roccoschili Chapter 881 A Casual Confrontation
Chapter 881 A Casual Confrontation
Chapter 881 A Casual Confrontation
Intermission.
Wang Meng joked, "Does Mr. Yang have any advice for the second half of the game?"
Yang Yi smiled and said, "Just don't show Huahua!"
Wang Meng laughed and said, "I hope not, otherwise the game wouldn't be exciting enough. Let's give advice to the Cavaliers who are behind. What adjustments do you think the Cavaliers should make in the second half?"
Yang Yi said: "I think we should start with the defensive end first. We know that the Cavaliers are a team with strong offense but deficient defense, but this is the finals. You want to play the regular season or the first two rounds of the playoffs. This kind of attack is unrealistic, and the opponent's strength is here! There is nothing wrong with a big strategy in defense. In the face of Xie Kai, you also have to choose one of two bottles of poison. It doesn't mean that you just let it go and it's over. If you can’t keep up, you need to retreat faster when defending in transition. In addition, the backcourt rebounds can be protected better. Only when you are defended, can you have a chance to play transition.”
Wang Meng said: "I also think that the Cavaliers' defense needs to be tighter. In the first half, the Thunder shot 3-pointers too easily and their shooting percentage was high. It is indeed too difficult for the Thunder to play such an offensive efficiency. Yes. Mr. Yang, do you think James needs to attack more by himself?"
Yang Yi nodded: "Yes, since the opponent gives you a chance to play singles, you can only fight to the end and force the opponent to change their defensive strategy, otherwise the opponent will only defend you, and trying to deliberately pass the ball will only bring more mistakes."
The third quarter of the game started quickly, and neither side made any adjustments to the lineup.The atmosphere in the Ford Center arena is quite good. The fans here are eager to usher in a hearty victory and the final home team to win the cup.
The Cavaliers took the lead in attacking.
Irving dribbles the ball slowly across half court.
Irving can be regarded as a typical representative of the scoring point guard in the current league. He has a first-class sense of the ball, can shoot and shoot, especially in individual singles, which is very good. The 7-point lore in G3 of the finals last season is an eternal pain in the hearts of Warriors fans.
But his shortcomings are also obvious. He is easy to get ahead on the offensive end, can pass the ball but has average organizational skills, and he is unwilling to trust his teammates.The main defect on the defensive end is that it is easy to get confused in the pick-and-roll defense, and it is easy to get distracted in off-ball defense.
Facing Westbrook, Irving can certainly play singles, but he also can't stop the opponent.
Irving gave the ball to James.
James held the ball and faced his old opponent, Pickled Pepper.If the pickle in the Pacers could still be hard steel with James, today's pickle has indeed declined in athletic ability after a serious injury, and his physical confrontation with James is not as good as before.But now he is more experienced, and his shooting and ball handling have improved compared to then.
James is not easy to play pickled peppers alone. He uses TT's pick-and-roll to force a switch.
James holds the ball at the top of the arc and faces the duck.His offense has a characteristic. If he wants to break through, he will like to open the distance and have a run-up, which is different from McGrady or Grant Hill.
James punched the duck egg, the Thunder shrank, and he gave the ball to Love in the corner!
Love soars a 3-pointer—hit!
60:48, the Cavaliers scored first in the second half!
Wang Meng sighed: "Love's ball is tough!"
Yang Yi said: "Love must shoot decisively, otherwise the opponent will continue to shrink, and it will be difficult for James and Irving to break through."
Looking back, the Turks missed 3 points!
Love closed the board and passed a pass to James in the frontcourt!
James catches the ball and hits the basket for a one-handed dunk!
The Thunder has no pickled peppers in the middle distance!
TT rebounds, handed over to Irving to advance.
Irving pushed forward, and after consecutive fancy dribbles, he hit a difficult fadeaway jumper!
60:52, the point difference instantly became a single digit...
The Thunder fans in the stands were a little confused. How did the advantage of 15 points turn into 8 points in the blink of an eye?
The Thunder quickly paused, and the scene seemed a little quiet.
The morale of the Cavaliers is picking up. At the beginning of the third quarter, their offensive state was very good, and they played a 3:7 spurt.
Wang Meng laughed and said, "The Big Three of the Cavaliers are really amazing! The explosive power of scoring is too strong!"
Yang Yi said with a smile: "The explosiveness of scoring is really strong, and we should start with defense. Obviously, the Thunder's offense is simpler. The defense is not as aggressive as in the first half because of the big lead. The speed of returning to defense just now Not fast enough, and was beaten into a counterattack."
Pause back, the game continues.
Westbrook dribbled over and passed the ball to Xie Kai.
Xie Kai faced JR with the ball, and suddenly made a rapid crossover!
JR obviously reacted a bit slower, couldn't keep up at all, and was passed clean.
Xie Kai cut directly, went to the basket, and faced Love, he was a bully!
Love didn't move at the basket, watching Xie Kai score the ball!
At 62:52, the point difference returned to double digits in an instant!
Xie Kai scored the Thunder's first sports game of the second half!
The Thunder fans in the stands heaved a sigh of relief. The opponent's attack was too fierce just now, and they felt a lot of pressure. At this moment, Xie Kai's score made them heave a sigh of relief.
Wang Meng smiled and said: "Look, Xie Kai is even more powerful, and he responded immediately."
Yang Yi said: "Love's inside defense just now was like a fake. He didn't move at all. He watched Xie Kai layup. You should go to defend it anyway, make an offensive foul, go to block it by jumping, and didn't see TT Got stuck with Adams?"
Wang Meng comforted: "Defense isn't Love's strong point!"
Yang Yi shook his head: "It's really not a strong point... The Cavaliers have too many defensive colanders. In front of Xie Kai, they are all dishes. Xie Kai can eat whatever he wants. He doesn't even need to pick and roll when playing JR. , Eat it directly, there is nothing you can do!"
The Cavaliers attacked here, and Love made another 3-pointer from the bottom corner-this time the Turks interfered and missed!
The duck egg was closed and handed over to Westbrook.
Westbrook accelerated with nitrogen in the backcourt, and Irving and JR couldn't even pull it.
Westbrook made a one-stop layup!
64:52, the point difference returned to 12 points!
These two powerful scores by Xie Kai and Westbrook aroused the fighting spirit of the Thunder players, and the atmosphere on the scene instantly became active.
The Cavaliers attacked, James misplaced and hit the Turks, stepped back and hit a 3-pointer!
64:55, the point difference returned to 9 points!
Looking back, Xie Kai assisted Paojiao and hit a 45-pointer at a 3-degree angle to the right—Answer ball!
67:55, the point difference is still 12 points!
Wang Meng exclaimed: "These few waves of confrontation are too exciting, and the defense is all there, not very loose."
For the Cavaliers, James wants to set off a scoring climax, and Xie Kai can always find a chance to respond. This is a contest between the two MVPs.
Compared with Pickled Pepper and Westbrook, Love and Irving's scoring explosiveness is stronger, but the defense is indeed too weak.
The Cavaliers don't want to play against the Thunder, because they are behind and need to defend and score themselves to narrow the point difference.
(End of this chapter)