Chapter 589: Spo the Mongolian Drummer(1/2)
The Knicks quickly launched a defensive counterattack, and the Heat's overall retreat was slower than before due to the physical impact of the defensive attack.
The Knicks went to the frontcourt on a fast break. Danny Green received a pass from Holiday and shot a three-pointer from the outside.
Danny Green's shot caught the Heat off guard.
The Heat's defensive focus was on Lian Dao, and Danny Green's shots were not interfered with.
"brush!"
The current Green is not the future Emperor Ama, he is really accurate now!
68:63.
The Knicks directly widened the point difference to 5 points.
At this time, Spoelstra discovered that the situation on the court did not seem to be developing in the direction he expected.
However, James was tough enough. Once again dragging his tired body, he drove into the paint and faced Stoudemire's throw.
Now, he no longer has the energy to dunk.
If you can save physical energy, try to save physical energy.
Able to shoot, finish with a layup, never finish with a dunk.
Before James could take a moment to breathe, the Knicks had already served quickly and advanced quickly.
Although the defense of this lineup is not as strong as before, the speed of performance and defense is definitely much faster than before.
If the lineup in the first half of the third quarter is D'Antoni's defensive lineup, then the lineup in the second half of the third quarter is an offensive lineup.
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After quickly pushing to the frontcourt, Holiday accelerated past the defender and then hit a mid-range jumper.
The Knicks seem to be blooming everywhere.
The fans at the scene were completely relaxed, although they still didn't understand D'Antoni's substitution.
But they can understand the changes in the situation on the court after the Knicks made adjustments.
Knicks fans not only admire D'Antoni and Woodson.
"when!"
Wade interfered with the mid-range shot and then hit the ball.
The Knicks' defensive strength has indeed declined somewhat after the substitutions, but the decline is limited.
After all, even if the defensive system built by Lian Dao and Millsap declines, it will not decline too much.
And except for Stoudemire, whose defense is weaker at the fifth position, the defensive strength of other players is absolutely online.
The Heat continued to show their outstanding strength and quickly retreated after attacking to no avail.
This time not only did they retreat in time, but when the Knicks arrived in the frontcourt, they had already set up their defensive formation.
This is the strength of this Heat team, they can always learn from the previous round.
However, this did not make Si Bo feel at ease, and he even felt that something was wrong.
In the next second, Lian Dao broke through with the ball from the outside. After breaking through two defenses one after another, he went to the basket, pulled the lever to avoid Bosh's defense, and then scored a layup.
The scene burst into cheers.
After the substitution, the Knicks' offensive end became smoother and their firepower became much more intense.
In other words, the Knicks showed super defense in the first half of the quarter, and super offense in the second half!
Si Bo frowned, feeling a little distorted.
Because he finally understood D'Antoni's intentions.
This is not because D'Antoni really wants to compete defensively with the Heat, or that the previous super defense is just an auxiliary and a foreshadowing.
In the first half of the quarter, the super defense was just to consume the Heat's energy.
After achieving this goal, the Knicks instantly put a small-ball lineup on the court, playing defensive counterattacks, fast breaks, and running and gunning!
Because the Heat's physical fitness has declined, it will not be easy for them to keep up with the Knicks' pace.
It can be said that all the defense D'Antoni did was to disguise the offense.
Moreover, the offensive ability of the Knicks' lineup in the second half was simply too good.
All five players on the court have outside shooting ability.
Even if they are caught in a positional battle, the Knicks can still use outside shooting to open up space, and at the same time, they can also help Lian Dao's breakthrough.
Moreover, even in the second half of the offense, the Knicks' defense was still online.
Woodson continued to direct defensive details from the sidelines and maintained the Knicks' defensive intensity.
It can be said that Spoelstra fell into D'Antoni's trap from the beginning of the third quarter.
Of course, there is only one team in the league that can rotate like the Knicks.
After all, not all teams have as strong a rotation as the Knicks.
Although the Knicks are not as good as the Heat, the Heat's rotation is also not as deep as the Knicks.
Two groups of new forces from others take turns to be your main force. It's amazing that you can hold on.
Moreover, Lian Dao also has enough physical fitness for a whole quarter, and others can also replace him in the rotation.
The situation on the court made Spoelstra have the urge to replace the main players, but his reason told him that if he replaced the main players at this time, the Heat might collapse directly.
"Whoa!"
While Spoelstra was brainstorming, Lian Dao once again caught the Heat's defensive loopholes in a new round of defensive counterattacks.
A sudden stop and a three-point shot hit the target.
75:65!
The point difference has reached double digits!
Under the Knicks' strong offense, the Heat were really hard to resist.
At the end of three quarters, the score on the field was 85:69.
At halftime, the Heat still led by 8 points, but after just one quarter, they were 16 points behind.
The Knicks beat the Heat by 24 points in this quarter!
After this quarter of the game, the Heat lost completely.
Mustache is now very proud. He has already thought about the praise he received from the media after this game.
No one will say that he can only attack but not defend anymore.
Mike Woodson (squinting): Yes, yes, the media is blind and cannot see my existence!
D'Antoni (angry): Shut up...
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In the last quarter, the Heat adjusted their lineup.
The Knicks consumed a huge amount of energy in the third quarter, and their performance on both offense and defense declined.
The Heat took advantage of this and continued to chase points.
But the hole the Heat dug in the third quarter was too big, and the strength of the two teams was not much different, so it was not easy to fill the hole.
After the final four quarters of the game, the Heat had not completed their counterattack.
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The Knicks defeated the Heat by 7 points and won G2.
Lian Dao scored 42 points. In the fourth quarter, when other players' offense was weak, he took over the offensive power.
Scored 15 points in a single quarter, helping the team withstand the Heat's counterattack and finally won the victory.
At the post-match press conference, Lian Dao became the focus again.
Especially when the Knicks won two consecutive games in the Eastern Conference Finals.
"Sweep? We haven't thought too much about it right now, we just want to play every game well!"
"The key to victory. This is of course the credit of Coach D'Antoni and Coach Woodson. You have also seen that the offensive and defensive system they built is the key to causing huge damage to the Heat!"
"Of course, Coach Spoelstra is also very good, but our coach is even better!"
"..."
When Lian Dao was interviewed by reporters, he also praised D'Antoni and Woodson constantly.
This is also what Lian Dao is saying. Lian Dao played very well in the fourth quarter, but everyone knows that it was the third quarter that really sealed the victory of this game.
The tactical level D'Antoni showed in this game was such that even Spoelstra, who studied under the fortune teller, was kept in the dark.
D'Antoni was also very happy at the press conference.
To be continued...