The Cavaliers have many stable attack points, and compared with the Spurs, they are not far behind.
Patty Mills also tried a mid-to-long-range shot. But unfortunately, he failed and the rebound was picked off by Irving.
For the Cavaliers, Irving broke through the baseline and passed to LeBron James. The latter succeeded in a mid-range jumper.
For the Spurs, Chen Feng used a double screen and succeeded in another mid-range jumper.
James wandered around the top of the arc with the ball, passed the ball behind his back, and handed the ball to West.
Patty Mills was blocked by James, and West made a jumper.
However, Chen Feng reacted very quickly and pounced on West when he was shooting. Although he did not block West's shot, it did interfere with his shot.
Therefore, West's jump shot failed, and Derrick Favors protected the backboard.
The Cavaliers played extremely patiently in this game. Several players on the field have the ability to pass the ball. Whether it is Irving or James, they are both good players. Especially James, compared to many guards, he is definitely better.
And nothing less.
James and others patiently passed the ball, trying their best to tear apart the Spurs' defense and send the ball to the Spurs' defensive weak side.
The Cavaliers' style of play undoubtedly caused the Spurs players' physical strength to be quickly depleted in the back-and-forth defense.
"..." When the visiting team attacked, the fans in the arena kept shouting defense to encourage the home team players.
"Whoa", West received James' pass from outside the three-point line and hit a goal.
West's attack is very stiff. Even when shooting three-pointers, it's the same. But luckily, his shooting percentage is good.
Under the organization of Irving and James, the Cavaliers started with a 7:4 mini-game.
There are two Cavaliers players defending Chen Feng at any time, making every move he makes very difficult. Derek Favors on the inside is also uncomfortable. As soon as he catches the ball, two players will immediately come up to him.
Defense.
When Chen Feng and Derrick Favors were both in a dilemma, the Spurs urgently needed a third player to drive the Spurs' offense.
At this time, Leonard showed his due value.
After Leonard received the pass from Chen Feng, he singled out Love. He turned around and shook off Love, then rushed into the Cavaliers' penalty area, jumped high, and performed an extremely domineering and exciting tomahawk style attack.
buckle.
Leonard's dunk immediately ignited the passion of the Spurs players.
The Cavaliers missed the attack. Chen Feng picked off the defensive rebound and then passed a long pass to Patty Mills and Leonard who were already about to pass.
Patty Mills and Leonard cooperated, and the latter dunked easily.
8:7. The Spurs took the lead by 1 point.
LeBron James broke through in the middle and then passed the ball straight to Love inside. The latter directly picked up the basket, but was blocked by Derrick Favors. Love grabbed the offensive rebound and did not attack himself.
It was then assigned to Irving on the outside.
However, when the ball was passed to Irving, a gust of wind passed in front of Irving and directly intercepted the ball.
It was Chen Feng who stole the ball. After stealing the ball, Chen Feng dribbled all the way down. He was in the middle, with Leonard on the left and Patty Mills on the right.
West and Irving have already positioned themselves on defense in their own half. The current situation is that the Spurs are three on two. Chen Feng did not stop when he reached the Cavaliers' three-point line, but kept rushing towards the Cavaliers penalty area. Irving
They can only stick to Chen Feng and not give Chen Feng a chance to attack. Patty Mills and Leonard are on both sides, so one of them will always be free.
After Chen Feng rushed into the Cavaliers penalty area, he flicked his hand and passed the ball to Patty Mills on the right. The one who was free was Patty Mills. Patty Mills raised his hand and hit a three-pointer.
Points, "swish" sound, the ball is scored.
The Spurs completed this fast break in less than six seconds.
At 11:7, the Spurs widened the point difference to 4 points.
The Cavaliers coach promptly requested a timeout.
After the timeout, the Cavaliers attacked. Irving controlled the ball to organize the offense. After halftime, he passed the ball to West.
After West caught the ball, Patty Mills immediately followed him.
West singled out Patty Mills, took advantage of LeBron James's screen, got rid of Patty Mills's defense, and then made an open jump shot. The ball drew a beautiful arc in mid-air and floated into the basket.
The Spurs attacked, and Patty Mills organized the offense with the ball. Facing West's defense, Patty Mills remained calm and used a fadeaway jumper to end the Spurs' attack.
James made a wonderful pass to Love, but the latter missed a layup, but he grabbed an offensive rebound. He missed a tip-in, but Leonard's shooter was fouled.
Love made a free throw and missed the first free throw. Then he made the second free throw!
Chen Feng attacked with the ball, but was interfered by Irving while passing the ball. He made a mistake and the ball was intercepted by LeBron James. The Cavaliers launched a fast break, but failed to make it. The defensive rebound was picked off by the new McGrady.
McGrady dribbled the ball past half court and then passed the ball to Chen Feng.
Chen Feng organized the offense, broke through with the ball, threw Irving aside with a crossover, and then made a jump shot. There was a "bang" sound, and the ball hit the iron.
Derrick Favors grabbed the offensive rebound and passed the ball to McGrady on the outside. The latter directly shot a three-pointer, and the ball hit the net with a "swish" sound!
Irving used the screen of teammate LeBron James to also shoot a three-pointer from the left wing, but missed. Love protected the defensive rebound.
Chen Feng broke through with the ball, used his speed advantage to get rid of Irving's defense, and then rushed to the basket and played a beautiful pass and cut with McGrady. McGrady succeeded in a layup.
No one in the Cavaliers expected that McGrady, who had just arrived on the court, was in such good condition. In less than a minute, he already made two of two shots and scored 5 points.
After Gregg Popovich called a timeout, the Spurs hit a 7:3 spurt, widening the point difference to 8 points.
At this moment, the game has entered an official pause.
After the timeout, the lineups of both teams changed.
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In the first quarter, both teams seemed to be more offensive-oriented, but obviously the Spurs did better on offense, and they also did an equally good job on defense.
With one minute and eleven seconds left in the first quarter, the Cavaliers trailed the Spurs by 9 points, 21:30. Before the first quarter was over, the Spurs had opened up such a big gap. Gregg Poe
.Povich's face was naturally very ugly.
Gregg Povich had no choice but to call a timeout again, preparing to adjust his tactics.
However, the overall performance of the Cavaliers' interior players today was not very good. Except for Love, whose performance was acceptable, the other interior players did not perform very well.
Irving knew very well that he had to change his previous style of play. Blindly looking for three-point opportunities from the outside seemed impossible now. Chen Feng's close defense was too annoying before. As soon as the ball came into his hands, he would
He immediately appeared next to him, not even leaving any space for himself.
Owen also had to admit that every time he played against Chen Feng, the opponent would be more difficult to fight than the last time.
However, Irving is not the kind of player who gives up easily.
The ball was quickly handed over to Varejao. Varejao dribbled the ball with his right hand, focusing his strength on his left shoulder. He kept pushing against Diaw behind him and approached the basket step by step. Facing Varejao's strong attack, Diaw
His performance in the confrontation was very tenacious, and he firmly guarded his own territory under the basket.
Seeing the time passing by, Varejao knew that he might not be able to get an advantage if things continued like this. Taking advantage of an opportunity to exert his strength, Varejao quickly handed the ball to the outside.
Irving naturally did not miss the opportunity that finally appeared. The moment the ball came into his hands, he jumped up quickly. The ball stayed in his hands for a very short time before it flew out from his fingers.
After landing, Irving breathed a sigh of relief. In the past few minutes of the game, he had watched the opponent tie the score and take the lead. The score between the two sides was getting bigger and bigger, but he could not succeed from the outside. He felt really frustrated. This time
Qiu Ke was greatly relieved.
Irving hit a three-pointer, allowing the Cavaliers to narrow the point difference to 6 points. The score between the two sides is now 24:30.
With thirty-eight seconds left before the end of the first quarter, the Spurs had the ball.
The Spurs' offense is very smooth and beautiful, and their defense is also very good. Every player on the court can play a role, making it difficult for the opponent to defend. However, the Cavaliers can only rely on the scoring of Irving and James to keep the score.
Live, and finally ended the first quarter with a score of 26:33.
During the timeout of the game, Gregg Povich warned his disciples that they must be more aggressive in the next game and have a tendency to be aggressive, both offensively and defensively.
strategy.
If some balls cannot be defended, even if foul tactics are adopted, the Cavaliers cannot easily succeed.
The ball in the first attack was in the hands of the Cavaliers. James quickly took the ball through the midfield. When he glanced at his teammates, Leonard had quickly appeared beside him, with a black right hand. The target was on target.
It was the ball in my hand, and I was slightly shocked. I quickly turned around and dodged his steal.
West received a screen from his teammates and immediately ambush outside the baseline three-point line.
James glanced at it and quickly passed the ball in his hand. After West received the ball, he adjusted for a moment, then shot, and with a "swish" sound, the ball entered the basket hollowly.
Tony Parker took the baseline ball and slowly headed toward the Cavaliers half court. Just after halftime, West rushed up.
Tony Parker frowned slightly. He had never seen such a pressing defense from the Cavaliers in the first quarter.
