NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

In fact, there was nothing wrong with Long Rui's fingers at all. The reason why he chose to end at this time period was entirely his deliberate arrangement.

The team lacks Paul George, so he has to stand up and lead the second team, and now is preparing for it.

On the court, the confrontation between the two teams is still fierce. After Long Rui is off the court, the Cavaliers' offensive firepower will decline, but Curry and Yi Jianlian teamed up to support the team's offense.

The two sides played back and forth, and the score also rose alternately.

During this period of time, the Mavericks have maximized the power of their inside twin towers, and the success rate of scoring goals is higher than that of the Cavaliers.

With the last 2 minutes left in the first quarter, the Mavericks held a 4-point lead. Coach Carlisle called a timeout and entered the first rotation stage.

The Mavericks left Kidd and Nowitzki and replaced the other three main players.

As for the Cavaliers, Yi Jianlian and Davis were left behind, and the same three were replaced, but Long Rui reappeared at this moment.

"Long Rui returned to the court. Now it seems that there is nothing wrong with his fingers. The previous rest should be preparing for this moment."

"After the absence of Paul George, the Cavaliers have also fully considered the rotation of the team. Now Long Rui has replaced this position, so that the firepower of the second team can be guaranteed!"

"This arrangement looks very appropriate, so that the Cavaliers will continue to have the capital to confront the Mavericks."

On the commentary stage, he said leisurely.

Back from the timeout, the Mavericks sent a sideline kick.

After Chandler left the field, their inside deterrence suddenly decreased a lot, and Kidd no longer obsessed with playing inside offense. He began to connect more teammates to move around and look for opportunities to attack.

After several patient passes, Kidd saw an opportunity to break through. He used the cover of his teammates to get inside and made a small throw!
Next, in the Cavaliers' attack, Long Rui quickly advanced with the ball. He first gave the ball to Yi Jianlian, then saw the right time, ran back to throw off the defender, and cut towards the basket.

When the ball arrives, Yi Jianlian throws the ball toward the basket, while Long Rui leaps forward, grabbing the moon with one hand and dunking the ball fiercely into the basket!
"nice shot!"

"Long Rui has to play like this when he is on the court. He doesn't have to think too much, just to score."

"Now the second team is pointing at him. Of course, UAE is the second offensive option."

Zhang Weiping was very happy when he saw Long Rui dunk.

After three rounds, the first quarter ended.

26:24
The Mavericks led by 2 points.

During the intermission, Coach Carlisle began to plan their second quarter game.

The Cavaliers didn't make any moves. Everyone was using this time to rest and relax their bodies as much as possible.

After a while, the intermission ended, and the two sides entered the second quarter of the game.

At the beginning of the second quarter, it was still a contest between rotation lineups.

After all, Nowitzki is getting old. After playing a full quarter, his offensive efficiency began to show a downward trend.

The two shots failed to hit, and the Cavaliers seized this opportunity. Long Rui used his almost unsolvable breakthrough to make consecutive kills and helped the team overtake by two points.

Long Rui, who had a finger injury, rushed left and right on the court, as if he was in nowhere, and the injury did not affect him too much.

With his own strength, he forced the Mavericks to change their defense and start double-teaming him. As long as Long Rui received the ball, two defensive players would come up to flank him immediately, without giving him any chance to organize or attack.

Faced with such a defense, Long Rui had no choice but to hand over the organization responsibility to Jeremy Lin, while he himself played off the ball.

Although he doesn't have the ball in his hands, he is still the biggest threat to the Mavericks.

Whenever he goes to run, there will always be two defenders staring at him, not even giving him a chance to connect the ball.

But in this way, they will inevitably miss people. Jeremy Lin also spotted this weakness and constantly created open shooting opportunities.

This is the best time for them to expand the point difference, but these substitute players are not in a good state, even if they are open shots, they miss a lot of shots.

Many people here have never experienced the finals, so after playing, they couldn't bear the pressure, and they performed abnormally.

In normal training, even if they are role players, their shooting percentage is very high when they are open, but it becomes completely different in the game. There are too many factors that affect shooting.

More than three minutes into the second quarter, taking advantage of a dead ball, the two sides made a second personnel adjustment.

The Mavericks replaced Kidd and Nowitzki with Terry and Chandler.

The Cavaliers replaced Yi Jianlian and replaced Curry and other main players.

"The opportunity for the Cavaliers has come!"

"This is the best time for them to widen the point difference. Now the Mavericks don't have a particularly stable scoring point, nor a good organizer."

"The Cavaliers have four starters, and Long Rui and Curry are all there, and the offense is full of firepower!"

In the first attack after the substitution, the Mavericks obviously lagged a lot. Terry is completely a "nerve knife" trait. It is obviously not reliable to rely on him to drive the team's offense.

But the Mavericks have no choice, after all, their lineup is not as deep as the Cavaliers.

The sound of striking iron sounded, and Terry missed a three-pointer.

Varejao protected the backboard and immediately handed the ball to Curry.

They still keep a close eye on Long Rui, they just don't let him handle the ball.

After receiving the ball, Curry quickly launched an offense. He and Long Rui cooperated with each other and successfully scored the ball.

"nice shot!"

"Rarity is amazing!"

A sweet voice sounded.

However, then there was a cry of pain...

"Ah! Take it easy! Take it easy! I can't stand it!"

Paul George nearly shed tears...

It turned out that just now, when Jingjing saw Long Rui's goal, she was so excited that she couldn't control the strength in her hands!
"Ah? Hee hee..."

"Sorry, I... I didn't mean to..."

Jingjing smiled awkwardly, looking at George with a painful face, she felt a little sorry.

In the next few minutes, under the leadership of Long Rui and Curry, the Cavaliers already had the upper hand.

The scoring efficiency of the Mavericks has declined severely. Terry has not found his touch for a long time, and has not been able to open it.

The Cavaliers took advantage of this opportunity to score points again and again, and the points were narrowly missed, and they were about to reach double digits.

Coach Carlisle looked at the time. Nowitzki and Kidd rested for about 3 minutes. They had to wait a little longer, but the situation is urgent now.

"Jason, Dirk, you have to play."