Chapter 595: The Great War against the Little Emperor (2/4)
On Nov. 19 and Nov. 20, the Bobcats will play the Cavaliers home and away.
Since the start of this season, the Cavaliers' record has been not bad, with 4 wins and 3 losses in the opening 7 games, LeBron James has gradually realized his potential, played his strong individual ability, and led the team to win so far this season.
He was degraded and criticized in various ways last season, and now in the new season, what the chosen son, what the king of the world, all kinds of words have come out.
Qiao Hai glanced at the Cavaliers' lineup, as well as a cursory glance at the video materials of the Cavaliers' first seven games, and quickly had an idea.
"In the last seven games, the starting lineup of the Cavaliers is, the point guard is the mess master Jeff McGinnis, the scoring guard is excellent defense, the small forward LeBron James, the power forward Drew Gooden, and the center is Zarunas Ilguskas."
'On the bench, Eriksno, Aleksandar Pavlovich and Robert Traylor need attention.
In Qiao Hai's view, the Cavaliers' lineup is not much of a threat.
Qiao Hai, who has watched the peak LeBron James play, knows very well that this lineup is not suitable for LeBron James at all, and the most suitable lineup for LeBron James is full of shooters on the outside, so that the shooters can give James space and enough space for James to break through, and James's own breakthrough scoring system can also be maximized.
But now, the sophomore LeBron James has not yet begun to build his Royal Salute, and only Jeff McGinnis has some three-point ability in the starters, and only Alexander Pavlovich, who was traded from the Bobcats, can contribute three-point firepower steadily on the bench.
Several main forces and rotations on the inside line are all inside the squat penalty area, and LeBron James lacks space to break through, and his power cannot be maximized.
Qiao Hai naturally has a very clear way to deal with LeBron James.
Coupled with the offensive end, Qiao Hai found a solution to his own offensive problem after the opponent contracted his defense, so to speak, the Bobcats, who urgently needed a hearty victory, had a very big chance of winning.
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Two games in a row, the first game, the Bobcats are playing at home.
In the locker room, Qiao Hai announced the starting lineup for this game, Anfernee Hardaway did not start, and Andre Iguodala got the chance to start.
The guard line is Steve Blake plus Michael Reed, and the inside line is Tang Zhendong plus Tony Kukoc.
In terms of tactical play, on the offensive side, Qiao Hai is not ready to directly use the changes they have practiced for two days: "At the beginning, we will play a small range of cooperation first, and if the opponent shrinks the defense, Tony will go to the high position to respond to the attack." ”
Tony Kukochi nodded, Qiao Hai's idea was still very simple, he didn't want to expose his change of tricks in advance.
"Defensively, our tactics need some fine-tuning, we continue to play infinite turnovers, but the Cavaliers' possession will be concentrated in the hands of LeBron James, so we need to pay attention to LeBron James's defense."
Qiao Hai then pointed to Andre Iguodala: "Andre, you defend LeBron James, let him take a step at the beginning to prevent his breakthrough, if he hits consecutive long-range shots, you will defend closely, if he is strong, other players are ready to attack." ”
Putting one step and two steps to defend LeBron James, this should be the best way to defend, and the sophomore LeBron James has a very bad mid-range shot.
The data shows that in the first seven games, LeBron James's mid-range shooting rate was only 37.3%, and the three-point shooting rate was only 35.1%, so to speak, LeBron James's 47% shooting rate was supported by 72.5% shooting rate under the basket.
If the Bobcats limit LeBron James' breakaway, they can even defend LeBron James' complete mute, unless LeBron James' outside touch fully explodes in this game.
After teaching Andrea Iguodala face-to-face, Qiao Hai announced that he was fully playing.
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Despite the two recent fiascos, the atmosphere at Charlotte Coliseum was still very hot, and although the 19,000 seats were not filled, a group of fans called "Make noise" at the top of the stands cheered and screamed hoarsely every game, and booed their opponents in a variety of ways.
Amid frantic cheers, the Bobcat appeared, and the Knight followed.
The game was on the verge of getting off the ground, and the media reporters and commentators on the sidelines were given the Bobcats' starting line-up at this point.
"Andre Iguodala started, he is known as LeBron James Jr., whether it is looks or play, Iguodala and LeBron James are extremely similar, the two are directly opposite each other in this game, I don't know what kind of sparks can be sparked."
Both teams have already started and there have been no changes to either team except for the Bobcats replacing Anfernee Hardaway and Andrea Iguodala coming on for Andre Iguodala.
Tang Zhendong faced Zalunas Ilgeskas, both of them are heavy centers, and they are both floor streams, but Da Z's height reached 2.21 meters, so in the opening jump ball, Da Z won the victory, and the knight attacked first.
LeBron James took the ball directly, and Qiao Hai stood on the sidelines and glanced at Cavaliers head coach Paul Silas on the other side.
Paul Silas is an offensive head coach, but with the Cavaliers, he has only one offensive tactic — give the ball to LeBron James.
LeBron James confronted Andre Iguodala, and Iguodala followed Qiao Hai's instructions and directly let him go a step away.
LeBron James looked at it for a while, and he didn't mean to shoot directly, obviously, he is also very self-aware, and he knows that his mid-to-long-range shooting still has to be practiced.
So, this ball, he controlled it for a while and chose to pass.
The big z on the inside stood up, received the basketball, the singles on the inside, turned around and made a foul on Datang, hit both free throws at the free throw line, and the Cavaliers scored first in the opening game.
Bobcats serve in the backcourt, Steve Blake has been integrated into Qiao Hai's tactical system, and as soon as he gets the ball, he quickly advances to the frontcourt.
Then, he found Michael Reid on the wing, a small pick-and-roll match, Michael Reed received the ball with his hand, and Steve Brecke went to the outside of the three-point line on the wing.
Michael Reid then got a one-on-one singles opportunity, and it was Illa Nuubert who defended him.
Illa Nubel is known for his defense, but Michael Reid adjusted a bit and shot straight from the middle.
With a bang, the basketball hollow into the net!
The Bobcats also scored, and Charlotte Coliseum was cheered.
"The Bobcats opened the game, Michael Reed scored easily, and the Cavaliers didn't seem to compress the space and cut the Bobcats' formation like the Celtics, Warriors and Jazz before them, and Paul Silas may have to suffer."