Chapter 486: Finals (2)
In today's game, the Cavaliers' defensive focus is on Noll, because from the previous rounds, Knoll's play has had a decisive impact on the game. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info And this time in the finals, Tyronn Lue's defensive strategy was a little surprising, and under his arrangement, the Cavaliers' defensive attention was all focused on Noll.
Tyronn Lue arranged for Thompson to play against Noll, while Love was a No. 5 player who could pull away from the distance, which was in some ways very effective. Thompson's defense of Noll has no technical content at all, just blindly stuck in position, not letting Noll get close to the basket, and not letting Noll easily catch the ball. In this way, Knoll really didn't have Thompson's stalking to prevent it. Of course, being able to defend Noel is not because Thompson is good at defense, but because of the help of James in the third position, and Chu Xuan doesn't want Noel to attack reluctantly, so he weakens Noor's role on the court.
For a number of reasons, Knoll barely played in the first quarter, much to the surprise of all spectators. You know, as a popular MVP player in the last two seasons, he didn't perform much in one quarter, which is really a bit unspeakable.
In the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Lakers, which made Chu Xuan have to think about the countermeasures for the next game. It's not particularly feasible to use Noll, after all, the Cavaliers' defense is completely focused on him, and if you insist on putting Noll on too much responsibility, it may put the Lakers in a bad state. After thinking about it again, Chu Xuan decided to change to the main outside line and send a shooter to be able to play some threats.
This arrangement is indeed worth considering, because when the Lakers have shooters on the court, the Cavaliers undoubtedly don't dare to be so willful to wrap up Noll or others, because in this case, it will only give the shooter a chance to shoot. As for the defense, Chu Xuan also changed his strategy, he let Antetokounmpo defend James alone, while the others' defensive attention was completely focused on the other four. In fact, it is relatively easy to defend the Cavaliers, because in the Cavaliers' starting lineup, the independent offensive ability of Shambaught and Thompson is extremely poor, and if the Lakers want to prevent anyone other than James, they undoubtedly only need to defend Irving and Love.
After thinking about it clearly, Chu Xuan did not hesitate and immediately made a tactical change. At the beginning of the game, the two sides used substitutes to fight, and Chu Xuan sent Yi Jianlian, Gasol, Korver, Danny Green and Devin Booker. This lineup is in line with Chu Xuan's plan, Danny Green is a typical 3D player, Chu Xuan arranged for him to defend Deron Williams, and Booker to defend Ray Allen. This lineup can give full play to Chu Xuan's intended offense, allowing the Lakers to occupy a big advantage.
After less than three minutes off the bench, Korver, Green and Booker each made a three-pointer as the Lakers beat the Cavaliers 9-2 to give the Cavaliers a one-point lead. In this situation, Tyronn Lue called a timeout without any choice, and then he replaced James and Love, while Irving was rested off the court.
In fact, the Cavaliers' bench lineup is still very strong, Delon and Ray Allen as substitutes, the offensive firepower that can be brought to the Cavaliers is very strong, which is why the Cavaliers can easily reach the Finals. Deron started the regular season early, but he and Irving didn't work particularly well as a two-guard team, so Tyronn Lue changed his selection at one point, from Ray Allen in the middle to Shambaugh in the end. From the current point of view, Shambaugh's effect as a starter is the best of the three, so this also makes Tyronn Lue firmly let Shambaugh start.
There have been rumours that DeLong is not very happy with coming off the bench all the time. But fortunately, the relationship between him and James has developed quite well, and under the ideological work done by James, coupled with Tyronn Lue's guarantee of Deron Williams' playing time, this stabilized Deron and made him willing to be a substitute player. As for Ray Allen, he is 40 years old after all, and at his age, there is nothing to fight for, so whether it is as a substitute or a starter, he is acceptable. Of course, under this premise, it is necessary to ensure his playing time.
The Cavaliers changed three main players, namely Love, James and Shambaugh, and Ray Allen and Delon who continued to stay on the court, so the lineup is a 1 big and 4 small lineup, obviously, Tyronn Lue is undoubtedly ready to increase the offensive efforts. However, there are definitely some flaws in such a lineup, that is, the ability to protect rebounds, and the problem of the defensive end. Of course, Tyronn Lue must have taken this into account since he arranged it this way, and he may have done it to get the Cavaliers to score and not care about defense. Obviously, this could be an adventure.
The Lakers' on-court lineup has also changed, Chu Xuan did not let Kobe Bryant return to the court, but sent Antetokounmpo, Towns and LaVine, while the bench player was left with Danny Green, who had good defensive ability, and Devin Booker was used as the point guard.
Devin Booker is the point guard, but it's Antetokounmpo who really fulfills that responsibility. Chu Xuan's use of Antetokounmpo and Tyronn Lue's use of James are almost identical, which makes the highlight of the game suddenly reach a new height. When Antetokounmpo is a point forward, it is certainly inappropriate for Kobe Bryant, who needs the ball, to be on the court, which is why Chu Xuan continues to use Devin Booker.
Antetokounmpo is more effective, although his statistics are not impressive, but he can organize the players to complete the attack and unite the team. As for the Cavaliers, Noll and Love competed, and Noll focused 100% of his energy on defense, which allowed him to freeze Love. In this case, the court will become Danny Green, LaVine, Booker and the Cavaliers' Ray Allen and Delon Flying time.
With 5 minutes left in the game, the two sides made another substitution, and the Cavaliers sent back the full main team, while the Lakers, who still retained Danny Green, chose to rest LaVine.
After Kobe Bryant was on the court, the Lakers' offense began to revolve around him.
However, the Cavaliers' defense was completely aimed at Kobe, and under the brutal defense, Kobe's hand instantly fell into a bad situation, and in the case of continuous iron, Kobe Bryant no longer attacked paranoidly, but left the opportunity to his teammates. Danny Green's performance was as good as it could be, and his presence filled a big void.
In the entire second quarter of the game, Green contributed 9 points, which had a very big effect.
With the defense well done, the Cavaliers' offense is in trouble, and with James' shooting being limited by Antetokounmpo, the Cavaliers' offensive points are few. The Lakers led the Cavaliers 29:15 in the second quarter, so that at the end of the half, the Lakers managed to lead the Cavaliers by 8 points. (To be continued.) )