LeBron James, your house got robbed.

Compared to Battier and Jamison, Parsons can pass the ball more effectively on the court.

This is also what Chen Shuo hoped to see.

The Cavaliers' main offense has always relied on pick-and-roll plays between Paul and Chandler.

Not to mention the lack of other development methods.

Even the pick-and-roll, which is the foundation of the system, lacks subsequent variations.

After Chandler sets a pick-and-roll, Paul only has one option: either he takes the shot himself or passes it to an open teammate.

If there's someone in front of you and your teammates don't have any open positions, this tactic is considered a failure.

It all depends on Paul's ability to create his own shot or continue to develop his own game.

These are not good solutions.

Paul's hard-solving efficiency is decent, but it can't be maintained in the long run and can't support sufficient output.

If we continue development, we need to consider the timing of the attack, as the success rate is much lower than the first development.

In the early part of the season, the opponents were generally not very strong, so this simple pick-and-roll strategy was quite effective against weaker opponents.

However, against defensively strong teams like the Spurs and Lakers, the Cavaliers can easily struggle offensively.

As a top-tier point guard, Paul certainly has more than just this skill.

Give him some teammates who are better at running plays, and Paul can pull off a lot of fancy moves after pick-and-rolls.

In the original timeline, the pick-and-roll between Paul and Griffin involved many variations in close spaces, mainly because Griffin also had a certain ball-handling ability.

This allows Paul to pass the ball out and run a short distance without the ball, increasing tactical versatility.

Parsons can play this role to some extent.

Turning a pick-and-roll into a three-person play increases the flexibility of finishing the play.

The only drawback is that Parsons' size is not enough to make him an excellent pick-and-roll player.

The roles of offense and defense have reversed.

Parker also initiated a pick-and-roll with Duncan.

Compared to where Paul initiates the pick-and-roll, Parker initiates it from a higher position, one step inside the three-point line.

Chandler stood near the free-throw line, demonstrating excellent defensive positioning, but was still punished by Duncan's 16-foot mid-range jumper.

Chen Shuo frowned as he looked at it.

Popovich immediately saw Chandler's limitations.

Even if Chandler is very mobile, he is still a center, and his ability to cover the area around the free-throw line already provides a relatively wide defensive range.

The position where Parker initiated the pick-and-roll was clearly intentional.

Duncan's long two-pointers were not as good as those of Dirk and Garnett in the same era, but if you let him shoot freely, the Cavaliers would not be able to handle it.

In the next possession, Paul will try to initiate a pick-and-roll with Parsons.

The quality of the cover dropped significantly, and Parker was hot on his heels.

Instead of staying at the free-throw line as usual, Paul accelerated directly towards the basket, trying to create a brief 2-on-1 opportunity.

Facing Duncan's defense under the basket, he delivered a seemingly lobbed alley-oop pass, assisting Chandler, who was lurking in the alley-oop position, to successfully dunk.

Cleveland fans immediately erupted in excitement, responding to the boxer's passionate dunk with noise and their hands.

Chen Shuo also thoroughly enjoyed watching it.

Duncan, as a top-tier defender, has an exceptionally good sense of positioning on the court.

In two consecutive 1-on-2 situations, he always stepped into the right position, making it difficult for the attacking side to score easily.

Paul's alley-oop pass, which just missed Duncan's fingertips, was a stroke of genius.

Moreover, the ball can only be passed from above; there's no space to maneuver with a direct pass.

A bounce pass would be too slow in terms of time.

Duncan's agility wasn't as exaggerated as another number 21, but his footwork was simple and natural, with no unnecessary steps, allowing him to quickly return to the basket.

Even if Chandler's bounce pass is at the right height, he still has to face Duncan's help defense.

It really is like Wake Forest University, full of backstabbing and infighting between upperclassmen and underclassmen.

On the other side, the Spurs quickly inbounded the ball.

Ginobili was like a serpent emerging from its hole, swift and fierce, launching a long-distance attack that turned into a fast break.

In Chen Shuo's view, this play was completely outside the Spurs' tactics and belonged to Ginobili's free play.

This guy often doesn't care about this or that at all.

Seizing a fleeting opportunity, he took the ball and went for it.

His playing style is imaginative, skillful, and elegant, but he has also made many basic mistakes in the process.

It left Popovich with mixed feelings of love, hate, joy, and sorrow.

Popovich has a classic summary of Manu:

"My initial thought was to trade him on the spot, but now I'm thinking of making him breakfast myself tomorrow. That's the truth."

It's like being in heaven one second and hell the next.

Dual-core operation is great!

Chen Shuo noticed that Paul had actually been staring at Parker the whole time.

Thompson never expected that Ginobili would suddenly launch an attack, sweeping through the field and turning the other nine players on the court into wooden stakes.

Paul quickly slowed down the pace after receiving the ball in the backcourt.

The coach, who was still in a daze, quickly got back into the game.

After dragging the game into a half-court set, the Cavaliers' pace was even slower than that of the Spurs' aging team.

With their two core players on the perimeter, the Spurs' pace wasn't actually slow this year, but they couldn't speed up their game against the Cavaliers' high-percentage half-court offense.

Paul's ability to control the pace of the game is among the best in the league.

Opportunities to break through the Cavaliers' entire defense with a fast inbound pass like the one we just saw are actually quite rare.

The match devolved into a dull positional battle, with only the physical clashes of the two sides remaining on the field.

Neither side was able to pull away until the end of the third quarter.

The Cavaliers trailed by 4 points, 74-78, at home.

Chen Shuo glanced at Tyronn Lue, who immediately understood.

Tyronn Lue stood up and gathered the players together.

"Guys, we're going to teach them a lesson."

"I need you to be aggressive on the defensive end."

"Go up and apply pressure, don't be afraid of gambling on defense, Tyson is right behind you."

Chandler, who was called out, nodded vigorously, showing great confidence in his defense.

"Bring out your energy, this is our home turf!"

After some encouragement, Tyronn Lue fielded a completely new five-man squad.

Jeremy Lin, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Trevor Ariza, and Tyson Chandler.

Chen Shuo looked at Popovich across from him. This was a huge gift he had sent as compensation for snatching Leonard and Green away.

It all depends on whether you can catch it.

As soon as George Hill entered the game and brought the ball across half-court, Jeremy Lin started to stick to him, frequently trying to steal the ball, which resulted in a foul being called by the referee.

Chen Shuo shook his head; Jeremy Lin still lacked experience with this ball.

When making a move, you should definitely choose a closed corner where the referee can't see you.

If you dance in the referee's face like that, it's hard for him not to blow the whistle.

The Spurs inbounded the ball again from the sideline, and Hill saw Butler sneaking up from the baseline and tossed the ball high.

As Butler tried to catch the ball, a figure suddenly appeared, using his longer wingspan to tip the ball into the air before pouncing on it like a hungry tiger.

Leonard made a steal.

Chen Shuo recalled that Leonard's rookie report included a note that could be considered a disadvantage.

"I like to gamble on steals."

This point was not highlighted at all later under Popovich's tutelage.

The Spurs' defense is relatively conservative, and they tend to lure opponents into traps.

But with this Cavaliers team, everything is different.

On the other side, Ariza quickly sprinted down the court, using his superior physical attributes to overpower Gary Neal, who had returned to his defensive position, and scored this dominant basket.

The Spurs reorganized their offense, only to be met with the Cavaliers' relentless pressure once again.

Besides Chandler, who anchored the paint, Leonard, Ariza, Lin, and even Thompson all displayed extremely aggressive play.

After a series of passes, the Spurs had no choice but to pass the ball back to Hill to orchestrate the offense.

Before Hill could receive the ball, Jeremy Lin bumped into him with his chest, creating a sliver of space, and managed to steal the ball.

Jeremy Lin's fighting spirit is the foundation of his success in the NBA.

The Cavaliers launched a series of fast breaks.

Popovich called a timeout in the first minute of the fourth quarter.

Chen Shuo stared at Popovich's expression but saw no sign of anger.

now it's right.

The old fox was indeed able to see through the flaws in his own selling.