NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 363

Chapter 363

After returning from the timeout, the two sides did not make any adjustments in terms of employment.

However, the Cavaliers have added more pick-and-rolls between players in terms of offense.

Presumably Mike Brown also discovered that if James' past breakthroughs and points alone are relied on, it will be difficult to come up with too good opportunities in this game.

Therefore, the off-ball pick-and-roll can allow more people to participate in the offensive system. In the end, whoever has the opportunity will be able to complete the shot. This is what the Pistons like to do most.

Faced with this offensive method, Liu Rui can be said to be very knowledgeable. After all, in order to study the Pistons' style of play, Liu Rui had to sleep all day long.

Except for James, if anyone else is playing an off-ball pick-and-roll, the Bobcats will unconditionally choose to switch defenses.

After all, apart from James, the offensive threats of others are very limited. As long as Okafor does not form a dislocation with Ilgauskas, it will not be a big problem for the Bobcats.

As the game continued, the Cavaliers struggled on the offensive end, while the Bobcats felt very hot at home.

Several shots after passing the pick-and-roll finally hit the basket steadily, making the situation on the court go straight to a garbage time.

This made Mike Brown feel very powerless, and made several substitutions and adjustments off the court in order to improve the offensive end on the court.

But James being pinched at this point obviously brought a lot of trouble to the Cavaliers. Even though Marshall's playing brought a turning point for the Cavaliers, he still failed to lead the Cavaliers out of the constipation-like situation.

At the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats were at home with:

27:19

Eight points ahead of the Cavaliers.

整个第一节山猫队对于詹姆斯的防守非常到位，詹姆斯打满了首节12分钟，却只有5投1中，三分线外3中0，罚球2中2，得到了4分2篮板2助攻的数据。

Under the targeted defense of the Bobcats, James also showed an inaccurate state. Not only did he fail to score, but he also failed to drive his teammates to score well.

If it weren't for Marshall's two three-pointers after he came on the court in the second half, and Ilgauskas's several hooks at the basket, the Cavaliers' state in the first quarter would have been even more miserable.

In the second quarter, the two sides sent their own second team respectively.

However, the Bobcats' bench lineup can be regarded as an upper level in today's league. After all, the bench has Martin on the outside and Jefferson on the inside, and there is 3D defensive player Ariza on the front line.

Coupled with the ability of other players on the field, it also makes the Bobcats' second team dare not let any team underestimate.

Especially in this game, Danny Granger was also put on the second team, which made the Cavaliers' bench players even more uncomfortable.

Most of the time, the entire Cavaliers' bench relies on Marshall and Damon Jones to barely maintain their offensive firepower.

In a short fight, the Cavaliers are no longer the opponents of the Bobcats, both offensive and defensive ends are at an absolute disadvantage.

This also allowed Mike Brown to take James in advance. After all, once the problem cannot be resolved, it has become a habitual method of Mike Brown.

Otherwise, James' average playing time this season will not be more than 40 minutes per game.

Sitting off the court and watching this scene, Liu Rui seemed to have suddenly realized.

"Huh?! Increased James' playing time has always been the Cavaliers' employment tradition?! Is this passed down as an ancestral craft?!"

"It seems that I was wrong to blame Director Lu..."

"Rui, what director Lu are you talking about??"

Hearing Liu Rui talking to himself and talking about Director Lu, Mike Malone on the side also asked Liu Rui curiously.

"Haha, it's nothing, just your future colleagues, but you haven't retired yet..."

With the return of the Cavaliers' main lineup, the Cavaliers' situation on the court has also improved slightly.

But Mike Brown found off the court that even facing the Bobcats' second unit, the Cavaliers did not take much advantage.

This is not just a performance of the player's personal ability, but the Bobcats' defensive strategy on the field just choked the lifeblood of the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers' usual offensive methods cannot be fully utilized, and the entire team is very uncomfortable on the court, which greatly reduces the efficiency of the offensive end.

Although Gerald Wallace is not present on the Bobcats' field, it is destined to be an unpleasant night for James tonight.

Because now the Bobcats are sitting on the bench, but Christie and Ariza are two excellent defensive players.

It is the defensive gate Christie who is currently in charge of defending James.

It can be called the outside gate from the defense of the first position to the third position. The name of Christie's scalpel is by no means a vain name.

Although with the growth of age, the movement speed of the feet is not as good as before, but under Liu Rui's defensive strategy, let James take two steps and let him shoot.

Such a long distance also greatly makes up for Christie's lack of footwork.

As Liu Rui gradually changed players off the court, the entire second quarter of the Cavaliers did not launch such a strong counterattack as people imagined.

Instead, it was suppressed by the Bobcats' second team.

This kind of tactical style can be shown. If you have to make a comparison, it is like the Bobcats met the Pistons in the playoffs last year.

Even though the players have strong personal abilities, the Bobcats are very uncomfortable when they encounter the Pistons with a different tactical style.

If it weren't for Liu Ruibing's risky move to come up with a three-guard lineup, then I am afraid that he would not win a game in that round of the series.

As the main players of the Bobcats gradually returned to the field, at the end of the second quarter, the Bobcats played at home with:

55:42

Leading the Cavaliers by 13 points, the contest in the first half ended.

After halftime, James walked back to the locker room without saying hello to anyone.

Obviously, the Bobcats' defense in this game also made the young emperor feel a little uncomfortable.

Throughout the first half, the Bobcats defended James very well.

In addition, the Lynx team's own touch outside the three-point line is relatively hot, so it also ended the first half of the contest with a double-digit lead.

This was something that most people didn't expect before the game. Experts agreed that the two teams might play very anxiously in this game.

Because the two teams are currently evenly matched in terms of record and various statistics.

As a result, the performance at the end of the halftime really surprised the so-called experts.

In front of the Bobcats, the Cavaliers felt that they were crushed unilaterally in this game...

(End of this chapter)