NBA: James wants to team up with me

May 2010, 5, Chicago United Center.

The first game of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals officially begins.

This is also the Nth time Wang Chong and James have had a head-to-head confrontation on the court, and it is also the time James has the best chance to defeat Wang Chong. The reason is already a commonplace. With Garnett retiring for the season, the Bulls are the weakest team. period, if the Cavaliers still cannot defeat the Bulls under such circumstances, when Garnett returns from injury, even if Garnett's condition declines after a serious injury and cannot return to his peak strength, the Cavaliers still have no chance. .

As for the Jamie brothers' planned meeting to share the pot, no one would really take it seriously.

No matter how bad O'Neal is, he can still play. He is better than Garnett on the Bulls who can't even play.

The game is about to begin.

The Bulls' starting lineup is the same as the first two rounds of playoffs, Curry, Billups, Danny Green, Wang Chong and Gasol.

The Cavaliers' starting five are Mo Williams, Ray Allen, James, JJ Hickson and O'Neal.

There is no suspense at all in the jump ball. The old and frail O'Neal has long been unable to jump. The height difference between the 2 meter power forward Hickson and Gasol's jump ball is very different. The latter can easily move the basketball to On our own side.

Bulls possession.

After Curry quickly controlled the ball and advanced past halftime, as soon as the players on both sides took their respective positions, Wang Chong took the initiative to step forward and screen Curry for the pick-and-roll.

With the help of Wang Chong's pick-and-roll, Curry went straight to the basket and easily scored with a face-to-the-basket throw, giving the Bulls the lead.

The most difficult thing about the pick-and-roll cooperation between Wang Chong and Curry is whether the defensive focus should be on Wang Chong or Curry.

It stands to reason that targeting Wang Chong is the right choice. As a five-time scoring champion and recognized as the player with the strongest offensive ability in the league, the consequences of letting Wang Chong attack will be very serious.

But Curry's threat is not low. Whether it is a three-point shot from the outside or a layup after entering the penalty area, Curry's offensive efficiency is very high and must be defended.

During the regular season, countless teams have frequently suffered losses from this move, but they have never been able to find a good response.

This is actually a headache for all teams in the league in the future era of the five-star Warriors.

No matter how strong the defensive team is, you can limit the offense of one super scorer, but you cannot limit the offense of two super scorers at the same time.

Although Curry is not yet a super scorer, he can still give the Cavaliers a headache on the offensive end.

On the offensive end, the Bulls relied on Wang Chong and Curry's pick-and-roll style from the beginning, and they had full offensive firepower.

On the defensive end, the Bulls' strategy was to let James go and guard against other Cavaliers players.

As the team's strongest individual defense player, Wang Chong did not specifically guard James. The person responsible for guarding James was small forward Danny Green.

Letting the fledgling Green guard James feels a little bit like looking for abuse, but it doesn't matter, this is the effect Wang Chong wants. In this way, Wang Chong can be freed to use his mobility to assist in defense. Strengthen the defense of other Cavaliers players.

James' strongest skills on the court are breakthroughs with the ball and organizational connections. Wang Chong's move directly cut off James' passing support, leaving him to fight alone.

Although James made 7 of 5 shots in the first quarter and scored 12 points, the Cavaliers' offense was severely hampered. Outside shooters collectively misfired, and even Ray Allen struggled to find good shooting opportunities.

Billups, who is responsible for guarding Ray Allen, only firmly implements one belief throughout the whole process, not giving Ray Allen any chance to take an open shot from the outside. If Ray Allen wants to cut into the penalty area, then let him enter the penalty area. Anyway, the Cavaliers With Wang Chong and Gasol guarding the inside of the team, anyone other than James who rushes into the penalty area will not end up much better.

This is true for Ray Allen, let alone Mo Williams.

The Cavaliers' offense was hampered in the first quarter and they only scored 22 points in the first quarter. The Bulls relied on the pick-and-roll cooperation of Wang Chong and Curry to get full firepower and scored 34 points in a single quarter. They led the team to establish a strong momentum in the first quarter. A 12-point score advantage.

The Bulls, who took the initiative on the court, played steadily in the next three quarters and maintained the score advantage. Although James also led the Cavaliers to launch a ferocious counterattack during this period, once the score difference was close to within 3 points, but at every critical moment, King Chong always stood up and used his stable and unsolvable mid-range shot to help the Bulls score, crushing the Cavaliers' chance to take the lead.

99: 95.

The first game of the Eastern Conference Finals was successfully won by the Bulls. Although the final point difference was only 4 points, the Bulls maintained an advantage throughout the game. It seemed that the point difference was close, but in fact it did not give the Cavaliers any chance.

詹姆斯全场砍下33分12篮板9助攻的准三双数据，表现甚至比全场28分8篮板4助攻的王崇更好，但数据表现再好，赢不了球又有什么意义？

The second contributor to the Bulls' win is undoubtedly Stephen Curry. In this game, he was on full fire, scoring 27 points and 6 assists, and his performance was almost as good as Wang Chong's.

Of course, fans who have watched the entire game know that most of Curry's offensive scores are completely different from Wang Chong's. Curry often cooperates with Wang Chong in the pick-and-roll, in a relatively comfortable offense. environment score.

On the other hand, Wang Chong scored most of his points when the Bulls' offense came to a standstill, or when the Cavaliers launched a fierce counterattack to close the score.

There is no doubt that Wang Chong's offensive choices and difficulty are significantly higher than Curry's every time. This is also normal. As the first core of the Bulls, a three-time MVP and FMVP winner, he is recognized as the player with the strongest scoring ability in the league. , Wang Chong should play like this on the court.

The victory in the first game made Bulls fans rejoice.

This victory has fully proved that without Garnett, the Bulls' overall strength is still greater than the Cavaliers. The strength of the two teams is not in the same level.

On May 5, in the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls won another victory at their home court.

112:109, rewriting the score to 2:0.

The offensive pace of both teams in this game was very fast. Wang Chong scored a game-high 41 points, and James also recorded a near-triple-double with 38 points.

Different from the previous game, Ray Allen's condition improved in this game, and he frequently succeeded in three-pointers from the outside. He scored 24 points in the game and became the most powerful support beside James.

Correspondingly, Curry's performance in this game was slightly hip-stretching.

After the first game, Curry was obviously a little distracted. In other words, after the first game, the Cavaliers coaching staff also carefully studied Curry's playing style and formulated a set of tactics for Curry.

There is no problem with Curry's offense, but it is too difficult to break the pick-and-roll cooperation with Wang Chong.

But Curry's weaknesses are also very obvious, that is, weak physical confrontation and defensive black holes.

The tactic used by the Cavaliers in the second game was unlimited pick-and-roll mismatches to train Curry.

Whether it is James or Ray Allen after the pick-and-roll, they have an absolute advantage against Curry after the pick-and-roll is misplaced. There is no need for a pick-and-roll. Mo Williams' frequent breakthroughs with the ball on the offensive end will also cause serious problems for Curry. Physical exertion.