Chapter 540: Alone Support
The Cavaliers also strategized at halftime, and James was particularly resolute in his first attack as the third quarter continued, and then played the role of playmaker.
The Cavaliers want to maintain the style of play in the first half and use the strength of the team to hold on to the advantage.
A large part of James' stay on the court is reassuring, and even if he is not directly involved in the offense, he can let other players go free.
However, the Cavaliers, who have fully recovered their star play in the playoffs, want to win as a team, and have they asked the Spurs.
Most of the defensive attention is still on James, but just the increase in defensive intensity basically broke the Cavaliers' game.
After all, in terms of player ability, the role players of the Cavaliers are not strong enough.
There are a few such players in the Cavaliers, and in the regular season, all of them can fight, but when it comes to the stage of the finals, it is better to replace them with a few stronger players.
The finals are such a stage, players who can't go up or down are embarrassed, and real strong All-Stars can make or break the game.
The Cavaliers' defense of Zhang Xiaotian has also been strengthened, but Zhang Xiaotian has switched roles more smoothly than James.
It may not be so fair, but that's the cruelty of reality.
In order to block Zhang Xiaotian, there were several opportunities on the inside, and Aldridge happily ate cakes.
In less than half a quarter, the Spurs tied the score because the Cavaliers' role players were not as sharp as they were in the first half.
There is no way, at this time it can only be said that James stepped up and scored.
With enough strength, James's impact is still the strongest.
Several strong scores also boosted the morale of the Cavaliers, and in the second half, the Cavaliers tied the score again.
However, after coming a few times, James sensed that something was wrong.
It is not so easy to change the style of play, after all, there was no rest at all before, even if he reduced his strong attacking physical strength, it still consumed a lot, the key is that this time he put most of his energy on the organization, and the feeling was not adjusted to the best level.
Against a strong team like Spurs, if you can't keep your hand hot all the time, just a few times to hit the iron, the team's advantage will become a disadvantage, and there is no advantage at this time.
In the final quarter, the team will see that there will be a lack of confidence again.
This lack of confidence is not caused by himself, and Zhang Xiaotian has won again and again.
Now any time a team in the league meets Zhang Xiaotian in the last quarter, there will be a pimple in his heart.
However, this kind of thing does not mean that you can not fight if you don't fight, James is bitter, but his teammates are pinning their hopes on him at this time, and the shooting rate is not decisive enough, and the shooting rate continues to decline.
As a result, when James misses, the Spurs always play high-quality counter-attacks.
And the Cavaliers' defense, not this effort can be the best.
Soon, Spurs regained the lead.
For the Cavaliers, fortunately Zhang Xiaotian did not have a plan to play the whole game, in order to be full of state in the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian still chose to rest at the end of the third quarter.
James didn't expect that he had also fallen to the point of seizing the opponent's time to play, you know, thinking that the opponent was trying to chase points while he was going down to rest, it was really a good reincarnation.
Thinking so, James is still very sensible, Zhang Xiaotian went down to rest when it was indeed a chance for the Cavaliers, he almost desperately tied the score at the end of the third quarter.
The fans saw that he was so tired that he kept panting with his waist crossed, and the taste in his heart was also extremely complicated.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, James continued to play, and he took the bench lineup against the Spurs rotation lineup led by Zhang Xiaotian.
The Cavaliers only have James to be relied on, and he is the only one who fights.
The bench lineup he brought was not a pure shooter, but a shooter and a mobile interior line with strong physical strength.
James can't maintain full physical strength, so the helpers around him must ensure physical strength, this is the strategy of the Cavaliers, nine people in rotation, James with two sets of unique lineups.
The Cavaliers are not people who don't play, they just lack strong points, and they can't come up with this way, tactics aside, they want to win.
It's a pity that both lineups have tough injuries on both offensive and defensive ends, and teams playing at a playoff level can't do it, and it's enough to choke on the last strong team, especially the Spurs.
You know, the Spurs' rotation lineup can still defend on the outside, help defense on the inside, and three-point and ball-holding points on the offensive end.
A team with no shortcomings, the Spurs are first in the league.
Zhang Xiaotian hit when he came up, and the Spurs became the leading side again.
James also passed the ball at the beginning, and was a little anxious after finding that his teammates didn't hit, and then he and Zhang Xiaotian had a big battle.
To be honest, James didn't throw this hand either.
Of course, it's a lot better than the average player, but it's not enough to have the strongest duel on the front line.
James is also decisive, immediately called cover, and didn't hit the inside line every time he attacked.
Dedmon fouled twice in a row, and each time he simply made an early substitution, Leonard came up and could deal with James with Zhang Xiaotian, otherwise the others couldn't keep up.
It can be said that the Cavaliers have also been taken care of a little at home, and James can help the team barely bite the score by creating fouls.
As for the defensive end, one person can't defend it, it's completely impossible.
After the Spurs became the main force, it can be said that they stabilized the lead, which is also the purpose of the Spurs' early substitutions.
Seeing that the current lineup couldn't stand it, the Cavaliers hurriedly went up and down, and James took another group of people to play.
Speaking of which, the Cavaliers' main lineup is still stronger defensively, but unfortunately the offensive end is also ineffective, and most of the time against the Spurs.
When passing the ball out, his teammates couldn't go in, and James had no choice but to grit his teeth and attack.
Zhang Xiaotian also admired, if he didn't have a few capable opponents, he didn't know if he could do it to the level of James at this time.
For nearly five minutes, the Cavaliers relied on James' individual offense to bring the score to a stalemate.
Zhang Xiaotian didn't have any worries in his heart, even if he fought until the last moment, he was also the more confident side, as long as this one was won, they wouldn't be able to turn the sky over.
The clock was in the final three minutes, and the knight asked for a timeout.
It's not that the situation has changed, they are mainly giving James a break.
James must be a little unbearable at this time, and no one in the league can play against Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard for more than 40 minutes in a row.
But sometimes the rest is not necessarily good, and James shoots again.
On the Spurs' side, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard came to a textbook block, and then Zhang Xiaotian hit, and the Spurs' lead also came to 4 points. Reading a book and finding the latest chapters by yourself? You're out, WeChat attention Beauty editor helps you find books! It's really a good book to flirt with girls!