The Openers, who beat the Nets, came to Miami in a furious manner and then walked away in disgrace. If there is any team in the league that is best at defending against the alphabet brother, it must be the Heat.
In the 2020 Eastern Conference playoffs, it was the Heat who used a single-handed fire of joint defense to hold the alphabet brother to death, and they went out of the East to reach the finals. At that time, the evaluation was that the Heat was probably the biggest opponent of the alphabet brother's career.
But a few months later, Alphabet Brother completed his revenge in the playoffs, sweeping the Heat directly in the first round. Last season's Heat suffered from injuries and other reasons for poor play, coupled with the Bucks to strengthen Holliday, so there was no temper in the loss.
The Offseason Heat spent a lot of money to strengthen, bringing in Lowry and Tucker, both elite-level defenders. Now the Heat's defensive line is Lowry + Tucker + Butler + Adebayor, which is the best in the league.
The league does schedule the tournament, and the first opponent this luxurious defense line encounters is the alphabet brother. As a result, the Heat opened to give the alphabet brother a dismount, or the old way of joint defense, or Butler to entangle the alphabet brother.
The Heat's joint defense system itself is textbook level, and it is even more unbreakable after reinforcing Lowry and Tucker. Butler made Alphabet Brother play very badly, that is, let Alphabet Brother fall into a singles to cut off contact with his teammates and prevent him from playing the ball.
When Adebayo hit consecutive shots from Alphabet Brother's projection, causing Alphabet Brother two fouls early, the Bucks were completely out of shape. The Bucks are missing Holliday, Dalo, Portis and Di Vincenzo today, and they have no intention of fighting.
The Bucks switched to a full water dispenser lineup at the end of the first quarter, and the Heat led to 25 points directly under Hiro's indiscriminate bombardment, and led by 29 points before halftime, and the suspense of the game ended.
The Heat have regained the familiar defensive feel of yesteryear, and Lowry and Tucker are really seamlessly connected to the Heat. The tactical adaptation is not mentioned, just one stop on the court, it is like they have been playing for two years with the Heat.
Also finding himself was Taylor Hiro, who came off the bench today with a game-high 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and a dashing ultra-far three-pointer before the end of the first quarter completely shattered the Bucks' confidence.
Before today's game, Hiro spoke of being swept by the Bucks last season: "Last season's failures made us who we are now. So, at the end of the day, there are downsides and good to it. It makes me stronger and makes me better. ”
Hiro did get stronger in the offseason, and his trainer said Hiro gained at least 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) and was all muscle. Hiro has made great strides on the defensive end and is now more able to squeeze through the cover.
The preseason is where Hiroh showcased his offseason results, starting in two of five games and averaging 22.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 27 minutes per game, making him the only player on the team to average 20 points per game.
Throughout the preseason period, Hiro's true shooting percentage was as high as 63.4%. Compared with the previous two seasons, Hiro's ability to shoot outside the three-point line is more stable, and the mid-range shooting has also made great progress.
If Hiro can become the Heat's top scorer on the bench this season, don't be too surprised, another angle that can't be a starter is that he has unlimited firing rights on the bench, which seems to be a more suitable path for Hiro.
In an interview, Hiro also said: "Those young players who are emerging in the league, they can one day become all-stars, even superstars, like Doncic, Young, Morant, these guys, I think my name should also belong to this category." 」 ”
Hiro knew that his remarks would be criticized and ridiculed a lot, but this is why the fans like him. Hiro's strong self-confidence was his advantage, and what if everyone was content with mediocrity.