Chapter 691 It makes sense to give the ball to the strongest person!
Following the referee's signal, both sides stepped onto the court.
The Trail Blazers still use the regular lineup from this year's playoffs, Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge, and Wang Zelin!
The Cavaliers made a bold lineup change and sent out a lineup of Irving, JR Shumpert, and James Cousins!
They replaced power forward TT and replaced Shumpert at the 3 position, creating a relatively small lineup.
All five positions in this lineup have three-point capabilities, and the intention is quite obvious. This is the ultimate offensive lineup.
Tonight is very likely to be the last game of the finals. Under the advice of tactical genius Tyronn Lue, the Cavaliers plan to fight the Trail Blazers tonight in the hope of using three-pointers to explode and win this game.
After all, Wang Zelin and Aldridge are here, as long as they are in good condition,
The role of TT on the scene is not only to help defend faster, but it actually has little effect when defending alone.
And if we just talk about assisting defense, James, who really wants to defend with all his strength, even though his weight has dropped a bit compared to when he was with the Heat, is still overall stronger than TT.
"The Cavaliers' lineup is very unreasonable!"
"You must know that Zelin's strongest point is his unstoppable dominance inside. How many teams want to set up buses in the penalty area in order to reduce his lethality."
"But the Cavaliers did the opposite and used a five-small lineup. I have a hunch that Zhelin's score tonight will be terrifying!"
In the live commentary box, Director Zhang suffered an occupational illness and switched to Zhang Lili's mode that domestic fans are extremely familiar with.
In his opinion, the knight's behavior was pure self-destruction!
If you want to win the game by betting on touch, you will most likely be beaten by Wang Zelin.
As the referee threw the ball high, there was no doubt about the result.
Wang Zelin won the jump ball with just one jump, and the Blazers launched the first attack.
Lillard advanced to halftime and handed the ball to Wang Zelin. The Trail Blazers started the game from the inside.
Behind him was Cousins defending. Wang Zelin easily defended, without giving James a chance to help defend. He easily hooked the ball and scored the first goal for the Trail Blazers.
2:0, the entire Rose Garden Arena instantly erupted in cheers. Wang Zelin's desire to attack was very strong in the opening stage.
"Now Cousins tried his best, but he really couldn't do anything! There is no way, who made the king too powerful! This is the stage for superstars, and then it depends on whether anyone from the Cavaliers can stand up and talk to the king."
In the commentary box, Yu Jia excitedly gave pointers to the Cavaliers' defense.
Looking back, the knight attacks.
James used the cover of his teammates to make a mid-range jumper and made a hit.
2:2, after both teams came up, the core of the team scored first, and the game became more and more explosive.
However, there was no head-to-head confrontation between the two. Wang Zelin did not take the initiative to guard James, and James did not find trouble with Wang Zelin. Instead, he continued to score points through pick-and-rolls.
Trail Blazers offense.
Wang Zelin caught the ball again in the low post and kept exerting force on his back, causing Cousins to retreat repeatedly, and then his body kept shaking.
After moving out of position, Wang Zelin didn't make too many fancy moves and squeezed directly into the inside line against Cousins' body.
Although Cousins gritted his teeth and fought hard to resist, his efforts had no effect in the face of the absolute power gap.
"Bang!"
After another powerful collision, Wang Zelin had already made his way in, and the inside was only one step away from the basket.
And at this distance, Wang Zelin is invincible at the basket!
"boom!"
Using his right foot, he leaped high and dunked hard towards the basket with one hand.
4:2.
The Cavaliers generals were mentally prepared for this. James caught the ball and ran forward quickly, launching a fast break counterattack. Before Wang Zelin could get back in place, he faced Batum's defense and carried him to the basket.
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"Whoosh!"
A beautiful turning hook hit the board and hit the net.
4:4, tied again.
Looking back, the Blazers' offense.
Wang Zelin continued to catch the ball in the low post and beat Cousins in isolation. Beating him was as easy as crossing the road in the early morning.
In fact, in this game, there was no excessive praise. He only provided some assistance when Wang Zelin entered the inside.
Because they have discovered after the first four games that double-teaming is completely useless.
Instead of doing this, it is better to save your energy and concentrate on the offensive end.
Here, Wang Zelin blasted the ball with great force, turned around and drove into the inside line. After reaching the penalty area, he made a beautiful two-handed slam dunk, adding two more points.
6:4!
This is a typical O'Neal-style offense. Seeing Trail Blazers No. 36 twisting his huge body with both hands on the basket, the fans in the audience were excited.
At this time, O'Neal was still standing on the sidelines. Whenever he saw Wang Zelin's various abuses on the court, he couldn't help but feel emotional.
He couldn't help but think of running under the sunset that day, that was his lost youth!
"It's very reasonable for the Blazers to play like this. Give the ball to the best person and let him play in isolation. It's a very good tactic!"
"Some people always say that with such a lineup, the Trail Blazers can win the championship even if there is a dog on a leash in the coaching bench. This is to underestimate coach Terry Stotts. In my opinion, he is a super
High level coach!”
"I think his coaching philosophy is very correct. How can handing the ball to the best person not be considered a tactic? This is obviously very reasonable, right?"
In the commentary box, Zhang Lili continued to talk. It could be seen that he was very excited today. His words were obviously better than those in previous games. He blurted out various classic quotes, which also made many fans feel very friendly.
This is the taste I want!
The offense and defense transitioned, and the Cavaliers planned to repeat their old tricks and grab one on the fast break again.
This time it was Irving who advanced quickly.
After he strode into the paint, he turned brilliantly against Lillard's defense and pulled up the stick in the air for a layup!
Unfortunately, Wang Zelin, who had already had a premonition, had made all preparations in advance.
"Snapped!!!"
Leap high, covering the sky and the sun, with a big shot, the ball flew directly out of the sideline and all the way to the front row of the audience.
"Oh ho ho ho, what a beautiful hat!"
"The offense is invincible! The defense is equally invincible! Unparalleled dominance!"
"Poor Kyrie Irving, it's really hard for him. This year's journey to the Finals is even more difficult for him than when James was swept by James in 2007!"
"Little guy, that's not how the ball hits!"
In the TNT commentary box, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley exchanged excited words with each other.
Both words reveal one meaning: the old king has passed away, and a new king is about to stand!
James, who has just turned 30 this year, is still the most watched star and is still at the peak of his career, but the new generation of stars headed by Wang Zelin is ready to take over the league.
And this year’s playoffs are their party!
This is especially obvious in the west. The three young people Wang, Ku and Ha have replaced the older generation of Ke, Deng and Nuo.
If Durant, the Thunder's star player, hadn't unexpectedly fallen behind this year, resulting in the Thunder having no chance of making the playoffs, and if it had developed according to the normal script, it is estimated that the trend of upgrading the playoffs this year would have become more and more obvious.
Perhaps, another wave of new and old shuffles in the NBA has begun!
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The pace of the game on the field was very fast, and the first quarter was over.
The Trail Blazers temporarily lead by 5 points at 38:33.
Both sides kept scoring goals back and forth. All members of the Cavaliers performed very well tonight and had excellent touch. They did not fall behind the Trail Blazers too much on the offensive end.
This gives people a new understanding of the strength of this year's Eastern Conference champions: this Cavaliers team is definitely not weak!
However, the Portland Legion on the opposite side is stronger!