In the 2013-2014 season, James, who had just won two championship trophies in a row, had high ambitions, and the Heat, who had the Big Three, aimed to hit three consecutive championships and kept the championship team, James also averaged 28 points per game in the finals, but only narrowly beat the Spurs by two points in the second game, and the entire finals, the Heat lost to the Spurs by 70 points, why was the Heat swept by the Spurs 4-1 gentlemen?
1.The squad is ageing, but it's not the main reason.
Many people are saying that the loss in the finals that year was due to Wade's injury and the aging of the team's lineup, but comparing the lineups of the two teams, you will find that James was at his peak at the age of 29, and Bosh was only 30 years old, both of whom were at the peak of their careers. Only Wade was deeply affected by injuries and his speed was not as good as before. A closer look at the Spurs' GDP portfolio will find that Duncan was 38 years old in 2014 and still standing on the court with heavy legs, Parker is 32 years old, and Ginobili is 36 years old. The Spurs' GDP combination is still 15 years older than the Heat's Big Three combined, and both teams are older teams in terms of age, so the argument that the roster is aging is untenable.
2.Popovich is one of the gods.
Popovich is worthy of being the meritorious coach of the Spurs, the finals boldly enabled Dior, and the GDP combination gave the right to Kaleonard Jr., James faced Dior's greasy defense and small card's close defense, it was extremely difficult to receive the ball, James's big bag and big core style of play in the face of this kind of defense, there was no way to connect the team too well, and only averaged 4 assists per gameBosh, the other core of the team, is good at holding the ball and jumping shots to score, but when James is trapped, he can't give the ball to Bosh too well, every time Bosh catches the ball, there are only a few seconds left, and he has to make a hasty shot, if Bosh is forced to this extent to shoot, the Heat can be described as a waste of a giant, and it can only be said that the Heat coach failed to change the style of play in time, or mainly to hold the ball personally, such a style of play in the face of the Spurs' change of defense, can be described as powerful. The Spurs' defense cut off James' cooperation with the others, and James was like a trapped beast fighting, so naturally he was helpless to use all his strength. Although James can score an average of 28 points per game, his efficiency and plus/minus are extremely low, and many times he makes difficult shots, and he has to carry a dynamite bag to rush in every ball.
3.Spurs are the ultimate team fit.
The Spurs in 2014 can be described as the representative of team basketball, with a 62-20 record in the regular season, ranking first in the league, Popovich often requires the team to play no more than 30 minutes, and the Spurs also rank first in the league in the number of assists per game, as high as 252 times, in the game, often played more than 6 people to score double-doubles, it can be said that all the people are soldiers, everyone can play, the Spurs do not want to have a super scorer in the team, but ask everyone to participate in the offense, participate in the transmission of the ball. In that year, the Spurs had only one All-Star selection, Tony Parker, who averaged 167 points, the terrible thing is the Spurs' ultimate team cooperation, all of them are not sticky to the ball, Popovich often asks players not to hesitate after receiving the ball, and instantly make the choice of passing or shooting, the whole team can often find the opponent's defensive loopholes after patiently passing the ball, so as to score easily, such offense is often more efficient, compared to the situation that the Heat is highly dependent on individual ability, the Spurs' team cooperation is very advantageous, just imagine, the defensive end of the Spurs have Dior and Leonard take turns to consume James, so that his ball and without the ball are very uncomfortable, the offensive end has perfect team cooperation, and it is not unusual to win the finals。
4.Role players play very differently.
In this round of the Finals, the role players of the two teams played very differently, especially in the first game, the Spurs defeated the Heat 110-95, James, Bosh, Wade and Ray Murphy in the first game. Allen's four-man duo scored 88 points, but the team scored 95 points in total, and the rest of the role players only scored seven points in total, which is an incredible statistic, which is purely based on individual ability, you must know that it is difficult for a team to win with stars alone, and in this game, the Spurs' Ginobili and Danny Green performed well, of which Danny Green alone scored 13 points, more than the total number of role players of the Heat. The Spurs are all soldiers, and the Heat have a single means on the offensive end and cannot restrict the Spurs from playing multiple people on the defensive end, so the finals will be spent.
5.Mindset gaps.
In the 2013 Grand Final, Ray Allen's key three points made the Spurs out of the game with hatred, in 2014 the Spurs made a comeback, the finals are still the old rival Heat, naturally they are full of energy to take revenge, get back the championship trophy that belongs to them, and after the Heat side of the two consecutive championships, the whole team is full of pride, the desire for the championship is not as strong as the Spurs, the NBA has a good saying, never underestimate the heart of a champion, the Spurs are united, the whole team has shown an incomparable desire to win, sincere unity, and finally won the finals.