Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight: Instantly Improved Offense

The Heat were beaten 7-0 at the start, and the Grizzlies showed their strong strength after welcoming back Link.

Spoelstra knows that once the Grizzlies take the lead, he will become passive. And sometimes, this passive situation will last until the end of the game.

However, the Heat have no retreat now. They are already in the midst of a three-game losing streak and must withstand the pressure today no matter what.

So Spoelstra gritted his teeth and made a risky move, "Seal the inside line!"

In the first two games, the Grizzlies' mid- and long-range shooting performance was not satisfactory.

More often than not, the Grizzlies rely on fighting at the basket to gain an advantage.

Now Spoelstra must take a gamble and let others except Link shoot in the mid-to-long range.

As long as the Grizzlies don't let the Grizzlies perform more, the Heat still have a glimmer of hope.

Wade nodded. No one knew what mid-range and long-range shooting performance the Grizzlies would perform today, but they could only give it a try.

The game restarted without the Heat making any personnel adjustments.

In the first attack after returning from the timeout, the Heat finally broke the deadlock of scoring zero points.

Wade finally broke his scoring drought with this successful layup, but all Heat players knew that their troubles were not over.

Whether the defense can be successful is the key to whether the Heat can win today.

Link is still being pressed closely by Luol Deng. For him, the defense will not change.

But he found that everyone else on the Heat team seemed to be shrinking inward intentionally or unintentionally, and Link instantly understood Heat's strategy.

Although Link didn't play in the first two games, he didn't just join in the fun off the court.

Link also saw the problems exposed in the Grizzlies' first two games.

The mid- and long-range shots are inaccurate, and they can only rely on breakthroughs and singles in the paint to score points. This is the Grizzlies' biggest problem.

Link then immediately pushed away the panting "British Jordan" and took the initiative to take the ball from Conley.

The Miami Heat thought mid- and long-range shooting was the Grizzlies' weakness, but Link didn't think so.

After Link regained possession of the ball, the Heat's contraction became tighter. Luol Deng was wary of Link's shot from the outside, and once Link broke through, the Heat would immediately have at least three people to block it.

Link waved his hand and motioned for everyone to pull away from him. The Heat players are even more convinced that their strategy is correct!

Luol Deng didn't dare to let Link go even a step. Although the game only lasted a few rounds, he had already realized how threatening Link's shooting from the outside was.

As a result, Link effortlessly broke through the British. Luol Deng was not known for his speed, but Link surpassed his opponent by half a body in just one step.

However, the Heat did not panic. The moment Link completed the breakthrough, the Heat players shrank in.

If the rest of the Grizzlies can't score, this defensive strategy can save the Heat!

Link didn't mess around. He had a good eye on the passing target before breaking through.

In the process of breaking through with the ball, Link seemingly casually passed the ball to the side, delivering the "ammunition" to Conley.

Conley feinted a shot from outside the three-point line and hit Norris Cole, who was inexperienced to defend, into the air.

Conley took the opportunity to break through with the ball, and then stopped for a jumper from mid-range!

Spoelstra opened his eyes wide. Whether this ball can be hit will directly determine the fate of the Heat.

But Conley ultimately let Spoelstra down. His mid-range jumper was very solid, crossing a perfect rainbow arc and heading straight into the net!

"Once again, Link found his teammates in the open space, and that's what's so scary about him. Like LeBron, Link's passing vision is absolutely top-notch on the forward line."

Spoelstra shook his head in disappointment. The plan failed the first time it was executed.

But it's not the end of the world. Just because Conley can make one shot doesn't mean he can make a second shot. Just because Conley can score doesn't mean that others can score as well.

Spoelstra did not give any instructions. He wanted the Heat to continue executing according to the original plan!

However, before the Heat's counterattack started, it was destroyed by Link's steal.

Luol Deng is 2.06 meters tall and has a greater advantage in the third position. But like most tall three-position players, he has a fatal flaw—the center of gravity of his dribbling is too high.

Luol Deng made his name in the Bulls by relying on simple cutting shots. He is tall and has long arms, his shooting is not easily disturbed, and his shooting stability is excellent.

It is precisely because of his unpretentious offensive tactics that people are not impressed by this former All-Star forward.

As for his singles skills with the ball, that has never been Luol Deng's strength.

So when Luol Deng was about to attack with the ball this time, as soon as he took the first step, Link snatched the ball away.

For Link, who can grab the ball directly from Paul's hand, it is easy to steal Luol Deng who is dribbling too high.

After being intercepted, the experienced Luol Deng hugged Link directly and applied for a foul for himself, which prevented Link from running up and launching a counterattack.

But Link doesn't feel annoyed, he can still defeat the heat in positional battles!

The Heat's defensive strategy is the same as before. They focus on protecting the basket and paint area, giving others besides Link a lot of space on the outside.

But this time, Norris Cole did not dare to short Conley unscrupulously, so Link set his target on Jimmy Butler.

Wade has already "coveted" Link, and he just took advantage of Butler in the paint.

He firmly believes that Butler will attack inside. After all, Butler's long-range shots were still very unstable last season.

Players with unstable shooting may not be able to escape from this cycle throughout their careers.

Therefore, Wade's contraction is quite decisive.

Link easily passed Luol Deng again. This time, Link used rapid and continuous changes of direction.

With Leonard unable to guard Link in one-on-one situations, it is difficult for the entire league to find a player who can contain Link in one-on-one situations.

It's like almost no one could withstand Jordan's impact back then.

Wade decisively abandoned Butler and rushed toward Link. No matter how powerful Link is, he can't score efficiently when everyone is shrinking.

But just when Wade rushed to Link, Link circled the ball behind his waist and passed it behind his back.

Jimmy Butler received the basketball from the mid-range on the right side and took action immediately!

Spoelstra believes in his plan. Even though Butler has scored a lot this season, he still relies mostly on breakthroughs and hard play at the basket.

Butler's shooting is still unreliable!

"brush!"

"What!?" Spoelstra frowned, the situation was completely different from what he imagined!

"Jimmy Butler didn't waste Link's pass from behind, and his mid-range jumper hit the net. Speaking of which, this is the second consecutive round that the Heat have tightened their defense on Link. They kept the defense so small that they really couldn't. Is there a problem?" Hubie Brown also saw the Heat's strategy, but he didn't think it would work.

The reason why the Grizzlies' shooting percentage was not high in the past few games was because they had no points that could break the defense.

Although Butler's breakthrough is very powerful, it is not to the point where the opponent's entire defense line needs to shrink. Defending Butler one-on-one is barely enough.

Conley, Carter, Tony Allen and others are even less able to break down the defense.

Therefore, many of the Grizzlies' mid- and long-range jump shots were made with interference. The hit rate is not high, which is understandable.

Unable to tear down the defense, the Grizzlies will naturally increase the number of physical fights in the paint.

But today, the situation is very different. The emergence of Link has improved the Grizzlies' ability to tear apart the opponent's defense to more than one level.

As a result, the shooting opportunities obtained by the rest of the Grizzlies are much better than in the past few days.

Under severe interference, the Grizzlies players' shooting ability may not be that strong. But open shots are the Grizzlies' strength.

Except for Tony Allen, Whiteside and Dellavedova, the Grizzlies players basically all have shooting ability. Including Gasol, the center, also has a shot.

Spoelstra's idea is correct, but it has no effect at all on a grizzly bear with Link.

After the first quarter of the game, the stubborn Spoelstra continued to stick to his decision.

As a result, he allowed the Grizzlies to shoot a super-high 60% shooting rate in the first quarter!

The Memphis Grizzlies gave Spoelstra's Heat a hard lesson in the mid-to-long range. With Link back, the Grizzlies' offense became completely different from before.

After the first quarter, the Grizzlies scored 34 points! The Miami Heat only scored a measly 20 points.

Leading the opponent by 14 points in the first quarter, the strength gap between the two teams is clear at a glance.

"The Grizzlies' offense is really fierce, and Link's appearance makes it easier for the rest of the Grizzlies' offense."

"Yeah, Link has already scored 5 assists in a single quarter. The Heat's shrinking defense is completely ineffective. If the Heat don't work harder in the future, it will be really difficult for Link to break Draymond Green. data. Because, the game may end early. By then, Link will no longer play."

Hubie Brown looked at the 60% shooting rate on the data sheet, and it became a luxury to want to see Link play for a while.

This is really a happy trouble.

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