Chapter 7 Against the Mavericks

The whole Cavaliers didn't care about what the outside world said about themselves, they had expected it before, after all, they had suffered too much suspicion before, saying that they had no defense, even if the regular season record was very good, but after the playoffs, it would not go far.

And after the All-Star, the entire knight has undergone earth-shaking changes, such a knight shocked everyone, is this still the previous knight? Didn't you say that the Cavaliers wouldn't be able to defend? So what's going on with these games? The difference between the current Cavaliers and the previous Cavaliers is the addition of Iverson and Kwame Brown, if Kwame can bring some defense to the Cavaliers, then if Iverson can bring defense to the Cavaliers, then they will not believe it.

So it's definitely not the arrival of the two of them, so the Cavaliers' defense has improved all of a sudden, but the Cavaliers will defend before, but they didn't use this kind of defense in the previous games, if that's the case, then they have to change their opinion of the Cavaliers, this team's championship rate will rise to the first place, before the Celtics and Lakers top two, and the Cavaliers in the eyes of the outside world is only ranked fifth.

Now after the Cavaliers have defense, the championship rate has soared, and the current Cavaliers are simply invulnerable in their opinion, and whether they can really be invulnerable, the next game will be known, the next game Cavaliers' opponent will be the Western powerhouse Mavericks, this is the first meeting between the two teams this season, and the two sides have not played a game this season. Neither knew much about each other, so this game seemed to the outside world to be a battle of proof for the Knights.

Proving that their defense is not accidental, but does have defense, although the Mavericks are not high in the ranking and only ranked ninth in the West, but the strength of the Mavericks is undoubted, the fierce competition in the West is known to the entire league, and the current Mavericks and the seventh record in the West are only one win difference, and it is possible to climb to seventh at any time.

The situation in the West is the most chaotic at the moment, the sixth-place Hornets lost a game yesterday, in the past it seemed that it was just an ordinary game, but yesterday's game was not ordinary, yesterday the Hornets' opponent was the Jazz, before this game, the seventh-place Jazz was three wins behind the sixth-place Hornets, but after the Hornets lost the game yesterday, the difference in wins was only two games.

That game was very important for the Hornets, if they could win this game, then the difference in wins would be reduced to four, but now it is a pity that they lost this game in the end, and were further shortened by the teams behind them, which is really a pity for the Hornets.

The ninth-place Mavericks host the Cavaliers, the No. 1 team in the East, and it seems to many that the Cavaliers will win this game, which is based on the record, but those who know basketball well know that this game is definitely not so simple, not that you say whoever wants to win, both teams are very strong teams, and whoever underscores whom, then they may lose the game.

And the Mavericks are currently in a critical period of the playoffs, they can't afford to lose any game, and the Cavaliers are not, they lose, even if they lose this game, the top spot in the East will not fall, but they will be shortened.

In terms of winning, the Mavericks are definitely above the Cavaliers, and the Mavericks will play the Cavaliers as the last game, everyone is thinking, if they lose this game, then they will miss the playoffs, so they must not lose this game for the playoffs, such a win ** is undoubtedly very powerful.

And the knight does not have this kind of desperate victory**, only in despair can there be this kind of victory**, so in this regard, the knight is definitely inferior to the calf, but on the contrary, the pressure of the knight is not as big as the calf, which is also a very good thing for the knight, can't withstand the pressure, and the collapse is very easy. If there is no pressure, the more you play, the easier it will be, so that when you compare, the results will come out, and it depends on the on-the-spot performance of the two teams.

However, the Mavericks' lineup is very old, and in the starter, Kidd on the point guard line is the oldest player on this team, and Nowitzki, Dampier and others are not young, so there may be problems in terms of physical fitness.

Time flies quickly, on the night of the game, the players on both sides have warmed up in the arena, although the game has not yet started, but the seats on the scene have been full, the Mavericks' stadium attendance rate is still very good, although the home team has not stepped into the playoffs so far this season, but Mavericks fans did not buy tickets to watch the game.

On the contrary, everyone came, they wanted to see how their team made the playoffs, for them, they were very confident that their team would make the playoffs, although the competition was very fierce, but they still believed that their team could make the playoffs as always, it was just a matter of time.

"Iverson, have you ever played against Kidd?" After Huang Jun threw the basketball in his hand, he said to Iverson, who was also shooting next to him.

"He must have been in place, that is an old demon, you have to be careful of him. Although he is now old and not in the same state as he was at his peak, his experience is not comparable to you. "In terms of experience, he can blow you up, there is no doubt about that. Although your strength is above him, your experience is really not comparable to his, and you must know this yourself, so you must be careful when you are against him."

"Careful?" Huang Jun asked.

"Yes, it's just be careful, you don't know whether he's passing or shooting when you're in front of him, even if I'm at my peak, I sometimes feel helpless in front of him, I don't know if he's passing or shooting, so when I'm in front of him, it's usually me who suffers." The more Iverson said, the more dignified he became: "His shooting is very good, and this historical data can prove that he is very good at three-pointers, and often comes to one or two unreasonable three-pointers, and this kind of unreasonable three-point shooting rate in the eyes of others is very high."

"When you pay attention to his three-point shot, you fall for it, because that's when he starts to pass the ball, and his pass is the most dangerous pass in the league, and even Nash can't beat him in that regard. So I'm telling you, you have to block his passes, and it's very uncomfortable for him to pass the ball. Of course, it's not that you are asked to let him shoot, it is no different from looking for death, how to really defend, only if you are in a position with him, suffer a loss, and then you find your own weaknesses and figure out how to defend him, so that it is possible to defend him. “

Listening to Iverson's words, Huang Jun fell into deep thought, he also knew that Kidd's passing, his passing was exactly what he wanted to learn at the moment, he remembered that the college coach told him that he must have a perfect combination of offense and passing, and do whatever he wanted, and now he saw that Kidd, who was about to be opposed, was a perfect combination of offense and passing, and such a character was the most terrifying.

But he wasn't afraid, he was looking forward to it, looking forward to a showdown with him, only then could he learn more, and only then could he improve, Kidd, wait for me, I'm sure I'll beat you.

Thinking of this, Huang Jun's gaze was very firm, and he clenched his fists tightly. Iverson next to him saw this, and nodded secretly in his heart, this Huang Jun is very good, he didn't have that kind of fear when he encountered a strong enemy, but it also aroused his competitiveness and fighting spirit, such a young man has not seen him for a long time, and another guard after Kobe Bryant is in charge.

Iverson admires Huang Jun more and more, and also appreciates Huang Jun's future more and more, he believes that his future achievements are definitely not underneath, for this kind of thinking, the longer he gets along, the more he thinks so, this is definitely not a compliment, but he really thinks so, which is also one of the important reasons why he wants to join the Cavaliers, and another important reason is because this team has a top superstar like LeBron James.

He knows what he needs now, maybe in the eyes of others he is hugging his thighs, but he doesn't care about it at all, he has been fighting for the championship all his life, but his teammates are not strong, they don't give him enough help, and he falls on the road to the championship again and again, every time he is covered with bruises, and then the next year continues, so year after year, his heart has never given up, but he is more and more eager for the championship, and now there is such a good opportunity and witness the rise of a super guard, How could he possibly let go of such an opportunity?

The starting lineup for this game of the Mavericks has come out: point guard Kidd, scoring guard Stan House, small forward Josh Howard, power forward Nowitzki, and center Eric Dampele.

The starting lineup on the Cavaliers' side: point guard Huang Jun, scoring Battier, small forward James, power forward Landry, center Asik

After the All-Star, Asik was promoted to the starter, and after three games, he averaged nine points, 12 rebounds and two blocks per game, so it can be said that the starting position is becoming more and more stable, and Brown also smiled from ear to ear about Asik's performance, because Asik's performance was completely beyond his expectations.

He didn't expect Asik to perform so well, he thought that Asik's average of seven points and seven rebounds per game would be a perfect completion of his task, but he didn't expect him to average two doubles per game, but now he is close to averaging two doubles per game, this result is something he didn't expect when he put Asik in the starter