Chapter 237: Defeated

Davis's popularity in the Hornets is still very good, Cao Jian sprayed Davis, and immediately stood up for him, Jamal rushed at Cao Jian, spraying:

"Rookie. Don't be too arrogant, be careful and stay short. ”

Jamal spoke with a threatening connotation.

Cao Jian was not frightened, he didn't pay attention to Jamal's threat at all, he just smiled faintly, "You don't worry about this." What you should be more worried about is how to chase points! ”

Saying that, Cao Jian jogged back to the backcourt, ready to defend, at this time, the main force of the Cavaliers also returned to the court, and the second quarter of the game entered the second half, and the Cavaliers' lead came to 5 points.

Although both teams have changed their main forces, whether it is the Cavaliers or the Hornets, they consciously put the ball in the hands of Cao Jianyi or Davis and let these two people play.

The Cavaliers used Eric for Davis's defense, and David was the opposite of Cao Jian. Wesley, defensive David. Wesley Cao Jian can naturally handle it on his own.

David. Wesley is not a player who likes to fight very much, he uses shooting or fast break to solve problems, so it just fits Cao Jian's appetite, and he has the ability to predict in advance, plus the acceleration advantage, to deal with David. Wesley was just a piece of cake.

And Eric against Davis, although it can't be called absolute, but Eric creates pressure on Davis, which is not small, which can be seen from Davis's gradually declining shooting rate.

Coming back from this timeout, Davis had three shots. Not a single hit, that's pretty telling.

It's not just the offense that's not strong, Davis is on the defensive end. is also full of loopholes, his main defensive task is also defense, but he can't contain Cao Jian.

It was as if Cao Jian couldn't stop him.

In the three rounds after the pause, Cao Jian beat Davis three times and won three times.

The first time he chose a three-point shot, the basketball pierced the sky, and there was a crisp sound of "shabu". Basketball goes to the net.

The second time, he chose to break through, went straight to the Hornets penalty area, and made a layup.

The third time he opted for a breakaway. Assist James, score.

In the past three rounds, among Davis and Cao Jian's PK, Cao Jian also won a complete victory. Davis was a complete defeat.

In this way, the Cavaliers also increased the lead to 12 points. At this time, with 3 minutes and 36 seconds left in the second quarter, the Hornets finally couldn't sit still, and they also asked for a timeout again.

to make adjustments.

"In the last three rounds, the Hornets have lost badly, or rather, Davis has lost badly, and he has proved with his actions that he can't defend Cao Jian." Take advantage of this pause. Kenny. Smith said the same about the game.

Looking at Barkley next to him without speaking, Kenny. Smith continued. "I always felt that I was overestimating Cao, but after watching his performance, I thought I was underestimating him."

"Don't be so sensual. He's not as amazing as you say. He's not there yet. "Kenny. Smith boasted about Cao Jian like this, and Barkley, who had never spoken next to him, finally couldn't hold back his words.

"Oh. Sir Charles, do you think you can do it at his age? "Kenny. Smith gave Barkley a disdainful glance and continued,

"Jazz, as far as I know, you didn't have such a bright performance in your rookie season, I remember your rookie season, you averaged 14 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, and you ended up being named to the All-Rookie Team. Do you know Cao, the current data? He's a few streets away from you, and he's one of this year's "Rookie of the Year" candidates. Moreover, looking at Cao's performance, it is not impossible to be selected for the best team this year. ”

Listening to Kenny praise Cao Jian like this, Barkley was already unhappy, but Kenny didn't just praise Cao Jian, and belittled him, Barkley couldn't stand it.

"Shut up!! Can you watch the ball properly? ”

At this point, the short timeout requested by the Hornets was over and the game continued.

Taking advantage of this pause, the Hornets also made adjustments, before, it was a single defense, and now they are also adopting a thorough defensive strategy for Cao Jian, decisively wrapping the trap, and not giving Cao Jian any chance.

The Hornets made the first change of formation, which means that the Hornets gave up the strategy of letting Davis go alone against Cao Jian, and at the same time, it was also unexpected that in the PK between Cao Jian and Davis, Cao Jian won the victory, at least for now.

Davis is also very aware of this, but he is helpless, although he is very unhappy with losing to Cao Jian, a rookie, at this juncture, he can only put it in his heart.

The Hornets made such an adjustment, and unexpectedly, the Hornets began to play tactics.

Generally in the regular season, the coach will not formulate tactics for that team or which game, it is completely up to the players to play freely, and the characteristics of each team are different, and it is also a thankless task to arrange tactics.

If there is a coach who does this, then it shows that the coach attaches great importance to this game.

Indeed it is.

The Hornets are also very well prepared in this game, whether it is on the offensive end or on the defensive end, especially against the Cavaliers' interior and James' defense.

As for Cao Jian, it is the variable of the game, or the biggest variable of the whole game.

According to the original idea of the Hornets, Davis can deal with Cao Jian with one person, and one can completely deal with Cao Jian.

Let Davis deal with Cao Jian alone, according to the original idea of the Hornets, Davis is enough to complete, let Davis deal with Cao Jian, which can be regarded as an overestimation of Cao Jian.

However, halfway through the game, the Hornets coach also found that he still underestimated Cao Jian.

They really underestimated Cao Jian, and they also paid the price for it, and Cao Jian hadn't finished half the game. His individual score has come to 27 points, and his score alone is almost half of the Cavaliers' score.

Cao Jian's performance was so vigorous. It is also for the Hornets to make a change of formation, and their defense of Cao Jian has also changed from the previous single defense to the current package, once the package is broken.

And outside the three-point line, Davis also stared at Cao Jian tightly, not giving him a chance to shoot three-pointers.

In order to restrain Cao Jian. The Hornets are also painstakingly struggling.

However, it was useless.

Cao Jian also used practical actions to Zheng Ming, and he Cao Jian could not be restricted or frozen. In time, the same goes for the defensive strategy you use to bring out the toughest packs.

The Hornets used a trap defense strategy on this side, and Cao Jian switched from "God Killing Mode" to "Team Mode". Bag clamp one formed. Cao Jianma passes.

In addition to three-point shots, Cao Jian's assists are also Cao Jian's forte, his ball can be sent to his teammates very comfortably, so that his teammates will feel very embarrassed if they don't score.

As a result, at the last moment of the second quarter of the game, Cao Jian and Davis also started an assist duel.

When it comes to passing, Cao Jian has the capital to beat Davis.

Cao Jian is averaging 8.4 assists per game. Davis, on the other hand, was 6.4 times, and Cao Jian had two more than him. In the second half of the second quarter, Cao Jian handed out 4 assists, Davis sent 2, and Cao Jian won again.

At the end of the second quarter, the Cavaliers, under the leadership of Cao Jian, once again expanded the difference to 17 points.

In the first half, the Cavaliers' side was smooth, and the sudden decline in the situation occurred in the third quarter, and in the third quarter of the game, the Hornets, who had been suppressed by the Cavaliers, also found a rhythm and played a wave of 9-0 small climax.

On the Cavaliers' side, they once entered a scoring drought, James failed, Boozer failed, Big Z did not succeed, and Eric on the outside also lost his crosshairs all of a sudden.

Seeing that the Hornets were about to chase the score closer, at such a critical moment, Cao Jian stepped forward again.

First, at 9 minutes and 56 seconds in the third quarter, at the top of the three-point arc, facing Davis's face-covering defense, he hit a three-point shot to stabilize the score.

Immediately afterwards, James steals the ball, Cao Jian makes a fast attack, and the fast attack wins again.

The difference was also stretched to 13 points at once.

All of a sudden, the knight took the initiative again.

The Hornets were passive, and at this time, Davis, as the boss, also physically entered the Cavaliers' inside restricted area, fought hand-to-hand, and won the opportunity to stand on the free throw line, two free throws, both of which were available.

Then, he will also make Eric foul at the free throw line again, and stand at the free throw line again to take the free throw.

The margin is back in the single digits.

And at such a critical moment, the Cavaliers still Cao Jian stood up and gave back to Davis.

The "butterfly wears flowers" skill was sacrificed, and he rushed straight to the Hornets penalty area, facing the inside defense titan PJ Brown to assist in the defense, and Cao Jian also put the ball into the basket through PJ Brown.

Win big with small.

Cao Jian's sharp breakthrough also detonated the audience again, and cheers like a tide surged out from all over the stadium, completely engulfing the stadium.

This is not over, after contributing a sharp breakthrough, in the next round, taking advantage of the Wasp miss, the Cavaliers are still Cao Jian, Cao Jian attacks with the ball, drives straight in, attracts everyone's defense, and does not look at it, the basketball is thrown behind his back, and the basketball appears in Eric's hand at the bottom corner of the three-point area.

Eric catches the ball, at this time, there is no one to defend, the bottom corner of the three-point corner, this is the position he is best at, shooting in this position, for him, it is as simple as eating and drinking, plus he has no one to defend at this time.

With such an opportunity, Eric himself was embarrassed not to enter.

Eric makes a three-point shot from the bottom corner and the ball goes in.

A crisp sound of "shabu" sounded.

When Davis led the Hornets to narrow the score to 9 points, Cao Jian was a breakthrough plus an assist, which extended the score to 14 points.

The third quarter of the game also continued the last few minutes of the second quarter, and the game became a battle between Cao Jian and Davis.

Whenever Davis stands up to score, Cao Jian's side will be the first to stand up and fight back.

The two sides come and go, and the fight is inseparable.

But what remains unchanged is that the Hornets have never been able to narrow the score, oh no, the score has narrowed several times, but in the end, on the Cavaliers' side, Cao Jian can always stand up. The score continued to expand to 14 points.

The Hornets also worked hard enough, and Davis started the game from the start. It's been extremely desperate.

And with his partner Magloyle in this game, he was also extremely desperate, in the third quarter of the game, he also grabbed 12 rebounds, plus 13 points, he couldn't perform better.

PJ Brown also had a great performance, ending the third quarter. grabbed 9 rebounds and also handed out 4 blocks, so much more. It's pretty good.

However, Cao Jian had no solution, Cao Jian used one assist after another, and three-point shots one after another. Breakthrough after breakthrough. ruthlessly disintegrated, Huang Feng's ambition to chase points, and at the end of the third quarter, Cao Jian's score also came to 35 points.

The Cavaliers' point difference is still maintained at 14 points, and the Cavaliers' chances of winning are still relatively large.

This game is extremely important for the Hornets, because it is related to the team's standings in the Eastern Conference, and they do not want to lose. So, in the fourth quarter the game begins. The team rotation should have been Davis's rest time, but Davis took the initiative to ask to play.

Davis is also really persistent enough to win this game.

Sometimes, however, attachment may not be effective.

On Davis, the Cavaliers still rotated as usual, and although Davis came up and played fiercely, it may be because this is the Cavaliers' home court, and the Cavaliers players are also particularly excited.

Although Davis scored 8 points in a row in the fourth quarter of the game, the Cavaliers bench, Jeff and others, blind dicks, the effect was also extremely good, they played a 9-0 small climax, not only recovered the 15-point difference, but also expanded by one point.

Seeing Davis so persistent, the main players on the Hornets side also returned to the court.

The game also entered the final moment, and both sides also showed their daggers.

said that it was a bright dagger, but it was Cao Jian alone.

As soon as he came up, he directly gave the half-dead Wasps, a heavy punch, and shot one after another outside the three-point line, "shabu" and "shabu" twice, and the Cavaliers expanded the score to 21 points, at this time, there were still 5 minutes and 36 seconds left before the end of the game.

The score between the two sides was fixed at 71-92, and the Cavaliers led by 21 points, and at this time, Cao Jian's personal score also came to 41 points, and one of the tasks has been completed.

And as for taking the Hornets, it's only a matter of time.

Although, the advertising slogan in the alliance is that anything is possible.

However, anyone who knows the ball knows that this is a deception.

When you watch enough games, you don't have to play to the end, you can predict whether the game will win or lose.

Kenny, the guest commentator of TNT in this game, also stood up and said in the last five minutes of the game,

"That's the end of the game. Until now. ”

Barkley also took a pause in Kenny's words.

In this game, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Hornets will definitely lose.

The reason for the Hornets' defeat is also very simple, they can't come up with means that can limit Cao Jian, which is also the most fundamental and direct reason for their loss.

In addition to that, there is another reason, and that is that the Hornets are not hitting high today.

In the final moments of the game, the Hornets still struggled symbolically for a few minutes, but to no avail, they also gave up decisively.

"Doodoo~~~" The long whistle blew at the end of the game, and the game was over, and in the end, the Cavaliers won the seventh game of the Eastern Conference by a huge margin of 21 points on their home court.

In this game, Cao Jian also scored a game-high 41 points and delivered 9 assists and 2 steals, without a single turnover, and became a well-deserved hero for the Cavaliers to win this game.

The first hero.

After Cao Jian, James, who scored a triple-double in the last game, only scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in this game, if it were not compared with Cao Jian's big data, if it was not for the fact that he did not add 4 mistakes in the back, such data would be very good.

In addition to Cao Jian and James, the other main players of the Cavaliers have all scored double-doubles.

Boozer had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Daz 16 points and 12 rebounds, Eric 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Cavaliers bench is still a big problem for the Cavaliers. Among the Cavaliers benches, Jeff's performance is also slightly good.

Jeff played a total of 21 minutes in the game, scoring a total of 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

On the Hornets side.

The highest score on the Hornets' side was the bearded Davis. Davis also scored 28 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game, and the data looks extremely good, but he also sent a whopping 8 turnovers, of which three turnovers were given to him by Cao Jian.

In the comparison with Davis's data, Cao Jian also won a complete victory.

At the post-match press conference. Davis was also asked by a reporter what he thought of Cao Jian. Davis is also very upright,

"I admit that before the start of the game, I thought Cao, there was a risk of being overrated. But. After the game, I found out I was wrong, and I was so wrong, he was very strong, he was one of the best newcomers I've seen in years. He's the kind of player who can't be wrong no matter how much you overestimate his performance. He's got his own characteristics, especially his three-point shot, and you know if he's still his regular weapon. It's the first ...... I've seen in the NBA."

In the NBA. It's such a place, speaking with strength, if you have strength, then you can gain people's respect, and if you don't have strength, then you have to stand aside.

Cao Jian also conquered Davis because of his strong performance in the game, so he said so.

Cao Jian was also flattered by Davis's highly praised words, he didn't expect Davis to give such an evaluation, and Cao Jian said the same for Davis's evaluation,

"Thank you. Bayern highly praised, I myself am flattered, am I still far behind? There is still a lot of work I need to improve. ”

Cao Jian's words are not polite words, they come from the heart.

This is especially true after the game against Davis.

Strength and height have always been Cao Jian's lifeline, although he can now score a lot of points with his advantages in technology and speed, but the potential that can be developed in these two points has almost reached the limit.

No matter how high it is, it can't be much higher.

In terms of defense, in addition to relying on white-eye skills to predict in advance and gamble to defend, Cao Jian is also a colander many other times, which is Cao Jian's biggest shortcoming today.

This shortcoming has always been a lifeline for Cao Jian, who is eager to become a superstar.

These shortcomings must be corrected.

In addition to this question, the reporter also brought up the topic of best rookie, "Davis said you can win the rookie of the year title, what do you think about that? ”

"I haven't thought about it, I think it's always coming. The premise is that you have to play every game, that's the focus of my life now, and other things, you have to go very late, very late. ”

James was also asked the same question, and James replied the same as Cao Jian, leaving this question aside.

……

And it was also when the main forces of the Cavaliers and Hornets were interviewed by the media that an extremely interesting thing happened on TNT's side.

The protagonist of this matter is TNT's ace partner Charles. Barkley and Kenny. Smith.

The game between the Hornets and the Cavaliers has also ended, and after the summary of the game, everyone also chatted, and everyone looked at Barkley with a smile.

Barkley, of course, what the hell is going on, so he started playing dumb. He has been analyzing the game there seriously, but he just didn't mention Cao Jian's matter.

This waits, Kenny. Smith interjected: "Charles, wait, I'll ask you one thing first." Tell me, how did Cao fight? ”

When Barkley heard this, he continued to pretend: "Cao, this kid did well tonight." I'm very happy for him. ”

Kenny. Smith's nose was crooked: "Pretend, you pretend." Charles, have you forgotten something? ”

Barkley then pretended, "No." I know there may be a bit more cars and a bit of traffic jams right now. ”

Kenny. Smith was really anxious and slapped the table: "Are you kidding?" Don't come to this set, everyone remembers it, let's make a bet, swallow the notebook, give you a discount, one will do. ”

Barkley resisted, his hands clutching the back of the couch.

Usually there are three people in the studio, Ernnie. Johansen, Kenny. Smith, Barkley, but there were many people that day, and it was all deliberately arranged by the TV station.

Somebody came and pretended to arrest Buckley, but Buckley just wouldn't get up.

Kenny. Smith was amused: "I knew you old boy couldn't talk." ”

As he spoke, a group of people next to him also coaxed, and the whole country audience was watching, even if Barkley was a hundred reluctant, he couldn't break his word in public.

What's more, he is also a permanent gambler, and he wants to talk to Michael back then. Jordan played golf and gambled millions of dollars, and he never lost his debts.

No way, he glared viciously, the culprit was Kenny. Smith then opened a bottle of mineral water, tore the notebook page by page, put it in the innermost part, chewed it like chewing gum, and looked at the resentful woman as he chewed. Smith, at this moment, he is also repentant.

And everyone laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten their waists, some lay on the sofa, and some rolled on the ground.

Not only this station, but all the people watching the football in the United States are laughing crazy, this thing is so interesting.

The TNT hype was very successful, with super high ratings and a lot of attention.

And the winner in this incident, in addition to TNT TV, is Cao Jian.

In this way, Cao Jian can be called a figure that everyone in the United States knows and knows, and has become a real star.

This is also another famous "hype" incident in the United States after the "Buckley pro-donkey" incident in 02.

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