Miami’s 3-point shooting is #1.
The Miami Heat were challenged to a field goal by the Boston Celtics. They sank off the edge, creating more room for Haywood Highsmith and Caleb Martin.
They had trouble navigating screens and overreacted to drives. The Celtics’ inability to influence three-point shots was the result of all of this.
The majority of Miami’s perimeter shots, according to Joe Mazzulla’s postgame news conference, were vigorously contested.
“They clearly made a deliberate effort to have unrestricted shooting,” Mazzulla remarked in reference to the defense. The most of those, in my opinion, were hotly to somewhat debated. Therefore, we will need to compensate for some of those.
They weren’t affected, even if they were disputed. The Heat managed to establish shooting lanes around the court. They frequently and early let it fly.
Additionally, they employed a series of screens to confuse Boston’s perimeter defenders in an attempt to penetrate the half-court defense.
This was definitely not the game’s first deliberate drive-and-kick possession. Since that wasn’t what I was looking for, I must have missed some. But the fact that this play leapt off the screen at me spoke volumes.
Miami deserves praise for their excellent work filling in the gaps in the traffic lanes. They made a pinching sound. They dispatched gap assistance. Sticking to the passing lanes and denying shooters any room, they try to keep the ball on one side of the court.
The Celtics heavily relied on attacking the rim in the absence of a drive and kick game. Driving the lane is the ideal reaction when facing intense defensive pressure.
#3 Tyler Herro sending two to the ball
I was confused by this one. Tyler Herro was locked up by Jrue Holiday in the first game, and he threw away the key. The Celtics were overreacting each time he dribbled over a screen and attempted to penetrate in the second game.
Rather of entirely helping off, the Celtics have employed their strongside corner defender to dig at the ball this season. But the Celtics still send Brown to blitz, even with Holiday in the rearview mirror and Porzingis displaying size at the rim. Nikola Jovic is now free.
The Celtics shouldn’t try to continue with Herro’s newfound great scoring gravity; especially without another on-ball creator in the rotation. I’m not sure where Herro got it from. Stop allowing Herro dictate how the defense responds to his presence and instead contain him and restrict his passing options.
#4 Hesitant decision-making
The foundation of Mazzulla’s attacking scheme is the.5 principle. That implies that a player has thirty seconds to determine whether to pass, dribble, or shoot.
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