Basketball K God

Chapter 878

Chapter 878

The Cavaliers' defense in the playoffs has improved compared to the regular season. First, the playoff schedule is not so tight, and the physical fitness of the veterans has been guaranteed; second, James has started to play for real.

James is 33 years old, but he is still the best defensive player on this team. The paddling in the regular season can only be said to avoid excessive consumption.

But this team does not rely on one James to make up for all defensive shortcomings.TT, who was originally the mainstay of the small lineup, has changed from TT to TT because of fooling around with Khloe Kardashian of the Kardashian family.Not to mention the state of TT on the court. After signing a big contract and falling in love with Kohler, he has not improved. I always feel that his legs are weak and boring. The kid with unlimited energy in 2015 has completely disappeared.

After TT's defense, Love and Irving's defense was blind. As for JR, the defensive end is prone to distraction and gambling steals. This bad habit has never been corrected.Of course, he can still be regarded as a mediocre defensive presence in this Cavaliers team.

In the bench lineup, Iman Shumpert was a defensive champion and a 3D player, but now there is no 3 or D; Korver, Deron, James Jones, etc., are completely ATM machines, even if they try their best, they can't Provide good defense.

Although Tyronn Lue has been a defensive assistant and learned from Lao Li, he is a coach who is extremely obsessed with small lineups.He also often reacts slowly on the defensive end, adjusts slowly, and is very stubborn. Many of these are surprisingly similar to his teacher Lao Li.As we all know, it's not easy to defend small lineups, especially when you have so many colanders in your lineup.

Therefore, whether it is the personnel structure or the tactical level, the Cavaliers cannot become a top defensive team like the Thunder and Warriors.

Xie Kai and Paojiao rested after the half quarter, and Westbrook was on the field to lead the team.After a while, on the Cavaliers side, James also took a rest, and he was responsible for leading the second team.

Originally Irving and Love led the team, and Westbrook led the team. Two giants should have an advantage against one giant.But the situation on the court is completely different. The chemical reaction between Love and Irving is not good.Love wants Irving to not give it. Irving likes singles, and Love likes singles at the waist.

Let's put it this way, these two just can't pee in the same jug.

However, there are also problems with the offense of Westbrook's group. The offense of Robertson and Grant is also hard to describe.

Wang Meng sighed: "Should I say that everyone is good at defense, or that they are not good at offense?"

Yang Yi smiled and said: "It's just that the offense has no rules, and each fights separately. The Thunder is centered on Westbrook, and they hit sudden points, that is, the outside players do not have the ability to hold the ball twice, and the open positions are not allowed. Get up. The Cavaliers are Irving playing singles and Love playing singles, but the opponent will defend you singles and pinch you. If you don’t play decisively, the offensive efficiency will naturally drop.”

Wang Meng smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, I think the second lineup will look better."

Yang Yi nodded: "The second lineup is led by the core of both sides, and it will indeed be more exciting."

With 3 minutes and 01 seconds left in the first quarter of the game, Xie Kai and Paojiao came on, and Westbrook went off to rest.After another minute or so, James came up, Owen and Love went down.

At this time, the Thunder's five players were Xie Kai, Paojiao, Robertson, Grant and Gipson; the Cavaliers' five players were Deron, James, Shumpert, Korver and Richard Jefferson.

Both sides are small lineups, the Cavaliers have a smaller lineup, and James has become the tallest player.

The Cavaliers' second lineup is a standard "one-star shooter", but relatively speaking, the shooter's level is not that high, but they can all shoot, and there are no players who are particularly stretching the space.

At this time, the score on the field was 23:21, and the Thunder led by 2 points.

Xie Kai dribbled over and organized an attack at the top of the arc.It was Shumpert who defended him.

When I was still in the Grizzlies, it was either JR or Shumpert who defended Xie Kai.

Shumpert's physical fitness is very good. He is a combo guard at position 12 and can defend 3 positions.But his shortcomings are also obvious. As a combo guard, he has no organizational skills, average offensive ability with the ball, and average off-ball shooting.

Gipson came out to cover, and the Cavaliers immediately switched defenses.They didn't dare not switch defenses, because in the case of flanking, Gibson has a mid-range and can also roll down the pick-and-roll.If there is a delay, Xie Kai's shooting and breakthrough are too strong, and it is easy for him to catch the opportunity.

Xie Kai faced Richard Jefferson and lobbed the ball to Gibson in the waist.

Gibson faced Shumpert and forced a dislocation to eat. James assisted in the defense. He distributed the ball to Pickle in the corner!

Grant missed a 3-pointer, James closed the board, and pushed back with the ball.

Yang Yi explained: "James defends George. Once the line is broken, he will go to help defend, let go of George, and at the same time put other players in rotation, let go of Robertson and Grant, and bet on their 3-pointers. Grant and The Cavaliers will shoot Robertson's 3-pointers."

James pushed to counterattack, Pickled Pepper came to defend, he passed the ball to Korver on the other side-but was intercepted by Xie Kai!

After Xie Kai stole the ball, he made a pass to Gipson, who hadn't returned to the defense, and the latter dunked with one hand!

25:21, the Thunder lead by 4 points!Thanks for the second assist in this section!

Wang Meng sighed: "It's amazing! Xie Kai's reaction to the ball and his prediction are amazing. It seems that James has watched a lot of game videos."

Deron dribbles over and faces Xie Kai.

James came to screen and the Thunder switched.

Jefferson came to cover, and the Thunder continued to switch defenses.

Yang Yi said: "The five Thunder players on the field all have a strong ability to switch defenses. No matter how the opponent picks and rolls, they will always switch defenses, just to induce you to play one-on-one."

Gibson is one step away from James, but not completely. You must know that James has 3 points, and he can score consecutively when he feels the touch.

James didn't shoot, he was watching his teammates move, but the Thunder chased the shooter very actively and didn't give any open opportunities.

James can only play by himself, he holds the ball and changes to Gipson!

Gibson is not as fast as James, but he is very strong. Even if you can pass me, it will take a lot of effort!

James rushed in, until it was very deep, and Pickle came to help defend.He didn't find a chance to hit the ball, so he made a layup-hit!

At 25:23, the score was reduced to 2 points!

Although he scored, James didn't feel very excited on his face, because the opponent didn't pinch and didn't give him a good chance to pass the ball.What he likes most is never scoring high scores by himself, but using his offensive threat to drive his teammates to defeat the opponent.

(End of this chapter)