Nuggets don't rejoice too early for the Heat G2 or let them experience the pain of the Bucks
Chat ball does not flicker, there is a picture and the truth.
The finals began, and "Coin Chat Basketball" continued to restore the winning and losing elements of the game in the way of "picture and truth", interpret the focus topic, watch the excitement, and also look at the doorway.
The four words of the Finals G1 are enough to describe - the waves are calm, the Nuggets are not yet fierce, and the Heat have fallen. NBA officials are quite worried, so the ratings can be done, G1 has plummeted 33% compared with last year's Yongkai first game viewership, will G2 further avalanche?
Maybe, I mean maybe, maybe the G2 will have some suspense.
The Nuggets G1 extinguishing the Heat in three steps, the first step Gordon used the size advantage to abuse the four Heat starters except Adebayo in the first game, the second step was to connect teammates with a high position or empty cut or outside to break the joint defense, and the third step was when the teammates were cold in the fourth quarter, and Mr. Jo personally killed the Heat with three or two strokes.
The size of the longboard, the tactical execution, the hard solution of the stars, the Nuggets crushing, but Coach Malone was not satisfied, he said: "I think we didn't play well in G1, I watched the game video, they shot 5 of 16 from the open three-point range, I told the players, they got 16 open three-point opportunities That's the problem, if you think Strus will be 0 of 9 from three-point range in the next game, or Dunro will still be 1 of 5, you are wrong." ”
Malone pointed out the Nuggets' flaws in G1, their defense is more focused on sinking to the basket, and the Heat have exported some open opportunities through passes, which they have done in the previous three rounds, such as the Green Army's East finals three-point shooting rate of nearly 49%, but those shots in G1 were wasted.
In addition to the feeling problem, physical factors are also worth considering, the Heat flew to Denver immediately after the East final, this is to adapt to the plateau environment in advance, but usually, the Heat should stay in Boston for one night, and then go to Denver the next day, the player's sleep can be guaranteed, conducive to physical recovery, just after playing the seven-for-grab into the cabin is not an ideal plan.
By the time of G2, the Heat had been in Denver for six days, and the fatigue from playing seven games in the East should be eliminated, and they would be immune to highland environments and no longer a problem physically.
The Heat have 8 of 26 assists in G1, this assist-to-cost ratio shows that their passes are still played, the Nuggets' defense focuses on protecting the box, they will give some three-pointers and mid-range shots, and also let the Heat attack the basket (if it is forced not to let go, it is easy to be fouled, the Heat only have two free throws in G1, the Nuggets control the foul well), through the protection of Jokic near the basket, Porter Jr. and Gordon's co-defense interfere.
The Nuggets' defensive system is very similar to that of the Bucks, Jokic is the Denver version of Da Lo, squatting to guard the basket, Gordon and Porter Jr. are the Denver versions of Alphabet Brother and Portis, responsible for standing up for the defensive position, they are willing to let go of some three-point and mid-range shooting space, if the opponent relies on these two moves to kill them, they will admit it.
In the playoffs in the last two years, two teams have hardened the Bucks to grasp the defense inside and outside, and really killed them, the Green Army in 2022 and the Heat in 2023. During the first round of Black Eight, the Heat shot 45% from three-point range, led by Dunroe on 14 of 19 three-pointers in the series, and the Heat fired in unison, and the Bucks defense was riddled with holes.
The Heat have repeatedly proved in this year's playoffs that they will have iron time, but they will not always be iron, because the Heat have Spoh's tactical pocket, execution as a foundation, and their team spirit to support, Butler said after the G1 game that no matter how cold his teammates are, he will still give the ball, even if the first ten shots are all lost, if the 11th time is empty, he still has to pass it, because losing is never a one-man business, it is a team business.
The Heat can be expected to pick up the G2 three-point recovery, and once their long-range crosshairs are in place, the Nuggets will have to consider whether to defend the area and continue to defend the basket first.
To take a win away from Denver, the Heat need not only a three-point feeling, but also Butler to show a sharp knife. Butler played poorly in G1 and did not show aggression, especially in the face of Jokic's sinking defense, after several missed shots and throws, he did not dare to attack in the opposition, obviously he could throw but chose to pass.
Look at how Butler played the Bucks in the first round, facing the letter brother's basket and rushing fearlessly.
The throwing hit Da Luo's retreat was decisive and resolute.
The singled letters are also crisp and neat.
Of course, in the first round, he was more physically energetic, played to the finals, and experienced seven battles in the Eastern Conference, physically and mentally exhausted, and Butler, who appeared in G1, was not a full-blood version. With a three-day gap between G1 and G2, it's a good time for Butler to recharge and adjust, and if he can recapture the offensive rhythm and firepower output of the first-round Bucks, the Heat still have hope.
Some things for the Heat are difficult to solve, such as the loss of size, Spoh gave Zeller 7 and a half minutes in G1, which has no practical effect, G2 may enable Love, at least add a blocking and removal point, and play a squat pit with one more option, but Love is also likely to be targeted by Murray, or directly attacked by Gordon and Porter Jr.
On Loaf, it may be another way to die, it depends on whether Spoh gambles or not.
G1 On paper, Adebayo played well, 26 points and 13 rebounds are tough, but with 25 shots for those 26 points, the Nuggets can accept the shooting output ratio of "Reba", when his offensive volume is almost twice that of Butler (14 shots), but the score does not reach 30+, which is unlikely to kill the Nuggets.
The Heat's best state is Butler gives the attack, the shooter shoots three points, Adebayo fills the change of defense system, by no means "Reba" leads the attack, the shooter is cold in a large area, Butler is soft-hearted.
G2 will be a game that the Heat can't afford to lose, there have been 36 2-0 games in NBA Finals history, 31 of which were the leaders winning the championship, and although the Heat (2006 Finals) were in those 5 reversals, but now they don't have O'Neal, Butler can transform into Wade 17 years ago?
Considering the poor talent of the two teams, the Heat can't win G2, and the suspense of this series is really gone. Don't forget, the Nuggets are actually quite iron (8-of-27) in G1 three-pointers, and they haven't sweated much yet.