The Hawks reversed to win G3, continuing to retain the suspense of the series. It should be said that after watching G2, I feel that the Hawks home will not all lose, and the shape of this game is also in line with the plot of the Hawks winning the Heat - making a OK defense + the Heat shooter is not very accurate + playing an "unsolvable" sense of offense.
In these three conditions, the Eagles are far from the last one, although Bogdan opened a three-point save mode in the fourth quarter, but overall, the G3 Eagles' offense is still within the rational range, and it is not too advanced. In other words, the G3 is replicable, and the Heat need to play better to avoid rolling over again.
The Hawks have made significant improvements in defense at G2, and G3 has maintained the performance on this end. After three games, some of the usual problems of the Heat's offense were gradually exposed. Butler's jump shot failed to go on another run, and Adebayor continued his non-existent offense, and the incompatibility between the two offensive ends was amplified in the game, especially in the fourth quarter. The Heat's shooters were a little more out of place, giving the Hawks a chance to match the level.
What's the core problem the Hawks can't solve on the defensive end?
The current rotation, the lack of a center is of course a problem, Gallinari's mobility is also a problem, but Young is still the biggest problem. Young is not well aligned in this series, and it is difficult to break Butler's roll call against a Heat shooter, because the Heat shooters are generally involved in a strong tactical ability, let alone Lowry. Moreover, because Yang is very resistant to cover, he can't prevent the no-ball cover of the Heat shooter, nor can he prevent the shooter's empty cut. Young often defended Strus this time, and as a result, Strus blew him up on the no-ball end. Although the Hawks rely on good overall mobility, some players have strong single defense, assistant defense, and can have limited offensive maneuvers with the Heat most of the time, but when it comes to key moments, Butler looking for Yang will always be a huge hidden danger for the Hawks.
But in this game, Butler's roll call in the fourth quarter was invalidated. The Hawks' reversal relied on a set of big four small lineups, that is, the five-man team of Young, Huert, Bogdan, White, and Okongu. Leaving aside the offense of this lineup, the defensive end of this lineup has also made a contribution, and here are a few key points:
First, which player is Young best suited to the Heat? It should be PJ Tucker. Although Tucker also has the ability to eat Yang alone, if Yang Kaichang is against Tucker, the Heat is expected to design this tactic. Tucker can also punish Young by punching the no-ball end, and this game, the fourth quarter also happened such a round. But Tucker's ability to participate in tactics is the worst for the Heat, as he is not a threat to the top of the arc. Young didn't start with Tucker because the Hawks had Gallinari, whose mobility could not be against the Heat shooters, so only against Tucker. But there was no Gallinari in the winning squad, which allowed Young to play Tucker. As a result, the difficulty of Butler's roll call increased;
Second, is there a problem with Butler's offensive options? It can only be said that there are a few shots without B numbers, G2 shots are cool, and it is not surprising that this time there are more throws. But for most of the fourth quarter, Butler threw on the perimeter not because of the wave shot, but because he couldn't hit it. Butler did not name Young, in addition to the foregoing, Tucker's limited ability to participate in tactics, there is also a reason that the Hawks are taking Bogdan against him, then Butler can indeed play directly. But more importantly, Okongu essentially dominated the defense in the fourth quarter. Due to Adebayo dragging space and wilting, Okongu was able to contribute energy in the basket, up to interfere with the shooting, change defense in many areas, a variety of defensive judgments are very dreamy, coupled with two key frontcourt rebounds in the fourth quarter, can be called the MVP of the Hawks.
The Hawks maintained G2's defensive performance, and all that was left to do was the offense.
Young still played badly, and the Eagles were able to take the lead in the first half, relying on others. The Eagles adjusted the offensive center of gravity in G2, Yang Issued a card to play fake cover, or blocked and demolished to attract the change of defense after standing fixed points, so that the front line grabbed the wrong position to pound the heat to change the defense. The Eagles forward and flank certainly have this ability, but in the end, how effective it is depends on the performance of one person - Hunter.
The Heat's weakest single point of defense must be against the Hawks' worst offense Hunter, who is put in the most, and the Hawks need him to come up with some response. Hunter scored 17 points this time, and it was ok, although with the opportunity he got, the three-pointer of 2 of 6 was not accurate enough, but the two-pointer was 5 of 7, and he also beat Strus and Dunroe with the ball. However, Hunter also made 4 turnovers. In the third quarter, when the Heat opened the score, the Hawks' offense was obviously not good, and to save the offense, they could only break their wrists and take down Hunter, who was the worst offense.
The Hawks' final tiebreaker lineup did not have Gallinari, Collins and Hunter, who had problems with their defense, physical condition and offense. The other four's weakness was Wright's three-pointer, and if he couldn't respond, it was limitedly stronger than Hunter — and as a result, in the fourth quarter, Wright responded with his first three-pointer.
So, as long as the offensive lineup is strong enough, the Hawks will definitely be able to break the Heat's defense?
All you can say is that the perfection of the lineup has increased the possibilities. After all, the Eagles' closing 5-man group, in addition to being able to shoot and finish, basically have some ball holding ability and transfer ball technology, which has played an effect when using Young's containment power in the fourth quarter, such as Huert's strong and weak side to transfer the ball to Bogdan's three-point assist in a wide range, which is a comprehensive embodiment of the Eagles' ability to attack points.
But there's another point — the Hawks figured out where the key to the Heat's defense was.
The Heat defense yang is mainly to change defense, but it will also control Yang's breakthrough route, blocking by nearby players, so that Yang can't go in. Why can Tucker always stop in front of Yang? Is his lateral movement technique so good?
It is true that Tucker has taken out the top horizontal shift in this series, but the key is that the co-defense behind him is looking at the tiger, and tucker is mainly defending which side, there are people to protect. For example, in the following round, reba on the left, Lori on the right, and Yang have people blocking wherever he goes.
Removing Hunter will solve some problems, but the Heat will not be shaken by this and will continue to be so defensive. It takes his teammates to take advantage of small open opportunities, or make good breaks, transfer the ball, and finish in response to the Heat.
A better way to do this is to get moving. If you can rely on tactical design to give Yang Qing a breakthrough route, then the first-line defenders can't keep up with Yang. The Eagles realized this at the end of the third quarter, so the tactical coordination was played, and as soon as the run was made, Yang's breakthrough route was clear.
Opponents change defenses and blindly single?
Singles are wanted, but singles under tactical support are needed.
This is still not the best strategy to break the Heat defense. One of the best things the Hawks did in the fourth quarter — whether it was the coach stressing it or being too behind to chase points — was that they picked up their offense and tore through the defensive line before the Heat could come out. With the feel of Bogdan and others, the Heat defense was momentarily confused. After the Eagles' series of offensive means to crack the Heat, the scale of the Heat's defense against Yang was also loosened.
So, there was a seemingly impulsive singles three-point shot in the middle of the fourth quarter. At a time when the team's momentum of chasing points is in full swing, Young's choice this time is a bit reckless, but it can be understood that his mood is too depressed by the Heat, and he wants to Tucker. After the Heat's defense loosened and he didn't dare let go of his teammates, he had a singles chance, so he shot. The ball wasn't scored, it didn't matter, and soon he finally hit Tucker 2+1.
After Yang scored this ball, he swung his fist fiercely, and the gas of the three games was half out, and this ball may make him more comfortable than his quasi-kill.
This round of the series hit this, Yang in the case of strict defense, the overall performance is indeed lower than his regular season level. But it can still be seen that the Heat are giving others a chance to deal with him, and when others take the opportunity, the Hawks win the game.
In fact, the Heat anti-Yang is similar to the Green Army anti-Durant. The Hawks have found a way and don't know what the Nets' approach is.