Chapter 6: The Knight's Change
The game started quickly, and the Grizzlies showed great form at the start, showing fans how persistent and hungry they were to win this game.
Although the Grizzlies are in very good shape, the Cavaliers are also in a very good state in this game, the two teams have no problems in the state, they are very good, in the state of being in excellent condition, the competition is naturally the strength of each team, in terms of strength, the Cavaliers are naturally far superior to the Grizzlies, so at the end of the first quarter of the game, the Cavaliers led the Grizzlies by five points by 30 to 25.
If it weren't for the Grizzlies' very good state, then they would be at least ten points behind in the first quarter of this game, not the current five points, so for such a result, the Grizzlies can still accept it, as long as they resist it next, then they still have a chance, resist, and then finally seize the opportunity to complete the overtake in one fell swoop This is not much of a problem, it is absolutely possible, so it depends on whether the Grizzlies can withstand it.
The Cavaliers in the second quarter, under the leadership of Iverson, played very well, and the second set of Grizzlies lineup was not the opponent of Iverson and others at all, and in the first five minutes of the second quarter, the Cavaliers opened the difference to more than ten points, which was undoubtedly a very big blow to the Grizzlies.
So the Grizzlies directly called a timeout, they need to adjust well, and the Cavaliers just need to continue to maintain this state, holding an advantage of more than ten points, such an advantage makes the Cavaliers absolutely dominant psychologically, or in the situation, and there is no pressure at all.
On the Grizzlies side, the pressure on each player is very great, especially watching the team's point difference continue to be widened by the opponent, this invisible pressure will undoubtedly become bigger and bigger, until the group is completely broken, and then completely abandon the game and send the victory to the Cavaliers, which is one of the reasons why no one is optimistic about the Grizzlies from the beginning.
The timeout came back soon, and the Grizzlies players who came back had a little bit of a rebound in their state, and the reason why this was so was because the Grizzlies sent their main force, so it was like this. However, the Cavaliers are still full benches, and none of the starters are not on the court, so that the Grizzlies players will have a sense of psychological superiority.
The opponent is a substitute, and his side is the starter, so in comparison, the psychological advantage will naturally come to their side, so this will be their confidence can be described as full, you think, the first to play other people's substitutes, if you can't win people, then you can go home, this game will be completely lost.
However, the reality is cruel, they are indeed starters, but when you encounter the Cavaliers bench crazy, then even if you are a starter, you will only be beaten. And this is the situation now, after the opponent's starter came on the court, the Cavaliers' bench lineup completely exploded.
Regardless of the former superstar Iverson, or the shooter Szzerbiak or the famous parallel champion, in short, at this moment, it completely broke out, completely catching the Grizzlies off guard, originally only leading by eleven points, but under this outbreak, the difference was instantly stretched to seventeen points, which completely wiped out the faces of all the Grizzlies players, and it was really gone.
You are a group of starters, and you can't beat other people's substitute players, and if you can't beat it, you don't have to resist it, and you are stuck with the opponent, but you not only can't beat it, but you are also pressed and beaten by the opponent, and the score difference is pulling away little by little, do you say this is not ashamed? The Grizzlies coach's face was gloomy at this time, he thought he could catch up with a little bit of points, but the reality was completely different from what he thought.
By the end of the first half, the Grizzlies were trailing by a full twenty points, sixty-five to forty-five. The Grizzlies lost by a full fifteen points in the entire second quarter, and ten of the fifteen points were the net margin of the Cavaliers' substitute against the Grizzlies' starters, such data undoubtedly made the Grizzlies feel very ashamed, it was really a shame.
After the start of the second half, the Grizzlies were in shape, and when everyone thought they would give up the game, they actually got their form back, which was incredible in the eyes of everyone. Although they have found their form, the state of the knights throughout the game is so stable, they don't think about whether they have found your state or not, they just need to play their own games, so they don't think about these boring and meaningless things.
At the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies trailed by thirty points, and they lost another ten points throughout the third quarter. They lost every quarter, and they didn't hold a quarter, let alone take the lead. The score difference is like snowballing in the snow, getting bigger and bigger.
When the whole game was over, the Grizzlies players actually had a sense of relief and relief. How unbelievable and absurd it seemed to them, but that's how it felt at this time.
The game is over, and the score of the final game: the Cavaliers beat the Grizzlies by four points by 130 to 90, such a score was not expected by the Grizzlies players and fans before the game, they never expected to lose so badly, but the results have come out, the facts are in front of them, even if they don't believe it, they have to choose to believe it.
In this game, the best performance was Huang Jun, who did not play for long in the whole game, but got a double-double of 23 points and 10 assists. James had 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the all-around stats. Iverson, another fan who is concerned by many fans, also had a good performance in this game, scoring 24 points in the game, getting 19 points and five assists.
In the three games since he joined, Iverson averaged 19 points and five assists per game, a performance that undoubtedly surprised many fans, not disappointed, but that kind of surprise. In their opinion, after Iverson joined the Cavaliers, integration or something is a big problem, generally speaking, the first few performances were very sluggish, after all, they just joined the team, they don't know what tactics are, and the tacit understanding is even less.
So this conjecture is completely reasonable, but Iverson's performance surprised them. The reason why Iverson can have such a good performance is because in these games, the Cavaliers have put opponents into garbage time early, and they all put opponents into garbage time in the third quarter. That way, Iverson and Kwame Brown, the two new additions, will have plenty of time to get used to tactics or something.
So with such data, it is normal, of course, some people will be disappointed in Iverson's performance, after all, the average score per game has not reached 20 points, or even did not start, which is very unacceptable for those iron fans, after all, Iverson was once a superstar who was omnipotent and not afraid of heaven and earth. This kind of performance is really very unacceptable, of course, the vast majority of fans can still accept it.
In fact, there are a lot of fans now, and it can be said that the team with the most fans among all the teams in the NBA, even if the Rockets team with Yao Ming is not the opponent of the Cavaliers in terms of fans.
The Cavaliers' lineup not only has a very popular James, but also a Huang Jun who is also Chinese, is increasing in popularity every day, and now Huang Jun's popularity in China is second only to Yao Ming, many people think that it is only a matter of time before Huang Jun surpasses Yao Ming in popularity, after all, Huang Jun is a defender, and his performance in the league is so good, far more than Yao Ming at the same time, so all Chinese agree with this, and fans are rising every day.
Now the number of listeners on Huang Jun's Weibo has exceeded 20 million, and this kind of listening volume can be regarded as a brother in the Chinese sports world, and even Yao Ming is not as high as him in terms of listening. Now many people are looking forward to Huang Jun's future, what kind of height can he reach.
Well, I digressed, and then turned the conversation to the NBA.
Many fans have already felt it, and felt that the Cavaliers' defense in these games is constantly improving, and this enhancement is not changed because of the addition of Iverson and Kwame Brown, it can be said that the defensive strengthening has nothing to do with them at all, it has nothing to do with it, but they have become two loopholes in this set of defensive tactics.
Fortunately, they are not starters, and it does not affect the defensive tacit understanding of the starters, but the defensive tactics they have been training before, this defensive tactics are finally officially put into use on the stage of the regular season after the All-Star end, and in these games, the Cavaliers have not allowed the opponent to score 100 points, and the most is only 90 points.
While defending the opposition, the team also maintained a very efficient attack, which completely exceeded all expectations. This kind of offensive efficiency is more efficient than the previous game, it stands to reason that the efficiency of defense has increased, then the offense will decline, after all, a person's energy is limited, but the Cavaliers are not like this, the defensive efficiency has increased, and even the offensive efficiency has also increased, which seems to them how incredible, but it really appeared in front of them.
After these few games, fans have understood one thing, that is, the Cavaliers will defend, and their strength on the defensive end is very terrifying. There are various theories as to why he didn't show his defense before.