The strongest basket king

Chapter 567
The Nuggets' practice is basic because their strategy hasn't changed.

I don't know if the Cavaliers have changed or not. What they have to do is to target the Big Three of the Cavaliers.

The other party can also target Xiang Chu, but whether they can target it or not depends on their own abilities.

The second game between the Nuggets and the Cavaliers is about to start. Even if the fans are talking about various things, they are still very concerned about the final outcome of the season.

Sure enough, the Cavaliers did not change their style of play, but their defense became more desperate.

The fastest defensive rotation, even after double-teaming, can fill in the loopholes in the first place.

Perhaps the defensive end has consumed too much energy, and the Cavaliers' score in this regard is much worse.

It may also be a matter of choice, because the Cavaliers chose to attack the inside, and they wanted to beat Xiang Chu down.

Five caps in a single quarter is Xiang Chu's response, three of which were James, and the opponent only got him a foul, the Cavaliers lost a lot

In fact, it cannot be said that the Cavaliers are wrong. There are fewer and fewer teams choosing to challenge Xiang Chu. It is a long time ago that he was sent off, but the Cavaliers are eligible to challenge.

It is also because most teams will not attack Xiang Chu, so they also made a wrong bet. Xiang Chu is really strong in this regard.

Relying on defense, the Cavaliers did not fall behind much, and they also changed their strategy while taking advantage of the rotation.

It's just that after this time, they lost even more confidence on the offensive end, mainly role players.

James can only take on the task of scoring. He was miserable in the first quarter, but as a top player in the league, he knows how to adjust. Even if he doesn't hit the basket, he is one of the strongest players.

Moreover, James has played longer and basically does not plan to rest.

The Cavaliers also prepared several multi-pronged plans, and they also understand that they are the weak side.

The weak side can only fight hard if they want to win, and now it seems that they are going in the wrong direction.

James scored in double figures in the second quarter and his mid-range shooting percentage increased, but the Cavaliers' overall offense was not good.

The Nuggets are different. When the Cavaliers changed their defense, there was a little confusion. The rhythm of the front will naturally cause problems. Therefore, in addition to Xiang Chu's inside scoring, Gallinari and Middleton also scored outside.

As soon as the Nuggets opened up inside and outside, the Cavaliers could only watch the score gap between the two sides reach double digits again.

James wants to hit someone. It's really not easy for him to score now. He has to worry about Xiang Chu's defense when he is off the ball. How can the Nuggets' offense seem so easy.

The Cavaliers are still a team that is good at perimeter defense. They really shouldn't have problems with their defense in the second quarter.

However, the situation just happened, and the Nuggets also seized the opportunity, and the defending champion deserved its reputation.

The normal play failed in the first quarter, and it still failed to take over the game in the second quarter. During the intermission, the atmosphere in the Cavaliers locker room was not very good.

"You have to understand that you exist for the championship, and I never doubt that you will win." Tyronn Lue said chicken soup very sincerely.

At this time, he can only encourage the players. Tactics have been formulated long ago. The Nuggets don't have any surprises to win. Their style of play is simple and rough. The Cavaliers don't need to change in the second half, but play better.

However, things backfired. It was great for the Nuggets to limit the three-pointers. The Cavaliers' three-pointers mainly rely on breakthroughs, which is still worse than the Warriors.

In the third quarter, James hesitated again. Looking back, the score gap has widened a lot.

Xiang Chu's lethality, Xiang Chu's defensive deterrence, and the Nuggets' offensive strength, all added together, the Cavaliers were defeated.

After two clean victories, the audience at the Pepsi Center shouted the slogan of sweeping, and the knights didn't want to say anything to the reporters. They were in a bad mood.

George Karl started a happy comparison again. He said: "To be honest, I am surprised by the gap in today's score. But such a thing has not happened before, and the Nuggets are also capable of grasping such an opportunity."

"Xiang Chu did everything he could for us. He will always be one of the most important players on our team and he led the team to an amazing game."

"To be able to win tonight, I can say that today our defense is the key to everything we do."

"We've done our job, we've won two home games. We've got a long way to go to win the series, and we can't celebrate right now."

It’s true if you can’t celebrate. The more excited you are, the more calm you will be until you win the final victory. Otherwise, you will regret it if you overturn.

But even if Xiang Chu is calm, not everyone on the team can do it.

G3, the home and away game swap, is also the game that is most likely to overturn.

Back at home, the Cavaliers started a little aggressively. Their style of play was still the same, but Irving's weight was increased, because Irving felt hot at the beginning, and I don't know if it was because of the tactical arrangement or his feel.

The Nuggets quickly replaced Jeremy Lin, but the result didn't change at all.

Irving is a very strong player in singles, but his general efficiency is not particularly high. After this kind of player has a touch, he is still more threatening than that crazy sixth man.

By the time the Nuggets made defensive adjustments, Irving had already scored 16 points, helping the Cavaliers lead by double digits in a single quarter.

Leading the score, the Cavaliers did not expand their rotation, they were very cautious.

However, after the Nuggets targeted Irving more, the score was still slowly recovering.

At the end of the first half, the point difference between the two sides narrowed to single digits again.

In the third quarter, the Nuggets' defense continued to restrict Irving and did not give him a good singles opportunity at all.

Irving has solved this point, but a player with rich experience in the playoffs like James knows how to do it, and he broke out in a timely manner.

In addition, JR also broke out at the same time, once again extending the lead to double digits.

This is a bit difficult to do, and the Nuggets can only hold on to hope and work harder.

The Nuggets have a great rebounding advantage, and their desperate efforts must be effective, and the Cavaliers also put in 120% of their efforts.

In the end, with James' all-out efforts, the Cavaliers defended the victory and the series became 1:2.

Tyronn Lue became very tough after the game. He said, "The reason for the victory is two words, physical confrontation and aggressiveness. We must play like this."

George Karl was a little angry, "The loss of the game was not because of a problem with our lineup arrangement, nor was it a problem with the rotation method. We were just beaten."

"We weren't tough enough, we weren't tough enough for the ball, we played soft."

But he also said: "We get a lot of criticism and we deserve it, but when you hear something that doesn't feel good for two or three days, you usually bounce back."'

(End of this chapter)