The Cavaliers were pretty good in the first quarter.

The Clippers were affected by Randolph's absence and Anthony Davis fouling too many and going off the court too early, and played too one-sided in the first quarter.

With a corner of the interior collapsed, the Clippers relied too heavily on their three-pointers in the first quarter.

This season, the Clippers' three-point ability is among the best in the league.

In the first 15 games, the Clippers made a further increase in the percentage of three-point shots compared to last season, and the number of shots and percentage also set a new high in the team's regular season history.

The huge tactical space on the court gave the Clippers shooters plenty of opportunities to shoot three-pointers.

In the fourth season of his career, Curry has grown into the league's best three-point shooter.

He is currently averaging 3.7 three-point shots per game eight times and shooting 46 percent from three-point range.

And many of Curry's three-point shots are not open, but strong shots against opponents.

Of course, this season's Clippers have the best pick-and-roll cover in the league.

Gasol Jr., Randolph, and Anthony Davis all provide high-quality pick-and-roll screens, as well as tactical back-to-back after the screen.

For example, after Randolph blocks and dismantled, he can cut outside or go down, putting the opposing defender in a dilemma.

At this time, Curry may suddenly shoot beyond the distance and shoot the opponent off guard.

In the first quarter of today's game, Randolph was absent, Anthony Davis went off the court early, and only Gasol Jr. provided cover, and the level and richness of the cover dropped a lot.

Also, the Cavaliers' defense of the Clippers is also very targeted.

High concentration, full flexibility in the defensive formation, good defensive communication.

There's a reason why the Cavaliers were able to lead the Clippers 2-0 in the Finals last year and almost win the series 3-0 without suspense.

Their outside height and intensity are one of the few teams in the league that can match the Clippers.

Battier, McMiller, Danny Green, plus James, have a strong frontline.

It's just that the Clippers' interior advantage is really too big, and they really can't control the combination of Randolph and Gasol Jr.

Tonight is a good opportunity for them.

In the first and second quarters, during the break, James was a rare player who kept cheering on his teammates.

It's up to everyone to come together and try to win this game.

"It's only been a few months since the defeat, and this is our chance to get revenge!"

"Everyone, cheer up, focus, concentrate!"

James repeatedly emphasized concentration with his teammates.

Because of the defense against the Clippers, you really can't let up for a moment.

Basketball has evolved to 2013 and has changed dramatically in terms of tactics from more than a decade ago.

One of the notable changes is the different concentration requirements for players on the field.

Because the space on the court has become larger, the defensive formation has been expanded, and the area of each person's responsibility has become larger, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will leak people, which will give the opponent a chance.

Another point is that now that the league has eliminated illegal defense, the 90s situation of playing and watching is no longer the same.

In the era of illegal defense, the opponent deliberately created illegal defensive traps to create an absolute one-on-one environment for the stars on the team.

The defender can't go up to the bag, he can only stand outside and watch, except for the main defender, others can really watch the play and walk to defend.

The defense of that era was also more suitable for some veterans.

As long as the veteran has a unique skill in the offense and is not too bad on the defensive end, he can have a place in the team.

And this situation has become more and more unsustainable in the past two years, and the living space of veterans is slowly getting worse.

Because of the faster and faster pace of the game and the larger and larger offensive space, the movement ability of players, especially outside and forward players, is becoming more and more demanding.

The Clippers are undoubtedly the ones who accelerated this phenomenon, and their blazing offensive speed and huge offensive space have forced teams to start transforming and hoarding enough strong forwards at the No. 3 position.

The pace of change in the NBA is very fast, and three years ago Min Congda also came to the conclusion that players who are not in the league are the most useless, and the interior is the most important.

That's why he picked George, Leonard, Butler.

As a result, in just three years, the position of the forward line has become more and more important.

With the gradual decline of Kobe, Maddy, Carter and other once-glorious point guards have gradually fallen lonely, and the era of NBA scoring guards has ended.

The era of small forwards and point guards has begun.

At the start of the second quarter, James sat on the sidelines and rested.

The Cavaliers were led by Kyrie Irving with the second team on the court to fight the Clippers.

The Clippers' second lineup is quite strong, with Leonard, Dragic, Butler, Tucker and Milicic.

One big and four small are gradually becoming the mainstream collocation of the league.

As one of the pioneers, the Clippers are even more proficient in one big and four small.

However, the Cavaliers did a pretty good job of defending today, and the outside line was really focused on the defense, trying their best to interfere with every offense of the Clippers.

At the same time, in the offense, the Cavaliers chose to completely delegate power to Owen and let Owen take absolute control.

As a sophomore, Irving has grown in his rookie season and has made great strides in his personal abilities.

He used his superb footwork and phantom dribbling to get in and out of the Clippers' defensive lineup.

The Clippers don't have a strong one-on-one defender at the No. 1 position, Curry, Dragic, Bazemore, etc., are all strong offense and weak defense.

The Clippers' defense of the No. 1 position mainly relies on follow-up defense and assistance defense, but for a sharp knife like Irving, there is no first barrier, and it is very difficult to stop him later.

"Irving is a very sharp knife, although our Clippers' defense is good and tough, but it can withstand the hammer and can't stand the knife fast. The Cavaliers' method of going all out on defense and relying solely on sharp knives on offense is a very good idea. ”

From the perspective of the Cavaliers, Min Congda praised the Cavaliers for thinking correctly and not making the mistakes of last season's finals.

In the Finals last season, Mike Brown and the Cavaliers were still thinking about playing tactical richness with the Clippers.

You don't look at how many cards you have in your hand? How can you play with the Clippers?

Only with a strong strategy to dissipate the richness and imagination of the Clippers.

It's like Mourinho led the team against Barcelona, and you and Barcelona are not looking for death when you play pass control, you can only put a bus to steal chickens.

The Cavaliers are the same, a five-man bucket formation, one or two main attackers, and in the case of stabilizing the defense, relying on individual ability to fight.

This may be a kind of confrontation between the old era tactical system and the new era system of the Clippers.

"Who came up with such a good strategy for the Cavaliers in this game?"

Min Congda had some doubts on the sidelines.

But after thinking about it, the question quickly disappeared, "Tm's, of course I Smart Min came up with it!" Who made me so smart! ”

(End of chapter)