Nba: I Really Didn't Come To Fight!

For the Heat's targeted defense, D'Antoni did not come up with any effective countermeasures. During the timeout halfway through the first quarter, D'Antoni not only asked the players to run more and fight more, but also used his youth and strength to wear down the team. Except for the old man of the Heat, he did not give any effective suggestions.

Um.

If "Steve, think of a way to hit a few!" is also a solution, then D'Antoni still gave some strategies.

But D'Antoni finally knows that what the team lacks now is offense and speed.

So he replaced Marion with Barbosa. After further reducing the height and hardness of the team, he added an extra assault player to increase the team's advancement speed.

It's a pity that Riley on the opposite side seems to have guessed D'Antoni's thoughts. He replaced Haslem and made a fuss!

The Heat created a twin-tower lineup to deal with the small lineup of the Suns.

"Riley played Mourning, but didn't play O'Neal?" Barkley frowned: "If I remember correctly, this lineup has not appeared for a second in the Heat's playoff journey this season. ! This is the first time that Mourning and O'Neal have played together in this playoffs! Let's see if this combination of insiders can produce some miraculous effects!"

On the court, Nash is still facing off against Payton, and Wade is still the main defense against Barbosa, but Wade puts more energy on Lin Zhan, paying great attention to the defense and siege of Lin Zhan Blocking, after the Heat team played Mourning, although their own offensive space also had problems, and their offensive efficiency became lower, their rebounding showed dominance!

In the rest of the first quarter, without Marion, the jumper, the Suns' inside line completely fell.

O'Neal and Mourning not only received all the team's defensive rebounds, but also grabbed 3 offensive rebounds, only in the first quarter [the Heat won 7 rebounds!

The Heat took full advantage of their inside advantage, but they gave up rebounding and switched to the Suns with a small lineup, but they failed to give full play to their speed advantage. He seemed a bit out of place in the game, unable to keep up with the rhythm of others, and couldn't find his own offensive opportunities.

Not only that, because of Marion's end, the Suns' perimeter defense also began to collapse. Posey couldn't play anything against Marion or Jackson, but facing Marion, he continued to show off his physical strength and strength. The advantage in weight made Barbosa 3 in a row, 1 scored and 1 fouled, which became a surprise for the Heat tonight.

But the Suns have yet to choose.

Instead of letting Barbosa guard Posey, who can they let Barbosa guard?

Mourning? O'Neal? Wade?

It's okay to defend the 38-year-old Payton, but that means Nash needs to defend Mourning, O'Neal, Wade

Under such circumstances, the Heat's advantage on the scene became more and more obvious. At the end of the first quarter, their lead had reached 7 points.

23:16.

The Suns played at home, but only scored 16 points in the first quarter, which made the fans extremely disappointed and frustrated. Fortunately, there were still three quarters left in the game, and this frustration quickly turned into a new one under the leadership of cheerleader Stoudemire. motivation and passion.

Tonight, definitely!

In the TNT studio, Barkley also analyzed: "The Suns have encountered a lot of trouble. They are in a dilemma. They seem to be unable to balance rebounding, defense, and offense. The changes made by the Heat tonight, It’s really an eye-opener! Riley deserves to be one of the top coaches in the history of the league. Judging from his performance in the first quarter tonight, Riley crushed D’Antoni!”

"Yes, the current situation on the court seems to be that the Heat suppressed the Suns. In fact, Riley kicked Anthony's ass hard!" Kenny added: "Facing the adjustment of the Heat, D'Antoni did not give No effective response, his team is still in the mud, let's see after a few minutes of rest, D'Antoni can figure out a way!"

"There is still time now, and the lagging behind is not too much. Let's see what adjustments D'Antoni can make."

In fact, D'Antoni really arranged for the second quarter at the end of the first quarter.

Play more pick and roll!

Especially the pick-and-roll between the two men who are the most threatening.

Lin Zhan and Nash's pick-and-roll will appear continuously in the second quarter. As for how to play after the pick-and-roll, D'Antoni once again uttered his famous saying.

"Steve, look and get one!"

But D'Antoni's order and formation also showed another thing, Lin Zhan and Nash, nine out of ten will play the full first half.

There is a high probability that they will play full games, as well as Dior and Jackson. These two also did not rest in the first quarter, and continued to play in the second quarter.

D'Antoni's meaning today, maybe it's going to be a 6-man rotation to fill the audience!

But for the Heat, it's pretty much the same!

In the second quarter, although they didn't start the game, the lineup was led by Williams, Walker and Haslem.

These three are all regular starters of the Heat! But at this time they played together.

In terms of the depth of the lineup, the thickness of the bench and the confidence in bold use of troops [Heat and Riley still have to win over the Suns and D'Antoni!

The Heat's new force played against the main force of the Suns for 12 minutes, and immediately rejuvenated. Whether it was Walker or Williams, they showed 100% concentration, and both offensive and defensive ends played some exciting games non-stop. Performance.

Especially the veteran Mourning, who is close to 40 years old and has only one kidney left in his body. He made continuous shots on the defensive end. Less than 3 minutes into the second quarter, he sent consecutive shots to Nash, Marion and Jackson. One person, one big cap-style block, bringing the number of blocks in this game to 4!

Following Mourning's sudden outburst, the entire Heat team instead launched a quick counterattack. They succeeded in consecutive fast-break layups and kept opening up the score. By the time the second quarter played for 5 minutes, the Heat had already 35:24, leading the Suns by 11 points!

And when Riley waved his hand again, nourishing the team's spirit and regaining the physical strength of the team's dual core, when O'Neal and Wade both played, the resistance of the Suns became even more insignificant.

First, Wade made consecutive breakthroughs, or assisted Williams outside the 3-point line to hit a 3-pointer, or passed an alley-oop, and gave O'Neal a two-handed dunk, or simply forced his own shot and scored at the basket. Output, allowing the Heat to score consecutively, their advantage becomes more and more obvious!

And the Suns finally played some effective offenses. Lin Zhan began to frequently pick and roll with Nash to do what he is best at, or shoot directly from outside the 3-point line, or cut to the middle distance and wait for Nash’s pass. , The cooperation between the two also played well several times, which can help the Suns score consecutive points.

But the efforts of Lin Zhan and Nash failed to make up for the fact that the rest of the team was contained by the Heat.

Under Wade's performance, when the first half ended, the Suns fell behind more and more, and the point difference between the two sides naturally became larger and larger.

48:33!

The Heat ended the first half with a lead of 15 points. This is the biggest lead they have achieved in the away game in this year's finals! Throughout the first half, the rhythm of the game was under the control of the Heat. Except for their large lead in the score In addition, the rebounds are also leading by a full 15 points, which can be said to completely blow up the inside of the Suns!

O'Neal scored 14 points and 11 rebounds. He completed a double-double at halftime and was the first contributor to the team's inside advantage. He came off the bench and played vigorously tonight. Although Mourning only scored 2 points, he also grabbed 7 rebounds. What's more important is that when he was in the interior, he was almost a pillar of the sky. He sent 4 blocks in half the game, making the Heat's interior a no-fly zone!

Coupled with Wade's 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, the Heat were able to lead by 15 points at halftime. Their strategy was too successful. Riley's tactics really hit the Suns' seven inches above!

On the Suns side, Nash scored a team-high 13 points, but only scored 3 assists, all of which came from the continuous pick-and-roll between him and Lin Zhan in the second half of the second quarter. Although Lin Zhan also scored 12 points, his efficiency was significantly lower, only 4 of 12 shots. Riley's targeted defense of him obviously played a big role!

Except for these two, no one on the team scored in double figures. An offensive team only scored 33 points in the half, and the rebounds were completely exploded. More importantly, throughout the first half, they Only 3 of 12 shots for the 3-pointer that he lives on!

If they still can't find a 3-pointer, the Yinyang team will be even more difficult in the second half of the game.

In the TNT studio, Barkley couldn't help sighing: "In this half, the Suns played really badly! From both ends of the offense and defense, to the energy shown by the players, to how they responded to the Heat's change of tactics." The methods are really not interesting! If the Suns continue to perform like this, then this year's championship may be farther and farther away from them!"

"The Suns need to change! They must change in the second half! Otherwise, if they are still in this state in the second half, then I can assert that they will definitely be in this state in the next game! I still say that if the Suns want to win the championship, they must be in the sixth game. End the game. If you let the old guys of the Heat stick to the tiebreaker, then the prospect of the Suns will be very bad."

In the locker room of both sides, on the side of the Heat, Riley rarely made any speeches. He looked at the players who were receiving treatment. Although the Heat used more rotations in the first half and played 8 players, they A group of veterans have been fighting so far, but their physical strength is still consumed too much too fast!

Riley knew that if the team couldn't maintain the strength of the first half in the second half, then it wouldn't be surprising if they were turned over by a team like the Suns!

After all, the Suns team they are facing now is the most offensive team in the entire league, even the entire league in the past 20 years!

Riley, who didn't say a word, waited until the intermission was about to end, and after all the players had received the check and recovery from the trainer and physical therapist, he finally opened his mouth, but before opening his mouth, Riley took out the Left hand hidden in pocket.

He has four championship rings on his left hand!

That's what he got when he was coaching the Lakers, leading "Magic" Johnson, "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and others.

""I have already thrown the championship ring from my player period in the deepest warehouse of my home. It can only represent my past honors, but these. "Riley pointed to the rings on his four fingers and said: "It represents the honor of my current profession. I think this year is the time for me to wear the rings on my last finger!"

"It is also the time when many of you wear your first championship ring in your career! You have never felt this way, and you don't know how wonderful this feeling is, Shaq

You've won three, tell your guys how happy you were when you won your first championship. "

"Even Kobe has become cute, not so annoying!" O'Neill said with a chuckle: "This is the charm of winning the championship! It can make you forget all the annoying things, and make you only remember him in the next six months. Make your career even more complete

!I will always remember how proud I was when I met Charles Barkley, Karl Malone and Patrick Ewing in the summer of 2000!"

"I can mock and humiliate them at will, and make fun of it, and they can't do anything other than smile wryly and tell me to fuck off! Yes, I can't do anything! To be honest, this feeling is so cool! Much better than the day when I turned into a man!"

O'Neal's speech caused the Heat's locker room to burst into laughter, and then everyone became serious, they must hold on to their advantage! They want to drag the series into the tiebreaker! Everyone in the Heat believes that as long as the Tie-break, they must win!

"Okay, Shaq, let's save the rest for this year's championship parade, time is almost up, let's go.

Riley looked at his watch and walked out of the locker room first.

He is ready! He believes in his disciples, and he is ready!

In the locker room of the Suns team, the atmosphere was (Wang Wang Hao) a bit dignified. Even Stoudemire, who has always been active and served as the number one cheerleader tonight, sat there silently.

D'Antoni seemed a little helpless, he was still preaching his stuff, comparing physical strength, vitality, and youth, he kept telling everyone that the Heat were going to be exhausted, their time was running out, and the second half would be It's Suns time!

The second half is their chance to turn defeat into victory!

But D'Antoni's somewhat empty words did not give any strength or encouragement to the exhausted Suns players. They drank water on their own and recovered their strength.

15 points, not too much, not too much, the Suns have experienced countless comebacks in the past two seasons, and there have been countless times when they scored 15 points or more in just 3 minutes

calendar.

But in the finals, this is the first time!

Facing the Miami Heat, which is somewhat restrained in their style of play, everyone in the Suns has some doubts in their hearts.

Looking at the low morale of the players, D'Antoni concluded helplessly: "Cheer up guys! It's only 15 points, it's not the end of the world! We still have 24 minutes to recover the score! The Heat's Those old men must be tired! Peyton can't pester Steve for 48 minutes, and Mourning can't block 4 more shots in the second half

"They've reached their limit, they've reached their limit! As long as we persist for longer!" D'Antoni said here, paused and continued: "And don't forget, this is only the sixth game! Match point and The advantage is in our hands, don't put so much pressure on yourself, even if we lose tonight, the next game will still be in Phoenix, we still have the advantage!"

"There is no team in history that lost the tiebreaker in the home arena of the finals! We will definitely win, so everyone, keep up your spirits, even if you lose tonight, it's okay.

"Who said it's nothing! Coach, I disagree! Tonight's game, we must win!"