NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

2-3!

The moment the scoring counter flipped, the entire Quicken Loans Arena burst into cheers.

Although this is only the first goal, it can be seen that under the leadership of Long Rui, the entire team is in a very positive state, and the cooperation between them is quite in place.

After scoring the goal, Nowitzki looked at Long Rui. Although Jamison was the one who scored, all of this was organized by Long Rui.

"Don't worry about Long Rui, strangle the other points."

Nowitzki gave instructions to the teammates around him, which was also Coach Carlisle's will, but obviously, they didn't do it just now.

Feeling the fighting spirit of the Cavaliers team, the Mavericks players also began to take a serious attitude.

Their second attack is still the pick-and-roll cooperation between Kidd and Nowitzki, but this time the person who runs down is replaced by Chandler.

With a height of 216cm, he feels like he is in the middle of no one's land, and he can "eat cakes" at will. Scoring is like picking something out of a bag, and Hickson can't guard him at all.

But the Cavaliers were not to be outdone. Long Rui advanced quickly and faced Stevenson again. He wanted to use the same tactic, but the opponent strengthened the man-to-man defense and could not find a good passing route.

Seeing this, Long Rui had no choice but to go it alone. He used his speed advantage to attack and made an emergency stop jumper at the free throw line.

After a few bumps on the rim, the basketball fell into the frame and scored his first goal of the game.

The Cavaliers' transformation has had a miraculous effect on the court. The small lineup took advantage of their speed and kept moving in offense, causing the Mavericks to dare not have any help in defense and creating good opportunities for Long Rui's personal offense.

Stevenson couldn't guard Long Rui, but it was also difficult for the Cavaliers to defend the Mavericks' inside twin towers.

In the next few rounds, the game completely turned into a fierce battle between Long Rui and the Maverick Twin Towers.

But starting from this match, Long Rui didn't have the special blessing of the system, and his hit rate dropped.

Throughout the first quarter of this game, it was difficult for others to make a difference under the Mavericks' marking, and it was only Long Rui who was able to bite the score alone.

It's just that this style of play was a great test for Long Rui. In the second half of the first quarter, due to excessive consumption, he failed to hit a few shots.

On the other hand, the Mavericks' offense is playing smoothly, and Nowitzki and Chandler are simply incomprehensible inside.

After the first quarter, the score came to 27-21. With a small climax, the Mavericks led the score by 6 points.

During the break between festivals, Long Rui raised his head and drank a few sips of water, the sweat continued to slide down his cheeks. This style of play was really exhausting, and even he couldn't take it anymore.

"How is it? Dragon, are you okay?"

Coach Scott cared about the inquiry.

Long Rui took a few breaths and nodded, "No problem."

Scott looked at him, feeling a little sorry. In the entire first quarter, Long Rui shouldered more than half of the team's offense.

It is precisely because he scored 13 points that the Cavaliers did not fall behind too much.

The shooting percentage of 9 of 5 shots has dropped to the lowest value compared with the previous two games, but it is still a good data.

"Long, do we still want to fight like this?"

Antawn - Jamieson expressed doubts, in his view, if this continues, the score will only get bigger and bigger.

This is the first quarter, and Long Rui's physical energy has been exhausted. Once he is exhausted, the team's offense will be sluggish.

However, Long Rui stuck to his beliefs. He patted Jamison on the shoulder: "Don't worry, you just run according to my requirements. Don't worry about the score. The real game will start in the second half!"

Although they fell behind their opponents in the first quarter, Long Rui didn't panic at all, which was exactly as he expected.

The biggest weakness of the Mavericks lies in their age. Almost all of the main players are in their 30s.

Even if they could barely keep up with the pace of the Cavaliers in the first half, but with the decline in physical strength, there will definitely be many defensive loopholes in the second half.

"Before the game, Scott said that the Cavaliers would surprise everyone. Now it seems that this is true. This starting lineup is really surprising, but the effect..."

"Hey! Dude! I know what you're trying to say. If you're too embarrassed to say it, let me say it. This lineup really sucks. It seems that the Cavaliers are determined to carry it through!"

"I really don't know why Long signed a two-year contract with such a team. With his ability, he can join a strong team and win the championship."