The Cavaliers' starters are James, Robin Lopez, Jamison, Miller plus Sessions.

Compared with the situation of the Cavaliers in 09 and 10 years who were short on the outside and slow on the inside, this lineup has been greatly improved in height and speed.

In particular, the arrival of Robin Lopez on the inside finally gave the Cavaliers a decent basket protector.

It's just that the second playmaker problem has not been solved by the knight in a short time.

They also have a bit of bench depth and are still very reliant on James when he's on the floor.

This season, James' stats have risen slightly compared to last season.

He averaged 30.4 points per game, the second time in his career that he averaged 30 points per game.

Meanwhile, at the suggestion of Min Congda, James' assists dropped slightly, from 8.6 last season to 7.2.

Because Min Congda believes that some of James' assists and passes are unnecessary, but instead reduce the team's overall offensive efficiency.

"Some passes are just passes for assists, don't do that, go straight to the basket, or simply reorganize the offense."

On another note, James has reached a career-high 8.6 rebounds this season, an average of nearly one more per game than last season.

The same advice given by Min Congda said: "Robin Lopez has flaws in his movement and the backcourt rebounding protection is not particularly good. If you want your team's defense to be more solid, you should give up the fast break to a certain extent, and get involved in the backcourt rebounding competition more to protect the rebounding ball, rather than rushing to the front court to grab points. ”

Because of this, James' shooting percentage has dropped slightly from last season, as there are fewer fast-break scores.

It can be seen that James is trying to change himself, hoping to lead the Cavaliers further with better performance.

Min Congda's suggestions are very pertinent, and these changes will not bring a qualitative change to James in terms of statistics, but the impact on the game has been somewhat improved compared to the past.

As soon as the game between the two sides began, James broke through the basket in a row and made a successful layup against George's defense.

Gasol Jr. also couldn't stop James from crushing under the basket.

At the beginning, the Cavaliers beat the Clippers 7:0, and James scored 7 points in a row.

And the Clippers are the same as the last game against the 76ers, and they didn't feel good at the start and couldn't shoot the ball.

Curry missed two consecutive three-point shots, indicating that the offense didn't feel good.

Because the Clippers have won 12 consecutive games, the team has won consecutive games, and the excitement brought by the victory is no longer high.

The players lost the hunger for victory that they had at the beginning, and they were a little slack.

The most striking manifestation of this laxity is not in the offense, but in the fact that the defense is not as tight as it used to be.

Seeing this, Lao Deng hurriedly called a timeout, and said angrily: "Look at what you are guarding against!" Where did the defense go after the blocking? Why are the steps so slow, everyone's steps are a beat slower! Do you think 12 consecutive wins is long enough? Enough to be satisfied? ”

Lao Deng's authority in the team is still very strong, and everyone does not speak in the face of his criticism.

At this time, someone behind the bench spoke, "Long enough, long enough!" Enough to be satisfied! ”

Dunleavy didn't have to look up to know who it was, it must be their beloved Smart General Manager.

Dunleavy, who was still serious and criticized the players, didn't know what to say.

This coach TM can't do it!

And the young man of the Clippers lowered his head, thinking it was funny but not daring to laugh out loud.

After all, when it comes to playing games, you have to be serious!

Min Congda managed to sabotage the Clippers' timeout.

Dunleavy is becoming more and more reluctant to do it.

With such a general manager, how can you carry out your own work?

A hasty 20-second pause ended at the equivalent of saying nothing.

Before entering the field, Min Congda said to George: "George! What impressed James? That's how you started the game? ”

George immediately said, "Mr. Smart, let's see!" ”

Min Congda snickered in his heart, let's see, let's see.

Back on the pitch at the end of the timeout, Barang Davis took the initiative to pass the ball to George.

He also wanted to see how George was going to let Min Congda walk and see.

George faced James one-on-one with consecutive dribbles.

Hold the ball on the right side and force a breakthrough!

The ball is lost!

James managed to break the ball away from George's hands.

Passing the ball to Sessions, James was already rushing to the front court like a wild horse.

Sessions made a long pass to James, and James dribbled and exploded with one hand!

At 9:0, the Cavaliers opened the game to a 9:0 against the Clippers.

The Clippers are still not very good at defending the opponent's fast-break counterattack.

George broke through and was cut off and slipped back to chase the result.

Watching James get a fast-break dunk.

Sure enough, I was impressed.

Min Congda was snickering in his heart, this time he was going to teach George a lesson.

The Clippers were in dire need of scoring, and that's when Randolph stepped up.

The low post back-to-back forced Jamison, and the hook shot after turning was hit.

And after the Cavaliers took the opening lead, James played more leisurely.

The pick-and-roll at the top of the arc was matched with a high hanging pass to Robin Lopez, and he received the ball and hit a short-range jumper.

Add an assist to your stats.

Robin Lopez is a player recommended by Min Congda to be traded to the Cavaliers.

Both offensive and defensive ends are a good fit for the Cavaliers.

The defensive end can protect the basket, but the weakness is the slow movement speed.

But the Cavaliers' previous interior line was already slow, if not even slower.

So in Brown's defensive system, being slow isn't a problem.

His height, his ability to block, is something Vallejo and the elderly O'Neal don't have.

On the offensive end, Robin Lopez does not have the same low-post skills as his brother, but he has the same good shooting touch as his brother.

Because he has been with the Suns for two seasons, he has played a lot of pick-and-roll and in-cut cooperation next to Nash.

So he did a pretty good job of catching the ball after the pick-and-roll, unlike Vallejo, who was basically unscored.

He can even block and cut outside, catch mid-range jumpers, and add a young, rookie contract to the third year.

For the Knights, it was one of the few deals they had in so many years without a reversal.

The Clippers' offense was also gradually recovering, with Baron Davis hitting a mid-range jumper at the top of the arc.

The beard's form this season has rebounded a lot from last season.

The two sides entered a state of seesaw.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers trailed the Cavaliers by six points at 22:28.

James easily scored 11 points in the first quarter and dished out three assists, and is still the well-deserved core of the Cavaliers, a superstar in the league.

And George, who threatened to impress James, had 0 points, 2 turnovers and 1 foul in the first quarter.

At the end of the break, it was a gray face, and the confident smile on his face before the game was also transferred to Min Congda's face.

"Paul, don't talk nonsense in the pre-game interview, you know?" Min Congda kindly reminded George.

George's eyes were fixed, and he only nodded slightly, wondering if he had listened or not.

Looking at George like this, Min Congda thought to himself, this kid won't rebound in the next game, right?

Are you going to overturn the knights?

(End of chapter)