The Lakers have lost two games in a row in the series, and if they continue to lose the next game at home, it can basically declare that the whole series is no longer in suspense. Because there has never been a team in NBA history that has been able to come back from 3-0 down. So the next game the Lakers have to win.
After the second game, Davis spoke in an interview about the team's powerlessness on the field. He bluntly said that sometimes he really doesn't know what the team is doing on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court. Many people thought Davis's remarks were questioning Hamm's coaching. Because the tactics at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends are the coach's job, he needs to figure out how the team will play and how to defend. It seemed that Davis was a little unhappy with Ham's coaching, so he broke down a bit after the second game.
And today, Ham also defended his coaching after talking about Davis's remarks. He admitted that he thinks the Lakers' coaching staff is doing a very good job, and he is proud of the efficient and orderly work of the coaching staff. He doesn't think his coaching team is bad, he thinks his coaching team has always been talented. Ham thinks maybe he and Davis are on their own.
Clearly, Hamm's argument pales. These justifications are more subjective expressions and are not fully explained by objective facts. It turns out that the Lakers are indeed completely incomparable to other teams in terms of on-court tactics, and the coach must be responsible for this. It's also a playoff game, and look at how Spoelstras coached today. Today, the Heat defeated the Celtics, the league's most powerful team, without Butler. And Spoelstra made a surprise move in the playoffs, allowing the Heat, who are not known for their three-point shooting, to shoot three-pointers frantically in this game, which received miraculous results. In the end, they were a big upset and won against the Celtics.
That's the coaching gap. Sometimes coaches can really turn the tide with their own on-the-spot tactics. Especially in the crucial last few minutes of coaching, it is the most revealing of a coach's comprehensive ability. We haven't seen a lot of amazing tactics from Hamm in a long season. It's more about letting James go on the court by himself. And his coaching is more of a role to encourage the players, and some spiritual chicken soup after the game is very powerful, but in terms of coaching, Ham is really full of powerlessness.