Chapter 911 Saving the Soldier Yes!

"Don't let Rondo dribble more!"

"Force Rondo to get the basketball out of his hands as soon as possible!"

"Even if there is no way to force Rondo's ball out as early as possible, don't let Rondo have space to play the ball!"

"Damn it!"

With Spoelstra's voice roaring excitedly on the sidelines, the entire American Airlines Arena was in chaos!

In the first half of the game, before the official timeout of the first quarter came, Spoelstra looked like a famous coach when he stood on the sidelines. Pat Riley Jr. and Zen Master Jr. Feel.

But now, not to mention the Miami Heat fans and reporters and commentators on the sidelines, even the audience in front of the TV can clearly feel that Spoelstra is in a bit of a mess now.

However, even though everyone knew that Spoelstra was in complete chaos at this time, no one in the audience in front of the TV felt that there was anything wrong with Spoelstra's current excitement and panic.

After the Seattle SuperSonics' official timeout in the first quarter, the team's offensive problems were resolved.

James' strategy of defending free agents was quickly solved by Nelson.

Not to mention that Spoelstra, as the person involved, was a little flustered and at a loss.

Even Phil Jackson was a little shocked.

Of course he didn't underestimate Nelson.

In his mind, Nelson has always been very powerful.

But even so, Spoelstra's tactic is not that simple to crack.

It’s not just that the cracking ideas are not found so quickly.

Even if a solution can be found, can the players execute it?

At the very least, in the entire NBA, the head coach who is willing to trust Rondo so much is probably Nelson, the 'old madman'!

Damn it, I believe Rondo can stick to the ball for so long under the pressure of James. What level of ball control does Rondo need?

It's not easy even for Kobe to do this, let alone Rondo, the famous offensive guard in the league.

Also, after being forced to the extreme by James and completely keeping James by his side, Rondo can still pass the ball out under such circumstances. What level of passing ability is this? !

You know, the balls Rondo passed just now are definitely not comparable to the fast-break balls passed to Yes or the volcano balls that Yes caught by himself!

The balls passed by Rondo to Yes in the past tested Rondo's timing of passing the ball. The test of Yes's strength was catching the ball, holding on to the opponent, and finding opportunities to catch the ball.

But this time, it was Rondo who was carrying James. It was Durant who ran and the other Sonics players who caught the ball that tested the timing. It was Rondo who tested his strength!

If,

Previously, Rondo and Yes were paired together. The protagonist was Yes and the supporting role was Rondo.

So this time, the protagonist is Rondo, and the supporting roles are Durant, Millsap or Milicic's other Sonics players!

"It's incredible!"

Phil Jackson really found it incredible.

It's not just the incredible ball-handling and passing abilities Rondo showed just now.

As a head coach, I am also impressed by Nelson's tactical attainments, his madness and his ability to know people well.

Tonight's game the Heat presented two problems to the Sonics.

Regardless of tactical attainments, knowing people well or being crazy, as long as there is one missing feature, it would be impossible to crack Spoelstra's defensive libero tactics so quickly.

It can be said that Spoelstra could become famous in one fell swoop with this game if he met any head coach. Unfortunately, it was Nelson who he met!

Originally, after Spoelstra used James' defensive and offensive free agent tactics in this game, he felt that there was no suspense in this game or even this series.

The Heat will win with a big score of 4-2.

But now, the suspense is back!

James attacked the free agents and challenged Durant and Millsap to fight. The Sonics couldn't solve it, and neither could Old Nelson.

Yes is the only one in the entire Sonics who can defend James one-on-one, but James doesn't play Yes at all. The entire Heat team avoids Yes and plays.

In this case, unless the Sonics have one more Yes to make the Heat inevitable, there will be no solution at all.

The Sonics can't solve the Heat's offense.

Now as long as the Heat defend Yes like this and free up Rondo, they can't solve the Sonics' offense.

The situation of the game instantly changed from the Heat suppressing the SuperSonics to the Heat and the SuperSonics fighting each other.

And under such an offensive situation, the SuperSonics' offense is still superior to the Heat's offense!

Because at the end of the first quarter, the Heat, which led by 8 points in the first half, did not expand the score to more than ten points as the commentators imagined at the end of the first quarter, but were overtaken by the SuperSonics. The point difference is only 3 points!

42 to 39!

This is the score between the two teams on the field.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Sonics scored 23 points, while the Heat scored 18 points.

Not only has the Heat's defense declined, but their offense has also declined.

This is normal, because the Sonics' offensive efficiency has increased and the Heat have fewer opportunities to counterattack.

The Heat need to get down and play the SuperSonics.

Even if James plays Durant or Millsap, no matter how efficient Wade plays Rondo in singles, it can't be compared to a fast break!

In this confrontation between the SuperSonics and the Heat on the court, the SuperSonics already have the advantage. Phil Jackson doesn't believe that Spoelstra can't see it.

But he still persisted.

Don't dare change your defense against Yes.

Spoelstra is indeed quite cautious.

If it were him, he would choose the same strategy as Spoelstra.

What's more, Yes's offensive positioning is really tricky!

It happens to be a point where he can participate in the offense at any time, but the opponent cannot participate in the offense.

If Yes is currently standing farther away or in the midfield, Spoelstra may choose to ask Ben Gordon to come back to help. It will be too late to run back after Rondo is dealt with.

After all, if Yes wants to participate in the attack, it has to go inside, which takes time.

If you go a little further in, you can participate in the offense and defense of both sides. Others from the Heat can join in to temporarily help defend Yes. Ben Gordon and Wade can also contact other teammates.

But the position where Yes is standing now is indeed quite embarrassing for the Heat.

This seems to pinpoint the speed limit of Wade and Ben Gordon right here.

Nelson is great, Rondo is great, and Yes is equally great!

Even if he doesn't run or catch the ball, he just stands there, that's still knowledge!

How did a young man who had only played in the NBA for three years get such a wealth of game experience that he admired?

Sometimes, Phil Jackson feels that Yes is really a magical human being who seems to be non-human!

It's difficult for Spoelstra and the Heat to deal with now.

Spoelstra didn't dare let Wade or Ben Gordon defend Yes alone in this position.

At the same time, you can't always leave Rondo alone, right?

Rondo was forced by James, and Wade also stepped up his efforts to beat Rondo on the offensive end. Maybe Rondo's error rate in handling the ball and passing the ball increased due to his reduced physical strength, but when will that happen? ?

In the first half of the game, the Heat lost by five points!

It seems that the Heat have a three-point advantage, but this advantage really can't last long!

Do you want to wait until the Heat are caught up?

As a master of psychological warfare, Phil Jackson has now guessed Spoelstra's thoughts.

Now Spoelstra is thinking of other ways to respond.

Now it's time to wait for change.

I really can't think of a way, so when the team is caught up, I have to choose between changing the defense against Yes or continuing the defense like this.

This is a good approach where playing it safe and cautious is not the answer.

At this time, there are not many NBA coaches who can still tell that Yes cannot be easily rescued by the Sonics.

In the final analysis, everything Nelson did was to rescue Yes.

Although I was suspending Nelson and Rondo just now, to be honest, Spoelstra is also quite amazing.

This is a first-year NBA coach.

You can't tell when the Heat are not in crisis.

After the Heat encountered a crisis, whether it was solving James' undercover situation or making tactical changes, it was a bright feeling.

After all, in the NBA, it has never been said that if you lose to Yes, you are not considered a good player, and if you lose to Nelson, you are not considered a good coach.

If this were to happen, there would be no good NBA players or coaches in the world except Yes and Nelson.

Phil Jackson was right. The strategy Spoelstra is thinking of now is to wait for change!

While he was thinking of ways to deal with it, he also placed his hopes on Rondo's subsequent decline in efficiency and the Heat's bench depth.

Which of the two options should I choose?

As long as the Miami Heat are always in the lead, the Heat don't have to make a choice!

The Heat's current rotation players on the court are Mario Chalmers, Ben Gordon, Grant Hill, Varejao and O'Neal.

Spanish defender Calderon, who performed very poorly in the previous two games, has been replaced. The team's veteran power forward Haslem also suffered a disadvantage against Gasol and Ibaka due to his height and was replaced. Varejao.

The Heat's rotation lineup is very deep and can make very targeted changes facing different opponents.

As for the SuperSonics, it's obviously worse.

Gasol, Ibaka, Quentin Richardson, Harden, Barea.

The core is still Gasol, Harden and Barea.

He can replace Chalmers against Harden Barea and Varejao against Gasol, but Nelson has absolutely no ability to replace Chalmers and Varejao with another non-starting player!

Unless you go to Yes!

It's better to go to Yes, then everyone will fight for the physical strength of the starting lineup!

Yes's physical strength is invincible, but what about other Sonics players?

Are other Sonics players physically comparable to James, Wade, and Chandler?

No matter how strong Yes's physical strength is, the Heat won't hit him on the defensive end, and he won't be flanked as much as others on the offensive end. No matter how much physical strength Yes has, he can only hold it in and watch!

"We can hold on to our advantage!"

We must be able to maintain our advantage!

The Supersonics must not be allowed to rescue Yes!

After the second quarter started, Spoelstra was very confident.

Especially in the Sonics' first wave of offense, James Harden's attempt to foul Moss early but failed made him even more confident.

Chalmers is no Calderon.

Although Chalmers is a rookie, Calderon is a veteran, Chalmers is an American, and Calderon is a European.

Chalmers' chicken thieves are not comparable to Calderon's.

For a player like James Harden who has no strength and is just a thief, Chalmers is much easier to use than Calderon!

His substitution was very effective!

Spoelstra was pleased with himself.

And James Harden on the court was embarrassed.

Calderon is no longer an ATM, and Chalmers seems to be the easiest to bully. Hill and O'Neal are all experienced veterans who are not easy to bully. Varejao, the Brazilian, has a reputation that he has always had. I heard that this is a strong man whose acting skills are no less than Ginobili's, and he is also not easy to bully.

As soon as he came up, James Harden picked a soft persimmon. Damn it. This squeeze did not squeeze out the water from the soft persimmon, and he was pricked in his hand.

After the second quarter between the SuperSonics and the Heat started, not only James Harden was a little embarrassed, but Gasol was also a little embarrassed.

He has experience in playing against Hasleb and O'Neal Jr. O'Neal needs to guard the inside. If he pulls out, Hasleb can only follow him. With Haslem's height, if he pulls out to shoot, it will be as if he is open.

It's easy to beat Haslem, but it's not easy to beat Varejao.

He has strong physical confrontation, but he doesn't like to play in post-up situations. He likes to shoot from the frame. Varejao is very tall.

Seeing that Varejao was a little thin, Gasol also wanted to play with his back in the mid-range, but this guy was so good at falling!

The truth and lies of Nima make people upset!

James and Gasol, the core of the Sonics' substitute lineup in the first two games, felt uncomfortable being targeted by Spoelstra.

But Spoelstra was happy for a while.

Because, just when he felt that he had been restrained by James Harden and Gasol, Barea, who had performed very poorly this season, actually stood up!

Many Sonics fans in front of the TV were even stunned when they saw Barea suddenly standing up.

From this we can see how long it has been since Barea broke out in the SuperSonics.

As the number one player on the SuperSonics bench, after Harden arrived, he was the one who was really cheated the most by Harden.

The Sonics have established Harden as the core substitute, and Barea's sacrifice is the biggest.

Harden sticks to the ball and plays guard with Harden. Barea almost always makes the kind of scapegoat that puts Harden back in the end.

That is to say, Harden was tricked by Chalmers in this game and couldn't solve the problem. His form was so bad that he didn't want to control the ball or attack, so he gave the ball to Barea.

Then, with the ball in hand, Barea exploded.

"You can save Yes, and I can also help now!"

Barea's glorious look has not dimmed because of a season of being cheated, and has even become more dazzling because of a season of polishing and suppression.

58 to 54!

This is the score after the SuperSonics and Heat rotated their lineups in the second quarter.

The Heat opened the score.

But Spoelstra looked ugly.

This is not the point difference he wanted!

He doesn't want to make a choice!

But before the end of the second quarter, Rondo sneaked James into the corner and hit an incredible three-pointer in the corner, tying the difference between the two sides. Spoelstra knew that he had to make a choice. Got it!

74 to 74!

"I didn't expect the Heat to be tied!"

And it was such a dramatic goal to tie...

Yes!

At the moment when the score on TV was tied, Phil Jackson almost subconsciously looked at the SuperSonics No. 9 who had been frozen by the Heat for the entire half!

The young man with a calm face, standing among his teammates, surrounded by his teammates, seemed to be smiling...

Yes…

teammate……

Looking at the Supersonics No. 9 on TV and the young people around that No. 9.

Phil Jackson was in a trance.

No matter what the result of this game is, or what the result of this finals is.

Everyone can see what kind of ruin the SuperSonics was three years ago.

And now...

Have the frail young men found by Yes in this ruins grown to this point now?

Rondo, Milicic, Millsap, Durant, Barea...

These ordinary young people at the beginning...

"They can actually do such a thing..."

Save Yes...

No wonder Yes has a smile on his face now even though he was frozen like that in the first half...

That really wasn't his imagination.