Chapter 724: Falling Behind, Leader

James who can score three-pointers?

What is this status?

James, who can shoot three-pointers, is unstoppable.

With just two balls, James went crazy.

When Nurkic's next mid-range shot was missed, and Kevin Love was strong enough to rebound, James went straight to the fast attack, and Kevin Love made a long pass and landed accurately on James.

Rudy Gay was a step behind him and watched James score with a dunk.

After James dunked, he looked up to the sky and yelled, and Cleveland's home court was jubilant.

The momentum of the Cavaliers has risen.

The most obvious is that when Qin Yang attacked again and tried to score to stabilize the situation, Kevin Love directly fouled and pulled Qin Yang.

Although Qin Yang made 2 of 2 free throws, the effect was completely different.

Easy scoring will make the Cavaliers feel anxious, that is, no matter how they play, they can't stop the Mavericks from scoring, and their own defense is useless, but a direct foul will give your teammates the impression that they would rather foul than let you score.

The game was suddenly one-sided.

The Cavaliers attack.

James passes to Irving, who catches the ball and lays up and scores a light layup. Goebel becomes the backdrop.

The Mavericks attacked, Qin Yang passed to Rudy Gay, who shot a three-pointer before James defended it, but the three-pointer hit the iron.

Tristan Thompson got the rebound.

James attacked, passed to Lefu after blocking and dismantling, Lefu took the ball, squeezed Qin Yang and forced a shot, scoring a mid-range shot.

The Mavericks attacked, and Qin Yang's three-point shot popped out of the frame again.

Fortunately, Nurkic grabbed the offensive rebound and was fouled again by Kevin Love.

The Mavericks called a long timeout.

It was just under five minutes into the game.

Coach Carlisle didn't say anything after the timeout, just gave his teammates time to rest and soothe the team's emotions.

The Cavaliers have gained momentum during this time, and if they continue to play, the point difference will get bigger and bigger.

In this way, maybe a Mavericks will bury a big hole that has been filled, which is embarrassing.

Although it was expected before the game that the game would be difficult to play, and the Cavaliers would definitely attack desperately at the beginning, no one expected it to be like this.

The game started quickly. There are no changes to the lineups for either side.

Nurkic makes a free throw.

The Cavaliers are on the offensive again.

James took the ball to attack, with the help of Kevin Love's cover, broke through directly, and carried Nurkic under the basket to accelerate the layup.

Nurkic was a step slower and was picked up by James to score.

The Mavericks attacked, Qin Yang was strong again, this time Qin Yang flew up again, broke through from the back and retreated, carried J.R. Smith, and then broke through Tristan Thompson's defense in the breakout Europe and scored a layup.

It was a brilliant goal, but it wasn't very useful.

Turning back to the Cavaliers, Irving shoots, James Ennis fouls.

The situation remains unpredictable.

The Cavaliers' offense was too ferocious to stop at all, and James Ennis had to foul.

It's not a good choice, but it's definitely not a mistake.

The Mavericks attacked, Qin Yang continued to play singles, attracted the bag and passed to Rudy Gay, who passed to James Ennis, who was empty.

Ennis hits mid-range shot.

The Cavaliers attacked, and James was still aggressive.

This time, James unexpectedly threw the ball to Tristan Thompson, who jumped up from the basket and scored a dunk.

The Cavaliers are completely up.

Can't stop it.

Fortunately, at this time, the Mavericks attacked, and Qin Yang directly shot a three-pointer at the half-time position and hit an ultra-long-distance three-pointer.

The Mavericks' sluggish momentum has recovered somewhat.

The game continues.

James went into rage mode in the first quarter.

With 14 points and 3 assists in the first quarter, the Mavericks trailed by nine points at 27-36. Trailing by nine points in the first quarter is not a small margin of points.

Especially for the Mavericks, who are used to leading, this quarter is very embarrassing.

During the break after the first quarter, Coach Carlisle stopped everyone.

"The game is the same as we imagined, the Cavaliers will not simply admit defeat, this will be their strongest offensive game, next, stabilize the situation, don't panic, play steadily, and wait until the third quarter, the fourth quarter, we still have a chance to reverse."

Coach Carlisle talked about the preparation before the game.

At that time, the team expected it.

The Cavaliers will be desperate, and falling behind in the opening period is expected.

As soon as the coach said this, the atmosphere in the team immediately improved.

We expected to start the game behind, which was nothing, and then we would come back at the end of the game, as we thought.

It's a kind of psychological suggestion, and Coach Carlisle uses it very well.

The players' form has recovered a bit, and Coach Carlisle has only started to make substitutions.

P.J. Tucker replaces James Ennis, and Nowitzki replaces Nurkic. Qin Yang is still on the field leading the team to attack.

There's no way around it.

If Qin Yang doesn't play, the Mavericks are likely to be defeated in the second quarter.

Time passed quickly.

James is really still on the court, and James in the second quarter is still a fierce horse. To take the ball is to do it, just face it.

PJ Tucker defends well, but against James, no one dares to say that he will be able to defend it.

The Cavaliers' offense was brilliant.

Fortunately, the Mavericks are not weak, Qin Yang and Nowitzki are covering, and both of them are super strong in attack, and it is easy to disrupt your Cavaliers' offense.

P.J. Tucker got the point guard to take a shot, scoring nine points on 3-of-4 shooting in the second quarter to help the Mavericks share the pressure.

The Mavericks scored 32 points in the second quarter, and the margin widened to 10 points.

This is an acceptable point difference.

In the second half, there were still chances.

At halftime, the atmosphere in the Cavaliers' locker room was much better, and although James had a straight face, he was not so murderous.

Richard Jefferson chatted with his teammates on the team to stabilize the situation.

Truth be told, the Cavaliers' poor record in the past two seasons is largely due to a bit of a locker room problem.

In the Cavaliers locker room, a leader is missing.

It's not the team leader, it's the dressing room leader.

In the past, the leader of the locker room was Big Z, who played for many years in the Cavaliers, with enough prestige and confidence.

But now the locker room boss is James.

James has no problem playing, he is very strong and has a strong ability to lead the team, but he can be a locker room leader.

There is no relationship between the team boss and the dressing room leader.

Generally speaking, what dressing room leaders need to do is mediate within the team and help the players relieve psychological stress.

Anyone who is under psychological pressure does not want to go to a psychiatrist, but to find a friend to solve it.

NBA athletes, there are few friends, teammates are friends.

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