Chapter 168 Roy, who ignores the hidden danger of injury
"The jump ball duel between Zarunas Ilgauskas and Jamal Magloire...Ilgauskas won easily..."
In the summer, because the Bucks decided to strengthen Andrew Bogut, they sent away Jamal Magloire, who averaged 9 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block per game last season, and acquired Steve Blake.
, Brian Skinner and South Korean Ho Seung-jin.
As for the Trail Blazers, Magloire, who was barely considered a top-notch center in the league last season, has declined significantly, as evidenced by the jump ball at the beginning of this game.
This guy has completely become a floor slut. He can't run or jump, and sometimes he can't even push someone up.
But in this era of scarcity of centers, Magloire, who has obviously declined, can still be regarded as a qualified starter at the center position.
It's just that in this game, Magloire met his opponent.
The Cavaliers won the jump ball, and it was Lin Yu who got the basketball. He directly controlled the frontcourt and faced Brandon Roy's defense.
Everyone thought that Lin Yu might have a one-on-one play at the beginning, but he passed the ball instead.
Because the big Z inside had already gained the upper hand in the confrontation, he got stuck in position with his back and started asking for the ball directly.
Lin Yu didn't think twice and passed the ball to the ground.
Then, Big Z played a post-up singles, turned around and made a layup with a small hook after two hits.
Amid cheers from Quicken Loans Arena, the Cavaliers relied on Big Z's single to score in the opening game.
In the Blazers' offense, Brandon Roy did not catch the ball and play in singles at the beginning like Lin Yu thought, because the real core of the Blazers this season is actually Zach Randolph and Lamaku in the inside.
Aldridge was pushed to the bench by Randolph this season.
Jared Jack controlled the ball into the frontcourt, waited for a while, and handed the ball to Randolph.
Randolph played a mid-range single, faced Drew Gooden's defense, and made a direct mid-range shot.
With a bang, the basketball flew out of the frame.
"Zach Randolph's mid-range shot was too anxious. A mature team shouldn't let him take such a shot..."
After Big Z successfully blocked the position and LeBron James grabbed the rebound, Marv Albert in the commentary box shook his head. He was puzzled that the Trail Blazers kept reusing Zach Randolph, who had obvious brush attributes.
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On the court, the Cavaliers, who grabbed the rebound, went to the frontcourt. Andre Miller controlled the ball. Lin Yu rushed to one of the bottom corners. LeBron James circled from the wing to the top of the arc, trying to catch the ball for a single.
But the next second, the old Miller suddenly passed the ball inward and directly found Drew Gooden who had thrown away Zach Randolph.
With a bang, a dunk inside, the Cavaliers scored another 2 points.
At this time, LeBron James had just reached the top of the arc and glanced at the basket in confusion. He was unable to participate in the two consecutive goals in the opening game.
It was completely different from LeBron James's reaction. Lin Yu, who had just rushed to the corner, immediately raised his hands to celebrate the dunk after witnessing it.
I developed the habit of cheering for my teammates when I was making fun of "Towel Man", and I still keep it to this day.
After the opening 4:0, the Blazers' offense finally gave the basketball to Brandon Roy.
Lin Yu knew something about Roy. He knew that Roy's style of play was very explosive, with all kinds of moves and flying dunks. If it weren't for his extremely explosive style of play, Roy would not have fallen so quickly.
Facing Lin Yu's defense, Roy went all out, as if he didn't care about the risk of knee injuries at all. After a drastic change, he passed Lin Yu directly.
Lin Yu moved sideways, slightly delaying Roy's breakthrough progress.
Lin Yu followed and defended to the middle distance, and never lost his position.
But Roy suddenly stopped suddenly. At the moment of the sudden stop, his whole body rose into the air, and he raised his hand and shot a mid-range shot that caught Lin Yu off guard.
Whoosh!
The basketball passed through the basket crisply, and the Trail Blazers bench was filled with excitement.
In the first possession of the ball in the opening game, Brandon Roy defeated Lin Yu's defense.
Back on the offensive end of the Cavaliers, Lin Yu continued to run without the ball, and Roy was also chasing after him. Facing Brandon Roy who was working so hard, Lin Yu secretly shook his head. The young Roy was too careless.
The potential risk of knee injuries is on my mind.
The Cavaliers don't need Lin Yu to work too hard, especially against opponents like the Trail Blazers. Lin Yu only needs to be able to contain the defense on the offensive end, and he has completed his task.
In this round of offense, Lin Yu continued to play soy sauce, because James, who had played soy sauce for two rounds in a row, exploded.
Facing Stephen Graham's defense, James forced his opponent into the penalty area, connected with a forced layup, and successfully scored two points.
6:2, the Cavaliers continue to lead by 4 points.
In the Blazers' offense, Jared Jack controlled the ball across half court, and Brandon Roy once again went around to get the ball.
Jack didn't hesitate and passed the ball directly.
After Roy received the ball, he hit another single.
Just like the previous round, after a rapid change of direction, he wanted to pass Lin Yu directly.
Lin Yu made up for his mistake in the previous round, moved sideways quickly, and surprisingly stood in front of Roy.
Lin Yu thought he had blocked Roy, so he lowered his center of gravity and tried to completely prevent the ball. Unexpectedly, Roy made another extremely fast change of direction and directly shook Lin Yu away.
After accelerating, he galloped past Lin Yu, then stopped suddenly and took a mid-range shot.
Whoa! The basketball hit again, and Brandon Roy scored consecutively under Lin Yu's defense.
Lin Yu was a little helpless. He shook his hand and explained to LeBron James, who was preparing to catch the ball in the backcourt: "I didn't expect him to change directions continuously. It's crazy. It's like he has never suffered a knee injury."
Same!"
James could understand, he nodded, glanced at Roy who was celebrating indifferently after scoring, and paid special attention to Roy's knee.
During the Cavaliers' attack, Lin Yu decided to regain his position on the offensive end, and he began to run hard.
From the top of the arc to the bottom corner, he suddenly made a reverse run. After getting a little space to catch the ball, he directly opened his hand to ask for the ball: "LeBron!"
James, who was controlling the ball on the strong side, heard Lin Yu's call and passed the ball without hesitation.
Lin Yu caught the basketball, and Roy rushed over to fill the defensive gap.
But Lin Yu still took action. He made a time lag and suddenly took action. Although Roy reacted, the interference of raising his hand failed to have much effect.
Whoosh!
"With a mid-range fadeaway jumper, China Lin scored the first point of the game!"
After scoring, Lin Yu's expression softened.
The Cavaliers continued to hold a weak lead. In the next defensive round, Roy wanted to continue playing singles. Lin Yu, who had already raised 200% of his attention, blocked Roy's two consecutive changes of direction and lateral movement.
Then, Roy could only hold up Lin Yu and hit a long two-pointer.
With a bang, there was no suspense about the ball anymore.
In the Cavaliers' offense, the Trail Blazers' interior player Jamal Magloire still couldn't stop Big Z, Zach Randolph had no intention of defending, and Stephen Graham couldn't stop LeBron James.
The only two players in the Blazers who can contribute on the defensive end are Roy and Jared Jack on the outside.
But Lin Yu's role is to attract defense, Andre Miller's role is to organize offense, and the role of guarding Lin Yu and the old Miller is not very important.