Chapter 296 This is Su Wan

The Heat did only one thing on defense in the two games, and that was…

Don’t let the New York Knicks shoot three-pointers!

Relying on the advantage in the interior, the Heat are confident of winning the game with a 2-pointer!

Although the Heat lost the first game, they became the only team this season to trail by only 2 points when the game entered the fourth quarter.

And now…

They even became the first team this season to lead the New York Knicks into the second half at halftime!
From this aspect, we can see that their tactics are very successful!

The New York Knicks coaching staff asked Suwan to play pick-and-roll with Stephen Curry, on the one hand to set the stage for the two of them, and on the other hand, they didn’t want to continue playing at the pace of the Heat.

They need their own rhythm.

The second half started quickly.

When the New Yorkers at the scene saw Su Wan enter the venue, they still gave a huge cheer.

If it was three years ago, they would have booed the team if they were behind at halftime. But now, even if they were behind by 7 points, it was not a difficult score to catch up with in their eyes, especially with Su Wan.

They have full confidence in this team!

Ok……

The main reason is that I have full confidence in Su Wan.

As soon as the game started, New York fans saw the reward for their trust.

Suwan held the ball on the right side, facing Wade’s defense, made a fake breakthrough and stopped suddenly, forced him back, and quickly raised his hand for a three-pointer.

Wade reacted quickly, but when he rushed forward, everyone saw his body pause for a moment.

This is enough to show how unexpected Su Wan’s vote was.

The ball went into the net and the whole audience cheered like thunder.

The Heat counterattacked, Wade tried to respond, Paul George came over at the first time, constantly fighting and disrupting Dwyane Wade’s center of gravity with the ball. Dwyane Wade once again felt that he was old.

He wanted to break through while Paul George tried to confront him.

But after the confrontation, he felt that he simply couldn’t exert force instantly to complete the movements that he had done easily before.

The ball moved again and came into Battier’s hands.

Under Suwan’s close defense, Battier also quickly passed the ball.

The ball finally fell into Chris Bosh’s hands at this time.

The Knicks changed their defensive strategy in the second half, guarding a “2-1-2” zone defense, specifically targeting Chris Bosh’s receptions in the corner.

The effect of the zone defense can be seen in this round. Chris Bosh was double-teamed as soon as he got the ball. When he passed the ball outside, his intention was too obvious and Paul George intercepted the ball on the outside.

Bill Walton watched the Knicks’ offense in this round and said bluntly: “The New York Knicks are starting to play to their forward athletic ability!”

Paul George and Suwan’s current athletic ability is definitely better than Battier and Wade.

By using them to delay and interfere with Chris Bosh, they can disrupt Chris Bosh’s singles.

Once Bosh is unable to get into position, it means that he must make a judgment and attack as soon as he receives the ball.

This can give him enough pressure.

Chris Bosh previously had a huge presence in the low post simply because the New York Knicks made it too comfortable for him.

The Knicks quickly counterattacked.

However, the Heat returned to defense very quickly.

The Knicks did not find an opportunity to attack in the first time.

Stephen Curry dribbled to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Dio at the top of the arc.

Seeing him passing the ball so habitually, Suwan was suddenly a little dazed. He seemed to see Stephen Curry wearing a Warriors jersey.

This is how he played when he was on the Warriors!

Dio took the ball, faced Chris Bosh, and waited for Suwan to pass by him. As the two men ran across each other, Suwan successfully caught the ball.

Wade tried to squeeze past Suwan and disrupt his attempt to catch the ball.

But Dio and Su Wan are both experienced men.

When Wade made a move, Dio, who was about to pass the ball, stopped his move. Suwan also ran back instantly and successfully opened up space with Wade. When Wade jumped in front of Suwan again, Suwan had already got the ball and started moving towards the top of the arc.

This time it was Stephen Curry running toward him.

Another cross-run.

Holiday followed very closely, but after Suwan passed the ball to Stephen Curry, he immediately turned sideways, forming a natural “barrier”, successfully creating a one-step distance for Stephen Curry.

Although it took less than a second, Holiday was able to defend Stephen Curry again.

But for a shooter at Stephen Curry’s current level, this momentary gap is enough for him to complete the shot.

At the top of the arc, the ball fell into the basket.

The next second after the three-pointer was made, the Heat called a timeout, which shows how much Spoelstra fears the New York Knicks from making a three-pointer.

The coaching staff of the New York Knicks were waiting for Suwan and Stephen Curry to leave the court with satisfied expressions.

The two of them did exactly what the coaching staff expected in this round, and they successfully played the tactics required by the coaching staff.

And judging from the current situation, the effect will be very good…

The only remaining question is:

Will the Heat find a way to limit the New York Knicks’ style of play immediately after this timeout?

It’s not that they don’t have confidence in Suwan and Stephen Curry.

That’s respect for these guys on the Heat.

As far as Miami’s composition is concerned, it can be regarded as a defensive formation with outstanding defensive quality in the league.

The game continues in the following time…

The first round after the timeout was a test for Suwan and Stephen Curry.

Prior to this, the New York Knicks successfully defended the Heat’s offense.

Chris Bosh is clearly not used to handling the ball quickly.

Generally speaking, inside players handle the ball quickly while running.

If he really gets the ball in a defensive situation, the inside player’s first reaction is to protect the ball first.

The Heat’s biggest weakness is that they don’t have a good organizer.

Holiday will become an All-Star guard in the future, but his offensive ability is more outstanding in his ability to attack with the ball. His characteristic is that he can use both hands flexibly. He is not good at organization. Not to mention Wade, he is considered a “two-way guard”, but there is still some gap between him and Arenas in terms of the characteristics of a “two-way guard”.

Besides, he is not in his prime anymore!

Paul George’s defense made it difficult for him.

This results in Chris Bosh rarely being able to shoot the first time he has the ball in his hands.

The effect of the New York Knicks’ “zone defense” against him exceeded expectations!
What the New York Knicks have to do now is to make their offensive tactics effective.

Stephen Curry still passed the ball to Dio at the top of the arc. Now this is the New York Knicks’ fixed starting position.

The key point of Diaw’s move at the top of the key is…

Chris Bosh will definitely be pulled out.

This means that Kevin Love is the only defender under the basket.

Love, when he was heavy enough to play the five position, had no mobility. And when he was mobile, he had no ability to defend, and he couldn’t stand under the basket at all.

Now he is in the first stage, the stage with weight but no mobility.

Chris Bosh usually protects the rim for the Heat.

Now it is clear why the New York Knicks pulled him out of the basket…

When Curry ran back to the three-point line, Dio passed the ball to Curry again.

This time it was Su Wan who leaned towards Curry.

The Heat saw that the two were going to play “hand-to-hand” again, so they simply stepped up the confrontation, but Suwan just ran back and got rid of Wade again. Even though Stephen Curry couldn’t pass the ball to Suwan in the first place. – Curry is not a player with outstanding passing ability.

But Diaw passed the ball and moved to the high post.

Stephen Curry passed the ball back to him, and the “French magician” performed the “pass without looking at the person” and successfully passed the ball to Suwan on the other side.

When Wade pounced towards Su Wan, Su Wan pulled the ball in the “opposite direction” and directly missed his position. After a “jump step” and a “three-point shot”, the ball fell steadily into the basket.

This three-pointer was scored.

The atmosphere of the Heat team suddenly became different.

Spoelstra’s expression also began to become serious.

He knew very well that the New York Knicks were beginning to be unreasonable…

They began to use the personal abilities of Suwan and Stephen Curry, forced cooperation, and completed shots from beyond the three-point line.

And a player of Suwan’s level has the ability to do such a thing.

Just like everyone knows that Michael Jordan will shoot from mid-range, Shaquille O’Neal will do a “turnaround dunk” after receiving the ball under the basket, and Allen Iverson always goes to the right. But even if you know it, you just can’t stop it!
Superstars, that’s what…

Now Su Wan is the same, he is standing outside the three-point line waiting for the ball, everyone knows that he wants to find Stephen Curry’s position, or just shoot a three-pointer himself, but…

There’s no way to stop it!
Barkley said: “This may be the peak period of Michael Jordan!”

No disrespect to Michael Jordan…

But…

Su Wan’s achievements on this court so far have long been comparable to Michael Jordan, and even slightly suppressed Michael Jordan.

As for the gap between the two of them, in Barkley’s opinion, Michael Jordan’s ability to attack the basket is stronger than Suwan’s, but in terms of shooting range, Suwan is definitely better.

In addition, Michael Jordan’s outstanding body control ability is also a little bit behind Su Wan.

Barkley had never seen a player with better body control than Suwan.

Especially when he is “angry”!
Now, the situation on the court has suddenly changed, and the whole atmosphere is more inclined towards the New York Knicks. The main reason is that Suwan has shown an extremely strong presence outside the three-point line.

Bill Walton also said: “If the Heat lose this game again, it will be the same as the last game, and they lost at the absolute core point!”

“Chris Bosh and Suwan are obviously of different levels!”

Less than five minutes after he finished speaking, the New York Knicks successfully played a “10-3” wave, widening the score difference to over double digits and thus securing the victory.

At the end of the game, the New York Knicks, who were trailing in the midfield, successfully opened up the situation outside the three-point line with the pick-and-roll between Suwan and Stephen Curry, and finally won the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals by 14 points.

Big score 2-0!

Suwan and Stephen Curry only made two three-pointers in the first half, but in the second half, the two of them made a total of six three-pointers.

At the end of the game, Suwan’s score was fixed at 34 points, and Stephen Curry also scored 25 points.

The two of them combined to score 59 points!
Compared to the two of them, the highest scorer on the Heat side was Chris Bosh, who only scored 22 points.

No one else scored more than 20 points.

For the Heat, the most unacceptable thing about tonight’s loss was that the New York Knicks opened up beyond the three-point line.

This is the strongest point of the New York Knicks. Once this point is opened, the entire Heat team will instantly become passive. If it were not for this reason, the Heat would not have always taken suppressing the Knicks’ three-point line as their main defensive goal.

Can……

“This is the New York Knicks, they are the defending champions. This is Suwan, he is the most successful player in the league. There is a reason for all this. We tried hard to stop him, but we failed! But there was nothing wrong with what we did. This is an inevitable defeat. But we still have our advantages, and this has not changed. What we need to do is find ways to expand our advantages!”

Spoelstra looked a little helpless after the game.

However, we can also hear from his words that the Heat have not given up and they will continue to change their strategies in the next game.

The good news for them is…

The next game will return to the Heat’s home court.

Spoelstra did what he said, and the Heat continued to change their lineup in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Filipino had a clear mindset, and he knew the Heat had an advantage under the basket.

Since I can’t make the other party use the same two-point tactics as me, then…

With more rounds, more shots, and more points, even if the Heat’s shooting output from beyond the three-point line is not as good as the New York Knicks, theoretically there is still a possibility of winning.

As for how to get more shots, from the Heat’s perspective, the answer is simple:
Rebounds and “second chance”!
As long as they can do these two things well, they can reduce the New York Knicks’ offensive frequency and increase their own offensive shots…

One thing the Heat did really well, especially after LeBron left:

That is their team execution, which is very good.

For LeBron, his biggest problem is team execution.

He just wants others to execute his tactics, rather than actively cooperating with others.

This is why it is difficult to implement tactics for a team with him.

The Heat returned to their home court and caught the New York Knicks off guard with this set of tactics.

110比100，10分的分差将大比分改写成为了2-1.
(End of this chapter)