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Superb breakdown, thank you! Annotated play videos are nice, especially with the shuffle cut part.

Jays' improved decision making and post play definitely makes me feel better about the matchup. KP feels like a cheat code, and Jrue+DWhite are such a blessing to have. Agreed about where the ball handling will come from (maybe also Jaquez?). Bam will probably be excellent again defensively; I wonder if the Heat will have him shoot more 3s than just midrange shots (or maybe that'll be KLove's job).

Question: do you have examples of zone modifications Spoelstra uses? I know they have them, but I can't always tell exaxtly what those are.

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Thanks - I'll add more annotated videos moving forward :)

I haven't seen enough Heat games this season to have much feel for how Spo is adjusting his zone defenses on a matchup-to-matchup basis. I'm sure I'll get plenty of clips over the next few games though - could be something fun to look at later in the series, especially if the zone becomes a factor, or hopefully, is a complete non-factor.

In terms of ball-handling, I'd be interested to see in Jaquez is trusted with those reps at the playoff level...but they've gotta come from somewhere until T-Ro or J-Rich are back :)

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