Chapter 174 The Mavericks' Tricks

2-0 up in the Finals, the Heat's championship situation this year suddenly became clear.

Because to date, in the long river of NBA history, only the 1969 Celtics and the 1977 Trail Blazers have completed a comeback after being 0-2 down in the Finals.

However, because the Mavericks showed extremely tenacious fighting spirit in the two games in Miami, many fans on the internet also believe that this year's Finals series is likely to go to a Game 6 to determine the winner.

After all, neutral fans who only want to watch the excitement never think there are too many good games.

And for Heat fans who have never tasted the taste of a championship...

As long as they can win the championship, they can't wait for the Heat to end this Finals series as soon as possible on the road.

After G2, according to ESPN statistics, in the first two games of this year's Finals, Su Feng accumulated a running distance of more than 14 kilometers on the court.

How exaggerated is this statistic?

In the future, after the league completely enters the bombing era, Klay had a total running record of 2039 kilometers in five seasons.

And excluding the games missed due to injury, Klay Thompson's average running distance on the court is about 5.3 kilometers per game.

As we all know, the basketball court is not as wide as a football field, and the consumption methods of these two sports are also different...

So after the game, at the press conference, many Miami reporters couldn't help but start to worry about Su Feng's physical fitness in the future.

"So, I've already run 14 kilometers on the court?" Su Feng said with a smile when interviewed by reporters, attending the press conference with Riley.

Reporter: "..."

"Don't worry, if I really can't run on the court, then in my opinion, someone on the other side will definitely fall before me."

And perhaps feeling the concern of the Miami local reporters for him, Su Feng added after a pause.

Reporter: "..."

Compared with last season, because the Heat's previous games were too easy, even after two consecutive bloody battles with the Mavericks, Su Feng's physical condition was much better than when he played the Eastern Conference Finals with the 76ers last year.

In Su Feng's view, if the Heat can win the championship this year as they wish, then his little Yao brother can at least account for 50% of the credit.

Because if the 76ers hadn't completely worn down the Celtics in the previous semi-finals, the Heat would never have been able to get a ticket to the Finals so easily.

Compared with his memory, the combat power of the cosmic teams in this era is at a historical level.

But with the increase in strong teams, infighting is inevitable in the playoffs.

According to the schedule, the next game between the Heat and the Mavericks will be on the 14th.

On the evening of the 11th, after attending the press conference, Su Feng and the team took a special plane to Dallas overnight.

And on the afternoon of the 12th, before some of the Heat players who hadn't rested well could adjust, Riley waved his whip and dragged the entire Heat team to the training ground.

As an experienced head coach, Riley knows how difficult the Mavericks will be to play with three home games in hand.

So even with a 2-0 lead, Riley believes that this Heat team is far from being able to sit back and relax.

In all major team sports, home court advantage is always the most troublesome problem for the visiting team's coach when planning the lineup.

Because if you "hmm say" that there is no difference between home and away games in basketball...

That can only mean that you haven't watched enough basketball games.

Look, this isn't it...

On the evening of the 12th, not long after the Heat players returned to the hotel after accepting Riley's spiritual baptism, seven or eight rock bands suddenly checked into the hotel near the Heat's hotel.

"Are they planning to play like this all night?"

That night, O'Neal, who couldn't sleep because of the noise, knocked on Su Feng's door in the middle of the night, looking at Su Feng and said speechlessly.

"Be confident, Shaq, I think they should hold concerts 24 hours a day next."

And after yawning, Su Feng, who was already used to this, looked up at this fat-headed fish and said.

Because people have different levels of acceptance of noise when sleeping, even with earplugs, some Heat players can't stand the earth-shattering sound coming from outside the window.

And for this kind of premeditated harassment...

Su Feng and Riley both know very well that even if you shout until your throat is broken at this time, the Dallas local government will not care about you.

Because back then, the Philadelphia local government treated the Bulls players like this.

And...

Even if people really care about you, you will probably only get the answer "This is our Lone Star Republic's folk customs".

Heh...

In the land of Texas, wouldn't it be up to the free-spirited people of Texas to have the final say?

Therefore, the more in this kind of situation, Su Feng knows...

The more you have to calm down.

To put it bluntly...

O'Neal just hasn't been in the East long enough...

Plus, when the Lakers dominated the West, they didn't encounter many opponents like the Mavericks who would try to find ways.

Because if the Celtics had a chance to beat the Heat this year...

Then O'Neal would never be surprised by the behavior of the Mavericks fans.

How much sorrow can you have?

Just like the Celtics' home floor being temporarily renovated.

On the morning of the 13th, Riley, seeing that most of the Heat players except for a few hadn't rested well, simply went all the way and pulled all the Heat players to the training hall to catch up on sleep.

As a result...

Riley found out...

His temporary decision was really not ordinary wise.

Because not long after arriving at the training hall...

The air conditioner in this training hall broke down inexplicably.

Because the average daily high temperature in Texas in June can reach 33 degrees Celsius, playing indoors without air conditioning is undoubtedly a torture.

"I was too polite to them before!

If I had known they would treat us like this, then in Miami, in addition to not providing hot water in the visiting team's locker room...

I should have had someone turn off the air conditioner in their training hall!"

That day, after calling the staff to inquire without success, Riley said indignantly.

Look, this is the biggest difference between playing home and away games in the NBA.

Especially in this kind of Finals where both sides are betting everything.

Only children will believe that everything in this world is fair, open, and just.

On the evening of the 14th, Game 3 of the Finals between the Heat and the Mavericks started on time at the American Airlines Center Arena.

And before the game, during the warm-up, Su Feng found out that...

Davis, this guy, doesn't learn good things, he just has to live himself into the appearance of Auerbach.

Su Feng never expected that the Mavericks would at most tighten the net and loosen the rim to make it easier for the Mavericks players to grab rebounds...

The Mavericks' new home court, which was built in 2001 and sponsored by American Airlines like the Heat's home court...

Would actually have the same problem as the Celtics' home court, with the floor "in disrepair for many years".

And after careful inspection, Su Feng noticed that...

These loose floors were mainly concentrated in the three-second zone.

During the warm-up, many Heat interior players, including O'Neal, felt uncomfortable.

Because whenever they wanted to bounce the ball on the floor first and then get up...

The law of basketball rebounding can be said to have made these big guys who can't bend over suffer.

"This is simply cheating!"

O'Neal said angrily about this.

Because interior players cannot not dribble when backing down...

So unless O'Neal can directly attack the basket after receiving the ball every time, the floor trap carefully designed by the Mavericks for him will undoubtedly kill him.

"So, can you use this method to deal with players of Shaq's type?"

And aside, silently watching the Mavericks' home floor, Su Feng was very annoyed that he hadn't thought of this method to deal with O'Neal back then.

Otherwise, with that fat-headed fish who hadn't yet attained enlightenment back then...

How could he have beaten the big Ben he loved so much at the time into a small alarm clock on the court?

"Su, can you stop smiling for a while." On the sidelines, before the game started, O'Neal, who was already anxious, said aggrievedly, looking at Su Feng with a calm face.

And hearing this, after patting O'Neal on the shoulder, Su Feng said: "Shaq, didn't you also have the experience of fighting the Celtics in seven bloody battles in the Finals back then?

Based on my pre-match inspection, the Mavericks' home floor tonight is not as insane as the Celtics' home court."

"It's different...

Back then, in our Finals series with the Celtics, the ones who complained about the Celtics' home floor were mainly Kobe and Jason." After sighing, O'Neal said.

Looking at O'Neal, Su Feng nodded.

Because that Celtics team had to play around Duncan, so they certainly wouldn't completely abandon the three-second zone like the Mavericks tonight.

However...

Since O'Neal had evolved again in G2...

Therefore, Su Feng was not so worried about the "home court mines" buried by the Mavericks tonight.

"Shaq, in addition to posting up inside, don't forget that you are still the interior player with the highest screen quality in this league." Patting O'Neal on the back, Su Feng specially reminded.

And now...

The always clever O'Neal immediately understood.

"They want to compete with us on the outside as a last resort.

Because only in this way can they have a chance of survival.

But Shaq, you don't think there is a player in this league who is more accurate than me, right?" After a pause, Su Feng continued.

It is true that in this kind of outside PK, the Heat may lose one or two games due to poor touch.

But in Su Feng's view, unless the Heat are poisoned in every game in the following games, the Heat, who already have a 2-0 lead, will definitely have the last laugh.

In Su Feng's eyes, on the one hand, the Mavericks' behavior of burying mines at home is a last resort, and on the other hand, it also represents...

After G2, Davis did not come up with a way to crack the "killing connection" from the front.

Therefore, as long as the Heat players can do their job well...

Then in this series, they will still have absolute initiative.

On the court, after the warm-up of the two teams, the Mavericks' home court's circular screen immediately gave the starting lists of the two teams tonight.

Heat: O'Neal, Haslem, Su Feng, Korver, Ginobili.

Mavericks: Chandler, Nowitzki, Howard, Finley, Kidd.

On the Heat's side, because after the players' warm-up, Riley got detailed information about the Mavericks' home court mines from Su Feng, so unlike the previous two games, Riley put Korver and Ginobili into the starting lineup as soon as he came up tonight.

And on the Mavericks' side, Davis also showed a helpless smile when he noticed the starting lineup that Riley had arranged.

Because back then, in the prolonged rounds of battles between the Raptors and the Celtics...

If the Raptors didn't have Su Feng...

Then how could the Raptors have flattened the North Shore Garden Arena time and time again?

"Details determine success or failure.

You know, Mike, Su is a much more detailed player than people think." Davis said, patting Mike Brown on the shoulder.

And hearing this, after nodding, Brown said: "However, this is the only way we can think of...

Because at least this way, we can effectively limit Shaq's performance on the court."

"Hopefully." After sighing, Davis said.

In the center of the court, O'Neal and Chandler jumped for the ball to start the game.

Relying on his rich experience in jumping, O'Neal took the lead in suppressing Chandler with his big elbow during the jump.

Heat possession.

High post, after getting the ball, Su Feng immediately raised his five fingers.

And on the court, the Heat players who understood immediately started their running positions.

"Oh? This ball is not for Su to pull away and let him go one-on-one?"

TNT TV station, Barkley, who used to be Su Feng's teammate, said in surprise.

Left corner, only to see that after taking advantage of Haslem's screen, Korver successfully got rid of Howard's defense.

And just at the moment when Finley was about to switch defense with Howard, O'Neal also completed the secondary wall for Korver at the same time.

Originally, under normal circumstances, the Mavericks players should have been able to detect Korver's running intention at the first time in this situation.

However, because there are two players on the Heat's outside line who are likely to fire from half court at any time, the Mavericks' rotation defense speed just now has obviously decreased.

And if it was in the previous two games...

In order to pursue the success rate of the offense, Su Feng and other Heat guards responsible for organizing the offense could not have been so actively creating opportunities for Korver.

Because Korver, who was extremely accurate in the previous games, only shot an embarrassing 1-for-5 in G2.

Any fan with common sense knows that in this kind of crucial battle, comparing the hard power of the stars is the kingly way, rather than letting role players decide the outcome of the game.

But after the Mavericks made it clear that they wanted to compete with the Heat in shooting in this game...

Tonight, even if Korver misses the first 10 shots, Su Feng will pass the ball to his hands for the 11th time.

Swish!

Left wing, Korver hits a three-pointer.

3 to 0.

And on the court, when retreating, Su Feng also patted Ginobili on the shoulder and said: "Manu, I remember you once asked me when you can shoot three-pointers on the court as you please, right?"

Hearing this, Ginobili was stunned first, and then taken aback.

Although this Pampas vulture with increasingly thinning hair remembered that Su Feng seemed to have already answered this question himself at the time...

But looking at Su Feng's wise eyes, Ginobili, who vaguely sensed that something big might happen, couldn't help but nod at this moment.

"I think...

It's now!

Fire away, Manu!"

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