"Chu, do you want to take Hassan down, I think we can use Paul to play center, he can play the attack, which may allow us to extend the lead. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

At halftime, Nash proposed a substitution to Chu Xuan.

Today, Whiteside has been taken care of by his opponents, with miserable stats on both ends of the pitch and his role on the pitch doesn't seem to be particularly great, and there is now a lot of noise focused on getting Whiteside to rest on the bench. After all, the Lakers are not without people on the inside, and if Whiteside is not up, the Lakers will still be able to find several players to replace him.

However, Chu Xuan shook his head: "No, I'm relieved to let him sit in the penalty area on the field." Do you think it's an attacking game? If that's the case, Steve, you're very wrong. We have to put a lot of troops in the box and limit the opponent to the inside, so it will be difficult for their outside shooters to get a chance to play. Furthermore, and most importantly, we can't just focus on this game, we must know that this is a long series, the opponent can change the style of play at any time, we have to find the way to kill the opponent in 1~2 games, that is, how to find the best way to defend them. So, Hassan has to be on the court, not just for the team, but also for Cleveland, and I'm going to find a good strategy to defend as soon as possible so that we can play more and more smoothly in the future. ”

Chu Xuan patiently explained to Nash, so that Nash understood his specific plans.

"Well, Chu, I understand what you said. It doesn't matter if the road ahead is a little harder, because that makes the road behind easier. That's right. Nash grinned.

Chu Xuan laughed and snapped his fingers: "The situation is like this, even if Hassan gets 0 points and 0 boards, I will let him stay on the court for 30 minutes today." ”

"Chu, should we make some changes to LeBron's defense in the second half?" Nash asked.

In the second quarter, James didn't show much because of Tompkins' outburst, and the Cavaliers played their usual cohesion and team feeling, and then James was more of an all-round player, and when he was on the court, he was mostly passing. Just because James didn't play much doesn't mean he's no longer a threat, on the contrary, he's going to be even more dangerous in the second half because he's given time to rest.

"No, all we have to do now is push LeBron to the number four position and let him play against our big man. So defensively, we just need to kill Trey Tompkins. ”

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The second half of the game began, and as expected, Blatter began to focus on the in-form Tompkins, and the Cavaliers returned to the regular lineup, which made Blatter a lot less stressed. After all, the Cavaliers have been playing this style of play for a season, so they are extremely familiar.

However, a few minutes into the game, Blatter sensed something was wrong.

"How did this guy focus on Trey? Shouldn't LeBron and Carey be the focus of their care? Blatter frowned slightly, feeling strange.

On the surface, this was a good sign, but Blatter was always uneasy in his heart.

However, now he can't blindly guess and change, he needs to see how the game progresses, after all, the Cavaliers are still behind.

Blatter resisted his uneasiness and focused on the game.

……

The Lakers' defensive focus was on Tompkins, and James, who was extremely good at reading the game, immediately played the role of a conductor on the court, urging his teammates to make a determined shot, and at the same time, he began to strengthen the offense himself.

Chu Xuan's purpose was to torture Tompkins and make Blatt abandon this guy who had eaten dumplings.

Tompkins was only a role player after all, and the Lakers' focus on him immediately made him useless, unable to score offense, unable to grab rebounds, and the Lakers were always able to score on him.

The situation has completely changed, and Tompkins, who is considered a surprise soldier, has become the biggest hole on the field.

In this case, Blatter quickly removed Tompkins and returned to the small lineup.

Seeing this change, Chu Xuan couldn't help but smile, his goal had been achieved. Then, the next key person to deal with is James.

"Focus on defending others, push the ball into LeBron's hands as much as possible, and let LeBron play more. And defensively, we must be pestered to fight against him, and we must speed up the consumption of his physical energy. ”

Finally, everything returned to the rhythm that Chu Xuan envisioned, and he immediately made arrangements for the players.

In fact, playing the current Cavaliers, as long as James is done, everything will be very easy. Because Owen alone can't lead the team to win. Of course, there aren't many teams in this league that can confidently handle James. However, the Lakers, one of the strongest teams in the league, have exactly such conditions, Antetokounmpo, Noll, and Whiteside can all put a lot of defensive pressure on James, because they are all more than seven feet tall, which is a mortal threat to James, who has always been afraid of height.

LeBron fell into the low post and Kyrie passed the ball to him. Defending him is big center Hassan Whiteside, will LeBron attack on his own? ”

At this time, the Cavaliers have fallen behind by more than 10 points, and the situation is very bad. And in the first few rounds, the Cavaliers have been under pressure, and no one has been able to step up and score. In such a situation, everyone's expectant eyes naturally stayed on James as the leader of the team. Because at this time, he has to step up.

James received the ball, and the Lakers players surprisingly spread out, making Whiteside and James form a one-on-one opportunity, which made James very puzzled, and the opponent had not defended him in this game. However, if you can't attract the pack, then you can't have good passing opportunities, which will be very bad for the Cavaliers.

For James, there is only one way to break this deadlock, and that is to attack himself, as long as his threat on the offensive end is shown, then the Lakers don't dare to let him score.

James is a smart player, he's very well-rounded, which makes him very, very flexible in his offensive options. Moreover, it is precisely because of his flexible choices that he has been able to maintain a super high shooting percentage and offensive efficiency. At this time, facing Whiteside, James will naturally not be stupid to attack the inside, because if you are close to the basket, the opponent has too many advantages, height, arm span, tonnage, etc.

James held the ball, took a few steps outside and made a mid-range jumper.

With a burst of DJ shouts, the ball hit, and James scored 2 points.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan couldn't help but shake his head slightly, full of indignation, this is personal ability, there is no way. To deal with this level of supergiant, you can only try your best to limit it, and it is completely impossible to prevent death.

James scored a goal that eased the Cavaliers' dangerous situation a lot. And the Cavaliers players also seemed to have found their way out of the way, and seeing hope, they kept giving the ball to James and letting James attack.

After all, Whiteside is a defensive giant, his individual defense and help defense ability are outstanding, and as a center, he has an unattainable reach and height, which allows him to interfere with James a lot. James had previously been shot by James, and in the following rounds, Whiteside began to be careful about James' choice of shots.

Whiteside was very flexible, and when he was close to James, James was unexpectedly difficult to get rid of for a while. And Whiteside is so good at standing tall, James can't easily get shots, so he has to start using his body to fight against Whiteside, and then take the opportunity to break through and kill.

James' personal breakthrough is definitely the highest level in the NBA, it can be said that from the No. 1~5 position, as long as he is allowed to start, it is extremely difficult for anyone to defend him.

However, James is a power player after all, and Whiteside has been looking for a confrontation with him. While he was constantly able to score the ball, his personal energy was also draining rapidly.

"Keep up this fight, put pressure on him, and then Norris your offensive role weakens and I need you and Hassan to take turns defending him. Come on, put pressure on him, I've already seen hope of victory. ”

Seeing that James was about to become familiar with and adapt to Whiteside's defensive style, Chu Xuan immediately called a timeout and began to ask Noll to stop playing too much offensive role, asking him to defend James.

Speaking of which, Knoll's defense is still better than Whiteside's. Knoll has more athleticism and flexibility than Whiteside, and he's so versatile that he can defend from the inside to the outside, so that's the main reason why he was named Defensive Player of the Year.

When Knoll began to focus on the defensive side of James, it immediately caused quite a stir.

"It seems that Chu Xuan's plan is to pinch LeBron James to death, after all, Kevin Love is not here, relying on Kyrie Irving alone, the Cavaliers are afraid that they will be blown up by the Lakers."

"Will LeBron James be able to withstand that much defensive pressure? Hey, but really, LeBron was already doing very well on the offensive end today. The Lakers have so many defensive giants, if it were someone else, I am afraid they would have been locked up long ago. And LeBron can still play so well, which is enough to show his strength. ”

"LeBron singled out Norris and scored the ball with a small hook, which is rare. He is said to have mastered this trick for a long time, but he rarely uses it in competitions. ”

"It's 26 points, and LeBron's 40 points today should be hopeful. He's in really good form offensively. The Cavaliers should give him the ball and let him play more, and no one else can score except Kyrie Irving anyway. ”

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This is where the difference between professional and non-professional is perhaps embodied.

Spectators tend to only be able to see the strong side of James, and when the rest of the Cavaliers can't score, they will always expect all the ball to be concentrated in James' hands. However, this idea is precisely the embodiment of the most amateurish. If a player is given unlimited firing rights, then a team's teamwork, integrity, and tactics will not be able to play at all. Another important point is physical fitness. No one can afford to produce 48 minutes of high-intensity output......

Against Noll, the situation is even worse.

James felt like his energy was starting to burn out, which made him feel the pressure for the rest of the game.

James began to wake up, he paid attention to protecting his physical strength, and no longer attacked in a big way, but handed the ball to Irving, allowing him to attack more.

After all, Irving is still a very strong offensive player, and as a super scorer who averaged 25 points per game last season, Irving's offensive threat is undoubted. Singles is what he does best, and his shots are very sharp and accurate. So, in general, he can go head-to-head with any defender.

However, today, what Irving needs to face is his idol Kobe, Kobe's sophistication and ability have put him under very, very great pressure, which makes it quite difficult for him to play.

However, in the case of not very optimistic situations, Irving naturally will not have any hesitation, he needs to step up, even if it is Kobe Bryant who defends him.

Irving was very excited, and he enjoyed being one-on-one with Kobe.

However, Kobe Bryant didn't have much to consume today, he just organized the pass and didn't attack much, so he was very physical. Therefore, when Kobe Bryant focused on defending Irving, Irving's offensive efficiency was greatly reduced.

It can be said that throughout the second half of the game, the focus was on James and Irving, and everyone was watching to see how they could take the Cavaliers against the Lakers. The third quarter of the game was okay, James's physical strength was not too much consumption, but when it came to the final quarter of the game, James's offensive efficiency began to decline significantly.

"LeBron's shot, short, Giannis rushed to grab the rebound."

"LeBron broke through to the basket, pushed Norris, picked up the basket, and the power was a little less. Hassan gets the rebound. ”

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At this time, everyone couldn't help but feel that James had taken on too much today, which made him consume too much in the first three quarters, which led to a little physical exhaustion in the final quarter of the game.

James can't help the Cavaliers particularly much, and can only rely on the play of other players.

At the same time, both teams began to strengthen their defense, so in this way, the offensive success rate of both sides in the final quarter of the game decreased a lot.

Originally, the Lakers had a lead of more than ten points in the first three quarters, so when James couldn't perform too well and the two sides emphasized defense, it was naturally very difficult to make up the gap of more than ten points.

"It's not difficult to win, hehe, it's a pity that Kevin Love is not here, so our finals are a lot less difficult." Chu Xuan looked at the teaching assistants around him and said with a smile.

There was a burst of laughter, and the Lakers' rest area was filled with cheerful air.

The game ended quickly, and the Lakers won the first game 113-102 without any suspense, leading the Cavaliers 1-0 in the series. (To be continued.) )