super small forward

Chapter 472.
The Lakers and Cavaliers, the earliest competition began in the 07-08 season.

At that time, the Cavaliers had just reached the Finals last season. Although they were bald by the Spurs, they were already the strongest team in the Eastern Conference. The original Celtics Big Three had just formed the Big Three because of the disastrous defeat of the Lakers Big Four. Times are not favored.

At that time, because of the excellent performance of the Lakers at the end of the 06-07 season, the Lakers played very well at the beginning of the 07-08 season. Before getting Gasol, they had already ranked first in the Western Conference. Then go one step further.

Kobe vs. James, 23vs24 was also brought to the league headquarters meeting by Adam Silva, who was still the vice president at that time, and was promoted as the biggest selling point of the NBA.

Now, the Lakers and the Cavaliers are even more directly antagonistic. The two teams are likely to be the best teams in their respective divisions this year, and they are the teams most likely to meet in the finals. Liu Ren and James have already begun to compete for the first place in the league. The way of the small forward has added endless highlights to the game.

Coupled with the league's strong pursuit of Liu Ren and the continuous promotion of 23vs24, the last regular season match between the two teams this season is regarded as a preview of the finals!

Before the game, James also said in an interview: "This season's Eastern Conference schedule is very intense, we can't easily lose any game now, try to win as many victories as possible to have a better ranking in the playoffs! And we lost last time, we will not make mistakes again this time!"

On the Lakers side, Kobe also said before the game: "The Cavaliers have performed very well recently, but we are the strongest. I am eager to play against LeBron. I don't care much about winning streaks and winning records."

Seeing Kobe's fighting spirit, the reporters all rolled their eyes.

Only a ghost would believe Kobe's words, do you care if you are paranoid?
After the pre-match activities, the starting lists of both sides were displayed on the big screen.

The starters for the Lakers are Clarkson, Kobe, Liu Ren, Green, and Whiteside.

The starting lineup for the Cavaliers is Irving, Sefrosa, James, Love, and Mozgov.

Gasol was placed on the bench in today's game. First, the Cavaliers have become very powerful inside. After adding Mozgov, they are all on the bench. Tristan Thompson.

Secondly, the key point is that both Love and Mozgov are too strong. Green himself is very tough, but his body is too restricted. It is difficult to deal with Love alone. Gasol will definitely be squeezed by Mozgov. It's crooked, so let the strongest Whiteside start, and Gasol will bully the Cavaliers' backup center.

Whiteside and Mozgov came to the middle circle to jump the ball. No one thought that Mozgov, a big man, could bounce well!Whiteside actually lost the jump ball.

Whiteside looked at the seemingly bulky Mozgov with amazed eyes. He didn't expect this big man to be somewhat similar to Bogut of the Warriors, and he hadn't noticed it before.

"It's not that easy to deal with..."

The basket fell into Irving's hands, and the Cavaliers attacked first.

Irving is the one who controls the ball, and Liu Ren is the one who defends him.

Although he was very upset with Owen's arrogance before the start of the game and wanted to teach the champion of the same year a lesson, Liu Ren did not underestimate Owen because of this, but paid more attention to it.

James didn't take the initiative to ask for the ball this time. Kobe who defended him did a good job, and his excellent movement blocked the space for James to run back.

James looked at the Lakers' defensive formation and gestured for his teammates to suppress the rhythm.

The Cavaliers are very similar to the Heat of the previous Big Three, that is, they like to play fast!
Whether it's the habit of defensive counterattacks that James has always developed, or Irving's long-standing style of play, the rhythm is relatively fast, and the Lakers' defense is obviously arranged in this direction.

As the coach of the Cavaliers, James has a better understanding of the opponent's defense than many head coaches, and the Cavaliers obey him.

Irving commanded his teammates to move, and commanded the Cavaliers to play a low-post tactic at the beginning of the game. The purpose was obviously to suppress the rhythm.

Under the cover of Love, Mozgov went to the low post, and then Irving went over and hung the basketball firmly into Mozgov's hands.

Mozgov's big man looks no worse than Whiteside, and the first ball is strong!

Whiteside is also ready to accept the impact, ready to fight.

Immediately Mozgov took the ball and turned around with a jumping hook over Whiteside's head to give the Cavaliers the lead.

It's not a particularly powerful skill, but it caught Whiteside by surprise, and the center used a jumping hook, which made Whiteside a little dazed.

At the beginning of the game, Whiteside lost Mozgov in the paint for a while, but it was just a little careless.

Whiteside has been able to rise rapidly in the past two years. In addition to having a correct mentality, he has also worked very hard and studied his opponents a lot more, striving to become the best center forward.

Whiteside also studied Mozgov, but because he was not a strong opponent, he only watched Mozgov's highlights.

What is a highlight? It refers to the best performances. Generally speaking, it highlights the toughness of the players or some positive things.

With Mozgov's size, the collection is naturally one of the few insider dunks in his career.

However, there were not many of them, and after playing for several years, there were still more than a dozen powerful dunks, and the winning jump ball at the beginning made Whiteside think that Mozgov was a ruthless character.

But Mozgov's first offense left Whiteside speechless, this guy is such a softie!Jump hook This is a trick for those little people who are usually less than 1.9 meters!
The Cavaliers don't play fast and want to press the rhythm, but the Lakers don't do this. They just want to play fast and want to use the fast pace to drag down the Cavaliers' two bulky big men.

Almost at the first moment when Mozgov's offense was completed, Green immediately picked up the ball, exited the baseline and served directly. The Lakers, including Whiteside, all five counterattacked fast break! .

The Lakers counterattacked regardless of whether the opponent scored or not. The purpose of playing fast was very obvious. When the basketball was passed, Clarkson immediately controlled the ball and moved forward quickly.

The Lakers' fast break was extremely fast. Almost when the Cavaliers were running back, the Lakers had already bit the opponent's ass and chased after them.

Moreover, not only did the Lakers catch up, but the formation was also very scattered.

All of a sudden, the opponent's defense was torn apart. Clarkson passed the ball to Liu Ren on the side immediately after entering the frontcourt.

Liu Ren took the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right, and when he took the ball, the Cavaliers' defensive attention immediately focused on him.

At this time, Liu Ren stopped outside the three-point line, as if he was going to chase for a three-pointer. The Cavaliers' defense was in chaos in an instant. Love and James, who lacked defensive tacit understanding, and Mozgov, who was struggling to chase back, double-teamed. At this time, Whiteside was ready to rush in from the center line, and Liu Ren threw the ball to the basket...

Whiteside's violent alley-oop!
"Hey, Dabairuan, this is an offense!" This was Whiteside's heartfelt voice, although he didn't say it, but that's what he meant when he looked at Mozgov!
(End of this chapter)