In the second half of the second quarter, the two teams appeared as the main force again, Mars collided with the earth, and there was a big battle.

However, the veteran Leitner seemed to have something wrong and was helped into the players' tunnel by the staff.

The Wizards can only replace Etang Thomas and Kwame Brown to form an interior twin tower.

On the knight's side, it is also the twin towers, the big Z Gamim.

No one expected that in the subsequent showdown, the Wizards Twin Towers suppressed the Knight Twin Towers.

After the start of the game, the defensive intensity of both sides came up all of a sudden, so that the shooting rate of both sides was not high.

But the Wizards' twin towers suddenly became extremely ferocious, grabbing rebounds in the front court one after another, creating a lot of opportunities for secondary offense.

In the middle of the quarter, Thomas grabbed 3 frontcourt rebounds, Brown 2, and Hughes also rushed to grab 1...... The Cavaliers' backcourt has simply become the backyard of Wizards players, and rebounding is a demand.

With an increase of 6 offensive opportunities, Arenas also lived up to expectations, shooting 3 of 5 three-pointers, and overtook the score at once.

The Cavaliers were a little confused, obviously they had already blocked the opponent's attack, but they let them grab the offensive rebound and shoot the ball again, making the previous defense meaningless.

It was very demoralizing, and the defensive motivation of the Cavaliers players went down all of a sudden.

"What if you defend it, what's the point of being grabbed by the opponent in the front court?"

At halftime, at 54:49, the Cavaliers trailed by five points.

Looking at the data of the two sides, the rebounding ratio is 25:23, and the Wizards have two more, which is not surprising.

But among those 25 rebounds, there are 14 frontcourt rebounds, which is terrifying.

Look at the Cavaliers, 23 rebounds, that's 4 frontcourt rebounds.

Compared to rebounds alone, the Wizards have 10 more offensive opportunities than the Cavaliers, how can the Cavaliers not lose?

Everyone on the Cavaliers couldn't figure it out.

Could this be the result of Boozer's absence?

But speaking of which, Meme is a little stronger than Boozer's rebounding and basket protection ability, and his height also has an absolute advantage. He's partnered with Big Z, it shouldn't be.

Actually, there's nothing I can't figure out.

The reason is simple, Kwame Brown played very well in this game.

At halftime, Kwame Brown had eight points and seven rebounds, including four frontcourt rebounds.

And that's just what the data can see.

Everywhere he can't see, Brown always uses his big black body to jam the inside position, allowing teammates to rush for rebounds. And in the face of the Cavaliers' breakthroughs, he can always be the last barrier to protect the basket.

It's a sudden revelation, a bit of domination of the game!

Head coach Paul has no way to weaken Brown's ability, so he can only let Big Z and Mime protect the backcourt rebounds and not allow the Wizards to act so recklessly.

However, after the start of the second half, the situation did not improve.

Kwame Brown grabbed two more rebounds and helped Arenas rush to grab one.

Brown is going to be a god in one battle, and he has 6 frontcourt rebounds in the third quarter.

Relying on Brown's magical play, the Wizards made a strong effort.

Arenas hit another 3-pointer, Hughes 2, Dixon 1, and wiped out the Cavaliers with a three-point rain.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 85:70, and the Wizards had a 15-point lead.

James scored a team-high 20 points, but he was powerless to stop the Wizards' three-point rain, and his face was full of unwillingness.

"Hahaha! The knight is doomed to lose today! ”

Charlie Rosen smiled very happily, with a sense of villain's ambition. It's like if the knight loses, what's in it for him.

"But the Wizards can't take it lightly, and the last time they played against the Cavaliers, they were overturned with a 21-point lead."

The commentary of the other two FOX was much more normal.

If you go into garbage time early, the game will be ugly and it will be difficult to retain the fans. So they can only find ways to create some gimmicks.

However, even they themselves did not believe that the knight could make another Jedi comeback.

How far does that genius have to decline!

In the fourth quarter of the game, although it was already a bit of garbage time, Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan still sent a semi-main lineup.

It seems that for the last big turnaround, Eddie Jordan also has lingering palpitations, and there may still be a shadow in his heart.

Kwame Brown, Etang Thomas, Hayes, Dixon, Blake.

Eddie Jordan chose to keep the two main interior players on the court, and the first priority was to keep the rebounds and guard the paint area.

This is also the mainstream idea of basketball in this era. Defence wins, inside first.

As for the Cavaliers' side, Paul put Ilgoskas on the bench, and Big Z has been playing for a long time, and he has been fighting against two muscular men, which consumes a lot.

The lineup on the court is Meme, Darius, Capono, Ye Feng, James, five young people.

Paul is training newcomers, and it looks like he's giving up on the game.

The game starts, and the Wizards have the ball.

Although Blake is not fast, he is very solid in his possession of the ball, and Ye Feng can't find a good opportunity to steal.

Of course, when it comes to breakout, Blake almost doesn't have it, and his main ability is playmaking and three-point shooting.

The Wizards team on the court actually doesn't have too much offensive power, and is good at defense.

In the first round, when the time was about to end, Thomas forced a shot and was picked up by Ye Feng for the rebound.

Transported to the frontcourt, Ye Feng decisively handed it to James and ran to the bottom corner three-point line.

"Ye, you're doomed. Your garbage inside line can't protect the rebound at all, how are you going to win? ”

Blake still tried to disturb Ye Feng with trash talk.

"Really? Who says you can't win if you can't grab a rebound? ”

Ye Feng asked disdainfully.

"Huh? ...... Hahaha! ”

Blake was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Can't grab a rebound and want to win? Is this TM funny?

There is a sentence in "Slam Dunk" that the person who dominates the rebounding ball can dominate the entire basketball court, but it is not made up.

Especially in the current NBA, where defense is valued and the interior is the core, rebounding is even more important.

That's common sense!

But Ye Feng is denying this common sense, isn't it ridiculous?

Capono crouched in the bottom corner on the other side.

This maximizes the space and allows James to play the breakaway (breakaway) strategy.

James also successfully entered the interior, but Kwame Brown took the initiative to wrap up, and James could only choose to pass.

Looking across the court, James spotted Capono in the bottom corner, his pass blocked by Dixon.

On the other side, Ye Feng relied on his footsteps to get rid of Blake's entanglement.

(This is also the difference between Ye Feng and Capono, Capono can only squat, but Ye Feng can run infinitely.) ）

James handed the ball in an instant.

Ye Feng received the ball and threw it, and hit the shot, which was already Ye Feng's 15th point in the game.

85：72。

Looking back, the Wizards were once again attacking unfavorably.

Darius grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a fast break.

It's Ye Feng again, taking the lead, and no one can keep up.

Outside the three-point line, Ye Feng didn't even think about it, and directly hit a three-point shot, the 18th point of the game.

At 85:75, there are only 10 points left.

"With only one ball missing, Ye Feng will be able to score 20 points."

In the commentary room, Charlie Rosen was sweating and nervous, and the two commentators from FOX unconsciously distanced themselves from him.

Eddie Jordan called a timeout and replaced Blake with Larry Hughes.

And from this time on, Blake never got a chance to play for 1 minute, and he really couldn't prevent Ye Feng.

"As it turns out, Blake simply doesn't have the value of this undrafted pick."

The on-site commentary said very objectively.

And when Blake left, Ye Feng said a word to him.

"I can win without rebounding, as long as I shoot all the balls, right?"

Blake was stunned for a moment, intellectually feeling that it was wrong, but he couldn't argue with it.

In this game, Ye Feng made two shots, one dunk, three three-pointers, all hit, none of them missed, and the shooting rate was still 100%.

He certainly has the qualifications to say that.

Blake blushed and walked off the field reluctantly.

(End of chapter)