professional shooting guard

Chapter 239 Fighting Solo and Teamwork

Owen quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

At the three-point line, Irving glanced at James.

This look made Rondo make a wrong judgment. Rondo thought that Irving was about to pass the ball again, so he moved laterally to interfere with his pass.

As soon as Rondo moved his body, Owen quickly changed direction and rushed into the inside line like lightning.

Facing Ibaka who was defending against him, Irving made an emergency stop, and his sneakers rubbed against the floor sharply, causing the upper to deform severely.

A behind-the-back dribble, a stride and a layup off Ibaka.

For 3 and a half minutes, the Cavaliers did not score.Now that Irving finally broke the situation, the players on the Cavaliers bench finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After seeing Irving score, James ran back and shouted at Irving, "Irving, you should play like this, and play more aggressively. In the next game, you can use your offensive methods Hit, let them know how powerful you are!"

After halftime, Zhang Zifeng stood at a 45-degree angle on the left side. This place is his favorite position and also the place with the highest hit rate.

JR. Smith posted Zhang Zifeng immediately.

Zhang Zifeng backed up and kicked Smith with his butt, and opened up space to receive the pass.

Holding the ball in one hand, Zhang Zifeng raised his left fist.

When the 76ers saw it, they immediately knew the tactics Zhang Zifeng wanted to express.

As soon as the ball was put down, Zhang Zifeng turned around and moved laterally to the right, and Smith quickly followed.

At this time, Ibaka ran out immediately and almost brushed shoulders with Zhang Zifeng. Zhang Zifeng bypassed Ibaka and cut directly to the inside.

Smith was blocked by Ibaka, and could only watch Zhang Zifeng cut into the inside line from in front of him.

"Thompson!" Smith yelled, hoping that Thompson could help him defend Zhang Zifeng.

Probably because he put all his energy on the bed, Thompson was slow to react.

Before he jumped up to defend, Zhang Zifeng had already thrown the ball.

Swish!
The basketball got into the net cleanly.

"Although it's just a mid-range shot, the 76ers' offense is very smooth, and the players' cooperation is also very good. There is no doubt that the 76ers' tactics this time are very thorough." Jeff Van Gundy commented.

"Yes, although the Cavaliers are very strong, it can be seen that the 76ers have no fear. Obviously they want to take a victory at home!" Mark Jackson also said.

Owen scored 5 points in a row, and the Cavaliers narrowed the gap to only 10 points.

Embiid and Rondo succeeded in attacking in turn to stabilize the situation for the team. The 76ers entered the halftime break with a 57-46 lead of 11 points.

"The 10-minute halftime break is very important for the Cavaliers. They didn't score well in the first half. Not only could they not open the game on the offensive end, but they couldn't prevent the opponent's offense on the defensive end. They must use this short period of time. The two 10 minutes to adjust, especially James. The importance of James to the Cavaliers is self-evident. If he can’t adjust himself, the situation of the Cavaliers will undoubtedly be more difficult!”

"Mark, you are right. I hope that James can recover in the second half, but the other players of the Cavaliers also need to stand up. The 76ers restricted James in a targeted manner and made him uncomfortable. But as long as other players , especially if Irving and Love can stand up, they will definitely share the defensive pressure of James, and can force the 76ers to change their defensive strategy.” Jeff Van Gundy expressed his opinion.

Irving performed well at the end of the first half, but Love, one of the Cavaliers' so-called Big Three, had little performance in the first half.

6 points, 2 assists and 4 rebounds, this is the data of Love in the first half.

"Love, you need to play tougher, not stand outside the three-point line. You were too low-key in the first half. It almost made me feel your presence. You should use your offense to open up unfavorable situations. Believe Me, that guy can't guard you. Only when you open up can you help LeBron. I need to see your change in the second half, move up and be tougher." Tyronn Lue yelled at Love.

Tyronn Lue is yelling at Love, and James is also yelling at Thompson.

"Dude, did you put all your energy out on that goddamn bitch. Your first half was shit. Your defense and your rebounds, I didn't see a single thing. The team gave you Big contracts are not for spending on women!"

Hearing James call Ka a bitch, Thompson said with a bad face, "She's not a bitch!"

Hearing that Thompson dared to talk back to himself, James yelled with a straight face, "She's not a bitch, then you fucking look at your performance now! I'm fucking about to become the laughing stock of the league! FUCK..."

Now Thompson got angry too, yelling, "Hey, take care of yourself first. You didn't play very well in the first half!"

"What did you say……"

Seeing that James and Thompson were about to fight, other players rushed up to pull them away.

Seeing the infighting among his subordinates, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue was anxious but helpless.

Although he is the coach of the Cavaliers, he is simply a puppet and cannot persuade the players.

The rest time passed quickly, but the Cavaliers did not come up with effective tactics to reverse the entire situation.

In the first half, Irving scored a few goals, and Rondo stepped up the defensive pressure on Irving in the second half.

Irving missed another shot, and James was anxious now. He couldn't help shouting: "Irving, if you feel bad now, you should pass the ball. Don't stick to the ball!"

Seeing that James blamed himself for missing two shots, Irving became even more dissatisfied with James.

In the next round to the frontcourt, Owen directly passed the ball to James, ran to the bottom line by himself, and let James play.

After receiving the ball, James used his right foot as the axis to make a turn.

Grant hurriedly followed suit. At this time, James made another pass.

Grant took a step across and reached out to intercept.

James immediately turned in the opposite direction, started and accelerated.

Oops!

Zhang Zifeng hurriedly wanted to come over to defend, but Love tried hard to get stuck.

James rushed to the basket, leaping high for a dunk.

It was too late for Grant to intercept.

But just when James was about to dunk, Ibaka burst out from the side and slapped the ball hard.

Seeing that his ball was blocked, James gave Ibaka a hard look, then stared at Thompson again.

The Cavaliers have no cooperation at all, leaving only the players to fight alone.

这样的后果只能是被76人越抛越远，到第四节第7分钟，骑士78:98已经落后76人队20分。可以说，骑士队败局已定！

Seeing so many points behind, the Cavaliers also gave up the game early.

Tyronn Lue replaced all the main players and put on all substitutes to complete the game.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Cavaliers lost to the 85ers by a big score of 104:76.

詹姆斯这一场得到25分、7次助攻、6个篮板和5次失误，表现不佳。勒夫只得到10分和7个篮板，近似隐形。厄文17投5中得到15分和7个篮板，汤普森得到4分和5个篮板。

朗多得到7分、11次助攻和6个篮板。恩比德得到20分、7个篮板，伊巴卡得到10分14个篮板，外加3次封盖。

Zhang Zifeng performed the best in the game, scoring a triple-double of 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, helping the 76ers beat last season's defending champion Cavaliers at home.

The 76ers' big win over the defending champion Cavaliers, who eliminated themselves last season, caused a sensation in the American media.

(End of this chapter)