God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 542
Surprisingly, the Bobcats are the only team in the East that swept their opponents in the first round, and they got extra rest time.But soon their opponents in the second round were freshly released-well, they are not new to them. This is their opponent in the first round of last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and it's time for the Bobcats to revenge.

The gradual aging of O'Neal has caused the Cavaliers' "Shark King combination" to fall apart. Now this is James' team alone, and the Cavaliers' starting fifth position has been replaced by Chang Wei, who is more familiar with him in his previous life. He is also a good friend of James. Ilgauskas.The second and fourth positions are Hughes and Gooden respectively, and Gibson and West take turns as the starting point guard.

The overall strength of this lineup is not bad, but the 29 teams in the league know one thing. If James is restricted, the Cavaliers will not be very competitive, and others will simply not be able to replace him.But it is easy to see the truth of the matter, but how to solve it is a difficult problem, and now this difficult problem is placed in front of Jackson and Chang Wei.

"No, no, no, we can't give up our offensive firepower. Last season proved that this road is difficult to go on!" Jackson said loudly. He still insisted on using the regular starting lineup, and Ariza was stronger than him alone. James.

"Damon, you have to be clear about one thing, LeBron is not the LeBron of last season. I admit that Trevor has grown into an excellent 3D player, but it is unrealistic for him to go one-on-one with LeBron , he needs help!"

"Then what do you say?" Jackson sat back on the chair angrily, then took a sip of coffee.

Chang Wei said lightly: "Let Brandon swing down to play point guard, and then let Tony start to play shooting guard."

"Pfft—" Jackson spit out all the coffee he hadn't swallowed yet, and he stared blankly at Chang Wei, thinking that his good friend had a brain problem.At this time, a new starting lineup is required?Do you have that much time to grind in?Moreover, this obviously sacrificed the team's relatively strong offensive firepower. Jackson didn't know how to beat the Cavaliers like this.

"Although the average points per game of Tony and Trevor haven't increased much, as long as they are given a chance, they will be able to grasp it. And Jarrett's score is not very high. It is not a problem at all. But in this way, LeBron will be greatly restricted on the court, which will quickly consume his physical strength. And on the bench, we still have Wilson, although this guy is still a rookie, but His height and weight still play a role."

Jackson's expression fluctuated, and Chang Wei knew that he must be weighing quickly in his heart, so he didn't bother him, but picked up another cup of coffee and drank it in small sips.In fact, how to limit James has always been the most difficult topic in the league, not even one of them. The advantage of the Bobcats is that they have an excellent perimeter gate, and now it is time to make good use of it.

After 10 minutes of silence, Jackson finally made up his mind to let Allen and Roy form the starting backcourt together.He sighed and said sadly: "I don't know if this arrangement is good or bad..." Chang Wei patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Everything will be tested on the field, at least I think it is It's the best way we're going to deal with it right now."

Two days before the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Jackson led the team to fly to Cleveland. He hoped that the players would be in the best condition to face the strong opponent.You must know that the two sides played against each other three times during the regular season, and the Bobcats only achieved a record of 3 win and 1 losses. In these three games, James averaged 2 points, 31.7 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game, which was the biggest headache for the Bobcats. point.

On the day of the game, the Bobcats took the lead in announcing their starting lineup. At first everyone thought they would use a regular starting lineup against the Cavaliers, but the Bobcats’ lineup surprised them. It is not uncommon to have two defensive champions in the starting lineup at the same time. , especially in the case that their offensive ability is not strong, do Bobcats really think that they can kill each other by defense alone?
Mike Brown didn't take the Bobcats' evolution seriously, but he soon discovered that the team was in trouble. Strictly speaking, James should be in trouble.Only then did Brown understand the significance of the Bobcats adjusting the starting roster, which would make James have to face an excellent perimeter defender in most rounds, and he couldn't always switch to Roy.

Ariza and Allen certainly can't let James not score at all, maybe they can do it together after a few seasons, but now they only need to make James feel uncomfortable.In fact, James is really uncomfortable. Ariza has a pair of long arms, and Allen is strong and tough enough. More importantly, they often work together to double-team James.

James tried to hand the ball to his teammates, but Hughes and the others seemed to be obsessed. It was basically difficult to hit the ball. In one round, the basketball even spun around the basket and then flew out, which greatly hit the Cavaliers. morale.They subconsciously wanted to count on James, but the latter was caught in a double-team by the Bobcats and couldn't help himself, so naturally he couldn't help.

When the Bobcats turned the score 15-5, Brown reluctantly called the first timeout of the game.He had to do this, even if he couldn't find an effective solution, it would be good to interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

In Brown's view, no matter Ariza or Allen, James can easily face any one of them, but now he has to face the double-teaming of two people.If they want to disperse them, others must stand up and hurt their opponents with offense, so that they will no longer equip James with two perimeter defensive gates, which will liberate James.

The starting point guard for the Cavaliers in this game is Gibson. Brown is interested in his shooting ability from beyond the three-point line, but he is still too thin compared to Roy. The previous few catches were entangled by Roy. , He didn't even have a chance to make a shot, so he could only hand the ball back to his teammates, and the moment he passed the ball, the Cavaliers lost a good scoring opportunity.

Taking advantage of this timeout, Brown put West on the field. Although he is the team's shooting guard, he is actually a combo guard. times.And most importantly, he has no physical disadvantages when facing Roy, and he can also reduce James' pressure to a certain extent.

(End of this chapter)