The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 539 Supporting Alone
The Cavaliers also formulated a strategy during the halftime break. When the third quarter continued, James' first attack was particularly resolute, and then he played the role of organizer again.

The Cavaliers hope to maintain the style of play in the first half and use the strength of the team to hold the advantage.

James stays on the court without rest, a large part of which is reassurance. He stays on the court, even if he does not directly participate in the offense, he can also let other players let go.

However, the Cavaliers, who have fully recovered their star play in the playoffs, want to use the team to win. Have you asked the Spurs?

Most of the defensive attention is still on James, but just the improvement of defensive strength basically broke the Cavaliers' game.

After all, in terms of player ability, the role players of the Cavaliers are not strong enough.

There are several such players in the Cavaliers. During the regular season, all of them can fight, but when it comes to the stage of the finals, it is better to replace them with a few stronger players.

The Finals is such a stage. It is embarrassing for players who are not up and down. Only the real powerful All-Stars can determine the outcome of the game.

The Cavaliers also strengthened their defense against Zhang Xiaotian, but Zhang Xiaotian switched roles more smoothly than James.

It may not be so fair to cheat, but this is the cruel reality.

In order to block Zhang Xiaotian, opportunities appeared several times inside, and Aldridge happily ate cakes.

In less than half a quarter, the Spurs tied the score because the Cavaliers' role players did not have the sharpness of the first half.

There is no way, at this time, it can only be said that James stood up and scored.

With enough strength, James' impact is still the strongest.

Several strong scores also boosted the morale of the Cavaliers. In the second half, the Cavaliers tied the score again.

But after coming a few times, James felt something was wrong.

It is not so easy to change the style of play. After all, he did not rest at all before. Even if he reduced his energy for attacking, he still consumed a lot. The key is that he put most of his energy on organization this time, and his hand feeling was not adjusted to the best level.

Against a strong team like the Spurs, if you can't keep your hand feeling hot all the time, just hit the iron a few times, the team's advantage will become a disadvantage, and at this time there is no advantage.

At the end of the quarter, the team will lack confidence again when they see it.

This lack of confidence was not caused by himself, but Zhang Xiaotian made it out of victory after victory.

Now any time a team in the league meets Zhang Xiaotian in the last quarter, they will feel pimples in their hearts.

However, this kind of thing does not mean that if you don't fight, you can not fight. James is suffering, but his teammates are pinning their hopes on him at this time, and the shots are not decisive enough and the shooting rate continues to decline.

The result is that when James misses, the Spurs can always hit a high-quality counterattack.

As for the Cavaliers' defense, it's not just this effort that can do their best.

Soon, the Spurs regained the lead.

For the Cavaliers, fortunately, Zhang Xiaotian did not plan to play the entire game. In order to be in full form in the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian still chose to rest at the end of the third quarter.

James didn't expect that he would also be reduced to the point where he had to wait for the opponent's time to go off the court. You know, thinking that the opponent is trying to chase points while he is going down to rest, is really a good reincarnation.

Thinking so, James is still very rational. When Zhang Xiaotian went to rest, it was indeed an opportunity for the Cavaliers. He almost desperately tried to tie the score at the end of the third quarter.

The fans felt extremely complicated when they saw him panting non-stop with his arms crossed.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, James continued to play. He took the bench lineup against the Spurs rotation lineup led by Zhang Xiaotian.

The Cavaliers have only one point of reliability in James, and he is the only one who fights against it.

The bench lineup he brings is not a pure shooter, but a shooter and a mobile insider with strong physical strength.

James can't maintain sufficient physical strength, so the helpers around him must ensure physical strength. This is the strategy of the Cavaliers. Nine players rotate, and James brings two sets of lineups with their own characteristics to fight.

It's not that the Cavaliers don't play, they just lack strengths. They have no choice but to come up with this method. Tactics aside, they hope to win.

It's a pity that the two lineups have flaws on both ends of the offense and defense. There is no way for a team to play in the playoffs.

You know, the Spurs' rotation lineup can still defend from the outside, help defend from the inside, and also have three-pointers and ball-holding points on the offensive end.

For a team without shortcomings, the Spurs rank first in the league.

Zhang Xiaotian made a hit as soon as he came up, and the Spurs once again became the leading side.

James even passed the ball at the beginning, and he was a little anxious when he found that his teammates missed the hit. After that, he and Zhang Xiaotian had a soaring point battle.

To be honest, James didn't feel like shooting this time.

Of course, he is much stronger than the average player, but it is not enough for the strongest duel on the front line.

James was also decisive, calling a cover immediately, and don't hit the inside like a doom every time he attacks.

Dedmon fouled twice in a row, and each time he simply replaced him in advance. Leonard can come up with Zhang Xiaotian to deal with James, otherwise the others will not be able to keep up.

It can be said that the Cavaliers have also received a little care at home, so that James can help the team barely bite the score by making fouls.

As for the defensive end, if one person can't defend, there is absolutely no way.

After the Spurs became the main force, it can be said that they have stabilized their lead, which is also the purpose of the Spurs' early substitutions.

Seeing that the current lineup couldn't stand it anymore, the Cavaliers hurried up and down, and James led another group to fight.

Speaking of which, the Cavaliers' main lineup is still stronger defensively, but unfortunately the offensive end is also sometimes ineffective, and most of the time it is ineffective against the Spurs.

Passing the ball out, teammates can't score, and James has no choice but to grit his teeth and attack.

Zhang Xiaotian also admired him. If he didn't have a few capable opponents, he didn't know if he could reach James' level at this time.

In nearly 5 minutes, the Cavaliers relied on James' personal offense to bring the scores of the two sides into a stalemate.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't have any worries in his heart. Even if he fought until the last moment, he was the more confident side. As long as he wins this match, forgive them.

The time entered the last 3 minutes, and the Cavaliers requested a timeout.

It's not that the situation has changed, they mainly let James rest for a while.

James must be a little bit overwhelmed at this time. No one in the league can continuously face Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard, two powerful strikers, for more than 40 minutes.

But sometimes the rest is not necessarily good, and James will hit the iron when he comes up again.

On the Spurs side, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard came up with a textbook pick-and-roll, and then Zhang Xiaotian hit, and the Spurs led by 4 points.

(End of this chapter)