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"Quick break counterattack!" Barkley on the sidelines half-crouched when Zuo Li was running wildly. He was already ready for Zuo Li's explosive dunk.

but!

Zuo Li's next performance made it difficult for him to suppress his emotions anymore...

Zuo Li caught the ball just after half-time and took three huge steps. He is the only one in the league who dares to take three steps after half-time. Moreover, this time, Zuo Li wrapped the ball tightly with one hand, and then

One-arm giant loop!

When Zuo Li soared into the sky, fans all over the world seemed to have seen the figure of that man.

Bang!

Zuo Li pressed the ball in with one hand. After landing, he put his right hand to his ear and made a classic celebration gesture.

And the fans in Madison Square can no longer hold back!!!

“Fuck you, that’s awesome!!!”

"Invincible!"

"This dunk, he's flying in the sky!"

…

And Barkley had already roared: "Julius Erving!!!"

"Dr. J's classic is back again at this moment!"

"It's so relaxed, so freehand. This is the most similar dunk I've ever seen after Dr. J. Dr. J's dunk doesn't look difficult, but it's very difficult for you to imitate the charm." Smith was also very excited.

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As we all know, Dr. J's most iconic move is his giant loop dunk. This move has fascinated thousands of boys and girls and triggered a decades-long imitation craze.

But imitating this action seems simple, but in fact it is not easy. I would have known that Dr. J was no ordinary player. As the brightest basketball star in the 1970s, this action fully demonstrated Dr. J's ability to stay in the air and body control.

Most people's imitations are just superficial and have no charm, but Zuo Li's wave is simply a perfect replica. Even judging from the gliding distance and take-off height, Zuo Li's dunk is even more exaggerated than Dr. J's.

That's why Barkley is so excited, Dr. J is his guide in basketball!

Of course, there are some people who can't laugh, and that's the big brothers of the Heat.

It's not because of Zuo Li's dunk that set off the whole game. Everyone knows that no matter how good the dunk is, it's only two points. At most, it's a morale problem. This is acceptable. After all, Zuo Li dunked like this not once or twice.

The main reason is the 2-3 zone defense the Knicks just used on defense. This is the Heat's life-or-death enemy!

As we all know, the most powerful thing about the Heat is that they have James and Wade, two of the top five players in the league. Once these two are allowed to stand out, it will be difficult for any team, including Zuo Li, who cannot be 100% locked down.

The breakthroughs between the two are at best better restricted and have greater chances of blocking shots.

The reason why Bosh can't play is because he needs to keep pulling out to make enough room for the two to break through.

But the defensive method that is most feared for breakthroughs is zone defense!

Zone defense can greatly compress the interior space. Just like James' breakthrough just now, he will be blocked the moment he enters. You must either force a shot or pass the ball. It is almost impossible to break in and dunk.

Of course, zone defense is not impossible to break. If you have a stable three-pointer, congratulations, no team will use zone defense against you without opening their eyes.

Therefore, it is not impossible for the Heat to break the Knicks' zone defense. Naturally, the Knicks will not dare to defend like this after making a few three-pointers.

However……

Spoelstra glanced at the players on the bench.

The lack of shooting in the Heat's starting lineup is universally recognized. James and Way's three-point ability, no, their shooting ability has always been average, not even as good as Bosh and Anthony's two insiders, even Char.

Moss also has trouble shooting three-pointers.

So he could only think of a solution from the bench.

But……

Spoelstra's eyes looked from Juwan Howard to Big Z, and then to Mike Bibby who was injured not long after he arrived...

After searching for the uterus from outer space, only old Miller can fight.

But...as a big pitcher, who can Miller replace?

Si Bo fell into deep thought...

While he was meditating, the Heat's offense faltered again, and Wade broke through the pick-and-roll. However, the Knicks' defense was really too tight. Zuo Li's unparalleled defensive range was infinitely expanded in the zone defense, even if NBA rules against Zuo Li's

Having a big center is actually a weakening, but Zuo Li's movement can completely make up for the problem caused by defending for three seconds, so Wade's breakthrough also failed.

Pass, pass, pass!

In the end, there was nothing he could do. He threw it and bounced it, and Zuo Li collected the rebound easily.

call out--

A long pass to Curry, Curry caught the ball and layup for another two points!

Here James was blocked from breaking through, Chalmers caught the ball and was blocked again, and finally Wade broke through and made a pull-up jumper, and the left vertical rebound added another!

Zuo Li dribbled the ball, James wanted to cut, but was tricked by Zuo Li dribbling from behind. Then James had to use his body to block it, and the referee called a foul...

"The rhythm of this game is wrong..." Yu Jia frowned, knowing that if he continued to beat the Heat like this, they would definitely lose.

"They couldn't make the shot. Wade and James didn't feel very good tonight and couldn't break the Knicks' zone defense!" Director Zhang said.

In just three minutes, the Heat didn't score a single point except James's opening two points. The Knicks had already scored 10 points. If this continues, the Heat may be on the verge of losing.

So Spoelstra suddenly changed his mind and directly replaced Mike Miller. Joel Anthony looked depressed, and finally couldn't help it when he walked to the bench...

Laughed out loud!!!

Finally! I can finally stop guarding Zuo Li!

However, Mike Miller did not disappoint Spoelstra. Although he was hit by a left back when he came up, he quickly took James's pass and scored the Heat's first three-pointer of the game.

"YES!" James gritted his teeth and clapped with Miller. This ball undoubtedly gave them confidence.

But the Knicks remained unmoved. They continued to defend in a zone in the next round, but their defense against Miller significantly expanded the scope. This also prevented Miller, who was moving very slowly, from finding a chance to take action in this round.

boom!

James' shot was interfered by the long arm of the left winger and was blocked again. The Knicks made the transition and the left winger's shot caused a foul on the back-defending James thug.

Standing on the free throw line, Zuo Li smiled slightly. This is the Knicks' killer move. For the Heat, they have practiced zone defense for a season, with the purpose of seizing the Heat's biggest weakness this season!

In the 2011 playoffs, the Heat ranked eighth among 16 teams in three-pointers per game, averaging 17.9 three-pointers per game.

The field goal percentage ranks 7th among the 16 teams, with an average three-point shooting rate of 33.1% per game.

For a team with two top scorers, this data can be said to be very poor.

In fact, this situation is not difficult to predict. In 2011, the Heat's Big Three occupied a large amount of salary space, and the sharpshooter Miller, who was given high hopes by the team, missed most of the games due to injuries and suffered injuries in the playoffs.

Affected by the back injury, the three-point score dropped significantly.

In the 2011 playoffs, the Heat averaged more than 35% three-point shooting per game, and there were only three players who averaged more than one three-pointer per game, namely:

James averaged 1.4 three-pointers per game and shot 35.3% from the field; Chalmers averaged 1.5 three-pointers per game and shot 38.1% from the field; Jones averaged 1.4 three-pointers per game and shot 45.9% from the field.

It can be seen that except for substitute guard Jones, the shooting percentages of everyone else are very impressive, and the number of hits of the whole team is very limited.

Of course, zone defense is not a panacea, but if you are given a chance, you will not be able to seize it!