We're effusive in our praise of Erik Spoelstra. I've said, give me any 10 players, whether it's at the health club down the street or the Olympic team or any team in the NBA, that's the guy I would want to coach any 10 players you hand me. That's how much respect I have for Erik Spoelstra - how smart he is, how passionate he is, he's energized. Everything you want a coach to be, he is.
On the offensive end, Spoelstra and his staff implored players to turn up the three-point volume... Heat shot 23 of 43 (53.5 percent) from three-point range on Wednesday to set a new franchise record... and outscore the Celtics 69-36 from behind the arc.
On the defensive end, the Heat went away from the blitzing and drop coverage it used in Game 1 and turned to a switching scheme against the Celtics' high-powered offense in Game 2. ... strategy worked to slow Boston's usually impressive ball movement and force more one-on-one isolation situations.
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