The Overlord of Basketball: 2K Possession

Chapter 186 Fatigue Sequelae

Cavaliers head coach Paul Silas saw that something was wrong, and the league called a timeout to make adjustments.

First of all, on offense, James can no longer blindly break through and create opportunities, but play pick-and-roll.

Although it doesn't make much sense for James and Boozer to play pick-and-rolls, after all, the two are about the same height, and there is no big and small.

It's just that, pulling the defense through the pick-and-roll can effectively prevent James from being double-teamed. After all, Boozer's mid-range is very threatening.

Sure enough, on the Cavaliers' first offense back, James and Boozer hit a pick-and-roll.

Grant, as usual, has opted to double-team James while Boozer has split to the other side.

At this time, it was obviously too late for other people to make up for the defense.

And James' pass is not blocked, coupled with his height advantage, he can easily see the open space.

Boozer continued to hit mid-range jumpers, helping the Cavaliers continue to stabilize their scoring.

11:4
On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are also trying to find a way to defend against Chen Mo, and the most effective option is naturally to switch defenses infinitely.

Using zone defense will only be ruthlessly shot through by Chen Mo's three-point line, but one-on-one defense can easily be used by him to hide.

Therefore, they can only switch defenses. As long as they are not facing Big Z, everyone else has a chance to defend.

Sure enough, when attacking, Chen Mo discovered that the Cavaliers chose to switch defenses.

If there is anything to say, let Brad Miller come over to pick and roll, and Chen Mo will go for Big Z.

Chen Mo faced up to Big Z, first he dribbled constantly to adjust his state, and then suddenly dribbled a step forward.

Big Z retreated quickly, and at the same time, James was already moving, ready to help defend.

"I knew it earlier!"

Chen Mo pulled the ball suddenly, and then took a step back, a not-so-skilled step back.

It's a pity that Big Z is too heavy and moves slowly. When he retracted his focus to defend, Chen Mo had already made a move.

"Shh!"

The three-pointer was hit steadily again, and the score between the two sides was 14:4.

The Cavaliers' offense has improved, James and Boozer's pick-and-roll, really effective.

Grant didn't dare to keep Boozer open, and Lagabell obviously couldn't guard James alone.

James kept breaking through, not only scoring the ball strongly, but also causing damage.

It was just the first quarter, and Brad Miller and Lagabel each paid for a foul.

With James' breakthrough, he also began to use his own threat pass, Darius Miles and Williams both played.

Chen Mo slowly discovered the problem. Except for double-teaming James, the pace of his teammates was obviously a beat slower at other times.

Several times, the Cavaliers easily scored because of a slow step on the ball that could be defended in the past.

Continuous back-to-back, physical problems still appear.

Especially with injury fears, Stan Van Gundy had to cut back on the minutes of Brad Miller and Eddie Jones.

In the second quarter, the two didn't even play for half a quarter, and they were basically on the bench.

After all, this is a very ordinary game, and the Heat have the advantage on the court, so there is no need to fight recklessly.

It is said that Pat Riley likes to let players play with injuries, it depends on the situation.

If it is a key game, it can be explained, but it is completely meaningless in an irrelevant game.

The only good news is that several young people played well, both Mo Williams and Blake hit three-pointers.

Haslem even defended James twice inside, and effectively protected the rebounds.

At the end of the first half, the Heat still maintained their lead, 53:46, and the Heat led by 7 points.

Both James and Chen Mo performed well, playing the performance of super rookies.

詹姆斯拿到11分4篮板3助攻，还有1次抢断1次盖帽的全面数据。

Chen Mo is not bad either, with 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and his shooting percentage is as high as 60%.

What's more, throughout the first half, James got 6 free throw opportunities and hit 3 goals.

But Chen Mo actually only made 2 free throws. Although this is related to the style of play, it can also explain some problems.

Easy side to fight again, but the situation changed suddenly in the second half.

The second half started well. Under the leadership of Chen Mo, the Heat maintained the score effectively.

However, when Chen Mo played for more than 9 minutes in the third quarter, the situation changed completely.

Under Lagabel's strong defense, James made a rare three-pointer.

After all, it is at the top level of the NBA. No matter how bad the three-pointer is, it does not mean that he cannot make a shot.

Even for centers like O'Neal and Howard who are not good at shooting, if you let him shoot, he can really make shots for you.

With this three-pointer hit, James' confidence greatly increased and he succeeded in consecutive breakthroughs.

One person led the Cavaliers to 7:0, completely erasing the Heat's lead.

If that's the case, Chen Mo doesn't need to worry too much. After all, this is only the third quarter, and it's not yet time for the final battle.

However, the rest of the Heat team completely misfired.

It is likely to be limited by physical fitness, especially when the game is in the third quarter, the situation is also relatively anxious, and the feeling of fatigue is lingering.

Brad Miller couldn't keep up with his feet when defending. When attacking, he also made mistakes in the selection of passes.

Eddie Jones is similar, hitting iron one after another, and can only watch the Cavaliers open the score.

Lagabel missed a long-range mid-range shot, the basketball jumped farther, and was rebounded by James.

James immediately switched offense, and he rushed out like a truck, unable to stop him at all.

"boom!"

With a fast-break dunk that spanned halftime, the Cavaliers completely boiled at home.

In the battle for the best rookie between James and Chen Mo, Cavaliers fans naturally support their chosen son unconditionally.

However, looking at the Heat's record and the Cavaliers' record, it would be a lie to say that they are not envious.

Now that the Cavaliers are going to beat the Heat, the Cavaliers fans are naturally very happy.

According to the previous rhythm, Chen Mo's rest time was arranged between the third quarter and the fourth quarter, with a slight slowdown, and then a decisive battle in the fourth quarter.

But now, Stan Van Gundy couldn't sit still, and went directly to Chen Mo and said.

"Chen, prepare yourself and play in the fourth quarter. In this game, you may have to play the entire fourth quarter."

"No problem, coach."

Without Chen Mo, Stan Van Gundy didn't know what to do, and the situation is very bad now.

It's not that the Heat didn't play out the tactics. In fact, the tactics have been played out, but they just can't make shots.

And it's very obvious that he missed several shots in a row, obviously because his shots were short, and the basketball hit the front of the basket.

This is a sign of a body that is too tired, to put it bluntly, to have no energy.

Facing a big team like the Cavaliers, Stan Van Gundy really doesn't want to miss such a victory.

There's no way, other people can't do it, so they can only pin their hopes on Chen Mo. Unknowingly, Stan Van Gundy has become somewhat dependent on Chen Mo.

(End of this chapter)