The Heat and the Eagles' G5, both sides are missing a big general. Butler and Bogdan are on leave, and both have explosive performances in this series, with both teams looking for new solutions.
On the Eagles' side, I couldn't see what new way McMillan could do. The Eagles this round of the series is indeed "numb", after the G3 briefly loosened, the performance of G4 is basically solid, Yang really can't play the Heat's change of defense. Without Bogdan, the Hawks are even more unable to think of a way on the offensive end, and the remaining rotation personnel are more like the configuration that can fight defense, but with Yang's presence, this route is not easy to pass. The Eagles' winning time is still the time of the bench, and Wright and Okongu continue to be the symbols of winning, and these two can be said to be the two supporting roles with the best overall performance in the Hawks' playoffs this year.
The Heat directly took Oladipo to the start, and this time he scored 23 points and 3 steals, attacking and defending well. In fact, only in terms of the game itself, in the case of the opposite Yang has basically lay flat, relying on Hunter Carry, even if the Heat does not have Butler and Lowry, the comprehensive strength to win the Eagles is still not a problem, the key is still, Oladipo at this time to stand up, what impact will it have on the subsequent series?
Oladipo played only 8 games in the regular season, playing only 173 minutes of game time in total, shooting 41.7 percent from three-point range, but mainly scoring a lot of goals in the last two games. For his level, the Heat may not have too high hopes. Audi's comeback in the past few years has also been the same plot, the defense is still online, the offense has never found the feeling, although it can still make some free throws, but the jump shot feel has never returned to the level of the 17-18 season, and that season is also a rare projection year in his career.
From the look of the game, expecting Oladipo to play a role with a lot of balls may not be realistic when encountering opponents with higher intensity defenses. But the Heat do need such a relatively balanced offensive and defensive card, and even the first round can be seen that Spoo's slight adjustment of the type of attack and defense of the rotation will have a huge impact on the game. G3 Yang has a slight sign of looking up, the deputy attacker around him continues to respond to the Heat, the G4 Heat will reduce the double time, take Audi into the rotation, the defense will be raised another gear, the Eagles deputy attacker is dumb, and Yang is pressed underwater again.
In the past two seasons, there has been a phenomenon in the league - offensive or defensive shortcomings have improved, the barrel effect is obvious, and strong teams need a lineup that only relies on one end. It's hard for the Heat to go the full offensive route, but it's possible to come up with five top defenders at certain times, which the Heat can do in 20 years, but what level of projection the five top defenders is will determine how long this lineup can last. If the projection doesn't work, it's just the defensive group that rotates in the final few rounds of the game - Iguodala, Jones Jr., these players are still too poor offensive.
The Heat have the existing personnel, but can do a relatively acceptable offensive lineup of five defensive toughsters, and this last card candidate, compared to martin, who has a single offense, Oladipo, who has something to do with the ball or not, is undoubtedly more suitable. Of course, the premise is whether Audi's own state is worthy of the evaluation of "there is something with or without the ball".
The Audi of the G4G5 makes people have a little bit of expectation, although I can only say that this is a very cautious expectation, but you really can't refuse to associate the names of Lowry, Audi, Butler, Tucker, and Adebayo.
The series was over, and the Hawks had just one victory, which was worse than expected. Young's defensive encounters in this series will make him unforgettable, and if he wants to break the top defense, it is not enough to rely on his existing technical reserves. The bad news is that Yang is a very technical player, limited by physical talent, and without a jump in technology, it is clear that he will not be able to grow taller in the next few years.
The good news is that the Hawks are not only Young, Hunter as the team's relative offensive weakness, although this round of the series has been put strongly, but he has gradually given a response, the more he plays, the better. As one of the Eagles' top-runners, his growth is also crucial to the team's future. This wave of people, Young, Hunter, Okongu, Hult, Collins, they are all young enough and have enough time to take them further, hoping that this series will be the driving force for them to move forward.