The Hornets have made a lot of effort in the summer, and with a competitive boss, they certainly won't like to stand still.

Although it will not cost a fortune, it will not save as much as before.

They made the playoffs last season and are looking to take it a step further this season.

In an effort to bolster their forward lineback, the Hornets acquired Lance Stephenson and Marvin Williams in the summer, as well as Cody Zeller, a young space-oriented interior lineman.

From the perspective of configuration, it may not be enough to compete for the championship, but it is already a solid playoff level.

It's just that I didn't expect Lance Stephenson, who was playing well in the Pacers, to seem to be unsuitable, and the team's start was a mess.

And as a key figure in improving the team's strength last season, Al Jefferson seems to be a bit downhill this season, this guy is only 30 years old, and the Hornets management is also very depressed.

At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers' offense played very smoothly, James kept passing good balls, and Irving and Love also felt good.

But on the Hornets' side, only Kemba Walker has a brilliant offense.

They were all locked up by the knights from the second to the fourth.

To what extent is it locked, the Hornets did not score at halftime, and were beaten 21-0 by the Cavaliers, which is very rare.

It wasn't until they adjusted their lineup that they started to get normal.

led by 20+ all of a sudden, and the Cavaliers were also happy to rotate.

I didn't expect the team to have problems at this time, the opponent's main force could not score, and the Cavaliers were substitutes and could not score.

And Gary Neal and Marvin Williams, who came off the bench for the Hornets, both hit back-to-back shots, and the gap of less than two dozen points was about to tie at halftime.

Cavaliers head coach David Blatter couldn't help but want to explode, in fact, his ability is to make ordinary players better, according to his vision, the team's firepower should not be reduced during the rotation.

It's just that the truth is so cruel that after returning the main force, the Cavaliers got a few points back, leaving a nine-point lead at halftime.

David Blatter also calmed down by this time and didn't want to curse so much.

He pulls out the tactical board and goes into the analysis, telling the team to play the way they started and keep it up.

Of course, he now only trusts Tristan Thompson on the bench.

However, the Cavaliers had enough star players, and in the third quarter, James and Love played the whole game, Irving and Zhang Xiaotian played almost the whole game, and the Cavaliers extended their lead to more than 10 points.

This is what ordinary teams can't reach, even if the tactics don't go well, even if the substitutes are not satisfactory, just turn the table and play the star team.

Driven by All-Star-caliber players, sometimes there is no need for complex tactics at all, and it is like playing wild ball to take out most teams.

In order to chase the score, the Hornets played one big and four small, and Lance Stephenson, who was addicted to playing iron, was pressed to the bench.

I have to say that after the Hornets brought up the two substitutes, they were more active defensively.

It's a pity that they want to chase down the Cavaliers in the final quarter can be described as hellish difficulty, four All-Star level players plus a rebounding idiot, just ask them if they are afraid.

In the end, the Cavaliers still won 11 consecutive victories without danger, continued to sit on the first place in the East, and sprinted towards the goal of the first record in the league.

James was naturally in a good mood, and during the interval of training, he pulled Zhang Xiaotian and a few other players he invited over to chat, "I'm not wrong, we can create a dynasty." ”

Zhang Xiaotian belongs to others who think he is James's descendant, but everyone's relationship is only to the extent of basketball.

At this time, of course, he will not pour cold water, but chatted with James about some training tips, because the system has a training room, Zhang Xiaotian did not invite a personal trainer for the time being, and it is also good to communicate with his teammates.

James' training conditions are much better than the average player.

Talent and hard work can keep a player at an All-Star level for a long time.

Just when the team was about to make a big game, the home game against the Hawks was an accident.

The Hawks are getting better and better this season and are now competing with the Raptors and Wizards for the second spot in the East.

Teague was absent for this game, but Schroeder started well.

The Cavaliers were in control of the situation in the first quarter, but the Hawks' bench showed ferocity and immediately reversed the score advantage.

The Eagles really played team basketball, everybody got an assist, everybody scored.

In the third quarter, the Cavaliers collapsed and fell behind by 20 points all of a sudden.

David Blatter simply didn't let the main team go on again, and when the substitute was led by Vitesse, and when the ball was all in hand, Vitesse showed his scoring ability again.

David Blatter could only sigh, Vitesse was a good seedling in terms of ability, but he didn't have time to teach slowly.

On the court, Vitesse made consecutive shots, and the score slowly rose, but the score difference became more and more.

After an eleventh straight win, the Cavaliers lost at home and stopped fighting for the top spot in the league.

Zhang Xiaotian thinks that this may be a good thing, after all, the problem of the knights themselves has not been completely solved, and the previous winning streak is just relying on the playing time of the main force.

As long as the problem is solved well, it is okay to have a slightly worse record, after all, there are so many star players in the team, and if everyone plays their best, the league really has few opponents.

Zhang Xiaotian also said in an interview after the game that the victory or defeat of the game does not mean anything, and hopes that the fans will support them more.

Xu Yi told him that there were many fans on the other side of the ocean who voted for him, which reassured him.

Speaking of voting, Zhang Xiaotian also has some expectations, his data has improved during this time, and it is much better than the same period last season, maybe there is a real chance this time.

It's just that the number of votes has not been announced, and there will always be some gains and losses in my heart.

He decided to add some shooting drills to this period of time so that his thoughts would not affect his form.

On December 19, the Cavaliers played the Nets again at home.

Lopez can't play again, and the Nets can't help it, last time they were beaten into a sieve on the defensive end, and this time they also changed the starting lineup.

Telitovic was replaced by Mason Plumlee and Alan Anderson was replaced by the taller Sergey Karashev.

In the first quarter, the Cavaliers didn't seem to have come out of the court yet, and kept letting the Nets hit three-pointers.

And the newcomers they brought on this time played well, with Plumlee giving James and Irving a big hat respectively, something the Nets didn't have before.

The Cavaliers have given up on Vitesse altogether, but no one on the other team has stepped up to wrestle with Jarrett Jack.

Coach David Blatter was a little hesitant, wondering whether to give it a try or let more substitutes come up.

After losing to the Hawks, he gave the players a good lesson called team basketball.

But now he is a little biased, and he always wants to use star players.