Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

The second quarter began amid the fans' discussions.

Both sides sent out their rotation lineups, the Lakers were led by Lopez and Clarkson, and the Cavaliers sent out Love.

As soon as he returned to the court, Love shot a three-pointer, but missed.

However, Coach Tyronn Lue didn't just let him play because of his outstanding performance in the first quarter.

Love scored 1 points in the first quarter, the highest scorer on the team.

In the second quarter, Love was rotated in. If he could continue his form in the first quarter, it would be best. If he couldn't, it didn't matter. After all, he played so well in the first quarter, the Lakers would definitely not let him go and would definitely focus on defense.

This way, he can attract defense and create opportunities for his teammates just by standing on the court.

After missing a three-pointer, Love did not continue to force shots. Instead, he used himself to attract the defense and let his teammates attack.

The effect is not bad.

The main reason is that the Cavaliers led from the beginning today and were in a favorable situation, so the role players performed well. After Love attracted the defense, they dared to shoot more when they had opportunities, and their hit rate was higher than the previous game.

What made Coach Tyronn Lue a little depressed was that even so, they still fell into a disadvantage.

In terms of rotation depth and player configuration, they are indeed not as good as the Lakers.

"If we send Derek as well, we might be able to fight on equal terms with the other side, or even gain the upper hand, but..."

Coach Tyronn Lue thought about it in his mind, but finally shook his head and didn't do it.

Rose played very well in Game 1 of the Finals, and he also performed well in the first quarter.

But Rose is no longer in his prime. Having suffered a serious injury, his competitive state and physical fitness are far inferior to his peak period.

Coach Tyronn Lue still expects him to play a role in the last quarter. If he is sent in for rotation early, he will definitely have physical problems in the fourth quarter.

But it seems unrealistic for him to rely on JR Smith.

For example, at this moment, coach Tyronn Lue was thinking about it, and JR Smith on the court made a pass error and passed the ball directly to Kuzma. Kuzma pushed the ball to the frontcourt with both hands, and Clarkson had already rushed over, grabbed the flying basketball, and took advantage of the situation to make a one-handed dunk, which drew cheers from the audience.

Coach Tyronn Lue's face looked a little dark.

The role players performed well today, and JR Smith was also okay in the first quarter, but at this moment he suddenly seemed to have lost his brain and made such a mistake, allowing the opponent to directly make a fast break and the score was overtaken by the Lakers.

Coach Tyronn Lue resisted the urge to make a substitution, put his hands in his chest and glared at JR Smith with a dark face, but JR Smith didn't see it.

In the next round, JR Smith ran back to get the ball and then took a three-pointer, but he still missed.

The basketball bounced out of the basket and Lopez grabbed the rebound.

The Lakers fought back.

After reaching the frontcourt, they made a tactical cooperation, pulling away the people on one side, and then gave the ball to Lopez in the low post, who scored a single shot.

"What is J.R. Smith doing?"

"Who gave him the confidence to shoot whenever he got the ball?"

Some fans couldn't help but complain and express their dissatisfaction.

JR Smith himself also looked depressed. He was actually very unhappy that the coach asked him to play rotation time. He knew very well what this meant.

By the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, he would definitely be abandoned.

So he wanted to prove himself and regain the favor of coach Tyronn Lue. However, the more anxious he was, the less likely he was to score, and he made mistakes.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Tyronn Lue immediately called a timeout, and when the players came off the court, he directly replaced JR Smith with Rose, looked at JR Smith with a sullen look, and then spread out the tactical board and made some tactical arrangements...

Watching the players return to the court, Tyronn Lue's face still looked ugly.

Originally, he hoped that the rotation lineup could last for a few minutes, but he didn't expect JR Smith to perform so badly, resulting in the opponent not only overtaking the score difference, but also widening it.

So he had to call a timeout and replace Rose early.

on the field.

After Rose returned to the court, the Cavaliers played much better than before. With the inside and outside combination of Rose and Love, they were not inferior to Clarkson and Lopez of the Lakers. The two sides were evenly matched.

However, this is not the lineup rotation planned by coach Tyronn Lue. Now that Rose is substituted in advance, it means that his playing time will increase and his physical energy will be further consumed.

"Hey......"

Coach Tyronn Lue looked at JR Smith again and could only sigh in his heart, because today's JR Smith is not the "best sixth man" after all.

Now the Cavaliers have become passive again.

......

In a blink of an eye, a few minutes passed and the Lakers were still leading by 4 points.

At this time, Coach Scott took the initiative to call a timeout, and then began to make substitutions, gradually replacing the main players.

The Cavaliers also began to replace their main lineup. Coach Tyronn Lue hesitated for a moment, but still replaced Love and let him rest for two minutes.

After returning to the court, James' performance was still very good. Under the leadership of him and Rose, the Cavaliers and the Lakers were evenly matched. The difference between the two sides was always maintained within 5 points, making the game very tense.

Although the score difference was not widened, the Lakers scored in multiple places, while the Cavaliers mainly scored from James and Rose.

Obviously, the physical energy consumption of both sides is not equal.

After resting for two minutes, coach Tyronn Lue put Love back on, hoping to gain the upper hand. If they could take the lead in the score, then the physical exertion of Rose and James would be worth it.

It's a pity that James' performance was still outstanding in this quarter, but Love's performance was not as amazing as in the first quarter.

Fortunately, Rose and other role players except JR Smith performed well today, so the Cavaliers did not fall into a disadvantage.

When the first half ended, the Cavaliers were only one point behind.

If you just look at the score, there is of course no problem. A one-point difference is really nothing.

But coach Tyronn Lue knew very well that they had already lost in this quarter because they failed to gain the upper hand in the score.

First of all, they were leading by three points at the end of the first quarter, and secondly, James and Rose had consumed a lot of physical energy.

......

Entering the second half, both sides used their main players.

Coach Tyronn Lue did not give up on JR Smith and still started him in the second half instead of Rose.

JR Smith's performance seems to have returned to normal now, but it is just normal, not that outstanding, and still not as good as Rose's.

So the score between the two sides was always in a tense state. Coach Tyronn Lue frowned more and more. He hesitated for a while, and finally replaced JR Smith with Rose.

After losing Game 1, the situation was no longer on the Cavaliers' side.

Now they need to gain a lead in the score so that role players can play better in the fourth quarter and make up for the possible problems caused by the physical exhaustion of James and Rose.

So even though substituting Rose at this time would further deplete Rose's physical strength, coach Tyronn Lue had to do it.

After this substitution, the Cavaliers did gain the upper hand and overtook the score.

But every time they wanted to expand the score, someone from the Lakers would step up and score, helping the team keep the score close.

"The Lakers have too many scoring options."

"The Cavaliers played very well today, but they still didn't gain much advantage. It all depends on the fourth quarter."

When the third quarter ended, the Cavaliers led by two points.

This made coach Tyronn Lue very depressed, and his brows were tightly furrowed.

The lead is too small, which puts him in a passive position now. How should he use the players during the rotation? Should he let James play the entire fourth quarter?

If James doesn't play, the team will probably fall at a disadvantage and the score gap will be reversed by the Lakers.

But if James is allowed to go on early, or simply play the entire quarter, physical fitness will become a problem.

How to do?

After some consideration, Coach Tyronn Lue decided to let James play, intending to replace James in the middle of the game for two minutes to rest.

When the fourth quarter began, James of the Cavaliers went into full swing.

However, the Lakers also replaced Zhuang Yu at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Zhuang Yu began to compete with James. The two were tit-for-tat. You scored a goal and I scored one back. The scores of both sides rose alternately. Sometimes you were leading and sometimes I was leading.

Now coach Tyronn Lue was even more conflicted. He didn't dare to replace James easily, even if it was just to let James rest for two minutes.

The Lakers will definitely not replace Zhuang Yu, because the three core players of the Lakers take turns leading the rotation lineup, and they have enough rest time.

It is obvious that the Lakers want Zhuang Yu to play the entire last quarter.

With the score so close, can James still rest?

In the end, coach Tyronn Lue still didn't let James come down to rest. After playing for a few minutes, he began to replace the main lineup, and Love and Rose returned to the court one after another.

The Lakers also replaced their main lineup one after another, with Holiday, Lopez, Anderson and Korver all returning to the court.

At this time, the score between the two sides was still tense. Even though both sides had replaced their main lineups, they were still unable to determine the winner, and the difference was always kept within a few points.

This made the fans in the audience extremely nervous.

The two sides took turns leading too many times today.

On the sidelines, coach Tyronn Lue frowned.

Coach Scott on the other side had a calm expression. He looked at the timer from time to time, silently calculating the time and silently estimating the physical condition of James and Rose...