Chapter 492: The Soul of the Team Is Gone (2/3)
The 76ers played well, and the Cavaliers barely followed.
28:23! The Cavaliers trailed by five points, and neither side had to enter practice mode early.
Obviously, the Lakers came over in the first quarter and these players didn't please the Cavaliers.
In the second quarter, their lineup was changed to Love, Tristan, Korver, Clarkson and Smith.
On the other side, Embiid, Ilyasova, Kuzma, Bayles and Li Feng have become!
The fans who came to the stadium today were excited at this time, because they found out that the tickets were worth buying tonight!
Smith now sees the team, Irving also left, and James also went to the Lakers.
There should also be players who become the new bosses of the Cavaliers.
The center position must be Lefou, and at the back, no one is older than him, right?
What JR didn't expect was that he wasn't traded away by the team before the little emperor......
That huge mistake made Smith feel like his time with the Cavaliers might be about to enter the countdown.
But the team management is much more cautious about his handling of key balls.
However, the team still recognizes his ability.
So I didn't trade him away.
From these players from the Lakers to now.
Smith felt that Clarkson still had some ability, and the rest of the players were average.
The game started immediately, Kuzma took the ball to the frontcourt.
The Cavaliers players were surprised to see the baby-faced Kuzma.
This player's sense of play is very good!
That's what their manager told them.
Bayless then got the ball after halftime and passed it to Ilyasova.
Embiid got the basketball and turned around and dunked to score!
The 76ers still maintain a good fighting force! Today the Cavaliers want to win!
Smith immediately came to the front court with the ball, and he and Li Feng went head-to-head!
The heat of the scene immediately rose.
Li Feng: "Nothing you want to say to me?" ”
Smith: "??? ”
Li Feng: "Don't we have to talk a few words every time we have a competition?"
Sometimes I spit fragrant~"
Embarrassment from Smith +388!
I'm like this kid, why is he deliberately finding fault?!
Li Feng: "A preseason game, there is no need to be so serious~."
So if you want me to watch, you deliberately let us have a few balls, and then the game ends smoothly~"
Smith: "Li Feng, are you deliberately finding fault with this body?" ”
Li Feng: "It's good for everyone. But ......"
In the process, Li Feng had two chances to cut off Smith's ball, but he didn't do so.
He also wants JR to dispel the idea that their team is in its current state and wants to win against the Philadelphia 76ers?
Smith ignored Li Feng's words.
Directly holding the ball and wanting to forcibly break through Li Feng's defense, but found that this kid's current defensive ability is actually so good?!
Korver got the ball in the 21st second and immediately got up and hit a three-point shot!
Smith immediately raised his smug head to look at Li Feng 18 degrees. It means that you don't provoke me less, and today we are playing against your 76ers!
Li Feng also nodded, and the brightly colored expression on his face just now gradually disappeared.
Bayless quickly held the ball across half court and then passed it to Ilyasova, where Kuzma got up and hit a three-pointer after picking up his pass!
The two teams seemed to have a huge disparity in the first quarter.
Naturally, the fans who support the Cavaliers are also very excited to see their team fighting so hard.
And Coach Brown has relaxed at this point, and this game is more like a training game for the 76ers.
Lefou: "If the whole team strengthens the defense, we will have the possibility of defeating the opponent!" ”
Coach Lu immediately motioned to everyone on the sidelines to listen to Lefou's words.
Clarkson received a pass at this time, and he rushed to the front court immediately, got up and hit a three-point shot after passing Bayless!
Then he high-fived Smith in celebration, and Bayless played this section to organize the team, and he walked quickly to the frontcourt.
Guarded by Clarkson!
The opponent's current game has suddenly increased the defensive intensity!
After Ilyasova got the ball, he was cut off directly by Tristan!
Korver then dribbled across half court and scored three points under Kuzma's defense!
33:32! Brown saw this and immediately motioned for the referee to ask for a timeout.
Brown: "The other side is shooting threes, so we don't have to rush too much.
Li Feng: If you and Bayless see a chance under the basket, just pass it decisively.
We don't play 2-pointers with him either, we play 2-pointers a couple of times and then the first few threes, so we switch as much as we can. Do you understand? Hmmm"
Since Coach Brown came to this team, he found that the coach is a relatively stable person.
His state seems to have been like this in the past few years in Philadelphia.
The team is in a virtuous circle, although there is no unity within the team, although Simmons has been in a slump in the early stage.
But both the management and the coaching staff have a lot of patience with their players.
Simmons is also in this environment, and he can adjust and play his own expected results at any time.
What Brown meant just now was to let the team slow down and play.
Li Feng didn't have any opinion on this. Now, throughout the regular season, the team has to constantly grind in the roster.
Then, if it's in shape at the end, it's time to prepare for the first round of the playoffs!
The process is somewhat similar to last season's Lakers.
But there's a lot of complexity here!
Because Li Feng is facing different teammates, different environments, and different coaching styles.
He's going to have to adapt, and last season he and Kobe Bryant came out as a Lakers duo.
And this season, Li Feng wants to lead the team as much as possible in the team.
And a couple of players to form the Big Three or something. Let the team maintain a stable mentality during the game.
Back again, Bayless didn't go to the front court for three points.
Then Smith's three-pointer was also ironed. But Love got the rebound and made him foul in the confrontation with Embiid.
Then 2 free throws 1 hit! The fans in the stadium began to cheer for the Cavaliers!
Even though it was an away game, the 76ers felt like they were at home.
And at this time, the opponent seems to be about to overtake the score!
Li Feng calmly dribbled to the frontcourt, and then he and Kuzma had a good combination.
Pants hit a 2-point jumper from Korver after getting the basketball!
Smith was quick on the dribble, and after half-court he threw a high pass straight to Clarkson.
The latter immediately jumped up and hit a three-point shot! 36:35! The Cavaliers overtake the score!
Smith looked at the sky at a 45-degree angle this time and pretended to be forced in front of Li Feng.
The latter continued to nod. Didn't say anything.
JR feels like I've given you some color for Li Feng this time. Although the pre-season is also not counted towards the results.
But it can disgust you once in the game!
Bayless dribbled the ball across the half, and after Li Feng got the ball, he finally broke through under the bag of Clarkson and Smith and let Love receive a foul!
Coming to the free throw line, Li Feng hit it easily! 2+1 hit!
Then Clarkson and Smith didn't have three points, and the basketball went to Tristan, who deducted the points!
The 76ers' players immediately returned to defense, and then Ilyasova got the basketball.
His dribble was cut off by Tristan!
Smith immediately picked up the basketball and ran over, looking back and not forgetting Li Feng, who watched Smith hit the ball after a half-court layup......
The layup ball has not yet hit, and Coach Lu also knows that such a player still can't let him go up at a critical moment.
The basketball came out of the basket, and Li Feng also arrived in time, he picked up the basketball and passed to Kuzma, who had already passed half the court!
The opponent's defensive state has come up, and the ball on the 76ers' side is not easy to play.
Seeing that several passes were dangerous, Kuzma went straight to the ball himself.
His layup was directly blocked by Tristan!
But Kuzma's reaction was quick! In the scramble with Clarkson, he got the basketball again.
This time his jump shot was interfered with by Smith from behind!
Basketball hits iron, Embiid wants to dunk after getting the rebound, but Tristan is defended!
Brown leaned back slightly, and he felt that Tristan's defensive ability was more fierce than in previous seasons!
It's no wonder that after the team's James left, the player who could jump the big beam on defense was Tristan.
He's a defensive forward with average scoring ability, but he's taking on a lot of defensive duties for the Cavaliers.
......
60:53! The 76ers still maintain the point difference.
The third quarter ended with 86:80! By this time in the game, the players on both sides were starting to get serious!
It can be said that the Cavaliers played well in these two quarters.
Keep the score difference within 10 points.
This keeps the 76ers from letting up and playing.
Then the coaches on both sides arranged the final quarter.
On the Cavaliers' side, in that order, are Love, Tristan, Nance, Korver and Clarkson.
The 76ers' lineup is Embiid, Booker, Simmons, Bayless and Li Feng!
Booker didn't say a word to Li Feng today, and he always looked very careful when he came to the ring.
Now I don't have too much to say with Li Feng, look at the way this guy looks at him at this time, if the two quarrel again.
Booker feels the coach is likely to put him on the bench for a season.
It is true that he can't play, can't cooperate with his teammates, and has poor defense, and always provokes Li Feng, the team boss of this season, in these situations.
Naturally, the coaching staff will reduce or even not let him play for a season.
How many players confronted Li Feng head-on, and in the end, they walked away, and those who played with Li Feng lost their temper.
I still have good knowledge, don't be tough with Li Feng anymore, he can't be just right.
The first thing Booker is doing right now is to play the stats and be like Simmons.
In the third quarter of the game, Li Feng and Embiid were almost rested. And in this section, Simmons played brilliantly!
There were three steals in one quarter! And Simmons is getting more and more serious!
At the beginning of the game, he held the ball across half court, and Li Feng then received his pass and quickly threw the ball to Booker.
The latter was stunned for a moment, and then found that he had missed the defense!
So he jumped decisively and hit a 2-point shot!
Clarkson received the basketball and hit a final three-point shot with Bayless' defense!
On the Cavaliers' side, a few hours are spent training, and most of the time they are drawn by Coach Lu to fight with their opponents.
The 76ers spent half of their time practicing today, and even so, the Cavaliers couldn't catch up with the trailing point difference.
It can be seen how much potential Philadelphia has this year!
What the Cavaliers have learned most now is that the soul of their team is gone.
And if the team wants to find a new team soul level right away, it will take time to find it.
Bayless dribbled to the frontcourt and eventually passed Clarkson before rushing to the basket.
Simmons was already standing in the bottom corner by this time, and he received the ball and feints to easily shake off Nance Jr.
Then hit a three-point shot! Although it was a pre-season game, less than 40% of the fans were still watching the game.
But the sound of "defense" was remembered in the sky above the arena.
Cavaliers players cheered on their teams from the sidelines.
Maybe this could be a microcosm of the Cavaliers this season.
With Love hitting a 2-point shot, Booker immediately sent the ball to Li Feng, and Simmons hit a three-point shot again after halftime!
94:85! At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the players on the Philadelphia side gradually controlled the pace of the game.
With Clarkson missing a three-pointer and Li Feng hitting a three-pointer, Coach Lu asked for the last timeout of the game.
Coach Lu: "Love and Tristan here, don't give!" Smith: You organize more competitions.
Then just give the ball to Korver or Clarkson! Let's fight with them for three points in the later stage! That's how it works. ”
Let's give basketball to two guards who can score well.
The rest of Coach Lu didn't care.
With LeBron gone, if they want to play this season, they'll have to work on the three-point line.
Clarkson, who returned to the court, immediately let Bayless cause a foul after halftime, and then hit all three free throws!
97:88! Booker doesn't know why, he actually felt relaxed under the basket in this game!
Is Tristan the kind of player who can easily defend against it?!
But what's going on with this feeling of relaxation?
Booker stole a glance at Li Feng.
It can't be that playing with him creates a relaxed feeling, right?
Simmons received a pass from Li Feng at this time, and then Embiid scored a backhand dunk immediately after getting the ball!
Korver received a pass directly from his teammates and hit a three-point shot! 99:91!
Cavaliers fans saw that the team was going to fight the 76ers at the end, and the scene resounded with cheers!
Then the basketball was picked up by Li Feng, and under the bag of Clarkson and Smith, Li Feng finally successfully broke through and jumped up to hit a three-point shot!
Li Feng scored, some people cheered at the scene, and some people were silent.
Clarkson was stopped this time, and in the end, Love made Embiid foul and hit all 2 free throws!
Even so, it was almost impossible to turn the game around.
The 76ers slowly brought this game to a close.
What was left for the Cavaliers was a rather unpleasant mood.
They can only let Clarkson and Korver continue to chase points!
But Simmons and Li Feng feel excellent here today!
Under Smith's defense, Li Feng passed the ball quickly, and finally Simmons scored again!
Coach Lu had already gotten up from the bench at this point, and the game was about to end.
And the results are already obvious.
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