NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

The Cavaliers sent the baseline ball and started their second attack.

After having the first experience, Long Rui didn't dare to be blind anymore, he also started to organize on the outside.

Yi Jianlian came up to cover Long Rui, and Long Rui took the opportunity to enter.

But LeBron James had been prepared, and once again left Butler to defend.

But just after Butler was emptied, he immediately ran towards Curry and helped Curry successfully block Mario Chalmers.

In the next breath, Long Rui threw the ball directly to the bottom corner. He didn't even go there, knowing that Curry would definitely appear there.

Sure enough, when the ball flew to the bottom corner, Stephen Curry's figure appeared in time.

Catch and shoot!
"Shh!"

Hollow three-point hit from the bottom corner!

Curry's open three-point shooting rate this season is terrible. After this goal is made, his open three-point shooting rate has reached 56.4%.

And his overall three-point shooting rate is also not low. After four games, it reached 45.2%, and he averaged 5.6 three-pointers per game. This data is firmly ranked first.

It is worth mentioning that in terms of the number of three-pointers made per game, Long Rui ranked second, and he averaged 4.4 three-pointers per game.

Together, these two can make almost ten three-pointers per game.

This kind of three-pointer production is quite scary. You must know that some teams cannot score so many three-pointers in a game.

And this data is only Long Rui plus Curry, counting other people's data, even more.

The Heat's defense against Long Rui was excellent, but they didn't expect that the Cavaliers would break it very quickly.

Although Butler, who was emptied, has poor scoring ability, he can help other teammates create open opportunities, and he has a lot of options, which can be Curry on the outside or Yi Jianlian on the inside.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams played back and forth, and the scores continued to rise alternately, and neither of them was able to gain an advantage.

Long Rui kept running on both ends of the offense and defense. The game went on for more than three minutes, but he hadn't scored yet, which is also very rare.

Fortunately, his teammates were in excellent form today, keeping the score tight.

It wasn't that Long Rui's offensive state was poor, but that the Heat paid great attention to his defense, which caused him to never find a good shot.

The Heat this season gave Long Rui the feeling that they have improved in an all-round way, whether it is offense or defense.

It has to be said that with the tactical cooperation, the Big Three are really unstoppable on the offensive end. The Cavaliers have tried various defensive methods, but none of them have received good results.

Halfway through the first quarter, the two sides entered the first official timeout of the game.

The current score on the field is 17:14, and the Heat in the away game temporarily lead by 3 points.

This is the first time the Cavaliers have fallen behind in this period of time this season. Although the points behind are not many, it is enough to show the strength of today's opponents.

"They're stronger than they were last season."

On the bench, Stephen Curry said with a frown.

"So we have to take every possession seriously. They are no longer a talent-only team."

Long Rui reminded with a serious expression.

"Long Rui, what good idea do you have?"

Cavaliers coach Byron Scott looked at Long Rui and asked.

Long Rui pondered for a while, but shook his head: "Not yet, the power of the three giants being present at the same time is too strong. Perhaps their offensive firepower will decrease only after the rotation stage."

Tens of seconds later, the timeout ended and the two sides played again.

Surprisingly, however, the Heat replaced 'The Flash' Wade and replaced Sean Battier.

Zhang Weiping, who is engaged in basketball work, saw Coach Spoelstra's intentions at a glance.

He immediately said: "Coach Spoelstra is preparing for the second team in advance."

"Letting Wade off the court to rest at this time is to let him lead the second team to make up for the firepower output of the second team."

On the court, when Long Rui saw this change, he naturally understood the opponent's intentions.

He couldn't help feeling a little worried. He didn't know if George could lead the second team to resist Wade. If he couldn't, he had to stay in the second team and be ready to play the whole game.

When Wade was off the court, the Heat lost a threat on the offensive end, and their offensive fluency also declined.

But as long as James and Bosh are still on the court, they don't have to worry about scoring. Even if they can't play the previous tactical coordination, they can also use their personal abilities to end the offense.

The two sides still fought back and forth on both ends of the offense and defense.

James forced the basket to score, and Curry responded with a three-pointer from the outside.

With the last 3 minutes left in the first quarter, Long Rui made his last attack before the rotation.

After Wade left the field, Sean Battier took his place and was responsible for the defense of Long Rui.

Old fans know that Battier is a veritable defensive master, and his blindfold defense has deflated many superstars.

Even as strong as the 'Black Mamba' Kobe was restricted under his defense, which shows how strong Battier's defensive ability is.

Facing this defensive master, Long Rui was also very cautious in front of him.

"I really want to experience the offense of the youngest MVP in history. You shouldn't back down."

Battier's court experience is very sophisticated. When he saw that Long Rui didn't want to attack, he immediately launched a verbal provocation.

He first held Long Rui to a very high position, and then challenged him, which made it difficult for Long Rui to evade.

If Long Rui did not choose to attack, it undoubtedly meant that he was afraid of Battier's defense.

"This is what you asked for, so I will fulfill you."

Outside the three-point line, Long Rui waved his hand to signal his teammates to pull away. He wanted to see how heavy this defensive master was.

Seeing Long Rui's attacking posture, Battier immediately lowered his defensive focus, and put one hand in front of Long Rui. This is his most classic defensive action.

"Blindfold defense? Hmph, in the face of absolute speed, I'm afraid your hands can't keep up."

As soon as the words fell, Long Rui exerted force on his legs and rushed out like sharp arrows.

He didn't make any shakes, just used his own speed to break through forcefully.

Even Battier, who is experienced in defense, did not expect Long Rui to choose such a direct way to break through.

He couldn't react in time, and Long Rui broke through directly from his side. When he wanted to chase and defend, Long Rui had already shot a jumper near the free throw line!