Preface:
"Never underestimate the heart of a championship", this is the wise saying that the NBA league has not faded since ancient times, in the face of the powerful Nuggets, the Heat did not give up, they did what the Timberwolves, Suns and Lakers did not do, and broke the Nuggets' devil home in G2.
Showdown of famous coaches
It can be said that in this game alone, the duel between Malone and Spoelstra ended in a complete defeat for Malone, Spoelstra's ability to change formations and adapt to the field is better, and the defensive tactics he developed for the Heat are highly targeted, abandoning the joint defense strategy, cutting off the connection between Jokic and his teammates, while pinching Murray, putting Jokic in a helpless situation of fighting alone, and finally the Heat successfully killed Jokic and the Nuggets with a mess.
Abandoning the joint defense and switching to a collective circle, the coach changed his defensive strategy in time and successfully cut the Nuggets' overall offense.
As the championship coach, Spoelstra's ability to change formations and adapt to changes on the spot is indeed strong, and the impact of the combined defense strategy of the G1 Heat in the Finals inspired Jokic's tandem ability, so to speak, in the Finals G1, the Heat lost half of the three-point field error, and the other half lost in their own joint defense strategy.
Jokic fell into the singles trap
In the Finals G2, Spoelstra took the lead in changing the lineup, putting Martin, who shined during the Eastern Finals, into the bench and sacrificing the Adebayo + Love two-tower lineup, and this change not only made up for the Heat's lack of height, but also successfully abolished the projection skills of Nuggets genius Porter Jr.
Finals G2, the Heat's defensive strategy is the fundamental reason for the victory, abandoning the strategy of joint defense and wrapping Jokic, but to everyone else, strictly guarding others, cutting off the connection between Jokic and his teammates, so that Jokic fell into a singles dilemma, and Adebayo, who defended Jokic alone, clinged to Jokic, although Jokic cut a double-double of 41 points and 11 rebounds, but Jokic's every attack was extremely difficult, and in the end, the Heat successfully killed Jokic and the Nuggets with a mess.
Murray
Coach's on-the-spot adaptability is promising, the horse racing strategy drags down the Nuggets, and the Heat have a lot to do.
When it comes to the biggest surprise of the Heat's game, it is Duncan Robinson, due to the height disadvantage in the first three quarters, several empty cuts after Dunroe came on the court ended in mistakes, and the coach simply removed Robinson to recharge his strength.
The fourth quarter began with Jokic's break, the Nuggets' interior height was lowered, and the coach decisively sent Dunroe, and Dunroe's empty cut and three-pointers followed, and one person played the Nuggets 8-0 to help the team close the score, so to speak, the Heat's momentum was from Duncan. Robinson started.
The Devils lost their home-court advantage at home, and the pressure came to the Nuggets, whose future was on Porter Jr.
Porter Jr. is inaccurate on the outside
In this season's playoffs, neither the Timberwolves, Suns nor the Lakers have been able to break the Nuggets' devil home, but today's Heat did, and after winning this victory, the Heat also successfully regained home-court advantage from the Nuggets, and the pressure came to the Nuggets.
The biggest root cause of the Nuggets losing today is in Porter Jr., to be honest, Porter Jr. is now relatively single, he does not have the ability to attack with the ball, and his biggest role is to shoot open three-pointers, but Porter Jr.'s three-point shot today is too bad, only 1 of 6 shots in the game.
Although the Heat cannot guarantee a five-point shooting percentage per game, but the cards that both sides can play are already clear, Jokic and Murray will encounter a more terrifying defense than today, at this time it is necessary for open teammates to shoot three-pointers, Porter Jr. has a great meaning, as long as he can relieve the pressure on Jokic and Murray outside the three-point line, the championship will still be the Nuggets.
Porter Jr
Once Porter Jr. has been ironed, the championship is a matter of two words.