The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 261 Lost streak
When Zhang Xiaotian made a shot, Popovich was tense.

He actually considered this aspect, but he still had luck in his heart, because there was no other way.

At this time, the Spurs can only do this. To win the game, unless they have gained a sufficient lead before.

After Parker missed a three-pointer, the Spurs did not continue to insist.

Having passed the test of the Spurs, the Cavaliers can be said to have confirmed their status as a strong team.

At the same time, they also crossed the Raptors and officially became the number one in the Eastern Conference.

Then the Grizzlies lost in the West, and the Cavaliers became the league's best record.

Looking at the bumps and bumps, the team's running-in problem has not been resolved, but it has become the team with the best record, and others are not convinced.

However, the Cavaliers did not stay at the No. [-] position for long.

At the beginning of the season, there was a large group of aggressive teams, and the Cavaliers also had big players.

Within two days of sitting in the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers were overthrown by the same ambitious Wizards.

The Wizards signed Pierce in the summer to bring young people around. In fact, Pierce's current strength is not that helpful to the team, but a young team like the Wizards is already growing.

The Wizards tried to let Bradley Beal play the sixth man at the beginning of the season, but there were actually rumors of infighting.

It's just that although Bill was unhappy, he played well in the sixth man position.

Of course, as the sixth man, he just didn't start, and the time he played was the starting treatment.

Pierce naturally couldn't guard against James, but Irving was a little bit pushed down by Walby.

In addition, Love was restricted by Nene and Gortat, and Waiters went undercover again, and the Cavaliers were pressed to death throughout the game.

Losing is not terrible, but it is easy to cause a chain reaction when the team is not running well.

Love was a little unhappy. He was not involved in the team's possession of the ball, but now he tends to handle the ball less and less. He didn't come to the Cavaliers as a blue-collar worker.

Irving was also not happy. He tried his best to cooperate with his teammates, which made him feel lost on the offensive end, and was accused by many people of not playing enough team.

Zhang Xiaotian also saw these things, and both James and the head coach were somewhat responsible for this.

Although Irving is a young player, he has entered the league for the fourth year, and his style has been relatively formed. It is actually a bit inappropriate for James to demand young players by his standards.

And David Blatt, as the head coach, did not give enough guidance.

You must know that even the best tactics are executed by the players, and the head coach must be able to unite the players.

After the loss, the Cavaliers didn't have time to make fine adjustments, because the next day they played against the Raptors back-to-back.

The Raptors, like the Wizards, are a strong team in the East, and DeRozan and Lowry are also continuing to improve.

They traded Louis Williams, who is very good on the offensive end, to play the sixth man in the summer. Compared with Gay, this is a relatively successful transaction.

The Raptors have increased their firepower, and no one will compete with DeRozan and Lowry for the ball.

Before the start of the game, David Blatt gave a death order, one is to pass more balls, and the other is to pass more balls to the inside, which mainly refers to Love.

Love also just got here in the summer. He doesn't have James' big name, but he can't offend him.

At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers still played relatively smoothly.

They did both by passing the ball more and giving Love the opportunity to attack.

Love also played well. The Cavaliers quickly established a lead, and it was a double-digit lead. It seemed that they would easily win the game.

David Blatt nodded slightly on the sidelines. He had already thought about it. After winning the game, he would talk to several major players. It is so easy to win according to his style of play.

If it goes well, he can also earn the respect of the team's All-Star players.

But no one thought that Louis Williams would go crazy after being replaced.

He scored 24 points in the first half, first beating Waiters into a dog.

After Zhang Xiaotian came up to defend, he couldn't contain this guy's nerve knife for a while.

Zhang Xiaotian hates fast-footed guards. Although he doesn't care about the defense of these guys at all on the offensive end, sometimes he is helpless on the defensive end.

Relying on a substitute player, the Raptors abruptly woke up David Blatt's dream.

Trailing by 18 before Lou Williams came on, the Raptors were ahead by halftime.

James didn't believe in evil and changed his defense. Facts have proved that it is useless for anyone to come when the nerve knife goes crazy. It is better to hope that the intermission will be longer to cool down the temperature in the opponent's hands.

However, in the third quarter, both James and Irving hit the iron, and then there was no more.

The losing streak came so quickly that even James was thinking about whether it was wrong to choose to leave the Heat.

Zhang Xiaotian also received a lot of scolding, many people accused him of not even restricting a substitute player.

Zhang Xiaotian really wanted to swear, his nickname was a god, but he wasn't really a god.

After playing the Raptors, the Cavaliers organized a meeting for the players.

Now the competition is too fierce, and if you lose a few games, you will lose the top four.

Still the same sentence, losing is not terrible, the key is to solve the problem.

The current problem for the Cavaliers is that the running-in is not successful. Irving is a little uncomfortable with James, Waiters is a little uncomfortable with other people, Love is not very comfortable with the tactical system, and the team's defense is terrible.

Bringing everyone together now is to try to solve the problem as much as possible.

It is best if it can be resolved. If it cannot be resolved, it is estimated that a trade will be required. The management spends a lot of money to build the team.

Not to mention James, Love, and Irving, Zhang Xiaotian is also qualified to lose his temper with his current strength.

"Look at what is good and what is not, and then prepare for the next game."

As soon as James opened his mouth, he said what the coach said.

David Blatt reluctantly turned on the video of the game and began to scold. Of course, he only passed on the All-Star players, and other players could only bear the coach's displeasure.

Defense, tacit understanding, trust, this is what the Cavaliers are trying to solve in a meeting.

How to do it, in fact, can only be groped in the game, and the few who have the ball in their hands will take the lead in groping.

James has his experience, David Blatt also has a lot of experience, and other players have something to say, but their status in the world is not as good, or they don't have a championship in their hands and lack confidence.

David Blatt also lacks confidence, and the NBA has always disdained the honor of Europe.

Zhang Xiaotian has no status in the world, but it is also possible to make some suggestions.

"I don't think it is necessary to follow any model. There is no tactic that can definitely win the championship. It still needs players to win it. Instead of letting the players adapt to the tactics, it is not necessary to let the players adapt to the tactics."

"It's good to play everyone's strengths. I think everyone has the absolute strength to hit the championship."

(End of this chapter)