NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

After the two sides stand in their respective positions, they will jump the ball in the middle circle.

The referee threw the ball, Yi Jianlian and Chandler took off at the same time, the tall and long-armed Chandler dialed the ball down and won the first wave of offensive rights for the Mavericks.

"At the beginning of the game, judging from the looks of the players on both sides, it was obvious that they were well prepared."

"Judging from the aggressive running of the first offense, the Mavericks didn't seem to be emotionally affected by the loss."

"Or, they made timely psychological adjustments."

"In today's most critical contest, Coach Carlisle chose to adjust the starting lineup."

"The intention of this adjustment is also obvious, that is to strengthen the firepower of the second team, but Terry's offense has not been very stable, I don't know how his state will be today."

"Director Zhang, in your opinion, will this adjustment of the Mavericks have some effect?"

Yang Yi turned to look at Zhang Weiping and asked seriously.

"I think so. Although this adjustment is a temporary decision, it is actually very reasonable."

"I think Coach Carlisle must have made such a decision after careful consideration."

"First of all, judging from the current starting lineup, the Mavericks have a height advantage in almost every position matchup."

"This has a certain compensation in defense. Although it seems that Terry's absence will reduce the offensive ability of the outside line, it is not the case."

"After watching so many games, you will find that the Mavericks' offense in the starting lineup mostly relies on the inside. They don't score many outside shots, so Terry can't fully exert his strength."

"Instead, putting him in the second team may fully activate his potential. Compared with starting, he is more suitable to be the sixth man of the team. In fact, his task is similar to Paul George of the Cavaliers."

Zhang Weiping responded leisurely.

On the court, Nowitzki received a pass from Kidd and used a turn around the basket to score the first point of the game!
Nowitzki's performance is as stable as ever, and it is reassuring to hand the ball into his hands.

Looking back, the Cavaliers sent the baseline ball.

Long Rui advanced with the ball, and Curry and others quickly moved down.

Just after halftime, Long Rui passed the ball to Hixon on the weak side, and then he headed for the corner.

At the same time, Varejao made an off-ball screen for Long Rui on the flank, helping him to block the chasing Marion.

Hickson saw the timing and passed the ball back to Long Rui, and an open opportunity immediately appeared.

But just when Long Rui was about to make a move, Chandler rushed towards him in time.

Seeing this, Long Rui used a fake shot to directly point him up. At the moment Chandler took off, Long Rui made a breakthrough from his side and went straight to the basket.

Nowitzki on the other side wanted to rush to defend, but Yi Jianlian was stuck in his position, and he could only watch Long Rui complete a powerful dunk!

"BOOM!"

The sound of violent frame bombing rang out, and the audience applauded thunderously!
After landing, Long Rui beat his chest and roared, showing his arrogance!
In fact, he seldom used such a celebration method in previous games, perhaps because of his personality, he felt that it was a bit too exaggerated.

But at this time, he has completely let go. He wants to use this method to quickly motivate his teammates and mobilize their emotions as soon as possible.

In such a game, whoever can enter the state first will be able to occupy a certain advantage.

After completing the offense, the Cavaliers retreated quickly. Everyone's faces were determined. On the defensive end, they gave enough physical confrontation, which made the Mavericks very uncomfortable.

'Old Demon' Kidd organized cautiously from beyond the three-point line, but after a few runs, he didn't have a good chance.

In the end, it was still necessary to hit the ball into Nowitzki's hands. He caught the ball at the free throw line, and Yi Jianlian stood in front of him tightly.

Facing Yi Jianlian's defense, Nowitzki still chose the safest post-up singles.

His thick body hit Yi Jianlian's chest again and again, forcing Yi Jianlian back two steps.

When he was about to reach a deeper position, he shook his shoulders immediately, feeling the center of gravity of the opponent's defense, and then immediately turned over and shot a jumper!

While Nowitzki shot, Yi Jianlian also took off with all his strength, trying to interfere with his shooting as much as possible.

It can be seen that the palm of his hand almost completely covered Nowitzki's sight, but the thrown basketball finally fell into the basket!

"Nowitzki is still amazing!"

"The UAE didn't lose its position at all, and even made the defense to the extreme, but it still couldn't block the goal!"

With a sigh.

"Now is the time to witness the quality of the stars, and Nowitzki has proved many times that he is a superstar who can still maintain the standard in such a big scene."

"When a team has such a player, it is like a treasure!"

"There are many stars in the league who can score [-] plus, but under such pressure, they can still maintain an efficient offense and maintain long-term stability. It is rare for them to be able to do so."

"Nowitzki is one of them, and the Cavaliers also have such a player, that is Long Rui."

"As for Curry and George, although they had good scoring performances, their offensive efficiency dropped a lot throughout the finals."

"Of course, they are all young, and it is not ruled out that they will grow into players like Nowitzki and Long Rui in the future."

Zhang Weiping expressed his opinion.

At the beginning of the first quarter, both teams showed the most serious attitude, almost doing their best on both offensive and defensive ends.

Here Nowitzki scored a goal, and Long Rui responded immediately there.

The scores of the two teams have also been kept in a tight state, and neither can gain the slightest advantage.

It is worth mentioning that Coach Carlisle's changes are very effective.

As Zhang Weiping predicted earlier, the Mavericks' offense has not been greatly affected, but has further improved the team's defensive capabilities.

This limited the Cavaliers' outside performance to a certain extent. After more than three minutes of the game, Curry tried two shots, but failed to make the ball.

Fortunately, Long Rui's performance is still very stable. He has been using his personal ability to help the team score, which did not allow the opponent to establish an advantage.

But Long Rui knew very well that if this continued, they would fall into a disadvantage sooner or later, and they had to let other teammates find their status as soon as possible.

Especially Curry, he is the team's second scoring point and the guarantee of outside scoring. Therefore, what Long Rui has to do now is to help Curry find the touch.

After clarifying the goal, Long Rui began to deliberately plan tactics for Curry, and after several passes, he gave the ball to him!