Chapter 307 The biggest upset of the season

The world is always changing, and nothing lasts forever.

It's not possible, or impossible, it's man-made.

In the NBA, anything is possible, and before the possible, it is impossible.

Before the Pacers and Cavaliers series, no one thought the Cavaliers would win, and some so-called basketball pundits could find a million reasons why the Cavaliers couldn't win on the road in the series.

In order to prove this, ESPN, a well-known basketball media in the industry, also introduced the concept of BPI (Basketball Strength Indicator), which mainly measures the true strength of a team, so as to predict the team's next games, in the calculation process, the index will take into account the team's efficiency, rhythm, schedule difficulty, flight distance, home and away, pre-game expectations and other factors in each game, so as to obtain a macro data.

According to ESPN's predictions, the probability of the Cavaliers winning this series is 8%, and the probability of winning the first game of the series is 5%.

To put it bluntly, no one is optimistic that the Cavaliers can win.

Whether it is in the series or in this game, just like those present, I believe that Cao Jian will not be able to jump over the threshold of Artest.

The Pacers' tactical adjustment is extremely disadvantaged, and letting James play against Tinsley, then it means letting James play a person who is lower than himself in height, weight, tonnage, and speed, which is equivalent to liberating James' breakthrough ability and organizational talent.

James's strength is extremely strong, if it weren't for Cao Jian's such a demonic killing. With Anthony's passive state, his selection as the 'Rookie of the Year' is also a matter for the bench.

It can be seen that James is still extremely tough, though. There are still a lot of shortcomings, but at James' age today, it is already extremely good, you must know that he is only 19 years old.

The future is bright.

The Pacers put James like this, I'm sure it's going to be fine, no one dares to pack a ticket for this, though. Carlisle was extremely sure of this tactic before it was laid out, and the Pacers should play like this, and the Pacers should only play like this. to win.

And, I have been persistent, and the consequences of persistence are.

Tinsley has been working hard defending James, but there are some things that don't mean you can work hard.

Artest can defend James, yes. But that's because Artest defends really well.

Tinsley is okay with the average point guard. It's a bit impractical for you to ask him to deal with a league-standard small forward like James, the tonnage is not enough, the speed is not good, and one person obviously can't defend.

James stepped past and went straight to the Pacers' blue bottom, a backhand layup, and the ball went in.

Maybe James's scoring ability is not as demonic as Cao Jian. Such a giant, but he really has nothing to say about this ball. The Cavaliers took the lead again.

This lead was not short-lived.

And so on.

Although James is awesome, the Pacers still stick to this strategy, letting Artest defend Cao Jian, Tinsley defends James, Tinsley is not defending James, but someone can help him make up for it.

Carlisle still underestimated the people on the Cavaliers' side, including James, James' ability to divide the ball is equal to Cao Jian, the passing vision and Cao Jian are completely the same fight, Xiao Ao makes up the defense, James The ball immediately went to Boozer's hands, and Boozer also breathed a bad breath when he held the ball.

Don't look at the back of his head, this kind of player will defect sooner or later, but his mid-range shooting that is not inferior to the guard is really good, Xiao Ao has a pack of James to let him go, then he is 50% sure to throw the ball in, which is also a master who is not afraid of death.

Otherwise, he won't be able to show his face at the All-Star Game in the future.

Boozer hits from mid-range.

Xiao Ao immediately counterattacked, slashed Boozer under the basket, and scored the ball directly with his back.

is extremely domineering, worthy of the title of O'Neal Jr., even if it is a shooting action, this is very similar to O'Neal.

The Pacers' side still didn't plan to adjust, so they still followed the tactical arrangement just now, letting Artest defend Cao Jian, restraining him, and letting others attack.

Even if the others were extremely hot, Carlisle did not adjust his tactics, and he was extremely confident in his own tactics, because the rhythm of the game had returned.

The Cavaliers have even taken the lead, and when they came back, James stopped and shot, and the basketball also drew a beautiful arc in the air, and the basketball smashed directly into the basket, making a crisp sound of "shabu", and the ball went in.

Pacer Miller wanted a 3-point counterattack, but the rhythm was not right, the Cavaliers seized the opportunity, James gave the ball to the basket Big Z, and the big Z basket received the ball directly from the ground and was a one-handed dunk.

Succeeded again.

There is a faint rise on the Cavaliers' side, however, the Pacers still haven't adjusted, and they still haven't used Artest to defend James, and continue to use Artest to defend Cao Jian, and Carlisle is also persistent enough, this tactic has lasted so long.

It is foreseeable that if this game is lost, then Carlisle will definitely be sprayed to death by the fans.

Letting them go to Cao Jian instead of James, one of the team's best defensive players, Tinsley is the Pacers' biggest hole right now.

However, from this point also shows that Carlisle attaches great importance to Cao Jian, to be precise, he is afraid of Cao Jian's three-point shot, even if Cao Jian has not scored much during this time, but Cao Jian's defense is not slack, and it is extremely strict.

Even though many fans at the scene have questioned Carlisle's tactical arrangement, many fans think that Carlisle should not do this, for the sake of Cao Jian, wasting Artest, the 'best defensive player', to defend, Tinsley is enough. You see he didn't score right now.

Pacers fans, it's called, 'Okay, scars, forget the pain.'"

Carlisle is Carlisle after all, and he also has a long vision, not just limited to the present, but from the overall situation, how Cao Jian used the three-point shot to create damage to the Pacers at the beginning of the game, Carlisle has not forgotten, and he can't forget.

Now although the Cavaliers have the lead, it is within their control. Unlike the beginning stage of the game, the game is not under one's control.

You don't have control over the game, which is quite troublesome. Carlisle didn't want to see it, didn't want to see it.

As practice proved, Carlisle was right.

Although the Cavaliers took the lead at the end of the first quarter under the leadership of James, that changed in the second quarter. This was especially true in the second half of the second quarter.

continuous impact, which also makes James's impact momentum not so rapid.

And as the game progressed, Carlisle's defense gradually worked. On the Cavaliers' side, Boozer's shooting percentage is also starting to decline, and so is Eric.

The intensity of the game has always been high, and they haven't been well rested, and there aren't many people on the Cavaliers' side who can rotate.

A state of exhaustion. It's inevitable.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers also survived the second quarter. At the end of the second quarter, the two sides were tied again.

45 to 45

And in the past quarter or so, or since Cao Jian was entangled by Artest, Cao Jian's performance has changed from the protagonist to a passerby.

The performance was very average, and I didn't get a point.

Even he was taunted by Artest, who was defending, saying, "Rookie, I said I wouldn't let you score another point, look at how many points you've scored now." ”

Artest defensive. Not only did he have movements at hand, but his mouth also chattered. He couldn't be idle at all, his mouth was also chattering, and the words were endless, constantly destroying Cao Jian's heart.

However, Cao Jian didn't pay attention to Artest's trash talk at all, and played on his own.

The knight's current situation is also completely expected by Cao Jian, for the knight, because of his own containment, the battle ended in a draw at halftime, and his physical strength has been preserved.

This is not a good thing for the knights, and as for whether he scores or not, for Cao Jian, in fact, it does not have much impact.

For him, scoring is just a matter of whether he wants to or not, not what the outside world says, Artest has played a big role in his defense, this Artest has nothing to do with it, only with himself.

Artest defends extremely tightly, but what does it matter?

In the eyes of others, Artest has a tight defense, but in his opinion, it is just average.

Any seemingly tight defense, in fact, has loopholes to catch, and Cao Jian knows this very well.

In other words, Cao Jian is not afraid of Artest's defense, but many people are worried about Cao Jian.

After all, he didn't score since the second half of the first quarter.

Scoring is Cao Jian's strength, and now he is not scoring, which shows that Cao Jian still has a problem.

Cao Jian has a problem with this.

Then people who don't like him will definitely stand up and spray him.

And those who like him stand up for him.

In this case, the third quarter of the game also officially kicked off.

And in the first three minutes of this quarter, the Pacers' side put on a suffocating defense from the beginning, the defense was suffocating, airtight, and the Cavaliers were almost unable to parry.

As soon as the game came up, James still used the same tactics as in the first half of the game, stabbing the Pacers to the basket.

I often walk on the shore, how can I not get my shoes wet.

Xiao Ao is not a master to mess with, you say that you James come to me every day, and you really use me as a bus stop?

Bent his knees, kicked the ground and rose to the ground, and slapped James who broke through, and James's shot was directly slapped by Xiao Ao.

The Pacers quickly counterattacked, and Cao Jian's retreat was timely enough, however, this was still unstoppable, Tinsley, Miller and Artest, the three tanks, were fast in the third line, Cao Jian couldn't parry at all, and he couldn't pounce on anyone.

In the end, Artest completed the dunk in front of him, and when he retreated, he glared at Cao Jian with extremely fierce eyes, and went to his grandmother's house arrogantly.

It is completely a situation of self-respect in the sky and on the ground, and his own person Cao Jian was treated like this, and as the commentators of the arena, Yu Jia and Zhang Lili were also choked and silent.

And the Chinese fans who watched the game with great interest were also silent.

The basketball court is a place to talk with strength, not BB.

What else can you do if you don't be silent.

But this Artest is so hateful that many people on the Internet still spray wildly, but the more these people spray, the more revealing it is.

On the Pacers' side, this ball also officially kicked off the counteroffensive.

The arrogance is to the extreme.

After attacking and defending, they also made persistent efforts.

The Cavaliers' offense was defended again, and Boozer wanted to vent his anger for James under the basket, however, he was slapped by Xiao Ao again, and the Pacers counterattacked and chased the Cavaliers Pigu.

The knight couldn't parry.

Lost again.

The Pacers also took advantage of the limelight and once stretched the score to 8 points.

8 points.

Seeing that the knight was about to collapse, the knight asked for a timeout.

The most important thing on the Cavaliers' side of this suspension is to solve the offensive problem, and the Pacers' defensive intensity has risen, and the Cavaliers have suddenly run out of tricks.

James can't do it, Boozer can't do it, not to mention Big Z and Eric, they all fail, at this time, Paul. Silas also looked at Cao Jian for help, but thinking that Cao Jian was facing Artest's defense, in the end, he didn't say what he wanted to say.

Paul. Silas didn't say anything, it didn't mean that Cao Jian didn't have ideas, and said, "Mr. Paul, let me come!" ”

Hearing this, Paul. Silas also glanced at Cao Jian, and saw that Cao Jian's eyes were extremely firm, full of confidence, and he was not afraid of Artest's defense at all, his breath was very stable, and there was no big problem.

Now Paul. Silas doesn't have a good solution.

Therefore, I can only agree to let Cao Jian try.

On the Pacers' side, Carlisle said, "Good, man, well done, that's what I'm asking for, use our defense to break them down." ”

"We're going to go with the same tactics as we used to. Ron, Cao Jian will be handed over to you. Others still defend according to the original lineup, defend and then counterattack quickly, and that's what we need to do, what we need to do. ”

Carlisle then said.

At this time, Artest also stood up and spoke, "Sir, I think you are too worried. That kid seems to me to be just average. You don't need me to keep an eye on him, do you? ”

Carlisle shook his head, "No, no, Ron, I don't think you can defend him, he just doesn't have a personal offense right now." ”

"Joke, it's the funniest joke I've ever heard today, you think I can't stand him, do you think it's possible?"

In Artest's opinion, this is absolutely impossible, and then continued: "Sir, I will let you know what the best defensive player in the league is, and I will let him not score a point in the second half of the game. ”

"I hope so." Carlisle said, but he added in his heart, how can things be so simple?

The game is back again.

Knights ball possession.

This time, Cao Jian controlled the ball over half the court, and others also opened up enough space for him, looking at Cao Jian's posture, he himself was going to play alone.

Artest also sprayed directly, "Coward, do you dare to come and play?" ”

(I continue to ask for a variety of things.) Code words are not easy, hard, I hope to get everyone's support. (To be continued......)