NBA: Crazy Little Giant

In the second half of the second quarter, as James and Chen Cheng broke each other's scoring drought, the situation on the court ushered in a new change.

James once again carried the explosive bag and broke through Robertson from the outside.

Chen Cheng came over to assist in defense. James in the Cavaliers 2.0 period was no longer just using speed. He suddenly slowed down the rhythm and had another mental game with Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng finally couldn't resist the desire to block the shot and rushed over.

James thought about using his body to confront Chen Cheng first, and then switching hands to find a rebound....

But he never expected that Chen Cheng was too big. Even if Chen Cheng tried to hold back his strength, he was still knocked to the ground by Chen Cheng. He didn't even have time to shoot, and was knocked to the ground. The referee's whistle sounded.

James and Chen Cheng, who were sitting on the ground, were both helped up by their teammates who came over.

Before James walked to the free throw line, he glanced at Chen Cheng and said to himself with self-mockery:"Terrible big guy, tonight is the game where I've been knocked down the most in my career."

Soon, James noticed the suspicious look Chen Cheng gave him.

James couldn't help but be speechless.

This rookie wouldn't suspect that I was faking a fall.

What a joke, with that collision just now, even if you asked Dwight Howard to come over, he would have fallen to the ground, okay?......

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"Teacher Chen needs to control the number of fouls tonight!"

"Yes, although Mr. Chen is in good control now, so far, Mr. Chen has only committed 2 fouls. But we still need to pay attention...."

The two commentators analyzed the situation.

The Cavaliers' goal in the second half of the second quarter was to attack the basket and try to make Chen Cheng commit more fouls.

In this way, the Thunder would be forced to establish a second line of defense to delay James, which would create more opportunities for the Cavaliers' outside shooters.

James was exhausted tonight and made one of two free throws.......

The Thunder's offense is still mainly based on Chen Cheng and Westbrook. The Cavaliers' rotation defense is very fast, and it is difficult for outside shooters to have open opportunities. Chen Cheng's [Magic of the Giant (Silver)] enhances the shooting percentage of teammates after receiving the ball. In other words, it is a fixed-point catch and shoot. If you dribble and then shoot, it will not work.

Westbrook and Chen Cheng's two-man show gradually weakened as TT replaced Channing Frye.

TT's help defense was too fast, which made Chen Cheng's shooting be disturbed even in the dessert area.

As for Chen Cheng's strong breakthrough of TT, his first step was not as straightforward as Channing Frye and Love, and he was easily double-teamed.

James' sweeping help defense caused Chen Cheng to make several mistakes after the double-team.

The entire Thunder's offense was strangled by the Cavaliers and became difficult again.

But the Cavaliers were not feeling well either. Irving, who had always wanted to work alone, was somewhat out of the team's offensive system. He wanted to tear apart the Thunder's defense by himself. For this, he was blocked twice by Chen Cheng and successfully interfered three times.

James' outside shooting also declined sharply as his physical strength dropped.

James missed from the outside!

Chen Cheng then collected the rebound!

Westbrook was originally more comfortable tonight, but JR Smith's assists liberated Irving.

But as long as James missed, Westbrook could seize the offense and defense transition.

Although he would be blocked by James, it was impossible for James to block everyone.

In addition, Westbrook would not be afraid of these!!!

Throughout the first half, the scoring efficiency of both sides in the second quarter declined seriously.

49vs43!

The Thunder led by 6 points and entered the second half.

However, Chen Cheng had already committed 3 fouls.

This is a huge hidden danger for the Thunder.......

Chen Cheng, who has a strong recovery ability, was fully recovered after coming on the court in the second half.

James, who tried his best in both offense and defense tonight, is still resting off the court. Time is unforgiving. Even after coming to the Cavaliers, he chose to lose weight in order to maintain his physical fitness, but tonight's confrontation intensity is comparable to that of the finals, so James has not recovered yet. At this time, James closed his eyes, as if he had entered a meditation mode.

James usually learns to meditate.

Although there is no meditation as mysterious as the Western fantasy world that can extract magic elements, meditation can indeed help people get rid of distracting thoughts.

The last time James entered the meditation mode was in the finals, when the Warriors led 3-1.

Today's Chen Cheng has forced James into meditation mode.......

The Cavaliers were led by Irving, who was shut out in the first half.

After James was not on the court, Irving took over the team's offensive banner.

Facing a scorer of Irving's level, it is extremely difficult to limit him to 0 points in the first half, let alone 0 points in a single quarter.

For this reason, Chen Cheng is currently unable to shut out Irving throughout the game.

As Uncle Drew, Irving faced Oladipo's defense, and after a set of silky combos, he turned back and hit a long 2-pointer.

Finally opened!

The Thunder responded.

Westbrook forced Irving, JR Smith assisted in defense, and Westbrook passed the ball to Oladipo.

Oladipo finally opened a three-pointer!

""Whoosh!" He made the first three-pointer of the game.

In the first half, he made 0 of 4 three-pointers!......

The Thunder's outside three-pointers are gradually opening up.

The Cavaliers rely on Irving's individual singles to continuously score points, as if Irving has returned to the period when he led the team to compete for the top pick.

Although the team can score,

Irving's statistics are gradually looking good.

But the Cavaliers' defense seems to have collapsed in an instant.

Irving's singles and the singles of the big cores with the ball, such as East and West James, are fundamentally different. Irving's singles are aimed at finishing, and the singles of the two James are to connect teammates.

Teammates can't touch the ball for a long time!

Several times Love couldn't get the ball in wide open positions.

If he hadn't seen Irving score, Love would have been so angry that he would have cursed.

This also reduced the defensive enthusiasm of his teammates. In addition, without James sweeping the restricted area, Westbrook's breakthrough efficiency increased, and with it, the revival of the outside shooters.......

""Ding!"

At 6:21 in the third quarter, Chen Cheng was fouled by Irving's breakthrough.

Irving stood on the free throw line!

James was also replaced.

After Irving made two free throws!

65vs60!......

The Cavaliers requested a timeout.

After the timeout, it meant that James would play again, and the decisive moment of this game was approaching.