Chapter 649: Change the starter and focus on finding weaknesses
"The Dallas man made the surprise choice, Seth Curry replaced Cory Brewer in the starting lineup, and we all know that Cory Brewer is better defensively and Seth Curry is good offensively."
Kenny Smith said with a big mouth.
"So it's going to be an offensive battle." O'Neill smiled next to him.
The offensive battle is attractive!
It's hard to say exactly how this game will be, but it's certain that the league is encouraging offense more and more.
At the start of the game, Gobert was the first to dial the ball over.
Mavericks offense.
On the first ball, Al Jefferson stepped forward to make a cover.
This is the Mavericks' tactic.
This season, the Mavericks' tactics have become more and more abundant, Al Jefferson and Qin Yang's cover tactics have decreased a lot, and even Al Jefferson's tactical status has dropped a lot.
But that doesn't mean Al Jefferson is weak.
After covering, Qin Yang broke through directly, and it was Kevin Lefu who defended Qin Yang. Kevin Love has also been a backstabber this season, showing fatigue on the defensive end on several occasions.
In the past, the tactical core of the Timberwolves has greatly decreased in the tactical position of the Cavaliers, and the defensive flaws have also been magnified to the limit.
Kevin Love played against Al Jefferson, and the ball could only be defended by Kevin Love.
Qin Yang took the ball and singled Kevin Lefu.
After the crossover, Qin Yang directly accelerated to break through, Kevin Love worked hard, but it was a step slower, Qin Yang made an easy layup, Tristan Thompson defended, and Qin Yang quickly shot a layup to score.
Cover, misplaced single breakaway, basket to finish offense.
The whole process is very easy and smooth, and the fans look beautiful, not lightweight, not violent enough, but very elegant.
The charm of the dislocation is in this place.
On the commentary bench, Kenny Smith:
'Bruce Qin scored a brilliant goal. A lot of people think that misplaced singles is a very simple thing, but there are very, very few players who can make a difference out of place. ”
"That's right, Bruce Qin is in good shape, and if he continues to fight like this, the Clevelands can't defend at all."
The Cavaliers attack.
James took the ball and broke through, Rudy Gay followed closely and applied physical confrontation, James was not successful enough to break through, and Rudy Gay was not inferior in speed and power.
There is no way, Kevin Lefu pulls to the outside line, and Qin Yang assists in defense.
Kevin Love jumped straight up and hit the shot.
Kevin Love's technical characteristics are very strange, super rebounding, super shooting, but weak defense and other skills, weak explosion.
In this case, Kevin Love shot from the outside, and the high hit rate was scary.
Qin Yang's height advantage is powerless.
Defending Kevin Love in a misplaced position would have to be Gobert, but that would be unrealistic. If Gobert isn't there on the inside, then the defense is a complete mess.
Therefore, Qin Yang has to come to assist in defense.
Mavericks offense.
Al Jefferson covered again, and Qin Yang did not rush to shoot this time, but stood still in the middle distance and passed the ball to Seth Curry, who ran to the basket.
Seth Curry received the ball and shot quickly, and the basketball wiped the board.
Kelly Irving was still chasing after him, and he was clearly missing.
Or tactics.
Rudy Gay and Seth Curry made a screen, Seth Curry could easily go to the basket, Tristan Thompson didn't have time to help the defense, and Kelly Irving's defensive awareness and attitude were obviously not good enough.
It's a simple hit again.
It's hard.
The Cavaliers attack.
James carried Rudy Gay to the basket and hit the iron from mid-range.
Tristan Thompson grabbed the rebound and hit the iron again, and finally Al Jefferson got the rebound, Qin Yang received the ball and threw the ball directly.
Rudy Gay got the ball in the middle of the court and scored straight to the basket.
James chased after him and could be noticeably two steps slower.
It's a tough game.
The Mavericks' tactics are clear, what they play is that the opponent's defense is not timely, and what they play is the flaws of the opponent's defense. The Cavaliers are clearly not good enough on the defensive end.
Kevin Lefu is very strong, but his interior defense is too poor and his speed is too slow, once he pulls it out, Qin Yang's singles are almost accurate.
Seth Curry and Rudy Gay can also try their hand at misplaced singles, and they are not inefficient.
Kelly Irving's defensive awareness and attitude are not good enough, even if he barely defends, it is easy to be targeted, Rudy Gay is misplaced to face Kelly Irving, just like James is misplaced to face Seth Curry, Kelly Irving, who is forced to score layups, is helpless.
Last season, Kelly Irving was the boss of the Cavaliers and there was little pressure on the defensive end, but this season Kelly Irving's flaws on the defensive end have been revealed.
Tactics are very important for the players.
Qin Yang also has a very good tactical position, but on the defensive end, Qin Yang did not ask his teammates to help him help him make up for the defense, and many times, Qin Yang instead helped his teammates to help him make up for the defense.
All for one, one for all.
The Mavericks don't have a special part of the tactics, so they seem to be particularly good as a whole.
Six minutes into the first quarter, the Cavaliers called a timeout first.
It's already six points down and it's a tough game.
After the timeout, James made two layups and scored four points with free throws, and Kelly Irving made 1-of-2 three-pointers and hit a wave.
But after that, Qin Yang returned two three-pointers, Seth Curry returned a three-pointer, and Rudy Gay made two layups.
At the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks led by nine points.
It's not a big difference, but it's fatal.
In the second quarter, Qin Yang went off, but Vince Carter and Dirk came on, and Al Jefferson also went off.
With Dirk, the space on the court can still be stretched, and the Mavericks on the offensive end are not false, and the experience of Vince Carter veteran is undoubtedly revealed, and in the third minute of the second quarter, Livingston changed the court.
Seth Curry is a double-edged sword, hurting himself first and then others.
After switching to Livingston, the effect was much better.
Livingston's mid-range jumper and back-to-back singles were a great move, against Kelly Irving, who was born with a huge dislocation, and Kelly Irving, who played, was depressed.
Dirk singled Tristan Thompson and was also very powerful.
The latter was too short and was very weak in the face of Deknowski.
If it weren't for James forcing a carry, the game would have gone into garbage time at halftime.
James finally got off the court to rest, Kelly Irving finally broke out, scoring 8 points in the third quarter, and then James came on the court, and Kelly Irving's performance dropped again.
After three quarters, the difference was 16 points.
It's hard to fight.
In the fourth quarter, Qin Yang began to stabilize the situation on the court.
The Cavaliers panic a little, it is a fast break and easy to score, and the Cavaliers are not panicking, so play slowly, kill time, play tactical cooperation, and increase the hit rate.
The result was that the Mavericks led the game and the Cavaliers had no resistance on the road.
The game ended with cheers from the Mavericks at home.
Qin Yang had 27 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, leading the team to victory.
With 15 shots in the game and 27 points, Qin Yang highlighted one word, stable.
Although he was not as eye-catching as James, he scored 32 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists again, but Qin Yang played a stronger role in the team.
Seven of the Mavericks scored in double figures, and even Gobert relied on dunks and rebounds to score 12 points.
At the post-match press conference, Qin Yang praised Al Jefferson, who had the worst statistics among the starters:
"Whoever is the best among us, without a doubt, is Al Jefferson. It's not a joke, in fact, he's sacrificed the most for the team and performed the best. ”