In most of this season, any transient success that the net was found at the end of the offensive. But their best forms in this season have come during the past two weeks, and it has come to ride the best defense in the league.
With their victory 97-89 on Monday night against Hornz, an ambitious colleague in the lottery, the net won five of six and suddenly playing the defense of a fly, with the appearance of coach Jordi Fernandez's teachings at the end.
The window was detained to 89 points, after Miami suffocated to 86 on Friday. This was the first time that they reserved the opponents, respectively, under 90 points during more than the decade of December 2014.
“The consistency, the work that the coaches gathered, with our priorities,” said Fernandez before the match. “The 3 -point line was a problem, and our capture operations were very consistent. So finding time and ways to complete this work, then get actors.
“We had a lot of different squad, and it is difficult to find consistency when these men do not play for a long time. Now, these men have done a great job. They played a little together and now you can see some results. So the credit for coaches, for the players and we have to We continue to take positive steps.
The window was crossed with a loss on January 27 by the kings, where they lost their season to seven.
They picked up this slip with the laughter of 104-83 in Charlotte for two nights later, and they started this shift.
Upon entering the two, they led the entire league in a set of standards, including defensive classification (105.2), the permitted field percentage (40.7), the permitted field goals (35.2) and the blocks (8.2) since then.
“It is our pressure, our intensity, physical. We buy what Jordi wants to do defensively, help each other, and not worry about our man, just buy in the game's plan. Dion Sharp said,” We went out there and played hard. “
“Our body, but also our focus. This results in positive things.” There is no perfect system. The only way is when everyone pushes in the same direction and everyone tries to do the same things. “
Before that, any success was: 1) Smoke and offensive mirrors; 2) Through veterinary doctors, it is not long for this list; 3) Both.
The defense of this tour has stimulated, a skillful defense of what Jack von and Kevin was running before a season, and they are still learning.
“Our system must continue to develop and have more things to do in our arsenal, so we can adapt this way,” said Fernandez.
“While we are, we are playing hard, but we still have to be able to do the things we need to do while playing hard. Sharp said:” We cannot play hard and do anything. “” You must be in control or a governed method To play hard. Continue focus on the game plan. [With the plan] They offer us with every game, I feel we will win. “
This game plan still does not turn as much as in the past years. Sharp and Nick Klaston hedgened strongly, but they still know when they drowned.
Both centers were much higher and best connections, and my defense and my defense.
Sharp said: “Jurdi represents a challenge for us to be a defensive anchor.” “I and Nick, we are facing this challenge … We are talking about the whole game, and that you are able to contact the screens, make the second effort, drown. Just buying in it and trying to help the team win.”
The window did better to close the archers and direct opponents to the side lines.
“We all started focusing on the little things at the defensive end, just listen to what Jordi preaches step by step,” Teres Martin told The Post. “When you don't guard the ball, make sure that you are in the right place in your position, close in the right way, and bounce better. It took our defense really to another level.
“Just the presence of Nick and [Sharpe] On the back, this helped a lot. “We can really board the ball and the highest pressure,” added Trendon Watford. “When Nick and Day'ron [talking]We must be the highest level in the gym. … I feel we can protect a lot of league teams. “
