Chapter 266: James' truce

The Knicks actually have someone on the offensive end, but when it comes to crunch time, they still don't know who to play.

There was a big difference between the strong and the weak teams in the third quarter, but the bigger difference was the key moment.

Some teams don't have the determination to win, and when it only takes one round to go wrong and bury the game, they will collapse.

That's the case with the Knicks this season, including their main player Anthony.

When James hit the basket strongly, Anthony's offense was gorgeous.

Back and forth, the Cavaliers overtook each other, and the advantage that the Knicks had fought for in the first three quarters came to naught.

Fisher was so angry that he thought he was up to par, even though the outside world thought he was a puppet of Phil Jackson.

Spoelstra was also once considered a puppet of Pat Riley, but he proved himself and Fisher thought he could, but he didn't do it.

After the timeout, the Knicks' offense still missed, but Zhang Xiaotian on the Cavaliers' side took the opportunity to hit.

Stoudemire also missed, and Love could still feel it on the offensive end, but the defense was good.

When James hit again, the Knicks could only risk changing guards to the outside.

Fisher's old habit of making frequent substitutions has been replaced, and the result is that they have not been able to attack and the defensive end has been directly broken.

After 32 seconds, after Anthony missed again, the Knicks gave up resisting.

Losing is something you can get used to, and the Knicks are a little numb.

At 94:87, the Cavaliers won five in a row.

A five-game winning streak is nothing for a team aiming for a championship, but for the Cavaliers, a winning streak is a joy because championship-caliber teams don't just talk about themselves, they play it.

Once they have more wins and cemented their position as the first place in the East, doubts will be in the minority.

It's not easy to go back to back on the road, especially with the Raptors who have taken them out in the past.

After taking the Knicks, the Cavaliers flew to Toronto before they could be happy.

However, DeRozan is absent from the battle this time, the opponent's first firepower is not there, and if the knights can't handle it, even if it's back-to-back, they can't say it.

Sure enough, the Cavaliers had the advantage in the first quarter and never gave the other side a chance again.

Without any defense, the opposite side was the floor flow Vasquez, Zhang Xiaotian scored 25 points and 5 rebounds in the whole game, which made the fans who voted for him feel that it was a good deal.

Six consecutive wins, James said after the game that this is just the normal level of the Cavaliers, and as the run-in gets better and better, the team will get stronger and stronger.

Zhang Xiaotian agreed, once again emphasizing that the Cavaliers' goal is to win the championship, which is completely different from those teams that do not want to make progress.

Many teams were also recruited while lying down, and they all stood up to despise Zhang Xiaotian.

Becoming the topic of the league, Zhang Xiaotian enjoys it very much, his current status in the rivers and lakes, the All-Star coach nomination is afraid that it is not safe, only to maintain the heat and let the fans send him to the starting position.

Back-to-back next is back-to-back, on December 8, the Cavaliers played the Nets away.

The local tyrants have saved some money this season, after all, they find it pointless to pile up such a pile of money, but even if they don't use more than 50 million starters, they spend more money than the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are also part of the luxury tax, but with their lineup, it's a lot more than that.

There is already a gap in the strength of the two teams, plus the Nets' interior and exterior pillars Lopez and Joe Johnson are unable to play, and the Cavaliers are taking the opponent lightly.

Zhang Xiaotian scored another 22 points, which was simply impressive.

To be honest, the schedule is also cooperative, and tomorrow it will be against the Raptors without DeRozan, or go back to the home court.

Vasquez didn't defend Zhang Xiaotian well last time, and this time he was replaced by Landry Fields.

Zhang Xiaotianzhao, who is in good shape, is correct, and he has 25 points, and he feels that he has improved a notch on the offensive end.

With Owen on the left and teammates like James on the right, and encountering an opponent who is not so strong, Zhang Xiaotian is also appropriate.

It's still a long time before the All-Star breaks, but it's time to perform early.

Paul George can't play this season, and the team helped him report the position of the striker, but you can't be polite.

The team has also won eight in a row, and the external skepticism is getting quieter.

The core of the three original teams, coupled with Zhang Xiaotian, a cost-effective player, the Cavaliers are simply cheating.

This also made them quickly become the public enemies of the league, and players who want to win the championship must go through this step.

The Cavaliers don't have a good schedule in December, and they're going to play back-to-back games on the road next.

And the first opponent is Durant's comeback, the Thunder with a full lineup.

The Thunder's current record is not good, and that's because Durant has been absent before, and Wei Shao has played a lot of games, not because they are not strong.

There are double young as big killers, and Thunder Summer is just tinkering.

As the young players have grown, they now have a roster inside and out, and there are also ruthless players on the bench, and if the team can stay healthy, they will already be one of the championship contenders.

Compared to last season, the Thunder started with two more young players who played hard, Steven Adams and Andre Roberson, and there were few weaknesses on the defensive end.

In this way, it will be a great test for the knight who has broken through as one of the main means.

The point is, James will not play because of his uncomfortable back.

After continuous back-to-back, James was also a little unable to hold on, and the knights naturally did not dare to ignore it.

David Blatter's tactics of helpless main force are estimated to be somewhat restrained.

James was suspended, Zhang Xiaotian naturally went to the No. 3 position, and the team let Matthew Dellavedova, who played soy sauce before, start and Irving to form a double guard.

The role players of the team are like that, you don't know when the opportunity will come up, you have to be ready at all times, otherwise the opportunity will be given to someone else if you don't perform well.

As soon as the game began, Irving and Westbrook began to compete with each other.

James is not there, and Irving is also a lot more free, but the feeling is still different from last dead season, although a little reluctantly, but after so many games, his style of play is still influenced by James.

The individual defensive ability of the Thunder team is good, and after a few cool games in the front, Zhang Xiaotian is still honestly defending Durant.

Defending Durant is difficult and easy to say, easy to say, because this guy is tall and has long arms, and it is difficult to block his shooting line if he wants to shoot.

Just keep pestering, make him uncomfortable to fight, and force him to make a mistake or something while he is not paying attention.

He can shoot anyway, so the difficulty of the defender is about the same on the surface.

Owen and Lefu both played okay at the beginning, Zhang Xiaotian was also relieved, he can also play at this time, but the success rate will be greatly reduced, it is great to be able to focus all his energy on defense first.