NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

The Cavaliers sent a sideline ball, and Long Rui held the ball outside the three-point line.

After the lineup was changed, the play styles of the two teams also changed.

The intensity of the Celtics second team is far less than their starting lineup, and both the offensive and defensive ends have declined to a certain extent.

Under this lineup, Long Rui and Paul George's offense will be easier.

The two cooperated directly. Paul George first bypassed Long Rui and made a hand-to-hand pass.

Immediately afterwards, the two split to both sides. Pierce was in charge of defending Paul George. His defensive experience was very experienced and his defensive attitude was tough enough.

"Boy, don't try to score in front of me."

Pierce is notoriously the ugliest, and he is also fearless. He dares to offend anyone, let alone a rookie in the first year of his career.

Faced with Pierce's provocation, Paul George completely ignored it. After two rounds of playoffs, his mentality on the court has been greatly improved.

At this time, another Long Rui was waiting for an opportunity. He used a change of footsteps to directly deceive Rondo in front of him and cut towards the basket.

At the same time, Paul George made a jumper with the ball!

The seasoned Pierce had already seen through his movements and immediately jumped up to block the shot, but the basketball was thrown smoothly and flew towards the basket.

At this moment, everyone turned their eyes to the direction of the basket, and the people under the basket were already stuck in their positions, ready to fight for rebounds at any time.

However, in the next breath, the basketball flew directly over the basket!

"What did this guy vote for? Three non-sticks?"

Pierce suddenly sneered in his heart.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly jumped out from the side, leaping high, like a spring, he bounced into the air in an instant!
At the highest point of the jump, the top of his head has slightly exceeded the height of the basket. This person is Long Rui who threw off the defense!
"BOOM!"

The powerful one-arm split button was staged at this moment, and the entire Quicken Loans Center arena instantly boiled!

"MVP! MVP!"

Calls for MVP immediately sounded at the scene, and the morale of the Cavaliers suddenly rose!
Pierce's complexion changed. One second he was planning to taunt George, but the next second he was speechless and could only stare helplessly.

Rondo also shook his head slightly. He just let Long Rui find a chance just because he didn't pay attention. He could have defended this shot.

It was too late to regret, and the game was still going on. After the baseline ball was sent, Rondo advanced the half court with the ball.

As the commander on the field, he always keeps a clear mind and strives to make the most correct choice in every round.

Rondo continued his job and organized the team's offense. The change in the lineup will not affect his organizational ability.

After several perfect moves, Delonte West ran out of space.

Rondo gave the ball to the past at the first time. After receiving the ball, West adjusted slightly, and then shot immediately.

"Bang!"

There was a sound of iron striking, and the mid-range jumper missed.

The Cavaliers protected the backcourt rebounds, and Long Rui and George teamed up to launch a fast break.

Although Rondo reacted quickly and retreated in time, his teammates failed to keep up with the rhythm.

"Come back to defense! Come back to defense!"

Pierce also yelled twice. He really wanted to rush back to the basket, but his old legs couldn't support the speed he wanted.

A two-on-one situation was formed in the frontcourt. Long Rui and George played left and right. No matter how good Rondo's defensive ability was, he couldn't do both.

In the end, with the cooperation of the two, Paul George easily completed the layup.

In the next round, the Cavaliers completed another successful defense, but this time the Celtics retreated quickly and did not give them a chance to play a fast break.

With only the last 13 seconds left in the first quarter, the Cavaliers made their last attack.

Long Rui held the ball outside the three-point line and signaled his teammates to open up the space. He still wanted to end the attack in a one-on-one way.

Rondo lowered the center of gravity of the defense, always ready to reach out and steal.

In this quarter, he has been bullied by Long Rui with his physical advantage. He knows very well that conventional defense cannot limit Long Rui.

You must take the initiative to attack, so that you have a chance to complete the steal, or force Long Rui to fail to complete the breakthrough with the normal route.

When Long Rui compressed the attack time to only 6 seconds left, the impact was launched!
He made a sharp change of direction in front of him, and he was about to force his way through Rondo's defense from the right.

But at the moment when he changed direction and changed hands, Rondo made a quick shot, and intercepted the ball with his fan-like palm!

After completing the steal, Rondo immediately rushed to the frontcourt, his speed was extremely fast, like a green whirlwind.

And behind him, Long Rui was chasing after him. There was only one second left in the attack time, and Rondo had already rushed to the basket.

But he knew very well that Long Rui was right behind him, and if he made a regular layup, he would definitely be blocked by Long Rui.

Rondo jumped, and at the same time, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he used a near-limit 'cross-bridge lever' to make a reverse basket, successfully avoiding Long Rui's block!
The ball goes into the whistle and the first quarter is over!
29:32
The Cavaliers took a 3-point lead.

"The second team still has to rely on Rondo!"

"The last steal and fast break is really crucial. If he can't steal Long Rui, with Long Rui's personal ability, there is a high probability that he will be able to score this goal."

"If this is the case, the Cavaliers are not leading by 3 points, but leading by 7 points."

"Although it's only a four-point gap, it's actually something else."

"Now the Cavaliers want to open the point difference to seven points, at least two rounds must be played, and it is still on the premise that the opponent does not score."

"You know, this is the rotation stage, and the handling of every round is crucial. This is the best time for the Cavaliers to expand the point difference."

"And the Celtics just want to procrastinate as much as possible and wait for their starter to return. Now it seems that the Celtics are still very successful."

"It depends on whether they can continue to withstand the impact of the Cavaliers at the beginning of the second quarter."

In the CV-5 live broadcast room, Su Qun said leisurely.

"Actually, I think the Celtics are not thinking about how to defend, but how to score."

"Because the strength of his second team is not equal to the Cavaliers, it is obviously impossible to compete with the Cavaliers through defense."

"The best way is to attack. As long as they can score, the Cavaliers will not be afraid to widen the point difference."

"The most sure scoring point on the field is Pierce, and Rondo should create opportunities for him to attack."

Zhang Weiping also analyzed it.