Although Chen Jie is not taking the initiative to attack now, he also knows that his condition is not enough to support him in singles.
However, because of that lucky three-pointer, Chen Jie was still feared by Cleveland's players and coaches. Not only did they not dare to relax their defense against Chen Jie, they instead stepped up their defense against Chen Jie.
As a result, other Bulls players had a chance. They used Chen Jie to attract gaps behind the defense and continued to score, extending the Bulls' lead to six points.
In just one quarter, they not only erased the previous point difference, but also took a six-point lead.
This is enough to be called a big reversal.
And all this was even more shocking when Chen Jie didn't perform.
However, although Chen Jie's mind was not on the court at the moment, it was impossible for the Cavaliers to guess this.
Maybe, with luck, Chen Jie can still lead the Bulls to escape from Cleveland in this game.
However, on the basketball court, it seems impossible to win the game just by relying on luck.[
Although the Cavaliers dare not guess that Chen Jie is just a paper tiger at the moment, a little change in tactics may allow the Cavaliers to find a clue.
After all, absolute strength is the key to victory. Relying on luck is really a fluke.
At this moment, the Cavaliers called a timeout and Paul Silas made an arrangement, which indicated that Chen Jie's luck might be over.
"Guys, we have to change some strategies!"
Looking at the Cavaliers players who lacked confidence in front of him, Paul Silas expressed his attitude in his first words.
LeBron James and others raised their heads and looked at their coach, wondering what he meant by change. Does the offense need to change, or does the defense need to change?
And will this change have any effect?
LeBron James and others have little confidence.
However, they can only listen to what the coach arranges. Even LeBron James, who currently has the highest status in the Cavaliers, has to play according to Paul Silas's arrangements on the court, because this is the most basic requirement for a professional player.
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"We can't let these Bulls players kill us. Next, we have to strengthen our defense against them." Paul Silas looked around at his players and said firmly.
Everyone knows who these Bulls players are referring to.
Refers to the other four Bulls players on the court except Chen Jie.
Understand this concept. Then Paul Silas's words are easy to understand. That is, next, we must focus on defending these four people.
However, in that case, the defensive intensity against Chen Jie will inevitably be reduced. In this way, wouldn't Chen Jie be able to score easily?
"What about Jayshawn?" LeBron James asked the question in the minds of the Cavaliers players at this moment.[
"Let him play in singles, LeBron, go and guard him. Understand?" Paul Silas said to James in a serious tone.
James nodded firmly. At this time, it was inevitable for him to stand up and defend the opponent's leading players. With the Cavaliers so passive, James, as the Cavaliers' leader on the court, must show his own efforts.
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James must understand this truth.
Therefore, James has no objection to Paul Silas's arrangement.
But, does Paul Silas really believe that James can guard Chen Jie?
Of course not, not to mention James' defensive ability, it is actually far inferior to Bruce Bowen, Battier and others. Even if James' defensive ability is already at the top of the league, let him guard Chen Jie and Paul Silas alone.
I still don’t dare to have such confidence.
The reason for making such an arrangement is that Paul Silas felt that instead of letting the Bulls blossom more, it would be better to let Chen Jie score alone.
In this way, at least the Cavaliers will not be as passive as before.
This principle is still easy to understand.
If one person scores, no matter how powerful he is, it will be easier than if the whole team explodes, right?
Furthermore, to take a step back, even if Chen Jie really killed the Cavaliers, Paul Silas would admit it. This would be more comfortable than letting other Bulls players defeat the Cavaliers.
How frustrating it would be if these Bulls players, Chandler Duhon and others were allowed to send the Cavaliers into the abyss.
I'm afraid media reporters and fans will also mock the Cavaliers' defense after the game.
Of course, Paul Silas still has to work hard to minimize Chen Jie's threat.
Therefore, after arranging for James to guard Chen Jie and other players to fully guard the Bulls' Chandler Duhon and others, Paul Silas made another arrangement.
"Mo, you try to hit Jayshawn as much as possible when attacking. Try to see if you can use offense to contain his offense and relieve LeBron's pressure!"
Paul Silas explained it this way.
Xiao Mo also nodded. The Cavaliers players all understood their coach's arrangement.
The next game should be to focus the artillery fire on Chen Jie. When attacking, try to hit Chen Jie as much as possible to consume him.
When defending, only Chen Jie is given a chance to play singles. The other Bulls players must guard against death!
This is the best solution that Paul Silas can think of now.
The Cavaliers players also agreed with Paul Silas' tactics in their hearts, and they had no objections.
On the other side, Skiles seemed to have guessed what arrangements Paul Silas would make here, so he took advantage of the timeout to quickly explain his players.
"Later, I guess the opponent won't give you a chance to score easily, but remember, when attacking, even if there is no chance, you must actively move, at least create a better attacking space for Jay!" Skye
These words of Charles were obviously only addressed to Chandler Duhonnochione and Piakowsky.
These players certainly understood their tasks and nodded when they heard this sentence.
Chen Jie next to him showed no reaction.
Skiles was very reassured about Chen Jie, so he did not tell Chen Jie anything. He then said to the four players: "I guess they will attack Jie specifically when they attack. You should pay attention to helping Jie as much as possible."
Don’t let Jie consume too much energy, understand?”
Chandler and others still nodded.
They understood what Skiles meant, which was that after playing again, Chen Jie would probably be the focus of the Bulls' defense and offense.
Everyone else must give Chen Jie enough support.
They didn't do this kind of thing once or twice.
They certainly know how to do it.
Of course, if possible, Skiles would not want Chen Jie to be so exhausted. After all, it would be the best thing to be able to win the game while saving Chen Jie's energy.
But now, it is obvious that the Cavaliers are going to focus their fire on Chen Jie, and the Bulls have no choice.
Of course, as the on-field leader of the Bulls, Chen Jie should also bear such responsibility in such a situation.
Treating the opponent as the focus of the attack and opening up the situation for the team on the offensive end is what a star player should do.
After explaining these words, Scales nodded with satisfaction.
He is still very confident and believes in Chen Jie. Even if the Cavaliers make such changes, they cannot change the trend of the game.
Because Chen Jie will not give them a chance.
At least, that's what Scales thought.
At this time, the time to pause has arrived.
The players on the two teams stood up from the bench and prepared to go on the field to restart the game.
Skiles pulled Chen Jie, smiled and said to Chen Jie: "The next step is up to you, Jie!"
Chen Jie looked into Skiles's eyes, but his eyes seemed to be unable to focus.
He nodded casually and said to Scales: "I will work hard, coach!"
There was nothing wrong with Chen Jie's words, but his tone seemed to lack the firmness and domineeringness of before.
Skiles suddenly had a bad feeling.
However, at this time, he had no time to think too much.
The game restarted, the Cavaliers attacked, and the basketball was in Xiao Mo's hands.
The Cavaliers players still resolutely implemented Paul Silas's arrangement and asked Xiao Mo to fight Chen Jie alone, trying to inflict damage on Chen Jie.
Chen Jie stood in front of Xiao Mo, looking very focused on defense.
Xiao Mo made several fake shots, but Chen Jie didn't react. He still stood firmly in front of Xiao Mo.
If it had been before, Xiao Mo might not have had the confidence to play alone at this time and would have chosen to pass the ball.
But now, he still has to continue beating Chen Jie!
However, upon seeing this scene, experienced commentators such as Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley were keenly aware of the Cavaliers' tactical arrangements.
Charles Barkley said: "It seems that after returning from the timeout, the Cavaliers are going to target Chen Jie. Looking at Mo Williams, it should be coach Paul Silas telling him to beat Jie more."
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"Well, the reason why they arranged it this way is that when they are defending, they have to guard against several other Bulls players to give Chen Jie a chance to play in singles!" Kenny Smith added next to him.
The analysis of both people is very accurate.
But Charles Barkley immediately commented: "I think this is Paul Silas's last attempt, but I guess this attempt will definitely not succeed, because the Cavaliers don't have anyone who can guard Chen Jie.
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"However, we still have to see the effect of Mo Williams' singles!" Kenny Smith said cautiously.
"What, you still expect him to be able to suppress Jie?" Charles Barkley laughed disdainfully at Xiao Mo.
