The fourth game of the Finals still starts at the Heat's home court.
In the fourth game of the finals, the topic has completely fermented, and the game has also become suspenseful. The one-sided situation before has finally been contained. The Heat won the first game. If the Heat can win another game today, The outcome is uncertain.
So today's game will be related to whether the Heat can turn around or whether it is the key point for the Timberwolves to stop their decline. But then again, every game in the playoffs is of great significance, and no one can go wrong in the slightest.
So far, the Heat and Timberwolves have gone through so many previous games to get here, and it is not easy. They have gone through many difficulties and dangers to get here. After going through so many hardships, neither team wanted to lose.
? Two young, offensive-minded teams started fighting again in the fourth game of the Finals.
This battle may determine the championship this year, but fate has already chosen them. In the next 5 or even 10 years, they will continue to compete for the championship.
Today they are rivals, but perhaps many years from now, they will be friends who shake hands and talk happily. Everything is said without words, everything flows away in laughter.
At the beginning of the game, the starting lineups of the two teams remained unchanged today, and there was no need to change. The two teams were extremely familiar with every transition and substitution.
At this time, Su Qun, who was broadcasting the game domestically, said: "The game has begun! This is the Heat's home court in the fourth game of the finals. Today's game is the Heat's second home court. Let's see if they can maintain their home court advantage. "
"I often hear a saying that the playoffs begin with losing the first home court advantage. This shows the importance of home court, but I don't quite agree with this sentence. Because according to this statement, the winning rate of having home court advantage is too low. It¡¯s big, but the winning percentage in the finals is not like that.¡±
Yang Jian also said on the side: "Indeed, the Timberwolves are still very good at playing away games. Away games are not a big problem for the Timberwolves."
When the two people were talking, the game started. The Timberwolves had the advantage of being inside and took the lead in grabbing the right.
With the ball in hand, the Timberwolves' first attack was the same old routine, a low post attack.
Foye used the pick-and-roll to pass the basketball to Jefferson. When Jefferson got the ball, Pekovic used the pick-and-roll on the baseline to get to the basket. He passed the ball inside, but the ball was passed by the long-handed LeBron. Ordered it out.
Chalmers picked up the ball from beyond the three-point line and quickly advanced to the Timberwolves half. He turned back and passed the ball to LeBron. LeBron had a good chance, but today LeBron was still the main one. He didn't make a layup when he got the ball. He turned around and passed the ball to LeBron. It was given to Wade who followed up, and Wade took the ball and dunked.
"Clang!"
Wade dunked successfully, and when Wade dunked successfully, the Heat's home court erupted in cheers.
The Heat need this kind of boosting ball so much now. The Heat are now deeply involved in rumors, and what they need most is morale.
The Timberwolves conceded a goal in the opening game and immediately pushed forward. The Heat were the leading defense in the game, so they controlled you first.
However, Foye doesn't care about you leading the defense at this time. He won't make a surprise attack. Foye held the ball steady and waited for Wang Kai to run up from the bottom line before passing the ball to the wing. Wang Kai.
Wang Kai took the ball and made a breakthrough in the middle. Pekovic came up to give Wang Kai a pick-and-roll. Wang Kai had a chance, raised his hand and shot, easily scoring two points over the heads of a group of short Heat insiders.
The Heat's inside height is insufficient, and it is easier for the Timberwolves to score points by playing in the low post or driving through.
Compared with the Heat, the score of the Timberwolves was relatively flat. The Heat was attacked by Wang Kai at the basket. Wade immediately moved the ball and said, "Come here." Wade controlled the ball and passed the ball to Bosh outside for support.
When Bosh got the ball, it was just a transit point, and he immediately passed the ball to Chalmers on the wing. Chalmers saw that LeBron was in a good position after receiving the ball, and passed the ball to LeBron.
LeBron is in a really good position now, and it's not difficult to match up with Gomez, but at this time LeBron still has no intention of attacking, and instead passes the ball to Bosh who is near the low post.
Bosh's ability to play in the low post is really limited. He took the ball in the low post and turned around for a jump shot. He was not in rhythm at all and he didn't hit the ball.
If the Heat can't hit a low post, the price they have to pay is to be chased and beaten by the Timberwolves.
On the Timberwolves side, Jefferson got the rebound and passed it to Foye. Foye originally wanted to pass the ball, but when he got to the opponent's half, he saw that no one was guarding him. This was not for him.Will it happen?
Suddenly Foye suddenly accelerated and broke through in a straight line. Chalmers rushed up to defend and committed a foul.
If this ball had come from a player with better breakthrough skills, he might have directly scored points or 2+1. When he met Foye, who was not good at breakthroughs, he just got a foul.
Foye now specializes in shooting, and his shooting is stable. He made two free throws. The Timberwolves led the Heat by 2 points 4:2.
The Heat came over again and it was LeBron who advanced with the ball. LeBron immediately called a pick-and-roll. Using this pick-and-roll, Wang Kai broke through to the top of the free throw line, where he encountered a strong defense.
Under strong defense, LeBron stopped attacking and instead passed the basketball to Wade. Wade took the ball and saw that if today's game is half a game for us brothers, I will fight hard in the first half.
But the more critical the moment is, the less likely you are to take action. I also need to save some energy for the critical moment!
So when Wade saw that he didn¡¯t have a good chance, he could only give the basketball back to LeBron again. LeBron was also a great guy. He took the ball and took another step forward, and actually gave the basketball back to Wade. LeBron was focused on playing tricks today and couldn't take a shot. Wade really had no way to pass the ball to Chalmers on the bottom foot.
Chalmers doesn¡¯t care about all that, he just takes the ball and shoots a three-pointer with his bottom foot.
"boom!"
The Heat missed another three-pointer. The Heat failed two consecutive position battles after a dunk. They were still afraid of position battles today. This also shows that the Timberwolves' position defense level is still enough to compete.
The Heat had no clue, but the Timberwolves fought much more easily.
When the Timberwolves came over in the first wave, Wang Kai got the ball in the backcourt. With the ball, Wang Kai directly hit the Heat's penalty area.
Wang Kai's attack on the penalty area is not like LeBron's, but he breaks through along the edge of the penalty area and reaches around the waist.
Wang Kai's breakthrough was deep enough, and he turned around and passed the ball to Pekovic, who was supporting behind. Pekovic received the ball and immediately passed the ball to Gomez, who had an open foot.
Gomez took the ball and made a three-pointer.
? 7:2, the Timberwolves played better than the Heat at the beginning. Although the Timberwolves did not have any particularly gorgeous tactics, they just broke through and scored, but they played with high quality.
The breakthrough was deep enough, the pass was fast enough, and the opportunity came naturally. In the end, Gomez seized the opportunity, and the three-pointer was obtained simply and naturally.
The Heat were scored by 7 points in the opening game, and the pressure was definitely not small. Even the Heat's home court was much quieter at this time.
Under heavy pressure, Chalmers advanced with the ball again and immediately passed it to Bosh, who came out to provide support.
Bosh could do something at this time. He took the ball and turned around to attack the basket. But now the Heat's tactics are not designed for Bosh at all. Bosh turned around and didn't have the wide space he needed and could only pass the ball to LeBron on the bottom foot.
When LeBron saw that the situation was not good, he even boldly shot a three-pointer, but LeBron missed the three-pointer.
LeBron¡¯s first shot was a no-stick move, which was a big blow to the courage LeBron finally mustered up.
Both teams are fast-break teams. Once such a miss occurs, the Timberwolves will never let the Heat go. What follows is a crazy fast break.
On the Timberwolves side, Wang Kai was still driving the ball forward. The moment he advanced, Wang Kai did not choose to attack in the middle this time, but moved to the wing. Wang Kai's ball just stopped here on the wing.
Pekovic immediately understood and came over sideways to make a pick-and-roll. Using this pick-and-roll, Wang Kai dribbled toward the top of the key.
At this time, Pekovic's strong body turned flexibly towards the basket. Wang Kai hit the ground and passed the ball in. Pekovic simply made a layup, 9:2.
The Timberwolves had another dream start against the Heat.