msmithbooks Chapter 882
Chapter 882
Chapter 882
The Cavaliers have been at the bottom of the league in defensive efficiency throughout the season.The players' poor personal defensive ability and chaotic defensive system completely exposed their weaknesses in the finals.
In the NBA, there has always been a saying that "offense wins the box office, and defense wins the championship." Now the league encourages offense, but if you really want to compete for the championship, you can't just rely on offense.Because in the conference finals and finals, when you meet a team that also has a super offense, even if you can match the offense, but the defense is better than you, the possibility of winning the next round of the series is much lower.
The Cavaliers' defensive efficiency in the playoffs is much better than their regular season. You must know that their defensive efficiency in the regular season has fallen to the bottom ten in the league.But compared to the Thunder, it's still not enough.
It is particularly ironic that the Cavaliers coach Bass was the team's chief assistant during the former coach David Blatt, responsible for defense, but when he became the head coach, he completely forgot about defense, and blindly asked the team to speed up and play. Small lineup, increase the number of offensive rounds.
As for the defense, the players in the playoffs will tighten up. I have full strength, so there is nothing to be afraid of.Sea Bass, who learned from Rivers, is also a chicken soup expert, making chicken soup for players to drink from time to time.After winning the championship in a historic reversal last year, he has been in the limelight for a while. Some media even suggested that he is already a historical marshal at the same level as Popovich, Carlisle and Zen Master.
But those who know his background know very well whether he has anything in his belly.He is really good at handling player relationships, is good at encouraging players, and has a high emotional intelligence, but whether it is technical tactics or on-the-spot response, he is much slower!Cavaliers fans often see him in a daze when the home team falls behind.
Other coaches pause to adjust in time, and his pause is probably just to let James take a breath, and then expect that James, who has rested, can use his best to reverse the situation.
When the Thunder once again established a big advantage in the third quarter, the Cavaliers paused.But after the timeout, their style of play and targeted arrangements have not changed. Bass has an expression of "I have already handed over the tactical thinking to James, and it is up to him. I have tried my best". People can't help thinking K gave him a meal.
The Thunder really didn't expect the game to be played so easily, and the opponent's defense was almost unimaginable compared to the Warriors.The Warriors also play small lineups, but their small lineups are defensive.Curry is considered to be the worst defensive player among the 5 small lineups, but he is much better than Irving in terms of defense and offensive organization.As for the defense of other players, apart from James and the 36-year-old veteran Richard Jefferson, the Cavaliers can still watch. , no one can prevent it.
Even TT and Shumpert, who are known as defensive champions, one was blocked by Khloe Kardashian's pressing, TT became TT, and the other suffered from constant injuries. His defensive ability declined like a stock in a bear market, and the brakes could not be stopped. .
You can say that Tyronn Lue is a clever woman who can't cook without rice, but it is true that he pays too much attention to offense and does not pay attention to defense.If you don't practice defense in the regular season, you expect the fans to explode in a small universe in the playoffs, and then pin all your hopes on James. This is the psychology of a gambler.
And he doesn't practice defense, and he especially likes to reuse players who are strong offensively and weak defensively.There are more than two defensive colanders in a lineup. Even if you have James, you are blind. Basketball is a five-person sport after all.
The point difference got bigger and bigger, and Xie Kai didn't even have a defensive colander to name the Cavaliers.For him, whoever the opponent defends against him is out of position, and he can fight.The opposing team has too many defensive weaknesses.
The last half of the game was garbage time. Xie Kai also played more than 3 quarters and only played 34 minutes, which was much less than his average playing time in the Western Conference Finals.
In the end, the Thunder defeated the Cavaliers at home and got a good start to the finals.
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Westbrook scored the Thunder team's highest score of 28 points, and he completely blew Irving in this game.
James scored a game-high 34 points, but he was unable to drive his teammates and was isolated by the Thunder's tactics.
After the game, no one talked about "the west is strong and the east is weak" and "the finals have already been staged in the western finals in advance".After all, the Cavaliers are the defending champions, and they won it after reversing the Warriors last season. It is not appropriate to say this after all.
The Thunder are not so optimistic that they think that the level of the Cavaliers is like this.You must know that this Cavaliers team is very slow. Last season, they also lost two consecutive away games, and their combat effectiveness at home is completely different.
But some things can still be seen during the game, such as the Cavaliers' defense, even if the players behind them work hard, it is difficult to reach the top.The flaws of their big three, Irving and Love, are also obvious. It is impossible for Irving to become a master of organization overnight, and it is impossible for Love to become a defensive champion in an instant.They need to improve their defense while maximizing their offense in order to win.
After the game, the major media competed to comment on the game.
TNT's Kenny Smith believes that if the Cavaliers want to beat the Thunder, James needs to score more than 45 per game, otherwise they have no chance.
Barkley disagrees. He believes that the Cavaliers should hand over the ball to Love and Irving, let Love beat the Turks in the low post, and let Irving beat Westbrook. It is obvious that the strength of these two is underestimated. of.
Cavaliers coach Bass said in an interview with the media that the opponent played tougher in this game, and the team needs to watch the video and analyze it.
When the reporter asked him what his outlook was for the following games, Bass solemnly stated that James needs to do better, on the defensive end, he needs to protect the basket and defend the opponent's arrow figures.Other players need to play faster and play harder.
Regarding the interview with Bass, Cavaliers fans couldn't help but spray him.Your sister James is a 33-year-old veteran. The offense relies on him to feed the shooter, and the defense requires him to lock the opponent's top arrow and let him assist the defense frame. Do you think he will not be tired?This is the finals, who do you think played the most rounds?If you don't practice defense at ordinary times, you blindly know to play fast and play fast, to be tough and tough, and you don't see where the toughness is, so you just talk tough, what's the use?
When Bass was questioned, Doug Rivers, the current Clippers coach, came out to speak out. He supported his proud disciple. He thought Bass was a very good coach and a champion coach. A man with winning genes.
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