basketball hero

Chapter 858 10 consecutive victories in the playoffs
Jeremy Lin slowly dribbled the ball over, and Yingxiong asked for the ball in the frontcourt.

Ying Xiong walked forward with the ball, facing JR, he made a fake move forward after crossover, and the opponent retreated sharply in surprise.He steadily collected the ball and made an emergency stop for a 3-point shot-soundly pocketed!
"Bang—Answer ball!" Mike Breen exclaimed.

The point difference came to double digits again - 11 points.

On the Cavaliers side, James handed the ball to Irving, and then took two breaths!

"LeBron is also a little tired. He hasn't rested much since the game started." Jeff Van Gundy said.

"Yeah, he handed over the ball and let Kyrie control the ball. According to the past, at this time, he will definitely organize the offense by himself." Mike Breen said.

Irving used the cover to force his way, and after being flanked, he sent Love to the outside line. The latter made a 3-pointer-still nothing!
Ying Xiong received the rebound and pushed forward with the ball. One step outside the 3-point line, he suddenly faked a shot.His action almost attracted all eyes of the Cavaliers.You must know that this season, he has made too many incredible 3-pointers in this kind of place.

Unexpectedly, Ying Xiong didn't make a shot. With a flick of his left hand, the ball accurately flew into the hands of DeRozan who followed up in the middle.All that's left is a powerful dunk!

With a score difference of 13 points, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue requested a timeout again!
"Cleveland is suspended again, and they should have suffered a lot!" Mike Breen said.

"Yes, unlike the Golden State Warriors, the Cleveland Cavaliers are a somewhat unbalanced offensive and defensive team. So when they play against the Toronto Raptors, once the offense cannot be opened, the defensive loopholes are particularly large ’” Jeff Van Gundy explained.

"How do you think they can adjust to get out of this situation?" asked Mike Breen.

"There is no room for adjustment on the defensive end. Their shortcomings and weaknesses are all there. The opponent knows it all and can only try their best. What can be adjusted is the offensive end. I always think that their offensive firepower is completely comparable. For the two opponents of Toronto and Golden State. Specifically, LeBron needs to attack more decisively, especially when the opponent switches defenses. Facing the opponent's big man, he needs to play more decisively. He should kill and kill himself. If you are strong, you should be strong yourself. Don't think about both yourself and the ball. This will only increase unnecessary mistakes; Kyrie is decisive enough offensively and has a killer instinct, but his shots need to be more timely. Don't The opponent barely attacked him when they pinched him; for Kevin, he should try to hit Patrick as much as possible. I think he has an advantage in facing Patrick, and this point should be used; as for other players, just do their job well. ’ explained Jeff Van Gundy.

"It's really not a high-probability event for the Big Three to play together efficiently!" Mike Brin sighed.

"Indeed, but if not, what can compete with the 4-time Raptors who have such a prehistoric beast?" Jeff Van Gundy said.

After the timeout, the Cavaliers increased their cooperation. They put Irving and James in a pick-and-roll, trying to force the opponent to switch defenses, so that they could have a chance to get a mismatch.

However, Ying Xiong's ability to prevent pick-and-rolls is too good, and Irving's pick-and-roll quality is too poor, so the dislocation has never been able to form.

The Cavaliers have been overwhelmed by the Raptors, even though the home team's No. 2 scorer DeRozan is a bit sluggish.At the end of the half, the Raptors led the Cavaliers by 15 points and still had a clear advantage.

In the second half of the game, although the Cavaliers played a lot of offensive climaxes, their defense was so poor that it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as "riddled with holes".In the regular season, they can still achieve a good record with their unsolvable offense, but when they encounter opponents with excellent offense and defense in the playoffs, their defensive shortcomings are exposed.

There is not much suspense about the result of the game. The Raptors beat their opponents at home and won G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

应雄出战38.4分钟，轰下47+13+7+3+4，完美的表现让人折服。

After winning this game, the Raptors have won 9 consecutive playoffs this season. Their outstanding performance has made them more confident in completing the feat of 5 consecutive championships.

At the end of the first game of the series, those voices who advocated that the Cavaliers will snipe the Raptors before the game are much, much less.In contrast, the probability of the Raptors entering the Finals for the fifth time has also exceeded 5% in many media predictions.

On May 5, the Raptors VS Cavaliers Eastern Conference Finals G16 will continue to be held at the Air Canada Center Arena, the home of the Raptors.This game is very important for both teams. Once the home team loses, the 2-game winning streak in the playoffs will be terminated and the home court advantage will be lost; Game G9 will be an early decisive battle.

In this game, the starting lineups of the two teams have not changed.The Cavaliers who lost in the first game did not change, and the Raptors on the winning side naturally would not actively seek changes, which is not in line with the style of coach Devin Casey.

In this game, the Cavaliers still made some adjustments.The biggest adjustment is to resolutely pinch Yingxiong, wrap around without the ball, and pinch up when the ball is caught.On the other side, DeRozan, who shot poorly in the last game, even missed the outside shots of Jeremy Lin and Ibaka occasionally, resolutely protecting the inside.

On the offensive end, the Cavaliers' adjustment is to increase the screen on the off-ball side, create shooting opportunities for Love and JR, and increase running and ball transfer.

But what the Cavaliers didn't expect was that DeRozan, who had a horrible outside shot in the last game, had a big explosion in this game.Even if the opponent let him go, he could still hit the target without being disturbed by the inner demon.With his high shooting rate of 6 of 5 shots in the first quarter and JR and Love's outside misses, the home team easily gained a double-digit lead.

As a result, the Cavaliers are in a dilemma.If you continue to use this strategy and DeRozan's touch remains the same, there is a high probability of losing this game.But if the strategy is changed, who can defend against Yingxiong alone?
Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue was heartbroken and continued to bet on DeRozan's touch.He just would rather be said to be a top iron than believe that DeRozan can continue such a hot touch.

But DeRozan just let Tyronn Lue down. He scored 19 points in halftime, and his open shooting percentage exceeded 7%.The Cavaliers are also extremely efficient offensively, leading their opponents by as much as 20 points at halftime.

In a battle of focus, the suspense will be lost at halftime, leaving the visiting team's coach and players a little embarrassed.But gambling is like that, and it comes with huge risks.It's not that the Cavaliers are willing to do this. They really don't gamble, and they don't even have a chance of survival.

There was not much suspense in the second half of the game. The Raptors finally easily defeated the Cavaliers, ushered in two consecutive victories in the series, rewritten the big score to 2:0, and ushered in a 10-game winning streak in the playoffs.

If the loss in the first game of the series made the Cavaliers a little unwilling, the disastrous defeat in G2 somewhat affected their morale.Facing a team that can't beat it no matter what, this feeling of powerlessness is really tiring.

(End of this chapter)