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Many people on the Internet say that this Miami Heat is very similar to the Pistons who won the championship in 2004. There is no superstar and it depends on teamwork to win the championship. Coincidentally, the Pistons’ opponent was a mighty Lakers back then, and the Heat’s opponent this season is the Lakers. This is a war between David and Goliath. It is clear who is David and who is Goliath.
Personal articles about the Eastern and Western Championships:
2020 NBA Playoffs East Championship G6: Green Jerseys mismanagement, Heat advance to championship
2020 NBA Playoffs Western Championship G3: Gold Nuggets survived regional storms and successfully won first win
In 2004, the Pistons had only one member of the top three teams in the NBA and only one All-Star of the year: hardworking Ben Wallace. And the Lakers opponent? With two members of the NBA first team, Kobe Bryant and Shaq O’Neal, the two are, of course, All-Star starters. In addition to the two leaders of the first team, there are two veterans of the Hall of Fame Karl Malone and Gary Payton, who have become the golden combination of first generation F4.
How about the Heat this season? The top three teams in the NBA only had Jimmy Butler. Besides Butler, the All-Star had an extra Bam Adebayo, and then there were no more. This season, the Lakers have two top teams in the league, LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Leafy’s lineup isn’t nearly as terrible as Malone and Payton back then, but with some qualified Mesozoic players and generations of veterans, the lineup may be better than that year.
Some people may think that the regular season record is nothing, and the playoffs only see the actual chapter, but personally they think that the regular season record is a good benchmark for team strength. Compared to the Pistons, who were second in the Eastern Conference, the Heat’s record this season is only fifth in the Eastern Conference, but they are not favored by all for two consecutive rounds. They defeated the league leader Milwaukee Bucks and scored three in the Eastern Championship Boston in four years. Celtic, the team with the lowest overall pick in recent years to reach the championship, has a higher surprise rate for the Heat.
The Pistons were clearly better than offensive on defense at the time. The penalty area was led by two mobile and confrontational Wallace, as well as Elden Campbell, a chunky, seasoned veteran who could fight hand-to-hand at any time. In the front line is Tayshaun Prince with long hands and long legs, and Darvin Ham, a muscular cane. In the backcourt, in addition to starting double guards Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton, who have some level of defense, there is also veteran Lindsey Hunter waiting to go to the court and stick to his opponent.
The Pistons don’t have the best offensive talents except Rasheed Wallace (Billups may be another player with the greatest offensive talents), but focused on the best defensive player Ben Wallace, legendary coach Larry Brown devised a strategy and created defensive steel. Master, defeated the Lakers and became the championship without superstars.
This time around, the Heat are a team with a more balanced offense and defense than the Pistons back then. On the defensive side, the Heat have no upper wing blocks, and even starters Goran Dragić and Duncan Robinson are limited by their innate physical condition. It can only be said that center Adebayo is the best defensive player in this position. However, the Heat’s defensive strategy is clear and a lot The regional defense confuses the judgments of the opponents. In the second round, a high wall was built to block out the rushing Greek monsters. At the last Eastern Conference Championship, they almost gave up the backing center. Some of the time they didn’t use any crosses to change defenses or they interrupted the green jerseys. Several players with little physical ability were not afraid. Physical confrontation and building a solid defensive position.
You can say that this Heat is better than the Pistons in attack. The key is that the Heat have Adebayo, a center with a lot of stamina, but an unequivocal center forward who protects, dribbles and passes the ball. Whether it’s a follow-up role or a heads-up pass, it’s top-notch. In the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Championship, the Heat unlocked Adebayo’s seal, allowing him to start one-on-one singles from outside the three-point line, completely disintegrating the Celtics’ defense line and hitting. to Theis, the Celtic coach’s only reliable center. Six criminals graduated.
Compared to Lakers opponent Nikola Jokic in the previous round, Adebayo has shorter range, less perverted passing, less offensive movements, and less intelligent on the court, but has much lower mobility and explosive power than Jokic. . On the defensive side, Adebayo’s perverted mobility allows him to ward off number one to number five, with a super strong frame protection ability. To say who is the most irreplaceable of the Heat, I personally think it is Adebayo.
In addition to Adebayo, the Heat have three players above the level, two Butlers and Dragic starters, plus rookie Tyler Herro starting off the bench. All three are the main blockers, although they have their own shortcomings (Butler’s outside line, Dragic’s forehand, Herro’s physical stamina), the common advantage is that they are not easy to make mistakes and handle the ball without cloudy water.
In addition to these three, the other two starters, Duncan Robinson and Jae Crowder, are 3-pointers from the outside, but Robinson is very good at using the pull from the outside to transfer the ball and create opportunities. Crowder’s open cut and timing are very smart to get it done. The marker, plus Iguodala, the main substitute, is also a flank with good judgment and passes. The Heat’s combination of a lot of transfers and empty-handed moves is like a drop of mercury. It is efficient and quite beautiful.
