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Chapter 313 Little Emperor Chasing Points

7-4, Philadelphia played very smoothly in the first attack. After Yao Ming took the lead in the interior, he assisted Battier to hit a three-pointer, and then Channing made a breakthrough in the pick-and-roll.

This is the advantage of the Philadelphia lineup over the Cavaliers. They have two strong points, Channing and Yao Ming, while the Cavaliers only have James.

More than half of the offensive time in the first quarter, the score was 16:9, the Philadelphia team led by 7 points, and the game entered the first timeout.

For the Philadelphia team, Yao Ming rested, Jason Thompson partnered Ibaka inside, Sam Cassell partnered Pietrus on the outside, and Channing continued to play small forward, directly facing James.

This is the regular rotation configuration of the Philadelphia team. Yao Ming will take a break first, and Channing will lead the team for a period of time. Pietrus partnered with Channing to ensure sufficient defensive pressure in the second and third positions, while Dragic defended. Not good enough, playing time in the playoffs became less and less, and in the Eastern Conference Finals, Coach Cheeks simply tried to use veteran Sam Cassell directly.

The Cavaliers have also made personnel adjustments. JJ Hickerson and Ben Wallace are on the inside, Mo Williams is on the outside and Daniel Gibson is on the outside, and James is still on the court.

Although the overall height of the Cavaliers' lineup has declined, the inside rebounding ability and mobility are stronger, and the outside three-point firepower has also improved.

In contrast, the Philadelphia team's rotation is more dependent on Channing's scoring. Whether it is Sam Cassell or Pietrus, the three-pointers are not stable enough. Ibaka has not yet practiced the mid-range shot. Jason Thompson can only eat cakes, so their rotation is stronger than the Cavaliers' defensive strength, and the offensive end is much weaker.

"Taking advantage of Yao's absence, hurry up and overtake the score!"

Mike Brown gave the order.

The Cavaliers attacked, James held the ball in the middle, and Channing was the main defense. He deliberately emptied a step away, leaving enough room for James to shoot.

But James is also very smart. Taking advantage of Yao Ming's rest, he decided to attack the inside more.

Another high pick-and-roll, James no longer goes to Ibaka's side, but breaks to the left. Although Jason Thompson is taller, it is obvious that the defense is rougher and easier to deal with.

Big Ben's solid cover blocked Channing, James rushed in, slapped Thompson, and then turned domineeringly, completely pushing Thompson away.

Clang, James made a dunk.

With this power and this speed, he can turn around violently. I am afraid that only Yao Ming can limit James' breakthrough at the basket.

At 16:11, James scored his sixth personal point, plus two assists. All the points of the Cavaliers were directly related to James.

Philadelphia attacked, and as soon as Channing got the ball, James bent down and defended close to him. He decided to teach this young man he had always been optimistic about a lesson.

Continuous dribbling failed to find a good opportunity, and Channing patted his head to signal the inside line to come out for a pick-and-roll.

Jason Thompson responded quickly, but this guy's cover was not solid enough, and he was too eager to go down to eat the pie, which not only failed to block James for Channing, but also caused Ben Wallace to pinch Channing in the high position.

Under the siege of the two, Channing could only quickly collect the ball. Jason Thompson was still waving for the ball under the basket. He never expected that Channing would not be able to pass it at this position.

Under the double-teaming of the Cavaliers, Channing almost made a mistake. Fortunately, veteran Sam Cassell was experienced enough to come to the siege in time.

There is not much time left in the attack, Cassel hurriedly shook Mo Williams away, then made a mid-range shot, missed under the interference, and the rebound was taken by Sixon.

After being successfully defended by the Cavaliers, Channing took a look at Thompson and was dissatisfied with the rough center forward's screen quality and timing. It seemed that Thompson could only eat cakes and nothing else could be expected.

The Cavaliers attacked. This time, Channing desperately squeezed past Ben Wallace's screen and caught up with James' breakthrough. Big Ben has no mid-range, so he can safely double-team James.

Unexpectedly, this tactic of the Cavaliers is already very mature. After Big Ben covered for James, he immediately ran to the left and made a cover for Gibson.

Pietrus was blocked, James broke through and scored, and Gibson caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

At 16:14, after Yao Ming left the field, the Cavaliers' offense seemed to be opened up. It was really difficult for James to drive his teammates.

Mike Brown also applauded the little emperor on the court. The Cavaliers can go today because of James.

The Philadelphia team attacked, and Channing learned his lesson this time, waved away Thompson, and called Ibaka to come over for the pick-and-roll.

The Cavaliers were still attacking ahead of time. Hickson and James surrounded Channing from left to right. At this time, he took the risk of hitting the ground and passing the ball to the inside. There was a high probability that he would be directly intercepted. After all, this was James.

After Ibaka went down, he realized that the possibility of receiving the ball was not high, so he moved a little to the side to make it easier for Channing to pass the ball. From this detail, it can be seen that Ibaka's golf quotient is higher than Thompson's One chip, as expected of an insider who has played pick-and-roll cooperation with Chan Ning for a whole season, and they have a tacit understanding.

Channing received the ball and passed it safely to Ibaka.

Wide open, Ibaka chose a mid-range shot, but unfortunately missed.

Although Ben Wallace is not in good condition, it is still a matter of holding Thompson one-on-one inside. The Cavaliers defended again successfully.

Mo Williams sent a long pass, and James made a fast break.

At 16:16, the Cavaliers tied the score, and Coach Cheeks decisively called a timeout.

"The Cavaliers' offense has been doing very well during this period. After Yao Ming left the court, Philadelphia lacked inside players who could limit James' breakthrough. This is the reason why the Cavaliers continued to chase points."

Zhang Lili commented.

Yoga also said: "Indeed, at the same time, the Philadelphia team's offense also had some problems. Facing the early flanking of the Cavaliers, Channing needs more support from his teammates, but it is a pity that whether it is Ibaka or Jason. Thompson, these two are rookies in recent years, and their game experience and on-the-spot judgment are still lacking."

Coach Cheeks didn't have much to do during timeouts, other than pour chicken soup into his players.

The timeout ended, and Channing realized he had to come himself.

In tonight's game, Philadelphia's offensive focus has always been on Yao Ming, while Channing mainly focused on the defensive end. After Yao left the court, Channing first tried to drive his teammates with the pass, but now, he had to switch modes. Only by switching from James mode to Kobe mode can the Cavaliers survive the crazy chasing stage.

Holding the ball again, Channing didn't call for a pick-and-roll, Hickson and Ben Wallace were stunned, but in the end they didn't rush to double-team.

(End of this chapter)