roccoschili Chapter 877
Chapter 877
Chapter 877
The match was broadcast live on Tencent, with Wang Meng and Yang Yi responsible for the commentary.
"Mr. Yang, the finals are coming! This time, which one do you like?" Wang Meng showed his signature little Thomas smile and joked with Yang Yi.
Yang Yi babbled, and then said: "It's hard to say, but I think, from the perspective of the series, I am more optimistic about the Thunder. Why do you say that? The Thunder's defense is better, and the Cavaliers' defense this season. I’ve seen it all, and it’s really hard to describe.”
Wang Meng retorted: "But when the playoffs start, when the Big Three of the Cavaliers start to get serious, and when the full strength Zhan appears, the Cavaliers' defense is not bad!"
Yang Yi said disapprovingly: "Frozen three feet is not a day's cold. Cavaliers and these players are not good at defense. Except for James and TT, who is good at defense? But the Thunder, the Big Three are good at defense. Adams, the substitute Grant and Robertson are very good defensive players, they have more resources to match up with LeBron, to consume this 33-year-old man. This is why I am optimistic about the Thunder!"
Wang Meng smiled and said, "The last question, who do you think will win the Finals MVP?"
"Thank you!" Yang Yi only said two words.
The starting lineups of both teams have been announced.
The starting lineup of the Thunder at home is: Center - Duck, Power Forward - Turk, Small Forward - Pickle, Shooting Guard - Xie Kai, Point Guard - Turtle.
The Turk fell out of the rotation in the Western Conference Finals, but in the finals, when the opponents put up a big lineup, he has the ability to open up space, and he has been valued by coach Donovan and returned to the starting lineup.
The starting lineup of the Cavaliers in the away game is: center - TT, power forward - Eros, small forward - old BJ, shooting guard - JR, point guard - 2 Wen.
The starting lineup of the Cavaliers is also very stable. To some extent, their lineup is somewhat similar to the Thunder. They are all frontcourt defensive blue-collar centers + space-type 4th + All-Star 3rd + All-Star 1 No. bit.
The only difference is that the Cavaliers' space-type No. 4 Love is also one of the giants, while the Thunder's No. 2 is a giant.
Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, Duck and TT were preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game was about to start.
At the start of the jump ball, Duck took advantage of his height and easily passed the ball to Paojiao, and the game officially started.
Westbrook dribbles over and faces Irving.
Duck came out for the pick-and-roll, and the Cavaliers defended Westbrook and Duck's pick-and-roll, adopting the strategy of the big man delaying and the small man going around the screen.Obviously Westbrook's 3-pointer threat is not that great, but the picture threat is great.
Yang Yi explained: "TT actually has a strong ability to switch defenses. The reason why the Cavaliers don't do this is because they are worried that the inside guard will be misplaced by Adams."
Westbrook gave the ball to the Turk who came up.
The Turk held the ball at the corner and handed over Xie Kai!
Love and JR pinched Xie Kai, and Xie Kai gave the ball to the Turks!
The Turk goes in, throws an open shot -- but it's a shot!
TT protected the backcourt rebound and handed it over to James to advance.
Yang Yi said: "This opportunity has actually come out, but Ilyasova didn't make the shot. The strategy of the Cavaliers is to flank the Thunder's core players and give the role players a certain amount of space."
The Cavaliers attacked, James faced Pickled Pepper, with the help of TT's cover, he rushed inside and scored the outside Love!
Love's 3-point shooting-iron!
Westbrook closed the board, counterattacked with the ball, split the frontcourt and quickly played pickled peppers, and passed directly out of bounds...
Compared with the Warriors, the Cavaliers' tactics are simpler and more crude, that is, dual-core breakthrough points + giant singles. TT is responsible for defense, pick-and-roll and frontcourt boards, and Love is responsible for opening up the space and occasional waist singles.James is responsible for organization and breakthrough points, and Irving is responsible for breakthroughs and weak-side one-on-one singles.
Simple and crude does not mean that the effect is poor.In terms of the regular season alone, the Cavaliers' offensive efficiency is historically high.Zhan Ou's personal ability is too strong, which fully supports this sudden score system.
The Cavaliers attacked, Irving hit Westbrook on the weak side, made an emergency stop jumper and hit the board-yes!
The Cavaliers in the away game took the lead in scoring!
Westbrook dribbled over and gave it to Xie Kai.
Facing JR, Xie Kai called the Turks to cover.
Love and JR continued to flank Xie Kai.
Xie kicked the ball to the Turks.
The Turk was emptied again, this time he didn't let the opportunity slip away, and shot a 3-pointer - a steady hit!
The Thunder lead 3:2 at the start!Xie Kai's first personal assist!
Wang Meng exclaimed: "Ilyasova's 3 points are really stable!"
Yang Yi said: "The knight let it go like this, and Ilyasova would be embarrassed if he didn't enter."
The Cavaliers attacked, and James made a mistake when he scored JR, and it went directly out of bounds...
Thunder fans in the stands booed, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
The Thunder attacked, and Westbrook broke away!
Xie Kai catches the ball and rushes forward, one step past JR, and goes to the basket. Here, TT is completely covered by duck eggs, and he directly dunks!
5:2, the Thunder lead by 3 points!
Wang Meng sighed: "JR's defense is too easy to pass. There is no need to grab the ball so far!"
Yang Yi said: "JR is like this. Sometimes the defense is prone to gamble steals. He still managed to keep the ball, but you are facing Xie Kai, the best player in this league. This kind of flaw, definitely caught."
The Cavaliers attacked here, and Irving missed Westbrook's mid-range singles!
The duck egg was closed and handed over to Xie Kai to advance.
Xie Kai pushed forward and continued to pick and roll with the Turks. Obviously, this was their pre-match arrangement to target Love.
The knockdown between JR and Love was fierce, but Xie Kai's shot was faster.
Ilyasova broke through with the ball and made a layup that caused TT's foul!
Wang Meng sighed: "Why do the Cavaliers have to flank Xie Kai? Many games have proved that flanking Xie Kai and flanking James is the same result!"
Yang Yi explained: "They are here to protect Love. They don't flank Xie Kai. If they switch defenses and let Love defend Xie Kai, they will be torn apart. In fact, even if Xie Kai doesn't pick and roll, just go straight to JR, JR will block No way. This is why I am optimistic about the Thunder. The Cavaliers’ offense may be comparable to that of the Warriors, but their defense is really far behind.”
Fortunately, the Turks made one of two free throws, making the point difference only 4 points!
Here James made a strong breakthrough and scored a layup, 6:4, and the point difference was reduced to 2 points!
James usually chooses to pass the ball at the beginning to mobilize the enthusiasm of his teammates, and he will only take the shot when the team's offense is not going well.In this regard, Xie Kai is a bit like him.The only difference is that Xie Kai has been looking for Love with the ball since the beginning of the game.
The Cavaliers couldn't defend the Thunder at the beginning, but their offense was also opened up, and the score was not opened.
(End of this chapter)