basketball hero

Chapter 857 Passing through thousands of flowers

Finally, the Cavaliers couldn't bear it any longer, and got into a pincer attack when Ying Xiong turned his back.

But when Ying Xiong gave the ball to an open teammate and hit a 3-pointer, the Cavaliers' defense was a little bit overwhelmed.

At the end of the first quarter, the Raptors led the Cavaliers by 8 points.Ying Xiong played almost the entire first quarter, but was replaced by DeRozan in the last minute of the first quarter.

"Jeff, Cleveland played well, but looking at the score, it's still 8 points behind!" Mike Breen said with a smile.

"Cleveland's offense, no matter which defensive team in the league, can't be completely contained. Unless they are not in good shape, or LeBron and shooters, you can't completely limit. Toronto is a good defensive team. , and their strategy did not intend to completely restrict the Cavaliers, but adopted the same strategy as the Golden State Warriors, which is to consume LeBron and pinch the shooters. Look, do JR and Kevin have a comfortable shot in the first quarter? ? But this is not the main reason why they are behind, the main reason why they are behind, one is the unsolvable offense, and the other is their own poor defense." Jeff Van Gundy explained.

"Jeff, this is the longest sentence you have said today!" Mike Brin said with a smile.

"It's not your fault, I keep asking me to answer this and that." Jeff Van Gundy complained with a smile.

"Jeff, tell me, Cleveland is behind now, how should they adjust?" Mike Breen asked, changing the subject.

"Well, a single-digit lag is not a big deal for Cleveland's top 3 offense. At the beginning of the second quarter, LeBron will lead the shooters to the field, and this time should be resting off the court. They We should seize the opportunity during this period of time to narrow the point difference as much as possible, or even equalize or overtake the score. In this way, the game will return to the same starting line." Jeff Van Gundy explained.

"So the pressure is on Jeremy and DeMar?" Mike Breen asked.

"Everyone has pressure. If Cleveland's shooters are not open, it will be very difficult to chase points. Let's put it this way, most of the pressure is still on the visiting team." Jeff Van Gundy explained.

Section 2 started soon.The Cavaliers are naturally James + shooters; while the Raptors are led by Jeremy Lin and DeRozan.

The two teams launched a confrontation as soon as they came up, but the hit rate was not high.The strategy of the Raptors is not to flank James. Even if he has the opportunity to displace and force one-on-one, he will resolutely not flank, and will not give the outside shooter a chance to open 3 points.

In this case, James can score by himself, but if he wants to chase points quickly, 2 points and 2 points are definitely not as good as 3 points and 3 points.The problem with the shooters is -- defense.Whether it is Frye, Deron, or Korver, they were not good at defense throughout their careers. Now that they are older, they can still maintain their form on the offensive end with experience and skills, but it is difficult to do so on the defensive end. up.

When a person gets old, his legs get old. When the legs and feet can't keep up with the opponent's young man, it is very difficult to defend the opponent.Although the Raptors can't defend against James, they can also score on the offensive end, so the score advantage has been maintained.

The 2 lineup that the Cavaliers originally planned to chase points became the 2 lineup of James VS Raptors.James tried to attract flanking through his personal offense, but the opponent was determined not to flank.You're going to attack, lightly!But if you want to get points, don't give it!

James was also very impatient. He consumed a lot of physical energy, but he didn't help the team recover the point difference.He knew very well that once Yingxiong came back, it would be even more difficult to chase points.But he can't help it, the team is configured according to the configuration, there is offense, no defense, and defense, no offense.

"Jeff, Toronto is determined not to pinch LeBron!" Mike Breen said.

"Judging from the current situation, they didn't arrange flanking in their game plan. If they really played like this, LeBron would be exhausted!" Jeff Van Gundy said.

When the game progressed to 2 minutes and 8 seconds left in the second quarter, there was a timeout on the sidelines. After the timeout came back, Ying Xiong returned to the game.

"Should be back!" said Mike Breen.

"Cleveland is going to be tough!" Jeff Van Gundy said.

At this time, the Raptors led the Cavaliers by 33 points with 27:6.

Jeremy Lin slowly dribbled the ball across half court.

JR entangled Yingxiong in the front court, and when the latter was about to ask for a position, he kept circling around and interfering.

Ying Xiong received the ball through an off-ball screen.He signaled his teammates to pull away and not to cover.His meaning is obvious, I just won't hit you, Le Fu, and I won't give you a chance to flank me.

The fans at the scene stood up excitedly, cheering one after another.

JR lowered his center of gravity, stepped on the 3-point line, and defended Yingxiong.

Ying Xiong holds the ball and crosses his crotch to change direction.

JR didn't do it because he really couldn't find a chance to do it.

Ying Xiong instantly pressed the center of gravity to Crossover, and passed JR in one step, almost achieving the state of "passing through thousands of flowers without a single leaf touching his body".It seemed that the other party had no chance to touch his body.

Yingxiong passed JR in one step, entered the penalty area, faced the joint block of Frye and James, took off with one foot, passed between the two, changed hands in the air from right to left, and hit the board-hit!
"Bang - good shot! It's so beautiful!" Mike Breen couldn't help but praise.

The point difference came to 8 points!
On the Cavaliers side, Irving forced his way inside and was fouled by Patterson!
When the Raptors attacked, Ying Xiong made a backdoor without the ball, received a point from Ibaka in the high position, and easily dunked under the basket!
The point difference reached double digits, which is the biggest point difference in this game so far.

Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue was very dissatisfied with the team's performance, and he was so angry that he called to stop the game.

"After Ying came back, the game has become one-sided!" Mike Breen said.

"JR's defense has declined too much. It should be really good. It can't be defended, but your defense with the ball is passed by one step, and the defense without the ball is like a headless chicken. It is so easy for people to dunk. This is too unreasonable!" Jie Husband Van Gundy shook his head a little dissatisfied.

"Hasn't he been like this all the time? He got a big contract last summer, so naturally he doesn't have such a big motivation. Not everyone is like LeBron and Kobe, who have such high demands on themselves!" Mike Breen said with a smile.

After returning from the timeout, Frye was replaced by TT and Deron was replaced by Love.

The game continues.

On the Cavaliers' side, James hit Ibaka in a misplaced position, hit the basket, and made a layup!

Crucial score!The point difference was narrowed to 8 points!
"LeBron is still great. After playing for so long, there is still no problem with his physical fitness. He has a beast-like body!" Mike Breen praised.

(End of this chapter)