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Chapter 33 Hold Your Breath (Please recommend monthly pass collection)

While Zhang Weiping was desperately looking for information, the second half of the game had already started.

James looked at the very young Bucks team in front of him, feeling very unhappy.

This was an opening game that the Cavaliers should have won without any surprises, but it still required him to use ten levels of strength.

In particular, Yi Jianlian's high-position card playing style completely moved Daben out of the restricted area.

The inside defense that the Cavaliers are proud of has also been fully involved in the Bucks' inside projection.

"Sure enough, as long as I leave the game, the team will definitely lose." James sighed.

Because of the sweep of the championship in 07 and the extremely insulting words of Shi Fu Duncan, James suggested more than once that the management should find a reliable helper for him.

Last season, the Cavaliers hired Larry Hughes, the league's first defense and steals leader, from the Wizards.

It's just that Larry Hughes suffered constant injuries as soon as he arrived at the Cavaliers, and he completely shut down after playing a few games.

Moreover, he has almost no shooting ability and independent offensive ability. Every time he receives a wonderful pass from James, he can only waste the offense in vain.

The two don't match at all!

For this reason, the Cavaliers' management and James have already understood that what they need is not a top perimeter defender, but an offensive player who can share James' offensive pressure on the perimeter and play exquisitely with him.

"But this offseason, the Cavaliers didn't make any moves in the free market."

A row of auditorium behind the Cavaliers coaching bench.

Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry, who also traveled with the team for the opening game, frowned slightly.

He wanted to witness how the Cavaliers dealt with the underdog Bucks in the opening game of the new season, and then declared the Cavaliers comeback in the new season with a wave of victories from the start of this game.

And let those strong teams in the league wash their necks and wait for me to die.

"But who can think, who can think."

Danny Ferry glanced at Mike Brown under him with a bad expression.

If the opponent had not helped James lead the Cavaliers to the Finals, Danny Ferry would have wanted to fire Mike Brown.

As far as his on-the-spot reaction is concerned, if one-half of Popovich can make the Bucks play such an aggressive offense?

On the court, James began to attack the Bucks inside with the ball.

Marshall was hit with 4 fouls and left the field early. Yi Jianlian and Villanueva assisted in the defense but each accompanied a 2+1.

In the third quarter alone, James went to the free throw line 10 times and hit 7 of them. In addition to shooting 7 of 4 from the field, he scored a total of 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

This data is obtained in a single quarter, but it is comparable to the data of most starters for a whole game.

The score on the court has reached 87:89, and the Bucks are two points behind.

"Without a top-tier rim protector and an elite forward defender, we can't do anything about James."

Tylen Lu said with a worried look on his face.

As a defensive player, he naturally saw the problems of his teammates on the court at a glance.

That is to attack the strong and defend the weak.

The most serious thing is that the entire Bucks don't even have a single defensive player.

Such a situation would result in a team without a mental defensive leader at all, and would make the overall defense even more negative.

"Westbrook has the potential to become this kind of player, but now he is too young and has no experience defending NBA players at all."

Tyronn Lue continued.

Li Lai took a calm look at the situation on the court.

The establishment of forward defense and the team's overall defense is indeed the biggest problem for the Bucks at present.

But now is not the time to care about this matter, but how to win tonight's game.

"Playing against a strong team, the third and fourth quarters are the most dangerous.

Because no matter how much lead you created in the first half, as long as they exert their strength, the second half is full of countless comeback possibilities. "

After seeing how powerful and difficult to defend James, who has an ability value of 96, Li Lai completely abandoned the idea of ​​defending the Cavaliers.

"Then let the attack be more violent!"

In the fourth quarter, Li Lai regained his full starting lineup.

At the same time, he also told Westbrook and Xiao Mo to kill more insiders.

Going in and out, that's what basketball should be like.

And Yi Jianlian, Marshall and Charlie Villanueva have become the three most important points for the Bucks outside.

"The outside shooting percentage of the three will determine the final ownership of this game tonight."

Tyronn Lu admired Li Lai's courage very much.

Putting the team's fate entirely on the outside of the three-point line instead of the more secure inside offense, I am afraid that there is no coach in the world with Li Lai's courage.

on the field.

Westbrook and Yi Jianlian had no pick-and-roll outside, and Villanueva was always ready to cut inside.

According to the habits of the times, the Cavaliers really still focused on pinching the inside offense of the Bucks, and strangled Westbrook's breakthrough carrying the explosive package to death.

In this way, the outside line is full of empty space, and the Bucks Royal Salute frequently makes shots.

Yi Jianlian fired the first shot, Villanueva fired the second shot, and Morris Jr. fired two consecutive shots.

He made 11 of 5 three-pointers in a single quarter, and Mike Brown's scalp tingled for a while.

Fortunately, James withstood the pressure and broke through the inside line frequently, and Marshall was even directly beaten with 6 fouls and left the field.

And Big Z and Varejao, with James' assists, continuously attacked the inside of the Bucks.

As Yi Jianlian expected, he was indeed bombarded by the two centers of the Cavaliers inside, and he was bombarded in turn.

The good thing is that his own offense also opened up tonight.

At the last moment of the game, the Cavaliers still led the Bucks 110:108.

Kenny Smith said in awe: "No matter what the final result of this game is, we should applaud and encourage the Bucks team.

They put on a really good game for us. "

Barkley lamented: "The Bucks were able to stalemate with the Cavaliers until the last second, which has exceeded all of our expectations before the game.

You must know that their total player salaries add up to the bottom of the league. "

Milwaukee fans also stood up and cheered for the team at this time.

It's just that some young male and female fans still couldn't help covering their mouths and sobbing.

"There is always a winner in a game, why is it not us who win?"

"The most exasperating thing is why we are never the ones who win!"

The Bucks have been losing for years.

Milwaukee fans haven't even tasted victory in a long time, and the only thing they remember is the Bucks' 11-game losing streak at the end of last season.

Li Lai waved his hand, stood up from his seat, and then made a pause gesture towards the technical table.

beep!beep!
"It's a long pause."

Westbrook, Yi Jianlian, and George Hill all surrounded Li Lai in the middle.

"Coach, what are we going to do next?"

"You say, we all listen to you."

"We must win tonight's game!"

Looking at the teammates with firm eyes and serious faces around him, Xiao Mo was also infected by such emotions.

Facts have proved that when a team is very united, even if you are born out of gregariousness, you will also involuntarily integrate into this team.

"Coach, tell me how we should play." Xiao Mo said intermittently.

Li took a look at Xiao Mo, and then took a deep breath.

He took out the tactical board and said firmly, "We fight like this."

The game restarts.

Kenny Smith looked curiously at the status of the players on the Bucks.

After realizing that each of them seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, and did not look like a backward party at all, his eyes narrowed, and he finally cheered up.

"With 20 seconds left in the game, Mike Brown is a well-known defensive coach in the league. This ball must be strictly guarded against three-pointers!"

Barkley said seriously: "It is true that the three-point defense is necessary, but the Bucks have proved themselves in the summer league, the preseason, and even this game.

They're good at shooting threes!
Coach Mike Brown must not be careless. "

Bradley Arena, the audience stood up, and everyone held their breath.

CCTV's Yu Jia and Zhang Weiping, at this moment, their hearts were in their throats, and they couldn't take their eyes off it.

(End of this chapter)