When the Cavaliers were stopped, basketball fans around the world were amazed. A team that seems to have no chance of winning can play such a good performance. Indeed, this greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.

During the timeout, the cameras of various television stations were all focused on the Trail Blazers' bench. Journalists must be curious now to see what Rickard did during those days of closed training.

The fans sitting in the back row of the bench also "stretched" their ears in the hope of hearing Ricard's tactical arrangements.

But there is no doubt that in this noisy environment, what Ricard is saying is not heard by the fans. If you want to know how the Trail Blazers will perform, I'm afraid you can only wait until the game starts.

On the other side, the Cavaliers' bench, Tyronn. Lu immediately changed the team's defensive strategy. At first, he wanted the players to have Anjie infinitely, but now, Taryn. Lue has his players do a good man-to-man defense. I'd rather let An Jie score alone than let him drive the people around him.

The short adjustment time passed quickly, and the Cavaliers, who had been unanimously favored by the outside world, stepped onto the court with trepidation.

The only thing on James' mind now is to equalize or even overtake the score as soon as possible. However, the cruel reality did not let James get his wish.

After the timeout, the game between the two sides was still intense. The Cavaliers' defensive intensity has certainly gone up, but they've had a lot of trouble on the defensive end of their own.

Although it succeeded in reducing the Trail Blazers' shooting percentage, the Cavaliers did not let this lead to the score. Until the coaches of both sides took all the starting five Tigers on the court, the Cavaliers were still behind by 5 points.

At this time, the advantage of the Cavaliers in the depth of the roster finally appeared. In Derek. With the efforts of Rose, the top pick in the same class as Anjie, and "Nerve Knife" Smith, the Cavaliers gradually closed the score. And in the last 13 seconds, he relied on a pull-up jump shot from Rose to take a one-point lead.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers took the lead as they wished. But now neither the Cavaliers players nor the fans will be able to laugh.

Being forced by the Trail Blazers to rely on the second team to open up the gap should not have happened. And there's no guarantee that Rose will play at the MVP level of the first quarter in the rest of the game.

If the Cavaliers want to win, they must also solve the problem at the root of the problem. How to make the main lineup not passive on the field, this is what bothers Tyron. Lew's big conundrum.

"One of the most interesting stats in the first quarter was that although Ann scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting, his stats in assists had become five. With 5 assists in a single quarter, even some top point guards may not be able to get such a result. We can see that the Trail Blazers are not overly reliant on Angel's singles, and Coach Ricard is bringing his defensive and team basketball to the table once again. Van Gundy put on his glasses and looked at the data in his hand. He took everything he could from the data and told the fans.

This season, due to the extremely strong roster of the Trail Blazers. A lot of the time, it's the stars who decide the game.

For example, in the Western Conference semifinals, the Trail Blazers played against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and in this series, Rickard relied on Anjie and George's strong individual offense to make the team play super efficient and win. To be honest, everyone other than George and Anjie had a fairly low presence in the Western Conference semifinals.

But now, when the Trail Blazers don't have as many superstars anymore, Rickard has gone back to what he did in college.

team, Rickard twisted the entire Trail Blazers into one team. He worked hard to put all the "pieces" together. Moreover, this machine also has an extremely intelligent "brain." ”

Van Gundy naturally saw the changes Ricard had made for the team, and he was able to change the team's style of play in a very short period of time. In addition to the real efforts of An Jie and others, Ricard's command is also crucial.

Van Gundy couldn't help but put himself in Taryn. Lu's position went up to think about it, if at this time, it was Van Gundy himself who was behind, what would he do?

Although he hasn't coached a team for many years, Van Gundy, who has been working as a commentator, still hasn't distanced himself from basketball. After a while, Van Gundy had several solutions in mind.

It's just a pity that Van Gundy and Tylen. Lou are two completely different individuals. Van Gundy can think of a way to try, Taryn. Lu, that might be the case.

The game restarted, and the Trail Blazers switched back to the starting lineup. On the Cavaliers' side, Rose remained on the court.

Rose is now a substitute with a veteran's base salary, and there has been little attention paid to his relationship with Anjie.

But in fact, as the youngest MVP and the most MVP in the 08 draft, their encounter this time is actually very interesting.

Rose thought so in his heart, he was the best player in the class of '08 that year, and there was no one. When Rose lifted the MVP trophy, An Jie was still worried about his future in the hospital bed.

That's why Ross is so excited today. He just wants to prove that even when Angel gets the biggest contract in NBA history, he is eating a veteran's base salary. But he Derek. Rose is still the top pick in the 2008 NBA Draft!

Therefore, at the beginning of the second quarter, Rose's rapid breakthrough was repeated.

Seeing that Rose was menacing, Anjie motioned for Morris to follow Lefu out and guard the basket himself.

Rose's breakthrough was so fast that when Napier reacted, he could only feel a gust of wind blowing across his face.

Rose went to the basket and faced Iguodala who reached out to intercept, and Rose used a superb turn under high speed to clean up Iguodala again.

Cavaliers fans in front of the TV were nervously clenching their fists, the kind of ball that Rose had already scored in the first quarter. In the end, can his state be maintained until the end?

Not to mention the fans, even An Jie himself was taken aback by Rose's breakthrough. This speed, this momentum...... Anjie seems to have seen a Derrick who is back at the top and is still wearing the red jersey of the Bulls. Ross!

If it had been a young man, Anjie would have probably really let Rose score. Because Rose's breakthrough speed is so fast, so fast that you are caught off guard.

Compared with back then, Ross has fallen, while Anjie is constantly growing.

Instead of pounce like he did when he was younger, the experienced guy continued to stay under the basket! Anjie is betting that Ross will definitely not finish the shot in the middle distance.

Sure enough! In the blink of an eye, Rose stepped on the wind and rushed to An Jie's eyes. God knows how much pressure Rose's knee is under at this point, but any sacrifice is worth it for the sake of victory and championship.

So Rose jumped up suddenly, and it seemed that he was going to go straight to the basket!

An Jie saw the basketball in Rose's hand, and suddenly jumped on the spot. He didn't wait under the basket for so long to be a background for Rose.

Cavaliers fans have raised their arms, but James's heart is cold.

Derek. Rose did fight, and if it weren't for him, the Cavaliers wouldn't have been able to hold a one-point lead right now. Rose's breakthrough has allowed him to get past most of the guards and interior players in this league. But An Jie is an exception.

"Derek. Rose was very fast, and this break of his seemed to take us back to the time when this guy was still a Bull! Rose made a layup, no! Quiet! He gently slapped the basketball away from Rose's hand! It's a neat block, except for the basketball, Angel didn't even touch Rose's hair! "Kenny. Smith had come up with countless words of praise for Ross in his heart, but in the end, those words were not used.

Even if Rose explodes, he can only become the same Rose as before at most. But An Jie is no longer the An Jie he was when he was young. Now he is deadlier, more terrifying, and more calm.

Maybe when he was younger, Rose could still rely on this suicidal breakthrough to fight against Anjie. But now, this level of breakthrough is no longer able to break through An Jie's defense.

After this goal, James, Wade, Thomas Jr. and Rose, the four Cavaliers stars, have all tasted the "hot pot" in the Trail Blazers' restricted area. The Trail Blazers' defense is hard to know.

"Coach Rickard has really played to his strengths and avoided his weaknesses, and in the absence of Damien and George, his team has focused more on defence. It turns out that defense is always the truth of victory! Let's hope the Cavaliers' formidable star group can break the hard defense established by the Trail Blazers! "Mike. Brin shook his head, and after the timeout came back, the Cavaliers didn't improve much, and the Trail Blazers got a little better again. Maybe this time, the eyes of the whole world are wrong!

In the following games, the Cavaliers began to attack the box less often and looked for opportunities more on the outside. However, Rose and Wade's performance outside the three-point line was as inconsistent as ever.

As a last resort, Tyron: Smith's backcourt combination has only improved slightly.

But the Cavaliers are not the Warriors after all, and although their three-point shooting is also very deadly, the Cavaliers are still not the kind of team that can kill the game just by shooting.

The Trail Blazers' defense allowed the Cavaliers to float on the outside, but as the game progressed, the players' physical fitness declined, and the Cavaliers' three-point shooting percentage became lower and lower.

On the other hand, the Trail Blazers are still playing well on their team's offense. Originally, the Trail Blazers only had An Jie as a real threat on the offensive end, but with everyone's cooperation, now everyone in the Trail Blazers is a threat.

Tyron. The guy Lue kept yelling on the sidelines, and finally, at the end of the half, the guy simply sat quietly on the bench. Because he knows that the decline of the Cavaliers cannot be solved for a while.

In the second quarter of the game, An Jie only rested for two minutes. As a result, the Cavaliers' advantage in the depth of the roster didn't really come into play.

His terrifying performances on both the defensive and offensive ends kept the Trail Blazers firmly on the winning foot.

When the first half of the game was completely over, the people of the entire Moda Center and even the entire Tearing City were cheering wildly.

50-58, as the trailblazers on the weak side, almost ended the first half of the battle by a double-digit advantage!

At the end of the half, Anjie pointed his hands to the audience before returning to the players' tunnel. Naturally, the fans also gave the most intense applause to the heroes of the city.

This is the tenacious Portland Trail Blazers. Never, never, don't underestimate these guys in the Fractured City. Because their leaders will never give up until the moment they die!