NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

Intermission is over and the second half begins.

The Cavaliers launched their first attack, and Long Rui quickly took the ball across the half court. After making a cross with Curry, he immediately broke through to the inside.

Marion and Kidd hurriedly double-teamed him, while Long Rui passed the ball from behind to Curry who was emptied outside.

Stephen Curry catches and shoots the ball, which is a good opportunity to open, but unfortunately this shot did not make it.

After the Mavericks took the defensive rebound, they handed the ball to Kidd.

Outside the three-point line, Kidd began to organize, and Nowitzki pulled out the three-point line to open up the space inside.

Chandler also moved towards the upper line. At the same time, Marion on the left suddenly ran backwards, bypassing Chandler's body, blocking the chasing Long Rui, and then quickly cut in.

When he rushed to the basket, Kidd's pass was also delivered in time, assisting Marion for an easy layup!

"Strike! It's a beautiful match!"

"The Mavericks' first goal in the second half didn't come from inside. The Cavaliers must pay attention to this."

"Everyone knows that their strongest offensive method is the cooperation of the two inside towers. In the first half of today's game, it was also played to the fullest."

"The twin towers are an offensive strength that the Cavaliers have been unable to solve. If the Mavericks are allowed to open up the perimeter on this basis, it will be even more difficult for the Cavaliers to limit the opponent's offense."

On the commentary stage, Zhang Weiping said worriedly.

Long Rui on the court is obviously aware of this problem, and he is also worried that the Mavericks will form a situation where more blooming.

"Pay attention to supplementary defense. I would rather let their inside score than let Marion score easily."

Long Rui turned his head to remind him.

Looking back, the Cavaliers sent the baseline ball, and Long Rui also began to change his style of play. He handed over the ball to Curry, and he himself responded without the ball.

Statistics show that Long Rui's offensive efficiency with the ball is actually better than him with the ball.

Although he doesn't have the ball in his hand, because of his outstanding personal ability, he will still become the opponent's key defensive object.

Once the opponent puts the defensive focus on him, his teammates will get a lot of offensive opportunities, and he also believes in his teammates.

Long Rui came to the left corner to ambush. Now he and Curry switched roles, and he was always observing the situation on the field, ready to respond at any time.

Curry held the ball on the outside, and he called Yi Jianlian to come up as a screen.

After the screen, a defense change was formed immediately, and Nowitzki stood in front of him like a mountain.

But there was no fear in Curry's expression, which was the effect he wanted.

Many fans may only know that Curry has a very good shooting ability, but they don't know that his breakthrough skills are also very good.

A big man like Nowitzki simply can't keep up with his nimble feet.

In order to prevent Curry, Nowitzki lowered his defensive center of gravity as much as possible so that he could respond in time.

But his ability to move under his feet is a bit worse than that of Curry. It is almost impossible to prevent Curry's breakthrough.

Facing the defense of 'Nuo Tianwang', after continuous shaking, Curry directly changed direction quickly and broke through to the right!

Nowitzki, relying on his years of experience, predicted Curry's movements at the first time. He hurriedly moved a step sideways to intercept, but he was still a step late after all.

The extremely fast speed combined with the smart footsteps allowed Curry to successfully complete the breakthrough, and the insider Chandler hurried over to defend.

Curry made an emergency stop and a small toss shot. The basketball just passed Chandler's fingertips and fell into the basket with precision!
"Hey! Curry is so flexible!"

"Nowitzki can't keep up with him at all. In fact, the Mavericks shouldn't put all their defense on Long Rui. Curry's deterrence is also very strong."

"He has almost everything in Long Ruihui. The only regret is that his physical fitness is not that outstanding."

In the next few minutes, the two teams fell into a stalemate again.

From the second half, the defensive intensity of both sides has increased, and they began to actively look for physical confrontation, so their offensive efficiency has declined compared to the first half.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Cavaliers only led by 1 point, and the two sides entered a timeout in the second half.

"Those two big men are really difficult to deal with, and there is nothing they can do."

Yi Jianlian said bitterly.

He and Varejao are the two most bitter people in the Cavaliers, because they are responsible for the defense of the Mavericks Twin Towers.

But in the face of the opponent's absolute strength, their defense seems a little fragile.

Yi Jianlian's entire chest is now flushed. He has been enduring Nowitzki's attack, and it is not easy to stand up to now.

After he came to the Cavaliers, under Long Rui's suggestion, he gained a certain amount of weight, and his strength also increased a lot. If he had been in the past, he might not have been able to withstand it long ago.

"They played very hard today, obviously they don't want to lose the game, so we have to take a more serious attitude than them, so that we can win the game."

Cavaliers coach Byron Scott said seriously.

"Our offense has been very good today, but we haven't gained any advantage until now. We must find a way to widen the point difference as soon as possible."

Curry on the side also said something.

"Teaming."

"It seems that only in this way can they limit their inside scoring."

At this moment, Long Rui suddenly spoke.

"Teaming? Isn't that going to release their outside line?"

Coach Scott looked at Long Rui suspiciously.

"Yes, we need to fight hard."

"The Mavericks' combination of inside twin towers is too stable. On the contrary, their outside shooting ability is not so good."

"I want to restrict their inside and let their outside shoot, which may reduce their offensive efficiency."

"Sean Marion is now the person with the weakest shooting ability among their outsiders, so you can try to let him shoot."

Long Rui explained.

Hearing these words, everyone fell into a brief thought.

"I think I can try it."

Stephen Curry nodded.

"Now the score is very tight, it's okay to try for a while, maybe you can have unexpected gains, and it's okay to change back if the situation is not right."

Paul George also echoed.

At this point, everyone looked at Byron Scott, waiting for his final decision, after all, he was the team's head coach.

"Since everyone thinks so, let's give it a try."

"However, I want to remind you that this may also become our last game of the season, so we must be extremely cautious and not be careless."