The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 258
After the Celtics game, David Blatt couldn't sleep at night.

He is very envious of the perfection of the Celtics' tactical system. Originally, he also planned to build a youth army to realize his ideal.

Unfortunately, things backfired, and he fell into happiness troubles.

However, in the end, the Cavaliers with rougher tactics won. This is really the so-called dream and reality.

But if the Cavaliers can win the championship, then everything doesn't matter. His thick resume will add enough weight. For the coach, his reputation is also a lot of money.

The Cavaliers are back at home this time back-to-back against the visiting Eagles.

The Eagles are also a team that hasn't changed much in the summer, but their lineup is actually good. Last season, there were some ups and downs. After the summer repairs, they also plan to make a difference in the new season.

Like the Celtics, the Eagles are also a team team.

Their head coach, Mike Budenholzer, worked as an assistant coach under Popovich, and his goal is to turn the Eagles into the Spurs in the East.

They got off to a good or bad start. After all, the Cavaliers, Bulls, Raptors, Wizards and other teams in the Eastern Conference have all suffocated, but they also showed a hint of strength to become a strong team in the Eastern Conference.

However, none of the Hawks' players is particularly good on offense, nor is it particularly good on defense.

They learned the Spurs' style of play, but they didn't have the stars of the Spurs.

Of course, Horford, Millsap, Teague and others are enough to deal with ordinary teams, except for first-tier teams like the Cavaliers.

There was a problem with their defense at the beginning of the game, first on James' side, then on Zhang Xiaotian's side.

The Eagles Carroll did not play, defending James' Thabo Sefolosha.

The Swiss is a defensive champion, calm-headed and able to keep up with his feet. If he hadn't faced James, he might have done a good job, but he was not strong enough to defend James.

The Eagles' help defense inside is good, but it's just good.

In addition, Korver is a defensive loophole in the second position of the Eagles. Whether Zhang Xiaotian plays him or plays a pick-and-roll with James, it is not difficult to tear their defense apart.

And it is not so easy for the Eagles to rely purely on the team to play against the Cavaliers. Compared with the Celtics' style of play, they are an NBA-style team, and it is easier for the Cavaliers to defend.

At least Zhang Xiaotian doesn't have to worry about Korver's footsteps, and James doesn't have much defensive pressure against Tsapo Sefolosha.

The Cavaliers played in the first quarter, James and Love both had a good touch, and Zhang Xiaotian also contributed.

More importantly, they also played well during the rotation time.

Waiters and Joe Harris also feel good, and the Eagles feel like they are being beaten all of a sudden.

They also adjusted the lineup in time, trying to rely on substitute players to pull back the disadvantage.

It's just that when the Cavaliers were aggressive from the beginning, their hit rate was a bit unbearable.

Mike Budenholzer was extremely anxious on the court. He really wanted to go to halftime quickly to give the players a break, and the coaching staff can sometimes think of something.

It's just that when it really came to the intermission, he lost his interest a little bit.

Trailing by almost 30 points at halftime, the entire second half of this game will be garbage time.

The team played so heartily, and the Cavaliers didn't let the main players play more in the second half.

After all, it is back to back, and it is better to let the main players rest more when it is safe.

The players who have been sitting on the bench also got a chance to show up. Thirteen players took turns to play, and the Cavaliers bench was full of joy.

The Eagles also played all the players, but the anger was very different.

In the end, the Cavaliers beat their opponents by 33 points, which made the home fans happy.

In the next two days of training, the internal atmosphere of the Cavaliers became much more relaxed. A big victory is the standard for a strong team.

After Zhang Xiaotian finished his training, he also had a cup of coffee with Eddie who came over specially.

Eddie now has four NBA players in his hands, and he is also a number one in the agent circle.

But in front of Zhang Xiaotian, his biggest cash cow, Eddie still knows his duty.

This time he came here, and it was indeed a batch of endorsements.

It's not a big endorsement, with Zhang Xiaotian's current status, the big endorsement can be done in Xia Tian.

It’s just that if you change teams, there will always be invitations from local companies. These combinations are not very big, but they are also affordable and need to be carefully screened.

Zhang Xiaotian now has his own investment, and several other big endorsements are also on the other side of the ocean. This kind of trivial matter is basically completely handed over to Eddie, and he can just nod his head at the end.

"I'd better give you a special assistant." Eddie suggested.

Eddie had planned to give Zhang Xiaotian an assistant before, but when Yang Feiyu was around, Zhang Xiaotian didn't want outsiders to intervene in his life.

"Why, you find it troublesome to fly around." He joked.

"How is it possible, I can just stay in Cleveland." Eddie said immediately.

Zhang Xiaotian patted him on the shoulder in fear, "I don't need a special assistant, it's enough for your company to send employees to stay permanently, but there are suitable trainers and nutritionists to help me pay attention."

"Of course, I will pay for that part."

With the improvement of his status in the world, Zhang Xiaotian began to strive for perfection in many things, and this aspect was influenced by James.

On November 11, the Cavaliers will play against the Nuggets at home.

This time the Nuggets are well-organized and aggressive.

Logically speaking, the Cavaliers are two grades higher than the current Nuggets.

But I don't know if the previous big victory made the players a little slack, they didn't play well.

The starting point is that James' mid-range shot has problems again, and the second is defense. Irving made Ty Lawson play too smoothly.

In the first half, the two sides came and went and there was nothing brilliant. The Cavaliers couldn't kill each other in one go. It seems that everyone has adapted.

In the third quarter, the Cavaliers wanted to suppress the Nuggets in a wave. Unexpectedly, the Nuggets played well on the offensive end, withstood the pressure of the Cavaliers and led the score.

The Cavaliers' substitutes were completely misfired in the first half, but Waiters showed a good touch in the second half, which is also a novelty.

Because both Varejao and Tristan Thompson were not in good shape, the Cavaliers played one big and four small.

As a result, there was another problem with the distribution of ball rights. Instead, the Nuggets seized the opportunity to play an offensive climax.

The Nuggets are raining three-pointers, but the Cavaliers are all doing it alone.

Zhang Xiaotian is also a member of the singles. Although his skill is not bad, but for the first time when the score difference is not too big, there is a feeling of powerlessness in his heart.

Waiters can't be blamed entirely. The team's top three scorers don't feel good. The coach put him on the court and hoped for a miracle in singles.

The Cavaliers' second defeat did not come too late.

(End of this chapter)