The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 306 305. Sanctioned Mike and the Emperor (4.4K words ask for a monthly ticket)

February 5.

Under the much-anticipated shouts and curses, the second game between the Magic and the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals will officially start today.

At this moment, it has been nearly two days since the last match between the two teams, but in these two days, the Cavaliers have been criticized by fans on the Internet.

For the Cavaliers were slaughtered by the Magic with 24 points in the first game, this ending obviously made the fanatical Cleveland fans feel very dissatisfied.

Because if the two teams are on the same starting line, then I am afraid that Cavaliers fans will not feel so angry.

But before the Magic team was obviously dragged to exhaustion in the series against the Celtics, every player can be said to have dragged his exhausted body before coming to Cleveland to challenge.

But in this case, the performance of the Cavaliers made all the fans feel shocked.

That's why after the last game, the Cleveland fans were so angry that they couldn't help but attack their home team.

Obviously, the performance of the Cavaliers in the last game is absolutely unforgivable even in the eyes of their own fans.

And for those fans whose favorite team went home early to fish, so at this moment they just want to see who can win the championship.

After the Cavaliers experienced a disastrous defeat in the last game, these people also started to ridicule on the Internet, completely looking like they were watching the excitement and not afraid of big things.

So these two days are definitely very difficult for everyone in the Cavaliers. After all, the Cavaliers this season are aiming to win the championship, but in the end the Cavaliers, who were originally full of confidence, stumbled in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

And this stumble is still so embarrassing, and the spread is so extensive. This situation has obviously pushed the Cavaliers into a precipice.

Because once the Cavaliers face another loss at home in this game, no matter whether it is the head coach Mike Brown or the head star LeBron James, neither of them may be able to imagine what kind of evaluation they will have on the Internet.

In this game, the entire Quicken Loans Center arena was still packed. Although the fans were very disappointed with the team's performance in the last game, this could not conceal the fans' determination to support the team.

After all, no matter how badly the team plays, Cleveland has always been their hometown. What's more, the current team is only behind by a big score of 0:1.

So for fans who support the Cavaliers, they obviously still have a lot of opportunities.

Before the start of the game, the two sides announced their starting lineups respectively:

Cavaliers:

Mo Williams, West, James, Varejao, and Ilgauskas.

Magic:

Su Jiu, Iverson, Pietrus, Lewis, and Howard.

Since Ben Wallace basically had no effect in the last game, he even became a major weakness of the Cavaliers on the offensive end, let alone being able to pull James in space.

However, in the past, the reason why Mike Brown has always used Ben Wallace to start is because although Da Ben is old, his ability to protect the penalty area also has a non-negligible effect.

However, in this round of the series, the Magic's No. [-] player is Lewis, a player who finishes most of his shots on the outside.

So when Lewis rarely enters the penalty area, the presence of Ben Wallace will become a burden for the Cavaliers.

Faced with this situation, Mike Brown directly changed his formation in this game with the mentality of reaping the benefits.

He took the initiative to replace Ben Wallace, who moved slightly slower, and dispatched Varejao, the No. 1 acting player in the NBA, to match the inside lineup with Ilgauskas.

Although in the defense of Lewis, Varejao is not the best defensive candidate.

But for the inside of the Cavaliers, Varejao is already the most decent player that Mike Brown can produce.

The rest, whether it is JJ Hickson or Joe Smith, these two people can only be more loose at present.

After the start of the game, the Cavaliers' changes in today's game are still quite obvious. The most important change is that James has seldom used the pick-and-roll offense with the inside.

Because in the last game, the Magic has fully proved that Howard has a natural restraint effect on the former when facing James' pick-and-roll breakthrough.

And even if James doesn't play the pick-and-roll, as long as Howard sits at the basket, James' breakthrough power will definitely be greatly reduced.

Faced with this situation, Mike Brown was obviously very helpless.

Because at this moment, for Mike Brown, what he needs to do is to help James find a tactical system that can attack the basket as much as possible, but at the same time must weaken Howard's defensive influence.

Although at first glance it sounds like knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and preferring to go to the mountains.

But in the face of this situation, Mike Brown is obviously very helpless, because who made James' shooting ability unstable during this period.

If James can't effectively kill the basket, then for the Cavaliers, it's like cutting off an arm.

So after the game started, what Mike Brown did was let James play an off-ball role, with Mo Williams acting as a ball holder.

This allows James to use the pick-and-roll more on the off-ball end to find more air-cutting opportunities.

Even in the process, James can easily misalign with other players, thereby performing more one-on-one singles.

And when James switches to playing off the ball, it can also allow James to guarantee that he can go straight to the basket from any angle, which greatly weakens Howard's ability to interfere with James.

After all, except for James and Mo Williams, although the other players of the Cavaliers have relatively limited offensive capabilities, this does not mean that the Magic can relax their vigilance against other players' defense.

Because as long as any player who can gain a foothold in the NBA and still get enough playing time in this playoff stage, no one will be a real waste.

Relying on some tactical changes and adjustments, James played smoothly in the first quarter, at least compared with the last game, it can be regarded as smooth.

However, no matter how much James uses the pick-and-roll to find opportunities on the offensive end, there is only one ultimate goal, and that is to get as close to the basket as possible.

So when Howard sits at the basket, James' offensive efficiency has been suppressed.

In the face of Mike Brown's tactical adjustments, Stan Van Gundy seemed much calmer.

Because at this moment, Van Gundy is absolutely clear enough that as long as Howard can sit at the basket, then James' dominance on the court will definitely be greatly reduced.

Although throughout the first quarter, James created a lot of offensive opportunities by virtue of off-ball pick-and-rolls.

He even scored points for the team continuously by relying on throwing shots while on the move, but this tactic is just heresy after all, and it is not the regular offensive method of the Cavaliers this season.

Stan Van Gundy, who knew this well, was not too flustered, because Van Gundy knew very well in his heart that it was impossible for the Cavaliers to use this trick to play the entire game, let alone use this trick to kill the game.

So as long as the Magic can try not to give the Cavaliers the opportunity to play a defensive counterattack on the court, it will be difficult for the Cavaliers to make too much waves in the end.

After all, Van Gundy has a deep understanding of the restraint effect of the lineup in the last round of the series with the Celtics.

You know, in the round of the series with the Celtics, the Celtics used shrinking zone defense tactics throughout.

But Van Gundy has always been helpless about this, because this defensive method, coupled with the Celtics' lineup players, happens to restrain the offensive efficiency of Howard and Iverson.

So this also led to Howard and Iverson being as low-key as transparent people in the last round of the series.

If it weren't for Su Jiu's extraordinary performance in the last round of the series, the Magic might have been sent home by the Celtics for fishing.

However, as the so-called feng shui turns, after defeating the Celtics, facing the league's number one Cavaliers, the Magic has a natural restraint in the lineup.

For James, he has very good defensive methods.

It is not even an exaggeration to say that the current team with the most efficient defense against James in the league, if the Magic is said to be second, then even the Lakers dare not be the first! !

As the game continued on the court, and finally after halftime, the situation on the court was just as Stan Van Gundy expected.

Although James relied on the off-ball screen throughout the first quarter, he hit a lot of mid-range jumpers.

But after all, this is not the regular offensive method of the Cavaliers, so when the entire team is forced to make offensive adjustments for James, the presence of other players on the offensive end is becoming more and more marginalized.

And James' shooting percentage in the middle distance can't do whatever he wants at the basket.

In the end, after halftime, even though the Cavaliers' desire to win this game was already very strong, the Magic still ended up with:

54:42

Leading the Cavaliers by 12 points, the contest between the two sides ended in the first half.

Mark Woodson: "I really can't imagine that the Magic once again led the Cavaliers by as much as 12 points after halftime."

"You know, after the Cavaliers experienced a 24-point defeat in the last game, although this result was completely beyond the expectations of many fans, more people still choose to believe that the Cavaliers in the last game were just in poor condition."

"Even though I can see that the Magic has an inside restraint effect on the Cavaliers, I also never imagined that the Magic would be able to crush the Cavaliers in the second duel without leaving too many opportunities for the Cavaliers."

"You know, this requires real strength, because it also means that the Cavaliers are not opponents of the Magic at all, and they are even powerless to fight back!!"

Partner Tom Howarth: "Indeed, it's really hard to believe, because the Cavaliers are the first in the league in the regular season."

"So at the moment when we see that the Cavaliers have no power to fight back against the Magic, it is somewhat unbelievable for us."

"If before, there were still many people who firmly believed that 23 and 24 would meet in this year's finals, but after this game, I think the probability of this idea has become very low."

"Although the game has reached this stage, it does not mean that the Cavaliers will definitely lose, but at least so far, I have not seen any point where the Cavaliers can hope to make a comeback."

"Frankly speaking, although this Cavaliers team is very strong, it also broke out a very strong desire to win in this game, but after we actually got to the field, we didn't see any position that could have a crushing advantage."

"Even for the point of the little emperor LeBron, because the Magic team is facing LeBron's defensive strategy, it is to entangle you outside, not to let go, and wait for you inside, as a second defensive barrier."

"So I think if Mo can't try to take over the game at this point, then for the Cavaliers, this round of the series may be a bit hanging."

After returning from the second half, the Cavaliers, who were behind at the moment, obviously became more and more impatient.

Especially the head coach Mike Brown was so anxious to start yelling when he stood off the court, his already black face was shining like black charcoal.

However, the basketball game is not about who has the loudest voice, so even though Mike Brown is so angry that his throat is hoarse at this moment, the Cavaliers' offense on the court is still unable to break through the Magic's defensive gate.

In the end, after the end of the three quarters, the Magic has already:

75:59

Extended the lead to a gap of 16 points.

After the end of the third quarter, watching the Cavaliers still look like they were being beaten, this finally made the home fans feel furious.

Even in this empty space, quite a few fans started shouting loudly:

"get out of class is over! get out of class is over!"

"Fuck, Mike, please get the hell out of Cleveland!"

"Mike, get out of class! Mike, get out of class!"

As the sound of the scene became louder, more and more fans began to join the ranks of calling for Mike Brown to dismiss get out of class.

Hearing the home fans yelling for him to dismiss get out of class, Mike Brown was filled with anger, but at this time he had to endure the depression in his heart and continue to make the final effort for the game.

As the two sides began to compete in the fourth quarter, Mike Brown only wanted to reduce the score as soon as possible, even if he still faced a loss in the end, but at least he would not suffer a 24-point massacre like the previous game.

So throughout the fourth quarter, Mike Brown replaced Mo Williams and James early on, and went all out on the court.

During the period when Howard was off the court, James' offensive efficiency did have a visible improvement.

But the good times didn't last long. When Van Gundy saw the score on the field being eroded by the Cavaliers bit by bit, Van Gundy also chose to increase Howard's playing time in order to be conservative.

After all, Howard's physical fitness is extremely good, and he is still relatively grass-tolerant, so Van Gundy does not have much psychological pressure on this point.

In the end, with Howard's return to the court, the Cavaliers' counterattack horn also came to an end.

After the end of the game, the Magic team in the away game once again ended with:

99:81

An 18-point victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers tied the series to 2:0.

And even completed the feat of double-killing the Cavaliers at home in Cleveland, bringing the game back to Orlando with ease...

　Heh, as a person who never drinks, I get dizzy after drinking a bottle of wine, but now I find that wine is a good thing, and the dizzy feeling after drinking it can really make me think about nothing.

　　Good night, brothers.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)