NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

Kecheng, Quicken Loans Arena.

After three consecutive trips, the Cavaliers will sit at home to face the challenge of the underdog Timberwolves in the West.

As the leader of the Cavaliers, Long Rui will be on the sidelines in this game.

At this moment, in the first row of the auditorium, Long Rui and Ran Ruoxue interlocked their fingers and sat on their seats.

The camera also showed the two of them, Long Rui's face was filled with a smile, looking very relaxed.

In fact, he's not used to the role of spectator.

This was the first time Long Rui sat in the audience and watched his team's game.

He looked very relaxed at first, but he was more nervous than anyone else in his heart.

How much he wanted to stand on the field and lead his teammates to win this victory.

But now he can only watch his teammates fight on the field, which is undoubtedly very cruel for a professional athlete.

After a while, players from both sides appeared on the field.

Long Rui looked towards the player tunnel at home, Curry came out first, followed by Yi Jianlian and others.

They also looked in Long Rui's direction, and their eyes met. Long Rui only felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart, which was not very good.

"Long Rui, don't worry, we will definitely win this match!"

Yi Jianlian and others gave Long Ruibi an exclusive celebratory gesture for the Cavaliers.

Long Rui also responded.

"Brother Long..."

Ran Ruoxue glanced at Long Rui, she knew Long Rui's mood at this time.

Long Rui took a deep breath and shook his head: "I'm fine, I trust them!"

Players on both sides began to warm up before the game, and both sides also offered their starting lineups.

Cavaliers starters: Stephen Curry, Paul George, JJ Hickson, Yi Jianlian, Varejao
Timberwolves starters: Luke Ridnour, Wesley Johnson, Michael Beasley, Kevin Love, Darko Milicic
As far as the lineup is concerned, the Timberwolves are actually not very bad. Their biggest problem is the series on the offensive end.

Among the team, there is not a good organizer. Among them, Ridnour has the most assists per game, but only 5.4 times.

Obviously, this is still far from a first-class playmaker. Except for Ridnour, no one on the team averaged more than three assists per game.

In addition to assists, the biggest gap between them and the Cavaliers is that they don't have a particularly prominent scoring point.

The scoring average of the starting players is relatively balanced. Kevin Love, the team's leading scorer, averaged only 20.2 points per game this season.

And Michael Beasley is second only to him, averaging 19.2 points per game.

The remaining three starters average around [-] points per game. Although this starting lineup is not strong, it is actually not weak.

The reason why their ranking is at the bottom of the West is actually because they lack a real organizer.

"In today's game, although the Cavaliers lack Long Rui, I think they can still win relatively easily."

"Of course, the current Cavaliers are not at the beginning of the season. In addition to Long Rui, they also have Curry, Yi Jianlian and other stable scoring points!"

"And now that the end of the season is approaching, the Timberwolves don't want to win, they want a lottery pick!"

At the scene, the two dedicated commentators of the Cavaliers continued to analyze.

Soon, the first quarter began.

The two sides jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the Cavaliers won the first wave of offense.

Without Long Rui on the field, the heavy responsibility of organization naturally fell on Curry.

In the first attack of the opening game, he played a pick-and-roll with Yi Jianlian. After the two attracted the defense, they transferred the ball to Paul George who was open on the weak side.

This is George's first start. He promised Long Rui yesterday that he would go all out.

After receiving the ball, he glanced at the basket, shot from outside the three-point line, and hit the first ball accurately!
Looking back, the Timberwolves' offense was only the first round, and they exposed the team's biggest problem.

When the ball crossed half court, the entire offense seemed to stall.

No one ran to respond, just stood there, watching Ridnour who was holding the ball on the outside.

Kevin Love wanted to stay in the paint, and Ridnour passed the ball.

Facing Yi Jianlian's defense, Kevin Love was not comfortable.

The difference in height between the two was 5 centimeters, and Yi Jianlian raised his arms high, almost completely covering his sight.

There was not much time left in the attack, and Love had to stare at the defense and force a shot.

"Bang!"

The sound of iron strikes sounded, and Varejao accepted the rebound.

In the next attack, the Cavaliers continued to score. The three-day rest allowed their bodies to fully recover, and the vitality of the young team was once again displayed.

Since overcoming the previous three-game streak, the Cavaliers' strength seems to be one step closer, as if they have broken through the shackles.

They are more confident than ever on the field, and the cooperation between teammates is also more tacit.

In the auditorium, Long Rui was also very happy when he saw the performance of the Cavaliers.

"Brother Long, you don't have to worry about it now!"

Ran Ruoxue chuckled.

Long Rui nodded: "At least this match should be won."

Watching the Cavaliers game, I always feel a little uncomfortable without Long Rui, even though the others are playing very well.

"Don't watch it! Don't watch it!"

"It's boring, another massacre..."

"It would be great if Long Rui was here!"

"I hope Long Rui can come back when playing against the Thunder, so that the game will be exciting!"

Although the fans said they would not watch it, their eyes were very honest. Even though it was a unilaterally crushing game, many people still watched it to the end.

Without Long Rui, their biggest expectation for the Cavaliers is to see if the winning streak will continue. Apart from that, they have no other expectations.

In the four quarters of the game, the Cavaliers suppressed the whole process under the leadership of Curry.

The final score was fixed at 87:118, and the Cavaliers beat their opponents by 31 points at home!
Fans were not surprised by this result.

It is worth mentioning that Paul George, who started the game for the first time, performed very well in the game.

He has accomplished Long Rui's scoring tasks on the court excellently.

Throughout the game, he personally scored 32 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.

This also made many people sigh, the Cavaliers dug a core team from the Pacers!
Not only the Pacers, but the management of the Golden State Warriors must also regret it, because Stephen Curry's performance is also very good, much better than the traded Jamison.

After the game, Long Rui also came to the team locker room to celebrate the victory with his teammates.

"Long Rui! As I said, we will definitely win!"

Yi Jianlian looked at Long Rui and said excitedly.

"Long Rui, you can rest for a while, you have seen our performance today!"

Curry is also very proud.