roccoschili Chapter 508 Does the Knight Still Have a Chance?
Chapter 508 Does the Knight Still Have a Chance?
Chapter 508 Does the Knight Still Have a Chance?
Compared with the historical status of individual stars, people are now more concerned about whether the Cavaliers still have a chance to win in this series.
In this game, the Thunder and the Cavaliers are completely different teams.The former is more like a team, although the stars in the team played equally well.But overall, all the players played very well.The Cavaliers are the exact opposite, with superstars taking over both offense and defense.But this model can't help them win the ball!Although James is crazy, the help other players can provide is too little.
The vast majority of people have no expectations for the Cavaliers!James has done everything he can in this game.But still can not change the outcome of the game.This also made him create a very embarrassing record.He became the first player to score 50+ points in a single game in the NBA Finals, but lost the game.This record also made those who were optimistic about the Cavaliers before the game have to start thinking about a question: even James' 52 points can't win, how can they beat the Thunder?
"The loss of this game is unacceptable. I think we have a chance to win." At the press conference after the game, Love expressed his opinion on the reporter's question about their performance in this game: " We have given our all! We have a long lead, we have a very good tactical arrangement, and LeBron has also played against the sky. But we did not play well in the second half of the second quarter and the third quarter .So that in the end we lost the game. We will review the video of the game and study targeted tactics. Adjust the state and prepare for the next game.”
As the head coach, Tyronn Lue's views on this game are basically the same as Love.He also didn't think the failure was due to the difference in strength between the two sides.
"We started off well. We got the lead at the start of the game and we held it for almost 20 minutes. But in the third quarter, everything changed! They made a lot of big shots. We There were chances, but we didn't make those shots."
It seems that the Cavaliers are not particularly depressed because of the loss of this game.But in fact, if they don't solve the most core problem at the moment, it's hard to say whether they can win a game in the future.This question is: How to make Cavaliers players other than James contribute in the game.Especially Love and JR, these two players performed very well when the Cavaliers won the championship two years ago.But the current state of affairs is clearly not working.At this time, Cavaliers fans miss Irving even more!In fact, many people still don't understand why the Cavaliers' management used Irving to trade for an injury-plagued Thomas Jr. last summer.Although Nance Jr. and Clarkson in exchange for this transaction are also very good, compared with Irving, they are far worse.
Therefore, if the Cavaliers want to fight for a victory in the second game.It's not enough to rely on James alone.Love must play better.Tyronn Lue must design more tactics for Love, and it is advantageous for him to play Robertson in the low post.Moreover, after he holds the ball and plays a deterrent effect in the interior, the defensive pressure on James will be much reduced.The Thunder's defensive line will also be dragged and shrunk by him. It will not be spread almost to the three-point line like this one, causing the Cavaliers' outside offense to basically be paralyzed.
In addition to Love, George Hill is also a point that must make a contribution.In this game, he had many chances.But because he didn't dare to play, he passed the ball back to James.This also caused James' shooting percentage to drop due to lack of physical strength in the last quarter.George Hill should be more active on the offensive end, and make more breakthroughs to the basket to create damage.Use more passes to relieve James' pressure on the ball and give him more time to rest.
Tyronn Lue should use Jeff Green and Nance Jr. more.The former, like James, is a good player in defensive counterattacks.Moreover, the defense against Paul George is also better.It can reduce James' consumption on the defensive end.The vitality of the latter is unmatched by TT.What's more, pick-and-roll air cuts, second rebounds, and steals and counterattacks are all Nance Jr.'s forte.When their opponent is a fast-paced team like the Thunder, Nance Jr. is more suitable.
Another is that the Cavaliers must reduce their mistakes.In this game, they made too many mistakes.Coincidentally, the Thunder is one of the teams that are best at catching the opponent's mistakes and counterattacking.Even if the Thunder grab a rebound after making a mistake or missing a shot, they must quickly return to the defense to find someone or make a tactical foul to prevent the Thunder's fast-break counterattack.The Thunder must not be allowed to bring the rhythm up.In the third quarter of the game, the Cavaliers were almost taken away by the Thunder in this way.
There are quite a few people who can understand it, including Tyronn Lue and Donovan of course.But it's hard to say whether we can come up with targeted tactics.Even if there is a perfect response in terms of strategy and tactics, it is also unpredictable whether the players can play the effect.
After the game, James was still a little depressed.When facing the reporter, he shook his head again and again.For this game, he really has nothing to say.
"I don't need to say too much to them. A lot of guys here know how to play the Finals. Some may not have this experience before, but they have been through a Finals now. Next time, they will know How to play." When the reporter asked about the next few games of the finals, James also showed very helpless.He continued to shake his head and said: "I don't know what the next game will look like. But every night, I will go all out. For the game, I always stay focused."
Maybe, James himself really has no idea!This is definitely an uncomfortable thing for him.The situation now is the same as it was 11 years ago.At that time, the young James met the mighty Spurs with the Cavaliers who were worse than the current lineup.At that time, the situation of the Cavaliers was even more difficult, and the opponent did not give him the slightest chance.
"The future is yours!"
Now, it's his turn to say this!It's just that those words back then were meant to encourage him, and when it was his turn to say them, it might have become a compliment to the other party.
(End of this chapter)