In the first quarter, the Clippers' tactics were very clear, that is, to block the restricted area by relying on regional joint defense, so that James and Wade could not burst to the basket and make easy layups.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Heat triumvirate in the 2011 Finals couldn't break the joint defense, and was grabbed by the Mavericks and beaten to death.

The Big Three are good at fast attack, and the Mavericks will slow down the speed in positional battles; In response to the weakness of James and Wade's three-point instability, the Mavericks used joint defense to compress the breakthrough space of the two.

The Heat was actually not strong that season, and they were able to enter the Finals more because the overall defense and the Eastern Conference competition was too weak. In the 11-12 season, Battier joined with a low salary and added a 3-and-D player, and the Heat made up for the shortcomings.

Yang Rui used both of these tricks, if the Cavaliers can shoot outside, the Clippers will admit it, the disadvantage of the regional joint defense is that the defense of three points is not good, but the Cavaliers are not good at three points like the Heat in the previous life.

At this time, the Cavaliers' offense would be better if they were replaced with Mike Miller or Anthony Parker and a three-point shooting point, but Adelman didn't do it, not because he felt that the two were poor defensively, but because he didn't know who to replace.

The Cavaliers Big Three have been hyped for a summer, and the owner and management also asked Adelman to give full play to the strength of the Big Three, ensure their playing time, play a good game, and increase the commercial value of the team.

Online, Adelman often sees pundits and fans discussing how strong the Big Three are and crushing everything.

In this case, Adelman is walking on thin ice, how dare he let one of the big three be a substitute?

Reuse Miller and Parker, it's okay to win, but if you lose, the fans will have to spray him to death, maybe he will have to leave class for half a season.

On the contrary, when people look at the defects of their play together and say that their positions overlap, Adelman will adjust his tactics again, and there will be no obstacles. People will understand that it is not the manager's fault, and that if he can improve his performance, he will show his quality of coaching.

Adelman is an old fritter who thinks in terms of his own interests, and those who are desperate to carry out reforms directly touch the interests of others, and generally do not end well.

The coach keeps one hand, and the Big Three naturally can't show dominance, can't break the Clippers' joint defense, and just rely on defense to make it difficult for the opponent to score.

In the first quarter, the Clippers led 15-13.

Barkley mocked: "Blowing a summer, only scoring 13 points in a single quarter, Jerry Young's team has never been defense-oriented, if the Cavaliers play the Spurs, Mavericks, Celtics, Magic, how to score?" ”

Kenny Smith said: "The Cavaliers are all around the box and nobody is shooting from the perimeter. Wade can't solve this problem by playing point guard, and he still only has one three-point point on the court. ”

Barkley laughed: "Jerry has long seen that the Big Three partnership is not suitable, so he looked down on the Cavaliers in an interview, and this is the gap between the vision of fans and super coaches." ”

Yang Rui didn't think about defeating the opponent in the first quarter, he only needed the starters to resist, and the key was in the second quarter.

Curry, Gary Nealen, Tony Allen, Dunleavy and Masimmy are on the scene.

The Cavaliers fielded Tony Douglas, Anthony Parker, Miller, Juwan Howard, Ilgoskas.

The Clippers' defensive tactics became man-marking, with Tony Allen marking Miller; Neil against Parker, slightly shorter, not at a loss in confrontation, speed superior, can be close to the entanglement makes Parker difficult to catch the ball; CURRY AGAINST DOUGLAS, WHO IS 188CM TALL.

The Clippers attacked first, Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, teammates pulled away completely, and Masimmi on the right side made an off-ball cover for Neal to help him get rid of the 35-year-old veteran Parker.

The second weakness of the Cavaliers also appeared, the age of the ball, the three veterans with substitutes, Miller is 30 years old, he is a floor stream, and he can't run fast, and the team's speed is completely at a disadvantage.

Parker couldn't catch up, and the 35-year-old Ilgoskas was slower to switch defenses, and Neil received the ball 70 degrees to the right side of the ball and got an open position, jumped three points, and hollowed into the net. 18 to 13.

Zhang Li shouted: "Gary Neil, play on the field!" He is a non-draft player to join the NBA, and we were just talking about why Yang Rui sent him on the court. He rarely had a chance to play in the preseason, but he had a trick, that is, shooting, he really dared to shoot when he ran out of position, and he really scored! ”

Yu Jia said: "The best substitute in the preseason is Curry, and I hope he can play well today. ”

The Cavaliers attacked, Douglas and Big Z blocked and dismantled, and took a step and was blocked by Dunleavy. Dunleavy has a slower lateral speed when he mainly plays small forward, and he has an advantage in speed when he plays big forward, and his defense is better than that of the average inside.

Douglas couldn't break through and passed to Parker, who couldn't pass Neal and then split the ball to Miller.

Neal lacked the athleticism of a defensive point guard and was not drafted in 2007, but he was physically strong, weighed 95 kilograms, and was not afraid of Parker's type.

Miller's best style of play is playmaking forwards, the type of Turkglou, who has the height, the power, and the ability to shoot.

Miller averaged 11 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game with the Wizards last season, shooting 50.1% from the field and 48% from three-point range.

However, the person Miller is now facing is Tony Allen, a super blue-collar who can give headaches to super scorers like Kobe, Wade, and Durant.

As soon as Miller received the ball, Tony Allen was close, no matter how he swayed left or right, he couldn't get rid of it, and finally the ball was almost cut off by Tony Allen's slap, and he protected the basketball and lost his shooting rhythm, so he could only find his teammates again.

Running out of 24 seconds, Douglas forced a pull-up jump shot wide under Curry's interference, and the rebound was grabbed by Masinmy.

The Clippers attacked, Curry passed Neal again, and this time the 37-year-old veteran Howard was responsible for changing the defense and did not let Neal shoot directly.

Neil took a step after receiving the ball and got into the hands of Dunleavy in the bottom right corner, misplaced.

Dunleavy was also the famous successor of "Big Bird" back then, and Big Z hurriedly pounced to prevent three points.

In order to keep up with the pace of the game, Big Z worked very hard, he was 221CM tall, and his weight dropped to 108kg, which will allow him to move faster. It's a pity that Dunleavy doesn't only catch and shoot, otherwise he wouldn't get an annual salary of tens of millions.

Peak Dunleavy played 36 minutes and scored 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists.

Dunleavy shook a shot, changed direction with the ball, broke through the big Z at the bottom line, and scored a one-handed dunk basketball under the basket, Juwan Howard's defense was criticized when he was at his peak, and it was impossible to make up for it when he was old. 20 to 13.

The Cavaliers attacked, Miller was targeted by Tony Allen in the middle, and passed the ball to Douglas, who played a block and dismantle with Big Z on the side, failed to pass Dunleavy, and gave the ball to Big Z.

Big Z didn't shoot in the face of Curry, and gave it to Howard on the baseline.

If Howard was still young, this kind of ball would be misplaced to hit Massimmy, and he would definitely score easily, but now he is not as fast as Massimmy, and he can't get rid of it after dribbling two steps to the middle with the ball, and then find a teammate.

With 24 seconds to go, Miller made a bad choice, facing Tony Allen's strong shot with height advantage, and the interference was missed, and Masimmi grabbed the rebound.

Curry received a long pass to Tony Allen in the backcourt, and the Clippers counterattacked.

Tony Allen can be a good defensive player, not only because of his skills, but also because of his physical fitness, which is at the level of a slam dunk contest and is incredibly fast. He sprinted straight down the middle to get rid of Miller and catch the ball with a one-handed dunk. 22 to 13.

The Cavaliers bench was clearly no match for them, and the score gradually opened up.