basketball god

Chapter 224 Live up to trust
The next day, just after breakfast, Nelson led the coaching staff to start the team's pre-match tactical meeting.

The meeting ended in about an hour, and they fought back to back. Out of consideration for the players' health, Nelson did not choose to take them to train.

As far as player protection is concerned, there are really few who can compare with the old Nelson. You must know that when he was still in the Mavericks.

In the Western Conference semifinals against the Spurs, Nowitzki suffered a leg injury. Cuban wanted him to continue playing, but Nelson firmly disagreed and had a big fight with the boss.
After the players disbanded, Battier, who was sitting next to Yang Zhan, saw something and couldn't help saying: "James' influence in Cleveland is really great."

"If you have his strength, you can too!" The mutual hatred between good friends is going on every day.

"If I have that strength, I still envy him?" Battier stared at the phone and said angrily.

For some reason, Yang Zhan was speechless. He probably thought what Battier said was justified.

"The Cavaliers management directly overflowed the salary cap after re-signing James this summer, so the lineup has basically not changed compared with last season." Zhang He understood.

"However, their record is better. So far, they are ranked second in the East, and James' personal ability is also stronger." Yu Jia explained.

At [-]:[-] p.m. that day, the final shooting warm-up ended, the match between the two sides officially started at the Quicken Loans Arena, and the pre-match analysis by domestic commentators also came to an end.

According to the previous discussion, the Grizzlies sent Yang Zhan, Posey, Battier, Warrick, and Chandler to the starting lineup.

The starting lineup sent by the Cavaliers is, point guard: Eric Snow, shooting guard: Larry Hughes, small forward: James, power forward: Drew Gooden, center: Ilgauskas.

Chandler is still better in terms of bullet speed, and the Grizzlies got the first chance to attack with a jump ball in midfield.

Yang Zhan took the ball to the frontcourt, and directly called Chandler to come out for pick-and-roll according to the formation of the opponent. After changing defenses, the offensive options increased.

Facing the 2m big center Ilgauskas, he dribbled the ball left and right twice and easily moved away from his position. Seeing this opportunity, Yang Zhan immediately accelerated and passed his opponent.

Breaking through to the free throw line, Yang Zhan saw Drew Gooden coming to defend, and at the same time saw his side's inside advantage.

So immediately choose the mid-range shot, boom!Strike the iron, almost a little luck.

But at this time, Chandler on the inside used his strength to directly push away Eric Snow beside him, then jumped up and grabbed the offensive rebound, and at the same time completed a second offensive dunk in the air.

Conversely, the Cavaliers attacked, and Snow, a typical dribbling guard, gave the ball directly to James as soon as he arrived in the frontcourt.

The latter caught the ball and faced Battier, even if the opponent gave way, James still chose to break through.

Faced with Yang Zhan's double-team during the march, he immediately gave the ball to Snow who was open on the outside. This is also James' usual style of play.

However, the reason why Yang Zhan dared to let Snow go was because this veteran who entered the league in 95 had no three-point ability at all.

Even in the most accurate period, it was only about 20.00% or so, and last season it was less than [-]%.

This season is even stronger, he has never scored a three-pointer, but even so, Snow has a big heart as a veteran.

Even in the face of many obstacles, he still resolutely chose to shoot a three-pointer, and he knew it just by hearing the bang.

He did not live up to the trust of the Grizzlies.

Chandler protected the backcourt rebounds, and Yang Zhan quickly advanced with the ball, but the opponent's retreat was really fast, especially the No. 23 rookie.

If the fast break failed, he fell into a positional battle. Facing Snow Yang, he still did not choose to fight hard, because this offensive strength can still be left in the starting lineup, which means that he has his own things.

That is defense. He has a lot of experience, so Yang Zhan directly chooses to play pick-and-roll with Chandler.

As soon as he thought of throwing the ball in, the opponent's formation began to shrink. Seeing this, Yang Zhan still chose to dribble and break through.

After passing the opponent, Gudeng came to defend again while marching, but at this time Yang Zhan stopped near the paint area.

When Gu Deng came in front of him and slowed down, Yang Zhan took this opportunity to speed up immediately, and this time he was directly ahead of the opponent by one body.

After no one obstructed his way to the basket, Snow had already been blocked by Chandler, and Yang Zhan made a gorgeous low-handed basket.

The Cavaliers attacked, James simply dribbled twice after receiving the ball, but chose to break through Battier's defense.

It is really impossible to defend him by one person. At this time, Yang Zhan chose to double-team again. Facing this situation, James once again distributed the ball to Snow who was open.

He shot again, can he still help the Grizzlies this time?

Boom!The answer is yes, Warrick protected the backboard.

In fact, with James' personal ability, he can play just now with a forced breakthrough, but a more reasonable style of play is his personal habit, and no one can change this personality.

Yang Zhan took the ball to the frontcourt, waited until the players settled down collectively, and gave the ball to Battier who came out with the help of Warrick's off-ball pick-and-roll. The latter caught the ball at 60° on the left and shot a three-pointer.

Boom!strike iron.

In turn, the Cavaliers attacked, James did not choose to break through alone this time, but asked Ilgauskas to come out for a pick-and-roll.

The moment he switched defenses, James immediately broke through. Although he passed Battier, Warrick and Chandler double-teamed him instantly during the march.

At this time, James made a pass back to Ilgauskas at the free throw line. After receiving the ball, the latter directly pulled out Battier.

brush!hit.

"Hey, the Cavaliers have finally opened. This player is actually a weakened version of Dayao. The two have similar characteristics." Domestic commentator Zhang Reasonable said.

The Grizzlies were attacking, and Yang Zhan took the ball to the frontcourt to play a pick-and-roll. You were very imposing just now, and within a few seconds, you directly switched to the "beaten" mode.

The dribble broke through the opponent, and the point was given to Posey, who ran out of the outside line on the way, and the latter caught the ball at 45° on the right and made a three-pointer.

Boom!strike iron.

The Cavaliers attacked, James broke through with the ball and then found the center, but this time the opponent's mid-range shot ended in a strike.

This is why it is said that he is a weakened version of Dayao. All kinds of skills are similar, but the stability is insufficient.

About halfway through the first quarter, both sides passed through the sound of iron strikes. The Cavaliers were because Battier and Posey were closely attached to the outside line.

So except for the "undercover" Snow, most of the other players are making strong shots, which is naturally not efficient.

(End of this chapter)