The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 252 Team Problem
"Believe me, when this happens, my hands will be hot." Zhang Xiaotian suggested in a relaxed tone.

"No problem, man, I'll pass the ball over."

The team did not control the situation, and James was in a depressed mood, but he is a rational athlete, knowing that Zhang Xiaotian can be trusted at this time.

When he played again, Zhang Xiaotian just sat down and hit Hinrich.

Now Zhang Xiaotian is completely at the All-Star level, for Hinrich whose strength has declined, it is really too difficult.

The Bulls are also very tenacious, and they are obviously aware of Zhang Xiaotian's methods.

When he sat Hinrich in the low post again, the Bulls chose to flank.

Zhang Xiaotian is not only good at the end point, he sends the ball directly to the middle, James jumps up with the ball, and the opponent can only choose to foul.

When he attacked again, he followed the same pattern and came up with another one. This time it was Irving who went down the middle.

Irving is not unstoppable from the start like James, but he is more proficient in catching and laying up than James.

Noah was not in a hurry to make up the defense, and there was another foul on him.

The Bulls can only bet on three-point tactics now, but the Cavaliers' defense is not fake.

The Cavaliers' perimeter blockade may not be as strong as last season's Heat, but it is still top-notch. After all, there are two defensive gates Zhang Xiaotian and James.

After the Bulls missed several shots, Brooks seized the opportunity to hit a three-pointer and narrowed the point difference to 4 points, giving them another glimmer of hope.

At this time, the game has entered the last tens of seconds. At 31 seconds, Hinrich once again used the cover to make a shot, but Zhang Xiaotian had already predicted the opponent's choice, and Taj Gibson did not completely block him.

Hinrich shot point is not high, but very fast.

But Zhang Xiaotian was faster, he jumped high, and slapped the ball out of the opponent's hand.

Irving picked up the ball quickly with his eyesight and hands, and the Bulls fans at home couldn't help but curse out loud.

The Cavaliers began to delay the time. The Bulls had no choice but to choose to foul. Irving made free throws very quickly. Fouling on him is completely a point.

After the Bulls missed another shot, there was no need to continue the game.

111:105, although the scene was a bit ugly, the Cavaliers still won the winning streak.

Zhang Xiaotian played well in the final quarter, but Tristan Thompson stole the limelight.

This buddy came off the bench and scored a double-double. The statistics are not surprising, but it is all offensive rebounds. The opponent is still a team with insiders like the Bulls.

Although the Cavaliers also lost some backcourt rebounds, they were obviously not as eye-catching as this one.

The media had to lament once again that the Cavaliers are really capable, and if they work well, they will definitely be incredible.

Because most of their players are very young, it seems that they are heading for the dynasty.

But the premise is that the Cavaliers have a good run-in. The Cavaliers' current style of play can tell that the Cavaliers have not run in well.

After playing the Bulls and Cavaliers, there are three days to adjust, but then they will play back to back, or go to the West to play three consecutive away games.

After officially playing the game, the training will be more targeted.

For tactical issues, James often discusses with the coach, and asks players on the field from time to time during training.

Judging from the training results, the Cavaliers players are getting more and more familiar with each other.

On November 11, the Cavaliers played away against the Trail Blazers.

The Blazers have not changed their lineup in the summer, they just signed backup guards and insiders.

Their main lineup is still very strong, and they are looking forward to a breakthrough this season, but there are no ruthless players on the bench, and signing players like Kaman is just to give the team more experience.

However, the Blazers have single-defense fighters like Batum and Matthews, and Robin Lopez can also help defend in the paint. James will definitely encounter some troubles.

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides exploded each other, but in the second quarter, the Cavaliers were in trouble.

First of all, the bench lineup, which is obviously stronger than the opponent, did not play well. Waiters has strength, but his shot selection is really bad, and he always shoots aimlessly.

The second is that Owen doesn't feel good, and he was completely blown away by Lillard.

In this case, James was double-teamed and had trouble on the offensive end.

The Blazers played very well inside and outside, and took the opportunity to overtake the Cavaliers.

In the second half, the Cavaliers solved some of the previous problems, but some problems were magnified.

James, Irving, and Waiters are vying to strike the iron, while Love and Zhang Xiaotian are alone.

In the final quarter, Zhang Xiaotian hit a few good shots but failed to save the team. The Cavaliers suffered their first defeat in the third game.

After this game, the outside world has made trouble, saying that they already knew that the Cavaliers were not good.

In fact, if Zhang Xiaotian hadn't been ruthless at the end of the first two games, the team would have been in trouble long ago.

Substitution is only one aspect, and it is still a matter of possession of the ball. David Blatt wants the ball to move, but several core players cannot.

James felt that it was boring to have less possession of the ball, while Irving felt that the team would not be free to play around him, and Waiters added to the chaos.

On the night of the loss, James went to talk with David Blatt, and he talked with Irving and Waiters about tactical options during training the next day.

Both young players were a little upset, but Irving was smarter and didn't talk back to James.

Waiters quit, thinking that too little touch with the ball made him feel bad.

James is very uncomfortable that the young people don't give face. You must know that the head coach didn't have this attitude when discussing with him.

Zhang Xiaotian can see that Waiters is actually not bad, but he still has a bit of a boyish temper. He always feels that he is invincible, and the team always suppresses him.

In the game, he wanted to prove himself too much, but he was not a good golfer, and the way to prove himself was to make all kinds of strong shots, which caused the continuous sound of iron strikes.

Beforehand, everyone thought that the Cavaliers' bench lineup was good, and the Cavaliers lost every game as a substitute when he messed around.

James is also upset that the heart-to-heart talk did not achieve his goal, but he must be the absolute boss in the team. The Cavaliers made a lot of promises to get him back, and no one will offend him.

In this case, Zhang Xiaotian and Love are both spectators. They can play without the ball, and Love is even inside, and there is no conflict with the outside.

The situation has not been settled yet, and the second back-to-back game will still be played.

The Jazz played back to back, and the Jazz didn't make much effort in the summer, but their own young players are growing, and the starting five, including the core Hayward, are all young players.

And this group of young people are good offensively and defensively, like Kanter, Favors, Burks, etc. There are also young people on the bench. This year's rookie Hood and second-year student Rudy Gobert are both good.

The Cavaliers urgently need a big victory to prove that they are a first-class team, but they did not expect to be blocked by the youth army at the beginning of the game, and the score fell behind to double digits after falling inside.

(End of this chapter)