Travel back to be a superstar

Chapter 37 Team Defense Strength

Game start.

Gobert and Thompson jumped the ball, Gobert hugged the ball behind him, and the ball flew right into Favors' arms.Five players from the Jazz advanced forward in an orderly manner.Gobert ran to the basket, Favors passed a high ball to Gobert at the top of the arc, Gobert was half a beat slow in reacting, the ball was slapped away by Thompson ahead of time, James ran out from the side quickly, picked up the ball and went to the frontcourt fast break, just entered the paint area, the Jazz's three players came to defend, James was overjoyed, there was a play!Finding the gap and making a back pass, the ball flew straight to the top of the arc, followed by Love. Seeing that there was no defense, Love immediately shot the ball. Unfortunately, the ball bounced out after hitting the basket.Hayward flew to get the ball.

You come and go in the game, James and Irving of the Cavaliers often make a strong breakthrough, and they will always encounter more than two double-teams.The overall defense of the Jazz is very targeted.After the first quarter, the Cavaliers tied with the Jazz 29-29.Jiang Dashan thought that he might play in the second quarter, but Tai Lue had no such plan, so he continued to practice his brain in the corner.Now what Jiang Dashan is thinking about is stealing. Although there is no holographic projection, it does not prevent Jiang Dashan from being familiar with the dribbling habits and movements of various players in his mind.This is very useful for future practical operations.Don't look at Jiang Dashan who only played a few games, he used the brain supplement platform, and now I don't know how many stars he has played against.The current Jiang Dashan is almost obsessed with fighting virtual James and Durant, but the record can basically be summed up in one sentence-tell yourself to be strong.

At the beginning of the second quarter, McRae came off the bench to break through with the ball and was blocked in the paint. Helpless, McRae continued to pass the ball back. Frye took the ball and made a fake move to prepare to break through. Who knew that Joe Ingles, who came off the bench, predicted his intention. The moment Frye started dribbling and breaking through, he stood straight in front of Frye's left.But although Ingles was passed, at least half of Frye's body touched Ingles. Ingles lay back with a smile on his face. The referee blew his whistle, and Frye dribbled the ball into someone!

The ball was delivered to Ingles. Ingles was complacent about his cleverness just now. Facing Frye's defense, he made a wave from the top of the arc.Although the ball missed, Joe Johnson got the offensive rebound. Joe made a fake move under the basket, flying the defending Jefferson, and then against Jefferson, forcibly threw the ball to the basket. The referee whistled!The basketball circled twice around the hoop, and then slowly rolled down from the extension.Joe was sent to the free throw line and made 2 of 1 free throws.The score was 29 to 30.

Jefferson made a free throw and gave it to McRae on the weak side. McRae took the ball to the midfield and waved his teammates to run.Frye played a small pick-and-roll with Korver on the outside. Korver slid to the right baseline and ran out of space. McRae directly threw a cannonball pass. Korver received the ball, took off, and shot.Just as the Cavaliers were about to return to defense, Jefferson appeared at the basket. He jumped from behind Gobert and took the ball from Gobert's head.Poor Gobert thought he was in a good position and didn't jump up to take the board.Jefferson throws the ball back to McRae outside the 31-point line, and with no defender in front of him, McRae drives straight into the paint for a three-step backhand layup. 30 to [-]. Cavaliers teammates on the bench, all stood up and cheered.

Here, Hayward made a free throw and gave it to Mike, who came off the bench. Mike dribbled the ball forward on the weak side, maybe a little relaxed in his heart, and Feld took the ball from behind.Feld went all the way, there were no pursuers behind, and he scored the ball with a beautiful layup. 33 to 30!

This time Hayward dribbled the ball himself and commanded his teammates to run. Gobert came up to pick and roll. Hayward used his speed to get rid of Feld and McRae.Jefferson gave McRereated on the weak side. McRetre came to the midline. This was Fle helped Jefferson to drop the defensive player. Jefferson rushed into the paint area. McRerer had a fast hand, a hit on the ground, the ball accurately passed through the seam of the crowd. When he came to Jefferson, Jefferson jumped up and prepared to dunk. , Stretched out directly to Jefferson's hand, the referee whistle, the foul foul, and the ball thrown directly hit the bottom line.Jefferson made 2 of 2 shots and the score became 35 to 30. The Jazz coach quickly called a timeout.

The head coach of the Jazz, Quin Snyder, looked at the players around him and showed no expression, "Now, the main players are on the court, and I think you have almost rested. This is Salt Lake City, and it is your territory. At least I will not tolerate the enemy running wild on my territory! You are a whole, a team. To be honest, there are no superstars among you, and there are only a few stars at most. But we almost entered the playoffs last year. Why, it depends on the efforts of all of you. Defense, Defense is the key. You did a good job in the first quarter, now I need you to do better and run actively! Double-team the breakthrough players James and Irving, and don’t let any outside shooters go, don’t let them take easy shots! Well, go to the field to recover the score!”

The Jazz's main force played, and the Cavaliers also replaced the starters.

Hayward moved forward with the ball, Irving followed up, and Hayward passed the ball to Johnson, who quickly inserted from the rear. The latter took advantage of the visual difference and time difference.

Owen looked at Liggins annoyedly, accusing the latter of not organizing a good defense, Liggins bowed his head and remained silent.It's no wonder that Irving is angry. His current game is not going well. He only scored 10 points on 1 of 2 in the first quarter. Now he just played in the second quarter and was hit by a three-pointer head-on.

James came over with the ball, patted Irving, signaled for him to concentrate and play well, and then passed the ball to Irving.Irving was angry, facing Hayward to make a breakthrough, but Hayward was a master, reached out and touched the rolling ball when Irving broke through, Irving dropped the basketball and was caught by George Hill on the side.George Hill observed the running of the Cavaliers and the position of his teammates while making an assault. Irving did not chase back after making a mistake. The only players on the Cavaliers who returned to defense were James and Liggins.

The Cavaliers formed a 5-on-2 backcourt. After two downballs, Hayward hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, 35 to 36. The Jazz took the lead, and now the Jazz fans are cheering.

James looked at his teammates who were a little lazy and shook his head helplessly. The head coach Tyronn Lue on the side began to call the names of the Cavaliers one by one, asking them to speed up their offense and defense.And Quinn Snyder reminded the Jazz to slow down the pace from now on and stabilize, in case the Cavaliers take advantage of the chaos to beat the morale of the Cavaliers.James took the ball to the midfield, stopped, and passed it to Irving on the weak side. He took the opportunity to move and throw off the defenders. Who knew that Irving received the ball, and after two fake moves on the spot, he directly shot a three-pointer.

Gobert, who got the ball, threw the ball forward. Hayward took the ball first and dunked it. Thompson, who caught up, took off and knew it was too late, and he didn't even stretch out his hand. 35 to 38.The Cavaliers were beaten 8-0.

At this time, the domestic live broadcast anchors Su Qun and Yang Yi were anxious in the studio, "At this time, the mentality of the Cavaliers is a bit broken, especially Irving. As for Irving, he still has offensive power, but I personally feel that after winning the championship last year, he may have been a little swollen. Like the few shots just now, the selection of shots was not good, and the defensive end even showed defensive eyes. After missing shots, I don’t return to defense. I think it’s time to go to Jiang Dashan. I’m sure I’m going to lose.” “It’s true that Irving didn’t feel good today. He was 10 of 1 in the first quarter. He must be in a hurry. The more anxious he is, the worse he is. Now the Cavaliers must score first. At present, there are two problems that must be dealt with. One is Irving’s independence.

(End of this chapter)