God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 545 Helpless
Obviously, losing in the first game of the series is not what the Cavaliers generals want to see, especially this is still at their home court, so everyone is holding back their energy and trying to get back in the second game.Jackson has already made enough mental preparations, but he was still taken aback by the impact of the Cavaliers. This looks like two completely different teams!
Chang Wei did not foresee such a situation, but he knew that the Cavaliers must not be reconciled to losing. It would be ridiculous to lose two home games in a row.Under normal circumstances, the team's performance at home is better than away. This is an important factor why every playoff team wants to strive for the top four in the division, because it will bring them a certain home court advantage.

When the Cavaliers got off to a strong 8-0 start, Chang Wei just froze for a moment, then calmed down. This kind of situation is bound to happen, it just depends on whether it is sooner or later.However, Chang Wei believes that the team members should be able to react quickly and make certain adjustments. Now this group of guys is not lacking in experience, and dealing with such a situation is just a trivial matter.

But what surprised Chang Wei was that it was not Roy who stood up and led the team against the opponent, but Gasol Jr., who had entered the league for less than a season.In fact, when the Cavaliers scored consecutively, the Bobcat players also wanted to respond, but this time their shooting touch did not become hot because of the warm-up, and the consecutive missed shots seemed a bit embarrassing.

More importantly, Roy was entwined by West, and the team had no other assaulters, so Gasol's low-post singles became the most effective way for the Bobcats to score.He is about the same height as Ilgauskas, but Gasol has an absolute advantage in terms of weight. As long as Roy dodges West's interception and sends the ball inside, it will be an assist.
Although Ilgauskas is also a European player and joined the NBA much earlier than Gasol, Gasol obviously has no idea of ​​​​respecting the old and loving the young. Every time he receives the ball, he goes very hard to the basket. Grind down and hit a hook across Ilgauskas.Ilgauskas is also very helpless, his strength is not enough, and he has no advantage at all against Gasol.

But this style of play is only an expedient measure, because this is not the style of the Bobcats, and Gasol's singles greatly slowed down the team's rhythm.More importantly, it is difficult for the Bobcats to defend the Cavaliers on the defensive end. Hughes and the others seem to have a clue. Many of James' passes can be converted into assists or indirect assists, which makes the Cavaliers always overwhelmed.

This situation lasted for more than half of the quarter, and the Bobcats barely regained the situation when the two sides replaced the substitutes.After all, their bench is much stronger than that of the Cavaliers, and there is no need to be stingy in terms of physical strength. Although James still stays on the court and plays with the bench, he is more or less affected by Chandler's entanglement.

Relying on the performance of the substitute players, the Bobcats did not fall behind the Cavaliers too much. At the end of the first quarter, the score of the two sides was 32 to 37, and 5 points was nothing to the Bobcats.But what made Jackson feel vigilant was the scoring distribution of the Cavaliers. Except for James who scored in double figures, almost all other Cavaliers players scored. Hughes and West scored 8 points respectively, which is not bad for them. It seems that the Cavaliers are really all soldiers in this game!
After Jackson's mobilization of troops, the Bobcats' defense improved a lot in the second quarter, but the Cavaliers' offense was sharper. Brown also took the opportunity to send Gibson, a three-point shooter, hoping that he can give Some support for the team.

Looking at the situation on the court, Jackson seemed a little helpless. The Cavaliers' players' touch was unexpectedly against the sky, and the scene of forcing a shot against the defense did not know how many times it appeared.Whenever there is such a strong shot, the entire Quicken Loans Arena will burst into cheers like a tsunami. This atmosphere also has a certain impact on the Bobcats players.

Chang Wei is also very helpless, this is the most speechless thing in the game, no matter how well you do, people can score goals, it seems that your defense is useless at all.But the fact that you've tried [-] percent can be overwhelming.In such a situation, apart from resorting to mad dog defense, we can only pray that the opponent's hand feels colder.

Jackson really wants the players to play more aggressively on the defensive end, but unfortunately, among the five people on the Bobcats field, only Ariza and Allen are two defensive players.Gasol Jr. in his previous life was also considered a defensive champion inside, but now Chang Wei pays more attention to his support and scoring ability. As for defense, he only needs to stay in the basket.

Most of Ariza and Allen's defenses were aimed at James, and the others were not affected much. Coupled with the already good shooting touch, the Bobcats' efforts on the defensive end did not play any role.By the end of the first half, they were still 57 points behind 67 to 10, and the difference seemed subtle.

Jackson spoke dryly in the locker room at halftime, but it was bullshit that came and went.In fact, any coach can’t tell any tricks. The situation on the field is simply that I don’t feel good, and the opponent’s state is superb. No matter how you arrange it, this game is an abnormal matchup. , It seems better to admit fate.

Naturally, the Bobcats were unwilling to fail. They tried to counterattack in the third quarter. Unfortunately, the intermission did not save their bad touch. Basically, they could only continue to rely on Gasol to score in low singles.To a certain extent, he was the only player on the team who made money in this game. He had already scored 18 points and 6 rebounds at the end of the half.

Gasol's offense obviously can't save the Bobcats, it can only stop the team from bleeding. The Cavaliers control the point difference without any hassle. point.Now that the scene has been controlled, there is no need to play aggressively. Properly reducing the tempo is a good thing for the players' physical fitness.

It can be said that the Bobcats did not have a chance to comeback throughout the game, and they could only swallow the bitter fruit of failure 92 to 105 in the end.But for them who are about to return to their home court, winning an away game in Cleveland has already earned them. This has directly obliterated the Cavaliers' home court advantage. Now who can say that they have no chance to advance?
(End of this chapter)