In the afternoon game, the Cavaliers announced their starting lineup, which quickly sparked heated discussions.
"Rashard Lewis lost his starting job because of a loss to the Celtics?"
Sitting in the commentary box were Mike Breen and Marv Albert, who questioned Mike Brown's starting lineup.
"After joining Cleveland, Rashard Lewis's performance was not bad. His arrival has greatly strengthened the Cavaliers' outside shooting, making the Cavaliers' breakout system completely mature."
"But at the end of the regular season, Mike Brown removed Rashard Lewis from the starting lineup. This approach is puzzling."
The game was about to start, and ESPN's broadcast camera showed a close-up of Rashard Lewis on the bench. From the close-up, it was obvious that Lewis was in a bad mood and looked cold.
Lin Yu has already stood in the center of the court. In this game, his opponent is Larry Hughes.
For him, this is another game that cannot be lost.
The atmosphere before the game was a bit delicate, with tensions between Lin Yu and Larry Hughes, but LeBron James and Larry Hughes hugged each other heavily and seemed a bit intimate.
However, Lin Yu also hugged Damon Jones, who was the starting point guard of the 76ers in this game, and also showed intimacy.
The game kicked off soon. Zarunas Ilgauskas and Samuel Dalembert had a jump ball duel. Dalembert was slightly better, and the basketball was taken by Damon Jones.
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As Billy King said, a trade between the Cavaliers and the 76ers directly gave the 76ers an excellent starting lineup.
The point guard is a pseudo-starter, Damon Jones is a rare shooting point guard in the league, the shooting guard is Larry Hughes, a former member of the first defense, and the small forward may be Andre Iguodala, a future member of the first defense.
The power forward is Chris Webber, one of the four power forwards, and the center is Haitian Samuel Dalembert.
Except for the lack of a true All-Star player, this lineup has everything else it should have.
In the 76ers' frontcourt attack, Damon Jones handed the ball to Larry Hughes as soon as halftime passed. Just as Billy King expected, Larry Hughes was responsible for the 76ers' attacking goals.
beat.
But in this game, Larry Hughes has to face Lin Yu's defense.
On the first ball of the opening game, Larry Hughes made a very simple shot, a breakthrough that failed to break through Lin Yu's defense, and then made a sudden stop and shot a pull-up jumper.
With a bang, the first ball of the game was struck. In the battle for inside rebounds, the Cavaliers, who had been relying on rushing for rebounds, gained a huge rebound advantage, but the 76ers took away this originally guaranteed advantage in an unexpected way.
Offensive rebound.
It was Andre Iguodala who grabbed the rebound. When James rushed for the rebound, Iguodala also rushed to the basket, jumped up, and grabbed the rebound before James.
Then he took advantage of the situation and made a tip-in, voila!
"Andre Iguodala's tip-in hit, and the Cavaliers made a mistake in the opening game. They gave up a fatal offensive rebound."
LeBron James waved his hand angrily and pointed to the corner of his jersey, seeming to complain: He just pulled my jersey.
But the referee had no reaction. After warning James, James could only helplessly spread his hands, then retreated and devoted himself to the offensive end.
Old Miller had already got the ball from the backcourt, quickly controlled it in the frontcourt, and then gave the ball to Lin Yu.
Mike Brown has been standing on the sidelines of the court, always watching every move on the court, new tactics, new styles of play and coordination, every round and every action on the court, there may be details that need to be changed.
Lin Yu, who was in control of the ball, moved sideways, and then ran straight into James' side block. Larry Hughes, who had been guarding Lin Yu, was firmly blocked.
Then, the 76ers switched defense and Andre Iguodala forced himself in front of Lin Yu, but the next second, the basketball appeared in James' hands.
James got the ball and made a strong breakthrough. Larry Hughes, who was just running around the screen, had no time to react.
James, who rushed inside, was unbeatable. Samuel Dalembert didn't even have the mood to defend, and even ducked sideways.
Boom!
James hung on the basket.
"Beautiful hand-to-hand coordination, LeBron James dunked and scored. After one attack and one defense in the opening game, the two teams were tied."
Mike Breen on the sidelines clapped his hands: "The first goal was successful, and we will continue to work hard..."
Returning to the defensive end, Lin Yu continued to face Larry Hughes, who also got the basketball again.
After the Iverson trade, Maurice Cheeks set up a simple offensive style for the 76ers, with Larry Hughes as the core.
Compared with the Cavaliers' breakout system, the 76ers' breakout system is undoubtedly an infinitely weakened version of the breakout system.
When the weakened version goes up against the enhanced version, you can imagine the outcome.
Larry Hughes failed from the first step of the breakthrough system. He was unable to get rid of Lin Yu's single defense, and then passed a non-threatening pass.
Andre Iguodala, who caught the ball, couldn't get the space to shoot, and he could only make a breakthrough.
James' defense also gave no chance. Iguodala took two steps and made another pass...
The 76ers' offensive time was completely wasted after several consecutive passes. Larry Hughes took over and made a strong shot against Lin Yu's defense.
boom!
Larry Hughes hit two consecutive irons. After the basketball bounced out of the frame, the competition for rebounds was still fierce.
"LeBron James struggled to grab the rebound. He tried to counterattack with a fast break, but the 76ers retreated equally quickly..."
In the commentary box, after Groom Albert gave a long explanation, the offense on the field returned to positional warfare.
"Maurice Cheeks is obviously well prepared for the Cavaliers' rebounding and defensive counterattack tactics."
The well-prepared 76ers forced the Cavaliers' offense into a positional battle, which actually gave them an opportunity to practice tactics.
Another round of Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll. The unprepared 76ers chose not to change defense this time. Andre Iguodala was delayed in retreating, but Lin Yu floated into the air after a sideways move and flew into the air.
Score three points.
Whoosh!
Quicken Loans Center immediately burst into violent cheers!
"China's Lin Biao scored a three-pointer. He looks very hot!"
On the sidelines, Mike Brown high-fived Phil Handy next to him. Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll play was the result of discussions between him and Phil Handy.
On the other side, Maurice Cheeks has already seen a clue.
"LeBron James and Lin Yu's pick-and-roll cooperation for two consecutive rounds? Did the Cavaliers change their regular play style?"
The next round is the Cavaliers' defensive round.
Lin Yu defended Larry Hughes again and returned without success, but on the other side, Andre Iguodala found an opportunity from James, suddenly went to the basket, raised his hand for a layup, and also helped Larry
-Hughes received an assist.
The score is 5:4, the Cavaliers have the ball.
After the slow position advancement, Zhan Lin used the same pick-and-roll as the previous two offensive rounds. With James taking two steps inside the three-point line, James made a mid-range shot, and the Cavaliers scored another 2 points.
At 7:4, Maurice Cheeks decisively called a timeout, so decisively that everyone opened their mouths.