Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Less than 2 minutes into the game, James felt broken.

Yes, there was a feeling of brokenness. He didn't know exactly what was broken, or he couldn't tell it completely, but he knew that everything was different.

Excited, expanded, confident...

The emotions before the game disappeared at this moment, as if they had never appeared. Only the smile on his face told James that all this was not an illusion.

You may want to ask, this has just started, and 7-0 is not a big score. How can James, the core of the Heat, have such an explosive mentality?

This is unreasonable!

However, this is the fact. James's mentality was already a little fried at this time. Maybe it was because he was too confident before the game and wanted to win too much. This huge contrast made it a bit difficult for him to accept.

This is not a 7-0 thing. This indicates that the Knicks are not afraid of the Heat's new things at all, but instead turned around and gave the Heat a painful blow.

The Heat's small lineup is of course very good, and their individual combat effectiveness is full. When they switch, not many teams can keep up.

But they are not without weaknesses. Historically, they were forced into a desperate situation by the Spurs in 2013, and how they were disbanded by the Spurs in 2014.

In addition to objective factors such as injuries and fatigue, the biggest reason is that the Spurs have found the key to overthrowing the Big Three.

After scoring the goal, Wade also patted James on the shoulder and loudly encouraged him to cheer up: "The game has just started, LeBron, we need you!"

"Everyone is blessed tonight."

In the second quarter, the pace of the game was still not fast, oh, it wasn’t not fast, it was very slow!

Even slower than the first quarter!

The Knicks took switching and sharing the ball to the extreme. Unlike the second round, which averaged 8.5 seconds per round to complete the offense, this time the Knicks played every round with extra precision and focused on the inside, whether it was David Lee or Lando.

Both husband and wife had the opportunity to show off their inside skills, and even Anderson performed his iconic frontcourt dunk.

This has highlighted the Heat's shortcomings.

Fortunately, the Heat felt good today. When they couldn't break through, Anthony made several difficult three-pointers to save the game, keeping the score between the two teams tight.

"James had 8 points, Anthony had 14 points, Wade had 10 points, Bosh had 4 points and 1 rebound..."

The Knicks, who defeated the Pacers with a run and gun in the semifinals, actually stopped playing fast breaks. Even if they had the chance, they forced the rhythm and did not blindly speed up for the sake of two points.

8 points is just a microcosm, it reflects James' broken mentality.

This is also the reason why James' mentality exploded. He already felt a little hopeless...

The 48 points at halftime was also the Knicks’ lowest halftime score since this year’s playoffs!

"Zuo Li had 9 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal, Curry had 7 points, David Lee had 8 points, Randolph had 6 points and 6 rebounds..."

With his eyes closed, Bosh would be shattered.

These are all the Heat's shortcomings, but they are largely covered up because the Big Four are too strong individually.

Again, the inside line will never fall behind, it will only change at most, and the upper limit of the inside line for a team is really important.

I really don’t blame Lao Zhan. You have to struggle to win a game in two seasons and you are abused in every game. Every time you go from hope to despair, your mentality collapses faster than Lao Zhan.

When faced with difficulties, Lao Zhan is indeed not as tough as he imagined.

Under the leadership of Wade, the Heat finally got on the right track, their offensive success rate began to increase, and they were once inseparable from the Knicks.

So the Heat have always been Wade's team, and at critical moments, Wade is also the one who stands up the most.

When James was in a daze, Wade and Anthony cooperated and made a layup to help the Heat break the scoring drought.

However, in this minute, the Knicks caught it all.

The 5-point difference is not that big, and considering the Knicks' performance at the beginning and the Knicks' ability to widen the gap after taking the lead in the past, Heat fans are already very satisfied.

This sentence finally brought James back to his senses and prevented him from being widened early due to Lao James' collapse.

28-23 in a single quarter, the Heat trailed by five points entering the second quarter.

This scene reminded Zuo Li of the past, the Heat and the Mavericks, one of the most valuable championships in history.

In the 2013 Finals, if it weren't for Ray Allen's incredible three-pointer from heaven at the end, and if it weren't for Battier's 6-for-8 three-pointer, the Spurs would have won the championship long ago.

"The Heat are already playing well. The Big Four have all scored. They don't need to be too solemn. Maybe they can play better if they relax." Barkley said after seeing this scene.

But now, they don't have Battier or Ray Allen, and their perimeter is also empty. With four All-Stars, even if their salary is reduced, the salary space is terrible, which makes the Heat unable to sign some outstanding players, so they must use their main players.

To gain an advantage and to withstand the competition.

But in this life, they are even worse inside. At that time, Birdman Anderson was an important puzzle piece on the bench. Unfortunately, now he is on the opposite side, plus Zuo Li, Randolph, David Lee...

The Heat are so bad inside. Bosh has worked hard enough, but his natural shortcomings cannot be made up for by hard work. Even if he bets his life on defense, he still can't beat Rodman, Big Ben, and Mutombo.

defensive effect.

His best thing is to open up the space, which made the 38-year-old Duncan feel like no one was on the stage of the 2014 Finals. He made 9 of 10 shots in the first game and scored 21 points and 10 rebounds. After five games, he averaged 15.4 points per game.

10 rebounds, one person penetrated the Heat's inside line.

Needless to say, Zuo Li, as the inside pillar, he used his back and faced the frame to bully Bosh in turns. Poor Bosh was definitely the one who took the most shots in a period of time.

48-40, the Knicks won by 3 points in a single quarter and led by 8 points at halftime entering the second half.

Why the Heat lost that year was partly because the Mavericks performed well. On the other hand, LeBron James, who averaged only a dozen points per game, could not escape the blame.

Fortunately, there is Wade!

However, neither Spoelstra nor the giants had any smiles on their faces, and they were even more solemn than at the beginning.

Now the Heat have lost their speed. With the height of their lineup, playing against the Knicks, whose average height is so high, it can only be said to be a slow death.

James also recovered and worked hard to play his role as a T0 tank. He also achieved some results in several head-on attacks.

Kenny Smith said after counting the scores of the main players of the two teams in the first half.

"The Heat have indeed improved. They have always been biting the Knicks and putting enough pressure on the latter. This should be the first time the Knicks have been tested in the playoffs this year." O'Neal continued.

At this time, they didn't notice anything was wrong with the situation. The two teams were playing very anxiously, with key players scoring. Although the Heat fell behind, the future was bright in the second half...

Something is wrong.

What's wrong?

exactly!

This is the Knicks' strategy!

Who still remembers what the Heat planned before the game?

Small lineup? Play fast?

Understand why there are no smiles on the faces of the Heat players, because they have been led by the Knicks!

This is the Knicks' rhythm, not the Heat's!