From today on is the king

Chapter 1342 1341. Is Your Big Brother Still Your Big Brother (6000-word chapter)
Who knows what happened to Chandler!
Confidence is what Chandler has improved the most this season.

I used to play with Eddie Curry. He was always a supporting role. He was obviously a higher pick. He signed a bigger contract than Eddie Curry, but he played as a substitute for Eddie Curry for four years. He was firmly in the starting position for the first time last season, but he played worse.

Why did Chandler target Kwame Brown?

Unlike Eddie Curry, whose salary is nearly half that of Kwame Brown, Chandler's rookie contract salary is not much worse than Kwame Brown's.

The main thing is to find a sense of presence.

Just like Kwame Brown doesn't take Eddie Curry and Haywood in his heart at all now, after Chandler has played good data and performed well, he also feels that Kwame Brown's performance against parallel imports is ridiculous.

Now Chandler and James have played more than 20 games together. His type of center is the most suitable for James. He has maximized his characteristics of pick-and-roll, switching defenses, eating cakes and rebounding, and his confidence has also risen.

So when defending against Liu Mang and Kwame Brown's pick-and-roll cooperation, I am quite confident. I have studied it many times, and I really didn't make any mistakes. Everything was defended very well.

but……

Liu Mang's dunk looks too abnormal!

"If life were a dream..."

Chandler picked up the ball that hit his back and bounced off the baseline in a daze, and sent it to James.

Just like howard was dunked by Liu Mang on his shoulder, Chandler could only pick up the ball and serve.

What else can be done, the ball is clean, and the criminals take revenge?That would be really embarrassing.

I can only continue to fight and pretend that I don't know anything.

James couldn't be comforted when he received the ball, and the Cavaliers players couldn't be comforted either, so they could only continue to play.

Liu Mang retreated excitedly with his equally excited teammates, and the Eagles' morale was greatly boosted by Liu Mang's dunk!

The guy on the other side who claims to be better than Kwame Brown's overall defensive ability is nothing more than that. When the boss comes out, it doesn't matter whether he is Big-Yao or the ear-biting guy, he is a paper tiger!

James advanced to the frontcourt and dared not give the ball to Gooden anymore. Facing Marion's defense, James attacked by himself for the first time and chose to break through!

Seeing James make a breakthrough, the fans on the scene broke into a cold sweat. James' breakthrough is already one of the most unsolvable offensive methods in the league.

The four-step layup under the basket really disgusts fans who don't like James, but if you want a four-step layup, you have to rush in first. James' breakthrough makes opponent fans very afraid.

McGrady, Liu Mang, Prince, and Battier's four defensive masters of the Eagles are fast enough but not strong enough to keep up. Granger is strong enough to keep up but not fast enough. We can only pin our hopes on Marion.

And then... Marion surprises the people!
He did it!

When James was outside the three-point line, Marion did not give James a chance to take a step back for a super long three-pointer. When James accelerated to the inside, Marion quickly retreated when James was too old to take a step back.

James is out of rhythm!
His three-point shooting likes to step back after half a day outside the three-point line and shoot directly regardless of the defender. His height advantage is very obvious at the small forward position. When the opponent sticks close, he will break through.

But Marion's consciousness is very good, the main thing is that he doesn't suffer from confrontation!He gave James enough confrontation from outside the three-point line, so that when James breaks through, he needs to break through with all his strength. James' rhythm is not in the rhythm of retreating, so he can only continue to rush.

And Marion's fast back movement was very fast, directly within the free throw line, regardless of James' mid-range shot!
James didn't dare to plunge into the basket at this time. Chandler and Kwame Brown were all under the basket, and Marion was also included.

James is looking for a pitcher.

Then I saw Peja's desperate expression...

Liu Mang's mouth kept beeping like a cannonball. No matter whether Peja was running around the pile or changing direction, he couldn't get rid of Liu Mang!

The feeling of Peja back then came again!In the 01-02 and 02-03 seasons, when the Kings were still at their peak, Peja would feel this torture twice a year against the Eagles, which was also the reason why he hated Liu Mang, not only because he lost to Liu Mang in the three-point contest, but the accumulated resentment was the key.

In the 03-04, 04-05 and 05-06 seasons, the Kings were down, and Peja was also making troubles. Peja and Liu Mang in that state didn't need to deal with it at all, and the Eagles won.

Now Peja has regained the fun of playing, and he is very serious about running positions. Liu Mang is also very excited to defend Peja seriously. Peja is a pure pitcher who hits the street...

That suffocating sense of oppression, even James, who watched Peja's running position, felt Peja's despair... A 1.9-meter shooter couldn't find a good shooting opportunity in front of a [-]-meter-[-] point guard!

James had no choice. Seeing that there were 6 seconds left in the time, he headed for the basket and put more than one meter in the middle distance. He really didn't dare to shoot!
James entered the basket, Prince and Marion pinched up, Kwame Brown used his strength advantage to block Chandler's tip-up space, James scored the ball to Gooden from the middle distance of the bottom line.

McGrady let go of Snow and went to defend his old teammate Gooden, who received the ball and made a mid-range jumper...

in!

McGrady's defense was still a bit late.

The Eagles didn't think it was a big deal when the opponent's role player made a mid-range shot.

When it came to the Hawks offense, Liu Mang's Kwame Brown's pick-and-roll offense was very sharp. The Cavaliers didn't dare to let Chandler guard Liu Mang and Kwame Brown's cooperation alone. James went to flank and Liu Mang gave the ball to McGrady.Just that confident.

The Eagles' offense was in good shape after Liu Mang made a dunk at the start.

The focus is on the defensive end!
The defensive tactic is to let go of the weakest and strangle the strongest, and try to rotate and defend the weakest part of the opponent's catch and shoot.

The Cavaliers' role players this year are already strong, and it's normal to get in. The main purpose is to block the two points of James and Peja.

On Peja's side, Liu Mang went to defend. The Eagles' coaching staff was very relieved. Liu Mang was the most restrained player of this type.

The main reason is that James has to find a way to contain it. If James rushes up, it will be too late to double-team. The first gate on the outside must be used to prevent James from directly rushing to the basket.

Don't dare to double-team in advance, the opponent's pitcher is accurate, so he can only double-team under the basket.

Then the defense requirements for the first gate of the outside line are very high, and Marion has done it!

Has the wingspan to defend against James' outside line and retreats, has excellent mobility to step back to the three-second zone after James enters the three-point line, and successfully limits James to the mid-range!
When James wanted to play a pick-and-roll with Chandler and use the time difference between the opponent's defense to hit the opponent, Chandler withered...

Just like Howard was normally confused after being detained by Liu Mang, Chandler's head is now full of images of Liu Mang's crotch covering his head...

Instead, the pick-and-roll allowed James to encounter a pincer within the three-point line!Chandler didn't block steadily, and the cut was not active. Marion and Kwame Brown bypassed the pick-and-roll in front and stuck to James, and the other went in and waited for James to be stuck in, and they flanked together.

Liu Mang continued to follow Peja, and Liu Mang would stick close to Peja for a second on the field.

"Run quickly, why did you stop, don't rest, I haven't run enough yet, come on, let's run together in the sunset, and commemorate your lost youth..."

Can the temper tantrums of the former Yugoslavs be tolerated?Immediately continue to run with Liu Mang under the setting sun.

It is impossible to fight. Peja is already a veteran in the ninth year of his NBA career, so he can only continue to run despite the interference of the opponent's trash talk.

James had no choice but to rush into the basket under the pincers of the two, grabbed the ball outside the three-second zone, and took three or four steps to force a shot...

James' licking basket spun several times on the basket and fell in. He was lucky and hit a good percentage.

But this kind of layup, let alone James, it is not easy to let Parker, who is the league's number one finisher in the basket among outside players, come!

The fans did not expect that the Eagles still had a clear advantage at the start!

McGrady performed poorly in the last game but had a good performance at the end of the game. McGrady scored a mid-range shot and a three-pointer at the beginning, and he performed well.

But Marion, who was regarded by the fans as a possible loophole, played a very good performance just after his first comeback!

The air cut on the offensive end followed by McGrady's setter dunk is very beautiful, yes, what's more important is his defense!

Marion used the defensive ability of his starting teammates to carry out targeted sniping on James, which was even better than that of Iguodala last season, and even facing the improved James, he managed a better defense!

Originally because of the suspension and injury of the two major stars of the Eagles inside and outside, just came back, the Eagles fans did not have much expectation for the starting lineup, pinned their hopes on the rotation lineup, and wanted to rely on Rondo, Jason Terry, Korver, Battier, Granger, Rasheed Wallace, David Lee and others to deal with the opponent's second team led by Larry Hughes.

And I didn't hold out much hope, a group of rookies and second-year players.

In today's game, Eagles fans are already mentally prepared to lose. They know what their team's goals are in the regular season this season.

But unexpectedly, the Eagles led 8 to 18 by 11 points in the 7th minute of the first quarter!
The Cavaliers only scored 8 points in 11 minutes!
Among them, 8 points were scored by James. Gooden made a mid-range shot and was slapped on the shoulder by McGrady for the second time. After making two free throws and one, Gooden missed the shot.

James made 7 of 3 shots, 4 of 2 free throws, scored 8 points, and supported the Cavaliers' offense alone.

Peja missed three catches and three-pointers because he didn't get rid of the defense.

For the Cavaliers, these are all taken into account. Peja is mainly used to prevent Liu Mang from going inside to help defend and reduce the Eagles' defensive ability in the three-second zone.

But the key point is that Chandler, who cooperated with James, is in a very poor state today and is absent-minded!

Chandler is not only useful on the defensive end. His offensive rebounding is mainly the ability to shoot his teammates for shots or even layups to the outside teammates. This is what he is most suitable for James. His height of [-] meters has an advantage against more than [-]% of the insiders. Although his wingspan of [-] meters is not much higher than his height, it is only compared with his height.

Chandler's offensive end is not just pick-and-roll and cutting to eat cakes. He averaged four or more offensive rebounds per game.
But today, Chandler looked as if he was dunked by Liu Mang from the beginning of the game. He couldn't stop the pick-and-roll, and he was not active in cutting. Let alone offensive rebounds. When he was grabbing a defensive rebound, Liu Mang rushed in. He actually pushed Liu Mang down!

In the 8th minute of the first quarter of the game, McGrady missed a long-range shot. After Liu Mang passed the ball, he just rushed in from the baseline and could grab an offensive rebound. Chandler was afraid that Liu Mang would jump and make a dunk, and overthrow Liu Mang to the ground!
The referee whistles, and Chandler fouls for a rebound!
When Tracy McGrady and Liu Mang cut in after the pick-and-roll before, Chandler had already been fouled once. That time, Chandler had made an early foul and had no free throws.

The point is, Chandler committed two crimes!

Chandler, who is two months younger than Liu Mang and just turned 24, is in good health in the first two seasons and has played more than 75 times. He is one of the Cavaliers' new players. This season, he has played more than 20 games in full attendance and averaged 37 minutes per game. He is the second-highest playing time player on the Cavaliers, second only to James who averaged 42 minutes per game. He fell into a foul crisis and had a great impact on the Cavaliers!
The Cavaliers call a timeout!

There must be a substitution for the Cavaliers, Coach Kruger is sure.

If Chandler didn't commit two fouls, he might have played the whole game when the score fell behind, but if there were two fouls, the Cavaliers would not dare to continue to put Chandler on the court in the first quarter.

Eagles players will definitely take the initiative to attack him, and Chandler has a lot of fouls, and he will hesitate in his actions. In fact, for defensive players, the first judgment is the best, especially for a top defensive player like Chandler.

This is great news for the Eagles. Chandler commits two fouls and is about to leave the field. When he is on the bench, it will be easier to score inside!
Even if Chandler is in a trance, his huge height of [-] meters is also very deterrent inside.

The scariest thing about a star is his deterrence, just like Liu Mang's three-pointer, the opponent can only defend him from the three-point line, which gives him an excellent breakthrough opportunity and greater pick-and-roll space; it's like McGrady's dry pull-up allows him to use his long legs to step directly behind the defensive player; Like pinching ahead of the ball...

The deterrence that Liu Mang showed at the basket today was mainly the deterrence that Chandler felt when he was duped. Chandler was frightened when he saw Liu Mang rushing in, and finally couldn't help fouling!
Relying on Liu Mang's offensive deterrence at the basket at the beginning of today's game, Chandler fouled Liu Mang in a panic, allowing the Eagles to take the absolute initiative!

……

After the timeout, the Eagles sent Rondo, Liu Mang, Battier, Granger, and Rasheed Wallace.

The Cavaliers replaced the lineup of Damon Jones, Larry Hughes, Peja, James, and Varejao.

The Cavaliers' rotation is also strong. As a substitute, Varejao averaged 15 points and 4 rebounds in 7 minutes per game. His rebounding efficiency is very high. And this time they sacrificed part of their defense.

The Cavaliers lowered their oppressiveness on the defensive end and replaced them with an offensive lineup, which was a surprise. The Eagles originally wanted to fight the opponent's defense.

Liu Mang restrained Peja, and Marion's success beyond expectations put pressure on James; but the Cavaliers' defense cannot be ignored. There is the old and tough Snow, James, and Chandler. Peja can also defend Prince. Gooden can defend the basket when Chandler switches out.

But the top two scorers of the Cavaliers team were already limited. Chandler, an important player, performed poorly, which made the Cavaliers' offensive performance worse in the first half and middle of the first quarter. The key point was two fouls. The Cavaliers had to make such a change.

With the advantage, the Eagles' coaching staff has more room to operate.

After Liu Mang walked to the free throw line and made two free throws, the Eagles' lead expanded to 20 to 11, and the lead became nine points.

On to the Cavaliers offense.

Liu Mang defended against Peja, Rondo defended against Damon Jones, and Rondo followed good people to learn from good people. Seeing how Liu Mang defended these off-ball shooters, he followed those small moves.

After Larry Hughes came up, James handed over the ball to Larry Rest, and he could also rest on the court. Now James, who has a better three-point ability than before, has a much better partner with Larry Hughes.

Three three-pointers and a rebounder helped Larry Hughes create singles opportunities. Even Battier can only slightly limit Larry Hughes. After all, he is the top breakthrough player in the league.

But the Cavaliers' defense dropped sharply!
Rasheed Wallace brought Varejao closer to the outside line. Varejao's mobility was far worse than Chandler's, which made the Cavaliers' original defensive strategy at the basket useless. Although there are two defensive masters on the outside line, the 27-year-old is at the peak. Larry Hughes' defensive rating is 92, and James' defensive rating is 89.

But Snow, who was supposed to play 278 minutes, was replaced by Damon Jones because he needed more pitchers to make up for the lack of offensive end that Chandler couldn't play.

Rondo came up. Under the pick-and-roll attack of Rondo and Liu Mang, the Eagles easily tore apart the defense of Larry Hughes and James. From Battier to Rasheed Wallace, the three players in the frontcourt of the Eagles all had three-pointers.

Four minutes after the first quarter, the Eagles scored 4 goals in a row, plus Liu Mang's two free throws, a wave of 4 to 10!

After the first quarter, the Eagles were 28 to 17, leading the Cavaliers by 11 points!
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……

"Why is it like this again!" James punched the empty seat next to him, startling his teammates. James would never be so furious.

By the fourth quarter, James was benched and not replaced.

69 to 89, after three quarters, the Eagles have already led by 20 points!

For James, technical improvement is still the most important thing. Today he failed to make two mid-range shots, and then he didn’t dare to take mid-range shots. Marion’s defense was very targeted. James held the ball, Marion went up, Larry Hughes held the ball, Granger went up, and successfully locked James.

James is just like being defended by the Mavericks in the Finals in 2011, averaging only [-] or [-] points per game, seriously dragging Larry Hughes back.

James scored 19 points in three quarters, except that Chandler scored 8 points before he fell into a foul crisis in the first quarter. It was even more difficult to score later, making the efforts of Larry Hughes, who scored 18 points in 26 minutes in three quarters, futile.

Although the current James is stronger than him in the same period in the original time and space, such as three-pointers, for example, because the three major steps are "limited" to four steps, he started to polish his footsteps around the basket earlier.

But without a mid-range shot, when he met Marion and Kwame Brown at the basket, it was miserable.

And even if James improves faster because of Liu Mang's oppression, the rate is actually not that big. James himself is a very hardworking person. Compared with James who entered his peak period in 2011 in the original time and space, he must be much worse. He scored 22 points on 6 of 19 shots, which is quite poor.

For the Eagles, the opportunity to win still lies in Liu Mang's dunk on Chandler.

After Chandler entered a foul crisis, as long as he played, the Eagles would stick to Chandler no matter who got the ball...

Liu Mang scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, McGrady scored 18 points, Jason Terry scored 12 points, Marion scored 11 points, and Kwame Brown got a lot easier after Chandler fell into a foul crisis. With 20 points and 15 rebounds, five Eagles scored in double figures and beat the Cavaliers 5 to 115, 98 points!
After the game, Liu Mang whispered to James when he hugged and said goodbye: "LeBron, your big brother and I are still your big brother..."

(End of this chapter)