More importantly, the person who played better on the Cavaliers' side in this game was not actually LeBron James.

It's Big Z, 35 points, 18 rebounds, 11 of 12 free throws, and a shooting rate of 50%!

With the same shot as LeBron James, he scored 7 more points than him!

But standing in the spotlight of the audience is still the city's "son of the city" LeBron James.

The next day, ESPN focused on LeBron James' performance in the opening game.

"Although defeated, it is still glorious, and the "pride of the sky" has evolved in an all-round way! 》

"28 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, LeBron James played no less dominant than Woody in his debut! 》

"Unfortunately for the defeat of the Pacers, the Cavaliers in the new season are completely different because of one person! 》

……

Just by looking at these headlines, you can guess how far the content of these ESPN reports blew LeBron James.

But for the second piece of news, the Miami media still issued a soul question:

Zun Du fake doo?

I don't read much, don't lie to me!

Did you really reach that state of Woody?

Now that Woody is in that state, why did the Cavaliers lose?

It's not meant to be difficult, LeBron James's stats are pretty good, but there is one teammate on the team who has more flamboyant stats than him. Moreover, Woody did stand up when the team needed him the most, and rescued Shaq O'Neal who was trapped under the basket with a "back hit" that no one expected.

"Big Shark" can continue to give kills, which is inseparable from Woody's containment.

In addition, Kevin Garnett, as the regular season MVP last season, was the underdog from the entire game process and the final statistics.

And what about LeBron James?

The team caught up with the score, mainly relying on Big Z to keep killing on the inside, and when the Pacers suddenly broke out with a wave of "offensive tide", he did not stand up and solve the problem for the team.

Also, don't forget that Artest, who should be defended by LeBron James, played the offensive end of the NBA's "top small forward".

But in fact, Artest is not a team known for attacking!

From the offensive end to the defensive end, all of LeBron James' dominance may be reflected in that statistic, and only in that statistic......

But with the same shot, Big Z can score more points than him!

For this wave of analysis by the Miami media, Cleveland chose "read not back".

No, what's going on?

Every sentence is critical damage, poking straight into the chest, who can fight this kind of "headwind"?

Anyway, the media here in Cleveland will definitely not be able to beat it.

Fortunately, soon, there was a reflection:

The last "Pride of the Heavens" of the "Three Heavenly Prides" also ushered in his debut in the new season.

Their opponents are the same as the Heat.

The Timberwolves, who had just left the Heat's home court, returned to their home court and ushered in their home "opener" against none other than Carmelo Anthony.

Speaking of which, when the schedule for the new season just came out, this game caused a lot of heated discussions.

Last year, Carmelo Anthony and the Nuggets were neatly taken away by the Timberwolves with a score of 4-0 in the playoffs. Carmelo Anthony also tasted what it means to be "playoff cruelty" in the first round of the playoffs of his career.

The "pack of wolves" led by Kevin Garnett taught the newcomer a hard lesson.

Carmelo Anthony averaged just 15 points per game and shot just around 36 percent from the field.

So, even in the eyes of the Denver media, this game will be a test of Anthony's progress in the summer.

The Timberwolves still have two brushes on defense Carmelo Anthony.

It's not hard to see from "Melon's" pre-match attitude that he's gearing up to prove himself in this match.

But as a result, he only scored 19 points......

The shooting percentage is only 20%!

Just when he saw these two statistics, the Cleveland reporter's mouth was going to laugh crookedly.

Because Carmelo Anthony's performance is obviously inferior to LeBron James.

It's a pity......

Anthony also had a team-high 14 rebounds and four assists.

When the individual offense didn't open up, he found a solution from the defensive end, and in the end, the Nuggets also had the last laugh with a 94-92, two-point difference.

Don't look at the two points you won, and it's still tough to win.

However, they beat their opponents who swept away their opponents 4-0 in the playoffs last season.

This wave!

This wave is called "the demon has been broken"!

Carmelo Anthony kicked the conference room chair that the Cleveland reporter had "brought" for him.

No one will dictate the winners.

Kenny Smith, who has a good memory, suddenly felt that this picture was a bit familiar, and suddenly he remembered, isn't this the start of last year?

Woody played well and the team won; Carmelo Anthony didn't play so strongly, but he still led the team to victory, and only LeBron James got a statistic that looked flashy but didn't help the team much, and a disappointing night.

The "artillery fire" from Miami was even more intense.

Don't ask why, just ask if they don't allow the Cleveland Cavaliers reporters to touch Woody like this.

What is the dominance of Woody, where is your dominance!?

While the Miami media was in full swing, Woody and the Heat also ushered in the second game of the new season, and they were still at home to welcome the "gorgeous king".

At the end of last season, the Kings were clearly in a slump.

However, as long as Chris Webb is on this team for one day, this team should not be underestimated, after all, it is a team that can play hard with the "three-in-a-row" Lakers, and even almost knocked the "OK" combination off the horse.

Stan Van Gundy also did his homework for this game.

The head coach of the Kings is Adelman, and his famous stunt is "Princeton", which emphasizes that "being strong can take advantage of the weak, and being smart can take advantage of the strong." ”

To put it bluntly, use the "superior horse" to hit the "inferior horse" on the opposite side.

The counterpoint advantage is the "superior horse", and the misalignment advantage is also the "superior horse".

It is also for this reason that this system is a great test of the players' tacit understanding.

and the need for a very sophisticated "organizational striker" to respond.

Adelman also made this set of tactics shine in the NBA after meeting Chris Webber. Of course, the reverse is also true, Chris Webber, who wanted to become the "second generation of Magic" in the 90s, became one of the four major forwards in the NBA under the Princeton system.

With the exception of Chris Webber, the Kings have decent passing fundamentals on the inside.

Whether it is Divac, who was a single exchange for Kobe Bryant, or the current "Big White Bear" Miller, his ability to respond is the top in the league.

So if you want to cut off the flow of the Kings' tactics, you have to keep these two people from focusing on passing.

"Woody, and Shaq, it's up to you for this game!"

In the last game against the Timberwolves, Stan Van Gundy's tactic was to actively mobilize Kevin Garnett on the inside line and let the Timberwolves' defense take care of the other, so he has always used Wade's wing single to attract Kevin Garnett's defense and pull space.

In this game, it's the other way around.

Constantly playing the ball to Woody and Shaq O'Neal, allowing them to force Chris Webb and Miller with strong confrontations on the inside, and have to mobilize more focus and focus on defense and confrontation.

As long as the interior line is open, the Kings' defense is bound to shrink.

Come to think of this......

Stan Van Gundy turned his head to Jones and Alston and said in an unkind tone, "Guys two, shoot all the damn balls into the basket for me!" ”

In the last game, the shooting efficiency of these two men naturally did not satisfy Stan Van Gundy, and in the past two days, each of them practiced three sets of three-point shots of 200 each......

It is worth mentioning that instead of 200, 200 are invested.

So they basically have to be four or five hours late to get off work for the past two days.

Naturally, they don't want to experience such a day again.

It can be seen that the Kings side also adjusted the strategy of Woody's ball-handling singles, and it can be clearly seen that they do not let Woody receive the ball too smoothly on the wing or in the low post.

As long as he appears in these two positions, he will inevitably be greeted by various high-intensity confrontations.

These two positions were the points where he received the ball in the last game.

This is also the defensive response that the NBA coaching staff often does when dealing with some unexpected situations:

Forcing the opponent to change their receiving habits and making it difficult for him to make his shot difficult by giving the most interference possible from the moment he gets the ball to the time he shoots.

"Seriously, the biggest feeling I got from this game was that the Kings were very focused on Woody and there was a significant change!"

Chris Webb is Woody's counterpoint, but he's not a guy who likes high-frequency contact confrontations, but from the start, as long as Woody appears on the wing and in the low post, he will be nervous and sticky to it, and it is clear that Adelman has given the death order that he must interfere with Woody.

But that's what Stan Van Gundy wants to see.

His biggest strategic purpose in this game is to drain Chris Webber's physical energy.

Unexpectedly, this fish bit its own hook!

Stan Van Gundy is very relieved of Woody's current confrontation ability.

In daily training, he can put Shaq O'Neal up to the stand, and "Big Shark" has said more than once: "This is the most domineering ass I've ever seen besides that flying pig!" ”

It can be seen that Woody now has the ability to "hit the back".

The role of "big belly" is not only reflected in the "back fight", as long as it is related to the "confrontation", an excellent big belly can play a very key role.

In addition, as long as he has a big heart, his core strength is also very strong.

Just look at Chris Webb's quick and bitter expression, he was really painful against Woody.

In the last game, Woody suddenly took out a "back hit" and treated Kevin Garnett well, which caused a huge heated discussion after the game, Chris Webb of course knew these things, and there were media reporters before the game who asked him to comment on these things, although he didn't say anything overdone at the time, but he felt that Kevin Garnett should be "a horse stumbling", careless!

But at this moment, when they are fighting together, they know what a "steel tank" is!

No wonder those reporters called him "the next Ma Long", this body of steel and iron bones, who can't shout "Brother Ma" when they see it?

Just the confrontation has made Chris Webb a little confused, and when Woody held the ball in the high position, turned his back to him, and rushed over for the first time, he really felt that a train was roaring towards him, and he was about to fall apart.

Fortunately, he was able to resist this blow in time, and his whole body only took a step back. People are still very close to Woody. But it was at this time that he only felt a huge impact coming from his abdomen.

Woody, who was a little closer, pouted his ass and flew straight out of his head, then quickly turned around and rushed past him.

Carl Malone, who is more explosive in athleticism!

It was the moment Woody went straight inside and passed by him, and the thought that popped into Chris Webber's head.

He felt that was the best way to describe Woody.

Miller next to him didn't expect Chris Webb to be pushed away so easily, he hurriedly made up for it, who knew that Woody in front of him jumped up and gave the ball from his head to Shaq O'Neal.

As soon as he left, the "big shark" under the basket was completely empty.

"Phew!"

Direct "bite" dunk.

The "Audi" motor is activated, and scoring is as simple as that.

"Mind your own people, man, you're dealing with a great shark!" Shaq O'Neal didn't forget to taunt Miller, who was on guard, turned his head to find Woody, and took the initiative to give him a high-five.

Happy!

Chris Webber can only respond with a higher intensity of duels to reduce the number of Woody catches.

But he just did a "minimally invasive" knee last year, and his athletic ability has long been much worse than before, plus his age has already come up, and he is facing a young man like Woody who is in his 20s with infinite vitality, and he has not had a few rounds, but he has exhausted himself first and panted.

The effect is still there, Woody has taken the ball five or six times during this time, and only one "back hit" attempt, with the help of the rest of the Kings, after Woody got the ball, he basically tried a little to pass the ball.

But this "tank" does not start, there is another "tank" that starts.

Shaq O'Neal faced Miller, all sorts of one-sided ravages.

It turns out that even if Miller doesn't miss people, it will be difficult to form an effective one-on-one defense against Shaq O'Neal.

But there's no shame in that, in this league, there are basically no people who can defend against Shaq O'Neal alone.

The Kings can only shrink their defense.

When Adelman made this arrangement, Stan Van Gundy's eyes quickly turned to Jones and Alstom.

Whether the Heat can quickly win the game today depends on the performance of the brothers!

(End of chapter)