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Celtic manager Brad Stevens, who has always been highly valued, decided the outcome of the match in the final bracket of the sixth game. The small lineup that proved ineffective in the previous stretch has yet to improve, and the Heat shed the tangle of green jerseys and advanced to the championship.
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The most critical part of the fifth battle is the third quarter. In this section, the Celtics have greatly increased the use of players in the penalty area, which is not just a role as a cover pillar for teammates. Heading into regional defense, the Celtics used Theis’s good mobility to set up a screen far from the basket, giving teammates a chance to shoot directly outside. When Theis places the ball near the free throw line, he is not as busy looking for someone to pass it as before and will actively attack. Change the position of coverage and look for opportunities to attack, so that the Heat’s area defense is no longer effective.
In the third quarter, the Heat’s attacks reduced melee passes, increased the ratio of flanks and cuts, and the movement speed of Theis, who has some ability to protect the frame, is suitable for the strategy of show and recover. , except for the complicated Dragic. In addition to method, the blocking efficiency of others like Butler or Herro is not high, and the defensive line is completely blocked in exchange for a counter-attack opportunity. One score is two for the Heat to have to use fouls to block, moving the green jerseys from decline to prosperity. The score was reversed and widened to approach a double digit gap.
In the first quarter of the sixth game Jayson Tatum did not feel well and did not score a point, but he passed many assists, he waited until the second quarter to start scoring points. No matter if Marcus Smart or Jaylen Brown’s 3-pointer feels hot in the first half, the team hit nearly 50% of their 3s. Overall, the green jerseys used an above-average triple to support the score in the first half, and the external heat was not particularly mild. There were many mistakes. Once the firepower of the green jerseys in the second half cooled, they became concerned.
Celtic, who were behind by a maximum of nine points, began to contribute to the scoreboard by strengthening the defense in the second quarter and Tatum warming up, recovering some points behind, and even got a slight advantage before the end of the second quarter, and ended the first part. The Heat lead by two points.
The Heat’s offense focused primarily on Jimmy Butler, Goran Dragic and Tyler Herro. All three had four, five and six assists respectively, and almost all of the team’s assists were fixed. Butler showed positive ambition from the beginning of the game, taking the initiative to catch the ball many times and scoring points with his good jump stops.
The Heat’s 3s aren’t that good. The good news is that Jae Crowder, who missed in Game 5, finally hit a triple. D. Robinson’s hand feels good and there are two. The weirdest thing is that the Heat didn’t have an offensive rebound in the first half. The Celtics are pretty solid at protecting their rebounds.
At the start of the third quarter, the Heat used the area to defend, and the Celtics still used the high screen and Theis penalty area to respond. The problem is that shortly after the start of the game, the two main green jerseys, D. Theis and Walker, swallowed four fouls, but Stevens opted to keep Theis on the court and only replaced Walker with a break. But thankfully, Theis didn’t continue to rack up fouls.
Heat Adebayo wreaked havoc in the penalty area early in the third quarter, becoming the first player from both teams to score 20. At that point, Spoelstra took the initiative to take him off the court to rest, using Iguodala to defend the area. 2-3, and suddenly received a miraculous effect. Iguodala is never known for shooting. From the previous Warriors to the current Heat, opponents have been short to encourage shooting. Of course, this Celtics series is not surprising. Iguodala’s highest score in a single game in the first five games of the Eastern Championship was 3 points, and a total of 8 points in all five games, including two triples. At that point, he suddenly snapped shooting and made two consecutive 3s. Before the third quarter, he accumulated 14 points and contributed 3 triples. The Celtics quickly suspended the substitution.
The Celtics played Grant Williams instead of Kanter. At the end of the third quarter, Theis was on the court with foul trouble. They used full defense to match the Heat’s firepower. This defensive strategy has been effective. The Heat no longer have three-point firepower and only rely on Dragic for points. On the other hand, the green Brown and Walker jerseys have contributed, plus Smart one-on-one directly took the ball from Herro and dunked it to score points. The Heat only entered the fourth quarter with a two-point lead.
Early in the deciding period, the Celtics let rookie Grant Williams play. His speed and hard work gave the team a lot of energy, and the entire team used full defense to deal with the Heat. Brown stole the ball from Butler and nailed it. Butler couldn’t reach and release him. However, it was suspected that physical contact made the landing unstable. He fell to the ground for a long time and could not get up. The game was not called off until the Heat fought back to score. It doesn’t seem like a big problem to keep fighting on the court.
During this period, both Williams, Brown and Smart used a lot of physical contact and fighting stance to bring trouble to the Heat. Heat Tyler Herro made a direct error on top of the arc for the second time in this game. Brown paused quickly to make the green shirts. To get the biggest six-point lead in the game, the Heat quickly called to stop the blood.
