106-92, the Heat beat Philadelphia to win the G1 game, the key to victory, Adebayo 24 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, Hiro 205 points and 7 assists, Gemini combined 46 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists Behind the excellent play, "discipline" is the top priority.
Adebayo led the Heat to victory over Philadelphia 24+12+4
Embiid is absent, and facing the combination of Jordan Jr., Reed and Millsap, Adebayor gives and demands, and the general situation is as follows:
Adebayor middle distance
Jordan Jr. and Millsap defend, Adebayor mid-range punishment; Reed defends, Adebayor can wreak havoc on the basket, 8 of 10 bombs 24 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, no solution! This is the disastrous effect of Embiid's absence, not only the lack of offensive strength on the inside, but also the defense, where there is no one to protect the basket.
Lowry and Dunroe are absent, Butler is very iron, however, the Heat have a new star Hiro, the defense is infinitely named by Harris, but on the offensive end, Philadelphia can't defend.
Hiro three points
On the outside, Hiro had 4 of 6 three-pointers; on the inside, he still had the advantage in mid-range, 9-of-16 in the game, 25 points and 4 assists, and couldn't hold back.
Adebayor's inside line, Hiro's outside fight, mixed with Butler, Tucker and Vincent's connection, the Heat's offense also made Philadelphia defense irresistible.
Harden halftime 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Harris 14 points, Maxi 10 points, Philadelphia tenacious response to a 51-50 lead confirmed that the playoffs are not offensive, defense is the cornerstone, and the Heat, far above Philadelphia, as for the reason, they have one of the league's few "discipline", three typical cases:
First, defend Harden.
Without Embiid, Harden is the sole core of Philadelphia, Spoelstra's defensive strategy, Tucker's main defense, Butler's intermittent care, Adebayo's infinite turnovers, and the three top defenders curb Harden's projection first; once a break?
The Heat hit Harden
The picture above is the epitome of the Heat's full-court defense Harden breakthrough, as long as it comes below the free throw line, there are chasers, front blocks, two wings to cut off the passing route, and has been giving him physical confrontation, pay attention, and rarely pay the price of fouls, so Harden's offense is completely frozen.
In the whole game, Harden made 5 of 13, 2 of 7 from three points, 4 free throws, contributed only 16 points and 5 assists but made 5 turnovers, and the individual offense and tandem teams were contained, completely losing the role of superstar.
Second, freeze the outside line.
Green, Harris, Maxi, Harden and Cockmaz, Philadelphia is not short of three-point shooters, once they can find the feel on the outside, they can still bite the point difference, but the opponent is the Heat, one of the top defensive teams in the league, so we see the following picture:
The Heat's defensive strategy
Harris's sudden pass to Kolkmaz in the bottom left corner, Vincent saved; the latter returned the pass, Hiro saved the defense; even if Hiro was singled out by Harris one misalignment at a time, Spotra gestured, shun, two-pointer, self-mention, anyway, I have Adebayo interference, the success rate is high; as for the three points, you don't have to think about it, so most of the game is pictured:
Hiro defended Tielin by three points
Let Harden, Maxi and Harris how to suddenly pass, the Heat's rotational defense is always as shown in the picture, it seems that Tielin has an empty three-point opportunity, but just after receiving the ball, Hiro directly saved the defense in place, want to shoot empty three-pointers? There are no doors.
As a result, Philadelphia's first quarter three-pointer 8 of 2, the second quarter three-pointer 9 of 1, the third quarter three-pointer 8 of 1, the final quarter of three-pointers 9 of 2, each quarter of the three-pointers were killed by the Heat, the inside line has not yet embiid to solve Adebayo's defense, Philadelphia's offense is completely muted.
Throughout the game, the Heat used the shackled defense to push Philadelphia's shooting rate at 43% + 17.6% to score only 92 points, rebounded 47-37 to win 10 points, and caused Philadelphia to make 14 turnovers, which is the cornerstone of the team's victory, and the team can have such a good defense, to be honest, not to say how good the player's single point defense is, but the discipline of the team's defensive end, the league's top level!