not very satisfied, and said: "The results are not all the same, I can't prevent it."

Borrego nodded in agreement, remembered something, and said slowly: "If Dior becomes stronger, he can barely keep up with James' pace. However, if it is Duncan and Dior's partner inside, maybe... "

"There are not so many ifs in reality. The team must be prepared to win without the core."

Shaking his head, Popovich directly interrupted Borrego.If Duncan returns, he can indeed pose a huge threat to the Heat's small lineup on both offense and defense, but he is not a coach who likes to rely too much on himself.

Knowing that Borrego could understand him, Popovich didn't continue. After seeing the lineup on the field, he turned and waved to the bench, shouting: "Young, Leonard , you two come here."

"coach!"

Yang Ke, who was concentrating on watching the game, heard Popovich's call, and immediately got up with Leonard and walked to him.

He reached out and patted Yang Ke on the shoulder, and Popovich bowed his head and said, "Yang, after you go up, tell Dior and the others that the defense should focus on blocking the middle lane, and at the same time strengthen inside control."

"understand!"

Yang Ke nodded thoughtfully, although he hadn't seen the Heat's offensive strategy clearly.But obviously, the first core of the Heat's offensive system must be James, you must know that he is now No.1 in the league.

And James is better at breakthroughs. First, his mid-range and long-range shots are less stable, and second, due to his physical fitness, few people can block them.Therefore, the inside control arranged by Popovich is deliberately prepared for James.

Looking sideways at Leonard with a paralyzed face, Popovich continued to order: "Leonard, Wade's defense is in your hands. I need you to find a way to force him to the baseline."

"Ah."

Leonard didn't think about it at all, and responded calmly, even if he didn't know what to do for the time being, after all, Wade is not easy.

Hearing that there was no specific task assigned to him, Yang Ke blinked and asked suspiciously: "Coach, what should I do after I play?"

"You can do it yourself."

Popovich didn't even think about it, and said casually.For this game, he already arranged it with the idea of ​​studying the Heat's small lineup.Therefore, Yang Ke was replaced just to adapt in advance.

"..."

Not long after, taking advantage of James' two free throws, Yang Ke and Leonard stepped onto the court again.

Bending down to wipe off the dripping sweat from his head, Ginobili looked at Yang Ke who had stopped beside him, and asked, "What is the old man's plan? Let you organize the attack?"

"There is no arrangement, let me figure it out."

Shrugging his shoulders, although the coach did not specify the arrangement, Yang Ke was not at a loss, and said with a smile, "You will control the ball later, and I will be a mobile fortress like Battier."

Shaking his head, Ginobili took a few breaths, put his hands on his knees, felt the fatigue on his legs, and couldn't help but vetoed: "No, you organize, I need to slow down for a while."

After Ginobili said this, Yang Ke remembered that he was 35 years old this year, and he was no longer the handsome young man he used to be, and his body was going downhill.It is not easy to be able to continue the amazing performance for several minutes in a row.

Thinking of this, Yang Ke didn't refuse, and directly took over the important task, saying: "Okay, leave it to me!"

With James making two free throws, the Heat's lead returned to ten points again.In the second quarter, there were only 2 minutes left.

After receiving the serve from Dior, Yang Ke slowly held the ball and pushed it across the half court. Although the score was behind, considering the team's substitutions and strategy adjustments, it took time to adapt.It also lowered the rhythm and dribbled the ball slowly on the spot.

When there were ten seconds left in the attack time, Yang Ke lowered his body weight and slowly approached Wade while dribbling the ball.It was at this time that Dior pulled out habitually, ready to cover.

Um?
Seeing that Wade made preparations for going around in advance, Yang Ke couldn't help squinting his eyes, thinking that the Heat should have made enough defensive preparations, so it's better to change their offensive strategy.

Looking out of the corner of his eyes at the little attack time left, Yang Ke had no time to think about it, stopped his forward feet, and changed hands after dribbling two consecutive times.

Just one step outside the three-point line, Yang Ke suddenly raised his body, raised his hand and pushed the basketball out.The shot was very chic and very sudden, which made Wade completely unresponsive. He could only watch the basketball draw an arc, and finally plunged into the net.

(End of this chapter)