basketball talent system

Chapter 590 First Victory in the Finals

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers led their opponents by 57 points at 43:14 at home and entered the second half.The Cavaliers actually knew that their chances of winning this game were not great. After all, although James had a pretty good start in this game, the Cavaliers' other points were not opened up, and the shooting percentage was very average, so they There is no good way to use the Lakers' zone defense, and they are also struggling to defend Ye Xuan. At this time, they finally remembered a player who didn't seem to be very important to the team before. It was Dellavedova. The last time they played against Ye Xuan's team in the playoffs, it was obviously a very safe thing to send Dellavedova to defend Ye Xuan. , although Ye Xuan can still score with his own personal ability, but it will definitely not be as easy as it is now.

Moreover, Dellavedova's many small moves on the defensive end can also disturb Ye Xuan's mentality, so that Ye Xuan's efficiency on the offensive end will be slightly reduced. In addition, he is also playing more desperately, so now this When the Cavaliers faced Ye Xuan, who was almost incomprehensible, they did think of this player who they didn't remember very much in the first place.

The second half of the game started soon. For the Lakers, the rhythm of the game is basically in their own hands, so the Lakers played at a leisurely pace, neither speeding up the Cavaliers to disrupt the game Rhythm opportunities, and will not deliberately slow down the offensive speed to lower the offensive efficiency of your own team.Especially under the leadership of Wade and Ye Xuan, the Lakers played very well, which gave other role players a lot of confidence, which made the Lakers play more easily.

However, in the third quarter of the game, the Cavaliers did not have any outstanding performance. First of all, Irving hit two consecutive three-pointers after the pick-and-roll at the beginning of the third quarter. Randle has interfered with some of his shots, but he still threw the basketball into the basket steadily.These two three-pointers are also the reason why the Cavaliers faced the highly motivated Lakers at the beginning of the third quarter and were not allowed to continue to open the score.

But after the Lakers called a timeout, and then re-made targeted arrangements, it seemed a bit whimsical for Irving to use this kind of forced three-pointer after the pick-and-roll to get points, and Irving's touch is not. It's really so incomprehensible. On the contrary, after a timeout, his touch has also declined, so the Cavaliers also benefited from Irving's two three-pointers after hitting a wave of 8:2. Immediately because of Irving's next two missed shots and a defensive error were returned by the Lakers with a 7:2 slump. This allowed the Cavaliers to narrow the point difference to single digits. The difference is back to 12 points.

But fortunately, the Cavaliers do have more than one All-Star player. The Cavaliers' second explosive player is Kevin Love. Love's role in the Cavaliers has always been the kind of star player and role The embarrassing position among the players, if he is the core of the team, it is considered normal for him to get 1 to 3 shots in a game. In last year's finals, although the Cavaliers The team did not mention it, but Love's performance in the first four games is definitely one of the reasons why the Cavaliers were beaten 10:[-] by the Warriors.He even played less than [-] minutes in the first half of a game. This kind of playing time, let alone one of the core of the team, even ordinary substitute players should be able to play a game after halftime. ten minutes.

However, in this game, Love was finally hardened. In the first half, he broke out for a short period of time, helping the Cavaliers break the scoring shortage and narrowing the point difference slightly. If it weren't for the frequent tricks of the coach who was too capable, and their touch has declined a bit, then maybe Love could become the hero who saved the team in the first half.

After the start of the second half of the game, the Cavaliers still faced various ups and downs. They have a strong scoring explosive power, but the difficulty is the ability to continue scoring. They were hit by a wave of counterattacks by the Lakers. At this time, they urgently needed follow-up firepower to continue their lives. Otherwise, under the heavy firepower of the Lakers, the Cavaliers would probably surrender directly in this quarter of the game.And the one who stood up at this time was Love, who didn't seem to have much status in the Cavaliers.

He first received a pass from Lao Zhan in the interior and hit Randall with a back and single. After turning around, he threw the ball directly into the basket with a small hook. This is not the most common offensive method of Love, but at least He scored, and then it was Love. After the pick-and-roll with Lao Zhan, he quickly cut in. Lao Zhan's pass was very stealthy, and the ball was sent directly from Randall's armpit to Love In the hands, this time Love didn't have the smooth hands like in the first half, and he dunked directly after receiving the ball.

Of course, this is not the final report card that Love handed over. He made a comeback half a minute later. After the pick-and-roll, he stopped at the top of the arc. Lao Zhan successfully helped him attract the defense, and then Mochizuki turned his head and sent the ball to him. Love finally did not waste Lao Zhan's pass this time. The goal was hit, and this goal also narrowed the point difference to 8 points again, and the Lakers were forced to call a timeout because of this.

After the timeout ended, the Lakers replaced Clarkson. He seemed to be better than Randall on both ends of the offense and defense. Although Randall is now a power forward, the Lakers had to let Clarkson or Solomon Hill is going to defend TT or Love, but Randall's performance is not very good anyway. Instead of letting him sleepwalk on both ends of the offense and defense, it is better to replace Clarkson and let him help the team on the offensive end. The footsteps can also ensure that on the defensive end, the opponent will not use the pick-and-roll to tear out too many gaps.

The timeout ended and the game continued. As soon as the Lakers came back, they scored a beautiful goal under the cooperation of Ye Xuan, Gasol and Wade. Ye Xuan attacked with the ball. After using Gasol's pick-and-roll Ye Xuan quickly completed the breakthrough, and at this time Wade took the opportunity to sneak to the bottom line and found the opponent's blind spot in defense. Ye Xuan's breakthrough attracted a lot of energy, but he made a low hand and sent the ball to Wade. Wade This method of Ye Xuan attracting the defense and then allowing Wade to complete the offense has been performed many times today, and after Wade hit the ball, he has already scored without knowing it. Came to 20 points.

For the Cavaliers, after the two assistants stepped forward to help the team, Lao Zhan also began to explode. After Wade hit the ball, Lao Zhan immediately singled Solomon Hill with the ball. In the first round of the Cavaliers, Lao Zhan used Love's pick-and-roll breakthrough to attract the defense, and then distributed the ball to Love to help the team complete the offense, so Solomon Hill's defense was a little slack in this round , which allowed James to seize the opportunity and directly broke through with a one-handed layup to end the offense.

Then in the defense, it was James who stood up again. After Ye Xuan successfully broke through George Hill's defense, it was Lao Zhan's supplementary defense that made Ye Xuan unable to use this breakthrough to score points. Lao Zhan's supplementary defense and Ye Xuan's attack almost made a mistake. Although the ball was passed in the end, the time for the attack was running out. And ended up.

Tristan Thompson once again stuck Gasol behind him, allowing James to smoothly collect the backcourt rebounds. After James got the ball, he immediately launched a fast break and rushed towards the Lakers half court. Xuan and Wade also quickly returned to defense, but the Cavaliers' three-point fast break was also very methodical. After James rushed to the Pacers' three-point line, Hill and Irving came to 45 points outside the three-point line. He waited for the pass at an angle of [-] degrees, which forced Ye Xuan to defend from the outside, while James, who reached the inside, took the opportunity to rely on Wade to get up and hit the ball.

This is also a rare confrontation between James and Wei in this game. In the end, the old Zhan, who was more physically dominant, was better and hit the ball into the basket. In the next round, the old Zhan made another miss. A reasonable fadeaway jumper, this fadeaway jumper narrowed the point difference to only 4 points, and this point difference allowed the Cavaliers to see the hope of winning again.

But in the next 3 minutes, the offensive firepower of the Lakers finally broke out. Ye Xuan alone scored 3 points in these 5 minutes, one three-pointer and two free throws, plus Clarkson A three-pointer by Wade, a mid-range jumper by Wade, and a mid-range jumper by Solomon Hill. The four scored a total of 3 points in 12 minutes, and the Cavaliers took turns in the Big Three. After an explosion, a vacuum suddenly entered. If Tristan Thompson or George Hill can stand up and help the team score a point at this time, then the Cavaliers might really be able to find a chance Completed the comeback, but they all suddenly disappeared at this time. Xiao Gaochao at 12:5 not only opened the point difference to more than ten points again, but also took away the hope of the Cavaliers.

At this time, the Lakers' nervous nerves finally relaxed. Although it was more than a minute later than the planned rotation time, at least they can now carry out the rotation with peace of mind. Wade and Gary Sol's two veterans were replaced, Speights and Matt Barnes were replaced, which is equivalent to entering the normal rotation rhythm that the Lakers like.

The Cavaliers are not so easy. Although they also made substitutions, they simply replaced TT with Channing Frye, who can shoot three-pointers, and then replaced George Hill. Another pitcher, Korver, was replaced. Although this lineup looked like the Big Three brought two pitchers to play, but because Ye Xuan was still on the field, Owen's ability to attack independently was still locked, and the rest Among the few, only Lao Zhan was able to attack with the ball, and all the heavy responsibilities fell on Lao Zhan.

In this way, instead of saying that this lineup has three cores and two pitchers, it is better to say that Lao Zhan is a superstar with four pitchers. After all, these four people basically have no ability to complete their own offense. Owen Although he can attack with the ball, facing Ye Xuan, as long as he feels a little worse today, the final shooting result can only be a shot. Now they are in the critical stage of chasing points, and they can no longer bear the consequences after the shot, so It is no longer within the Cavaliers' consideration to let Irving continue to play singles to find a touch.

In this way, the main lineup of the Cavaliers played back and forth with several substitute players led by Ye Xuan. Originally, since the main players of the Cavaliers were on the court, they should seize the opportunity to win the score, but they failed to win the game. If they find a breakthrough, they can only continue to fight the Lakers in a stalemate. The result is naturally obvious. Time-consuming is what the Lakers are most willing to see.

The Cavaliers have no choice but to choose to replace Irving and Love at this time and take a rest, at least to give them some physical strength in the next final battle.The Lakers obviously felt that the time had come. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, they replaced the main players, and Ye Xuan, the core player who played for eleven and a half minutes in the third quarter , The Lakers are obviously preparing to sound the horn of the final offense ahead of time.

Lao Zhan played the entire third quarter, and he still hasn't been able to be replaced, so he looks a little tired. This is also the best time for the Lakers to end the game. The firepower was fully fired. In just 4 minutes, the main players of the Lakers took advantage of a 75% offensive success rate to instantly expand the point difference from 11 points to 16 points. During this period of time, James also tried his best to resist. , but in the face of the more efficient efficiency of the powerful Lakers, one person's efforts seem a bit insignificant. When the Cavaliers hurriedly replaced the main players, they still basically couldn't find a chance to come back.

At this time, the Cavaliers are still trying to struggle again, but on the one hand, it is because their physical problems have become prominent, and on the other hand, because the Lakers have started to put up turtle shell formations again, so the effect of the Cavaliers chasing points is not good. It is particularly obvious that in the end, under the slow consumption of the Lakers, the Cavaliers chose to surrender with 1 minute left in the game and they were still 17 points behind.

(End of this chapter)