Second half of the game.

The Bobcats started to pick up speed first.

The time of each attack is greatly compressed.

However, this move has caught the knight a little off guard.

"Is that newcomer really technically rough?"

A netizen posted a question.

As soon as the third quarter started, people noticed that the despised DeAndre Jordan seemed to be a little different.

In the first quarter, let's not say that he was the Bobcats' interior defensive slot.

At least when facing him, the 36-year-old O'Neal really gets everything he wants.

Last season's O'Neal could be called a last-ditch battle.

But this season, against DeAndre Jordan, O'Neal, who is one year older, seems to have regained some of the feelings he had at his peak.

O'Neal is getting older, and of course he still has to suffer some disadvantages in terms of physical confrontation.

In terms of speed, O'Neal certainly can't catch up with DeAndre Jordan.

However, rich competition experience, solid basic skills, and skilled technical movements.

In the interior confrontation, O'Neal wanted to play with DeAndre Jordan.

It's not too difficult.

Just as many people guessed at the beginning, Jordan had to return to the bench before the first quarter was over.

By the second quarter, he didn't even get a chance to play.

But in the second half, everything became different.

After the pick-and-roll, he dunked down and used his speed advantage to cooperate with Zhou Yao to complete the alley-oop.

No matter how clumsily he played in the first quarter, DeAndre Jordan appeared to be unstoppable in the third quarter.

Although it seems that he has no other means of scoring.

But Zhou Yao fed him enough cakes.

DeAndre Jordan also seems to have become a killer at the basket.

On the contrary, it made O'Neal look very clumsy.

Mike Brown is also a very responsive coach.

Within the Cavaliers.

Although he failed to retain Pavlovic, a three-point shooter.

But this season, they also have Maurice Williams, who averages more than 43% from three-point range per game.

JR's three-pointers are not particularly outstanding for himself, but they are definitely trustworthy.

In addition, they also have a rookie Daniel Gibson who averages nearly 40% per game.

Originally, Gibson was also one of the important bargaining chips for the Cavaliers in the trade.

However, James valued his three-pointers more and still kept this second-round pick.

The three-point firepower of these people, in Mike Brown's opinion, will definitely make the Bobcats busy.

Not just Coach Brown, but many fans and commentators also think so.

Especially as the team's center, Jordan has to play more roles on the offensive end.

This Bobcats team also focuses on playing fast.

He doesn't seem to be that concerned about protecting rebounds.

This also makes Cavaliers players more daring to take shots from the outside.

"Maybe the other Bobcats players really don't care that much about rebounding."

"They just have to keep pushing the pace on the court."

"Just use your own speed to wear down your opponent."

"But everyone who thinks the Bobcats don't care about rebounding."

"Those guys from the Cavaliers think the problem is too easy!"

"Have they forgotten that the Bobcats' best rebounder has never been their center?"

"Moreover, Jordan is not the only newcomer to the Bobcats this season."

Barkley had this to say when Kenny Smith asked what his partner thought of the Cavaliers' reaction.

Indeed, the Bobcats have selected centers with high picks for two consecutive seasons.

Whether Oden or DeAndre Jordan, they have met people's requirements for a center to a certain extent.

The Bobcats have hoarded 4 centers this season, and only Wang Zhizhi's rebounding is worse.

The Bobcats also have three power forwards who look good.

Even the small forward also has Durant.

However, everyone knows that the Bobcats' best rebounder is actually point guard Zhou Yao.

In this game alone, the person with the second most rebounds for the Bobcats was actually a point guard.

"This is really a strange team!"

Even Smith had to sigh.

The situation of the game seemed to be exactly as Barkley predicted.

In fact, outside shooting has been increased, especially three-pointers.

But soon, it was due to the lack of rebounds.

The Cavaliers' outside offense also became hesitant.

James breaks through and then distributes the ball.

But outside shooters are always unable to score the ball.

In fact, speaking of which, the shooting percentages of the Cavaliers' outside shooters are not bad.

The whole game has been played till now.

JR made 7 of 3 three-pointers.

William Mo was 8-for-4 from the field.

The best performer was Gibson, who had the lowest salary, making 5 of 4 shots.

James also shot 3 three-pointers. Even though his shooting percentage was not high, he still hit one.

However, when a three-pointer is made, it is a hit.

Missed and couldn't get the rebound.

This time is the crux of the matter.

In the first half, although the Cavaliers scored very few points, they still had at least 2 points more than the Bobcats.

But in the third quarter, the Bobcats not only achieved a comeback, but the score also got wider and wider.

In the entire third quarter, the Bobcats scored 44 points.

Although the Bobcats have even had performances of more than 50 points in a single quarter before.

But this time, because of Jordan's many violent dunks, the fans were still hooked.

On the contrary, the Cavaliers have become the backdrop for fans to enjoy.

In the fourth quarter, James hit the inside several times, which also made many fans who supported the Cavaliers happy.

But at this time, it was no longer helpful.

118: 99.

The Bobcats got a big win in their first game.

DeAndre Jordan, who was originally not optimistic by the fans, scored 26 points in the first game.

Especially when he dunked on O'Neal.

Although in the eyes of most people, he is still a rough guy with rough skills and can only rely on his body to play ball.

But having this kind of performance in the first game is still impressive.

Especially when he dunked on O'Neal.

Some fans have begun to believe that he will grow into the league's number one center.

Some people even think that his future will be more brilliant than that of Oden on the same team.

And in the same game, on the same team, there is someone whose performance is more surprising than Jordan's.

19 points, 9 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 10 rebounds.

In everyone's opinion, Westbrook's quasi-quadruple-double performance in just one game was enough to help him win a spot on the Rookie of the Year team.

If his next performance is not too extraordinary, he will almost have booked the best rookie position in advance.

"Is this UCLA's little Zhou Yao?"

"I plan to average a triple-double in my first season!"

"Or, averaging a triple-double per game can no longer accommodate him!"

You know, Barkley is usually responsible for praising Zhou Yao.

This is the first time he has praised a second person like this...

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