Chapter 82, First Blood
After the Cavaliers came up in the third quarter, the overall momentum improved a bit.

Compared with the first half, they looked more focused.

The Cavaliers are aiming for the championship. Facing the underdog Thunder, the players were not satisfied with their performance in the first half. The winning streak at home made them feel that they could kill any opponent in the Quicken Loans Center.

They didn't open up to double-digit points in the first half, and they felt like a failure.

After a unanimous discussion in the locker room during the halftime break, they decided to work hard in the third quarter and strive to win the game in a wave.

James was also very unhappy with Li Senlin's outburst in the second quarter, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

Although most of Li Senlin's assists were made after he was off the court.

But the media that picks things up will never be so detailed. They will only say how many statistics Li Senlin has collected under James' defense, which will be a bit disadvantageous for him to compete for the MVP.

Although this is only a small matter, James does not allow any mistakes. He has longed for this MVP honor for a long time.

Last year's MVP was given to Kobe, and he was a bit unconvinced.

Now James is still on the way to pursue the championship and MVP. For these two highest team and personal honors, he is far from being able to achieve the kind of broadness in the future.

The third period of the game restarted.

The ball still belongs to the Thunder.

Thunder serve.

Wilcox hands the ball to Westbrook.

Westbrook dribbles forward.

This time Li Senlin in the right corner greeted Wilcox and Green to get ready to cover him.

James still clung to him from the beginning of the third quarter.

If it is one-on-one, Li Senlin will never even think about getting rid of James' defense.

So Li Senlin also changed his offensive method and let his teammates cover him to run without the ball.

Create as much dislocation as possible through cover.

Cover coordination is also a basic tactical coordination in the game, which is very practical in actual combat.

After a simple cover run, someone with better opportunity grasping ability can create an excellent scoring opportunity.

The off-ball player plays a pick-and-roll screen for the off-ball player. Usually, the No. [-] (shooting guard) and No. [-] (small forward) run on the baseline, and the center under the basket blocks the opponent's follow-up route. Running players create open catches.

If the defender is delayed after receiving the ball and fails to reach the defensive position in time, he will have an open shot, which is also the direct purpose of screen coordination.

If the other team members of the opponent follow up to defend, the running player without the ball can distribute the ball to the missed teammate after receiving the ball, which can also create an open shot opportunity.

Li Senlin plays the 2nd position, and Wilcox is the center. This simple little cooperation has been used many times in training games, so there is no problem of tacit understanding.

This is also because the Cavaliers, apart from James, have no way to completely lock Li Senlin in one-on-one.

In addition, although the two insiders of the Cavaliers are very defensive inside, but their footsteps are slow, there will always be a chance for Li Senlin to find a neutral position.

Westbrook stood at the top of the arc and observed. He was calm and not in a hurry to attack. His eyes were in the middle, but he was aiming at Li Senlin from the corner of his eye.

Li Senlin knew from Westbrook's posture that he was ready to pass the ball.

Li Senlin immediately started in the right corner and ran to the left corner. .

James followed suit.

Wilcox sees the needle.

As soon as Li Senlin bypassed him, Wilcox immediately covered and blocked James' pursuit.

After all, Wilcox is also a center forward, and his body and strength are still a bit stronger than James.

In addition, the Thunder belong to the offensive side. If there is no extra action, the referee will definitely protect the offensive players.

James was blocked.

As Li Senlin expected, the Cavaliers' big Z who came over from the Cavaliers' defense moved slowly, and Li Senlin accelerated and threw off the defense.

Soon, as soon as Li Senlin settled outside the three-point line in the left corner, Westbrook's shells were delivered.

Big open! ! ! !

Artillery in place, shells loaded!
Jump up, the familiar back.

Thunder three-pointer!
"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

Soft to the touch, hollow into the net.

52 to 48.
Li Senlin scored the first blood of the game.

After making the three-pointer, Li Senlin's tense heart relaxed a little. James had almost lost his confidence in his shots.

The sparse "boos" from the audience on the sidelines disturbed him.

The reason why away games are hard to play is that the audience on the sidelines will boo you when you finally open up, constantly hitting your confidence, which is completely different from home games.

James was a little annoyed that the ball was not defended, but he didn't care too much.

For a player who averages 20+ per game, no matter how good the defensive player is, it is impossible to really block him.

"pretty."

Milan in front of the TV saw Li Senlin hit the first three-pointer, and immediately jumped up, not paying attention to Lao Mi's weird eyes.

After cheering, he immediately picked up his mobile phone and started a lively discussion with the friends in the group.

The fans sitting in front of the TV instantly let go of their nervousness and finally scored points.

Brooks and Jack also breathed a sigh of relief off the court, and Li Senlin finally scored.

A large part of the reason why the team fell behind in the first half was that Li Senlin and Westbrook were frozen at the same time.

Although other players played well, they couldn't stop the Thunder from falling behind.

Li Senlin scored points, which boosted the morale of the entire coaching team.

Li Senlin's performance before was a scorer with an average of 20+ per game. Without his firepower support, the current Thunder lineup can't beat the Cavaliers no matter how good they are.

Li Senlin's performance in this game was really struggling. Although he had 8 assists, this was not the normal operation of the Thunder.

The rookie's performance has been choppy in the eyes of the coaching staff.

Sometimes the score is very explosive, and sometimes it can be completely blocked. This process makes the coaching staff very worried, and sometimes they don't know how to arrange tactics.

If he is more stable, he can definitely be regarded as the core of the team's future.

James dribbles over.

He gestured and asked for cover.

One step past Green.

The breakthrough was successful, occupying a favorable position, one step ahead of the free throw line, starting to exert force, and layup in three steps.

Eat one of Wilcox raw, Wilcox has tried his best to fight James physically.

But it still allowed him to easily put a basket.

54 to 48.
The awesome thing about James is that as long as he starts up and rushes up, he is like a human tank, and he is almost incomprehensible during the fast break.

The same is true after he breaks through and accelerates. Except for fouls, almost no one in the league can defend against them, and even if he fouls, he still has to consider whether he will be beaten into two plus one.

Wilcox spread his hands, indicating that he did his best.

As a center, he actually felt strenuous in the physical confrontation with James, which also made Wilcox very helpless.

At this time, the little emperor was at his peak, and his physical talent was the best in the league.

As Kobe and Duncan grow old.

It also means a season or two at most.

The little emperor will be officially promoted to Emperor Zhan, aspiring to be No.1 in the league.

After Li Senlin scored the first goal, he didn't fully open it.

After all, the Cavaliers are a championship-level team, and targeted defensive adjustments are quick.

After Li Senlin has worked hard to get rid of James, someone will always mark and interfere with him.

In the next two offenses, Li Senlin was the main target.

But for two consecutive attacks, Li Senlin missed all of his top three-pointers.

On the contrary, James began to show off, assisting West to hit a three-pointer.

Then he made another crushing domineering dunk.

In an instant, the difference between the two sides was pulled to 11 points.

59:48.

The Quicken Loans Center was full of jubilation, full of momentum, and the applause and cheers reached their peak with the little emperor's dunk.

"Cat cat."

Brooks saw that the situation on the court was not right, and immediately called a stop.

If there is no pause, the situation will really collapse.

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