God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 523 Out
Perhaps it was because the morale was hit by the 1-3 deficit. The Bobcats who came to the Quicken Loans Arena did not have the fighting spirit of the previous games. Even Roy was in a sluggish state. With a 6-to-13 start, it wasn't until nearly 0 minutes into the first quarter that they broke the scoring drought by relying on Jack's open three-pointer from the bottom corner.

It's a pity that this can't become the norm. The Cavaliers didn't shrink their defense in this game, but blocked the Bobcats' breakthrough route, forcing them to try their hand on the outside.In the first half of the game, they got a measly 8 points, and the Cavaliers had already broken through 20 points. This is a huge gap. This start is a heavy blow to the Bobcats.

Jackson had to call the second timeout of this section. Although the first timeout didn't seem to be useful, he still called a short timeout in order to cheer up the players.It stands to reason that since a team doesn't feel good, it should do a good job on the defensive end, otherwise it will be easily defeated by the opponent, but now the Bobcats' defense has obviously become a display.

"Run! Run! Do you understand what I mean? Run for me on the field! It seems that you have no interest in defense, so attack desperately, use running to create space, and dare to shoot, believe you teammate, okay?"

Physically, the Bobcats have no shortage of players, they've just been sluggish in the past.After the game restarted, the mental outlook of this group of guys began to improve significantly, and their running became more active. While pulling the Cavaliers' defense, they also created many open shooting opportunities.Roy also regained his form at this time, scoring 6 points in a row to help the Bobcats narrow the point difference to single digits again, which made Jackson on the sidelines heave a sigh of relief and sat back on his seat.

Chang Wei naturally hopes to see the team win, but now James has not played much, but the Cavaliers' role players have fired one after another, which has achieved a considerable lead.While the Bobcats are on the upswing now, who knows what will happen once James starts taking over the game?He can't defend by switching modes at will!
Sure enough, after Roy's mid-range shot narrowed the point difference to 6 points, James decisively asked for the ball in the low post, and the position was still deep.It seems that he tasted the sweetness of playing inside in the last game, and he wants to try again in this game.

Dodging Jack's strange hand, Gibson hoisted the ball into the inside. After James received the ball, he turned around and put Maxiel behind him. He faced Milicic with a dunk and provocatively made a slam dunk. body upward movement.After landing, James beat his chest and roared, which instantly ignited the atmosphere in Quicken Loans Arena. Cavaliers fans were all waving flags and shouting frantically for the home team's top star. In their view, James is the No. 1 in the league and the pride of all their Clevelandians.

The dunk seemed to turn on James' scoring switch, and he then contributed on both ends of the floor, first blocking Ariza's shot and then hitting a [-]-pointer of his own.When he made a three-pointer, the ceiling of the entire Quicken Loans Arena seemed to be overturned by the cheers of the fans. This three-pointer also widened the gap between the two sides to double digits again.

When the two sides began to make large-scale substitutions, the Bobcats were 23 points behind 35 to 12, and Mike Brown shamelessly continued to leave James on the court.Of course, this is a kind of enjoyment for Cavaliers fans. If it is not for physical issues, they can't wait for James to play a game for 48 minutes. This is a gluttonous feast for them.

Because of the existence of James, the Bobcats failed to narrow the point difference in the remaining time of the first quarter, and could only end the first quarter 30-45 aggrievedly.Being 15 points behind in the first quarter of an away game is obviously not good news.

In the second quarter, the Bobcats players regained their touch slightly, but James is still an unsolvable problem.The two sides fought against each other, and no one could do anything to the other on the defensive end. However, this was unacceptable to the Bobcats alone. They could not close the score without a scoring climax.The Cavaliers don't care anyway, as long as they can score, they are the leading side after all.

In this section, the two sides were tied in terms of scoring, which also means that the Bobcats entered the intermission with a 15-point lag.As the team's top scorer, Roy has tried his best. He scored 21 points and 4 assists in the first half, but his teammates were not very good, so he had no choice but to accept that the team was two behind at the end of the half. number of facts.

Although Jackson poured a lot of chicken soup into the players during the halftime break, the Bobcats still did not improve in the third quarter when the top combat power was not as good as their opponents. Even Roy was stalked by Hughes. In the next single quarter, he only made 8 of 2 shots. He scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists while making 3 turnovers. You must know that he only made 2 turnovers in the first half.

Roy was restrained, and the Bobcats had no other options. They could only rely on Milicic to force Gordon under the basket with his footsteps to barely maintain a fig leaf.The Cavaliers did not pursue and fight fiercely. The point difference between the two sides has been hovering around 25 points.

In this way, the entire fourth quarter became garbage time, but Jackson still did not replace the main players, because this was their last game of the season, and everyone hoped to fight until the last moment, even if they were already doomed. lose.Out of respect for the opponent, Mike Brown, in addition to replacing James and O'Neal, still left Hughes and Gibson on the field, and continued to deal with the Bobcats. He was not afraid of the opponent's approaching the score. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the morale of the Bobcats Has fallen to the lowest point, reflected in the data is a mediocre hit rate, the Cavaliers are not afraid of capsized in the gutter.

In the end, there were no more disturbances in this game. The Bobcats lost the fifth series in the away game 90-105, and were eliminated by the Cavaliers with a big score of 1-4.But when the final whistle sounded, many Cavaliers fans stood up and applauded them. This young team has received the respect they deserve.Looking at the history of the NBA, it can be said that there is no team that has reached the playoffs in the first year of its establishment, and the Bobcats' patchwork of players actually did it.

Of course, a big score like 1 to 4 is a little better than sweeping, but everyone can see that the Bobcats team has a great future. Give them enough time, and they will give you a big surprise, because this is just their first season.

(End of this chapter)