The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 283 Kill the Lakers first, get off to a good start (second update)

At this time, the Cavaliers did not need Yuan Man to mobilize at all.

If you have revenge, you are not a gentleman!
Clay took advantage of Mirotic's pick-and-roll and ran out of the gap. Clay, who was just in position, received a very timely pass from Irving. The feeling of receiving the ball was very comfortable. He didn't need to adjust and shot directly.
"Good guy." Barkley immediately said with emotion, "The Cavaliers are really young and frivolous. This ball is clearly an answer-ball, which is a response to Kobe's opening goal."

"Compared with last season, the Cavaliers' lineup this season is more balanced offensively and defensively. I am also looking forward to Mirotic's performance. The tacit pick-and-roll just now shows that Mirotic's court awareness is quite good. It’s okay to run in,” Smith commented.

It didn't take long for Irving to break through Nash. When facing Kobe and Artest's double-team defense, he didn't go hard like he did last season. Instead, he used his fake breakthrough to the right to attract the Lakers. The defense, followed by a pass from behind with his right hand, not only deceived Kobe and Artest, but also deceived Howard, who was about to step forward to block the block under the basket.

The ball found Whiteside who was ambushing on the other side of the basket very accurately. How could Whiteside let go of such a good opportunity, jumped high with the ball in one hand and dunked the ball into the basket without any defense .

"Kyrie's passing this season has improved a lot compared to last season." Smith said first.

"That's right, in fact, to measure whether a point guard is good, it doesn't necessarily lie in how many points the player can score, but in how many points he can help the team score. There are many players who can score 20 or 30 points in a game. points, but the other players can only score 10 or 15 points combined, which is not what a point guard should do." Barkley took over, "The standard for measuring a good point guard should be passing the ball. , this pass is not just to execute the team's tactical pass, but when the defender passes the ball to his teammates, firstly, it will not be intercepted, and secondly, the player who receives the ball can directly pass without any adjustments. Shooting, rather than finally receiving the ball, you have to adjust it before shooting, so the opportunity is easy to disappear in a flash."

"Compared to last season, Irving's passing has indeed improved a lot. In just 2 minutes of the first quarter, Kyrie already had 2 assists." Barkley said.

After the first quarter, relying on the advantage of the home court, the Cavaliers took a slight lead of 23-22.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Nash hit a three-pointer, the Lakers immediately overtook the score, and the two sides launched a tug-of-war.

Artest, who is good at defense, seems to have found a solution. Artest, who originally had a strong body, moved very fast, but now it seems that only his body is left. The speed and bounce seem to have disappeared with Artest's age. Exhausted.

Facing Yuan Man's pull-ups, lean-backs and breakthroughs, Artest could only react normally defensively, but it was already impossible for Artest to actively interfere with Yuan Man's shooting.

In Artest's heart at this moment, the Yuan Man in front of him was just like the Kobe Bryant at his peak that he had met, terrifying.

Facing the little European brothers, Pau Gasol, who is raging in Europe, still has a certain psychological advantage. In the middle of the second quarter, Gasol succeeded at the basket twice in a row, and one of them even won an extra penalty. After getting the ball, Rotic hit the floor hard twice.

It didn't take long for Mirotic to find a chance to regain face. Mirotic, who got an open chance on the outside, made a fake shot, successfully shook Gasol, and then used the movement of a guard The ball rushed into the interior at a high speed. Before Howard made up the defense, he successfully dunked with both hands. After the goal, Mirotic hung the basket with both hands and hung half a circle on the basket before falling from the basket.

"The Cavaliers have selected a good player. For the current Cavaliers, Mirotic is a bit like the Argentine power forward Scola selected by the Rockets back then. They all make up for the team's shortcomings in the power forward position." Smith commented.

At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers continued to gain a one-point advantage in a single quarter, leading 1-52.

In the third quarter of the game, the situation changed suddenly, and the second team of the Cavaliers actually beat the second team of the Lakers without any power to fight back!
With a bench lineup composed of Tyler Zeller, Draymond Green, Omi Casspi, Anthony Parker and Sean Livingston, the Lakers Jordan Hill, Antawn Jamison, Detroit Vin Ebanks, Jodi Meeks, Steve Blake's lineup was blown out.

It is worth mentioning that Jamison, who was the captain of the team last season, returned to the Cavaliers and was not booed by the Cavaliers' home fans. Instead, he gave warm applause when he played, which seemed to affect the Jamison's play.

In the first half, Jamison made 4 of 0 shots and scored 1 point.In the third quarter, facing the same 2.01-meter-high power forward Green, Jamison was blocked and intercepted by Green on the offensive end. He completely lost the demeanor of the team's third scorer last season.

When Green was defending Jamison, he showed his very flexible characteristics. First, when Jamison raised his hand to shoot, he used his explosive power to block Jamison's shot, and then defended in the next round. Cleverly copied Jamison's ball.

Although his performance on the scoring end was mediocre, with only 3 of 1 shots, he performed well on the defensive end. In addition to his single defense against Jamison, he also grabbed 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

"This player named Green, although not impressive in appearance, is good at passing the ball." Smith was the first to discover the key figure in the smooth coordination of the Cavaliers' second team.

"That's right. This guy has a good view of the overall situation. Several times he passed the ball very accurately and tore open the gap in the Lakers' defense." Barkley was also full of praise for Green.

Thanks to the organization of Green and Livingston, the Cavaliers relied on the bench lineup in the third quarter and played a wave of 16-3 attacks, widening the point difference to 15 points in one fell swoop!
When the Lakers were desperately chasing points in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers were able to play their most familiar defensive transition. Yuan Man, Irving, and Clay frequently relied on fast breaks to score after defending and quickly transitioning from offense to defense, making it difficult for the Lakers to chase points. .

The Lakers only got within 10 points when Bryant made his 10th shot, but time was running out.

112-100, the Cavaliers made a good start at home and defeated the luxurious division Los Angeles Lakers, making a good start for the new season!

袁满的表现相对于上赛季来说更加全面，得到29分7个篮板7次助攻，欧文20分9次助攻，克雷14分，米罗蒂奇12分8个篮板，格林4分8个篮板5次助攻。

For the Cavaliers, Howard had 12 points and 12 rebounds, Gasol had 14 points and 8 rebounds, Nash had 13 points and 13 assists, and Kobe scored 38 points, but they couldn't stop the Cavaliers from winning.

(End of this chapter)