The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 304 303. Me and LeBron in the slaughter? (7K words ask for a monthly ticket)

"Great job, guys, we have to play like this on the court, play our own aggressiveness, and make sure that the opponent pays for the contempt for us before the game."

In the players' lounge, during the intermission at this moment, assistant coach Mundy praised the players.

Obviously, not only the fans at the scene didn't think of it, but even Mundy, who was an assistant coach, didn't think of it.

The team was able to lead the Cavaliers by as much as 17 points after halftime. Even Mundy, who is an assistant coach, felt a little surprised by this result.

After all, before the start of this game, although the team has always had the confidence to limit LeBron James' performance, as for whether they can win this game, the coaching staff can only choose to resign themselves to fate.

Since the team has the behemoth Howard inside, Howard has a natural restraint when facing a breakthrough-oriented player like James.

But considering that the team's own state is relatively poor, so before the start of the game, the idea of ​​the Magic coaching staff is to take one step at a time.

However, it never occurred to me that after the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Magic continued to suppress the Cavaliers offensively and defensively throughout the first half.

Even at the end of the halftime, they forcibly extended the lead to 17 points, so compared to the fans who had already exploded on the Internet, the excitement in the hearts of the magic team's coaching staff at this moment is also undiminished.

"Michael, LeBron is not good at long-distance shooting, and his offensive methods in positional warfare are even more limited, so you can focus on marking his pick-and-roll and defending him at a long enough distance."

"Believe me, as long as we don't give them a chance to counterattack in the second half and try not to double-team LeBron, it will be difficult for the opponent to beat us in a head-on confrontation."

Hearing the warning from Su Jiu, Pietrus nodded subconsciously. He didn't feel the slightest surprise or inappropriateness when Su Jiu explained the tactics on the court to him.

After all, as early as during the regular season, assistant coach Mundy discussed tactics and cooperation with Su Jiu off the court many times.

Even in the end, even the head coach Stan Van Gundy would discuss with Su Jiu off the court at times, and even bluntly said that after Su Jiu retired, he would definitely be the head coach together.

Obviously, Su Jiu's ability to read the game on the field has already been recognized by the coaching staff of the Magic.

So for some of Su Jiu's warnings on the court, other players will subconsciously take them to heart. Regarding this point, Van Gundy also tacitly allows Su Jiu to convey his thoughts.

Because Stan Van Gundy is very clear that no one is perfect in this world, what's more, Su Jiu's judgment on the court has definitely reached a very high level.

As early as the regular season, he and his friend Mundy had confirmed this point many times.

Otherwise, no matter how mischievous the assistant coach Mundy is, Van Gundy would not dare to let Su Jiu do these things.

After returning from the second half, the Cavaliers, who were relaxed and comfortable at the beginning of the game, felt as uncomfortable as if they had eaten a stool at this moment.

On the other hand, on the Magic side, everyone's faces were worried at the beginning of the game, but at this moment, the corners of the players' mouths revealed a smile.

It has to be said that competitive sports are indeed changing rapidly, and the role change between the two is indeed too sudden.

As the two sides began to compete in the second half, the Cavaliers had obviously put in all their energy and wanted to recover the score as soon as possible after returning from the second half.

Because once the Cavaliers can't quickly reduce the score, then as the time on the court dwindles, the pressure on the Cavaliers will naturally increase.

However, after returning from the second half, although the Cavaliers have already put more focus on the offensive end.

But Howard standing on the inside is like an insurmountable mountain, making LeBron James have to weigh some consequences every time he breaks through.

You know, the three biggest killers of James in this period are the defensive counterattack to protect the backcourt rebounds, the inside breakthrough after the pick-and-roll, and the outside score during the final breakthrough.

These advantages of James are obviously not a secret in the league, but when playing against other teams, it is difficult for other teams to pinch all of James' offensive threats at the same time.

After all, if it can be done without double-teaming James on the field, then the team must have a center with excellent frame protection ability in the interior.

If this is the case, then this kind of center is not uncommon in the league. Basically every team can produce a player like this type.

However, if a team wants to not double-team James at the same time, but also ensure that the center has excellent lateral movement speed during the pick-and-roll, and the ability to protect the frame is also guaranteed in the end, then this is absolutely It can be called even more difficult.

It's just a pity that, as the top ticket in this year's All-Star Game and the title of the league's number one center, although Howard has not been able to make breakthroughs in offensive methods, if it comes to defense.

So the above problems are just the most basic existence for Howard.

After all, the phrase "within the three-point line and World of Warcraft" is not a joke.

You must know the reason why Howard was able to become the best defensive center player in the league during this period.

It is because Howard can not only sit under the blue, but also ensure the defensive efficiency of misplaced big defense and small defense when he is pulled out by the opponent.

This is the main reason why Howard can rely on defense to complete his foothold in this era.

After all, as Shaquille O'Neal's group of centers gradually began to end, today's league is no longer the barbaric era when only centers knew how to play under the basket with the ball.

In this era, the air cuts and mid-range at the basket are the labels of this era, so in this case, Howard will become the hottest defensive superstar in the league.

And low-post tank-type tank centers like Cato and Buffalo have gradually begun to withdraw from the stage of history.

After all, the significance of their existence in the league is largely to limit the performance of Shaquille O'Neal.

When other teams in the league have not blindly hit the ball to the basket, then these slow-moving centers have to face the situation of being eliminated.

With the Magic still maintaining their focus, the Cavaliers' offensive after returning from the second half has gradually begun to become violent.

Every player is as quick as two feet stepping on hot wheels when playing a defensive counterattack, but facing the Cavaliers' defensive counterattack, the Magic are obviously well prepared before the game.

That is, after the players complete the offense, only Howard is left in the frontcourt to fight for rebounds.

As for the other players, no matter whether they go in or not, they will immediately return to the defense. Once Howard fails to grab the offensive rebound, then the other four players can at least guarantee a quick position and will not be easily counterattacked by the Cavaliers.

After all, the Cavaliers were able to achieve the best performance in the league in the regular season. The main reason is that the efficiency of defensive counterattack is too good.

It is no exaggeration to say that once the Magic restricted the Cavaliers' defensive counterattack and forced the Cavaliers to stay in a slow positional battle, then in this game, the Magic had already won half of the game.

Because James in this period is far from the perfect body of later generations, when facing the defense of positional warfare, James' offensive efficiency has definitely not dropped a little bit.

At the same time, this is the biggest flaw of the current Cavaliers team, and it is also the main reason why the Cavaliers have been unable to make a breakthrough in the playoffs.

Otherwise, James wouldn't have never led the team to a championship in the 1.0 period.

In the third quarter, when the Cavaliers were unable to play an effective defensive counterattack, the entire team had to be brought into a slow rhythm of positional warfare by the Magic.

That pace is definitely the most hated offensive option for the Cavaliers this season.

So after the end of the third quarter, when all the fans thought that the Cavaliers would definitely set off a wave of counterattacks in the second half, the Magic in the away game said:

81:59

Expanding the point difference to 22 points, there is quite an momentum of going to get off work in three quarters.

This result obviously made the fans on the scene feel a little irritated, because the game was played at the home court of the Cavaliers.

So after the end of the third quarter, facing the slightly embarrassing score on the court, the entire Quicken Loans Center arena was completely silent at this moment.

In the entire stands, apart from a few fans in blue jerseys swaying in shock, most of the fans were staring blankly, sitting on the benches in the arena without the passion they had before the game started.

Even looking around, there are still some popcorn and Coke spilled in the stands, so it can be seen from here that I believe that many Cavaliers fans are so angry that they walk away and choose to leave the field early.

After returning from the fourth quarter, the head coach of the Cavaliers, Mike Brown, has changed from being relaxed and comfortable, to being restless later, and to being dumbfounded so far.

The whole person was wearing a pair of glasses off the court, coupled with that expression of ignorance, and looking around, those who didn't know thought it was someone's fool who ran out.

In the first half of the fourth quarter, Mike Brown knew that the team was definitely not the Magic's opponent in the competition of the bench lineup.

What's more, the team is currently the one behind on the court, and the score behind is as high as more than 20 points.

Therefore, after arranging the main lineup to take a short break of more than two minutes, Mike Brown had to bring all the main lineup back to the field.

It seems that they want to make a last desperate fight to see if they can bring some turning points for this game.

However, facing the Cavaliers' last stand, the Magic, which already holds a big lead at the moment, will definitely not agree.

On the Magic's bench, the ruthless death squad led by Allen Iverson had a fierce exchange of fire with the Cavaliers' first team.

If the Magic can finally win the game, then the biggest player in the team is definitely Howard, who performed very well on both ends of the offense and defense.

But if it is the one with the fiercest offensive firepower, then in this game, it is really not the "Blue Devil" Su Jiu, but the "answer" Iverson who leads the second team and bombards like a death squad! !

In the last round of the game against the Celtics, Iverson's offensive methods were restrained by the Celtics' defensive formation.

So this also led to Iverson's performance in the Eastern Conference semifinals can be said to be very dismal, and even in terms of efficiency, it has reached a new low in his career.

This situation is obviously unforgivable for Iverson, who has always been competitive, but the aging caused by his body is by no means a fact that Iverson can reverse.

So after the end of the series with the Celtics, Iverson was already full of anger.

Until facing the Cavaliers in the first scene of the Eastern Conference finals in this game, Iverson finally ushered in his explosion in the playoffs when the team was unanimously looked down upon by the outside media and experts.

The whole person shot in and out throughout the game, leading the second team as if dreaming back to the top. Even in the competition in the fourth quarter, they did not lose the wind against the first team of the Cavaliers.

And Iverson's offensive has long stunned Tyronn Lue, who has been cheering on the bench.

Because of this momentum, he is familiar with it! !

Too ripe! !

"Fuck, if you talk too much, it will turn into tears..."

In the end, under the leadership of Allen Iverson, instead of taking advantage of the first team of the Cavaliers after returning, they were completely defeated by the second team of the Magic! !

And this kind of situation not only made Mike Brown really feel a little desperate, but also made many fans at home couldn't stand it anymore. They threw the things in their hands to the ground one after another, and then turned around and left the field resolutely.

After all, in the starting lineup competition, the Cavaliers have always been at a disadvantage in this game, and the fans gritted their teeth and endured this.

Because the Magic can be regarded as a strong team in the East, not to mention they just defeated the Celtics, so if they really lose to such a team, although the fans feel a little aggrieved, they will not be too sad.

You can even find an excuse for the team, "It's no wonder that our strength is too weak, it's just that the Magic team is too monstrous, they seem to have recovered to their best condition overnight!!"

However, after returning in the fourth quarter, Mike Brown replaced all the main players of the team, and it seemed that he planned to grab points.

But not only did the Magic not replace the starting lineup, but when they dispatched the second team led by Allen Iverson, they still pressed the Cavaliers on the ground and frantically rubbed and suppressed them comprehensively.

Obviously, this situation made the Cavaliers fans who had been wronged for the whole game completely unable to suppress their anger.

Because this is so fucking embarrassing! !

In the end, with the situation on the court, it can be said that the overall situation has been decided, in order to prevent the team from continuing to embarrass themselves on the court.

Mike Brown immediately took down all the main players, replaced the fringe players in the team, and completely announced that the game had entered garbage time.

And after Stan Van Gundy saw Mike Brown's actions, he also replaced the main lineup, and he didn't mean to make trouble and chase after him.

After all, compared to the Celtics in the semifinals, this Cavaliers team can definitely be called clean.

So Van Gundy doesn't want to go too far in this situation, because the two sides still have several games to play in the next one. If they really chase the Cavaliers in garbage time, then this is obviously not a smart decision.

In the end, after the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Magic team in the away game succeeded with:

105:81

In the Eastern Conference Finals, they beat the league's No. 24 Cavaliers by [-] points! !

After the game, the entire Quicken Loans Arena was basically in a state of silence.

Occasionally, there could be a few angry boos from the stands, but for this kind of boos, Su Jiu felt more like booing the home knights.

And at the end of the game, the fans who were watching the game on the Internet at this moment exploded completely like a volcanic eruption.

Because before the game, although some people thought that the Magic might beat the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, no one thought that the Magic not only defeated the Cavaliers in the away game, but also completed a good start with a big score! !

So this situation obviously makes people feel unheard of, and even fans who have already shown their scalps feel numb.

Since the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Nuggets started before this round of the game, this has led to a very large number of fans watching this game on the Internet today.

At least at the moment when this game has just ended, more and more people are beginning to know that the Magic team slaughtered the Cavaliers with 24 points in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals even though they were not in a good state! ! !

"Hi~"

No matter who it is at this moment, as long as it is the first time for fans to hear the news, they will all be shocked.

Although winning the first game does not mean that the Magic can easily complete the promotion, but in the case of insufficient preparation of the team, the Magic still slaughtered the Cavaliers by 24 points in the end.

At this moment, for the fans, they have become less and less able to see through the confidence of the Magic, let alone the strength of the Magic.

But one thing is certain, that is, after the Magic team slaughtered the Cavaliers with 24 points, people have become more and more convinced of the words that Iverson said before the start of the playoffs:

"We are a very good team, this is definitely the happiest time of my career, so I firmly believe that when we are united, no one will be stronger than us!!"

In the whole game, the Magic were able to beat the Cavaliers by a large margin, and the biggest contributor to this was definitely Howard, who dominated the game on both offense and defense.

本场比赛霍华德一共是出场了33分钟，其中个人在进攻端16投11中，罚球9中3，最终贡献出了一份25分16篮板2抢断以及4次封盖的数据。

And it's worth mentioning that two of Howard's four blocks in this game were given to the Cavaliers star LeBron James.

Even if we only talk about the degree of influence on the final trend of the game, then Howard's contribution to this game is definitely far greater than his performance in statistics.

After all, when Howard was on the court, LeBron James' offensive efficiency in positional warfare had been greatly reduced, and it also forced the Cavaliers to play the entire court with their least favorite rhythm.

In addition to Warcraft Howard, Iverson's performance in this game is also excellent. It is not even an exaggeration to say that Iverson in this game definitely played his best game since the playoffs this season.

Iverson played a total of 31 minutes in the game, and in most cases he led the second team to play.

在个人全场比赛出场了31分钟的情况下，艾弗森最终则是17投10中，其中三分线外6中2，罚球7中6，高效砍下了一份28分3篮板4助攻以及3次抢断的数据。

Although Iverson in this game no longer has the sustained explosive power of his peak period, when the team needs him to score, Iverson is still not ambiguous on the court.

The whole person cast from inside to outside, and led the second team to not lose the wind, which perfectly explained what a "lonely hero" is! !

Apart from Howard and Iverson, Su Jiu, who performed very well in the first two rounds of the series, chose to keep a low profile in this game.

But low-key is low-key, Su Jiu's offensive efficiency in this game is not low at all.

Facing Mo Williams' personal defense, Su Jiu played a little too easily on the offensive end, and he didn't encounter too much resistance throughout the game.

本场比赛苏久最终一共是只出场了28分钟，其中个人11投7中，三分线外5中2，罚球2中2，不显山不漏水的就贡献出了一份18分5篮板4助攻以及1次抢断的数据。

It can be said that if it weren't for Howard's great power in this game, then when Su Jiu faced Mo Williams' personal defense, he would have the strength to penetrate the Cavaliers' defense.

At least for Su Jiu, who is proficient in running positions on the court, it is definitely not difficult to create some mobile phone opportunities.

But as the saying goes, some people are happy and some are worried. Although the team finally won by a large score, for Courtney Lee, this game is definitely a nightmare, and it can even be said to be a bit sad.

Xiao Lizi played a total of 17 minutes in the game. Not only was he sleepwalking 4-for-0 on the offensive end, he was also ravaged by LeBron James on the defensive end.

And during the period of defending LeBron James, Lizi was a bit autistic, and even doubted whether he was suitable to be a 3D player...

In fact, as early as the regular season, during the first two matches between the Magic and the Cavaliers, Xiao Li had already seen James' core strength.

But as the saying goes, people should look at each other with admiration one day. After a whole season of training, Xiao Lizi already feels that he has made a breakthrough in the playoffs.

So for the matter of defending James again, Xiao Lizi was absolutely full of confidence before the game, and even said to Su Jiu without shame:

"It's not me bragging with you, I'm definitely [-]/[-] with LeBron!!"

But after arriving on the field, when Xiao Lizi had the first wave of physical confrontation with James on the defensive end with full confidence, he was directly knocked into a little dazed...

"???"

"Who am I, where am I, haven't I become stronger??!"

"........."

For the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers' big loss in this game definitely put a lot of psychological pressure on the players.

Because before the start of this game, most people outside thought that the Cavaliers could easily win this game.

But it never occurred to me that the Cavaliers only completed half of the expectations of the fans before the game.

That is, I failed to win the game in the end, but it was really easy in the process...

The team lost by a big score in this game, and LeBron James, as the head star, will definitely bear the brunt.

Although James played 42 minutes in the game, he also contributed a quasi-triple double of 24 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

But in the end, only 41.2% of the shots were obviously too low.

And as a head star, if he can't lead the team to win in the playoffs, even if he gets an excellent personal data, it can only be regarded as icing on the cake in the end, far from being a gift in the snow.

In terms of others, Mo Williams, who is the second in charge, also scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the whole game.

But the 21 shots taken in the whole game were too eye-catching. This kind of offensive efficiency of only one point per shot really made Cavaliers fans feel a little chilled.

And after the game, the Cavaliers fans directly attributed the loss of the game to Mo Williams.

As for why? !

Do not ask! !

Asking is what a second master should do...

　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, brothers! !

　　

　

(End of this chapter)