Mike Brown frowned at this time, he had targeted Xu Yong enough tonight, but how could Xu Yong's play not seem to be affected?

But don't underestimate this kind of shooting, in high-intensity games, you can maintain a continuous hit, even if it is a mid-range, it is enough to change the situation of the game.

In a word, Jordan's back hit turned back and leaned back, it is also a middle distance!

Brown had no choice but to get up and call Vallejo up and put him on the field to replace O'Neal.

With this substitution, the Cavaliers have a lot of bad news and a piece of good news.

The bad news is O'Neal's down, and the good news is O'Neal's down.

O'Neal had space to break through on the court, and James immediately pulled a sprint near the logo, forced the Bulls to shrink, and assisted Jamison to score two points on a layup on the baseline.

And looking back, after Xu Yong blocked and dismantled with Noah again, the Cavaliers directly attacked him.

O'Neal couldn't get out on the inside when he was there, but Vallejo was much more flexible.

Xu Yong hoisted the ball to Noah after encountering a pinch, but the Cavaliers' rotation was in place, and James had already helped defend it.

With Noah holding the ball near the free-throw line and the Cavaliers rotating around the rest of the line, the Bulls were killing the ball on offense.

But!

Just when everyone thought so, Noah directly chose to step to the basket with the ball!

James was shocked, but he reacted quickly, shrinking to stay in defensive position and giving him a confrontation before Noah made a layup.

It's just that the result of this confrontation was greatly unexpected by him, Noah didn't move, he didn't say anything, and he couldn't jump up, so he could only watch Noah put the ball into the basket above his head!

The fans at the scene were dumbfounded, are you sure this is Noah? Not Dun Ah or Noken?

Compared to the last time we met, this is simply a rebirth!

Noah also looked back to Xu Yong with an excited face and high-fived.

Although the weight gain and muscle gain made him temporarily lose the ability to shoot from the middle distance, the confrontation effect and self-confidence improvement it brought is really not covered!

At this time, Brown couldn't sit still, got up and walked to the sidelines.

He is very sensitive to defense, and the Cavaliers need to focus on defending Rose and Xu Yong, and Deng Na can be regarded as inappropriate with the ball.

But tonight's Bulls even dared to attack like Noah, and the key was also attacked, which is a very dangerous signal.

And after the switch of offense and defense, the Bulls changed their defenses, and Xu Yong changed his defense to James just like in the opening game of the regular season!

There was a stir at the scene, Xu Yong was like this to Evans, and he was also like this to James, it was really a retro style in the 90s.

James also did not hesitate, waved his big hand, and directly called Valejo to block and dismantle.

After dismantling, seeing that Noah didn't pounce at the first time, he chose a mid-range shot.

"Phew!"

is also a mid-range shot, and his ball is very different from Xu Yong's in terms of beauty and result.

Counting the three points he missed earlier, it seems that his hand tonight is very average.

Noah turned around and picked up the defensive rebound, and directly held the ball to push the counterattack.

The Bulls were fast on the offense, and the half-quarter confrontation didn't seem to tire the group of youngsters at all.

In contrast, the old arms and legs on the Cavaliers' side are a little more than enough and not enough.

Except for James and Parker, no one else had time to retreat.

In the front court, Noah gave the ball to Xu Yong, and Xu Yong broke through to the basket and saw the opportunity to share it with Hinrich who followed up on the opposite side.

Hinrich received the ball right on the three-point line, and he chose to stop, seeing that it was an open position and adjusting the three-point shot.

At this time, James and Parker were compressed into the free throw line and couldn't save, so they could only turn around and prepare to compete for rebounds.

"Huh!"

But with a crisp sound of entering the net, Hinrich's three points also scored!

15 to 10!

The Bulls played a tidal wave of offense!

And as Brown feared, the Bulls are no longer one or two points open, but in full bloom.

"That's the power of a young team!" Even on the commentary seat, Reggie Miller couldn't help but sigh.

The floor for young teams can be low, but the ceiling is immeasurable.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would have been hard to believe that the Bulls could have beaten a serious Cavaliers so hard.

And what's worse is that the Cavaliers themselves have big trouble tonight, and that is James' hand.

In fact, even if O'Neal fails, the remaining lineup of the Cavaliers will be stable with the Bulls, and their strength and experience will be suppressed.

But the big question is James.

You have to admit that James is a real ball-handling core at this time, because most of the time he can crush the opposing players and force the opponent to pinch him, he can use his passing ability, lead the team's offense, and form an offensive system around him.

This is the legendary [Bring Your Own System].

But there are two biggest problems with this style of play, one is what if you can't crush the opposing player?

Blocking, dislocation.

So you see that James will play the small guy from time to time in the game, it's not that he only plays like that, but when he encounters the first situation, he can play like that to play his offensive system.

But even then, he will encounter a second problem, what should the opponent do when he encounters a pick-and-roll and shrink defense?

At this time, James's biggest problem was exposed, even if he trained his shooting, but due to physical coordination, his shooting still couldn't "kill people".

To put it in a very cruel but realistic way: Do you dare to let Jordan, Kobe, Durant, or even DeRozan shoot all over the court? You don't dare, because they can really kill you.

But the same question, do you dare to put James on the basketball?

Especially in a situation like now, when you encounter a poor hand, James's team is left with only two options: either you have other offensive containment points that are strong enough, so that the opponent does not dare to pinch James, and let him solve the problem with a breakthrough; Either James takes a break first, lets his teammates renew first, and then resumes playing when he recovers.

But it's clear that this Cavaliers don't have Wade, Irving, or even Anthony Davis.

Then some people may ask, if you can't play with the ball, wouldn't it be good to play without the ball?

I'm sorry, but when you can't shoot, it's much easier for the opponent to prevent you from being off the ball, just cut to the basket.

Not to mention, James has played less without the ball for a long time, and his ability is very average.

And although this Cavaliers roster is strong, it is basically a functional teammate built around James, even if you may not be when you first arrived, but you can just play, such as Jamison who is standing in the bottom corner at this moment.

The regular season is functionalized, and you expect him to suddenly go back to playing with the ball in the playoffs? It's a bit of a strong man!

So the Cavaliers' performance on the offensive end tonight with O'Neal failing, James lost his hand, and showed a big dive.

And the offensive end of the Bulls is really open, and they are all taking the lead, interpreting what it means to "take the life of the three armies and win the command" with their actions.

By the end of the third quarter, the Bulls had extended their lead to 14 points, 77-63.

At the intermission, the Cavaliers fans at the scene couldn't sit still at all.

This opponent who picked himself was pressed to the ground and rubbed, and the happy game of bullshit is simply looking for abuse!

If it weren't for the fact that it was a small city, everyone would have looked up and looked down, and the soles of their feet would have slipped away.

Mike Brown also felt like he was about to be overwhelmed at this time.

He simply let it go, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, he replaced Williams, Parker and James on the court in advance.

This is the last wave to fight.

De Nagro was not ambiguous, and immediately replaced Rose, Xu Yong and Noah.

This is a victory that cannot be lost.

The Cavaliers came up to attack first, and Williams took the lead with a mid-range jumper after blocking and dismantling.

James is not in shape tonight, and he, who is recognized as an All-Star who only made it to the All-Star because of James, must stand up.

And when they returned to the defensive end, the Cavaliers' overall defensive intensity was the strongest in the whole game because of Vallejo and Hixon on the inside.

Obviously, Brown's final fight was not the main force, but the defense.

When people are in a desperate situation, the first thing that comes to mind must be their housekeeping skills.

The Bulls' positional offense was still a little jerky, and seeing that there was not much time left for the attack, the ball could only be handed over to Xu Yong.

Xu Yong's reaction after holding the ball was also very fast, using his accurate shooting threat tonight, after a little bit of flying Parker, he rushed directly into the interior line, and strengthened Hickson, causing the latter's defensive foul and winning a free throw opportunity.

He made a smart choice, now that he is leading by a big score, and O'Neal is not there, as long as he hits the inside to make kills and maintain the point difference, the Cavaliers will soon face a situation: there is not much time left for them!

In the face of the interference of the Cavaliers fans at the scene, Xu Yong hit both free throws steadily.

It was still a 14-point difference, and Williams' goal just now was about the same as not going in, and the time passed another half a minute.

Williams continued to block mid-range in the frontcourt, but this time his shot was interfered with by Noah, and the rebound was picked up by Miller after the basketball was knocked to the front.

The former center of the Kings, who is playing a role on the Bulls bench at this time, and is an old guy who is Noah's inside technical mentor, is immediately a long throw that runs through the whole court.

Rose finally found an opportunity, and after receiving the ball, he rushed to the whole court and scored a fast-break layup.

Yes, not only did the difference not narrow, but expanded.

Brown reached out and patted his forehead.

The Bulls are really a herd charge tonight, and they can't stop it at all.

In a desperate situation, James, who had been iron-clad for the whole game, finally scored two points inside the Bulls, which was his third athletic goal of the night.

Just before the excitement of the fans at the scene could rise, Xu Yong rushed into the interior with a bag of explosives, and while scoring the ball, he also overturned Vallejo and caused the latter's blocking foul.

After scoring the goal, Xu Yong raised his hand and shook his fist in celebration.

This is in front of James, in James' way, in the harvest game!

And tonight's referee is really impartial.

Brown closed his eyes tightly and looked up to the sky, he really accepted his fate.

In the end, the Bulls withstood the Cavaliers' final counter-charge in the final quarter and defeated the Cavaliers 98-85 to get the series off to a flying start on the road.

According to the statistics after the game, on the Cavaliers' side, Mo Williams scored a team-high 21 points on 7-of-20 shooting, James only scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists on 3-of-14 shooting, Parker scored 14 points, and O'Neal and Jamison scored 9 points each.

On the Bulls' side, Xu Yong scored a game-high 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting, plus 5 boards and 5 assists, Rose had 17 points and 7 assists, Noah had 13 points, 11 boards and 3 assists, Deng had 13 points and 5 boards, Hinrich had 10 points and 3 assists, and Gibson had 8 points and 8 boards.

At the end of the game, the Cavaliers fans at the scene were still a little incredulous.

Their strongest feeling right now is, why does their team look so weak?!

James didn't feel good tonight, but he's trying to organize the team, but why isn't there a teammate who can step up and provide support?

What kind of stinky fish and rotten shrimp are the Cavaliers management looking for? What old and weak soldiers!

And complaining is just a way for them to vent their emotions, what really makes them uncomfortable is that they picked the Bulls, but they lost the first game!

Compare the warrior Black Eight back then, and you can immediately think of a sentence: history is always strikingly similar.

So inevitably a thought popped up in their heads: wouldn't it? They won't really be hacked, right?!

Compared to the fans, Brown is the one who is really depressed.

After the game, he was silent on the bench for a long time.

I heard how good his selection of the Bobcats team was, I was eating hot pot and singing, and I was happy in the next round, but I had to pick the difficulty for myself, now it's good, I really met the bandits.

The Bulls don't look easy to mess with, and it's really hard to mess with when they really fight.

And the most uncomfortable point is that he can't even say it, this kind of sensitive period, even if James doesn't play well, it's also a problem with his coaching staff.

He could have foreseen the overwhelming post-match coverage, and a super-cauldron had been booked in advance.

"Coach." At this moment, a member of the team came over to remind him that it was time to shake hands after the game.

He adjusted his mood and got up, only to notice that James had returned to the locker room early.

With a wry smile, he could only go over and shake hands with Denagro first.

Wolong Phoenix Chick shook hands at the technical table, and some of the series were played.

……

"The Cavaliers lost lightly, they need to pay attention to their opponents"

"Brown's offensive system pulls the gate, he is the worst link for the Cavaliers"

"The Cavaliers lose the defense they rely on for survival, and it is difficult to stop the five-star bulls from blooming more"

……

"These media outlets are really interesting." On off-season, Robinson, who had finished training, swiped social media and sighed.

Since being disgusted by the league and not participating in the slam dunk contest, Robinson has been almost instinctively following James.

Robinson was next to Xu Yong, and when he spoke, Xu Yong turned his head curiously.

"No one even mentioned that guy's performance, isn't it worth writing about the team boss scoring three goals in a game?" Robinson looked at Xu Yong and complained.

Xu Yong smiled and didn't speak.

I don't look at which mainstream media is now.

The Nike League is no joke.

If he hadn't signed AJ, it would have been Anta or something, and maybe he wouldn't have been able to get the best rookie.

"There is also the matter of Black Eight, when the Warriors won the Mavericks, the score in the first game was exactly the same as ours." Robinson then complained.

Xu Yong was a little surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect there to be such a coincidence.

"We're going to be able to black-out them." Robinson finally said with a hint of resentment.

"Yes, we can do it." Xu Yong replied in an affirmative tone.

Although, he knew that they were still far from that goal.

Winning the first game is just the beginning, and the Cavaliers' adjustments, including James' hand, are uncertain.

But the coincidence that Robinson said would give them psychological confidence.

……

Two days later, the game between the Cavaliers and the Bulls resumed, and the Cavaliers were in a noticeably better state in this game, especially James.

Although the three-point touch is still not good, his mid-range touch has been found.

And with this change in his, the Cavaliers' regular season offensive system also worked.

It also turns out that once James can play, the lineup that the Cavaliers have tailored for him is perfect.

Jamison and Parker perfectly opened up the space, Vallejo blocked and dismantled, and Williams took the pot weakly, and after the Cavaliers ran the machine, the strength of the first place in the East was fully revealed.

The Bulls, on the other hand, showed the instability of the young team, although the start was still deadlocked, but as the score was gradually pulled apart, it was also very chaotic.

After all, it is a young team, and there is no system at both ends of the key offensive and defensive ends.

In the end, the Bulls lost to the Cavaliers 83-104 on the road, and the series came to 1-1.

The rest of the series will continue in Chicago.

Every time the series is deuced, the third game is the first pivotal point.

On the plane back to Chicago, Ross took the initiative to sit next to Xu Yong.

"You take the baton." Rose took the initiative to speak to Xu Yong.

Because the point of projection is too obvious, his overall performance in the past two games has not been good.

In fact, he was targeted in the playoffs last season, although he scored 36 points and 11 assists in his debut, but his average dropped all the way to 19 points per game.

Having done this for two years in a row, he is kind of keenly aware of the importance of developing projection, but it's obviously not something that can be done all at once.

This is not to say that he wants to give up the position of the team leader, but if he wants to turn the situation around, he can only let Xu Yonglai lead the attack.

Although Xu Yong is a rookie, there are no obvious shortcomings in the offense and will not be targeted.

Xu Yong nodded, but then said, "If it weren't for your play, we still wouldn't have been able to win." ”

Xu Yong's words are very straightforward, in the face of Brown's defensive system, his main control effect will indeed be better, but that is not enough to change the difference in strength between the two sides.

The wins and losses of the past two games are more affected by James's form.

To win when the Cavaliers are on the line, each of them will have to do more than before.

And that includes Ross, of course.

Rose nodded, of course, he didn't come to shake the pot, but to discuss with Xu Yong how to play the next home game.

De Nagro is like a pendant when it comes to playing, and they can only play initiative if they want to win.

Of course, Ross, as a scumbag, is more often listening to Xu Yong's analysis.

As a reborn, Xu Yong not only has a wealth of experience in playing and commenting, but also has been influenced by Sandike in the NCAA.

Soon, a new set of feasible tactical solutions was on paper.

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