After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 192 The West is Strong and the East is Weak
The record of the Cavaliers this season has of course declined compared to last season, but in fact, if the Celtics and Magic are excluded, the Cavaliers and Pistons, which are slowly catching up, are still the same. Top two in the East.

It is equivalent to airborne two first names on their heads.

It's amazing!

Moreover, the Pistons, the No. 53 team in the Eastern Conference last season, had only 50 wins, and the Cavaliers had exactly 50 wins. At the same time, the top five in the Western Conference all had 60 wins, and the top two had [-]+ wins. Weak manifestation.

Then the Mavericks, which won the first place in the regular season with 67 wins, was defeated 42:4 by the Warriors, who had only 2 wins and entered the playoffs at the end of the playoffs. This miracle was staged, and the Golden State gang became famous, "Mad Scientist" Old Nelson also let people see his madness again.

And Dirk Nowitzki, who won the MVP of the regular season, ushered in more violent criticism than the loss in the finals of the previous season. Everyone called him a "soft guy". many.

In the future, Nowitzki will have to carry forward with ridicule every season. If he does not win the championship, and will undoubtedly lead the team to the championship, there will be no shortage of ridicule.

Maybe, he is still waiting for the arrival of the "true man" who can help him win the championship, or maybe, that person has already appeared, but they haven't met in the finals yet...

But even so, because of the fierce competition in the Eastern Conference this season, in order to break through from the Eastern Conference again, the Cavaliers are still looking for possible deals before and after the All-Star.

It has to be said that as a "child of Akron", Cleveland is undoubtedly the core of the family. The team management can be said to do everything they can to let James hit the championship.

If Cleveland itself is only from the ball market, there are four professional league teams here, which is definitely not small.

However, baseball and rugby are obviously more popular in the United States, so it makes sense to insist that the "basketball market" is not big, and as a city, compared with places such as Los Angeles and Miami in terms of economic development, Naturally, there is no advantage.

Unless it is used as a place for the elderly, or for drafts or trades, it is difficult to get the players you like.

On this basis, the Cavaliers have done enough and good enough, and the rest depends on James himself.

Just like Ira Newbell, who was put on the starting lineup today, and Donyell Marshall, who has given enough playing time and opportunities, are obviously players who will be traded in the future.

There is an unwritten rule in the NBA. Before a player is traded, he will try to let him play well. Therefore, he will arrange more playing time and mobile phone opportunities. Only when the data is good can he be traded.

But today Newbell came up in good form, not only scored 4 points in a row just now, but also contributed a steal to Li Chengming.

It's really because Li Chengming was careless for a while, dribbling with his back and dribbling suddenly-hey, where is my ball?

It was Newbell who took advantage of his inattention and just picked it up. Li Chengming's attention was behind him, but he ignored the danger ahead.

The Cavaliers played their first fast-break counterattack of the game and caught up to 5 points.

At 14:19, the Magic got off to a good start and scored nearly 20 points in half a quarter.

But turning around, Li Chengming immediately made a pass error by James in the double-team.

Although it failed to form a fast break opportunity, but the possession of the ball was changed, and James was still arguing with the referee in the backcourt that he was fouled. Record outside three points.

In fact, except for Evans, the starting five players all feel pretty good today, and all of them scored goals.

"Li Chengming's defense against James was very effective at the beginning of this game. Although this is inseparable from the Magic's defensive strategy, especially the timing of double-teaming and Howard's support at any time, James is a little afraid, so he often plays in the A stop or two below the free throw line..."

Among them, there is still a part of James' obsession. He seemed to be quite cooperative in the first few offenses, perfectly playing the role of a victim.

However, the reason why James was able to succeed is that he knows the truth that a man who knows the current affairs is a hero, so he no longer insisted on challenging Li Chengming's defense, but played a pick-and-roll honestly.

At the same time, the Magic team also encountered troubles. The reason why the Magic team couldn't open up too much difference in the start when James was restricted was because Larry Hughes of the Cavaliers exploded today.

He frequently went to the basket, Howard quickly fouled twice, and then the Cavaliers' offense suddenly opened up again.

At this time, James wisely chose to hand the ball into the hands of his hot teammates. Instead, he played the role of an ordinary striker who cuts without the ball and eats cakes.

And waited until the second half of the first quarter, when Hughes attracted more defensive attention, James finally started again.

This time he is still honestly calling the pick-and-roll, and then looking for misplaced opportunities.

Arroyo and Nelson of the Magic were named by him one after another, and they can be called point guard killers.

There is too much difference in height and shape. Even if James' post-up singles skills look a bit lame, it does not prevent him from being able to score -- or even draw fouls.

It has to be said that at this time, James is already at the top of the league in terms of front-to-back breakthroughs, but he is still a bit worse on the back.

He himself is very aware of his own strengths and weaknesses, so back hits are often not really hit, but just use his body to bully the small guard, take two hits and then immediately turn around and kill the basket.

If there is no one under the basket, he can go up by himself, and it can cause damage at the last time. If someone defends and passes to the bottom corner, it is an open three-pointer.

Relying on this method, James led the team to a 3:7 spurt in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, successfully reducing the score to 5 points.

At this time, both Li Chengming and Howard were resting off the court. Nelson finally returned to the court and showed his good personal condition when he came up. He used the cover to kill the basket and caused a foul by Dwayne Jones. Jones played less than 4 minutes. It has already accumulated two fouls.

Nelson made one of two free throws, and then the two teams each contributed a strike in the next half minute.

After the end of the first quarter, relying on the advantages accumulated in the early stage, the Magic were still able to enter the second quarter with a 33:27, 6-point lead.

Yoga said: "The Cavaliers also lost for a while because of James' loss at the beginning, but after Larry Hughes broke out and stabilized the situation, they quickly found their offensive feel, and the game is slowly coming into being. White-hot phase."

Zhang guided: "Although Li Chengming is missing from the bench for the Magic, Nelson's return has supplemented the firepower of the bench, and Van Gundy's dual point guard tactics seem to be worth trying to develop in the future. So far it seems to be working out pretty well.”

Of course it is good offensively, but the defensive end is waiting to be called by James one by one.

In the second quarter, Lewis took the lead to return to the court. In addition to adding an outside shooting point, it was because the Cavaliers' big Z also came back. Lewis needed to pull him out to create a good opportunity for Nelson and others to break through the basket.

Because of his height and size, Big Z moves relatively slowly, so on the defensive end, after being pulled out of the penalty area, his defense immediately dropped by a level.

But it is impossible not to follow out, otherwise Lewis will not be able to stop him if he shoots well from the outside.

(End of this chapter)