msmithbooks Chapter 883 Double kill
Chapter 883 Double kill
Chapter 883 Double kill
Xie Kai doesn't have the heart to manage the disturbances on the Internet, he doesn't surf the Internet at all now, he doesn't watch those messy things, his mind is on the finals.
June 6, Game 5 of the series.
Neither side has changed, and the Cavaliers can't change much. It is impossible for them to let defensive weaknesses Love and Irving come off the bench. JR is the team's best offensive and defensive player in the 2nd position. Shumpert's 3-pointers are not stable, and he is not suitable for the starting partner Jan Ou.As for TT, the opponent has Adams, they need his rebounds, and there is no one on the bench who can replace him.
After the start of the game, the Cavaliers, who had lost in the previous game, turned their backs. The Big Three played very aggressively, and TT's offensive rebounds were also fierce.
The Thunder were the first to pause. After the timeout came back, they began to find Love and Irving's pick-and-roll loopholes.Xie Kai and Westbrook frequently used pick-and-rolls to target these two masters.
The disadvantage of Love's pick-and-roll defense is that his feet move too slowly. Once he expands his defense, he can't come back.And Irving is easy to be screened, and his skills in squeezing screens and going around screens are too poor.Not only that, but he was easily confused when he was covered, and he didn't know who he should guard against.
If Love compares with Irving, Irving's one-on-one defense is okay. He also stared at Curry in the Finals last season. His speed and size are not a disadvantage in the 1st position. Except for Westbrook, he is in the It is not easy to suffer in confrontation.As for Love, in addition to low-post top defense, he can also do a good job. Others such as frame protection, assist defense, and single defense are all failing.
But there is one great thing about Love, that is, his backcourt rebounds are very good.His position and sense of rebounding are at a historical level. You must know that he is only 206cm tall (some water), and his bounce is not much higher than a matchbox. His wingspan is also short, and he is not that heavy.Grabbing rebounds depends on blocking positions, predicting placements, and collecting the ball.
The Cavaliers have two insiders, one is good at grabbing the frontcourt and switching defenses, and the other is good at closing the backcourt and top defense. It seems to be a perfect complement, but the defensive efficiency is not ideal.One is that TT changed to tt, and after taking a big contract, he stopped making progress. The former youth with unlimited vitality turned into a rusty man with roots on his feet. Second, neither of them had a protective frame, which was better than TT, but the effect Still bad.Not only is there no frame protection, but the ability to assist in single defense is also very poor. TT is now losing the ability to switch defenses. This season, it is not uncommon to be "military trained" by those small guards.As for Love, with him, the team must wipe his ass on the defensive end.
Of course, the Cavaliers' poor defense is not entirely the fault of Bass. James was paddling in the regular season, JR and Irving were distracted in defending the pick-and-roll from the outside, and they were single-handed. It's going to hell!
Players in almost all positions of the Thunder have stronger defensive capabilities than the Cavaliers. In terms of defense, the gap between the two teams is too large. , The Cavaliers' offense began to become constipated.
James has been trying to drive his teammates, but he soon found that he couldn't do it anymore. He seemed to have no other better way than attacking himself.
The script began to resemble the previous game. Bass continued to look helpless when he encountered the opponent's counterattack on the sidelines, which made the Cavaliers fans want to shoot him to death with a brick.
Last season's championship was not only because Bass was a little self-inflated, but Cavaliers fans also touted him as "Cleveland Rivers". They don't know what excellent lineup Rivers has had in the Clippers over the years, but once in the Western Conference Finals I didn't do it, and I have been sprayed by the Clippers fans.
Many fans think that chicken soup coaches such as Lao Li and Bayu can succeed because they firmly hugged the thighs of the Big Three (Kaizi and Cavaliers), won the championship, and then dealt with the big names. But the team didn't achieve another success.
The Cavaliers' game was different from the previous one. They increased the rotation, added tall shooter Channing Frye, and reduced TT's playing time.
As a player with a height of 211cm, Frye is not good at rebounding or blocking shots, but he has a precise fixed-point 3-pointer, and he is a space-type insider who has been famous in the league for a long time.Such an inside line is indeed very suitable for partnering with James. Once the opponent empties him, he can really shoot you to death.
But Lei Ting is not stupid, really let these shooters go, and let you shoot me to death?Defend against James alone and let him beat me. The shooter wants to shoot openly, and he will not give it!
In this game, James once again killed 30+, but the shooter stalled, and the two giants Love and Irving were frantically targeted on the defensive end. There was a problem with their mentality, their performance was rubbish, and they missed a victory in the end.
Xie Kai scored a quasi triple-double with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists in this game, and almost scored two consecutive triple-doubles.
The Thunder can defend James alone and lock the shooters because they have an excellent defensive system and abundant defensive resources.And the Cavaliers had to flank Xie Kai, because whether it was JR or Shumpert, one defense and one Xie Kai were all sent.And it's not just JR who can't prevent Xie Kai, Xie Kai frequently targets Love, Korver and others through pick-and-rolls, making Bass almost scratch the few hairs on his head, but he still can't think of any good way Come.
The Thunder lead the series with a big score of 2:0, and the situation is currently very good.
In the NBA Finals, the side with a 2:0 lead wins the championship, and the probability is extremely high.But because of the frequent epic reversals in the past two years, unless there is a 3:0 lead, it is really hard to say that they will definitely win the championship.
Isn't that right? The Thunder's current opponent, the Cavaliers, completed the first 1:3 deficit in the finals to win the championship in the finals last season.
In the history of the NBA Finals, the Thunder's current opponent, the Cavaliers, was the last time they fell behind 0:2 and finally reversed to win the championship.
The Thunder don't dare to be careless. The next game will be played in Cleveland, and it has always been the most difficult game for the leading side in this situation, because the opponent will fight to the death.
Westbrook is very happy, because he is still two victories away from his first championship in his career.
For an NBA player, especially one who has never won a championship, the desire for a championship is unimaginable for ordinary people.There may be NBA players who value money more than championships, but there is absolutely no NBA player who does not want to be a member of the championship team.
Game 3 of the Finals will be played at the Quicken Loans Center in Cleveland on June 6.The two teams have already headed to Ohio State to prepare for the fierce battle of G8.
The Cavaliers fans are not desperate. They survived the desperate time last season, and their mentality is no longer comparable to fans of ordinary teams.
(End of this chapter)