It's still James who has the upper hand.

Everyone is on the side of the Cavaliers, and they believe that James will lead the team to easily defeat the Warriors and defend his home court!

Barkley still had a little hope for the Warriors in the first half, thinking that the Warriors would break out under the leadership of Zhou Yang and catch up with the score.

But at halftime, it was still behind.

"Alas, the Warriors don't have any big improvements, and they are not on the same level as the Cavaliers."

Smith also felt that the Warriors were out of play, because James suppressed Zhou Yang in all aspects.

Except for a few dazzling famous scenes, Zhou Yang didn't perform much at other times.

However, Smith is still very objective: "The overall strength of the Cavaliers is indeed stronger than that of the Warriors, today Zhou Yang was trapped, and his teammates did not support him enough, and James was occasionally trapped, and his teammates could punish the opponent, and Zhou Yang couldn't help it." ”

Barkley doesn't see it that way: "How can there be so many reasons, if it doesn't work, it won't work!" No matter how bad his teammates are, they are all NBA players, Zhou Yang still has to work hard! ”

"Zhou Yang works very hard, reporters have photographed him, and his training time is the longest."

"That's talent, the Warriors are really dangerous."

……

Not only Barkley, but also the sideline commentator Van Gundy Jr. also sprayed Zhou Yang wildly.

"Zhou Yang was crushed by James too badly, it's really not as shocking as not knowing it, he is also the champion, but the dominance on the field is not the same."

Reggie Miller shook his head and said, "No, if Zhou Yang and James swap teammates, it won't necessarily be bad." ”

"Swapping teammates? That's still James is powerful, because the chemistry of the Cavaliers is better, and James is strong in leading the team! ”

Reggie Miller was completely speechless and simply stopped talking.

……

In the Warriors locker room, Zhou Yang did not throw face at his teammates.

He didn't seem to be competing, joking with his teammates.

Jackson felt that something was wrong, walked up to Zhou Yang, and whispered: "Zhou Yang, if you want to scold, just scold a few words, we all didn't play well today." ”

"Say what?" Zhou Yang lightly hammered Jackson, "Who can guarantee that there will be no ups and downs in the 82 regular season games, it's always so good?" Just do your best! ”

Margeti also said: "The Cavaliers' defense is really strong, we are not very adaptable, everyone still has to fight in the second half, take Zhou Yang as an example!" ”

Zhou Yang was able to establish a core position in the Warriors so quickly, not only because he was the most capable, but also because the old Nelson supported him in the back.

The most important thing is Zhou Yang's hard work to lead by example!

In almost every game, there are scenes of Zhou Yang sacrificing himself to save the throw-in, and there are also scenes of grabbing the floor ball with the opposing player.

In training, Zhou Yang is also the hardest one, and he often helps his teammates improve their skills in all aspects.

Zhou Yang saw that his teammates' emotions were very high, and his competitiveness was stimulated, which was what Zhou Yang wanted to see the most.

"In the second half, everyone should not have any pressure, just play out the usual training, it doesn't matter if you win or lose!"

……

The second half began.

The state of the Warriors players has improved a lot, and Zhou Yang's heart-attacking skills in the locker room have played a role.

Teammates are no longer so nervous, Zhou Yang feels that there is a play!

And Zhou Yang no longer played a point guard in the second half, but played the No. 3 position, small forward, which happened to be opposite James.

Because Zhou Yang's strength and speed are not inferior to James, this makes James very uncomfortable.

Especially Zhou Yang's confrontation, which repeatedly undermined James's breakthrough, the Cavaliers' offense stalled.

The gap is narrowing.

Mike Brown was a little flustered on the sidelines.

He doesn't really worry about defense, he worries most about attack.

Because of James' one-star system, the key lies in the player's feel.

When James gets the ball out, if his teammates can't shoot, the Cavaliers' offense will go wrong.

The Cavaliers played so smoothly in the first half because James' breakthrough was unstoppable.

But in the second half, James was limited by Zhou Yang.

The Cavaliers' home fans were very grumpy, and when they saw that James' passes were wasted by their teammates, they were all yelling at the Cavaliers players, blaming them for the CBA and wasting James' passes.

"Xiao Mo is a waste, and he can't put in that big vacancy!"

"What's going on with Hickson, won't he be overcome? James can't handle the ball he gave him? Let's change it! ”

"Parker made another mistake, with him, James can't win the championship, hurry up and cut it!"

"O'Neal is really old, he can't grab rebounds, signing O'Neal this year is really a failure, and the Cavaliers management is really weak......"

……

Zhou Yang could occasionally hear the scolding of the Cavaliers fans, and he laughed secretly in his heart.

It seems that if the Cavaliers don't play well, these fans will scold James's teammates and stop scolding Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang saw that his teammates were in better shape and played more actively.

In the face of James's defense, Zhou Yang directly pulled out and took off, making a difficult shot!

Although James has tried his best to block and bumped into Zhou Yang, Zhou Yang still maintains the stability of his shooting hand!

Swish!

Two point hit!

This is the second consecutive hit by Zhou Yang in front of James's defense.

The morale of the Warriors players is high, and the difference between the two teams is back to 1 point!

68:67！

The Warriors are only 1 point behind!

Mike Brown couldn't take it anymore and called a timeout.

James walked off the court out of breath, he had fought very hard just now, but Zhou Yang's strength was too strong, and he didn't suffer at all.

If the fight continues like this, the knight will be in danger.

James spewed so much trash talk to Zhou Yang today, he didn't want to be slapped in the face.

Mike Brown is good at defense, but he still told his players to strengthen their coverage and give James more space to break through.

The timeout was over, and the Cavaliers players did start taking more cover.

When Zhou Yang was defending James, Parker and Hickson both rushed over and blocked Zhou Yang to the death.

Who knows, just when James thought that he could easily break through, Zhou Yang actually bypassed the cover and appeared in front of James again!

Circumventing the cover is what Zhou Yang has focused on strengthening in his recent training.

Because in basketball, covering, blocking and pick-and-roll are the most basic tactics.

If you want to improve your defensive ability, you must strengthen your ability to go around the screen, and Zhou Yang has speed, strength, and explosiveness, and his ability to go around the cover is improved quickly.

Today, the fruits of Zhou Yang's hard work have finally been eaten.

Parker and Hickson's cover was shaken off by a feint by Zhou Yang.

When they wanted to flank them, Zhou Yang used his invincible strength to easily knock the two apart.

The power of Zion Williams is simply alien!

James was shocked and didn't dare to break through again, and there were only 2 seconds left in the offensive time.

Helpless, he had no choice but to press the whistle and pass the ball to Xiao Mo in the bottom corner.

The last 2 seconds of passing the ball made Xiao Mo suffer a lot, so he could only make a hasty shot.