basketball dreams

Chapter 104
After the start of the second half, the Cavaliers were defeated in both the first offense and the first defense. Yun Chen stood outside the three-point line, watching Popovich who was watching the movement on the court and gritted his teeth.

After working hard for the first half, the trap he finally set up was settled by him in a halftime break, which made him quite uncomfortable.

Although it was just an offense and defense, why couldn't he see it?The scoring method that the Cavaliers just found has been cracked by the Spurs.

Popovich really deserves to be one of the best coaches in history. He joined Anderson and Whittington for no other purpose than disrupting the Cavaliers in terms of rhythm.

Because these two people have no other characteristics, just slow, especially that Anderson, the speed is outrageously slow, this is a style of his play.

And his slowness, when he played at this time, perfectly offset the slow-motion offense of the Cavaliers. With slowness, the rhythm of both sides was brought back to a certain point.

"What a hassle...how did I forget about Anderson!" Yun Chen was so angry that he wanted to pat his head.

Osman's shot was blocked off the court, the referee served from the sideline, and the players on both sides repositioned.

The Cavaliers took a sideline ball, Thompson served, and Hill received the ball at the top of the arc after a screen.

However, he didn't know what to do after catching the ball, because he found that no one came up to catch the ball and attack, and the ball stopped in his hands.

The attack and defense just now made everyone in the Cavaliers feel the change in rhythm, and they didn't dare to act rashly until they were 100% sure.

Without the advantage of a change of pace, they both know it's hard to break through the other side's defense.

"Since you can't play slowly, let's continue to play fast!" Seeing this, Yun Chen knew that there might be problems if he didn't stand up, so he immediately asked for two screens, and after throwing off Whittington's defense, he rushed directly to the right At the side three-point line position, he has an open space.

Seeing the situation here, Hill immediately passed the ball to him.

With a three-point chance, Yunchen didn't hesitate after receiving the ball, and quickly raised his hand to shoot. His movements deliberately increased his speed.

At this time, it is no longer necessary to play slowly, and the opponent can easily keep up with your rhythm.

However, at this time, a person suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his shooting space in an instant!
"You..." Yun Chen was surprised, DeRozan!This star, who had almost no sense of presence in the previous game, actually blocked him at this time, making him stop his movements.

"Slap!" DeRozan was so fast that he slapped the ball in Yun Chen's hand without giving him a chance to take the ball back.

The basketball dropped and he made a turnover.DeRozan's defense was beyond his expectations.

"Wow!" Immediately, DeRozan grabbed the ball, launched a fast break, and rushed to the basket.

His speed was no worse than that of Yun Chen, who was accelerating at full speed. After throwing away the chasing crowd, he successfully dunked and opened the score between the two sides to 8 points!
After the goal was dunked, Yun Chen's face finally completely sank. He suddenly realized that Popovich didn't just want to disrupt their slow pace, but also wanted to directly open the score.

Because DeRozan is not an old man who is too old to keep up physically. He is at his peak and can adapt to any rhythm.

His almost invisible performance in the first half made everyone ignore his existence, and his sudden appearance at this time undoubtedly dealt another huge blow to the Cavaliers.

The fast and slow combination of him and Anderson made the Cavaliers unable to play both fast and slow rhythms, and were suppressed in all directions.

In the next few minutes, the Cavaliers just handed over the advantage and gave it back. The Spurs' offense and defense returned to the level they should have.

In the 5th minute of the third quarter, the score of the two sides came to 54-65. The Cavaliers only scored 4 points in the second half, and they had no power to fight back.

The slowness of Anderson and Whittington restricted Love, and DeRozan's speed restricted Yunchen, and they collapsed completely.

As a last resort, Tyronn Lue called the second timeout of this section.

However, the timeout is not of much use, because they can't find a strategy to deal with it.

Without the advantage of fast and slow tempo changes, they have nothing to do against the Spurs.

Seeing this, Tyronn Lue sighed, and could only replace the team's starting players. Their effect was too poor when they were on the court, and they kept losing points.

Li Yunchen, Osman, and Love went off, and JR, Nance Jr. and Seth Curry took their place.

However, the Spurs also changed their lineup, replacing the bench players and starting players back into battle.

After a half-time rest plus half a quarter, Adelaide and others have fully recovered their physical strength.

As a result, the Cavaliers once again fell into a disadvantage. Facing the strong starting lineup of the Spurs, this set of substitute combinations was also overwhelmed. With 2 minutes left in the third quarter, 59-75, the point difference came to 16. point.

It seems that the same as the last game against the Warriors, the third quarter became the key to determining the outcome of the game, and the Cavaliers were powerless to recover.

Popovich's substitution operation shattered Yunchen's plan.

It wasn't until this time that Yun Chen understood a little bit, what is ginger or old spicy.

"Hey... I'm going to lose this game again. I'm sure we won't be able to win back-to-back Rockets games tomorrow. We're going to lose three times in a row." Le Fu, who was sitting next to Yun Chen on the bench, looked melancholy.

If they really lose three games in a row this time, they will be surpassed by the team behind them and fall to the ninth position in the Eastern Conference.

"It would be great if LeBron was still here." By borrowing, he seemed to say such a sentence out of feeling.

Indeed, if there is James at this time, they may not be so far behind at all, and even if they are 16 points behind, they still have a chance to catch up.

Because he can use his powerful personal ability to break the balance on the field, and what the current Cavaliers lack is a person who can help the team with unsolvable means.

Hearing this sentence, all the teammates nearby were shocked.They have all been teammates with James, so they naturally know why he said that.

"Wow!" However, when everyone in the Cavaliers team was sighing, Yun Chen suddenly stood up.

"Li, what's the matter?" Le Fu and others asked in confusion.

"Sigh... I didn't want to try it in this game, after all I'm not proficient..." He also sighed, but what he was thinking was different from other people.

"What... do you want to try?"

"Try the moves I learned from Reggie Miller that day." Yun Chen replied while waving his hands to heat his side.At the same time, he walked to Tyronn Lue to apply to play.

Tyronn Lue was surprised when he heard the words, because now it is basically certain that the game will be lost, and it is no longer necessary to change the starting lineup at this time.

But seeing Yun Chen's insistence, he still nodded his head: "Forget it, I'm going to lose anyway, let you go up and fight for a while."

With that said, he applied to the technical desk for a substitution.

"Coach, if possible, let Nance Jr., Zizic and I play together." After a dead ball, Yunchen said to Tyronn Lue before walking onto the field.

"Why? Wouldn't the offense be weaker this way?" Tyronn Lue was puzzled. He originally wanted Love and Yun Chen to play at the same time for the last attempt of the game.

If he still can't catch up with the score, he will choose to give up the game.

"Because now only someone needs to defend. I... want to try to take on all the offense by myself."

"You... what did you say?" Tyronn Lu petrochemical was on the spot.

(End of this chapter)