On the 16th, the NBA's current round of focus battles began, the Lakers VS Cavaliers. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Cavaliers are currently doing well, with 22 wins and 12 losses, sitting fourth in the East.

The media praised the "little emperor" LeBron James for his rapid progress, which is also an incredible thing in Yang Rui's view, because the Cavaliers lineup is so bad that it is so bad that many of the Cavaliers' bench players are not impressed.

In this game, Yang Rui let Kobe Bryant rest in turn.

Kobe Bryant poked his right index finger against the Timberwolves, which is the reason for his declining shooting percentage.

Kobe Bryant didn't want to rest, but the team doctor had no choice but to support Yang Rui, so he had to enter the injury list and wait for activation.

Without Kobe, in addition to the fingers, it is also because Yang Rui does not want to take risks.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Cavaliers were Kobe's bitter master. In the January 2004 game against the Cavaliers, Bryant tricked Kendrick Brown with a shooting feint from beyond the three-point line, only to have Brown hit him the shoulder as he fell, and he was diagnosed with a right shoulder muscle strain after the game and was out of action for more than a month.

On January 13, 2005, against the Cavaliers, with 5 minutes and 39 seconds left in the first quarter, Bryant accidentally stepped on Newbell's foot on a layup, causing a severe ankle sprain, for which he rested for a month.

Kobe Bryant's truce can avoid historical inertia, Yang Rui suggested Ewing to do this when he was in the Knicks, and the gorilla is two years more majestic than in his previous life.

After the players came out, TNT Radio's Barkley expressed regret over Bryant's absence, while CCTV5's Zhang Reasonable had a different view and thought it was a good thing.

"Last time Yao Ming was absent, Kobe Bryant scored 84 points against the Rockets, today Kobe rested, Yao Ming can get more opportunities, I hope he will seize the opportunity, and he will have an amazing performance today."

Yu Jia smiled: "Maybe Yang Rui let Kobe Bryant truce just to help Yao Ming explode again." ”

The two aroused the emotions of the fans, and everyone was waiting to see Yao Ming show his might and score high. Although "Big Z" Ilgoskas is a famous center in the league, he is definitely not comparable to O'Neal, Yao Ming can explode O'Neal, but can't explode a mere big Z?

Many people underestimate Da Z's defensive ability in the penalty area, and Yang Ruicai will not arrange Yao Ming to attack him.

"Big Z" and Yao Ming are both more than 2.20 meters tall, both wear No. 11 jerseys, similar styles, although compared to black players relatively average physical fitness, but excellent skills and footwork have allowed them to play in the NBA.

Comparing the data of the two career confrontations, Yao Ming averaged 18.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.2 blocks per game against Big Z, and the shooting rate was only 45%. Big Z also had 15.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2.1 blocks, shooting 42.2% from the field, which is almost the same.

Big Z can block Yao Ming's backward shooting with his height and arm span, and in a few games, Yao Ming even only had a shooting rate of more than 30%.

In the 08-09 season, the last time the two competed, Yao Ming's mad state declined Big Z, 13 out of 15 slashed 28 points. If there is no this, his hit rate in the face of Big Z will be even lower, and he will be in his early 40s.

After the warm-up, both sides made their debuts.

Cavaliers Five: Jeff McGinnis, James, Ira Newbell, Drew Gooden, Ilgauskas.

The Cavaliers bench is bad, the starting lineup is not too strong, McGinnis, who is 193CM tall and weighs 86 kilograms, has been the starting point guard for two years with the Clippers, with a peak of 14.6 points and 6.2 assists, and a shooting rate of 41.3%. Now with the Cavaliers, he also shoots poorly from the field at 41.2 percent and 34.5 percent from three-point range. He averaged 34.9 minutes per game and had 12.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Small forward Newbell is a defensive blue-collar player, averaging 25 minutes per game, 6 points and 3 rebounds, and there are no career highlights, with 8 points and 5.3 rebounds at the peak, which was still brushed in the season when the Hawks were at the bottom.

Newbell's offense is sparse, but his fame is not small, because in the game against the Warriors on November 16, 2004, he faced Dunleavy's "jaw crushing kick", and Dunleavy's wonderful eye-rolling expression cooperated, making him the undisputed boss of the "NBA Kung Fu List" forever.

The Cavaliers' winning formula was James' individual offense, as well as two interior players who could pull away.

The media analyzed the Cavaliers and believed that head coach Paul Silas copied Yang Rui's tactics when he was with the Wizards, with two interior lines responsible for covering, air cutting, and mid-range shooting, creating enough space for James to break through, and the guard ran and got rid of it without the ball, receiving and shooting.

The Cavaliers' outside depth is incomparable to that of the 03 Wizards, and James is better than 40-year-old Jordan in breaking through and can tear apart opponents' defenses.

This season, James is the only core of the Cavaliers, playing an average of 42.4 minutes per game, and can cut 27.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.7 blocks.

Lakers starting five: Mo Williams, Hojborg, Iguodala, Rashid, Yao Ming.

Yang Rui changed two people in the starter, and arranged tactics according to the characteristics of the Cavaliers, Mo Williams is fast, can break through with the ball, can block and dismantle with teammates, and undertake outside offensive tasks.

"Big Z" couldn't jump up after two major injuries, Yao Ming reacted faster and won the ball.

Before Mo Jr. brought to the three-point line, McGinnis defended, the Cavaliers marked, and James defended Iguodala.

Xiao Mo passed the ball to Yao Ming, who was pulled outside the three-point line in the middle, and ran to the left to open up space. Yao Ming turned around and faced the frame, and Da Z kept a one-and-a-half-step distance, not close to his body.

Hojberg was 70 degrees to the right and Iguodala was in the bottom right corner, both pulled away.

Rashid on the left gave Mo Williams off-ball cover, who stood up from the baseline and ran back to the line.

Silas studied the Lakers' game footage and knew that the joint defense was not good, and the Lakers pulled out two interior lines, which was easy to create a baseline misalignment. The big Z defense is not good at the bottom line, three points and guards break through.

Mo Williams received the ball at 70 degrees on the left side, and Gooden switched in front of him, so that he could not shoot directly. Xiao Mo Yun took a step and passed it to Yao Ming in the middle road. Yao Ming took a step forward after receiving the ball, leaned on the big Z at the free throw line, and passed the ball to the left low post with one hand at close range.

Rashid caught the ball in the air and made a three-step layup, and scored easily on McGinnis. 2 to 0.

Barkley said: "Yao Ming's ability to respond has improved significantly, Jerry is very good at adjusting the center, the first two seasons, Yao Ming can't assist teammates like this, his step forward is very important, if there is a distance from the big Z, the opponent can interfere, waiting for the opportunity to steal." ”

Smith smiled: "Brad Miller, a rookie who was not drafted, was brought to Yang Rui as an All-Star, let alone the top pick in the draft?" James followed Iguodala too far from the basket to make up for it, and Newbell was also attracted to Hojborg, which was a perfect match. ”

The Cavaliers attacked, the Lakers used mixed defense, Yao Ming moved on the baseline, guarding the restricted area, and Iguodala on the periphery defended James, inseparable.

All four players of the Cavaliers pulled away, and James singled with the ball in the middle.

He first dribbled the ball to his left hand, took a small step to the left, and then quickly handed the ball to his right hand to change direction, the explosiveness was amazing, a little bit of space, the shoulder leaned against Iguodala to start, pulled the ball up in one step, and forced to rush inside.

Compared to the face frame attack, James is the top in the league this year, even the first. His mid-range shooting is unstable, and he relies on the sky to eat three-pointers, averaging 27.2 points per game, relying on unsolvable breakthroughs.

Iguodala's physical fitness is also amazing, but his strength can't be compared with James, he can't jump up when he is squeezed, James picks up the basket with his right hand and scores on the board. 2 to 2.