NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

February 5th, US time.

The finals of the NBA10-11 season will start today!
Outside the Quicken Loans Center in Cleveland, Cavaliers fans have already surrounded the place.

The Cavaliers have not won an NBA championship trophy for decades since its establishment. For the fans in this city, the championship is their long-awaited expectation.

On the square outside the arena, there are championship patterns posted everywhere, which shows their desire for this trophy!

"Cleveland, win!"

In the locker room of the home team, everyone shouted, the momentum is really shocking!
At the moment, Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott is accepting a pre-game interview.

"Coach Scott, this is the first game of the finals. After many days of rest, are you fully ready for the game?"

Scott nodded immediately: "Of course, you know how eager we are for this trophy. We are fully prepared to meet the entire finals matchup!"

"Most people in the outside world now think that you are the final championship winners. Doesn't this make you feel pressure?"

The reporter continued to ask.

"Indeed, although it seems that we have received more support, it actually puts more pressure on us."

"When you get these supports, it means that more people will pay attention. Therefore, we must show our best state, and there must be no negligence at all."

"Of course we have been under enough pressure along the way, our players have long been used to this situation, and we will deal with it very well."

Coach Scott replied indifferently.

Subsequently, the Cavaliers held an opening ceremony at home, and players from both sides began to warm up.

This was the scene of the finals. As Long Rui's girlfriend, Ran Ruoxue would naturally not be absent, and she still sat in the exclusive seat Long Rui had arranged for her.

When Long Rui came out of the player tunnel, he habitually looked towards that position.

Looking at each other, Long Rui's tension subsided a lot.

After entering the field, the two sides immediately began to warm up.

"Long Rui, I am amazed by your growth. I never expected to meet you in the finals."

Nowitzki greeted Long Rui very friendly.

Long Rui smiled slightly: "I've been looking forward to this showdown for a long time, you all have to go all out!"

"Of course!"

After a brief conversation between the two, they each devoted themselves to warming up.

After 10 minutes, the two sides revealed their starting lineups.

Mavericks starters: Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler

Cavaliers starters: Stephen Curry, Long Rui, JJ Hickson, Yi Jianlian, Anderson Varejao

Comparing the starting lineups of the two sides, each position can be reasonably matched.

Both sides are also inside twin-tower lineups, but the Mavericks' inside strength is obviously stronger than that of the Cavaliers, which is their advantage.

On the perimeter, the Mavericks have the 'old demon' Kidd, who, like Rondo, is a very traditional point guard.

Kidd's scoring ability is not very outstanding, but it cannot be ignored, and his organizational ability is very strong. At his peak, he was also one of the top point guards in the league.

In contrast, the Cavaliers' outside players are still more outstanding.

Long Rui's organizational ability is not much inferior to that of Kidd now, and he has a superb offensive method. Coupled with Stephen Curry's partner, it is simply unsolvable.

Not to mention the Mavericks, even in the entire league, there seems to be no pair of backcourt partners who can compete with them.

"The two teams have their own strengths and weaknesses in the lineup. The Cavaliers are strong on the outside, while the Mavericks are strong on the inside."

"This is actually the best contest to watch, and it depends on who can make better use of their own advantages."

For the NBA finals, Huaxia will naturally send ace commentators Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi.

Today they were not in the studio, but arrived at the Quicken Loans Center arena to explain the game for Huaxia fans, which has almost become a routine.

After warming up, the game is about to start.

The starting players of the two teams enter the court, stand in their respective positions, and perform a mid-circle jump ball.

The referee blows the whistle and throws the ball.

Varejao and Chandler jumped almost at the same time, but Chandler was obviously taller, and easily won the first wave of offensive rights for the Mavericks.

The ball was handed over to 'Old Demon' Kidd, who dribbled the ball across half court and began to organize the first attack.

Kidd is well aware of the Mavericks' advantage, so he directly asked Nowitzki to come up and make a pick-and-roll.

Nowitzki has a very wide body, like a door panel, and his pick-and-roll effect is extremely good.

After the pick-and-roll, the two immediately formed a defense change, and Nowitzki habitually moved down to the inside.

After switching defenses, Stephen Curry couldn't pose any threat to Nuo Tianwang at all.

When Nowitzki moved near the free throw line, Kidd also passed the ball immediately.

After receiving the ball, facing Curry's defense, Nowitzki directly ignored him and made a decisive jump shot!

"Shh!"

Opening the first ball, hollow hit!

In this regard, Curry can only look up at each other, there is no way at all.

Nowitzki's soft shooting touch is very rare among big players. He can shoot beyond the three-point line and has a good shooting percentage, so it is very difficult to defend him.

After scoring the first goal, the Mavericks retreated quickly, leaving no chance for the Cavaliers to break fast.

The Cavaliers sent the baseline ball, and Long Rui quickly took the ball across the half.

He winked at Curry, and immediately the two made a cross movement.

Curry headed to the right, and JJ Hickson had already set a screen for him, giving Kidd a brief delay in pursuit.

Although the delay was short, it was enough for Curry to make a move.

Long Rui's pass was timely and fell into Curry's hands accurately.

Outside the three-point line, Curry raised his hand and shot, and Kidd flew over to interfere, but because of Hickson's delay, it was still a little slower after all.

The basketball draws a perfect arc in the air and falls into the basket with precision!

A three-pointer was scored, and the Cavaliers also scored in their first offense!
"Judging from the start of the two teams, they both used their strengths reasonably, and used the simplest coordination to play the most effective offense."

On the commentary stage, he said leisurely.

"Yes, but in fact, if the two teams are fully open on the offensive end, I think the Cavaliers will have an advantage."

"Because their outside shooting ability is too strong, if both Curry and Long Rui find the touch on the outside, it would be quite a scary thing."

Zhang Weiping on the side also gave his own point of view.