NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

After Scott's adjustments, the Cavaliers finally improved a little on the offensive end.

They used tactical coordination to attack twice in a row.

But they still can't find a way to limit their opponents on the defensive end.

With the last 3 minutes left in the first quarter, the two teams entered the stage of rotation.

Scott kept Paul George on the court and continued to lead the second team to chase points.

The Thunder chose to go five-on-five. In their second team, James Harden will be used as the core of the offense.

This season is Harden's second season. As the team's sixth man, he averaged 26.7 minutes per game and scored 12.2 points.

It is the most stable scoring point in the Thunder's second team. When Durant and Westbrook rest, he is the third reliable scoring point.

Harden has gradually shown his talent on the offensive end this season, and he often has some brilliant performances.

The talent of the Thunder's three juniors can be seen with the naked eye. If everything goes well, they will definitely become the most competitive team in the league in the next few years.

"Why doesn't that man shave his beard, isn't it uncomfortable to have such a thick beard?"

Ran Ruoxue's concentration is always so strange. When Long Rui is not playing, she seldom concentrates on watching the game. Instead, she goes back to observe some players intentionally.

Hearing this, Long Rui's face was covered with black lines.

"It's not too bad now. In another year or two, his beard will grow longer and longer!"

Long Rui said leisurely.

"Huh? How do you know? What if someone scratches it?"

Ran Ruoxue's words made Long Rui hesitate for a while.

As a time traveler, he naturally knew it, but wouldn't it be too strange to say it now?

"Ahem! I was just guessing!"

"Many Americans are like this, they like to grow beards!"

Long Rui hastily explained.

"Huh~ That doesn't look good, and it's troublesome to take care of, right?"

Ran Ruoxue kept talking about Harden's beard, and Long Rui also looked helpless, obviously she had begun to lose her mind about watching the game.

After the second team played, the Cavaliers finally ushered in the opportunity to chase points.

Compared with the Thunder's second team, the Cavaliers' lineup depth is better.

At the end of the first quarter, after the two sides changed their formations, the Thunder's defense dropped sharply.

This allowed the Cavaliers to find an opportunity, and Paul George started his crazy scoring mode.

He and Harden formed a matchup on the court, but Harden's defense was not good, and Paul George could constantly find opportunities to score the ball.

Seeing such a brave performance by George, Harden is naturally not far behind.

He also wants to stand up and score for the team, but Paul George's defense restricts him a little uncomfortable.

Both of them have good offensive ability, but they are different on the defensive end.

Paul George can limit Harden, but Harden can hardly limit Paul George.

When Harden's offense was choked, the Thunder's second team suddenly fell into a disadvantage.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers, led by Paul George and Jeremy Lin, played a 7:0 offensive climax.

The first quarter ended with James Harden missing the final shot.

33:25
After being hit by a wave of counterattacks by their opponents, the Thunder still have an 8-point advantage.

At this moment, the camera was on Long Rui, and it could be seen that Long Rui's expression was worried.

The fans at the scene also shouted Long Rui's name. They also hoped that Long Rui could play and lead the Cavaliers to defeat their opponents and win 20 consecutive victories.

"Oh... It would be great if Long Rui was here..."

"That is, if Long Rui hadn't been injured, let's see if Durant is still so arrogant."

Huaxia, the fans in front of the screen are also talking about this topic.

"Harden, what's going on with you today?"

"Several times the offensive selection was unreasonable. If you play like this, you don't have to play in this game."

Thunder coach Brooks yelled at Harden.

Obviously, he was not satisfied with Harden's performance at the end of the first quarter.

This period of time should have been Harden's time to show himself, but he made 5 of 1 shots and only scored 3 points with free throws.

On the other hand, Paul George, during this period, he made 4 of 3 shots, 1 of 1 free throw, and scored 8 points!
The second-year Harden was scolded by the coach, but he kept his head down and didn't dare to say more.

"Coach, I'll call back in the second quarter."

Harden said seriously.

Hearing what he said, Brooks let him go.

As Harden himself said, after the start of the second quarter, he began to show his true strength on the offensive end.

He first used a rhythm change to deceive Paul George's defense and caused a shooting foul.

Then he singled George head-on and hit a precise three-pointer with a retreat!
With the scoring of these two goals, the point difference was once again stretched to double digits.

When the second quarter of the game progressed to 7 minutes, the main lineups of both sides were replaced again.

At this time, the Thunder still held a 9-point lead.

At this stage, Harden was not replaced, but played side by side with Durant and Westbrook. This is also the Thunder's consistent rotation method.

When these three are on the court at the same time, their offensive deterrence will be magnified to the extreme.

Durant's offense is unsolvable, and Westbrook is also extremely lethal. Coupled with Harden who exploded from time to time, the Cavaliers immediately felt a huge pressure.

In the auditorium, Long Rui shook his head slightly. With the state of Thunder Thunder's third young master, the Cavaliers might lose this game.

Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to accept the fact.

On the court, the power of the Thunder's three juniors was immediately manifested.

These three are like no one on the offensive end, and scoring is like picking something out of a bag for them.

Although the three of Curry, Paul George and Yi Jianlian cooperated very well, they were still inferior to their opponents after all.

Throughout the second quarter of the game, the Cavaliers were completely passive.

Under the repeated bombardment of Thunder's three young masters, the point difference directly came to 20 points.

67:47
After the first half, the 20-point difference on the scoreboard was extremely eye-catching.

The morale of the Cavaliers was so low that they had never felt so powerless for a moment.

During the intermission, the atmosphere in the Cavaliers locker room was very depressing.

With a 20-point difference, this is the worst game since Curry and others came to Kecheng.

"Coach, without Long Rui, we really can't do it."

Curry was very disappointed and said frustrated words.

"Our winning streak is coming to an end..."

Paul George also echoed.

Even Yi Jianlian kept his head down and remained silent. For this match, he no longer had any hope.