Vogel on the sidelines was stunned.

Up a Parsons scored consecutive shots, this was a Butler, and it turned out to be a dunk!

These two have never played in the Cavaliers before!

Butler's face was calm after the dunk, but it was Whiteside under the basket, yelling like a joke.

"LeBron's absence has given the newcomers a chance, and our newcomers have proven that they are more than capable of taking on the job!" The commentators at the home stadium were also excited.

The cheers of the fans at the scene were also wave after wave.

Who doesn't like a few more potential rookies on their team!

"Defend! Defend! ”

Fans cheered loudly for the home team, led by the live DJ.

Hill has the ball on the outside and wants to continue looking for George.

But that's when everyone noticed the change in the situation.

Butler is like a bulldog, fighting George physically, and forcing him to not go under the basket.

Not to mention the empty cut, even the use of blocking and picking, he couldn't get Butler off.

The cheers were even louder.

Beverley, a defensive titan who walked last offseason, is a Butler who doesn't look inferior at all!

Hill was well aware of George's characteristics, and directly reversed the direction and played with Hibbert to block and break the basket.

When he got to the basket, he threw a small throw half a meter away from Whiteside.

"Smack!"

He clearly underestimated Whiteside's blocking ability with this ball, and as soon as the ball was shot, it was directly slapped back and flew back.

Jones, who was on the outside, tried to catch the ball, but he didn't catch it.

"Toot!"

The referee's whistle blows, signaling the ball at the backcourt.

Whiteside opened his hands directly, raised his hands into fists, and made a "strong" pose.

The cheers were even louder.

Because of James' absence, some fans didn't come, but those who were present are now secretly glad that the performance of these newcomers in the Cavaliers is not bad at all!

With Parsons' offense, Butler's and Whiteside's defense, the Cavaliers played with unprecedented firepower off the bench.

Tang Tian also sat comfortably on the bench on the sidelines.

James's absence has greatly reduced the strength of the Cavaliers' forward line in the starting period, but this is not the most critical, the key is that in the past, the bench period was led by him or Paul, and now without James, it must not be able to play like this, and the play of other role players becomes crucial.

It turns out that older rookies have the benefits of older rookies, whether it is Parsons or Butler, they are both people who have played four years in college, that is, in terms of combat power, they are much greater than other rookies, which is also the most needed rookie for a championship team like the Cavaliers.

The newcomers of the Cavaliers were deadlocked in the bench period, and even slowly took the initiative, forcing Vogel to take the main team in advance, and this is the most positive sign for the Cavaliers.

Paul and Yao Ming maintained their energy and completed a wave of harvests at the end of the second quarter to give the Cavaliers a 10-point lead at 62-52.

That happened again in the second half, and the Cavaliers won their second back-to-back win with the duo and role players playing well, beating the Pacers 113-97 to win the game.

Paul found his form and hit a big double-double with 30 points and 13 assists, and Yao Ming also output 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks.

In terms of role players, Artest and Jeremy Lin both scored in double figures, Parsons contributed 8 points and 6 boards on 4-of-7 shooting, Butler had 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block and 2 steals on 2-of-2 shooting, and Whiteside also collected 9 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks for a quasi-double-double.

At the post-game press conference, Tang Tian took Paul to attend with Butler and Parsons.

"Is LeBron's injury serious? How long will you be absent? ”

James's question was still the most concerned by reporters, and at the beginning of the press conference, the first reporter to ask a question asked.

"LeBron's injury is not a problem, and I believe it won't be long before he is back on the court."

Tang Tian's answer was relatively official, but now he didn't know anything about the situation, and this was the best way he could answer.

"You can feel the impact of LeBron's absence, but the team still won the game in the end, what was the most important point in that?"

The second question is still related to James.

"Them." However, Tang Tian turned his head to look at Butler and Parsons with a smile at this time.

A very simple but practical answer.

"We're a talented team." Perhaps because he felt that such an answer was not enough for the author to write, Tang Tian then added with a smile.

There was a burst of laughter, but no one refuted.

The Big Three themselves are already overflowing with talent, and now James' absence has given newcomers a chance to play, and these newcomers seem to be full of talent, this is a real talent team, and there is nothing fake at all.

"Chandler, you scored eight points and five rebounds in the first game of your career, a really good start, how would you rate your performance?" The reporter then turned the question to two rookies who had performed well.

"It's 6 rebounds, right?" Parsons smiled and turned his head to look around.

"It's six." Paul replied with a smile.

Parsons laughed when he heard this.

The reporters below suddenly snapped.

Parsons is handsome, and when he laughs, he is almost half as handsome as Tang Tian.

Plus it's that Parsons is American, and it's natural that they like it.

'Yes, the coach trusted me and I got off to a good start, but it's just the beginning and I'm going to try to play more like that, or better.' Parsons is confident.

This speech made the reporters in the audience love it even more.

"Jimmy, this was also your career debut, you played really well on the defensive end, you played against George in the game, he was a number two, you played against Granger, he was a number three, you even played against Hansbrough, it was a number four, that is, you went from a number two to a number four, how did you do that?" The reporter asked in an exclamatory tone.

What he didn't say was that Butler's height was only 2.01 meters, and this height would often suffer even if he played as a small forward.

Butler's face was tense, and he was clearly a more serious rookie than Parsons.

"I've always been prepared, whether it's high school or college or I'm in Cleveland, and I know that the coach has the greatest trust in me to put me on the court, and I'm going to give it my all if he needs me to do anything."

After Butler finished speaking, the reporters below all nodded their heads one after another.

But it seems that the atmosphere at the press conference has suddenly become serious.

"Yes, he's such a player, serious as a rock, but he can't be loved." Tang Tian smiled at this time.

His love for Butler comes from the bottom of his heart, in fact, Butler's words were said to Zhou Qi when he was in the Sino-American basketball training camp.