The Godfather of Basketball

113 to 91, the Cavaliers beat the Heat in the opening game and won the first victory of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Although Wade was full of confidence before the game, the Cavaliers seemed to be much stronger than he expected.

He made 7 of 21 shots, 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. This is the data he handed over in the first game. The shrinking defense of the Cavaliers made him very uncomfortable.

And Paul's large double-double of 30 points and 12 assists fully proved his strength as the league's number one point guard.

One game can't explain anything, but the second game two days later.

108 to 83, the same big victory, the point difference is even bigger than the first game.

Wade's play was still sluggish. He only took 16 shots, hit 5 goals, scored 17 points, 4 assists and 5 turnovers.

Two games, two big wins, 2-0.

Before the Eastern Conference finals, some people thought that the Heat would continue to counterattack, but after these two games, most people realized that it was impossible.

The impact of James' departure on this team is much smaller than expected. In other words, after going through the Big Three last season, the Cavaliers' tactical system has completely come out. Otherwise, this combination of superstar and team play is really terrifying.

And at the same time, the Western Conference finals also finished the first two games, and the results were surprising.

The Thunder team, which is infinitely optimistic, seems to have been poisoned. After they lost the first game regrettably, they were killed by Ginobili's three-pointer in the second game. After two games, they were 0-2 behind. If you lose a game, you can go fishing directly in advance.

Originally, the Thunder were the team most likely to compete against the Cavaliers in terms of lineup and strength, but now, they may be blocked by the Spurs from the finals.

The Cavaliers' third crown in this dynasty is really within reach.

However, Tang Tian remained very cautious, and kept emphasizing the details that needed to be paid attention to in the next game at the regular meeting.

After the regular meeting, Casey and Tang Tian went out together.

Casey couldn't help it.

Although Tang Tian often likes to act aggressive in front of the media, in the team, he is always cautious and rigorous, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.

"Tang, take it easy, it's not good for you to keep tense like this."

"En." Tang Tian nodded and didn't say much, he only thought that Casey cared about his body.

"The Heat should not be a threat to us." Casey continued after seeing Tang Tian's reaction.

"Although Eric was a little short on the spot, he has a strong ability to adjust. Just watch the series between the Heat and the Bulls." Tang Tian shook his head.

When Tang Tian said this, Casey also nodded.

The two big victories made him forget about it. Spoelstra's adjustment ability is really strong.

"If you were the head coach of the Heat, how would you adjust?" Tang Tian chatted with Casey while walking to the office.

Casey thought about it for a long time. Obviously, the difference between the Heat and the Cavaliers is not only in the tactical system, but also in the configuration of role players. This gap is even bigger than the gap between the two teams' dual cores.

"I don't know. If I had to choose, I would shrink my defense and would rather block the opponent's three-pointers." Casey finally said.

Tang Tian smiled, this is also a solution, but in the end it depends on the opponent's face, he will become very passive.

Seeing Tang Tian smile, Casey was a little unconvinced.

Although Tang Tian's coaching ability is excellent, but if the Cavaliers did not have this lineup configuration, the game would not have been played like this.

The ability of a coach is very important, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. The strength of a coach is based on the players.

Seeing Casey's unconvinced look, Tang Tian was not in a hurry. He sat down in the office and made a cup of coffee before he sat down and spoke slowly.

"If I were Spoelstra, my first reaction would be to adjust the starting lineup to open up the space on the field and give Wade more room to break through. At least, there is a basis for counterattack."

Casey was stunned for a moment after he finished speaking. He is a standard defensive coach, and he thinks about many issues from the perspective of defense. He really didn't expect what Tang Tian said.

But having said that, the Heat's current lineup has Mike Miller and James Jones, and there is no shortage of top three-point shooters.

"Secondly, I will play a small lineup, let Bosh play the fifth position, and pull Yao Ming out of the penalty area, so that the space on the court will be opened more."

"But defense like this?" Casey said immediately, and asked Bosh, a thin power forward, to go up against Yao Ming, and he would probably be blown out.

"Have they guarded against Yao now?" Tang Tian asked back.

Casey didn't speak, and the answer was obviously that he couldn't guard against it.

In fact, because of the lethality of Paul's breakthrough in these two games, the player with the highest assist rate was Yao Ming at the basket.

"And with a small lineup, it is better than our big four and small defense ability. Bosh is an atypical insider, and his movement speed is at least at the level of a small forward." Tang Tian added.

Casey nodded. This is true. The Cavaliers have a short front line and weak defensive ability. They rely on speed to help defend against rotation.

"In the end, I will firmly double-team the ball holder after Paul leaves the field. There is only one Paul, and he is the only one who can handle the ball so perfectly under double-teaming." Tang Tian said finally.

After three adjustments, Casey was taken aback by what he said.

He suddenly felt that he might not know Tang Tian very well.

Perhaps only when a real civilian team is given to Tang Tian one day, will he truly realize how awesome he is.

"It's a good thing you're not the head coach of the Heat," Casey said in the end.

Tang Tian smiled. As a time traveler, he was more likely to stand on the shoulders of giants and think about problems.

"What do you think of Eric's words?" Casey continued to ask.

"He will think of it." Tang Tian continued.

"Huh?" Casey looked surprised, how could Spoelstra be so powerful?

"Don't forget, he was a video analyst, and he worked under Pat Riley. In terms of tactics, I don't think he's too bad."

"Then we..." Casey hesitated to speak.

If Spoelstra can make so many adjustments, wouldn't the Cavaliers be very passive and probably cool off?

"We can also adjust." Tang Tian smiled.

"All teams have weaknesses, just like our Big Three last season. In fact, the power forward position has not been able to strengthen. The Heat only have a lot more problems than us."

Casey was slightly excited.

In the following time, Tang Tian and Casey talked about how to deal with the adjustment problem.

Casey was very excited after hearing this. He was never a tactical coach, but being an assistant coach under Tang Tian really benefited him a lot. If he worked for another year or two, he would be able to To be the head coach of a team.