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Chapter 586 The strength of the defending champion

The Lakers' games are the same as in the previous games.

On the Cavaliers, in order to defend Tang Shuai, Lu replaced Smith with Shampoo, allowing him to serve as the team's shooting guard. In other positions, like the regular lineup, Irving, James, Love, and Thompson are all in the lineup.

At the beginning, Gasol used his experience to beat Thompson to get the Lakers the first offensive opportunity.

"Shh"

As soon as Tang Shuai took the ball from Gasol, a burst of booing sounded suddenly at the scene.

He remained calm and pushed the Cavaliers' three-point line with the ball.

Seeing that Tang Shuai did not respond, the boos from the fans at the scene became even stronger.

Shampoo quickly came up with a guard, and the booing sounds coming from his ears seemed to deafen his ears.

This kind of booing is very rare in the game, and usually only very unpopular stars will encounter it. Just like when Durant returned to Oklahoma City this season, the booing can be compared with what is in front of him.

There was such a reaction from the beginning. The small-scale fight outside the arena was really a terrible one compared to this.

Tang Shuai took a deep breath, focused on the game, and then looked up to observe the Cavaliers' defensive formation.

The Cavaliers guarded people-to-people. Lu did not use his secret weapon at the beginning, but planned to defend Tang Shuai with individual soldiers.

Like Bradley, Shampoo is also the league's top outside defender and may even be stronger. If it weren't for the frequent injury risks, his position in the team would be higher.

Tang Shuai then called his teammates to perform the "goat tactic" running position.

Gasol and Noel made pick-and-rolls at low posts on both sides, and Batum and Barnes ran from both sides through pick-and-roll.

Shuai Tang stared at the field with all concentration.

It was different from all previous games. At this time, in his mind, he clearly scheduled three pass routes, one with Batum and Barnes, and one with Gasol who cut the ball into the basket after breaking the ball.

He saw the opportunity and hit the earth and sent Barnes out of the space.

Barnes looked up and shot after receiving the ball.

With a "bang", perhaps as soon as the start of the game, Barnes's hand was still a little cold, and his move finally jumped out of the basket.

Thompson grabbed the rebound, and the Cavaliers took advantage of the situation to launch a fast break.

Because of the two bulldozers, James and Irving, the defensive counterattack accounts for more than 30% of the Cavaliers, which is definitely second to none in the league, especially after winning the championship, this cooperation has become more and more skilled.

After Thompson grabbed the rebound, he immediately threw it to James. James quickly pushed forward. When he was about to reach the center line, a long pass that ran through the whole game gave the ball to Irving who was running in front. After Irving received the ball, he took three big steps and shook it away from Batum who was blocking him with a huge amplitude. He used a small trolley in the air and sent the ball into the basket with his backhand.

After the ball entered, there was a burst of extremely excited cheers from the audience.

After scoring the goal, Irving ran and made a flying move in the half, and turned around and high-five with James.

The connection between James and Wei, which was often seen in the Heat in the past, became a connection between James and Ou when he came to the Cavaliers. To use a slogan, different recipes, the same taste.

Lu on the sidelines also smiled on the bench. What he saw was not the team's offense, but the defense. After Shampoo put it on, Tang Shuai did not play hard at the beginning of the game like before, which shows that his judgment was correct.

Tang Shuai held the ball to the frontcourt again, but he still called his teammates to run, and saw the opportunity to hit the earth and give Gasol a beautiful shot. Gasol turned around and made a basket.

This ball is definitely sure to win, even if Love has not been completely removed.

But I don’t know if the atmosphere of this game was too tense. Gasol slid his hand as soon as he took action, and the basketball hit the basket and bounced out.

The rebound was caught by Love beside him.

There was another cheer on the scene, and in fact, someone gave Tang Shuai a thumbs up, as if saying: Look at you who have to get 20 assists before the game, and look at your current teammates' status, let alone 20, you can't get 10!

The Lakers retreated in time this time and did not make another fast break for the Cavaliers. However, Irving took the ball to the frontcourt and played a star pick-and-roll with James. He returned the ball and gave James a jump shot. James made a straight back and pulled the jump shot.

The fans on the scene shouted even more intensely.

Tang Shuai still had a calm expression. Although he knew that his words had caused unexpected reactions, he did not say that he wanted to deliberately assist because of those words. The reason why he did not choose to attack twice in the game was, on the one hand, he wanted to see the role of the white chocolate pass bag in actual combat, and on the other hand, he wanted to see how his teammates felt.

Now after two rounds of trial, he already has an understanding of both information. When he dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he directly called Gasol to go to the free throw line to make a pick-and-roll.

Gasol is quite experienced in pick-and-roll, and when he gets tall and big, he blocks Shampoo tightly.

Tang Shuai's defender was instantly replaced by Love.

He stepped back and took Love and Gasol to a distance. Then, before James on the right side of the Cavaliers came to assist in defense, one changed direction to the left and the other accelerated forward. In the midst of an uproar among the fans, he directly sent the ball into the basket with his hands.

Lu was stunned on the sidelines. The face that was originally in control of everything disappeared.

This seems to be inconsistent with the plot he imagined. In his understanding, the players all have "backbone". After these 20 assists fermented, Tang Shuai should have made assists like the beginning, but in the third round, why did the style suddenly change? This is not the norm!

Tang Shuai's goal is very beautiful, but compared to the Cavaliers, the Lakers' defense is indeed a big problem. Although it is not as vulnerable as a small lineup, it seems a bit of a loss when facing the Cavaliers with the Big Three.

Irving made a strong breakthrough at the basket and passed the ball to Love on the outside. After pulling the Lakers' defense center of gravity, Love passed the ball to James. James faced Barnes' defense and made a bulldozer-like layup.

Barnes could not block James. He even pulled and pulled. The sideline referee who had a big foul action whistled. James put the ball in before landing.

A 21 with no aesthetic sense but full of lethality caused another cheer from the fans at the scene, just as if they wanted to vent their dissatisfaction because of Tang Shuai's goal just now.

James shook his arm and walked to the free throw line with a calm expression. As the first person in the league, he had long been accustomed to these things.

With steady hits and free throws, the Cavaliers scored three times in the game, and they already led by 5 points 7-2.

“ns!ns!”

James' goal inspired the emotions of the fans on the scene. Without any motivation, they shouted loudly to cheer for the home team. The fans holding the boards raised their hands up, fearing that others would not see it.

Tang Shuai took the ball to the frontcourt again and looked at Shampoo in front of him. Before the other teammates could get off the spot, he made Shampoo move forward and then pulled back with a three-pointer.

This happened very suddenly, and there were no Lakers players at the basket, which was completely in the category of "wave shots" in the hands of most coaches.

It was precisely because of this unexpected surprise that Shampoo did not completely expect it.

"Swish!"

The moment the crisp sound rang out, the shouts at the scene suddenly came to an abrupt end.

Tang Shuai did not change his expression, and turned around and retreated directly. If he could enter, he should change the word, called Big Heart.

Seeing that Shampoo was still stunned, James came over and patted him on the shoulder, and then signaled him to move forward.

For the Cavaliers' offense, James pushed the ball to the frontcourt and pointed out the sharp mountain outside the three-point line.

As the league and even the number one small forward in history, his organizational ability is also the top. After his teammates ran for a while, he saw the opportunity and a beautiful strike to the earth gave Irving the empty cut.

After receiving the ball, Irving faced Noel's defense and made a layup on the railing.

The movements were done quite beautifully, even a little dazzling, but Noel was obviously not a wooden stake. He stepped back and reached out to interfere with Irving's attack space.

The angle was disturbed the moment I took action, and the angle was slightly off. The basketball hit the edge of the basket and bounced high.

Thompson and Love were all jumping along, and James rushed straight from the free throw line, judging by the posture, he wanted to take the offensive rebound.

The basketball jumped high, but something unexpected was that the ball actually fell into the basket and did not leave the range of the ball frame.

Thompson and Love jumped back their hands. If they touched the ball, it would be an offensive interference.

"Bang!"

After the basket fell, it hit the basket and tested it internally, and then bounced up again, this time it flew out of the basket obliquely.

Noel jumped up and hurriedly grabbed the ball into his arms before James rushed to the ground.

After Noel grabbed the rebound, he turned around and went to find someone. He looked up and saw that Tang Shuai had already started. He shook his hand and passed the ball over.

Irving and Shampoo of the Cavaliers reacted quickly. Once the ball was caught, they had quickly retreated.

Shuai Tang did not stop the ball, but accelerated and rushed forward.

At the same time, Barnes and Batum also rushed forward from outside the three-point line.

The third-line fast break faces the defense of the two.

The five men were very fast and advanced from the backcourt to the frontcourt in a blink of an eye.

Irving and Shampoo are still very smart. They always maintain a defensive posture on both sides, that is, they do not give Tang Shuai the opportunity to pass the ball to both sides, nor do they give Tang Shuai the opportunity to make a relaxed layup.

At this moment, two clear pass routes appeared in Tang Shuai's mind. With his speed unchanged, he suddenly took a big step and pulled the ball backwards.

As soon as his move came out, both Irving and Shampoo's eyes lit up.

Tang Shuai is going to pass the ball. It's not to be continued
Chapter completed!
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