Chapter 492 [The Wildest in History, Repeatedly Reaching New Highs]
Cavaliers role players don't have much talent offensively and win mostly on defense. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
After becoming familiar with the Lakers' offensive routines, the Cavaliers defended several positional attacks, and their individual defensive ability was not bad, but once the Lakers quickly counterattacked, the Cavaliers would still have loopholes.
On the contrary, the Cavaliers can't play fast breaks, and there are no fast people other than James.
In the positional battle, Rashid played a key role defensively, resisting James several times, so that he could not break into the basket. Even if James rushes up, Rashid can pull him in time and give him free throws, so that he can't make a domineering dunk.
At the 6th minute, Rashid was replaced with two fouls, and Odom came on, which could still be a good change of defense and block and limit James' breakthrough. After getting caught in a backshot, James can only pass the ball to the outside and his teammates take a shot or reorganize.
In the first quarter, the Lakers led 33-20, Yao Ming cut 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Mo Williams 11 points and 1 assist, and other players also scored.
James had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, which was very comprehensive, but not dominant.
In the second quarter, Rashid returned to the court with a substitute and partnered with Odom on the inside, with Dio, Ariza, and Jones on the periphery.
The Cavaliers fielded Snow, Rousios-Harris, Pavlovich, Horry, Vallejo.
The high-pick rookie, Meat Shield center Arauyo has been abandoned, and he can't keep up with the pace of the game, leaking on the defensive end and playing on the offensive end. Playing an average of 7.8 minutes per game, 1 point and 1.4 rebounds, the poor performance was outrageous.
On the contrary, the second-round rookie Vallejo performed well, becoming an important rotation as soon as he entered the league, playing an average of 17 minutes per game, and scoring 5 points, 5 rebounds and 3 fake falls.
After 3 minutes, the difference between the two sides widened to 24 points, and the Cavaliers bench lacked offensive points and could not break the joint defense.
The Lakers' offensive tactics are simple and effective, with Dio organizing in the middle, and two interior flanks providing off-ball cover for defenders to help them get rid of catch-and-shoot shots. Without throwing directly and passing inside organization, Dio can also cut into the low post to pick up Pavlovich.
In order to keep the hope of winning the game, the Cavaliers replaced James early.
It's useless, James can't break the joint defense, and as soon as he breaks through, he is trapped, one person in front of him, and one person in the back to pick up the ball. James could only pass the ball to his interior teammates, Big Z and Gooden's mid-range shots were acceptable, and Vallejo's jumpers were out of line.
After Yao Ming and Mo Williams came on the court, the Lakers' advantage was even more obvious. Yao Ming and Xiao Mo in the middle block and dismantle, Xiao Mo led away the big Z, and Yao Ming in the middle of the cross can be misplaced to face the defender to throw, or he can hold high and play the organization.
Big Z or Gooden was slow to change defenses, and Xiao Mo directly stopped and jumped to shoot, and he felt hot today, more Kobe than Iverson.
The Lakers led 64-37 at halftime and basically went into garbage time.
In the second half, Yao Ming rested, Yang Rui sent Odom, Dio, Iguodala, Ariza, Jones, the Cavaliers still couldn't catch up with the score, and the Lakers' 122 joint defense, the Cavaliers couldn't break it.
Newbell, Snow, and Vallejo are all targets to be put on the line, and if there are attacking players all the time, there will be problems on the defensive end.
Yao is not famous, and Dio can also respond to high positions, but the offense and rebounding are slightly weaker.
Although the big score lead, Yang Rui still sent Yao Ming, wanting him to brush the data beautifully, Yao Ming played 12 minutes in the second half, played 30 minutes, cut 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and scored the first triple-double in his career.
The Lakers' top performer was Williams Mollams, who played 33 minutes and shot 11-of-17, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. He scored a career-high 32 points and seven assists.
James played 36 minutes and had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting 10-of-23, 1-of-4 three-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws.
Big Z had 13 points and 12 rebounds, McGinnis had 14 points, and no one else scored in double figures.
The Lakers won easily 108-80.
After the game, all the media felt that James would lead the team into the playoffs at most and would not go too far.
Cavaliers management is considering a mid-term trade reinforcement, and plans to wait for Williams to expire on his two-year contract before hiring him into the team with a high salary. Although Mo Williams is unknown, it is too easy to blow up McGinnis.
After the game, Yang Rui was interviewed, praising James' talent and saying that he was not optimistic about James winning the championship.
"Unfortunately, I don't expect him to win...... Don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting James, I'm sorry for all the other 29 teams. Yang Rui said with a smile, the Lakers lineup is too strong, and he feels that there is no need to be low-key.
The whole venue was shocked, which can no longer be described as "high-profile".
The next day, Yang Rui stole the limelight from the players again as he wished and made headlines.
On the Internet, fans all over the world are talking about going crazy.
"This is definitely the most arrogant championship announcement in history!"
"If the Lakers build a dynasty, they should also give Larry Brown a championship ring, and it's clear that Brown, who gave the Lakers a superstar for nothing, is the real dynasty maker."
"Who can stop Yang Rui and the Lakers? He's a terrible character, but I like it. ”
"Without Kobe, the Lakers will still abuse the Cavaliers, and when Kobe comes back, how will other teams play?"
After this game, the Lakers encountered a wave of good schedules and won in a row, and the Jazz, Warriors, Timberwolves, Hornets, and Nets fell at the feet of the Lakers one by one.
Against the Nets on January 28, Yao Ming scored the second triple-double of his career, with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists.
The Nets have declined, going 16-26 to start the season. The management renewed Kenyon Martin's contract, but he was seriously injured after a few games and was out for at least half a season. Unlike Yang Rui's previous life, the Nets also failed to trade for Vince Carter from the Raptors, and with Kittels switching to the Clippers, the Nets only have three good players left: Kidd, Jackson, and Eddie Curry.
Curry averaged a career-high 18.5 points and 7 rebounds per game, but his defense was very bad and he couldn't switch defenses when he was covered without the ball on the side. The Nets have been seeking a trade since changing owners and want to send Curry away, but unfortunately no one wants it.
After Kidd's surgery, his movement speed slowed down, his stats dropped, and the defense of the No. 2 position was better, and the chasing speed point guard also suffered.
This time, Mo Williams set a new career high in scoring, scoring 35 points and shooting 7 of 12 three-pointers.
At the beginning of the season, people praised the "drug combination" for its infinite power, and "1+1 is greater than 2" together, and it doesn't take time to run in; Kwarashid Wallace is experienced and can help the team on both ends of the floor.
Now, the media is beginning to praise the Lakers' role players, with Odom, Iguodala, Mor Williams, Damon Jones, Dior and others all having single-game highlights.
Some North American fans told the truth on the Internet: "Who said the Lakers are a trident team? They scored so many points that it felt like an all-star team! ”
"Jerry Young has a god-like vision, and the Lakers have few weaknesses after rebuilding."
"Larry Brown used to dare to argue with Jerry Young? Even if he is asked to take the Dream Six team of the Athens Olympics to play the Lakers, I don't think he can win. ”
In January, the Lakers also lost only two games, the best record in the league, with a winning streak of 12 games.
Kobe Bryant won the Western Conference Player of the Month for a second time with his scoring champion performance, leading the MVP list, Yao Ming also made it to the MVP list, ranking fourth, and the two were also selected for the league's monthly team together.
The bad news is that because his teammates play too well, the team often goes into garbage time early, and Kobe Bryant has less playing time, and his scoring average has dropped from a high of 33.6 points per game to an average of 31.2 points per game, which is getting farther and farther away from the goal of 35 points.