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Chapter 149 The Cavaliers' Pursuit
After a 15-minute break, the game came back in the second half, and the two sides changed sides to fight again.

The Cavaliers are far behind and have no qualifications to retain their strength. The starting five tigers are all on the field. I hope this quarter can be used to narrow the gap and prepare for the reversal in the final quarter.

Moreover, the Cavaliers can't afford to lose now. If the Utah Jazz play a smooth offense and continue to increase the score, then this game will be declared over in advance.

Therefore, we can only play all the trump cards, hoping to bring back the direction of the game.

The Utah Jazz lead more, and the choice of playing cards can be very calm.

Head coach Sloan even believes that in the Project Energy Arena, this difference in score has already established the victory.

So he hid Kirilenko, the ace who was brave in the first half, and didn't go all out. He even put the starting power forward Michael Ruffin on the bench.

Instead, let two substitute players who performed well play.

The other three starting players remained unchanged, Lagabel continued to fight again, playing shooting guard, Stevenson topped Kirilenko's small forward, and Geron Collins served as power forward.

The tactics of the two sides remained unchanged, and the third quarter officially started.

The Cavaliers have the ball first. James dribbles to the frontcourt and carefully organizes the offense. Stevenson goes to the middle and defends James. He looks focused and puts on a defensive posture, making James look very difficult. .

However, no matter how the Jazz change defenses, as long as Arroyo is still on the court, there must be a flaw in the entire defense line, and this natural defensive loophole cannot be changed.

According to the tactical arrangement of head coach Paul Silas, Elke Williams took the initiative to pull from the wing to the center, and played a pick-and-roll screen with James.

After the pick-and-roll, Elke Williams did not make an empty cut, but continued to entangle with Stevenson. This is a sub-swap tactic.

Once this tactic was used, the Utah Jazz's defensive loopholes were once again exposed as before the first quarter.

James dribbled the ball with long legs, moved the left flank laterally, without the slightest hesitation, directly dribbled the ball into Arroyo, and leaned on the opponent's body to enter the three-point line.

One stepped down and dribbled the ball, changed direction and pulled the ball back up, shot an arrow with a bow in two steps, and made a small throw from close range.

Although Ostertag actively defended, but with his weight, his speed, and his jumping, he couldn't put much defensive pressure on James at all.

James can take the shot calmly, and the basketball draws a full moon arc.

The pure white net flowers overflowed, and the basketball seemed to have eyes, got into the basket, and pierced into the net.

60 to 45! !
At the beginning of the second half, the Cavaliers changed their tactics, bombarded Utah's weak defense, scored first, and gave the Jazz a blow.

The offensive and defensive transition, the Jazz attacked, Arroyo dribbled to the front court, and was targeted by James earlier.He was not eager to regain his face, but played steadily. After spending some time, he still played a pick-and-roll with Ostertag leisurely.

No matter how the opponent changes, no matter how the team's players change, the Utah Jazz still keep their signature tricks.

After Arroyo's pick-and-roll, he was double-teamed by James and Ilgauskas and sent the basketball directly to the sky.

Ostertag, who made an air cut, jumped up from the basket to catch the basketball. With a bang, his whole body hung on the basket, and he easily caught the ball and dunked it!
Two points scored, 62 to 45! !
Although the Utah Jazz hide their ace players, the pick-and-roll tactic is their best ultimate move. The offensive firepower is still full, and they can easily fight back in the offense!
On the commentary stage, McBrin shook his head and sighed: "Utah Shuangsha left, as long as their head coach Sloan is still there, the banner of pick-and-roll tactics will not fall, and their offensive firepower is guaranteed!
If the Cavaliers still want to win, they must start with pick-and-roll defense. The simplest tactic is also the most difficult tactic to execute!

How can Utah's pick-and-roll be easily broken! "

On the basketball court, as expected, the Cavaliers' tactics of swapping balls are very effective. James has turned back to the omnipotent, extremely sharp offensive star who can shoot, break through, and pass the ball. He frequently leads the Cavaliers to score points. The smooth offense makes people have to praise it.

However, after playing more than half a quarter in the third quarter, the Cavaliers did not close the score, did not reverse the wind of victory, and the remaining time would only play less and less.

But what can I do?

The Utah Jazz's pick-and-roll cannot be restrained at all. The Cavaliers can score, but they are also losing points.

Even with double-teaming and active running, the Utah Jazz's offense was limited for a short time, and even Lagabel's offense, which was hot in the second quarter, was frozen.

There's always someone on the Utah Jazz to come out and grab points.

The pick-and-roll offensive rhythm of Arroyo and Ostertag was gradually adapted by the Cavaliers, and the offensive threat was greatly reduced.

Arroyo was still not in a hurry, and directly passed the ball to Stevenson who was outside the 65-degree three-point line on the left.

After catching the ball, Stevenson stepped down and dribbled the ball continuously, suddenly took a step sideways, and made a dry jumper for a three-pointer.

Although Elke Williams was in place defensively, he jumped up and covered Stevenson's entire face with his hands.

However, Stevenson's shooting rhythm was not interrupted.

There was a clear and crisp sound of wiping the net, and the basketball fell into the basket precisely, causing a burst of water splash.

Hit the three-pointer steadily!
Landing, Stevenson did not let go of the three-point shooting posture in his hand, but turned sideways to meet the fans and audience outside the court, and celebrated this wonderful response ball together!
In the Project Energy Arena, the fans and audience also gave Stevenson a lot of face. The shower of applause, like rain hitting plantains, fell one after another, and the thunderous cheers also came down, almost wanting to overturn The roof of the entire arena!

Stimulated by the fans and the audience, Stevenson also became more and more courageous in the battle. Not only did he freeze Elk Williams' offense defensively, but he also took whatever he wanted in the offense. He almost beat Elk Williams Can't hold my head up.

The most important thing is to shatter the signs of the Cavaliers' offensive momentum, send a wave of timely rain to the Jazz's offense, and stabilize the situation.

Even though the third quarter was in the last few minutes, James entered the "Full Zhan" killing god mode, God blocked and killed God, Buddha blocked and killed Buddha, and used the stormy offensive firepower to carry out a strong backlash against the Utah Jazz.

However, Stevenson's offense still gave uninterrupted strong counterattacks, which did not allow the Cavaliers' tactics to be completed. Although some points were recovered, it did not affect the final overall situation.

The Cavaliers entered the final decisive battle with a 69-82, 13-point disadvantage through the last crazy point grabbing.

The ace of the Utah Jazz, Kirilenko, rested for a full quarter, not playing for a minute, waiting for work, and played in the last quarter. Does the Cavaliers still have hope of reversing the game?

In any case, the Utah Jazz achieved their own tactical goals, maintaining the largest possible lead with the least consumption.

In the last quarter, Utah took the initiative and it will not change!

(End of this chapter)