NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

The Western Army, which originally had the absolute upper hand, suddenly became passive because of Long Rui's defensive change this time.

They can't move the ball on the offensive end, and can only rely on the personal abilities of Kobe, Durant and others to score.

The consequence of this is that their scoring efficiency continues to decline, and there are even situations where they have not scored for several consecutive rounds.

On the sidelines, Popovich, the head coach of the Western Team, immediately called a timeout and wanted to make adjustments.

The lineup of the two organizations was dissolved, and now he can only use the previous lineup.

For the West, the most important thing now is to score. Whether it is individual singles or team cooperation, as long as they can score, it is the most suitable lineup for them.

Therefore, Popovich directly replaced Ginobili and replaced Carmelo Anthony.

Compared with Ginobili, Anthony has more abundant offensive methods.

He can provide an extra offensive strength for the Western team. Once Kobe and Durant's offense cannot start the situation, Anthony can stand up.

On the other hand, after switching back to Anthony, their team lineup has also become normal.

Kobe has returned to the 2 position he said he is familiar with, which will make him more comfortable playing.

"Coach Popovich still chose to change the lineup to try to solve the team's problems."

"It's just that this lineup was also restricted in the first half, which doesn't seem like a wise choice."

In the CV-5 live broadcast room, Yi Yi analyzed seriously.

Zhang Weiping on the side also nodded: "That's right, but at this level of competition, there is actually no better solution."

"Popovich went to Anthony just to get another strong point in singles."

"It all depends on how they feel. If they are in good condition and can score the ball through singles, then the outcome of this game is still uncertain."

After the timeout, the two sides returned to the field again.

At this moment, there are still three and a half minutes before the end of the game, and the West team still has a four-point lead.

Although it is leading, but before the timeout, it has been under the situation of being chased by the opponent.

Therefore, judging from the current trend of the game, the situation of the Western team is actually very dangerous.

The first attack back from the timeout was the Western team's possession of the ball.

The person holding the ball has not changed, it is still Paul, after all, he is still the master of ball handling on the court.

He watched the positioning of his teammates and slowly brought the ball across the half court.

Under such circumstances, Paul will choose to delay the attack time as much as possible, pressing every attack until the last moment.

In this way, the number of rounds can be reduced and the probability of being overscored by the opponent can be reduced.

Kobe, Anthony, and Durant imitated the offense and defense of the Eastern team, while interspersed with running positions.

All three of them have top-level offensive capabilities, not weaker than the three 'sharp knives' in the East.

"Be sure to keep an eye on it, and don't miss anyone."

Seeing this, Long Rui hurriedly reminded him.

And again to conduct defensive aggression against Paul, interfering with his judgment.

At this time, Duncan on the inside suddenly stepped forward to cover for Paul.

Paul saw the right moment and used Duncan's body to directly block Long Rui.

"not good."

Long Rui immediately murmured that something was wrong, and the opponent switched defenses after the pick-and-roll.

'Warcraft' Howard marks Paul, although his defensive ability is very outstanding, but it is only relative to the inside.

Facing a point guard like Paul, he still couldn't keep up. He was only panicked twice, allowing Paul to complete the breakthrough.

Long Rui hurriedly pursued and defended, Paul glanced at Long Rui behind him from the corner of his eye, and suddenly made a fake layup.

Long Rui also flew over immediately, but Paul didn't really make a layup, and his whole body stopped in place.

Waiting for Long Rui to fly over, he immediately made a foul!
Since the number of fouls by the Eastern team was full, this foul also directly sent Paul to the free throw line.

Long Rui's heart skipped a beat. At this critical moment, he actually made such a low-level mistake.

This goal is likely to change the trend of the game.

Paul stabilized his mind and made two free throws steadily!

It has to be said that Paul can maintain a clear mind all the time on the court.

Speaking of the attack just now, everyone thought he would find an opportunity to pass the ball to Kobe, Durant or Anthony.

But no one thought that he would choose to use this method to complete the attack in the end, and the running positions of the three seemed to be a cover for Paul's attack.

Long Rui shook his head slightly, feeling a little guilty in his heart.

"Don't be discouraged, it's just a ball. When everyone makes mistakes, we still have time, don't we?"

James and Wade immediately stepped forward to appease Long Rui, just as he comforted Wade before.

Long Rui looked at the teammates around him, and saw that their expressions were still full of fighting spirit, and they were not at all depressed.

Seeing this scene made his heart firm again.

"Next, I will make up for my mistakes."

After leaving these words, Long Rui went straight to the frontcourt and threw himself into the attack.

Long Rui voluntarily gave up the ball, ran to play off the ball, and handed over control of the ball to James.

The most important thing among teammates is trust. He believes in James' organizational ability, and all he has to do now is score.

James was controlling the ball from the outside. He turned his head to look at Wade and Bosh on the strong side, and stretched out his hand to direct the two to run, as if he wanted to play the ball for these two.

After all, they are playing for the Heat together, and the cooperation between them has been very tacit.

Such a move also completely attracted the defensive attention of the western team. They put the center of defense on Wade and Bosh, and gradually ignored the existence of Long Rui.

The next moment, James flicked his wrist and passed the ball. He was still facing the strong side, but the passed ball flew to the weak side!

This tricky pass caught the opponent off guard.

James passed the ball very quickly, and Long Rui's shot after receiving the ball was also very fast, so that Kobe had already thrown the ball before he had time to react.

"Shh!"

A wonderful swipe of the net sounded, and Long Rui hit a three-pointer, which immediately narrowed the difference between the two teams to three points!

"Oh! Long Rui has done a great job!"

"This can be regarded as making up for it!"

"This three-pointer is too critical!"

Zhang Weiping said excitedly.

"A player with a big heart, Mr. Absolute Key!"

"It's not the first time he's played like this."

"During those intense matches in the past, Long Rui played the role of Mr. Key again and again."

"It's hard to imagine that a rookie player can have such a steady heart, it's amazing!"

Yang Yi also gave a lot of praise!