Miami Heat 2-3 Zone Defense | NBA Film Room

Miami Heat 2-3 Zone Defense | Film Room

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[tayottt]

Thank you for this. I’ve been pretty fascinated by how the heat have been able to have such success and hide lesser defenders like Herro/Leonard in the zone. I saw the Raptors game this week where they were in zone for the majority of the game and had a ton of success. I feel like Carlisle was doing this years ago and some killed him for being gimmicky, but now because of the Heat/Raptors/Mavs seems like every team is adding a little bit of zone to their defensive arsenal.

[willhooke]

Good breakdown!

Each Zone is strong in one way, weak in another.
The way the Jazz were spaced was wrong for beating a 2-3 Zone.
They are literally playing into Miami's hands...

Whenever you see a 2-3 Zone, you have to use a 1-3-1 Offense.

Effectively :
1 at Slot, 1 at High Post, 3 beyond the Arc.
This essentially allows an "overload" and takes the Weakside Wing out of the equation. 👍

It is the Scissors to the 2-3 Zone's Paper.

But NBA teams, coaches, players are undone by it!

Kudos to the Heat! 😅

[serenadesilhout]

Defense is all coaching, Coach Spo just doesn't get enough credit

[alexzander]

People don’t understand it’s not the defense it’s the personal

[MrMontetowe]

Thanks for the great breakdown! The Heat do a lot of smart things in their zone. The one area I might adjust is how the guards often push the ball side when it is on top. Turning it middle might decrease penetration. The Sixers ball screened the guard and attacked the guard/corner gap and got some good opportunities. I think zones, when played correctly with smart adjustments, are a great response to analytic basketball: layups and threes. Also, the spread screen roll and dribble drive create double gaps and triple gaps that cause serious issues for the best man defenses. You can’t create those gaps against zones.

[freddiedennis]

The 2-3 Zone is good for helping players that would often get beat on Man to Man coverage good break down it also helps support weak rebounding Teams 👍

[dphng.]

My coach said this is one of the most BASIC and FUNDAMENTAL defense tactics in basketball
Can see the Heat plays pretty much simple :))

[janpatrickdavid]

This zone defense has always been used in philppine basketball, Coach Spo is half pilipino.

[aswaswasw]

In these times I miss kobe's detail episodes 🥺

[turtleislandlac]

Nice analysis. Would love for you to analyze the Knicks defenses Jordan played against in 92 and 93.

[c.edillodvisualizer]

Here in Philippines 2 - 3 zone is the most common defense used here in street 5 on 5 streetball or in amateur provincial league

[indyfan]

who would have thought this would be so relevant in late September

[seatrader]

will this heat defense work on the 2014 spurs? 🤔

[vintagemonte]

Goddamn.. they’re killing Boston with this

[FanaticForFanta]

No team wants to see Miami in a 7 game series

[kerenabedelacruz]

street ball here in the Philippines always use zone defense, we call it, 2-3 defense. No wonder, their PhilAm coach use that effectively. Filipino coaching style.

[SErock]

How are their rebounding numbers out of zone? At the high school level, we really struggle to rebound out of a 23 as compared to man

[realstayinhumbled]

Yes, you said it best thanks, you need to keep setting screens to beat this defense and it's not done as much to the heat also credit to heat to beat the screens

[phoomtyson]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:26 🏀 *2-3 Zone Formation Basics*
- The 2-3 zone defense involves two players at the front and three players closer to the team's basket.
- Players are responsible for guarding specific areas rather than individual opponents.
01:48 🛡️ *Center's Role in Zone Defense*
- The center, typically Bam Adebayo, acts as the last line of defense, positioned in front of the basket.
- Responsibilities include avoiding the three-second violation, providing court vision, and effective communication.
02:30 🚫 *Purpose of Zone Defense*
- Zone defense aims to slow down the offense and limit dribble penetration, especially against skilled 1-on-1 scorers.
- It becomes an optimal strategy when facing players like Kemba Walker and Jayson Tatum.
03:32 🤖 *Zone Defense Effectiveness*
- Clips demonstrate the Heat's zone defense disrupting ball movement, preventing dribble penetration, and forcing opponents into difficult shots.
- Active hands, disruptive passes, and aggressive closeouts contribute to the effectiveness of the top line in the zone.
05:14 💪 *Defensive Plays by the Center*
- Bam Adebayo showcases defensive versatility by avoiding the three-second violation, making multiple efforts at the rim, and resetting the count.
- Centers play a crucial role in defending the paint, helping on drives, and contributing to defensive stops.

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[gstallion]

So they do the fly by close outs whenever they leave a man open?