Chapter 154: This Is Basketball (Part 2)
Seeing that the Cavaliers' point difference was gradually widened, Siakam Jr. was very anxious.
This is the same as Min Congda, Min Congda feels very anxious below, why is this Eastern No. 1 so dish?
The Clippers have done a mediocre job in the first quarter in terms of tactical targeting, and they can't prevent the Cavaliers' quick counterattack.
As a result, after the start of the second quarter, the Cavaliers used the bench and were opened up by the Clippers.
Doesn't this make James tired and tired to chase points when he goes on again?
But Mike Brown has no choice, the clever woman can't cook without rice, and the knights really don't have enough manpower.
It seems like a bunch of role players with okay strength, and there is also a superstar O'Neal.
But there is no player who can really be a play-maker, except for James.
Play-Maker players are able to play a set of tactics with him as the core.
When the tactics are fought, others can play in this set of tactics.
Tactics can't be played, and you can lead the whole team by relying on your individual ability.
Shaquille O'Neal is not in peak form, but as long as there is the state of the Heat in the late stage, the strength of the Cleveland Cavaliers this year is definitely much stronger than now.
Although the current Cavaliers are ranked first in the East, there is only one point, James, which is somewhat fat.
Of course, in the history of the NBA, there are not no players who have led the team to win the championship, and whether you are strong or not still has to talk about the outcome of the court.
After hitting two three-pointers, Ricky Davis didn't feel like he could do it again, but tried to match his teammates as much as he could.
With Baron Davis absent and the Clippers rotation shortened, Dunleavy put players like PJ Tucker, Novak, Camby and Maddy Collins on the court, following Min Congda's strategy of everyone having the ball played.
I didn't expect these players to play very well, although they have no offensive talent, and the offense on the court is as ugly as constipation.
But they work very hard defensively, and the offense is just delaying time, and in the end, Ricky Davis has to deal with it, and he still has the ability to play blindly.
In the second quarter, the Clippers extended their lead with two three-pointers from Ricky Davis and aggressive frontcourt rebounds and defense.
By the time of the first official timeout of the second quarter, the Clippers were already 31:40, leading the Cavaliers by 9 points!
The Cavaliers don't have James, this lineup is really unwatchable, and the offense has no center of gravity and discipline.
On the defensive end, Big Z and Camby are half-pounds and eighty-two, both of them are inflexible and slow-moving wooden stakes.
Vallejo has a hand in making offensive fouls, but it's just a little clever and can't support a lineup.
Mike Brown couldn't help it, and after the timeout, he was directly replaced by James.
Dunleavy saw that James was on the court, and the second team had played enough, and the purpose of everyone having the ball to play had been implemented.
The main players are all on the field, Randolph, Gasol Jr., Gordon, Curry, and Baron Davis is still lying on the injury list.
It feels like you have to have strength, you have to have potential, and there is a lack of a strong striker in the No. 3 position.
James went to the court to stop, how do you look at it, how do you feel lonely, the first in the East, and the Clippers who beat out the top eight in the West have such a feeling!
I don't know if Curry's words about recruiting James before the game echoed in his mind.
If this is directly airborne to the Los Angeles Clippers in the summer of 10, the Clippers will really dominate the lineup.
Min Congda sat on the sidelines, and such thoughts also popped up in his mind, which made him extremely worried.
"Damn, our Clippers are short of the No. 3 position, and when James' contract expires next year, maybe they will test the free market. The Knicks and the Heat are waiting to catch a big fish, but if this big fish comes to my boat...... No, no, if it was Olshe, they would have agreed. I won't say yes then, but what if the system doesn't allow it? I'm going to block his agent in advance! Also, cramming our space doesn't give us a chance. ”
Min Congda thought that if James came to the Clippers, it would be his end, and the Clippers would go straight to the championship!
James could never have imagined that there was a manager in the league who didn't want him.
He chose to sign his contract for 10 years and not renew it in order to ensure his flexibility.
Times have changed, and the superstar mentality of sticking to one place with one city is gradually collapsing with the rise of the Big Three of the Green Army.
The Heat and the Knicks are both preparing for the summer of '10, which shows that the old foxes like Riley know that it is still very difficult for James to win the championship this year.
Can you break out of the east? Can you beat the Magic and the Celtics? Even if you rush out of the East, can you beat the Lakers?
Jordan has a Pippen next to him, and in terms of the Cavaliers' lineup, the second person is Mo Williams......
The real old fritters can see that the knight is too difficult, and only the alliance and Nike are bent on praising the emperor.
Min Congda also saw that the Cavaliers were thin in the lineup, lacking change in tactics, and had hardness and intensity on the defensive end but lacked tenacity.
After James re-entered the court, the Cavaliers continued to start chasing points hard, which was still the same as in the first quarter.
On the defensive end, the intensity is increased, pressing, making mistakes, and counterattacking to steal points.
The positional battle uses James' breakthrough as the key to unlocking the opponent's defense.
The wings open up the space to prepare for three points, and if you can't rush in and hand over the ball to Xiao Mo, you can hold the ball and do it yourself.
It's basically just a few axes, and the Clippers are fighting, although they feel that they can't prevent it, because James's assault ability is really too strong.
But I didn't feel particularly desperate, I felt that I really couldn't beat it.
I had that feeling when I played against the Lakers, I was suppressed and couldn't move, and I had to have a Monkey King come out and make a big fuss.
Curry is the Monkey King, but he hasn't fully used his energy in the second quarter.
As the starting point guard, Curry took more care of the whole, fed Randolph more balls, and coordinated with Gasol.
Under James' strong play, the score gradually approached.
36:40,38:42,43:45…… The difference gradually narrowed to 2 points.
James showed a lot of dynamism on the offensive end, turning the impossible into a possibility.
Gasol Jr. has managed to interfere with James' layup in a defensive run.
As a result, after winning the backcourt rebound, James still stole the ball from the back from Xiao Jia's hand.
Then he made a quick layup and scored two points, much to the frustration of Gasol Jr.
With just over 20 seconds left before the end of the second quarter, James received the ball in the bottom left corner.
The position was not very good, and was forced close to the touchline by Thorton, and the dribble was easy to get out of bounds.
After James tentatively stepped forward, he suddenly pulled out a three-point shot and hit a three-point shot!
The Cavaliers 54:52, before the end of halftime, overtook the Clippers by 2 points!
Siakam in the stands cheered for James, "James is amazing, James is amazing!" ”
Then Sika Jr. wasn't happy for a few seconds, and the Clippers served in the backcourt.
Stephen Curry quickly dribbled across the half court and made an ultra-long-range three-point shot before the lights came on.
The ball hits accurately, the light is on and the ball is scored, and the whistle is scored for three points!
At 54:55, the Clippers regained the advantage at halftime.
Little Sika opened her mouth wide and looked at her father in a daze.
Chamo Siakam said: "You see, this is basketball. Before the time comes, anything is possible. ”
(End of chapter)