Travel back to be a superstar

Chapter 19 Is the Cavaliers without James a belly?

After the victory, there wasn't much time to relax, because the next day they had to fly to the Palace of Auburn Hills for a visit to the Pistons.

Jiang Dashan sent a text message to Jiang's father and Xu's mother, and sent a text message to Lina to ask when there is time to get together.Then dozed off on the team's charter plane.Compared with Jiang Dashan's low-key, other players were more active. Shumpert JR Thompson took selfies, James listened to music with huge headphones, Owen did not sit next to the boss James, but occupied a row of seats by himself, looking out the window boredly.Frye played poker with a few other veteran players.Tyronn Lue, who has always liked to swear and is unsmiling, is watching the video sent by the children at home that he received early this time, with a tender look on his face. Maybe only things related to the family can make him kind.

Today's game, James takes turns.Jiang Dashan, who came to the Palace of Auburn Hills, always felt that something was missing.Although there have been situations where James has taken a break before, Jiang Dashan will not play after all.However, in today's game, he may have to face the pressure alone.Jiang Dashan did not warm up in advance as usual, he looked at Owen a little uneasy, but found the same light in Owen's eyes.Jiang Dashan may understand a bit: Irving was originally the No. 1 pick of the Cavaliers, he was the son of Cleveland, he was the darling of Cleveland, and James’ arrival broke all this. Although James has always regarded him as his successor, in Cleveland, there is only one hero, and that is James. Even if Irving plays well, he will be overshadowed by James’ light.Although everyone agreed that it was the fatal three-pointer that ended the Cavaliers' championship last season, no one would pay attention to the sacrifices made by James and the contributions James made to the team.Without James' sweat, maybe, after the 3-[-] floor, the fifth game would be over.

Jiang Dashan thought: Irving's idol is not James, but Kobe. Maybe one day, he will leave here and fight against a team by himself.Although I am just a substitute, every time I see James, there will always be a trace of guilt. Even if the boss does not try his best, he can still get good statistics. If he does not win, how should he face him?Playing next to such a boss, the pressure is really great.I have a little understanding of Owen. As a deputy, he must be under more pressure. On the one hand, James’ halo, on the other hand, his ups and downs and lost glory, and on the other hand, he is eager to prove himself. Now, no matter how hard he works, everything is based on James.Maybe one day I also want to leave here, or leave James?Hey, let's talk about it.

The game started, the Cavaliers started Irving, Jefferson, Liggins, Thompson and Love.The Pistons are Jackson, Pope, Morris, Drummond and Leuer.

The Cavaliers, who lacked a core, got off to a slow start, and were beaten 3-8 by their opponents without scoring a point in the first 0 minutes of the first quarter.Irving scored 4 points in a row to help the Cavaliers break the deadlock and chase the score. However, the Cavaliers were in a mediocre state throughout the game. They did not take the lead in the first half. The Pistons once took a double-digit lead by relying on a wave of 15-4 offensive. At the end of the half, the Pistons led the Cavaliers by 50 points 44-6.

At the beginning of the second half, Jiang Dashan came on as a substitute for Owen.Jiang Dashan faced Pope, a shooting guard with a height of 1 meters.

The Cavaliers currently have McRae, Frye, Jiang Dashan, Shumpert and Thompson on the field.To be honest, Jiang Dashan feels that the current Cavaliers lack a strong center. Even Thompson can only be a cameo. Without an orthodox center and James' rotation, it is difficult for a team with a strong center like the Pistons to play well.The entire Cavaliers' shooting percentage is not high, and Irving is only 12 of 4.After a missed shot, the problem is that you can’t get a rebound. The more you can’t get it, the more you think about making it when you shoot. As a result, the pressure increases, more misses, and a vicious circle~ Should I suggest to James that in the next few days, I can buy a center by proposing to the senior management?

But these are not things that can be thought of now, the game has begun.

Since McRae's speed is not as fast as Jiang Dashan's, and Jiang Dashan is smaller and more agile, so Jiang Dashan dribbles the organization.Jiang Dashan dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, ready to call for a pick-and-roll, but he found that his teammates did not have the usual energy.Helpless, I had no choice but to hold the ball and try my best.Two consecutive changes of direction directly throw Pope away. In the paint area, just about to make a layup, he suddenly felt that the entire sky was dark. He looked up and found Drummond's huge body directly above his head. Drummond was very smart and did not reach out. Jiang Dashan was only a child in front of him. Drummond just raised his hands to block Jiang Dashan's shot line.When the ball is thrown, it is likely to be blocked, but Jiang Dashan has no choice but to find his teammates and pass the ball in the short tenths of a second before landing, otherwise it will be a mistake.Fortunately, Frye slipped from the bottom line to the top of the arc and followed the Pistons guarding him, thinking that Jiang Dashan was about to make a layup, but he didn't follow up. Frye was open!Jiang Dashan held the ball in his right hand, passed a hook behind his back, and Frye caught the ball and shot it.

"Although Jiang Dashan is short, his basketball vision is very wide." Yang Yi commented in the studio, "The technique is indeed very comprehensive. This kind of back pass in the air is quite exquisite! Hey! Unfortunately, Frye didn't make a shot in the open space, wasting a great opportunity." However, I hope his vitality can improve the current fatigue of the Cavaliers."

After losing the ball, Drummond got the rebound, and Jiang Dashan hurried back to the defense, only to find that Drummond made a direct long pass, and Reggie Jackson received the ball at the top of the backcourt.At this time, Jiang Dashan just ran behind Reggie Jackson, but found that none of the players returned to defense!what's the situation!Tyronn Lue on the sidelines went berserk, stood on the sidelines and started pointing at the Cavaliers players, "Damn it, Thompson, did Kardashian make your legs go soft!"

Tyronn Lue called a timeout, scolded the player severely, and then asked Irving to replace Jiang Dashan.

In the third quarter after that, there was still no improvement. The Cavaliers' overall shooting percentage was not high, and there was no vitality.At the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers were 64 points behind 76 to 12.Jiang Dashan glanced at James on the sidelines and found that his face was turning green. . . "Haha, I don't know why, it's a different kind of fun to see James feeling deflated."

With 5:40 left in the fourth quarter, the score became 75-94 with Jackson netting a 19-pointer and the Cavaliers trailed by [-] points.Maybe he felt that the game was hopeless, so Tyronn Lue replaced all of them on the bench: Feld held the ball, Jiang Dashan McRae shot guard, Jefferson cameo as center, and James Jones power forward.Definitely a lineup that gave up resistance.On the Pistons side, Pope and Jackson were left with two outside firepower, and the inside was replaced with a substitute player in order to win a stable victory.

Feld took the ball to the top of the arc, and Jiang Da and McCree each slid to the bottom corner in one direction.Felder passes to Jefferson on the pick-and-roll, then runs to a 45-degree angle, no chance!Everyone is guarded to death.Jefferson protected the ball in place, and Feld ran back to catch the ball and passed it to Jiang Dashan in the bottom corner.

Jiang Dashan passed a pass to James Jones, who was in front of him. Jones hit the Pistons insider Baynes twice, swung left and right with his left foot as the axis, and found that there was no chance to shoot, and passed it back to Jiang Dashan.15 seconds have elapsed, and if the ball is not played for another 10 seconds, it is a violation.The ball in my hand is really a hot potato!
(End of this chapter)