Chapter Eighty-Five: The Role of Newcomers

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers were 24-22, leading the 76ers by two points.

Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown is the representative of the league's "daddy" coaches, and he emphasized defense in the process of the Cavaliers' formation.

The tactics on the offensive end are very straightforward, basically James breaks through one-on-one to divide the ball, or a one-block cover impact breakthrough.

James is a monster, with such a heavy weight and strong torso strength, but he has superhuman speed, and he can easily overshoot all kinds of over-frame violent buckles, and his style of play basically belongs to flying in the sky.

When he starts, whether he moves or not, it's very difficult to defend.

Since the second year of his career, James' skyrocketing stats have been largely due to his breakaways that are too difficult to defend.

He went from averaging just 5.8 free throws per game in his rookie season to averaging eight, 10.3 and nine free throws per game.

James has become a super breakthrough player for the team with many scoring masters in the league such as Iverson, Maddy, and Kobe.

Iguodala can't give up a step to defend, it's giving James space to sprint.

It can't be too close, and James breaks through the direct power type of crushing.

"Do you want to take two steps?"

It's not that James can't shoot three-pointers, he just doesn't want to shoot three-pointers, because the return rate of three-pointers is too low, and compared with his breakthrough, he can't drive his teammates, the shooting rate is not high, and the efficiency is very low.

Iguodala felt tricky, and that was the biggest challenge for him in this series.

He looked at his arms, they were also quite thick, why were they still so struggling?

The two sides rotated their benches.

The Cavaliers' main benches are Eric Snow, Daniel Gibson and Anderson Vallejo.

Mike Brown actually wanted an eight-man rotation as well, and the smaller the rotation, the longer the main players played, and the easier it was for the top to beat the middle horse.

Donyer Marshall is the ninth man in the Cavaliers' rotation.

After the veteran came on the court, he couldn't run fast, couldn't defend, and shot a three-point miss, and Mike Brown decisively replaced him.

The 76ers have a nine-man rotation, of which Paul Millsap has nearly 20 minutes in time, and has become the best sixth man in the 76ers lineup, Wang Tomorrow's favorite.

Paul Millsap has indeed become a wonder soldier in the hands of Wang Ming.

After coming on the court, he first picked up a frontcourt rebound on the head of Valejo, who was nearly 10 centimeters taller than him, and then made a perfect block for Louis Williams, and then hit a three-point shot.

Statistically, Paul Millsap doesn't look as good as Louis Williams.

But Lowe is too unstable, and Wang would rather use more Paul Millsap than a double-edged sword.

The Cavaliers' guard line is interesting, in addition to Larry Hughes, Eric Snow is also a veteran of the 76ers and once reached the Finals as Iverson's partner.

There is also no three-point shooting ability, and the ability to watch the house is defense.

Mike Brown is to create a system where James can take care of everything, so it doesn't matter whether the guard can organize or shoot or not, just give the ball to James and defend himself.

The remaining Daniel Gibson is a rookie who can shoot from distance and is not in good shape.

The 76ers bench had a clear advantage, and after the adjustment of young people such as Lu Wei, Safrosa, and Millsap, they led the 76ers to overtake the score.

Mike Brown immediately called a timeout and brought on James.

James relied on his individual ability to lead the team to overtake the score.

The 76ers couldn't find a crosshair in the second half of the second quarter, and the two sides fought wildly.

Wang Mingming deeply felt that shooting three-pointers at this time was not the two sides of the problem, because the Cavaliers' outside defense was very tight, and so far, the 76ers have hit two three-pointers for Al Harrington, and then they have been focused on defense, and there are many fewer opportunities.

Wang will simply set up a bucket formation tomorrow, replacing Kyle Korver and replacing Safrosa.

The interior players also made substitutions midway through the third quarter, replacing Al Harrington with Paul Millsap.

In this way, the Cavaliers felt as if they had met the Pistons.

The 76ers have five players on the court, except for Iverson, all of whom are defensive stalwarts.

And Iverson's defensive Hughes, who couldn't shoot accurately, faced Iverson, and occupied the height advantage in the air, which was of little use.

The Cavaliers scored just 16 points in the quarter, but the 76ers also scored just 18 points.

The ethereal James was the top scorer of any player on the floor, scoring 16 points, but he also scored just two points in the third quarter.

"That's amazing!"

Randy Ayes was speechless with excitement when he saw the situation on the field.

Wang Tomorrow has always emphasized the need to use more newcomers in the regular season, and Louis Williams, Saflosa, and Paul Millsap are all young players that Wang will develop in the regular season.

Now in the playoffs, the effect is showing, and no matter which player it is, it solves the current predicament of the 76ers.

Basketball, after all, is still a five-person sport.

"We are engaged in command, and the more cards we have, the more unpanicked we are."

Wang Mingming is also very satisfied with the performance of these young players, not losing to the veterans at all, and the 76ers are indeed very potential.

James is also an iron man, playing 45 minutes and resting for 1 minute in the second half.

The Cavaliers have switched to a seven-man rotation in the second half, with James and Larry Hughes both having long periods of time. Similarly, Mike Brown can only use rookie Daniel Gibson, who can shoot from the outside and increase the Cavaliers' shooting points, which Mike Brown hopes will open up on the offensive end.

Looking at the 76ers' pile of shooters, Mike Brown showed a look of envy.

"It's so annoying, at least 10 people on the 76ers team can shoot three-pointers, and we can't find a few people on the team who can throw three-pointers."

Mike Brown actually said that, he still thinks in his heart that the one who cooperates with James must be a defensive titan in various positions.

It's like what happened at last year's All-Star Game — James + Pistons Four Tigers (without Prince), forming a super comeback.

James was also tired and tried to jump out of the middle distance, but he didn't score.

The game continued, with Iverson picking up the ball and singleing out Larry Hughes.

The farther you go, the more often the stars go heads-up, and sometimes, singles tactics are more effective than some complex tactics, and Wang Mingming doesn't mind the idea of a player having such an inspiration on the court.

He doesn't like to turn players into machines.

"Papa~"

Dribbling back and forth twice, the non-dominant hand broke through with the ball in his left hand, and the lightning hit the inside, and the Cavaliers subconsciously contracted all the defenses.

Iverson plunged headlong into the pocket and ran out around the pile to distribute it to Iguodala, who was in a semi-empty position at this time.

James defended back, and Iguodala's 45-degree position was almost undisturbing.

Sell.

The three-pointer popped out of the frame, and Big Z grabbed the rebound.

Iguodala is like Pippen, very good in organization and defense, but his independent offensive ability is not strong, and the level of three-point shooting is not high now, and his shooting percentage this season is not as good as last season, only 33.8 per game.

When Mike Brown set up the defense, he specifically targeted Iguodala.

The Cavaliers' audience is in their throats, and if the 76ers score a three-pointer, the Cavaliers will be even more difficult to play, and the trail will reach 5 points.

You can't get a ball back.