RNP Chapter 591 Pressure
Chapter 591 Pressure
Chapter 591 Pressure
Veterans can still play a role in the playoffs, especially the two veterans in the Heat's backcourt, Ray Allen and Nash, are representatives of self-disciplined players.
With average running and jumping qualities, Nash has been active in the league for more than ten years, and he ushered in his peak after the age of 30. Until the age of 38, there was still some fuel in the tank.
And Ray Allen is not just a simple self-discipline, he is a complete obsessive-compulsive disorder, and he is harsh on his body and living habits.
Before the start of this game, he came to the Staples Center for warm-up training early. He will ask himself to shoot three-pointers in every hot spot, including zero angles, two 45-degree angles and the top of the arc.
After completing these three-point tasks, Ray Allen will also practice 100 free throws to ensure the touch, rain or shine, must be completed.
If Nash, Curry and other players can do this, then Ray Allen still has some habits that are completely sick.
For example, if two people are walking side by side on the street, and there is an obstacle in front of them, they have to go around. Under normal circumstances, the two people can separate and walk one to the left and the other to the right.
But this situation will make Ray Allen very uncomfortable. He can't sleep because of the discomfort. He wakes up in the middle of the night and thinks, both of them should go to the right.
Also, on the plane, he always has to sit in his own fixed position, so it’s okay if he asks himself so. If his teammates sit in the wrong position, he will feel uncomfortable and crazy, so he must sit in his own position. It will take a while.
The most painful game that Ray Allen has experienced was not the tiebreaker of the 10 Finals, but an ordinary game early in his career.
After the game started, Ray Allen found a hole in his sock, which made him extremely uncomfortable, because the game was about to start, and it was impossible for him to go back to the locker room to change his socks.
As a result, Ray Allen was sleepwalking on the court in the first half and his performance was a mess because his mind was not on the game at all, but on his socks.
Finally at halftime, Ray Allen could go back to the locker room and change the sock with holes, and he returned to his normal state in the second half.
And these are just the tip of the iceberg of Ray Allen's obsessive-compulsive disorder, which brought him trouble and pain, but also gave him an extremely self-disciplined life and training.
Now 38 years old, he and Nash were both rookies in the 96 class, but he still maintains an excellent figure and a very good competitive state.
His life time is the same every day. He has to get up at six o'clock and go to training at seven o'clock. If he wakes up late or early, he will be tortured by the idea of "why should I wake up 10 minutes late?" for a long time.
The Heat's strict and even somewhat harsh training atmosphere made Ray Allen feel happy and very adaptable.
Spoelstra also saw the energy in Ray Allen, so during the regular season or playoffs, Bosh is the team's second point of attack with the ball.
As a substitute, Ray Allen may be behind Nash and Howard in the selection of ball possession.
But in the playoffs, at the critical moment of the playoffs, when the energy is needed, Ray Allen is the second choice.
Spoelstra has repeatedly emphasized this point in the pre-match tactical arrangement, and the rest of the Heat are also very convinced.
This is the recognition of Ray Allen's performance at critical moments in his career for more than ten years, and it is also the admiration from the hearts of his teammates after seeing his self-discipline.
From this point of view, the Heat have a very good team culture, positive, positive, upward, and the team is the most important.
Such a team is enough to wrestle with the Clippers in the Finals.
The two sides started a fierce battle and tug-of-war in the second quarter. After Ray Allen scored, the difference between the two sides narrowed to 3 points.
Then, Howard interfered with Curry's throw in the paint, got a backboard, and the Heat counterattacked. Ray Allen caught the ball from the outside and made a quick three-pointer!
Almost no one in the league can imitate Ray Allen's three-point shot. His shooting method requires too much physical fitness.
Most players' three-point shots are essentially overhead shots. From the legs to the body to the hands, they gradually exert force and throw the ball to the basket.
Only in this way can there be enough force to support the ball flying in the air. Relying only on the strength of the arm and wrist, it is difficult for the ball to fly that far accurately.
But Ray Allen has a superb body. He has always taken off with his stallion-like calves, let himself fly into the air, and then threw the ball purely with the strength of his arms.
This requires a player with extremely strong waist strength to maintain stability, and a good upper body to propel the ball in flight.
There are some players in the league who can take off and shoot like Ray Allen, but none of them can be as straight as him in the air, and his shots are mechanically accurate.
"Shh!"
The ball went into the net hollow, Ray Allen counterattacked and hit a three-pointer, and the Heat equalized the score.
Jun Zilei is reliable at critical moments. If these two goals are given to Bosh, there is a high probability that he will be gone.
The Clippers players also settled down and devoted themselves to the offense. Bonner kept picking and rolling for his teammates on the outside.
The Clippers' internal pull-up operation gave Curry, Harden and Butler space and opportunities to hit the basket.
Howard was restrained by Bonner, unable to completely stay in the three-second zone. Curry changed hands in the air to avoid the block and succeeded in picking the basket.
On the Heat's side, Howard suddenly turned around and cut in, Nash lobbed the ball to the basket, and Howard was about to explode after receiving the ball.
Pulled down by Bonner, he would rather send Howard to the free throw line than let Howard score easily at the basket.
Howard lived up to expectations and made two free throws, which is already a normal performance.
On the Clippers side, a 45-degree left suddenly came, and Gasol and Curry's pick-and-roll cooperated.
Gasol went down, Curry hit the ground and passed the ball to the inside, and Gasol made a layup with his left hand.
After scoring the goal, Jia and Curry clapped their hands lightly. This cooperation is rarely played between the two on weekdays.
Because the common cooperation is for Gasol to hold the ball in the high post to provide support, rather than following the pick-and-roll.
But there is no fixed routine for good cooperation. The Clippers are now playing everything and can play everything.
Players on the field will make judgments based on the actual situation, what tactics to play and how to play.
Anyway, the head coach doesn't know much about it. It's better to discuss it on the court by himself. This good habit will always be maintained.
On the Heat's side, they gritted their teeth and bit the score, and when the tactics didn't work out, it depended on the players' personal abilities.
Wade made continuous cross steps in the middle, went to the basket on the left side, made a layup and caused a foul by Gasol Jr., and went to the free throw line.
Heat players still consume a lot of physical energy. They spend most of their physical energy on defense, and the offensive end inevitably has heavy footsteps.
In this case, the superstar singles is a good choice, play four times, save energy, and have a good rest.
Wade stood at the free throw line, slowed down the pace of free throws, and gave himself and his teammates more rest time.
It can be said that the Heat tried their best to do every detail well in order to win this game.
Wade made two free throws, scored two points, and continued to bite the score.
But then, Curry made a single-block cover from the outside line, fired three shots, and hit!
The defender Cole didn't keep up. As the game progressed, the Heat's defensive pace gradually slowed down.
Then, Gasol Jr. blocked Howard's offense in the low post, and the Clippers counterattacked.
Curry received the ball, attracted the defense from outside the three-point line, broke through, and gave the ball to the basket cut in the middle.
Harden went in and dunked with his left hand!
After scoring the goal, Harden raised his arms and roared, and the atmosphere on the scene was completely ignited.
The Clippers have a very strong scoring explosive power, and the Heat are gradually struggling on the defensive end.
Spoelstra immediately called a timeout, knowing he couldn't let the Clippers start.
The teams in the Western Conference played against the Clippers before, and they basically couldn't hold on in the second half of the second quarter.
If they trailed by less than 10 points in the first half, it can be said that they played well.
The Heat have polished the details to perfection, but they still feel like they can't beat them.
Talent, foundation, and the tacit understanding cultivated in four seasons are here, and the advantages are still obvious.
However, during the timeout, Tyronn Lue still reminded the players to be careful, to concentrate, and to be careful of the Heat's back bite.
A player-type coach like Tyronn Lue is not a professional, and his tactics are mediocre. He is good at building a good relationship with players, building a team, and feeding chicken soup.
In fact, Tyronn Lue has another hidden advantage, which is that he is very sensitive to the rhythm and status of both sides of the game.
It's like a person who has fought a war, has really fought on the battlefield, experienced life and death, and feels that way when danger comes.
When Director Lu played against the Lakers and Grizzlies, he could sense that the opponent did not have a strong will to win. Once the Clippers took the upper hand, the opponent's will to fight quickly disintegrated.
Basically, after a quarter, a quarter and a half, you can't hold it anymore, forget it, lose it, pull it back home and go fishing.
But the Heat are obviously different. From the details of the game, he can feel that the Heat are armed to every pore.
Maybe their performance on the court didn't look particularly exciting and they were suppressed by the Clippers, but they would never be defeated easily.
Tyronn Lue's feeling was very accurate. After returning to the court after the timeout, Wade caught the ball at the free throw line, made a mid-range jumper, and scored two points.
As a player, Wade may not be as comprehensive as Kobe, but when he needs energy, he can really work hard and has a big heart.
Take his shooting as an example, the level is definitely not as good as Kobe, and the three-pointer is his shortcoming.
Judging from the data, both output and accuracy are far behind Kobe.
In today's game, Wade also made such a low-level shot, which is very embarrassing.
But whenever there is a need to score at a critical moment, Wade can ignore the defense and get the ball into the basket.
At this time, his mid-range shots and three-pointers are always quite accurate.
And no matter what defensive formation, defensive state, or defensive strategy you have, one-on-one, it's a very simple shot and a shot.
It seems to be an understatement, but it always plays a role in stabilizing the morale of the army, and it also makes the opposing coach a headache.
Wade may not be an efficient scorer, constrained by his body, and his production is average.
But he has always been trustworthy at critical moments in important games in the playoffs.
After that, the Heat suddenly defended a zone defense on the defensive end, which made the Clippers a little uncomfortable.
Harden missed a three-point shot from the outside, Howard got a backcourt rebound, and Nash controlled the ball for half the game.
Slow down, pass the ball to Wade, Wade gives it to Ray Allen, Ray Allen breaks through the right with the ball, and then hits a mid-range jumper with the board.
The Heat's offense is so unpretentious, moving the ball, and then moving, the players feel that there is a gap, and they go in and find a way to score.
They continue to focus more on the defensive end to consume the Clippers and resolutely prevent the game from turning into an offensive battle between the two sides. That is not the rhythm that the Heat are good at.
At the end of the first half, the Clippers led the Heat by 46 points at 43:3. The two sides did not play well in the first half.
Although the Clippers have occasional explosions, the Heat can always suppress them in time whenever they want to connect with each other.
A game is a process in which the two sides continue to play games, one ebbs and another, you suppress me, and I suppress you.
Although behind by 3 points, Spoel knew that the team solved the three basic problems in the first half well.
The inside had the advantage, allowing the game to enter a rhythm that the Heat adapted to. In the end, the main player was in good shape and performance.
With these three points achieved, the Heat barely fought against the Clippers, but what should they do in the third quarter?
Everyone knows that in the third quarter of the Clippers, the strength is about 1.5 times that of the first two quarters, and it has always been a full-fire mode.
Some teams encountered the Clippers in the regular season, and they could still struggle in the first half, and the fight was inextricably linked. In the third quarter, the Clippers were immediately taken away in a wave.
Spoelstra has done so much research and preparation before the game, of course he knows this, so the third quarter is the most important, it is the stage where the two sides start to enlarge their moves after the initial game.
The intensity and rhythm of the game will be further improved, and in many cases the third quarter is an early decisive battle.
Of course Spoelstra has a trick up his sleeve, one that the Heat never used in the first half.
On the Clippers side, in the halftime locker room, Tyronn Lue rarely criticized the players.
"The offense played too casually, and we wasted a lot of opportunities that shouldn't be wasted!"
"The rhythm of the game has not been driven at all. This is not the rhythm we like and are good at. Our defense is indeed better than in the past, but offense is still our biggest weapon!"
"There are still three-pointers. In the first half, we only made three three-pointers. Whether it is shooting or shooting percentage, your performance is not satisfactory to me. Please shoot more decisively. At the same time, we need to open up space. Pull further, run faster!"
"The Heat want to fight fatigue with us, they are also running non-stop, non-stop on the defense, because this is the finals, this is the last series of the season."
"If you want to rest, go home and sleep well after the game, but definitely not now, now, you run to my death on the court!"
Tyronn Lue usually doesn't quarrel with the players very much, because everyone is playing very well, and he has no pressure, and Smart has no demands on him.
But tonight, from the coaches to the players, everyone began to feel the pressure, the huge pressure from strong opponents, and the fear of losing the series.
This kind of fear has not shrouded the Clippers players for a long time. After all, they were really smooth before and did not encounter any decent resistance.
(End of this chapter)