The Cavaliers didn't have an easy start to the game, and they will be on the road to play the Bulls immediately after playing the Knicks.

The Bulls are very optimistic about this season, Jimmy Butler's growth, Rose's return, and the addition of Pau Gasol, compared to last season, they have not lost their defense, but they are much stronger on the offensive end.

This season in the East is destined not to be peaceful.

However, in this game, Jimmy Butler will not play because he injured his finger in the preseason.

He was replaced by Mike Dunleavy, and the Bulls also included Rose and Pau Gasol, who were not seen last season.

With the configuration of Noah and Big Gasol, Zhang Xiaotian was still a little worried about the inside line at first.

But as soon as the game began, he found out that the Cavaliers' inside rebounds didn't need to worry at all.

He is also the opponent of the previous two teams playing the twin tower type, and there are always interior problems and inertial thinking, and it is clear that this team still has a few rebounders.

And without Jimmy Butler, the Bulls have no one to stop James.

James came up and went on a killing spree, the Bulls didn't adjust the lineup, and the returning Rose is still tough, and their interior still has an advantage on the offensive end.

On the Cavaliers' side, Vallejo's agility awareness is good, but his hands are a little softer, and his strength is not as good as the Bulls' interior line, but the Cavaliers also have a way, and they were soon replaced by Tristan Thompson.

Both sides had holes in their defenses, so they simply started to attack.

Zhang Xiaotian still has an advantage over Koke Hinrich, maybe the opponent has no problem defending a striker like him at his peak, but now he has no such ability.

It's just that Irving's side couldn't get Rose, and two fouls were quickly made, resulting in some weakness in the No. 1 position.

In the case of two sides, the Cavaliers are also a little ahead.

But when it officially came to the rotation period, the Cavaliers ran into problems again.

One is that because of the early substitutions, their lineup is a little stretched, and the other is that Vitesse is still not in good shape, and there is no outstanding performance by Aaron Brooks, Ty Gibson and others on the Bulls' side.

Not only the head coach of the team, but also the Cavaliers are a little depressed, this guy is usually bullish, but when he arrives on the court, he is all kinds of iron.

You know, the team had high expectations for Vitesse to lead the sixth man.

With the strength he showed in the previous two seasons, it is entirely possible to compete for the best sixth man, and the Cavaliers will not lack firepower during the rotation period, allowing the main players to rest more.

As a result, this guy was in a mood off the field, and he couldn't show his strength on the field, which made the team a little passive.

Seeing that the Bulls overtook the score, David Blatter had to let James and Love play more time.

In the last game, the Cavaliers were suspected of being the main force, and this time they are playing like this, they are a first-class team configuration, and if it is so difficult to play the regular season, the coach and players will be questioned.

But now there is really no other way, the tactical coordination is not proficient, to win the game, can only let the team's core team use the advantage of the position to do it.

Fortunately, after Irving was replaced in the second quarter, the offensive end was opened.

He and Rose, who is not at his peak now, almost exploded each other.

By the end of the first half, the Cavaliers had the advantage again.

In the first two quarters, apart from the defense against Rose, there was basically no problem in other aspects.

Lefu met Gasol, without the previous Liso, this is also normal, and Dajia can also be inside and out.

As long as the momentum is maintained in the second half, there should be no problem.

However, the Bulls also made adjustments, increasing the intensity at the beginning of the third quarter, increasing physical contact, and improving the defense to a higher level.

The knights also wanted to improve their strength, but they didn't run in as well as the bulls.

Pau Gasol is basically seamless in the Bulls lineup, and they work together significantly better than the Cavaliers.

However, with increased intensity, the opponent's efficiency on the offensive end is also reduced.

The main lineup of the Cavaliers is actually not afraid of grinding.

The reason why an All-Star level player is an All-Star is that he can show strength in different rhythms.

The problem is still on the bench players, if Vitesse doesn't score, there really is nothing left on the Cavaliers bench to score.

There are about seven players in the lineup who can play, and the others are old, weak, sick and disabled.

And of the seven main rotation players, Vallejo and Tristan Thompson are not dangerous enough on the offensive end.

The Cavaliers have four ball-carrying spots, one more than the Heat, and should be more powerful when they run in, but they are also more difficult to run in.

Because unlike experienced players like Wade of the Heat, Irving and Vitesse are too young.

The bull was about to take control of the situation, but suddenly something went wrong.

The bulls must have been cursed in the past few years, and Rose felt that something was wrong again.

Rose's style of play is already vigorous, and this time he is actually working against it, as a player who has paid for a big injury, which is really not surprising.

The bulls certainly didn't dare to take the risk and quickly replaced Rose with Brooks.

Seeing that the situation had eased somewhat, David Blatter also asked the main team to go down to rest at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

He obviously hadn't figured out Zhang Xiaotian's situation yet, and put him off the field.

Gasol hats, Noah rebounded in the frontcourt, they used the inside with the bench to achieve good results, Brooks also hit a three-pointer, and the score was close all at once.

The Cavaliers hurriedly made substitutions, James only rested for 50 seconds, and Zhang Xiaotian rested for half a minute.

James didn't feel good when he came up, but the team's defense was a lot stronger.

And Zhang Xiaotian will not feel bad at this time, also because the characteristics of the two are not very different, Zhang Xiaotian faced the thin second-year student Tony Snell to eat twice in a row, helping the team stabilize the situation.

The Bulls could only replace all the main forces, and the Cavaliers also changed to the final lineup.

However, this time there is no use of one big and four small, one is that the Bulls are still a threat on the inside, and the other is that West is not in good shape.

But unlike the main lineup, they replaced the young and strong Tristan Thompson on the inside.

The Bulls did the same, replacing Gasol with their more familiar interior lineman Ty Gibson.

The Bulls' adjustments made their interior more dynamic, and they grabbed two frontcourt rebounds in a row, and the score was close again.

At this time, the Cavaliers were James holding the ball and twice distributed it to the hands of Lefu on the outside, but Lefu did not shoot.

Zhang Xiaotian was anxious, he could have eaten Xin Liqi alone.

He did not remain silent, but took the initiative to communicate with his teammates.

They actually have a few strengths, but now he is more able to ensure the feel.

At 2:35, Hinrich hit a three-pointer with a teammate's high cover, and the two sides were tied at 91-91.

The Cavaliers asked for a timeout, but they didn't take advantage of the opportunity when Rose went down.

It's the last minute now, and if you don't handle it well, there will be problems.