Chapter 855: This Is Just the Beginning
The two sides were inextricably separated in the opening game, and although the Cavaliers had been sentenced to death 90 percent, James still wanted to fight again.
The little emperor is considered a royal nobleman, and he is looking forward to thinking, can the death penalty be changed to a suspended death, the suspended death sentence to a fixed period, and the fixed period to be paroled?
The Cavaliers' only hope is to keep this game and then return to play at home, which may be a comeback.
The Warriors obviously know the true meaning of games like taking advantage of your illness and hitting snakes and seven-inches, and they don't want to give their opponents any chances, so even if they have an absolute 3-1 lead, they still play step by step and steadily, with an attitude of wanting to kill the Cavaliers.
James did not hesitate to hold the ball to launch a death-like charge, the ball was like a dynamite bag in his hand, and when he reached the inside, he took three steps to the basket without saying a word, and seized an opportunity to dunk again.
A genius is a genius, Jackson's defense is very good, and he even used foul tactics to stop James, but it was useless. In front of the red-eyed James, Jackson's defense repeatedly had holes, and he was fouled three times early and replaced with Barnes to entangle him.
Chamberlain also turned over the sea on the inside, turned around and scored on a jumper and a hook shot, and he and James went head-to-head, and the first quarter was evenly matched, but the Warriors still took advantage of home-court advantage to take a 27-23 lead.
The second quarter opened with the Cavaliers' possession, and Brown taught Chun Chun in the dugout: "Boys, we're running out of chances, so don't skimp on your physique!" Let's change our defensive strategy and attack in an all-round way! People go with the ball, not only Chamberlain's son of a bitch, anyone who gets the ball has to hit them! ”
This tactic belongs to the right to hit the ball, although it often leads to the problem of leakage in the defensive line of the defending side, but the sword goes to the front, and the right to hit the ball can be a good blow to the attacking player, so that he always has the frustration of facing countless enemies.
Of course, passing masters like Billups and Curry can't be pinched, otherwise they will be given assists.
However, at the beginning of the first quarter, Billups was off the court, replaced by the cooperation of Iverson and West, and the two used a storm of offense to break the defense organized by James on the outside and have a scoring battle with him.
But at the beginning of the second quarter, Nelson Sr. was replaced by Billups, which made Brown a little stupid.
The players from both sides entered, and in order to execute the double package, Brown also worked hard, and the inside line was replaced by the combination of Big Z and Vallejo, and the outside line was Xiao Mo's partner Anthony.
The Cavaliers attacked first, James got the ball in the high post and leaned forward, took the same old three, arched sideways, and then accelerated sharply, disrupted the Warriors' defensive line deployed in the high post, jumped up and passed the ball to Xiao Mo, who ran out of the open space, who responded to the shot, and the ball fell into the basket.
I have to say that Xiao Mo can be selected by the Cavaliers' uniform team to be the commander of James's imperial guards, and he still has some skills. It's a pity that James still doesn't look down on him, and the little emperor finds that what he needs is not the commander of the guards, but the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, the general of the pillar country, and the like.
Defending West at this time is Curry, who partners Billups on the outside.
Curry and West are completely different kinds of players, one is sane and one is crazy, one is offensive and one is the best at disrupting battles, and the defense is even more different, West's defense is like a storm, give him a gun and he can directly turn the opponent over, Curry's defensive pressure is much worse, Bowen works hard to adjust, and he does not have West's aggressive taste.
In this way, Xiao Mo was finally a little more relaxed, and he was not lightly beaten by West in the first quarter - because Wei Shengmei was also there with his baby daughter, to watch his championship battle.
Curry raised his hand to signal that he was responsible for the defense, Chamberlain shook his head, and Billups ran forward with the ball as usual.
Billups ran through half court with steady possession, and Anthony Parker was a little nervous, his eyes fixed on him, and he was ready to switch guards with Vallejo if Chamberlain came to cover.
Rushing to the three-point line, Billups slowed down, he looked up at the interior as if looking for a passing route, and then in the surprised eyes of the Cavaliers, he rose from the ground and shot a three-point shot!
Billups is also the No. 1 heavy gunner, his long-range shooting is very sharp, and the Lakers' four kings who used a three-point shot fell apart, but now that he is coming to the Warriors, especially with the strong rise of Curry, he has not done so for a long time, so the Cavaliers have ignored the big Buddha in front of them.
After hitting the three-point shot, Billups still looked as usual, running backwards with his head down, ready to defend.
Old Nelson smiled brightly against the angry Brown, the finals have reached this point, both sides are very familiar with each other, whether it is tactics or player ability, there is no privacy between each other, so to win is hard power.
To enter the finals, how big can there be a gap in hard power? A rookie coach like Brown really went to fight hard with the Warriors, but Nelson Sr. didn't do it, he was very cunning and designed a few small tactics, just waiting to give the Cavaliers a knife in the key game.
Surprise is the king of tactics!
The Cavaliers adapted to the general direction and strategic approach of the Warriors, that is, on the offensive end, Chamberlain first covered in the high post, the ball handler took the opportunity to break through, and the two people on the front line responded from the left and right wings, and then Chamberlain attacked, depending on whether he chose to follow up or shoot in the middle and long range.
Billups began to make changes, and before he was a mediocre passer, he was all on the defensive end, and scoring seemed to be nothing for him.
He had been mediocre for four games, and in the second quarter of the fifth, he suddenly appeared.
After that, the Cavaliers continued to attack honestly, the Warriors' defense was leaky, James hit a jumper, Chamberlain turned and picked up the rebound, and threw it to Billups to continue to run forward.
This time Anthony Parker began to press, Billups ran unhurriedly, but when it came to outside the three-point line, Chamberlain caught up and helped him cover for the first time, Billups drilled in like a swimming fish, Chamberlain also followed, and the Cavaliers defense couldn't help but shrink.
At this time, the Warriors once again set up a cannon outside the three-point line, and Curry trickily found the open spot, took Billups' passer, and scored another three-point shot.
After that, James used a strong impetus to open the distance, and the domineering jump shot was successful, and the Warriors' offense was a lot more treacherous, Chamberlain put it on the bright side, and the ball always had to pass through his hands, but it was not him who launched the final attack.
The tactical advantage allowed the Warriors to control the advantage of the game, and the Cavaliers were a little confused, because their tactic was to double the ball, but the ball always fell into the hands of Billups or Curry in the end, and they didn't dare to wrap it, so the more they played, the more chaotic it became.
At this time, the fans began to scold their mother angrily: Brown is a pit goods!
The two sides were still inseparable in the first quarter, and it took only three and a half points in the second quarter for the Warriors to stretch their lead to double digits.
Brown had no choice but to call a timeout, and James walked off the court with a black face, snorting and panting, and the dissatisfaction in his heart could be seen even by a dog.
Brown can't help it, although he is the head coach, he is not the boss of this team, James is nicknamed the little emperor in the NBA, and he is actually nicknamed the emperor of the earth in the Cavaliers.
Calling the players together, Brown encouraged his players first, and he said in as uplifting a tone as he could: "Great job, boys, Cleveland is proud of you!" Look, although we are still behind in the score, our momentum is stronger than our opponents! What does this mean? Our defense has been effective, but you have to be careful not to leave them with gaps and holes. ”
Compared with Nelson Sr., Brown's tactical ability is too low, no wonder some people say that the gap between the strength of the East and West teams is the gap in the ability of the head coach.
Look at what kind of managers are in the west? There are a lot of old foxes, Popovich, Nelson Sr., Zen master Jackson, Iron Sloan, George Carr, Adelman, even the new generation is also full of talents, Carlisle of the Mavericks, Scott of the Thunder, are all talents who can control the scene.
And what about the east? Riley is on the same level as Popovich and others, but this old guy has recently been obsessed with being a godfather and threw the coaching staff to a Filipino rookie, what about the others? Except for Reeves, who did a barely good job in Boston, the other head coaches are all scum.
Someone has calculated that in the past five seasons, the managers of 15 teams in the West have changed 7 head coaches, and the East has changed 21! That's a three-fold difference!
Brown has been in charge of the Cavaliers for so many years, and this team has not built any defensive system so far, his defense is to let James block the strongest outside of the opponent, and then others go one-on-one, if they can prevent it, they can defend it, and if they can't prevent it, even if they can't prevent it, anyway, their offense is not bad, there is a very fierce James.
After the timeout, Nelson Sr. began another arrangement, Chamberlain guarded the top of the penalty area, and Ibaka paid for him on the inside, and the outside line was basically in a range of scattering from the box, that is, they locked the middle line to the wings and let go of the bottom line.
Offense is like flowing water, where the pressure is small, where to go, Xiao Mo broke through the middle after controlling the ball and was almost strangled, subconsciously entered the bottom line position, slipped the bottom line and rushed forward.
Old Nelson is the old hunter, and now the knight is his prey, and the bottom line of getting out of the way is the trap he deploys.
Xiao Mo was very polite and fell into the trap of old Nelson at the beginning.
Holding the ball and breaking through two steps, Xiao Mo started easily, and rushed to the basket at a gallop, and then Chamberlain and Ibaka suddenly spread their arms to block the inside line, and all of a sudden, Xiao Mo was blocked.
If you don't have it as a last resort, or if you don't have the scoring skills of the pinnacle Maddie Iverson Kobe, don't go to the bottom line, this kind of offense also belongs to the sword and the edge of the edge, although you can kill the opponent by surprise, but once you encounter the opponent's sea of people and ocean war, it will be miserable, and it is difficult to even pass the ball on the bottom line!
Sure enough, Xiao Mo saw that the situation was not good and threw the ball out, and Curry, who has a pair of fast hands, made up for the loophole, intercepted the ball, and ran backwards with his hands.
"Fight back!" A roar, a frenzy!
The Warriors' response was quick, with Chamberlain running inside and Vallejo following him, but Curry passed to Billups, who quickly came with two crotch dribbles to break through.
Seeing this, the Cavaliers deployed their heavy troops on the outside, and at this time Chamberlain set up a position, Billups threw the ball at him, and the Cavaliers suddenly shrank - just one Vallejo on the inside!
The rest was simple, with Chamberlain pushing past Vallejo, who was defending him, and hitting the basket with a light hook shot.
Chamberlain began to attack the interior frequently, defending them in the middle, and attacking them in the middle of the attack, so in the TNT studio, Barkley and Smith shouted one after another: