msmithbooks Chapter 965
Chapter 965
Chapter 965
Any fool can see that the Cavaliers' offense is unsustainable. It's hard for TT to eat cakes now. Originally, he can only shoot at the basket. In addition, because of his combination with Kardashian, his legs are full of lead.
Duck is under the basket, and it is difficult for TT to score.What's more terrible is that today's TT eats cakes and sometimes can't hold the ball, and he is becoming more and more similar to his former teammate Mozgov.
The fans of the Cavaliers are bleeding. The little frontcourt prince who played 82 games and averaged more than 40 minutes per game in the playoffs, has become like this.Others say it is "a hero who is sad to be a beauty", but what kind of beauty is Kohler?If it weren't for the title of "Kardashian Family", wouldn't nightclubs grab a lot of women with such good looks?
The Thunder played very easily, because the Cavaliers' defensive aggressiveness is not strong, and the offensive routine is single, and they are not tired in defense.
James played very aggressively in the first quarter and scored a lot, but looking at the score, the team was still behind.He had to start the offensive mode in advance, because the opponent didn't double-team him at all, and the team except him, whether it was Jiao Zhixi or Love, didn't have any good scoring ability.
Halfway through the first quarter, the Thunder took the lead in making personnel adjustments. Xie Kai and Paojiao went off, and Robertson and Grant came on.After entering the Western Conference Finals, Abrines gradually lost his rotation position, but it was revealed before the game that Kanter will enter the rotation in this game.
The Cavaliers are also making transfers.James went down for a break, and the team pointed at him to lead the second team!Former Thunder player Jeff Green, who played well in the Eastern Conference playoffs, came on to replace James.
After James left the field, the team's main focus became Love.On the Thunder side, Westbrook is playing with 4 role players.
Speaking of which, Westbrook and Love are still teammates at UCLA. Both of them and Xie Kai are rookies in the 08 class, and they trained together during the offseason before.
Love is a good guy, a good teammate, humble and capable.But his strength is definitely not worth the maximum salary.
But if the Cavaliers don't give Love the maximum salary, and they leave, then they will be empty.Cleveland is not New York and Los Angeles. Few superstars are willing to come here.Love is the first Cavaliers All-Star who is willing to come. Although his skills are flawed, he can be conscientious and willing to sacrifice himself.If it weren't for a team like the Thunder, they might have 1-2 more championships.
With James' touch, the Cavaliers' offense stalled.When Irving didn't leave, this team had two teams that could change the opponent's defensive formation, so their breakthrough tactics and one-star shooting were useful.Now that Irving has left for Boston and James is off the court, there is no one who can change the opponent's defensive formation like this.Jeff Green has comprehensive skills and outstanding physical fitness, but he is not the kind of star who can average more than 25 points per game.
In fact, Love also needs someone to feed the ball. He struggled to beat Patterson one-on-one, but when the opponent pinched him, he made more mistakes.
This stage of the Thunder team is the stage with the lowest offensive efficiency, but fortunately they can defend, so they just need to get through it.The opponent couldn't score, and the defense was sloppy, but it didn't seem like their offense was bad.
The Thunder have been leading the way. At the end of the first quarter, Xie Kai and Paojiao came up to lead the second team, while for the Cavaliers, James came up to lead the second team.
The Thunder's second lineup is Xie Kai, Paojiao, Robertson, Grant and Kanter.After Kanter was abandoned in the Western Conference Finals, he did not expect to be used in the Finals again, which is really unbelievable.But it's normal, not all teams stick to the five small lineups like the Warriors.
The Cavaliers' second lineup is James, Jeff Green, Nance Jr., Korver and Jordan Clarkson.
Both Nance Jr. and Clarkson were sent to the Cavaliers in Thomas Jr.'s deal. The Lakers are going to rebuild. Obviously, these two are not in the team's long-term plan.
Rebuilding a team sometimes has troubles. For example, if a player with a lower pick is played, will you renew the contract when the contract expires?If the contract is renewed, if the price is high, they are unwilling, and if the price is low, they will leave.But if you keep them all, your salary space may not be able to attract big fish in the free market.So it's a good choice to sell them when the market is good and get draft picks and expiring contracts.
Clarkson is a second-round pick. For this sake, he is considered a success.But his potential is also very little left. Such a player is most suitable for the second team to score points and disrupt the battle.
As for Nance Jr., he participated in this season's slam dunk contest and is the son of the NBA's first quarter slam dunk contest champion Larry Nance Sr.His physical fitness is top-notch, and he often contributes wonderful dunks. The height of 206cm has good mobility and can be used as a center for a small lineup.
It's just that Nance Jr. doesn't have a stable shot on the offensive end. He is younger than TT because he has not been hollowed out and has a stronger ability to eat cakes on the offensive end.But his shooting is only slightly better than TT, not so good that people dare not let him go.On the defensive end, he is not as good as TT when switching defenses, and he is not as good as TT in offensive rebounds.He is actually a blue collar, the upper limit is a senior blue collar.
If the Cavaliers want to rely on Nance Jr. and Clarkson, it's better to sleep. Neither of them is enough to make a substantial change in the strength of this team.
The Cavaliers have TT in the starting lineup and Nance Jr. on the bench, so the Thunder can put a big center on the court.The purpose of the big center is not to score, but to protect the basket, and the most important thing is to keep it for James.
James' attack frame is too ruthless, and there is no meat shield center under the basket, so he can't stop him from rushing.
The Cavaliers are not afraid of Kanter being beaten down. If the beating goes down, the duck eggs can come up. Even if the duck eggs are also beaten down, the veteran Collison sitting below can also come up.They were all beaten down, and James was also tired.This is another form of wheel warfare.
Facing Xie Kai, Clarkson completely lost his madness.Facing the league's top perimeter defenders, his three tricks can't beat at all.And Korver was also entangled by Robertson.
The Cavaliers still rely on James to attack. He wants to drive his teammates, but the Thunder just defend him alone, even though he scored 13 points in the first quarter.
James was sweating, he was tired, but everyone was leaning on him, he had no other choice.
The Cavaliers coach Bass on the sidelines was stunned. He had no other choice but to pin all his hopes on James.James played 48 minutes in the tiebreaker of the Eastern Conference finals. He actually called two timeouts in a row to let the thirty-year-old man rest, which was also a divine operation.
(End of this chapter)