Chapter 262: Losing streak

When Zhang Xiaotian made a move, Popovich's heart was tight.

He actually thought about it, but he still had luck in his heart, because there was no way.

At this point, the Spurs can only do this, to win the game, unless they have taken a sufficient lead before.

After Parker missed a three-pointer, the Spurs didn't continue to hold on.

Passing the test of the Spurs, the Cavaliers can be said to have confirmed the status of a strong team.

At the same time, they also crossed the Raptors and officially became the first in the East.

Then the Grizzlies lost in the West, and the Cavaliers became the league's No. 1 record.

Looking at the bumps and bumps, the team run-in problem has not been solved, but it has become the team with the best record, and others are not convinced.

However, the knights did not stay in the first position for long.

At the beginning of the season, there was a large team of energetic players, and the Cavaliers were famous.

Within two days of sitting in the first place in the East, the Cavaliers were overturned by the same ambitious Wizards.

The Wizards signed Pierce in the summer to bring a group of young people, in fact, Pierce's current strength is not so helpful to the team, but the Wizards are a young team that is constantly growing.

The Wizards began their season trying to get Bradley Beal to play the sixth man, and there were actually rumors of infighting.

It's just that Beal, although unhappy, is playing well in the sixth man position.

Of course, he, the sixth man, just didn't start, and playing time was the treatment of a starter.

Pierce naturally couldn't stop James, but Owen was a little bit beaten by Walby.

Coupled with the fact that Love was restricted by Nene and Gortat, and Vitesse went undercover, the Cavaliers were pressed to death throughout the game.

Losing is not terrible, but it is easy to cause a chain reaction if the team does not run in well.

Love was a little unhappy, the team's ball problem was not originally involved in him, but he now has a tendency to handle less and less balls, and he didn't come to the Cavaliers as a blue-collar worker.

Owen was also unhappy, he tried his best to cooperate with his teammates, so that the offensive end was not feeling, and many people accused him of not playing enough team.

Zhang Xiaotian also sees these things, and James and the head coach are a little responsible for this.

Although Irving is a young player, he is in his fourth year in the league, and his style has been relatively formed, and James is actually a bit inappropriate to demand young players by his standards.

And David Blatter, as the head coach, did not give enough guidance.

You have to know that no matter how good the tactics are, the players will execute them, and the manager must be able to bring the players together.

After the loss, the Cavaliers didn't have time to fine-tune because the next day was back-to-back games against the Raptors.

The Raptors, like the Wizards, are a powerhouse in the East, and DeRozan and Lowry continue to improve.

They traded for Louis Williams, who was very good on the offensive end, to play sixth man, which was a more successful trade than Guy.

The Raptors have increased their firepower, and no one will steal the ball with DeRozan and Lowry.

Before the start of the game, David Blatter gave a death order, one is to pass the ball more, and the other is to hand over more balls to the inside line, which mainly refers to Lefou.

Lefu also just got it in the summer, and he doesn't have James's big name, but he can't be offended.

At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers still played relatively smoothly.

Passing the ball more and giving Love a chance to attack, they did both.

Love also played well, and the Cavaliers quickly established a lead, and with a double-digit lead, it looked like they were going to win the game easily.

David Blatter nodded slightly on the sidelines, he thought about it, and after winning the game, he talked to a few key players, and it was so easy to win according to his style of play.

If it goes well, he could earn the respect of All-Star-caliber players on the team.

But no one thought that Louis Williams would go crazy after being replaced.

He scored 24 points in the first half, first beating Vitesse into a dog.

After Zhang Xiaotian came to defense, he couldn't contain this guy's nerve knife for a while.

Zhang Xiaotian hates fast-paced defenders, although he doesn't care about the defense of these guys at all on the offensive end, but sometimes he is helpless on the defensive end.

Relying on a bench player, the Raptors woke up David Blatter's dream.

The Raptors were already trailing by 18 points before Louis Williams came on the court, and by halftime the Raptors were already in the lead.

James also doesn't believe in evil changing defenses, and it turns out that no one is useful when the nerve knife goes crazy, and he still hopes that it is better to lower the temperature in the opponent's hands after a long halftime.

However, in the third quarter, James and Irving both hit the iron, and then there was no more.

The losing streak came so quickly that even James was thinking about whether it was wrong to choose to leave the Heat.

Zhang Xiaotian also received a lot of scolding, and many people accused him of not even restricting a substitute player.

Zhang Xiaotian wanted to burst into foul language, his nickname was the god of heaven, but he was not a real god.

After playing the Raptors, the Cavaliers organized a meeting of the players.

It's too competitive right now, and if you lose a few games, you'll drop out of the top four.

Again, it's not terrible to lose, the key is to solve the problem.

The Cavaliers' problem now is that the run-in is not successful, Irving is a little uncomfortable with James, Waiters is a little uncomfortable with others, Love is not very comfortable with the tactical system, and the team's defense is terrible.

Bringing everyone together now is to try to solve the problem.

It is best to solve it, and if it can't be solved, it is estimated that it will be traded, the management has spent a lot of money to build the team, and the All-Star level players are not getting together to make trouble, and having a status in the rivers and lakes means having a temper.

Not to mention James, Lefu, and Owen, Zhang Xiaotian's current strength is also qualified to lose his temper.

"See what's good and what's lacking, and then prepare for the next game."

As soon as James opened his mouth, he said the coach's words.

David Blatter reluctantly opened the game video and scolded, of course, he just passed by the All-Star level players, and the other players could only bear the head coach's displeasure.

Defense, tacit understanding, trust, these are the things that the Cavaliers are trying to solve in a meeting.

In fact, how to do it, in fact, can only be groped in the game, and a few people with the ball in their hands take the lead.

James has his experience, David Blatter also has a lot of experience, and other players also have something to say, but the status of the rivers and lakes is not comparable, or there is no championship in his hands.

David Blatter is also lacking in confidence, and the honorary NBA in Europe has always been disdainful.

Zhang Xiaotian has no status in the rivers and lakes, but it is okay to make some suggestions.

"I don't think there's a need to follow any model, there is no tactic that can definitely win the championship, or you need players to get it, rather than letting the players adapt to the tactics, not the players to adapt to the tactics."

"It's good to give full play to everyone's strengths, I think everyone has the absolute strength to challenge for the championship."