Chapter 1222 1221. Leading at Halftime (4/10, Please Subscribe)

Chapter 1222 1221. Leading at halftime (410 subscriptions requested)

Liu Mang, McGrady, Jason Terry, this super rotation singles lineup known as the "Three Eagles Combination" made Pat Riley feel chilled.

Although this trio has great flaws, such as the overlapping functions of the three eagles, such as Jason Terry's height disadvantage and defensive disadvantage, such as Liu Mang is sometimes too jumpy, such as McGrady is sometimes too calm.

However, their strengths far outweigh their flaws.

There will never be such a strong three-man rotation in the backcourt!

Jason Terry made a mid-range shot against Posey, indicating that although Pat Riley's predictive ability on the defensive end was perfect, he could not match the hard power of the Hawks!

Just like the Hawks' defense was as perfect as possible, but it could not match the simple cooperation of the Heat's two players.

After the Heat scored 6 points in a row, Wade's mid-range shot finally did not go in, and the Hawks defended the defensive rebound.

Iguodala continued to advance, and the Heat understood that the Hawks only used Iguodala's possession as a cover, but how to solve Jason Terry's out-of-control performance since the last game?

They could only use Wade, their strongest perimeter defender, to fight Jason Terry.

Payton switched to Iguodala and asked Posey to defend Liu Mang.

A helpless move!

If it was Jason Terry who played tactics, Payton and Wade switched defense, Payton could still put some restrictions on Jason Terry, but Posey really couldn't do it. If the Hawks directly gave the ball to Jason Terry for a singles game, Wade could still be used to defend.

After Iguodala advanced to the frontcourt, he saw the change in the Heat's defense and immediately passed the ball to Liu Mang who was leaning against Posey. This defensive change of the Heat was what they wanted!

Liu Mang received the ball and swung the ball behind Posey with his right hand, quickly turned left and passed Posey, and received the ball and broke through.

Simple and rough! Just like a magic trick, Posey was left behind.

Posey could put some restrictions on Kobe, McGrady, Carter... but he couldn't defend Liu Mang, just like he couldn't defend Jason Terry and was "exiled" to Liu Mang.

Posey didn't give up. After being passed, he quickly chased Liu Mang, at least he couldn't let Liu Mang shoot easily from mid-range like Jason Terry.

Liu Mang didn't make a quick stop jump shot, but rushed to the basket. When O'Neal was willing to defend, his defense was very strong. He could be selected into the best defensive second team at any time. His dominance in the defense under the basket should not be underestimated.

Liu Mang entered O'Neal's defense range, attracted a double team, and passed the ball to Alonso on the left side of the three-second zone!

The ball was actually passed to the right! Liu Mang's sight was blocked by O'Neal! There was an exclamation at the scene!

It's a pity that Alonso's layup was a little too strong, and the ball he threw hit the right side of the basket and bounced behind Alonso.

He is really old!

Two years younger, even if he had a kidney transplant, Mourning would still choose to dunk directly! But now, in order to have strength for physical combat with O'Neal, Mourning rarely jumps.

Wade quickly collected the ball and grabbed the rebound.

Liu Mang felt a little regretful, but signaled Mourning not to take it to heart, there will always be times when he fails to score.

In the second quarter, the two teams continued to focus on the small score difference and anxiously tried to widen the score difference and chase points.

However, neither team achieved their expected goals...or in other words, neither team achieved a performance that exceeded expectations.

Even if the Heat team overtook the score for a short time around Wade, Liu Mang, Jason Terry and McGrady, who was rotated in, quickly overtook the Hawks.

Liu Mang was the main force in the Hawks' backcourt, using the second pass that made the Heat want to strangle Liu Mang and singles to calm the situation. McGrady and Jason Terry took turns to play as the main attacker.

As for the small forward, McGrady plays, Korver plays, Jason Terry plays, Prince and Iguodala take turns, and at least two defensive pioneers are maintained on the outside.

As for the inside, there are more maneuvers and situations that need to be targeted. When Haslem plays, Rasheed Wallace must play as a power forward. When Antoine Walker plays, Josh Smith is needed at the power forward position, and of course Rasheed Wallace is also OK.

Kwame Brown and Mourning play as needed. Mourning can't expect much on the offensive end. Kwame Brown is also in trouble when playing against O'Neal at the end of his peak. Centers like him and Howard have a hard time catching dunks when facing O'Neal. He doesn't even move him when he bumps into him. He can block their dunk space with one step. This is also the main reason why Howard and Kwame Brown are played by Yao Ming.

Rasheed Wallace played a crucial role in this series. He could defend O'Neal from the front and switch to defend body hair from the outside. The effect was average, but the average effect was already very good. Others did worse. Without Rasheed Wallace, Wade and O'Neal would definitely play more coquettishly.

As for others, playing was a side effect. Rookie David Lee played for a few minutes in the fourth game, which was worse than Boozer's rookie year.

As for the Heat, it was fortunate that they spent a lot of money to introduce so many role players last summer. In terms of lineup depth, they were not inferior to the Hawks. Several veterans who hoped to defend desperately and contribute to the offense with all their strength for the final championship played their remaining heat to help Wade and O'Neal keep the score close.

However, every time the Heat had a chance to overtake the score, they were quickly overtaken, but they stubbornly did not let the Hawks widen the gap.

The two head coaches exchanged tactics in the second quarter. You predicted my tactics, and I took advantage of your defense. The two teams played very fiercely.

At the end of the first half, the Hawks led 54 to 52 and entered the halftime break with a two-point lead.

Such a lead, with half a game left, is hardly an advantage!

And the Heat played very well. Although O'Neal was substituted in the second quarter, O'Neal only played once, and although he didn't score, he only got 2 points and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, but he was O'Neal, and he was a threat standing there. Although Pat Riley likes to squeeze players, he did a very good job in the deployment of personnel in the game.

The main offensive points in the second quarter were Payton and Wade. Wade scored 25 points in the first half and made as many as 11 free throws in the first half!

O'Neal rested for one quarter in the second quarter, and relied on his size to get 4 free throws, 2 of which were made, which really forced the Hawks to not dare to cut the Shark. The Hawks originally planned to cut the Shark, but O'Neal made 4 of 7 free throws in the first half, and the free throw rate was over 50%, so they really didn't dare to cut the Shark.

At the end of the first half, Liu Mang heard the system prompt that the effect of Penny's star card had ended. Seeing that the score difference did not start to widen, Liu Mang did not have too much regret. This was at the Heat's home court, leading by two points at halftime, which was a huge improvement compared to the previous two away games!

The next is the crucial third quarter!