I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 134 Evenly Matched

The opening was hit by a 7-0 attack wave. The Cavaliers coach Paul Silas on the bench couldn't sit still. He immediately requested a timeout and called the players back to adjust the offensive and defensive tactics.

"The head coach of the Cavaliers is very decisive and immediately requested a timeout. The team's offense cannot be played and it really needs to be adjusted. After the adjustment, we will see if it can achieve results."

In the sports channel studio hall, Director Zhang immediately organized the language and analyzed the situation on the court.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

The Cavaliers' main players who re-entered the court obviously slowed down their offensive pace. Even Ricky Davis stood there quietly, not as frantically asking for the ball as he did at the beginning. Obviously, he was reprimanded by the head coach during the timeout .

Surprisingly, it was not Jeff McGinnis who organized this time, but rookie Zhan.

"The Cavaliers have changed their offensive methods and let James, who is taller and has better vision, do the work of No. [-]. The head coach of the Cavaliers seems to recognize James' passing skills."

The on-site commentator may have misunderstood the purpose of the Cavaliers coach Paul Silas. He didn't believe in James' organizational ability, but because he couldn't open the offense, he just gave the ball to the strongest player in the team.

James controlled the ball to the top of the arc, and seeing Li Xuan immediately stepped forward to defend closely, he felt a strong sense of oppression.

"James and Lee played against each other again. I don't know what the result will be this time." In the commentary booth, Barkley explained loudly excitedly.

The rookie Zhan tried to use his strength to knock Li Xuan away, but Li Xuan stood still, and then gave up the idea of ​​singles. After protecting the ball, he made tactical gestures and called his teammates to go up and play pick-and-roll cooperation.

Big Z quickly stepped forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, James quickly started, and with the help of a screen, he broke through to the basket.

Due to Li Xuan's close defense, he couldn't get around the screen in advance, so he could only force his way through, but the quality of the pick and roll that Big Z did this time was quite good, firmly blocking him.

Rookie Zhan broke through to the free throw line, swayed Nesterovic, who was switching defenses, and rushed into the inside line, relying on Nowitzki who retracted to the basket to score a tough layup.

2: 7!

Seeing that the home team broke the scoring drought, the fans in the auditorium applauded and cheered, shouting James' name to cheer for him!
After the rookie Zhan scored this goal, he regained his self-confidence, and silently complained in his heart when he returned to defense.

"Actually, I'm quite strong. I just restrained myself when I met that nasty guy. As long as I bypass that guy's defense, I can still fully display my strength."

Looking back, the Mavericks went on offense.

After Nash cooperated with Nowitzki in the pick-and-roll, he passed the ball back to the "driver" and let him play big and small.

Nowitzki failed to seize the opportunity and missed the jumper in the face of McGinnis' defense.

"Actually, the opportunity has come up, but Nowitzki failed to make a shot. This time the cooperation is very tacit, and the Mavericks should play like this." Director Zhang quickly commented.

The Cavaliers seized the opportunity, and James and Big Z once again cooperated in the pick-and-roll, but this time they failed to get rid of Li Xuan's defense, and then passed the ball out.

After the big Z received the ball, he made a shooting fake and flew to Nesterovic, took a dribble, and hit a mid-range jumper.

4: 7!

In the next round, Nowitzki singled Boozer, turned over and still hit the iron with a fadeaway jumper.

The Cavaliers protected the backcourt rebound, James dribbled to the top of the arc and passed the ball inside.

After the big Z received the ball, he played Nesterovic with his back single, hit his back a few times, turned back to open the distance, and hit a jumper.

6: 7!

The consecutive scoring of James and Big Z just brought the score back.

The rookie Zhan didn't want to lose in this game. In fact, he has always aimed to reach the playoffs in his heart. After all, leading the team to the playoffs in his rookie season can improve his prestige in the league.

Therefore, James will not easily let any victory slip away from Cleveland.

"When the core players of the team feel cold, you should let Xiao Li play a fight, and the effect may be better." Director Zhang suggested.

He was also a little impatient seeing the Cavaliers catching up with the score, but he still believed that the Mavericks would find a solution.

In the next round, the Mavericks made an offensive adjustment, and Li Xuan stepped forward to cooperate with Nash in the pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll was ready, Li Xuan blocked McGinnis firmly, and used small moves to delay James from switching defenses.

Nash took the opportunity to break through to the basket, attracting Big Z's supplementary defense, and threw the basketball to the basket. Nesterovic, who was unguarded, succeeded in "eating the cake" and scored 2 points with a dunk.

6: 9!

"Look! I'm right. Although Xiao Li didn't get any statistics, he contributed to the success of this attack."

Seeing that the Mavericks had broken the deadlock, Director Zhang smiled again and began to boast.

In the next few rounds, the two sides played back and forth, and each scored and scored.

For the Cavaliers, although Big Z’s shooting percentage dropped, the former boss of the Cavaliers, Ricky Davis, continued to fire and scored a three-pointer from the outside. All scored 2 points.

For the Mavericks, Nowitzki felt better and hit a mid-range shot; Li Xuan ran off the ball to get rid of James' defense, and scored 2 points with a jumper.

The subsequent games were extremely fierce and anxious, and no one could do anything to each other, and the scores of the two sides rose alternately.

Around the 8th minute of the first quarter, the head coaches of both sides began to make substitution adjustments.

The Mavericks replaced Nash and Li Xuan for a rest, and replaced Delk and Jamison.

For the Cavaliers, James will definitely continue to play. After all, the head coach of the Cavaliers depends on him to win. How can he rest if he doesn't play for 40 minutes.

After the substitutions and adjustments, James, as if the seal had been lifted, immediately started the "tank charge" mode, continuously causing damage at the basket, approaching the score with free throws, and even overtaking the score.

The old Nelson on the sidelines saw James' rampant way of breaking through, and turned his head to look at Li Xuan on the bench.

"These two little guys have such a good friendship in private, and even their breakthrough methods are so similar."

After old Nelson saw James killing all directions, he desperately hoped that Li Xuan could completely master this rampant breakthrough method, so that he would have one more card in his hole and greatly increase the probability of winning the championship.

At the same time, on the field, Jamieson, who had just entered the field, complained in his heart. He thought he was going on the stage to abuse food, but he didn't expect to encounter a predator, which almost killed him.

Fortunately, his teammates were quite strong and made up for his mistakes.

Dirk Nowitzki and Finley took on the offensive task, scoring successively to stabilize the situation and suppress James' offensive momentum.

At the end of the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 22:24. The Mavericks led by 2 points and entered the second quarter.

(End of this chapter)