Chapter 744: Two Cores, No Fight (Page 1/1)

On the 25th, the Mavericks once again ushered in a big game, away against the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers haven't lost much this season, at least trading for Isaiah Thomas, J.R. Smith and a first-round pick is definitely not a loss.

But ahead of this game, the Cavaliers' record wasn't good enough.

Although I won a lot, I also lost a lot of games.

Isaiah Thomas seems to have lost the strongest 175cm on the surface, which does not match the Cavaliers' tactics. Isaiah Thomas has repeatedly complained that the Cavaliers' tactics are too stiff.

This game is known as a playoff preview.

"The Cavaliers are still one of the strongest teams in the league, and if there is a team that can play against the Mavericks, then the Cleveland are definitely the most likely one, and we expect James to defend his home court!"

James was also very confident in the interview:

"The Dallas Mavericks are one of the strongest teams this season, but the Cavaliers are also strong, and we're going to give it our all in this game, and the NBA is never going to be alone."

James would love to spray the Mavericks in a huddle.

But held back.

Because there is no way to spray, James himself is the king of huddles, and James is the first to huddle at the peak of his peak. Before James, at most there were two core complaints, no matter how you say it, the Celtics Big Three are at the end of their peak, and they can't talk about their peak, so it's not too much to say that Qin Yang and Durant are together.

After all, it's two people, not the Big Three.

From the start of the game, the Cavaliers played fiercely.

This game is the home court of the Cavaliers, and the defensive scale is very large, and when Qin Yang holds the ball in the first ball, JR Smith, who defends Qin Yang, has a lot of energy.

Qin Yang could play singles, but he didn't have such a choice at this time.

Nurkic made a cover, Qin Yang wanted to break through, but was pulled by JR Smith at the critical moment, and the referee hesitated next to him and did not blow the penalty.

With this pull, Qin Yang's breakthrough was a little slower.

Tristan Thompson has no problem defending.

The other teammates around him ran and didn't have a good chance, at this time, Qin Yang had only one choice, to single Tristan Thompson. Tristan is fast, good at defensive pick-and-roll, and very efficient against guards, which is why the Cavaliers are willing to sign 15 million a year.

Qin Yang was not in a hurry, pulled the ball back to the right side, and came to the three-point line again.

With this retreat, the Cavaliers' defense was in chaos.

J.R. Smith spared Nurkic and rushed up, and Tristan Thompson hesitated, and instead of moving forward, he ran towards Nurkic again.

In an instant, Qin Yang jumped up.

Jr Smith pounced directly, but Qin Yang fell after stepping on his feet, and when J.R. Smith pounced, Qin Yang made a shot.

Syllable!

Big hand foul.

The whistle blew, and although he didn't throw, Qin Yang made 3 of 3 free throws.

The first ball, Jr Smith, was targeted by Qin Yang.

Seeing this scene, Coach Blatter wanted to replace JR Smith, but what should he do after the change? The Cavaliers don't have a better option.

The Cavaliers attack.

James took the ball and broke through directly, Kevin Love made a cover to avoid Durant's defense, but Nurkic stepped up and James made a quick stop to accelerate and hit a shot from close range.

James has improved a lot over the years.

Although many experts and fans have not seen it, as a player in the league, James' progress can still be clearly felt.

The finishing ability under the basket, the shooting ability, have improved a lot.

Mavericks offense.

Durant gave Qin Yang a cover, after the cover, Qin Yang broke through, James assisted in defense, Qin Yang passed the ball to James Ennis, Ennis directly passed the ball to the empty Durant, Durant scored an easy layup.

The Cavaliers' Kevin Love was too slow, and in this case, he could only watch Durant score.

The Cavaliers attacked, James broke through and gave the ball to JR Smith, and JR Smith shot at Qin Yang.

Fortunately, Tristan Thompson grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to James, James hit a solid shot from mid-range, and Gobert Che defended Tristan Thompson with this ball, and James had little pressure on his shot from close range.

The Mavericks attacked, James Ennis covered, Qin Yang broke through to the mid-range position to shoot, and the shot was missed.

James grabs the rebound.

The Cavaliers attacked, James passed to Kevin Love, who squeezed Durant away this time and turned around and hit a hook.

Durant has been very strong in recent years, and James can withstand it alone, but the inside and outside are still different, don't look at Kevin Love's slow speed, but his strength is very strong, and his shooting is also very good.

This kind of inside line, with tactical support, is a superstar.

The Mavericks attacked, Durant covered again, Qin Yang broke through to attract the bag, passed to James Ennis, Ennis passed to Durant, Durant broke through with the ball, passed to Qin Yang who ran to the bottom corner, Qin Yang easily hit a three-point shot.

This three-pointer is the beginning of the Mavericks' offense.

The Cavaliers attacked, Qin Yang stole James's pass, turned around and Durant received the ball and then broke fast, stopped outside the three-point line and hit a three-point shot.

Immediately after Gobert blocked, Durant got the rebound, and Qin Yang took the ball and shot a cold arrow from a long distance.

Hit again.

Three three-pointers, the difference was instantly widened.

The Cavaliers called a timeout.

Isaiah Thomas was replaced.

Thomas Jr. was fine when he wasn't playing, but when he got on the court, the Cavaliers' offense was completely messed up. Thomas Jr. played very well in the Celtics, but it doesn't mean how strong Thomas Jr. really is, his play is related to the Celtics' tactics, the Cavaliers' tactics are always James as the core, and Thomas Jr. can't be ranked.

With the two ball-carrying cores on the court, the Cavaliers' offense is out of play.

Originally, the Cavaliers' offense was a little rough, and there were not many pass-and-cut coordination and pick-and-roll covers, but now Thomas Jr. is even more restful as soon as he comes on the court.

As long as he dribbled past half the court, Thomas Jr. went straight to the side.

Pass?

Inexistent.

Thomas Jr.'s stats are not good, his performance is not good, and he is questioned in the Cavaliers, and in this crucial battle, Thomas Jr. is like showing himself and proving himself.

So, be sure to attack.

But...... The Mavericks have a rim guard under the basket, Gobert.

Needless to say, Gobert has been more efficient than Howard in the past few years, and he was already the first in the league last year.

In the last five minutes of the first quarter, Thomas Jr. was 1-of-6, and although he made 3-of-4 free throws and scored 5 points and 1 rebound, the Mavericks had pulled down the gap by 11 points.

In the first quarter, it felt like I didn't have to play.

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