Showdown, I'm the God of Basketball

Chapter 397 The defense is back

Hill also smiled mischievously at Zhao Hao.

He also wanted to say, if you are not a little coquettish, I am afraid that you will directly give me a positive hot pot hat.

And on the court, not to mention, Howard does restrain James' style of play a bit.

In particular, his nimble footsteps can keep up with James' breakthrough, and his terrifying bounce can also cause a great psychological shadow on the opponent.

Zhao Hao also hurriedly reminded James at this time: "Don't think about beating him alone again, his ability to defend against mismatches is no worse than that of Big Ben and Garnett."

James finally regained his sanity at this time.

To be honest, because Howard entered the NBA a year later than him, James did despise him a bit.

After restarting the offense, James also began to try not to break through Howard head-on, or began to try to end the offensive round with mid-to-long-range shots when facing him.

And James is also extremely smart in playing, and has a strong ability to read the opponent's defense.

So in this way, the Cavaliers' offense is finally back on track.

Coupled with Zhao Hao's sudden shots from the outside from time to time, the Magic are really hard to defend against.

Of course, the head coach of the Magic, Brian Hill, had already expected such a result.

After all, it is difficult for the Pistons to defend against the Cavaliers' attack, let alone the Magic, whose defensive system has just been established.

Brian Hill didn't intend to win this victory by defending the Cavaliers' offense.

What he really cares about is the Magic's own offense.

This is also the only possibility to overthrow the Cavaliers, the overlord of the Eastern Conference.

But tonight's game took Brian Hill completely by surprise.

Because the Cavaliers are like choking the lifeblood of the Magic, and the defense is extremely targeted!
The Cavaliers, who have not been a good defense all season, suddenly came alive in this game.

"They even used a double-team tactic against Howard, a third-year student!

And the original defensive strategy is what we are very happy to see. After all, we still have three-point shooters like Nelson, Ariza, Hill, and Turkoglu on the periphery. "

Brian Hill also wants to say that his offensive tactic is completely inspired by the one-star four-shot lineup of the Cavaliers in last year's playoffs.

It's just that the star of the Cavaliers is James, and the star of the Magic is Howard.

Of course, Howard's passing ability is indeed not comparable to that of James, but he does not need to pass as complicated as James.

Moreover, the Magic's three-pointers are not much worse than the Cavaliers.

"But the point is, the Cavaliers' perimeter rotation was just too fast and too timely!
Especially the two points of Zhao Hao and James, the outside rotation of the two also destroyed the shots of the shooters on the court every time. "

The first quarter is over.

The Cavaliers also perfectly suppressed the Magic's offensive flames with 26:21.

Kenny Smith, who was commentating on the spot, was also dumbfounded.

"After the Cavaliers scored more than 120 points in the last game by the Suns, this game suddenly came back to life!

They have also completely regained the defensive attitude and efficiency of last season. "

In the second quarter of the game.

Zhao Hao also set an example and led Varejao and Marshall, who came off the bench, to play a more brutal defense.

The latter two also committed 7 fouls in just 6 minutes of playing time.

And every foul is actively committed by Howard, who is extremely inefficient in free throws.

Howard made 12 of 6 free throws.

The key is that after the two fouled, they were still chattering at Howard, provoking each other in various ways.

You know Howard is not a good bird either!

Don't look at him often laughing and joking on the court, this guy has a terrifying temper!

Every now and then, he will deliberately throw his elbows in retaliation when grabbing rebounds on the court.

If you're lucky, it's okay if the referee didn't see it, but if you accidentally get caught by the referee, it's a technical offender warning.

Like tonight!
Zhao Hao walked to the referee on duty ahead of time and said softly, "Dude, have you seen that Howard's elbow has been exposed many times.

You know, our Cavaliers are the most obedient boys. Even if they are elbowed, they will not take the initiative to fight back, causing the game to become a fight.

After all, we don't want to trouble the referees.

However, there is no way for him to keep swinging like this. What if he is injured and disabled? "

The referee looked at the shameless Zhao Hao and wished he could slap him.

Cavaliers are good boys?
It was indeed like this originally, but since you, Zhao Hao, joined the Cavaliers, has there ever been a fight in the NBA without you?
But after thinking about it carefully, the referee also felt that what Zhao Hao said made sense.

After all, the clay figurines still have three points of anger. If Howard keeps elbowing like this, it is indeed possible to anger the Cavaliers.

beep!beep!
In the next round, after Howard continued to show his elbows, the referee couldn't help it, and sent a technical offender directly.

Howard, who was still an honest man, was also anxious at this time, he quickly found the referee and said excitedly.

"Brother, what's wrong!

I almost elbowed half the game and didn't see what you said, are you blowing me at this time? "

Brian Hill, who wanted to go over to say a few good words for Howard, couldn't hold back a somersault and fell to the ground after hearing this.

How did you intercede with the referee?

He also elbowed for half the time and didn't say anything, why didn't you say that you haven't crippled the elbow yet why blow me!
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers, who frequently sent Howard to the free throw line, also played an unimaginable defensive efficiency.

The Magic only scored 18 points in a single quarter!
Steve Kerr, who was also watching the game, couldn't help sighing.

"I didn't expect the Cavaliers to find the defensive feel they had last season so quickly.

Coupled with their offensive improvement this season, this team is definitely one of the most terrifying teams in the NBA. "

Kerr also thought of ESPN re-ranking the strength of each team in the league a few days ago.

The Space Fleet Lakers still rank first, and the Cavaliers have risen to No.2 from being unfavorable at the beginning of the game.

Followed by the Spurs, Mavericks, Nuggets and Suns.

As for the other teams in the Eastern Conference, the best-ranked is the 7th-placed Pistons.

In other words, in the Eastern Conference this season, there is really no team that is an opponent of the Cavaliers.

Originally last season's Eastern Conference Finals team, the Heat, was considered one of their strong contenders.

It's just that O'Neal's state has declined too quickly this season, and Wade has also been absent for a long time due to injury.

Therefore, they have now completely fallen out of the championship team.

The third quarter of the game.

The Cavaliers also have no intention of leaving the Magic alive.

They also used aggressive defense again, making the Magic play very constipated throughout the game.

Under the leadership of James and Zhao Hao, the Cavaliers played better and better offensively.

In just three quarters, they led the Magic by 80 points at 66:14!
In the fourth quarter, before playing for a few minutes, Zhao Hao had an inexplicable convulsion on the court, making 4 of 4 shots, directly beating the Magic to surrender.

Brian Hill also reluctantly withdrew all the main players of the team.

Facts have proved that the gap between them and the Cavaliers is really more than a little bit.

It's just that he is also confident that as long as these young people on the Magic team are given some time to grow up, they will not be afraid of the Cavaliers at all.

In particular, they also have Howard, who is extremely capable of defensive breakthroughs and frame protection.

Therefore, sooner or later, the East will be dominated by their Magic team!
(End of this chapter)