basketball dreams

Chapter 182 Want to make a comeback?
"BANG!" "BANG!" "BANG!"

The sound of Love dunking can be heard endlessly. After Yun Chen didn't play, he was the absolute offensive core of the Cavaliers in the interior of the Pacers.

Oladipo looked at Love in a wrong way. He remembered that last year Love was still a weak power forward, and his role on the court was dispensable, but this year he was enough to compete with their entire team alone.

The former wolf king seems to have really returned.

29-48, with 8 minutes left in the second quarter, the Cavaliers had a 19-point lead. He was about to lose suspense in the second quarter of the playoffs opener.

The Pacers' head coach scratched his head, making his already sparse hair look even thinner.

This season's Cavaliers are strong because they don't have too obvious weaknesses and can't find targets. Yun Chen, who used to be the weakest defensively, has now made up for this shortcoming through a perfect defense system, which makes them even stronger. There was nothing I could do.

Unless they have top players like Durant and James who can change the situation alone, the probability of their comeback in this game is almost zero.

Too many timeouts have been used. Although the score is still being stretched, the Pacers coaching staff has not expressed anything, allowing the situation on the court to develop naturally.

The audience in the auditorium also began to lose their concentration. Although the home team won the game and they were very happy, the game lost its suspense too early, which somewhat affected their viewing experience.

However, when most of the audience was distracted and chatting, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

The originally lifeless Pacers team suddenly started a wave of offensive climax.

Bogdavic may have returned to his touch, or maybe it was just a moment of luck. He even scored a super long-range three-pointer from a big step away from the three-point line, successfully helping the Pacers stop the bleeding.

After Love missed a strong inside shot, Oladipo advanced a fast break and found Darren Collison who was ambushing in the bottom corner. The latter scored another three-pointer.

In less than 1 minute, the Pacers chased by 6 points, bringing the point difference between the two sides back to the 13-point range.

This change made Tyronn Lue and the Cavaliers off the court a little confused.

Tyronn Lue pointed to the field and shouted loudly, asking the players to strengthen the perimeter defense and not give the Pacers any chance.

However, the defense on the outside was strengthened, but the defense on the inside was indirectly weakened. The thin Zizic couldn't withstand the impact of Myers Turner and scored two consecutive goals.

In 2 minutes, the Cavaliers were beaten 10-2, and the point difference returned to 11 points. The situation on the field took a turn for the worse.

The audience put away their laughter at this time, and began to seriously observe the situation on the field.

"Li, get ready to play!" At this moment, Tyronn Lu turned and looked at Yun Chen. He was a little anxious, for fear that the lead would be overtaken in the second quarter, and their efforts in the first half would be in vain.

But Yun Chen didn't directly agree when he heard the words, but touched his chin and thought for a while, and said: "No hurry, let Kevin and the others play for a while, if the point difference is reduced to less than 7 points, it will not be too late for me to play again. "

Instead of rushing to play to change the situation, he chose to observe and give other players a chance to deal with the situation.

He was afraid that if he was injured or unable to play in the future, the team would have no way to solve such a situation.

Tai Lunlu was stunned at first, but after turning his head, he understood Yun Chen's meaning, nodded silently, and said, "But if the situation is not right, you will go on stage immediately."

"No problem." Yun Chen nodded.

The game continued, and the rhythm of the Cavaliers, who were beaten 10-2, was obviously a bit chaotic. Seth Curry received the serve and didn't know how to organize the offense. He hesitated for a long time on the outside and did not pass the ball.

But fortunately, there is still a battle-tested Love on the field. When the others are stunned, he is the only one who can keep a clear head.

Love asked for the ball in the low post, and Seth Curry lobbed it to the inside.

Love dribbled twice to stabilize the rhythm, and behind him was Turner's defense. The two men collided fiercely, muscle-to-muscle. On a stage like the playoffs, no one would choose to retreat.

But after all, Love is a power forward with exquisite skills. Two feints pointed Turner, and then a low-handed layup successfully scored, which was very dexterous and scored two points.

"Wow!" The audience cheered. These two points are crucial and helped the Cavaliers stabilize the precarious situation.

But the Pacers couldn't give up such a good chance to chase points so easily. Collison was extremely fast and quickly advanced the offense. Oladipo caught the ball and stopped in the middle distance to make a jump shot.

Zizic stepped forward to block the shot, forcing Oladipo to switch to a pass back to the outside.

Collison caught the ball again, and without stopping for a moment, he passed it directly to Bogdavic in the corner of the wing, who wanted a three-pointer against Love's defense.

"Shua!" Bogdavic shot very high, which has something to do with his height, and his wingspan is also quite good.

But he also has shortcomings, that is, the jumping speed and height are too slow. This shortcoming will definitely be infinitely magnified in front of the top power forward Love.

"Crack!" Le Fu's eyes were red, and he sent out the third cap of the field, and slammed the ball out of the field!

The audience's emotions were aroused again, and many people even stood up and applauded Love.

The offensive rhythm that the Pacers had just established was interrupted by Love's first defense and first offense. Oladipo, Turner and others felt as if they had eaten dirt.

"Fxxk!" Oladipo said foully, and directly turned on the curse mode. He couldn't bear it anymore. The first half was really aggrieved.

Turner, who was not far away from him, was in a similar state and wanted to curse, but the referee around him endured it, so he could only silently run to the sideline to prepare to serve.

The offensive rhythm has been interrupted, and it is not easy to continue. Although the ball is still in hand, the offensive feel has been lost. Oladipo strikes iron.

After passing this period of chasing points without any risk, when the scene stabilized again, Yun Chen, who was on the bench, couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. His teammates still didn't let him down after all.

Facts have proved that the Cavaliers' lineup is really not bad. They are all very capable players. It was just a system problem that they didn't play well before. With a suitable system, everyone can make contributions.

The rest of the second quarter was much smoother for the Cavaliers. Love was like a pinnacle on the court. Although the Pacers wanted to launch a few more attacks, they were all suppressed by Love and did not let them succeed.

Soon, the second quarter ended, the score between the two sides was fixed at 48-64, and the Cavaliers entered the second half with a 16-point lead.

Love scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks in the first half.

(End of this chapter)