NBA: Strongest In The History Of Holding A Large Ball

Popovich was so pleased with the performance of his players in the first quarter that he didn't have much to set up during the timeout. Bickerstaff, on the other hand, kept banging on the tactical board, as if to criticize the players' performance on the pitch.

Coming back from the timeout, Mitchell first fought against Keldon and then gave the ball to Garland. Garland was very resolute in the face of Chang Tiancheng's attack, but because he had seen Mitchell's previous punch frame directly blocked by Wembanyama, Garland only broke through to the free throw line, and would never move half a step further into the Spurs' penalty area.

After a pause, Garland pulled up a strong shot directly from mid-range, and the basketball spun around the basket before finally rolling into the basket.

Chang Tiancheng just came to the Cavaliers' half with the ball, and found that the entire temperament of the Cavaliers, who had experienced a timeout, seemed to have changed a little.

The biggest change for the Cavaliers is that they have become more determined on the defensive end. Especially Mobley on the inside, although he knew that he might not be able to defend Wembanyama no matter what, he was still firmly stuck behind Wembanyama and tried his best to fight Wembanyama.

Chang Tiancheng looked at Mobley and understood Bickerstaff's tactical arrangement. Presumably, he should have given an order to the team, even if he couldn't prevent Wembanyama, he had to fight with his feet, and consume Wembanyama's physical strength as much as possible. Otherwise, once Wembanyama continues to score without burden, I'm afraid this game will be over.

Seeing that Mobley used such a positive attitude to defend Wembanyama even when he had no ball in his hands, Chang Tiancheng naturally couldn't let Wembanyama rise to the challenge at this time, so he called Drummond to block it for himself.

Although Wembanyama has already been stuck in a position and intends to take Mobley on the inside, Chang Tiancheng is still unwilling to take this risk.

Admittedly, if you can still score on the opponent's head when the opponent has already shown the most positive attitude to defend you, it can really be a huge blow to the opponent's enthusiasm. But on the contrary, once this goal is not scored, it is undoubtedly helping the opponent to boost the momentum.

After bypassing Drummond's defense, Chang Tiancheng made a direct pass to the ground, sending the basketball from Allen's crotch directly to Drummond's hands.

After Drummond received the ball, he faced Garland, who had switched defenses, and was not soft at all, and directly got up under the basket and put the basketball into the basket.

Garland saw that Drummond's shot was already out, so he didn't bother to try to jump to defend himself in case he missed another foul.

In the Cavaliers' turn, Mitchell chose to block Allen this time, and then used his speed advantage to break through Drummond directly, while allowing Mobley to get stuck in Wembanyama's position under the basket to get rid of Wembanyama's defense.

This trick really worked, even if Drummond's defensive attitude this season was very positive, he couldn't keep up with Mitchell's breakthrough speed after all, and was passed by Mitchell in one step.

Mitchell knew that this was the perfect moment for him to lead his team to turn the tide, so he jumped straight into the free throw line and made a powerful tomahawk slam in front of the empty basket.

At 12:6, although the Spurs still firmly grasped the 6-point lead, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the momentum of the entire team of the Cavaliers at this time was very different from the beginning of the game.

The Cavaliers fans at the scene also let go of their hanging hearts, in the previous few rounds, they thought that the team they supported would be subjected to a brutal slaughter, but judging from the current situation, the game seems to be exciting again.

Chang Tiancheng unhurriedly dribbled the ball to the Pistons' halfcourt, and this time he still chose to ask Drummond to mention the line to cooperate with him in the high position. As for Wembanyama, he still wants to wait for Mobley's defensive energy to drop a bit.

After looking at Chang Tiancheng's tactical arrangement in the last round, Wembanyama seems to understand that even if he takes the initiative to ask for the ball, he can't get the ball now, so he simply moves towards the direction of the bottom line little by little, hoping to use this to win more offensive space for Chang Tiancheng.

After Chang Tiancheng saw Wembanyama's behavior, he was secretly happy in his heart. It seems that after being taught live by Jokic in the last game, Wembanyama's ball quotient has been improved again.

After Chang Tiancheng and Drummond blocked and dismantled, they quickly broke through to the inside line of the Cavaliers. After the lesson of the previous round, Allen naturally thought that Chang Tiancheng would still choose to share the ball with Drummond, so he subconsciously glanced back at Drummond's position.

Who knew that Chang Tiancheng didn't think about sharing the ball at all this time, seeing that Allen's eyes were still a little deserted, Chang Tiancheng naturally would not let go of this opportunity, and he was about to complete a layup immediately. And Allen, who was thrown away for a distance, wanted to defend Chang Tiancheng again, which was already a little difficult.

Seeing this, Mobley finally couldn't stand up, and he directly gave up his defensive Wembanyama, and turned around to block Chang Tiancheng's layup.

But Chang Tiancheng looked at Mobley who was flying over, and with a slight flick of his wrist, he passed the ball directly into Wembanyama's hands.

Wembanyama barely jumped, just tiptoed slightly to complete a one-handed slam.

At 14:6, even when the Cavaliers began to defend Wembanyama tightly, Chang Tiancheng still managed to let Wembanyama score two points.

Garland passed the ball to Mobley on the inside, who knew he wouldn't be able to play against Wembanyama like he had done with his back to Sochan, so he made a turn to see if he could find a scoring opportunity with a face-frame attack.

But Mobley held the ball and observed for a long time, but he couldn't see anything wrong with Wembanyama's defense, and he couldn't find a point that could be broken.

Garland received Mobley's return pass, and although he was a little depressed, he didn't fail to understand Mobley's choice, so he hurriedly gave the ball to Mitchell again. In this case, it was really only possible to let Mitchell hold the ball and solve it.

Mitchell received the ball, first made a probing step forward with his front foot, and after breaking forward with the momentum, he paused directly on the spot to remake his footsteps, and then tried to break through from the other side again.