"Toot!"

Just then, there was a whistle from the sidelines.

The referee reached out and made a technical foul gesture to James.

It turned out that James thought that Durant had an elbow push with his left hand before he shot, and there was no result in the referee's theory, and he exploded when he turned around.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand and called a timeout.

First Artest, then James, the Cavaliers' attitude on this game is very problematic.

He also had similar problems after two consecutive championships with the Rockets.

The players are more or less impetuous, and it seems that it is not only the problem of the Rockets, but also the Cavaliers.

After the timeout, he directly replaced Artest and James off the court and let them go to the bench to calm down.

Battier and Vallejo came on as substitutions.

Paul dribbles to the front court and looks for Vallejo's pick-and-roll.

Although Vallejo has no shooting ability, he has a thick body, and this block directly blocked Westbrook to death.

Paul pulled Perkins to the perimeter again.

Green wanted to come over to block the demolition, but Paul waved him away.

After motioning for everyone to open up the space, Paul once again opted for a one-on-one with Perkins.

Successive changes of direction, then a dribble to pull the ball back.

Perkins suffered a loss the previous time, and this time he pounced straight out.

But it was also at the moment of pounce.

"Smack!"

Paul dribbled and accelerated, and directly gave Perkins a clean up.

Soflosa, who was on the weak side, came over to help defend, and Paul threw the ball directly into the bottom corner.

Battier was already ready to be there, receiving the ball and shooting straight three-pointers.

"Huh!"

Basketball hollow into the net.

As he gets older, Battier's scoring methods become more and more one-dimensional, but he has always been able to stay in the league and his grasp has become stronger.

7-13, this three-point shot is crucial.

Durant went to the frontcourt to ask for the ball directly outside the three-point line, and James went off the court, and his offensive desire did not weaken.

Frontal possession of the ball, but at this moment, Battier directly chose to defend closely, not giving him space to dribble or pose a "triple threat" at all.

Durant was annoyed by the entanglement and chose to turn his back and attack.

After two hits, he chose to turn to the right side and break through.

Battier has an excellent sense of defense and successfully anticipates Durant's turnaround intentions.

Durant broke through and threw a back-to-back shot.

The difficulty of this ball is very high, which is why he is physically able to make such a move against the sky.

But just as he was about to make a move, a hand was right between his eyes and the basket.

Battier's signature "blindfold defense"!

"Bang!"

Durant's vision was disrupted, and the ball hit the front of the basket and bounced out of the frame.

His shot finally struck the iron!

The scene erupted in excited cheers.

This time the successful defensive team Cavaliers is of great significance, not only on the field, but also in morale.

Tang Tian also stretched out his hand to applaud Battier's performance at this time.

A three-pointer, a defense, Battier is worth far more than the $3 million contract the Cavaliers offered.

Paul dribbled to the front court and looked for Vallejo's pick-and-roll.

Perkins was eaten in a row, and Thunder head coach Brooks also had a long memory, shouting on the sidelines at this time to remind the players not to change guards.

Perkins stepped back, and Westbrook was ready to squeeze through, but Vallejo's body was too wide for him to squeeze through.

Paul seized the gap and opted for a mid-range shot.

"Huh!"

The ball hollows into the net.

James' breakthrough, Nowitzki's "Golden Rooster Independence", Duncan's playing board...... One-on-one, these are so-called "unsolvable" beings.

And Paul's middle distance is also one of them.

"The mid-range shot is as stable as a dog", in the previous life, it was to describe Paul's mid-range jumper.

With a 5-0 offensive run, the Cavaliers closed the score to 9-13, and the four-point difference was already visible to the naked eye.

"Defend! Defend! ”

The emotions of the fans at the scene were also stirred up by the performance of the home team, and they began to cheer and cheer on the DJ.

The defensive intensity of the Cavaliers' on-court players also increased.

Durant and Ibaka didn't even fight several times without the ball.

Westbrook saw that Durant had no chance, so he took the ball and chose to go it alone again.

Brooks' tactical system is relatively monotonous, and in addition to defensive counterattacks, positional warfare relies more on individual ability and a few pick-and-rolls.

Westbrook's change of direction broke through, and when he reached the free throw line, he directly chose to pull out the zombie with an emergency stop.

"Smack!"

However, the choice of this ball was too obvious, and the moment he jumped, Paul quickly reached for the ball and pulled it off with one hand.

Westbrook danced in the air.

Paul has already accelerated directly to the front court when he gets the ball.

His speed was lightning fast, and Soflosa, who was on the weak side, had no time to chase the defense, and Durant chased for a while and gave up, watching Paul quickly attack the frontcourt.

Perhaps to boost morale, Paul did not choose to go to the basket when he got to the front court, but jumped and pressed the ball directly into the basket with both hands.

The cheers of the fans at the scene burst into flames.

Although Paul has recovered well since joining the Cavaliers last season, as a calm point guard, he plays next to Yao Ming and James, and if he can choose to make a layup, he basically will not choose to dunk.

But the timing of this dunk was just when the Cavaliers were on the rise.

The cheers of the entire Quickloan Arena lasted for a long time.

Tang Tian also applauded Paul's performance at this time.

Yao Ming didn't feel good, James played a little impatient, Paul was able to step up at this time, and the media chose to give him FMVP last season, and it was definitely worth the money.

On the opposite side, Westbrook had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists last season, but in the past few rounds, he has really been on top, and his performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends has been completely suppressed.

Paul deserves to be known as the league's No. 1 point guard.

Durant was a little anxious and ran directly to Westbrook to ask for the ball.

The rest of the team opened up space.

Battier still chooses to defend closely, and after Durant dribbles this time, he directly chooses to pick up the ball with a three-step breakthrough.

When he burst to the free throw line, he made a quick stop.

Because Battier was clinging tightly, he habitually pushed Battier away with his left hand before making a move.

Battier was pushed straight to the ground and slid for a while.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net.

"Toot!"

The referee's whistle also sounded.

Boxing high-fives, stride pointing to the Thunder's halfcourt.

Durant's offensive foul!

There was a burst of cheers from the fans.

Durant spread his hands and complained to the referee, who ignored it.

The ball that attracted James's protest in front was already suspected of pushing, but the referee didn't blow it, which gave Durant a misleading feeling to some extent.